Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-14
Gen. Mcclellan Removed.
HWrnsiAe in comm = nd of.ho
ARMY OF the Potomac.
HOOKER TAKES BUsNSIDE's PLACE.
IMPORTANT CABINET CHANGES
7oE PROBABLE. 80
REVENUE STAMPS ABOUT TO RE
.,. ISSUED,
Burning Of an Orphan Asylum in
Brooklyn, N. Y. "a#

! SALEM, Va, Nov. 8.
The order relieving Mcclellan, received q,
headquarters last night, was entirely unex.
pected. Every one was taken by SURPRISE
On its reception, the command was immedi.
ately turned over to Burnside. ~,
Mcclellan and staff leave tomorrow for
Trenton, N j., where he is ordered to report
His last official act was issuing an address to
his soldiers, informing them in few words OF
the change and taking leave. .-. .........
| No other news worthy of mention, except
that the army is in notion.
| HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoroMAc.1
WARRENToN, Nov. 9. {
Gen. Pleasanton, yesterday, in skirmish
with Stuart, near Little Washington, captur-
ed three pieces of artillery, also Captain,
Lieutenant and privates.
Gen. Bayard yesterday occupied and now
holds the railroad-bridge across the Kappa
hammock. The bridge was uniniured.
Tho bridge across Broad river has been
destroyed.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.
The Newbern Progress, of the lst, received
here, makes no mention of any recent expe-
dition.
1t says the statement that the rebels at
Wilmington were arming the negroes is un-
true. Distrust of them is SO great that they
dare not trust them with arms. -
CINcINNArI, Nov. 8.
A special to the Commercial, from Indian
apolis, says on Wednesday night battalion
of Col. Shacklefords Sth Kentucky cavalry
was attackedby large force of guerrillas under
Col. Fowler, on Pond River, seven miles
from Madisonville, Ky. The attack was gal
lantly met, and the rebels Were compelled to
retire, with the loss of s killed, including
Col Fowler. A large number were wounded
and taken prisoners.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 8.
About 80 rebel prisoners arrived from Leb-
anon, Ky, to night, including son of Hum
phrey Marshall, who violated his parole and
joined the rebels. -r.~
The democrats Bowling Gre,n cores
pondent, this morning, writes that an escaped
rebel prisoner, who left Murfreesboro Wednes-
day, reports that Gems. Polk and Breckin-
ridge, with 900 men and artillery, attacked
the south side;o Nashville on Friday morn
ing, while John Morgan, on the north side,
with 5000 men, crossed at the Ferry and az
tempted to destroy the bridge, but was re-
pulsed. The result of Folks attack is un-
known. ...-. -... -. ....
.e WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.
Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
in letter to committee in New York, says
the Government has increased facilities for
supplying revenue stamps, and all orders
now in for kinds already engraved will be
filled before the 10th inst ...-..-... ..i.
Within very short time plates for all the
kinds of stamps will be finished, and all or
ders supplied promptly When this can be done
an order will emanate from the Department
giving notice that after certain day stamps
must be used or penalty be enforced in all
cases where stamps can be promptly furnish
ed by the Government on application.
@ WASHINGTON, Nov 8.
A dispatch to the Herald, says Burnside
takes Burnside's position.
McClellan's removal caused great excite
ment here tonight. o
Gen. FihJohn Porter is ordered here to
answer charges against him by Gen. Pope.
The mortar schooners at the Navy-yard,
are having the mortars removed, and replaced
by 100 Founders Parrot guns amidships,
two riled guns on sides and pivot gun for
ward. Their destination is not made public.
Special to N. Y Sunday Mercury.
WASHINGTON, Nov. s.
A Cabinet crisis is impending. Reported
Seward, Smith, Blair and Bates retire. Their
places to be filled by Fessenden, Colfax, Win
ter Davis and some other Western Republi-
can, 1t may not be announced before Janu-
ary, as present heads of Departments make
reports to Congress in December
Rebel preparations for retreat have been 60
ing on for two months. All their plans
known to be matured for winter quarters at
Richmond.
We hold Warrenton Junction, whence the
rebels fell back yesterday.
The snow storm will delay military oper-
atoms in Virginia two or three days.
The President notifies all who call on him
that he will not modify or withdraw his
proclamation. c rs r
SAN Francisco, Nov. 8.
The steamer Pacific has arrived from the
Northern coast bringing five hundred passen-
gers, and $40, 900 in treasure from British
Columbia, and $1,000 from Oregon,
Extreme cold weather was driving the
miners from British Columbia and not more
than fifty would winter at Carribao. Four
hundred animals had perished in the recent
snow storms. -.-..
''otN' PHILADELPHIA, Nov. g.. ri
The removal of Mcclellan caused great ex-
element. Among rumors of the cause, is
that some instructions from the Gen. .-in-chief
we're not followed, and Lee escaped in con-
sequence. ,,taa .sv-5efssat .i II .re.
Forney's Press of tomorrow says it was
purely military, and the result of a military
consultation and discussion, although COM
mended to the President and approved by
him some time ago, and was only finally re-
solved upon after change became inevitable.
No act of the present administration has
been the subject of greater deliberation.
= ,I New YORK, Nov. 8. ~,
The pay master of Waterville Arsenal was
robbed in the sub -Treasurer's Office yesterday,
Of $4,000 in Treasury notes. laivsg 81 % ,.'r3I
. The Catholic Orphan Asylum for boys, on
Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, was totally ,des-
troyed by fire this morning. There were 248
children in the building Nearly all saved.
Two are known to be dead, and several are
missing. f7s1 l'os - 'fla@a1 ..''' .'a
W The story is told of . girl At Bangor,
Me, who presented the interesting spectacle
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