Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20
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two divisions of his own and all of Pope
forces, were at Guntown, in hot pursuit
7 Bishop Polk's rebels. a"
. Gen. ". 7. Sherman's Division is repair
ing bridges on the Memphis and Charlesto
railroad, between CoIinth and Grand Jun.
ton. e".a
Gen. Woops Division Of Buelps corps
repairing bridge on Big Bear Creek, 2
miles cast of Corinth. - .r.r
Gen. Thomas. with about G, 700 troops, is q
Corinth, renovating the town so that it ma
be used as habitation for troops.
Gers. McClernand and Wallace are a
Purdy, with about 10000 troops.
The railroad from Corinth to Jackson
thence to Grand Junction, is being rapidly
repaired, and communication is expected t
De open with Columbus. KY, in day or two
aftordlng an important and speedy route fo
transportation of supplies. Eleven locomo
tives have been captured at different points
four OF which are in running order and th'
balance being rapidly repaired
memphis. Juno IL.
| The steamer Sterling was surrendered t.
Com. Davis, yesterday. She was brought of
from Island 63 by Union citizens.
| A project is on foot for a Union meeting
here as soon as Gov. johnson arrives.
Large numbers of runaway negroes are ar.
irving, keeping the city police busily engaged
| in making arrests.
tits expected that the branches of the
Union and Planters Banks will be re-estab.
lished in few days.
The Argue, this morning, publishes CO..
Fitch's order, in compliance with a note from
him to the publishers, requiring them to do
so.
The prize Sumter, while being towed up
the river yesterday, was found to be in sink
ing condition, rendering it necessary to run
her ashore, about Ia miles above here, where
she sunk in four feet water.
COL Fitch still declines to interfere in the
monetary affairs of the city. are
Col. Markland, special agent of the Post
Office department, has arrived, and will pro.
ceed at once to establish postal facilities.
..s..t WASHINGTON, June l3.
A Baltimore slave trader, who is largely
engaged in the traffic in human flesh, testified
before the emancipation commissioners, yes
terday, that slaves are worth nothing in
Maryland. The negroes are running away
so fast that their value sensibly deprec;ates.
bureau of emigration is talked of here,
with Eli Thayer at its head.
Speci al to Post.
WASHINGTON, June 13.
Mr.. Pierce, Government Superintendent of
the cotton lands in South Carolina, arrived
here this morning. lie left Charleston har.
Dor on Tuesday and brings the latest news
from the Federal expedition urder Gen. Ben
ham. Our forces had occupied James Island
under the protection If the gunbosts. The
Confederate forces in Charleston had been
greatly augmented.
Deserters state that 80, 900 men from Beau
regards army had reached there within
few days.
MEMPHIS, June II, via CAIRO, June II.
The city continues very quiet. Permission
was granted Recorder Swain, yester ay, to
open court, but upon reception of a T.. Iamu-
nlcation from Col Fitch, that he VIC . i only
be allowed 10 proceed on condition of ignoring
he declined to take further action in The mat
ter. Police court is held every morning, as
heretofore.
Of to day, but the rebels had destroyed every
thing of value, and carried off all the instru
ments before our forces entered.
Business is slowly reviving
The military authorities have not interfered
with the currency. Confederate notes are
generally refused, but bills of time. banks and
railroad corporations still pass current.
Provisions are very scarce. There is great
suffering among the poorer classes.
Gov johnson is expected here to-day.
The rebel cavalry have destroyed all the
cotton they could lay hands on throughout
the surrounding country. But little has oeeD
saved. There are small quantities Of cotton
and sugar hidden in private residences in the
city and suburbs, but no permits will be
granted to ship North until the loyalty of
claimants is fully established.
WASHINGTON, June II.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in letter
to the Committee on Ways and Means, says
under the law 100000 demand notes, re.
ceivable for customs, have been issued, and
500, ,000, 600 in notes not so receivable. The
outstanding amount is, therefore, $3.50, ,000,-
900, being the entire sum heretofore author
lied by the existing statutes. Of the aggre-
gate, $50 100000 in demand notes are held
by inks and capitalists, and not used as
circulation, being held at premium. in con-
sequence of their availability for Gus :oms.-
The whole issue of $60,000,000 in demand
notes may thus be considered as practically
withdrawn from circulation. The limits Of
deposits is now reached, and nothing further
can be expected from that source. 1t is,
therefore, upon the conversion of U. 8. notes
into 2O-1O0, now practically limited to
500, 100000 of legal tcndtr notes, (the receipt
notes that the Treasury must mainly de-
pend upon existing legislation for means to
meet current expenses; hence the sugges-
ton of the Secretary Of the Treasury to issue
$3.50, 100000 legal tender notes, Of not less
denomination than S., in accordance with
which the bill was to-day reported from the
Committee on Ways and Means. ...l.
The correspondence between Gen. Wool
and Gen. Huger shows that misunder-
standing is existing between them. The
latter says he did not intend to give the for
in exchange for all the privateersmen, but to
give him such number of them in exchange
as would be required by the constitution es-
tabllshing the equivalent Of rank, and the
officers to be exchanged as usual. He also
standing has been effected between the two
Governments for general exchange Of all
prisoners of war. Gen. Wool, it appears,
would not decline the privateers, as Huger
requested, until he received the hostages, and
the Secretary of War (Randolp) insisted that
Gen. Wool should name number equal to
that of the privateersmen to be exchanged.
MEMPHIS, June 9.
Intelligence was received this morning that
as soon as the news of the defeat of the rebel
feet here, and the surrender of this city,
reached St. Frances river, Arkansas, steam
or, acting under Gen. Paidm aad's order went
I'D and down that stream and destroyed
several thausand bales cotton. Some 400 bales
were burned at Madison about 40 miles west Of
here. Throughout yesterday and last night,
the city was quiet as any northern city. To
day, some of the stores are open. Confeder-