Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

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70 icrs and the payment OF the public debt an
u discharge all other duties; the Treasurer al
pointing all subordinate officers and agent
subject to the approval Of the Secretary Of tn
S Treasury. As basis of national currency
j. the Secretary of the Treaeury is to issue an,
deliver to the Board 6 ptr cent. stock of tn
r U. s., in thousand dollar certificates redeema
: ble twenty years from date, on receipt o
which the Boird shall deliver to the Sccretar,
80 per cent. of this amount in cxchequer pay
r able in coin on demand to bearer, and aftel
5 July 1868, receivable in payment of dues t.
the government or in the purchase Of conver
, tible stock. r.. r,y a... .et -.....
| The Board is also to issue in exchange 70,
gold and silver and receive on deposit thei,
exchequer bills-shall transfer their funds as
dlrected-shall not engage in banking OF
loaning money-shall with its funds procure
an amount in gold even equal to six months
interest on the U. S. debt and pay the san O.
Other sections of the bill suggested provide
tor carrying scheme OF national currency,
similar to that of Chase into effect, through
the agency of the Exchequer
The Committee are still at work on the
tariff and tax bills. They have agreed to
impose quarter ofa cent per mile on railway
travellers Some leading members declare
they won't report any of these important
measures until the army manifests an inten-
: ton to do something
CAIRO, Jan. 10.
The greater portion of the troops have
already been embarked. The whole expe-
dltion, owing to its great numbers, will not
be under way before to morrow.
Generals McClernard and Paine will be in
Immediate command of the forces from here
and Birds Point. Generals Smith and
Wallace will command those from Paducah.
General Grant and staff will leave here in
few hours
| Capt. Ed. Osband's Company of the 4th
Illinois Cavalry, will form his body guard.
There is sharp wind stirrin with tenden-
cy to freeze the ground. .....
| The Memphis appeal Of the 9th and 7th
inst. are received here.
The Brownss llc (Texas) Flag of the 18th
ult, contains intelligence Of the 22d day of
the seige as follows:
''The drama had continued as it commenc.
ed. Cannon and small arms by day, with
change of scene by the burning of buildings
by night. We have no account of the killed
and wounded, as the hospital has been re-
moved to the other side of the river"
From the Atlantic coast the Memphis Ap-
peal has the following.
augusta, Ca, Jan. 5th.-The Charleston
| Mercury of this morning says the enemy
were rcpulsed by the bayonet, ard ran in
Bull Run style, leaving their guns and KNAPP
sacks in the field. Four killed and many
wounded were taken off the field. The pur-
sued say the Fedc ais wercs advancing
Yesterday heavy skirmishing continued.
New Orleans, Jan. 2.-Gen, Dowcll has re-
ceived the following dispatch
Shiel6storo' Jan. 1.-Yhce nemv came near
Biloxie, yesterday morning Two U. s. Off
GERS with sixty men, landed ard demanded of
Capt. Farrell, commanding the unconditional
surrender ofall u. S. property, together with
the munitions of the Confederacy if such there
might be, giving Farrell one hour to decide
Farrell surrendered and the U. s. Commodore
took two cannon.
They said Butler and his command were at
Ship Island.
Biloxie is considered to be in the possession
of the Fcdcrals, and they were expected to
occupy it.
The Federal prisoners in the Charleston
Jail were to be transferred to the Jail at Col
umbia, S. C.
No official report of the affair near Charles
ton. yesterday, has been received at head
quarters here. | learn that two of onr
wounded have since died
$500 worth of contraband quinine was cap
tured two days ago in the steamer Carrier
1t vas concealed between the Innings of
carpet sack.
Since writing the above the fog has COM
menced to rise
The mails from st. Louis which have been
detained on the river in consequence of
steamers blocking up the channel will arrive
in the morning
Gen. Grant and staff will await their arri-
val.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 10.
The split between secession and Union
merchants in the Chamber of Commerce
question is complete. The Union Exchange
was organized to-day. 12O members joined
and paid up their subscriptions.
A letter from Lebanon, dated Tuesday,
says Maj. Wright holds that town with 320
men. Carr had gone back to the Gasconade,
causing great surprise at Lebanon. Several
rebel prisoners had been captured
The revised list of assessments on the Sc
cesh has been made out, and new notices are
being served on all the parties by the Provost
Marshal l..-.,
Gen. Sigel complained that he had been
hurried by Gen. Halleck from sick bed
to take command at Rolla, and that only three
days after his arrival Gen. Curtis arrived,
and, hout exhibiting any orders from Gen
Halleck, or giving him notice. assumed COM
mand. Gen. Sigel says that he has resigned
out of a sense of justice to himself, but is
anxious to serve his adopted country, and if
the troops were ordered to march to-day he
would march with them. He further says
that out ofsix regiments raised in his name
by his friends only 400 men are left to his
command. He hopes an arrangement will
be made by which he may honorably return
to the service. ...
All the troops at Rolla are ready to move
at moments notice
At St. Charles, Mo-, few nights ago, a
bona 1ide bet of one thousand dollars, money
put by, was made between . secesh and a
Union man, that Price would have possession
of that place before New Yesr's day. The
money was paid to the winning Unionist last
Thursday. .-....., ~
The old Chamber of Commerce have ap-
pointed a committee to wait upon the seeded
Union members for reconciliation.
The Modern TrOubadOur.
ITO the tune of the medieval person In tha. Incl
| Gaily the bully boy smoked his cigar, ir.t
As he was fastening off to the war, .
Singing ''to Secesh land thther go;
| b Rebuels, rebusls, fight all you know ~
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