The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-11-13
News md utepnas.


hear the joyful news that Col. Mullgan has
been released. @
Descendants of Lafayette and Rocham.
beau have offered their services to this gov
eminent and have been accepted.
The juice of apples, it has lately been
discovered is an invaluable desidc,atu m
for making fast colors on printed cotton.
Baron Won lIern has been appointed aid
to Gen. Wool.
The men and horses Of our army upon
the Potomac consume five hundred tons Of
provender per week. .r-z-,s.,,s..
Baltimore City, at her recent election
gave Union majority Of 1900!
Thurlow Weed and Archbishop Hughes
have gone to Europe to ccuntersct efforts of
the rebels.
Jeff: Davis has appointed Friday, Nov.
18th, as day Of fasting and prayer.
On the 7th, the rebels advanced their
pickets to Benton's tavern eight miles from
Alexandria.
j. NJ. Howard, of Detroit, has been ap.
pointed Minister to Honduras.
Gen. Fremont on his way from Spring
field to St. Louis had an escort Of four
hundred men.
The reported dsaffection in Frcmont's
camp at his removal is said to have been
fabrication. As we expected.
The Sd Iowa regiment was under march.
ing orders to leave Quincy on Friday last.
The Louisville Journal is crcdibly in
formed that in the counties south of Green
river, Ky, Gen. BEskncr has recently seized
or stolen 800 wagons. o. s-..s.r
1t is stated that an armed rebel steamer
has brought into Charleston eight federal
merchant vessels. Where was our blocka.
ding feet? The privatecr Sumpter it, said
to have been captured off Barbadoes Wig
fall has been made Brigadier General. and
Bonham, Of S. c. Major General of the
rebel army. 1t is asserted in Richmond,
though it is improbable, that five hundred
and sixteen vessels have run the blockade
Of southern ports since the 18th Of May.
F Fremont was not in the face Of the enemy
when he was removed. The scouts report
ed no force within thirty miles of our camp.
Gen. Hunter, on the 18th expected no battle
for the present ....
JohnC. Bulls Hemp Factory, St. Louis,
valued at 500, 900 was destroyed by fire on
the 9TH inst 1t was insured for $50, 900.
Several hundred people are thrown out of
employment by the disaster. ..a
One hundred and fifty federal troops on
their way to join Gen. Fremont, at Spring
field, were on the 9th inst, captured by the
rebels at Santa Fc, Mo. The reported force
of the enemy was 500 men.
Col. Dodge took possession Of Houston,
Texas Co. No., on the 4.h and seized large
quantity Of rebel plumber, a few secession
lists and a rebel mail, giving details as to
the disposition Of the rebel forces in Mo.
The great naval expedition is said to have
landed at Port Royal, South Carolina, a
commodious bay nearly midway between
Charleston, S. c., and Savannah, Ga 1t
is within convenient striking distance Of
either Savannah or Charleston.
Capt. G. j. Short, Of the British Navy is
said to have rendered MS services to the
rebels. Benjamin has been formally ap-
pointed Secretary Of War Of the Confcder.
ate States. Gen. Hardee has been promo
ted to Major Generalstlp ZoilicolIer has
fallen back to Cumberland Gap and sent to
Knoxville for reinlorcements.
A large prairie fire has swept over most
Of the western counties Of Kansas, involv-
ing great loss Of property.
News from Europe, received at the State
Department are unusually satisfactory
Particularly is this 80 with regard to France
Louis Napoleon has cast off all reserve and
declared that the instruction cannot pre-
vail -..s .-..
Gen. Iavclock, brother of the late Sir
Henry Havclock, has arrived at Washing
ton, and offered his services to this coun-
try. .r ......u <a
The recent rains in Virginia have left the
roads in shocking bad order.
On the 9Th the Navy Department had
information that the rebels on the lower
Potomac are marching south.
Gen. Buell. has been assigned to the
command of tho Cumberland. 1t is not
known whether Gen. Sherman will remain
in Kentucky or not.
Gen. Fremont arrived at ST. Louis on
the 9Th and was received by an immense
concourse Of people composed principally
of Germans. II is expected the Gen. will
remain in St. Louis for the present.
Price is reported to be moving south
since the change in the command Of our
western army.
1t is said Gen. Hunter has adopted plans
for the campaign in Missouri, different
from these by Fremont. Our troops are
as enthusiastic as ever. The report that
many threw down their arms when the
change in the head Of the army occurred,
has not been traced to any reliable source.
Gen. Hunters position on the contraband
question is this: "All negroes coming in
to camp will be retained and such of them
as arc proven to be the property Of Union
men and will be duly appraised and re-
ccipted for, to be paid VIXEN and how Con.
gress may see fit.
Sen. Green, Of No., AYERS that he is in
favor Of the Union, notwithstanding the
Government has confiscated his property
Prof Low has contracted for five balloons