Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-06-07
Battle Of Aqua Greek.
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
Skirmish at Fairfax Court House.
I UNION MEN AND 81 REBELS KILLED
\ SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
JEFF. DA us At RICHMOND.

JEFF. DA us At RICHMOND.
WASHINGTON, May 30.
The total number of regiments accepted
from Illinois for the war, is IS, inclusive O
Heckers German regiment.
| [Tribunes Dispatch.l
5000 thousand troops will rendezvous a
Cairo for an immediate move on Memphis.
The government is now putting forth all its
vigor, and will urge the campaign to the low
est point of latitude consistent with climate
and the epidemics of August and September
without, perhaps, any formal proclamation for
additional enlistment of forces.
Lieut.. Slemmer has arrived in Washington
He says the troops at Fort Pickens are able to
hold the fortress against any force that will be
brought against it. The garrison numbers
about 1000 men, and the rebel force under
Gen. Bragg about 5000. .-.
1t is understood that Major General Ere
mont will be assigned the command of the
Western division of the army, to operate in
the Mississippi valley.
Two men who We're forced into service by
the Virginia authorities at Richmond, have
arrived here. They report bad condition of
things in Richmond. The troops are poorly
provided for, having to get food as best they
can. Incendiary fires and robberies are of
frequent occurrence. The day the govern
ment troops entered Alexandria a messenger
arrived and reported the Federal troops with
in an hours march, and advancing rapidly
Immediately the whole body commenced run
ming off through the woods.
New YORK, May 30.
The Times Washington correspondent
speculates as follows:
The government is becoming embarrassed
with the question of how the prisoners cap
tured In the conflict now going ON shall be dis
posed of. Scouts are daily picking up men
proved to be disunionists. The number al
ready taken exceeds 100.
The rebels are capturing Union men, think
ing that when they have sufficient number
they will be able to secure the release of the
46 rebels captured at Alexandria. If the gov
ernment treats these men as rebels taken in
arms against the government, they should be
hung. If the system of exchanges be adopt
ed, there is in the act recognition of the reb-
els as belligerents, according to all laws of ma
tions. The Cabinet have discussed this point
several times without coming to any result.
CLEVELAND, May 30
Returns of Tuesdays Congressional cleo
tons are in. Harrison, conservative Repub-
lican, is elected to fill Corwin's vacancy by a
small majority over Harlan, radical Republi-
can. Samuel I. Worcester is chosen in place
Of Sherman; majority about 1000.
WASHINGTON May 30
A gentleman who arrived this morning from
Centervile, Va, % miles from Alexandria,
says it was reported that there were about
1000 secession troops thcreabouts. He also
confirms the report that prominent men con-
tinue to be seized and conveyed further into
Virginia as hostages for the safety of about
40 secession soldiers now in Washington,
awaiting orders of the government.
VIM. Wood, of New York, has been ap-
pointed Commissioner of Public Buildings.
Hugh Maher, of Chicago, is the lowest bid
der for the great beef contract for the army
He offers to deliver it here for $4,4S.
1t has been determined by the Government
to give every man, of whatever rank, serving
in the army or navy, diploma OH parchment,
signed by the President and heads of De-
partments.
CINCINNATI, May 80.
The Ohio and Virginia troops, under COM
mand of Col. Kelly, occupied Grafton at half
past o'clock this afternoon. The secession
lists fled without firing gun.
The 9th regiment of Indiana volunteers ar
rived here at 5 o'clock this P. NJ. While pass
ing along Fourth street on their way to the
Little Miami depot, they were enthusiastically
greeted. Their destination is supposed to be
Grafton. Another Indiana regiment passed
East Ola Dayton last night.
Commercial Washington Dispatch1
WASHINGTON, May 80.
1t is reported that the Virginia Newtown
Rifles, Roger A. Pryors company, voted in a
body the straight-out Union ticket, much to
Pryor's Indignation, who Immediately disband
ed them.
Capt. English, from Fort Monroe, reports
Sewall's Point almost iinpregnable, and now
occupied by four thousand rebels. Buffers
plan is to surround them and cut off their
supplies, thus forcing them to surrender.
The new military department of Kentucky,
COL Robert Anderson, commandant, embraces
so much of that State as lies within one hun
dred miles of the Ohio river. His headquar-
ters will be, at present, at Louisville.
The receipts into the Treasury for the week
ending Monday last, were three hundred and
eighty thousand dollars.
. CHAMBERsBURG, May 80.
The secession troops have fallen back two
miles from Williamsport, in the direction of
Martinsburg. They have about 500 men and
two small swivel guns About 100 desertions
have occurred since Williamsport camp was
established There were three deaths from
small poX this week. ..'- ss,4.l ...- E. .
re. Especial to :he Tribune.]
WASHINGTON, June l.
Several Virginians, Union men, arrived in
Georgetown to-day, having been forced to
leave their homes by threats of violence from
secessionists if they remained. Such of the
Union men of the counties of eastern Vir-
ginia opposite this city that can are escaping.
A. gentleman from Virginia, near the North
Carolina line, who arrived here, says the store
house of supply for a large portion of the
southern country is three Touring mills, which
are turning out 5000 barrels Of -four daily,
all of which goes to feed treason There are
thousands, in his opinion, who only want to
see Federal bayonets and the Federal flag, to
return to their constitutional obligations.
A portion of the GaribaIdi Guards, who
went down to the arsenal yesterday for guns,
on receiving Gnuslzets threw them down, de-
clasing that they would have rifles. The Of
| ficers to whose fault this breach Of discipline
| is attributed may be cashiered. To-day the
regiment received muskets at the arsenal tenn,
porarily, Three men stepped from the ranks
/ ,IoL Al 1ns