The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-26
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1ne OoVeTnor mas madc requisltlOn on
Indiana for four additional regiments.
Seven new Massachusetts regiments are
starting for Washington.
The main blow against the rebels is to be
struck from Washington.
Gen. Mcclellan has instructions to sweep
out the last vestiges of treason in western
Virginia
Fort Pickens is all right, notwithstand-
ing Bragg is good dog.
1t is expected that the convention to be
held at Knoxville, Tenn, will pursue a
course similar to that pursued by the Wheel
ing convention.
The rebels have been busy as bees in the
erection Of masked batteries all over eastern
and southern Virginia.
The rebel leaders stimulate their men to
fighting heat by telling them that the north
ern soldiers are intent on outraging their
women and committing other atrocious acts.
Gov. Pickens, fearing an invasion of his
state from the sea-coast, has forbidden any
more troops from leaving Palmettodom.-
This is unkind to "ole Virginny."
The Union sentiment of Kentucky is de-
veloping very fast.
1t is believed that the Government will
notinterfer- with the due course of law in
the case of the captured pirates Of the pr-
vatecr Savannah.
Mr. Crttenden will offer his compromise
at the special session of Congress, backed
by threat of the secession of Kentucky.
On Sunday it was thought at Washing
ton that Beauregard was preparing for an
advance on that city. A special despatch
to the Post however says "good judges say
there will not be battle for two weeks, if
at all. Yet special despatch to the World
represents Beauregard as about to attack
the federal lines at Washington.
The navy is to be doubled and the Pres.
ident is about to call for SOC, 900 men in the
aggregate with money to correspond.
1t is suspected that Congress will suspend
the writ of habeas corpus in places where
there exists active rebellion.
jeff. Davis is at the Spotswood House,
Richmond.
Gen. McClelland and Gov. Magoffin of
KY, have entered into stipulation in
which the former agrees to respect the ter
ritory of Ky, and the latter pledges him.
self to protect Z. S. property in the state,
and enforce the U. S. laws.
The Ky. election resulted in Union ma
jorites in every Congressional district but
the list. In that L. W. Burnett was elect
ed
1t is reported that the Wisconsin war
fund has all been taken by the bankers who
will use the state bonds for securities in
banking and retire their southern stocks.
The pursuit Of Gov. jackson; of Missou-
ri, has been abandoned The state troops
were rallying fast, and Illinois troops were
going to the assistance Of the federal forces
A fight occurred at Sedalia, Mo-, Oh the
18th, in which the Union men lost % kill
ed, and the disunonis}s %.
The Great Eastern was to leave England
on the 2lst, with troops to protect Canada
from invasion by this government!
\. S. Wolf, Of Iowa, has been appointed
Consul at Basic. &.
Beauregard recommends guerrilla warfare.
Private letters from England state that
large numbers of privateers ar: fitting out as
rebel vessels.
Breckenridge will probably not take his
seat.
5000 U. S. troops, including the 1st and
ID Iowa regiments, are at Bonneville, Mo.
The Pope is better.
Com. Vanderbilt offers to sell or give his
steamer Vanderbilt to the government.
Gen. Scott held war conference with his
prominent generals on Monday.
On Monday afternoon a large mob gather
ed in the streets Of Milwaukee, and commit
ted violence on the bank buildings and upon
the persons of several of the bankers The
riot was quelled by the military and on Tues
day all was quiet. The occasion of the dis
turbance was the throwing out, on the part
of the Milwaukee banks, of the following
named suspended bills, which they had pre-
viously guaranteed: Bank of Columbus,
Bank Of Green Bay, Bank of Portage, E. r.
Huxley & Co.'S Bank of Grant Co, City
Bank Of Kenosha, Dodge County Bank,
La Crosse County Bank, Northern Bank,
Waupun Bank, Wisconsin pincry Bank.
The walls of two buildings in Kansas
City, fell on the night of the 22d, burying