Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-05-16
sVOLo.asAllI-7HNO. a46.
the whole South rsfS army 1T sCorinths Il
subsisting onhaif rations, and haep ponlyj apttto,
vision sufficient to last 49 days, when the5sur-

d subsisting onhaif ratiens, and haeponlyj plruo
It vision sufficient TO last 40 dsys5yhen The sun
l. geons left Memphis, = s,o,' ~'~.''''-"
Fi.y1. .se. r., -,;so,,o.,,, a AUBUBN, May 10.
A FIRE broke out ii the cooper caosIar sbo5 Of tbe
g Auburn States prison; 1T Six o'csoek. hfaSl
[ evening, destroying that building and alarepys
> :, amount Of stock and tools belonging to the
u cooper contractors, Messrs.. A. Miller .&sCo
The prison is but little damaged The losus,
to the State IN the destfucti0n Of the shtr
will amount to- about $4,000 9TThe loses Yo
the CONTRACTORS is about $4,000. The .cit;-
zens OF Auburn and the convcts in the pris-
on worked mahfully to prevent the fire from
spreading No insurance on the ptopertv.
\ 1ao Hn s9r9ld nii,AIL,n1.ds ,ALn.syb bCs,.r Mac IiHfs
About ~ o'clock today the ra;lrosd
bridge at Trey caught fires it is supposed aby
spark from locomotive 4 he whole west-
ern part Of the brilge was destroyed and
broken portions Of it now line, the bank Of
the river, down to the iron works 81 " hen
it fell it was blaze and to prevent itSAosa.
ing among the lumber it, was towed down 70
the iron works dock. The, flames spread IN
southeastern direction along the railroad
track to the Onion Depot, and thence across
to Ida Hill. The Union Depot, Union House
9Th street presbyterian, Dr Sheldon's!} bap.l
fist church, and many other buildings, are.
totally destroyed. At half past, one. 9TH
street 70 Fulton. down i5tfh to State, ahd On
9Th stleet to 9Th street, nsSrlylato Congress
On Ida Hilltwere in flames. is The flames are
making terrible havoc among the, .woodsn
buildings, and the prospects are the whole
bill will be laid IN sslies. he Mayor sent
over to the afsondl FOR p6wtier,; Which. baif
properly used will de ubt;essi have the effect
to stay the progress Of the fire. The Aames
are raging with unabated fury, and unless
blown up, the whole town win be burned
down. On the river and 1st street the 1aries
have been nearly stayed. nThe whole town 8
IS packed up ready to leave their. dwellings, p
at moments warning. ,.,..-
At 345 P. n. the fire was approac ching the
old museum buildings. Engines were on the
ground from Cohoes, Albany, Lansingburg
and waterford: "a afsiarair ,fr.-af + ,sgT
The above is taken from the Epeninq Jour-
nal. A later dispatch informs us that the
powder is being used with good effect. a. +.
!-'i'd hlpoo zoWAsHiNGroH, MAY IL. GO
The War. Department received the follow,
ing this morning :a1il bnsd k'jsiaoai.odA rs
Fort Monroe, May, 10th.-Norfolk is ours:
also Portsmouth and the Navy Yard.
Gen. Wool completed thetlanding Of troops
this morning, and commenced cthe march on
Norfolk with FIVE thousand men. Secretary
Chase accompanied the expedition. Five
miles from the landing rebel battery was
stationed on the opposite side of the bridge,
over Farmer'screek. After q few discharges
the rebels burned the bridge which compelled
Us to march round five miles further. -
At 5 P. n. our forces, when within short
distance of Norfolk, were met by deieea-
tons of citizens, and the city formally sur
rendered. Our troops marched in and now
have possession. Gen. Veile commands As
military Governor. Neither the city or na-
Wy yard were burned. 'isu s-i' Z" lSYi'9. cnt
Gen. Huger withdrew his forces without
light. zla5I a. 9u5dcs 8 10 ri csiss~ err nsrl
Commander Rodgers expedition was heard
from this afternoon, ascending James river.
Reports are favorable from Mcclellan.
FT. MoNReE, May II.
( To j. H. Watson, Assistont Secretary
Of War i: The Merrimac was blown up by
the rebels about o'clock this morning. -.
! The Monitor, Naugatuck and gunboats
have gone towards Norfolk. '"4 .
Troy, N. Y, May II.
The fire commenced Saturday morning and
ragged till sundown. 1t caught in the coverd
bridge over the Hudson and Saratoga Railroad.
One thousand feet of the bridge were des-
troyed. The wind was blowing furiously,
and carried burning brands to various parts
IF the city, setting fire to number Of bull
dings. . oo" 742f9i ent '-A3 - I5--
In consequence of so many fires in differ
ent directions the fire department could not
DO much to stop the confagration. After
the fire had burned half block on both
,;doo of P;vavs cfronf IS ~rsc .....x.J
In the mean time it made fearful progress
Ia 4th, Sd and partly In I'd streets.
most Of the buildings being private resi-.
lences, among the best in the city. The
whole number of buildings DESTROYED is be-
tween five and six huudred. Loss approxi.
mates $4,000, 900; total insurance about $l..
100000. The business portion of the CITY
suffered comparatively little. ,se -.
Among the buildings DESTROYED are the
Troy Union Bridge, 9Th street Presbyterian
Church, Scotch Presbyterian, Methodist.
Free Chapel, Orphan Asylum, Children's
Asylum, Rensselaer, Polytechnec Institute.
Troy Academy, Mrs. Warren's Female Char.
ity School, Union Hotel, Fulton House and
Troy City Bank. joi -yaa I7ll sT r -
Among the heaviest sufferers are Gucrlys.
mathematical instrument makers, and Shel.
don & Green, stove founders.
The area burnt over is about fiftv acres.
A great number of persons are thrown out of
employment. Several lives were lost-amone
them DR.. Cary, physician, and Ransom
Haight. merchant Some ten persons are
missing. fe ..... .,.... -.l.. ..'-.....- .....
Especial sDipatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
,ea,,-. q sag CAIRo, May 10.
We have unpleasant intelligence from Pa.
ducah. tits nothing less than discovery
Of plot on tho part Of the secession resi-
dents there to hand the town over to the
rebels. ~ go - ....- -....--. ~.
The matter has been revealed to the COM
nander Of this military district and steps ia
ken to punish the .conspirators. For several
weeks past they have met nightly six hum
dred in number in large hall in the city.
But for the Information given by one in their
confidence the whole plot would have been
consumated before another week. sioa @
The approach. Of the rebel cavalry force of
the notorious Clay King, now rowing the
country between Padueah and Union City;
is supposed to be the signal for the outbreak.
overt act is committed, short shrift and 4
speedy one will be their portion. The mill
tary force there has been largely increased.
and every precaution taken to prevent q sur.
prise. The large GA guns upon the embank-
ments around the Marine Hospital are turned
upon the town, and woe be to it in case Of
an outbreak. si aess;ms14g 20 sTaia3iad 1Hl
..a BALrInoaE, May 10.
The boat from Fl Monroe arrived this af.
ternoon: y %"
Fl. Mowos, Nay 9th.-The Merrimac re-.
mained off the Point all night. The Monitor
went up this morning and fred shot into
the Point. II
The battery at Rip-Raps also opened