The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-23
News and Items.

News aud Items.
The Missouri rebels, true to their nccn
diary instincts have burned the Big River
Bridge, the first structure on the Iron
Mountain Railroad 1t cost $3.50, 900, and
is but forty miles from St. Louis. 1t was
guarded by 80 III. troops who were cap
turcd
Government has ceased to grant passes
over Long Bridge at Washington. The
coming battle is not to be embarrassed by
nervous spectators. Right.
1t is reported that the rebel steamer
NashUHie ran the blockade with MeSsrs.
Slidcll and Mason on board as special Min
listers to European states. A swift steam
er has gone of in pursuit of them.
Secretary Cameron has advanced to the
State 40 per cent of their expenses for
troops upto a month since The quota
which falls to Iowa is $4,000.
One week ago Sunday morning a fight
occurred near Lebanon, Mo-, between two
companies of federal, and 800 rebel cavalry.
The latter were routed with loss of so
killed and wounded.
St. Louis .gtated bya bank war and
exchange on New York rules at 10 per
cent
The troops at and near Cairo have been
brigadcd. The 7th Iowa is in the second,
and the 10th Iowa is in the fourth brigade.
Within the last two weeks more than
forty war vessels and stransports have left
our coasts with sealed orders. If the rcb-
els do not soon experience fire in the
rear, there is no longer virtue left in gun
powder.
Rebel vessels are being picked up by
Uucle Sans war vessels at the rate of .
half dozen per day.
The N. Y. Tribune argues that Secretary
Seward made great error in declaring the
rebel ports blockaded instead Of being no
ports Of entry. III o.. II F.:
John Brown, jr., is captain Of compa-
ny of sharp shooters, which is to 60 into
81 Kansas regiment.
One Hollins, whose boastfulness is un:
| f,thomable, has told soule Of the New Or
leans papers that he had driven off and
sunk the whole blockaling feet. Of course
the whole thing was canard, which he
had better have told to the marines"
| The total military strength of Great
Britain is 534, 527 men.
Three companies Of the Sd Wisconsin
regiment and two Of the 2Sth PennSylva-
MIA regiment crossed the Potomac at IIar-
per's Ferry and routed 1000 rebels--drv-
ing them three miles and capturing two
guns and killing and wounding so rebels.
The Confederate troops" for the past
week have been falling back upon Manas.
~es. Gen. Mcclellan maintains slow but
steady advance.
A brigade Of 5000 Pennsylvania troops
left camp at Pittsburg on the 9Th for the
west.
OneF A. Caldwell a reputed eye.doc-
tor, has recently been fined $1,000 for NAL
practice upon the eye of a lady named
Julia FarralI Served the quack right.
An informant of the Trib.ae's special
correspondent, says the rebels, before fall
ing back from Fairfax Court House, DIES
troyed thousands of bushels of corn and
whcatio fear it would fall into our hands
Who believes such stuff as that?
/ The single railway track between Balti
more and Washington is hardly compcten
t. transport the immense quantities o
,reight moving by order Of the Govern
ment.
The daily and tr-weckly editions Of tn
Milwaukee Free Democrat have been trans
fe,red to the daily Wtseossin and thu pub
fishers of the Democrat agree not to re
r sumo their publication for a tran Of tire
= years. The weekly will be published a
heretofore.
Foreign capitalists have offered to tax
100000 of the T. S. Government loa
at per cent.
y The rebels have abandoned Leesburg an
:, it i, supposed have fallen back upon NJ;
nassas.
The federal balloon rcconnoisances pro,
: very annoying to the rebels. All Of the
strategy is circumyentcd by it.
At Price is reported to have made stand
* Carthage, 60 miles from Springfield Fir
I mont, it was expected would advance al
q. give him battle.
" Gen. A. S. johnson has been placed
| command of all the rebel forces in Missou
N The Fort Smith Times publishes lett
es from John Ross, principal Chief Of t
er Cherokee nation to Ben McCulloch, ass,
h. ing him that the Cherokees to the NUM-
w of 1000 had council and cspoused t
d. cause of the southern eonfvdcracy.
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