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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31

i lDuringls. snow storm inSonerset eodrty,
Pa, on the 10th inSt, there, were vivid fesh-
.es Of lightning, accompaniedat intervals With
the r6dr of thuhder. The same phsno&en-
Nj was witosssedi lin 0Ghbfis VV6ahtyiH
.ssisgh sUorpbrs aid 70 SeTsdosib ~,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31

9TH Iowa and 59d Illinois on an
Expedition from Ft. Holt.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31

81 STATE PRINTER AND BINDER.-At a caucus
of Republican members of the. Legislature,
on the, 24th inst, F. w. Palmer was unani-
mously re-nominated for State Printer and
F. M. Mills for State Binder by the following
vote-Mills 40, Luse (of Davenport) 49,
These gentlemen will, of course, be ere-elected
They have proved faithful and meritorious
officers. Il eHedo -cu eel El7 t.-
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REPORT FROM THE MILITARY
HOSPITALS I'M MISSOURI.
Continued Movement Of Troops
from ssOll3l. .aG.

NEW LEVIES ON THE SECESH AT
..3 ....a. STsLOUIS. 7ci s9s.r' oF
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31
ALee1slatOr Killed.
~ Boston, January "a.

: y y . Boston, january Z4.
James Morrill,, member Of the State Leg
islature,, representing Amesbury, was instant.
" killed this morning at the Amesbury rail-
road station, by slipping from the car steps
as he was entering the train for Boston. He
was terribly maugled. e..- .sf,-.., t'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31

TOWNSHIP CoLLEcroRs. special cores
pondent from the capital noted, several days
since, the introduction of bill appointing
collectors in each township to collect taxes
This system is in vogue in illinois, and we
are assured that it works we'll The town
ship collector is allow ed percentage-hence
it is to his interest to have the tax in his
township all collected; whereas the County
Treasurer and Collector, under our present
system, is allowe q salary, which he receives
whether the taxes are paid or not. We have
but little doubt that the system Of township
collectors would be found much more advan.
tageous to the people of Iowa than the pres
ent one. isN 8 ~io. 'a-- 8,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31

A FLAG OF TRUCE TO COLUMBUS, KY.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31

CARROLL WOODY learn some days
since that the above individual has been cap
tured at Lexington, by the First Kansas.
Wood is famous as Salt Lake desp ado,
from Denver City, for an attempt to murder
Mr.. Byers, the editor of Rocky Mou,taia
lNe,os. Only the timidity ofone Of the jung
es at the trial saved Wood f. ON the halter,
and at one time during the proceedings, the
excited Denverites actually had rope around
the prisoners neck. When banisped be fed
to New Mexico, and since the out-break. Of
the rebellion, h, been an officer in Prices
army,-St Louis DEM. 24th. sf! u ssw
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31

AUDIToR's REpoRT-Among the facts of in
terest in the Biennial report of Hon. j. W.
Cattell, Auditor of State, is that the number
of acres of land taxed in this State is 27,7S7,-
2S6, and that its assessed value is sis, ,089,
1914 The value of town property is $24,-
s46,429. Value of personal property, $685.
515,2s7. Total valuation of taxable property,
$177,45l ,OO3. State tax for 1861 on this prop
erty, at two mills on the dollar, 1854, 4,90i 80.
This is fact worth knowing, as it forms a
data on which to estimate the rate per cent
of the Federal war tax as soon as the amount
of that tax is fixed by law.
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PARTICULARS OF THE CAPTURE OF
| agb r... ,BlLOXIE. .s .-.- -
Additional Details Of the Battle
os OF Willis Spring. 80 't.G ;
THE REBELS STILL FINDING OUT
glTfi .it Il OUR SECRETS. Ho-.," . :
-ssUELoe, HIM 70 t91s.slsE n. 9
Comments OF Rebel Papers on the
Late Battle in Kentucky,

CAPTURE OF CEDAR KEYS, FLORIDA.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31

Ed eni rs LATEST Wa QuERNSToWN. ; y Is
saThe City Of Washington 81 aad Jursl both
lasritad hsse onthe e0sh and drought tn ~
.aisssA sspaS
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31

that State; Robert Crozier, Of Kansas, Attor-
ney for the District of that State; Sam'l. D.
How, Of Washington Territory, to be Agent
Of the Indians of that Territory; James D.
Doty, of Wis, to be Superintendent Of Indian
affairs in that State; Bland Ballard of Ky
Judge of the District Ceurt for that District;
James E. Streeter,of Ills, A ssociate Justice
Of the Supreme Coart for the Territory of
Nebraska. Pa. ...' ......,.' t'.,...f
The following named Consuls have been
confirmed I'D. .> '.,', .-@ !
= David Evans, of Illinois, at Bilboa; Rich
ard G. Hanna, at Santander; Isaiah Thomas,
of Illino 5. at Algiers; Geo, Fisher, of Ca'i-
fornia, at Kanawgha; Wm. R, Villains, Of
Ohio, at Paro; Jas. Van Dor, Of Wisconsin,
at Tahiti; Gail j.. Croby, of Wisconsin, at
iBorsyrund Hiram futile, Of Wisconsin, at
Montivedo. .-l"- -, s.--.,..,,,. =
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= 80 ,..fs. 5isii7@ WASHINGTON, Jan. o5.
HousE.-The Committee of Commerce
have before them the question cf the Reel
procity Treaty between the United States and
Canada. -f., .jT- ,y-F.- aBY
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31

lob 10 -aoIi.sr oysj WASHINGTON, JAM "a. q,
9 The Navy. Department ahas received dis
patches from Flag Officer cKean, dated Ship
Island, JAM 9Th, in which he reports the ar
rival at that place Of the US. steamer Mer-
.la isis ,sgl
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The Senate has confirmed the following ap-
pointments. .' -'''' ia > 49,. il9
VIM. Huntington, Of Washington Terri
ritory, to be Marshal q that Territory; BENZ.
H. Smith, of Va, to. be, Attorney Of the
Western District of Virginia; John 0. Broad.
head, Of Mo-, to be Attorney Of the Eastern
District of that State; Robert J. Tucker, Of
No. Attorney for the Eastern Distaict Of
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-14
n. Col. Ful.on of stoke..

Through the polite uess of friend, we are per.
mitted to lay before on readers the following inter-
esting letter from Brig Gen. Trimble, to the father
of the lamentsd 1t Col Fulton, of this State, who
fell recently CALAMITY bearing the flag of his regi-
ment Such tribute from the pen Of his eomman-
der will be gratifying to his friends =
FRONT ROYAL, Va, Oct /, 1862
Samuel Fulton, Stokes County, NJ c..
DEAR SIR The names of those who nebly die
for their country have ever lived in peoples CRATE
full memory. He who falls in battle, inscrloes his
name upon the records of his country's glory IN
characters which can never perish while freedom
lives.
Such man was Lieut. Colonel Fulton, of North
Carolina. At an early period he entered the army,
and joined the 21st N. G. Rel iment in which, by
promotion he had obtained the rank of 1t Colonel.
His regiment was attached to the brigade COM
manded by me, and brought into every action which
took place in Northern Virginia from the battle of
Winchester the 2sth of May, to that of Manassas
or the 28th of August-incuding all the actions
near Richmond-that is to say, in all Jacksons bat
ties. l. therefore, who knew him well, can speak
from personal knowledge of his merits
He mingled in a remarkable degree kindness and
civility with discipline and military duties He was
the fayorite of every soldier. His merits were ex-
hbited without pretenson and his courage, the
chief element of his character, shown without bra
vado, and always surpassed the expectations of his
friends In many charges against the enemy, the
battle flag was seen in his hands leading the regi-
ment to victory. His death wounds were received
while thus bearing the colors in the charge at Ma
nassas, on the 26th of August He expired the
next day with the same flag waving over him, which
he had borne in triumph against the foe.
l have felt constrained, my dear sir, to offer this
faint tribute of respect to the virtues and galantry
of your son, who considered of the most yalu-
able officers of my brigade, and whose honorable and
gentlemanly department gained my warmest esteem.
Accept sir, my sincere and deep sympathy in the
distress you and your family must feel for the loss
of such son. May this testimony to his merits
andmanner of his death, assuage, in some degree,
the pangs of those who knew him and loved him
well.
His State should be proud of his name, and ever
cherish his memory, and her sons should now and
hereafter emulate his virtues and his patriotism.
write this from sick bed where l am suffering
from wound, or would write more at length.
am sir, respectfully, :
Your obedient servant
j. R. TRIMBLE,
Brig. Gen'l 18th brigade.
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WORRELLe
For the Standard.
GOV. VANCE IN RICHMOND.

GOV. VANCE IN RICHMOND.
EDITOR OF THE STANDARD NORTH Caronians in
Richmond, and especially the sick and wounded N.
c. soldiers in its hospitals lately cheered and
delighted by visit of our beloved and popular
Governor who was accompanied on his humane
GRAND by the newly appointed but already proven
faithful officer, DR.. Warren, the Surgeon General.
Of the political objects of the Governors visit,
we have nothing to relate as Executive is as
remarkable for his discreet reserve on State SUBJ
ects as he is for his cordial aud agreeable abandon
in the private circle. We, however, but re-echo
the opinion of our whole State that her interests
are safe in his hands. The Governor and Surgeon
General infinitely inspected the hospitals, and con-
yersed personally with the patients from our State
and were led thereby to adopt such measures as
must eventnate in great relief to our suffering
braves.
A visit to Richmond will soon convince any one
of the valuable service which may be rendered by
an energetic and intelligent Surgeon General for
our State; and we are sure that the measures
adopted by Surgeon General Warren must receive
the applause of the State. DR.. Warren Immediate
ly left for the army of the Potomac, with ample
means and supplies for our wounded soldiers. He
will provide suitable conveyances for the wounded,
and those who be safely removed will soon have
an opportunity of reaching their homes, and re-
ceiving there those thousand kind attentions which
are seldom received elsewhere.
A NORTH-CAROLINA SURGEON.
Richmond, Oct 8, 1862.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-14
GENERAL ITEMS.

The Yankee Gavay, it is said, occupy Fairfax and other
points in that section.
1t is reported that the steamer California with army
supplies and the steamer 29 the Alabama, have arrived
in a Confederate port.
The religious interest manifested liz the army is the
advance general desire exist for reading
newspapers, and good books.
Col John Forsythe an editor of Mobile VAS captured
by the Federals at a recent skirmsh MumfordsVe
Kentucky.
Dr. John Francis Heath native of Petersburg, Va.
died recently Smithvle N c. of yellow fever contract
ed while Wilmington. He Confederate Surgeon.
Fredericksburg, Va has recently contributed $l,4OO
besides blankets, &C., for the SOth Va. Regiment.
Rev. Frank Stany of the NJ. E. Church. died suddenly
in Danvile, Va, the 5th instant. He devoted
minister of that Church. lie a of the late John
Stany, of Newbern.
The Lutheran Church in this State has sent out Rev.
Mr. Sheck solicit donations for establishing school for
the education and home for the daughters of soldiers who
have died in the Two gentlemen in Forsyth County
have contributed $4,000.
At the late term of the Superior Court in Forsyth two
persons who had been rsoned under the charge of de-
serting from the army brought before his Honor
Judge Osborne presiding by writ Of hGbeGS corpus and
discharged upon the ground of having committed
sufficient legal offence to demand their imprisonment
Considerable religious interest has been manifested for
some days in the Methodist Church in this City Meetings
are kept up every night.
The First General Council of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the Confederate States will meet in Augusta
Ga, on the 18th of November next
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A Brave Man.

A friend informs US that Mr. Albert G. Cross
lives Immediately upon Chowan river, about six
teen miles above Gatesville When the Yankees
took possession of that region of country they broke
up all the ferries upon Chowan river and destroyed
all the canoes and fats that they could find upon
the river They also forbade the citizens along the
line of the river to put arv one across the river
without first obtaining permission from them. Mr..
Cross, regardless of Yankee threats, has persisted
all the while in putting every across the river
who desired to go. For his dsobedience of orders,
the Yankees have been trying for several weeks
past to arrest him. He has been compelled to leave
his home and remain day and night in the adjacent
woods. Last week Yankee gunboat ran past his
house about two miles, landed fifty men, who pro-
ceeded at double quick in the direction of Cross
house, expecting to take him by surprise. He, how
ever, being upon the alert secreted himself in the
woods upon the roadside, and, as the marauders
passed him, fired upon them with his double bar
relied gun, killing one and wounding two others.
The brave Yankees took up their killed and wounded
and skedad6led in true Yankee style.
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The Situation in Virginia.

The papers and the telegraph are almost silent in
reference to the condition of our affairs in Virginia
So far as the public understand, the impression pre-
walls that our army is still quietly watching and
waiting in the neighborhood of Winchester. Nc
Clean's forces doing the same on the North
side of the Potomac.
Rumor, the other day, stated that the enemy had
advanced into Culpepper again, towards the Rapidan
Station; but the is said not to be confirmed
by any advces in the possession of the Government.
OF the condition of things in North western Vir-
ginia, in the command of Gen. Loring, the public
have had no information for weeks.
There are however, indications that the enemy is
increasing his force largely at Suffolk and fears
entertained of his throwing force at White House,
upon the Pamunkey. The force at Suffolk is evil
IDENTIFY quite large, indicating to our mind no real
fear of attack at that place. but with the design
of an early advance upon Petersburg. Nor is the
Railroad ct Weldon entirely free from an attack.
We hope, however, the vigilance and means of our
authorities will be ample to foil the enemy at all
points.
The Examiner states that it is ascertaneihthat
body of Federal troops, mostly new levies, der
Gen. Seigel, numbering 80 to 100000 haveSseen
thrown between Centreville and Ocouquon creek
The object is believed to be to menace Gordonsville,
and thus draw off a part of Gen. Lees force from
the front of Mcclellan.
It's stated that the object of Lincoln's visit to
NeCellan's army, a few days ago, was to quell the
excitement there between the Democratic and AT o.
GtOn troops in regard to Lincolns emancipation
proclamation. The Democrats, it is said, declared
that they would not fight longer unless the procla-
nation was withdrawn. Mcclellan had forbidden
the discussion of the proclamation 1t is said that
Lincolns visit to the army did not quell the ex-
element
We find among passengers from Richmond and
our army, the impression very generally exists that
our force under Gen. Lee will be thrown in position
to meet the advance of the enemy from any quarter
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Our Affairs in the West.

We can gather but little from Southern sources
Of the real position of our affairs in Kentucky.
Northern accounts represent that Gems. Bragg and
Smith are falling back, Lexington and Frankfort
having been evacuated.
The movements of Gen. Bragg have certainly
Oeen, to all appearances very tardy, ard we fear
not very advantageous to our cause. The brilliant
movements of Gen. Kirby Smith excited the highes:
expectations but latest news from that quarter
presents another drawback to our hopes.
Our defeat at Corinth is not only generally &C.
AnoWedged, but seems to have had bad effect
upon our movements in Kentucky.
Gen. Van Dorm appears to have been entirely
responsible for the advance upon Corinth, having
ordered the advance it appears in opposition to the
Judgment of our other Generals. His information
u the strength and position of the enemy seems to
nave been very imperfect. Our telegraphic dis
patches indicate that Van Dorn's forces have been
compelled to fall back further than was at first in
!, From the west of the Mississippi we have no IT,
lungs. Our latest news will be found under the
Geographic head
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-14
WAKE CONSERVATIVE NOMINATION.
FOR HOUSE OF COMMONS:
COL. DANIEL O.. FOWLE.
Election, Thursday the 2sd Of October
Gov. Vance has summoned the Council of Stat
to meet in this City, on Saturday next
Tbe snecial Election in Wake.

rbo election for member of the House of Com
mons in Wake County, to fill the vacancy occasion
cd bv the death of Mr. Miller will take place on
Thursday the Esd instant Under the Ordinance
of the Convention the officers and soldiers from this
State will also vote, as the Ordinance provides that
they shall be entitled to vote at elections hereafter
TO be held" which, of course, includes all elections
nroyided for in the Ordinance. But they must vote
on the Thursday preceding the day of election at
home. Therefore the officers and soldiers from this
County will vote in camp Oh Thursday the 10th inst.
But, the Ordinance amendatory of the one above
referred to, provides that the proper returning
officers of every County in the State shall include in
their returns the votes of officers and soldiers gven
in anv election in which they may be entitled to
vote by law, if receiUed soithin tS0enty days after
tkey are cast and the said returning officers shall
net make up their returns and declare the result of
said elections until the expiration Of tacenty days
as aforesaid" Consequently, the Sheriff of Wake
will not have it in his power to furnish the member
elect with certificate of his election until the 9th
DAY Of November allowing the twenty days as afore-
said; and therefore, if the Legislature should be
convened on the Sd day, being the first Monday in
November, the member elect would not be qualified
to take his seat on that day. and could do so only
by the courtesy of the House. This view of the
matter in all probability accounts for the fact Of
the Governor ordering the election the 23d inst
The time thus allowed is certainly sufficient but,
under other circumstances, it might have been or
dered several days later.
We trust that the soldiers and people will bear in
mind that the soldiers will vote on the 10th, and
the people on the 2Sd. Let eUcry Conservative turn
out and COTE Col. Fowle is in every respect well
qualified for the position, and will make an excel
lent member
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The Forced Loan.

The tax.bill of the House of Representatives, or
the forced loan, has been defeated. This was a
most unjust and dangerous measure. 1t was not
in fact revenue bill, but provision for forced
loan from the people, similar to the forced loans
sorted to in Mexico and South America
We are glad to see that Mr.. Bridgers, of this
State, raised his voice against this measure. We
copy from the Dispatch the following summary of
his remarks:
"Mr. Bridgers Of N. c., occupied the floor in
opposition to the bill Whilst it professed to I'M
pose taxes for the support Of the Government, it
could not be concealed that it measure to en-
force loan There might be authority in the Con-
sti.ution for the enactment of such bill, but he
had been unable to discover it 1t was contended
by the supporters of this that the present
high prices of the necessaries of life attribute
BILE to the immense issue of Treasury notes but
in his opinion, these enormous prices were owing
to the increased demand and an inadequate supply.
If this bill was passed. the necessities of persons
upon whom the bonds would be forced would COM
pei them to throw them in the market, thus Great
ing a competing element in the market, well calcu-
lated to depreciate the bonds of the Government
How could the operations of such bill inspire con-
fidence in the Government? The bill was unjust
in its provisions in that it Disseminated between
the Spectator and the producing classes Of the Gov
eminent The effect of the adoption of such a
measure would have an injurious effect abroad 1t
would be at once declared that the people had no
confidence in the financial condition of the coun-
try"
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Corn Crop of the East.

Since our last issue, we have conversed with an
intelligent planter of one of the Eastern Counties
who informs us that the County of Lenor alone
this year will produce over 126, 900 bushels of corn
This is a small County. Besides this Lenoir will
raise large amount of pork, beef cattle, &c. The
estimate is below the truth.
Taking this for our data, it is reduced to GER
tainty that the Counties East of the Wilmington
and Weldon Railroad not now under the control of
the Yankees, but which may be in a few months,
will produce about ono million and half Of bush
els Of corn, besides an amount of bacon and beef
cattle beyond our ability to conjecture
The amount of corp, hogs and cattle, in ordinary
years raised in those Counties now in possession of
the enemy, is equal to the above estimate. The
present years crop must be small, Except in Hyde
where we learn it is very large) because of the
large number of negroes run off last spring.
We lean that many of our citizens in that section
are ready to remove their movable property be-
yond the reach of harm, but many of them are un-
able to do 50 without assistance from the Govern
ment After the evacuation of Newborn, the horses,
mules, oxen and wagons of many of the people were
pressed by our troops, which have never been re-
turned to them, and for which, doubtless, many of
them have not yet received a cent from the Govern
ment Much of what our troops left them has been
taken by the enemy, besides the loss of their ne
groes.
Now, as matter of simple justice, not to con-
slider the advantage to the Government of saving
this large amount of corn, bacon, &C., to the coun-
try, we ask will not the Government do something
to relieve or assist these people? If they likely
to be forced from their homes let them not be forced
out and at the same time leave their crops to the
mercy Of our merciless foe. We believe they
should be defended to the last extremity, but as a
matter of precautiOn, let the surplus produce at
least be removed first.