The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-12-18
News ana ltepups.

News and nteh0s.
Col. Mulligan has made application for
permission to raise another regiment.
The rebels of Tennessee have begun i'm
pressing loyal men into the service; hun.
dreds were fleeing into Kentucky.
In the House Republican caucus, Thad.
Stevens made speech denouncing Gen.
Mcclellan. Alex. s. Diven replied, affirm.
Ing that this war was to be ended by fight.
ing, not by resolutions Of Congress.
1t is rumored that the Legislature of
Kentucky will abolish slavcry--reimLurs
ing loyal masters.
The notorious rebel Sweeney, and thirty
five Of his men, have been captured near
Glasgow, Mo.
Garrett Davis has been elected U. S.
Senator to All the remainder of Breckin.
ridges term.
Jos. NJ. Wightman, Democrat, has been
elected Mayor Of Boston.
On the night Of the 10th, a false alarm
that the enemy was approaching in force
caused 10000 men to sleep upon their arms
all night.
The President has declined to conntuni.
cate to Congress any communications ad-
dressed by the governments Of England,
France, and Spain, in regard to the armed
Intervention proposed by them in the affairs
Of Mexico. He deems it inexpedicnt at
this juncture to comply With the request.
Government has decided that all the reg.
irhents in the field must be filled up to the
maximum standard Of l,046 men. II nec-
essary to effect this, some imperfect regi.
ments will be broken up.
The fact Of large organization Of Union
men in North Carolina is confirmed.
1t is stated that the military committee
of the House favor the treatment of the
privateersmen captured by our vessels, as
prisoners Of war.
Vessels Of all kinds pass up and down
the Potomac now with impunity.
w. L. Yanccy and Clement G. Clay have
been elected Senators from Alabama to the
rebel Congress.
Union refugees from Memphis state there
is strong Union party there awaiting the
arrival Of the federal army. In Memphis
mess pork sells at $4,000 per Dbl. 4; coffee
$l,O0 per ID. tea $3.50 per IL.
Two companies Of Union troops had a
skirmish with the rebels near Bertrand,
Mo-, on the llth inst, in which they lost
one man and captured sixteen prisoners.
and number of horses and firearms.
The steamer Montgomery on the 18th
broke in two at the head Of Devils Island,
near Cairo, and Immediately sank.
A regiment Of 700 men left Lexington,
No., on the 10th, to join Prices army
The insurgents at New Orleans are buSily
engaged building steam iron clad battering
rams and fire RATS to protect that city.
In debate in the House on the emanci-
patton bill, Mr.. Conway Of Kansas made an
abolition speech, in which he characterize d
the battle Of Belmont as . rebel victory
Mr.. Foukc, of Ill.,, retorted in vchcmen,
language, asserting Conway's statement to
be false. Considerable excitement cnsucd
and duel was considered imminent.
A large number of memorials were pre-
sented to the House on Thursday, for the
location Of the national armory on Rock
Island.
At the Republican caucus on Thursday
night Bingham's resolution for the confis
cation Of all property Of rebels in arms
and all who aid and abet them, and uncon
ditional emancipation Of their slaves, wa,
adopted.
Gen. Price, at last accounts was at Osce
ola with 10000 or 5000 tncn and s:
cannon, designing to 6, northward.
Gen. Fremont is said to have left St. Loui.
in violation Of orders, having been ordered
| to remain there and await orders from tn,
administration. s t
| By the arrival Of the II .,,sG from Liver
pool, we learn that the rebel steamer Nash
ollie would he allowed to repair and rcfit a
Southampton. An excited meeting wa.
held at Liverpool, on the arrival of tn,
Trent, at which the the following resolution
was passed: "Resolusd, That this mectn.
having heard with Indignation that ~
American federal ship-of war has forcibly
taken from British mail steamer certain
passengers peaceably proceeding under tn
shelter Of our flag from one neutral port t,
another, do earnestly call upon the govern
ment to assert the dignity OF the British
flag" Several merchants condemned tn
action Of the meeting as premature.
The felerals have taken possession q
Fort Pulaski, on Warsaw Island. Tn
place was deserted and guns removed.
JOHNSON, the would bc.';escrtcr, was ex
ecuted on the 18th, in presence of Gen
Frankln's division. .a.s..
1t is reported that the rebel army con
template advancing upon Washington il
three divisions-in all, 10000 men. w
don't believe it. --
| The insurgent Congress has passed a,
act admitting Kentucky into the rebel Con
federacy.
The Sumpter is again at largo, having es
capped from the Lrvquois. through the d.,
plicity Of the Captain OF the latter vessel
| Capt. Drayton, Of the U. S. n no,
holds St. Helena Bay. Gen. Vicle wa