The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-24
News and Items.

News and Items.
The Banks expedition, instead of co.op.
Grating with our army in the capture Of
Richmond, has gone off on some wool
gathering expedition further south. We
had thought that the laundering policy Of
dividing our forces had played out, and that
hereafter concentration was to be the watch
word.
The navy department has received intel
ligence Of the capture by Com. Warren, Of
the steamer Daylight, Of the British schoon.
er Brilliant, and sloop Coquette, both from
Nassau, N. P. while attempting to run the
blockade of North Carolina.
Congress has passed bill for the admis.
sion Of Western Virginia, but the President
has thus far withheld his signature. 1t is
understood that he has constitutional Oh
jections. "a.
Sec'y Smith is to retire from the cabinet
on the first Of the new year, and will. with.
out doubt, be succeeded by Judge Holt.
The army bill reported by the committee
Of Ways and Means appropriates $751;.
100000 for the year ending with the LIST OF
January, 1864.
Sen. Wilkinson's bill for the removal Of
the several bands Of the Sioux assigns them
reservation near the Missouri River, SUI
ficisnt to give 80 acres of good agricultural
lands to each individual, and appropriates
100000 for their removal. 1t provides
that the old reservations shall 10 sold for
the benefit Of the tribe, and that individu.
ais whs sought to prevent the recent mas.
sacres shall be allowed to retain 100 acres
each. 80.
Senator Rice's bill, in aid of canal to
connect the Minnesota River and Red River
Of the North, grants for such purpose a
million acres Of Minnesota lands, besides
right Of way of two hundred feet in width
Itappcars that the Paymastcr's Depart.
ment is able to procure only about $500 900
per day for soldiers wages, while the de-
mand is 100000 This fact is owing to
the inability f the manufacturers to sup.
ply the government currency, and accounts
for the injury done the soldier.
On the night Of the 18th, Gen. Burnside
recrossed to the north bank Of the Kappa.
hammock.
Cotton comes quite freely to Cairo
from below. On the 18th the steamer
Planet brought up six hundred bales.
Maj Gen. Grant has issued orders de-
cla'ing trade and travel open to Oxford.
Miss. Hh has also issued an order saying
as Kentucky has fulfilled the constitutional
requirements by choosing Union civil OIL
GERS, the military authorities are prohibited
from interfering in their duty. The mill
tary authority can only be used to suppress
riots and mobs, and resistance to law; but
in no case will they be permitted to inter
fere with its execution.
The New York Commercial Aduertise,
says there is rumor afloat that McClella,
has been re. called to Washington.
jeff. Davis has made Major General Of
Morgan. Of Kentucky notoriety.
The official reports Of the battle of Prai
rie Grove, Ark, puts the loss of killed and
wounded in General Herron's command a,
843 /; in Gen. Blunt's. at 1852; total 995.-
Latest accounts increase the rebc! loss to
2,700 killed and. wounded, and nearly 6, OOC
by deserticn.
During the entire bombardmcnt Of Fred
lcksburg, several bands were discoursin,
sweet strains, prominent among which wa,
1.-THE girl left behind me''
The draft in the various states where il
has been made. is virtually failure. II
Pennsylvania. the number Of drafted mcr
who failed t" report for duty at the variou.
camps, with those who have deserted, i
estimated at eight to ten thousand. I,
Connecticut, out Of four thousand tw,
hundred AMI twelve men drafted in tina
state, Only one hundred and thirty. sever
are ready Tor duty.
The N. Y. Tribune is one of the mos
impudent journals published in the Englsl
language. Ina late number it attempt
to bully" the President about the Yves
Virginia state bill, telling him if he vetoe
it he 'cannot do less than ask pardon G
John Letcher for having invaded that pc
tentate's doninions, and humbly petition
Mason and Slidell to resume their seats i
the Senate" We shah soon see whethe
Mr.. Lincoln can MAINTAIN himself agains
such pressure.
| The U. S. gunboat Cairo, which has reu
dered the government distinguished servic
on the interior waters was recently blow
up by rebel torpedo in the Yazoo rive
and sunk in forty feet of water. All tn
officers AMI men escaped in safety.
| The rebels are reported to have tw
hundred guns in position at Vicksbur,
many Of which are casemaied. We dout
it. 1t is also said that they have 1000
men there but can concentrate 1O0, 900 me
before our forces can open an attack
This may BE- possible.
i 1t is positively stated that force Of 70
warriors Of the Cathcad and Yankton Siou
Indians are cenCregated at Devils Lake "a,
propriate rendezvous making preparation
for war against the white settlements in III
spring on an extensive scale.
| Sen Henderson has introduced an i'm
portant bill into the Senate Of the Unite
States which provides that when the Legi,
lature IT Missouri provides for gradual q
immediate emancipation the government
| the u. s. shall give her M comnens, fio