Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-03
IOWA NEWS.

export, has been changed to Camp Kins-
man. s&
The Oskaloosa Herald says Col.
Mackey of the 33d regiment has had his
right arm amputated near the shoulder.
"A contract for the purchase of one
thousand cavalry horses has been award
ed to Jacob Washburn, Esq, of Daven-
port.
SUspENDEp-The Dewitt Signal has
been forced to suspend its issue because
of the enlistment Of its corps Of COM
positors.
We have the rumor that Mr.. Alex
ander, the Treasurer of KeOkuk county,
is n defaulter to the County in the sum
of $40, 900, and that all his property has
been attached by the Sheriff. Washing
tom Democrat.
Byron w. Burditt, foreman of the
Davenport Democrat, died OH the 3lst
ult., of small pox, aged 81 years. He
was good printer, a fine writer and an
exemplary citizen.
There has been paid in by citizens
of Des Moines county, eight hundred
and fifty dollars for the Orphans Home,
and near twelve hundred dollars more
pledged, making lin all two thousand
dollars. Well done, Des Moines county.
-H0pkege.
Coy. Stone will leave Iowa in few
days to make brief visit to Washing
ton City. The Governor has assiduous-
ly engaged for weeks in the effort to
bring the State right side up on the
great question Of enlistments.-Des-
MONIES Reg, 10Th
ID CAvALRY.-The I'd cavalry wet
erans) were furnished with 800 good
horses and 700 Spencer carbines (seven
shooters) at st. Louis. They left St.
Louis on the 26th ult., for Memphis, and
will soon be again in the field after "Mr.
Forests critter company"
SESSION LAws-In a day or two the
Secretary of State will have in his pos
session for distribution 900 copies OF
the Session Laws of last Winter in
pamphlet form. These volumes will be
distributed Immediately. The Secretary
informs us that he expects to have 10, 600
bound copies of the Laws ready for dis
tFluuIlou Ny VIC ISt Vi june. oeoto
Register. ..... ....
=pOn Monday, Capt. l.. D. Durbin,
from Tlpton, Cedar county, reported at
Camp Mcclellan with So men. Six more
recruits for this company are expected
to-day. The average height of this COM
pany is feet 8 inches, the tallest of
whom is feet 8 inches-all good men.
The lst Lieut.. is VIM. P. Wolf, ex-mem-
L. . r CT f,yr onA TncaY>h
w. Bull I'd Lieut.-DaU. GGs.
SWORD PREsENTATIoN.-Las Friday
an elegant $50 sword was presented to
Capt. Charles Il. Borland at Camp Kins-
man, by Professor r. S. Parvin, of the
University. After the usual presenta-
ton speeches, Gov. Stone, Adjt. Gen.
44th regiment, made encouraging and
commentators speeches to the members
Of the company. Professor Parvin was
appointed to present the sword for them
The company numbers So excellent men
-Dar. Gdz.
FIRE AT DAvENPORT.-Eads row OF
frame buildings, on 14th and Brady
streets, Davenport. was destroyed by fire
last Monday. Loss $4,000, partially in
sured
The elegant residence OF VIVA. Rem
wick, in East Davenport, was also par
TALLY destroyed by fire on Sunday. Loss
81, 500.
| J,oyJsA COUNTY ITEMs.-The Repub
can County C.Ivention, to appoint dele
gates to the State Convention, is to bt
held at Wapello on the 18th inst, at
p'clock.-Dr. John Hurley, of Wapcllo
has been appointed assistant surgeon OF
the 45th regiment, and has already Ell
tered upon his duties. So says the Re
publican.
CONVECTION OF COUNTY JUDGES. -
A Convention Of County Judges of this
State has been called to meet at Dapen,
port on Wednesday, the Odd inst. The
call is made by authority of a Conven.
ton eli County Judges of the LIST Con-
gressional District, held at 1T. Pleasant
on the 18th and 18th ult. This G0aven:
ton heartily approved the plans laid
down, and books prepared for the keep.
ing of accounts with Administrators and
Guardians by Judge Vale, of Louisa
county, and recommended their adop-
ton by the County Judges in this State.
The State Convention is for the purpose
of consulting on the best means to carry
out the provisions OF the law on the
above and other matters connected will.
the duties OF County Judges.
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STAGE RIDING.-By the following
felicitous description of a stage ride in
q Western coach, from thepen of Dixon,
Of the pesmoines Register, we judge
that he has been there;'
TRIBULATIOHs OF 4 TRAvEfEii=-=
Stages are a great convenience where
there are no railroads nor navigable riy-
public that coach riding in the night is
an unpleasant dispensation to anybody.
You get sleepy. A streak of physical
stupidity goes through you longitudinal
~ from head to foot. You yawn. You
look about in tho ohsaurity to linda spot
wherein to lay your head Nosueh spot
is discoverable. You poke your feet out
laterally to relieve your legs from pain
full contraction. You encroach on the
rights OF your travelling neighbor who
gently insists that it Is 9 duty which you
owe to your common country to take
your heavy boots from his corns! You
courteously take the hint, and in the eff
fort to shove clear of your afflicted neigh
Dor, you bring the toe 0fyour boot sharp
ly against the shins of another passen-
ger. You beg pardon with becoming
humility, and then with groan you
drag yourself into a convoluted heap,
and commune with unutterable misery.
You take hold of vertical strap, and
invoke the beatitudes of sleep. A pro-
pitious doze cometh. Your head, un-
supported by any friendly object, tum-
bles forward on your breast. You raise
it systematically, and it comes with a
bump against fhe side of the coach. A
general jolt over rough read takes you
by storm, and the heads Of three several