Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-18
PHILADELPHIA ,JIIIV 10.

PHILADELPHIA, July TO-
correspondent of the i'rrsy, from th
flagship Hartford, gives rumors by descrtcr
from Nicksburg thai breckenridge passet
through that city in the latter part of June
; and crossed the Mississippi in small row
boat, on his way to Texas, and perhap.
Mexico -
New YORK, July -.
The steamers Mcclellan and Trade Vino
bring New Orleans papers of July 4th. Gen
Butler has suspended the functions of the
City Councils
A Bureau of Finance Of the Streets and
Landings, consisting of four members each,
had been appointed, among whom the duties
appertaining to the councils of the CITY were
divided
Provisions, vegetables and fruit were being
allowed to come freely into the city.
Two men, named Tidd Kidlor and John W.
Andrews, had been sent to Snip Island con-
fnement with hard labor, for exhibiting
bones allcdged to be of one of the Yankee
soldiers, fashioned into personal ornaments
A Mrs Phillips, for laughing and mocking at
the remains of Lieut. DeKay, during the
passage of his funeral procession, had also
been imprisoned at Ship Island
military celebration took place on Inde-
pendencc day.
The British gun boats Rinaldo and Land
rod had arrived at New Orleans.
The new cotton plant had appeared at
New Orleans
The steamship Rhode Island, from Boston,
arrived June 3d.
The steamer Roanoke was going up the
river on the 4th.
LOUISVILLE, July II.
Twelve hundred rebel infantry and cavalry
with 8 pieces artillery under J. Morgan are at
Glasgow. They sent reconnaissance party
within 3 miles of Munfordsville yesterday in
tending to burn bridges and commit other
depredations. This is the same party, which
attacked detachment of the 9th Pennsylya-
mia cavalry, numbering about 200, at Tomp-
kinsvillc, killing 8. Reports of great losses
are false
Morgan has issued proclamation to Ken
tuckfans to rise.
A Nashville dispatch to headquarters says
three companies of Pennsylvania cavalry were
attacked at Tompkinsville by 1000 guerillas,
under Ferguson, and all killed Or taken pris-
oners. A rumor says the prisoners were
The Michigan has been sent up to Louis
Vile
Advices at headquarters here per previous
dispatches contradict the above.
WASHINGTON, July II.
Among the business which will be left
unfinished by Congress is the General Bank
rupt Law, which has been steadily gaining
friends.
Blair of Virginia, Casey and Maynard, Of
Kentuckey and Asher, Of Delaware, are the
only Republicans from slave States who voted |
for the conference report Oh coniiscation.
LOUISVILLE, July II.
Care City, Ky, July 9th.-Nineteen pa
rolled Federals just arrived report an attack |
at day break of the 9th at Tomplinsville, in |
which the Federals lost privates killed. All |
the prisoners We're released except Maj. Jor
dan. The rebels lost 8 killed and several |
The rebel Col. Hunt was so badly |
the rebels had to leave him at
WASHINGTON. July u.
The Army Appropriation Law contains
the following clause for providing for the
comfort of discharged soldiers who may
arrive in the principal cities Of the United
States so disabled by disases Or by wounds
received in the service as to be unable to pro-
coed to their homes, and for forwarding des
titute soldiers to their homes. 50 100000 are
to be applied to this purpose and expended
under the direction Of the President Of the
United States.
The President has appointed Maj. Gen.
Of Volunteers, Pope, now in command Of the
Department of Virginia. a Brigadier Genera!
in the regular army, vice General Wool,
promoted.
BALTIMORE, July y.
The Richmond Dispatch, of the 9TH and Sth
inst, was received by the American. The
Dispatch admits that Mcclellan has secured
the safety Of his army in most mastery |
manner The number of Federal prisoners
is stated at 1900, who are confined in the |
tobacco warehouses.
The following is among the names of Fed |
eral officers given: Capt. John Pollard, 9Th
Michigan
President Davis has issued an order to the
rebel army, saying that although they were
greatly outranked by the enemy, they have
won a great and glorious victory.
grand and final battle was expected up |
out from the lines, and nothing could be
learned.
The Petersburg Express, of Monday, says
from $4,000 to 10000 reinforcemcnts had |
reached Mcclellan and that the James river
was almost bridged with transports.
WAsH1NNToS, July II.
The Richmond Examiner says of its own
government There has already been enough |
of trifing abuse of the public mind by the
or reservation of facts on the
part of the government. If the commanding |
General could write dozen lines giving the |
result of the fight at James Hill, why each
day and night have we not had a
bulletin of equal length simply stating the
results ? 1t would have cost but tri1e of
time and would have conferred an incalculable
benefit On the whole country in composing
public anxiety If the first official display
had not been fully sustained by subsequent
events; if the public expectations are to be
reduced, we believe that our people can bear
the disappointment without waiting to hear
the facts drip out through the slow and |
forced confessions of those in authority. IfI
Mcclellan has effected communication with |
the river why was not this fact boldly stated |
instead of trihing with the public mind. We
know the valor of our troops has so
far prevailed, but what may be the
strength of the remnant of his army.
Whether that remnant is yet involved by our
lines, or has escaped our grasp, Or has been
reinforced for another grand battle, are ques
tons which every body has been asking for
the last two weeks, and which the Gov
ernment plainly refuses to answer. Upon the
strait which the rebels are now reduced there,
the Examiner says that the scenes of op-
erations have been removed to such a dis
tance from Richmond that it is difficult to OBJ
tain any news, but from what is generally un-
dnrctood from the situation Il annnars to adj