Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-07-12
VOL. XIII-NO. 2.
house, but they gave it up. 1t was brought
down this afternoon.

ment started for Canton last night at O'Clock
}, Gov Wood and Gen. Mather returned thi,
morning about one O'clock
A party of about 20 troops, headed by Gov
Wood, who were in pursuit of Senator Green
|. returned to Canton yesterday evening, having
captured James about 20 miles on the road
towards Monticello, to which place he was
making as good time as horse flesh and the
state OF Missouri roads would permit
! ne reports yesterday that Green had es-
capped on foot, leaving his horse, appears to be
Incorrect. He had either regained his, or bor-
rowed one on the way, when the troops came
up with him. They were on the full run, and
the troops fired two shots at the fugitive. His
horse threw him off, and he was taken with
out trouble, and he was brought back to Can
ton, and placed in the College building, which
Col. Palmer is using as barracks for the pres
ent
.1 BosToN, July f.
There was an immense confagration in East
Boston to-day. Wharves, salt warehouses.
Suffolk Salt mills, East Boston Iron foundry
and machine shops, sectional dock, marine
railway, nearly 100 dwellings, marine and me-
chanlcal warehouses, as well as an immense
Quantity of lumber, timber and marine stores:
also moulds for the new gun boat, contracted
for by Paul Schurz, were burnt Four YES
sells were totally destroyed, and five badly
burned; also twelve dwelling houses else
where in the city were burned to-day.
| .....u MILWAUKEE July s.
A conhagration here yesterday afternoon,
entirely destroyed the American House, own
ed by P. Kane & Sons, two brick stores.
owned by G. H. Williams, six frame buildings
occupied as stores, west of the American
House, the Methodist Church, on the north
side of Spring street. and all the frame build
mgs east, of Austin's Block, which was con-
slderably damaged; also several small frame
buildings, used as shops, north of the Metho-
dist Church. Loss fully one hundred thous-
and dollars.
| The American House was insured for sew
ell thousand dollars.
The fire originated in the stable in rear of
the American House from fire crackers.
ST. LOUIS, July s.
| Official information says that Col. Sigell is
at Mt Vernon, Lawrence county, with
strong force; and that Gov. jackson is sup
posed to have crossed the Arkansas line.
The Republican learns from letters dated
at Springfield, June 3Oth, that jackson, with
1900 men, was at Montarallo, Vernon county.
The line of Federal troops has been extend
ed to Sarcoxe, Jasper county, through which
jackson would have to pass to reach Arkan-
sas and the opinion was confidently express
sed that he will be taken prisoner unless he
receives larger reinfOrcements than he is like
ly to obtain.
Major Phelps is detained at Springfield by
important events there, but will be in Wash
ington in time for all important business this
session
T,,I,
The Democrat of this morning states that
rebel flag, raised yesterday was torn down
and burned by citizens in the neighborhood
The Courier says company of 10 men,
from Trimble county, passed, going South,
last evening Another company of 100 will
shortly leave.
The Unionists celebrated the 4th enthusias.
ticaly. The military generally paraded
a magnificent national flag was raised at
Walkers Exchange. Patriotic speeches were
made by Ben Cassidy and others, and were
received with great applause.
The Memphis Argus, of the Sd, says 700
Mlssourians, with arms, are in camp at that
city.
A special despatch to the same paper, from
Little Rock, 1st, says that Montgomery and
Lane are marching for the Indian country.
1t also has proclamation from Ben McCul-
lough, calling on the citizens of Arkansas to
sustain the Missouri troops on the frontier,
and ordering rendezvous at Fayetteville
The Augusta Constitutionalist thinks it
certain that the Confederate Constitution will
be defeated in that State.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows in that
State have invited the Southern Lodges to
meet at Montgomery, to dissolve their connec-
ton with the Grand Lodge of the United
States
Gov. Peters, of Miss, issues proclamation,
calling on the State officers to collect all arms,
rifles, shot gnns, new and old, in and out of
order, and send them to jackson, Miss All
citizens are notified to arm themselves with
double -barreled shot guns.
The Memphis Appeal suggests the collect
ing of all the old iron about the plantations,
to be moulded into Lincoln pills.
The Legislature of Tennessee, just ad
journed, passed a bill exempting the State
bonds for military purposes, from taxation.
Another act authorizes the Governor to issue
treasury notes for three million dollars, of de-
nominations not less than S., nor more than
$500, the interest not exceeding six per cent,
the same to be receivable as currency also
an act to make the treasury notes of the Con-
federate States bankable in Tennessee.
In the affair of the capture of the ST.
Nicholas, special to the Nashville Union
says it was accomplished by the Maryland
Zouaves, Col. Thomas, who attacked her from
land at Point Lookout They also captured
a brig in the bay, and run both into Fred
ericksburg. The prizes arevalued at $375,0OO.
ALEXANDRIA, July 5.
The rumor current in Washington today
that our troops have advanced within three
miles Of Fairfax is incorrect.
Tribune's Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, July 5.
The grand army will advance in three di-
visions The right led by Gen. Tyler, of
Conn. the centre by Col. Hunter, and the
left by Col. Heintzelman the whole by Gen.
Mcdowell.
There will be fourth corps of reserve
Each will be not far from 10, 900 men. Where
the three columns will combine cannot be
stated but we may venture to say that it
will be at point beyond Fairfax Court
House. The hour of march is not far dis
tant.
The 2eth Brooklyn regiment has received
orders to occupy all the entertainments on
the Potomac except those at Alexandria the
regiments now holding them having orders
to move forward.
The following dispatch has been received
here:
MARTlNsBURG, July "A P. NJ We have
intelligence here that Gen. johnson seems
disposed to make stand at last. He is d.
rectly in front of Geo. Patterson's army,
only seven miles off. His command consists
of l5, 900 men, of which 600 are cavalry
G. n. Patterson must get up with him by
sunrise to morrow morning unless he moves
off again. Burnside's Rhode Island battery
has joined Gen. Patterson.
General order No. 40 constitutes the State
of Illinois and the States and Territories
West of the Mississippi river and on this
side to the Rocky Mountains, including New
Mexico senarate military command 70 ha