Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-06-21
FREDERICK, Nd. june Il,

Just returned from the Maryland Heights
overlooking llarper's Ferry, which point he
left after o'clock this evening. g..
The confederate army had mainly left the
place, only about 1000 remaining. The route
of the main body was by the t,rnpikcs lead
ing to Charlestown and Shcpardstown but
their destination is not known as they were
lost in the distance and no one in the vicinity
was sufficiently informed to state where they
were going.
The work of demolition is nearly complete
The bridge is entirely destroyed; also the tel
graph lines and offices, and the rifle. factory
No government property remains except the
Only two out of twenty armory buildings are
saved. The loss to the United States govern
ment is nearly 100000, and to the Baltimore
Il Ohio railroad is nearl, as much more.
WASHINGTON. .!uns H.
| Gen. Schenck has been ordered across the
Potomac with his brigade of four regiments
An attack is apprehended from Bcanregard.
Worlds Dispatch
The Maryland election has resulted in a
great triumph for Union, even in secession
districts. The Union vote is heavy notwith-
standing Union men were threatened with
death if they voted
Six miles from here Union man was kill
| led in less than ten minutes after he voted.
Heswas fired upon by a secession mob His
name is Drogden, and he was formerly an es-
teemed citizen Of this city. OF course his
aSSaSsins were not arrested
Fort MONROE, June t.
Via Baltimore, 15th.--Information has been
received here about the movements of tie reb-
el troops. Ft. Monroe is in reality invested.
lngress and egress by the sea, and few miles
IN extent OF the James river, are open to us
but no aggressive movements can be made
with safety without double the number of
troops and means of transportation.
An exchange of prisoners will be made to-
day. Col. Magruder has failed to respond.
The Union gun arrived from Baltimore to-
day, and will be mounted at once.
The large ritled cannon brought by the
naval brigade is mounted on the RIP Raps,
only three miles from Sewalrs Point. Its
range will be tried in few hours.
The Cumberland, this morning, fired one
or two rounds with rihed cannon at tug
boat, which is seen every morning at Sewalrs
Point reconnOitering
BALTIMORE, June n.
This evening" as two soldiers of Col More
heads regiment were walking the streets,
when near the corner of Lombard and Gorich
streets, some one fired pistol at them from
house. The ball took effect in the arm of
Felix Mccormick, of company X. The house
was searched, but the parties escaped The
wound was slight.
[Trbune's Dispatch.1
Fort MONROE, June Is.
1t is understood that a movement is on foot. I
and that an expedition will leave to-nis hit ac-
companied by heavy artillery
ST. JOHNS, June Ii.
The Montreal steamer Canadian, which
sailed from Quebec on June 1st, fer Liver
pool, struck on a field of sunken ice, eight
miles south of Bell Island, on the 4,h inst.
and sunk in thirty five minutes. One hun
dred and eighty-one persons were saved in
boats and landed on Cape Bauld.
POINT OF Rocks, June Is.
The obstructions on the Baltimore Ohio |
railroad at this point have been removed,
and the road repaired.
AT Harper's Ferry this morning an i'm
mense mass of rock projects into the canal,
leaving sufficient space, however, for the pas
sage of boats. The obstruction can be
easily removed by blasting The culverts
which were attempted to have en- blown
up are now fully repaired. A picket guard
of cavalry is stationed on the Virginia side,
within sight of this point. They are only
few in number not more than six it is said.
New York, June 10.
The schooner Savannah, privateer in !
charge of midshpman Cook, arrived this
afternoon, with the stars and stripes floating
in triumph over the secession rag, captured
by tho Brig Perry, about sixty miles off
Charleston. She had taken the brig Joseph |
}. Rickland and sent her into Georgetown,
South Carolina. She is a schooner with one |
lS-pound pivot gun amidships ard formerly |
a pilot boat. Her crew of thirty men were |
put in irons and transferred to the frigate |
Minnesota.
ST. LOUIS, June Is.
Arrangements have been made by which |
dispatches from all Eastern points can be |
transmitted to Kansas, Nebraska and all
points in Western Missouri, via Quincy and
Hannibal, during the interruption along the
Missouri river. California dispatches will !
take the same route.
Col. Soloman's regiment, with four field |
pieces, and company of cavalry, go out on
the Pacific railroad tonight; and another !
force, 800 or 1000 strong, leave in the morn |
ing, with five batteries of four guns each,
mostly l2.pounders, two 8,inch howitzers,
and ore 10-inch mortar.
Two companies of cavalry accompany Gen |
Lyons expedition to Jefferson. Col. Sigelps |
is out on the south west branch of |
the Pacific railroad
CINCINNATI, June 15
John A. Skif, commission merchant, on |
Walnut street, was arrested yesterday and |
taken before the United States Commissioner
on charge of treason. 1t was alleged that |
Skiff, within a few weeks past, has sent
quantities of butter to Louisville, there to be
reshipped for the extreme South. The butter
was packed in ale barrels. The accused was
committed to Jail last night