Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

plating. Steam was instantly gotten up on
Ill the other vessels in the stream. ond many
If them dropped frcm [Storn East of Chi
,ago prevents our getting any further report
FoRr MADISON, Iowa, June Is.
The old shops at the Iowa State Prison
took fire this evening, at about 8 O'Clock. and
burned to the ground. The loss is estimated
at from $15, 900 to 100000.
OMAHA, N. T., juno 16.
The overland emigrant escort, sent by the
Government, in command of Capt. w. O..
Crawford, left this morning. The emigration
is larger than ever before. Some G, 900 teams
crossed the river here.
AsuIMsToN, June II.
Com. Dupont has for~ ardsd to the Navy
DepartM ent, . report from the LieutsnanS
Commanding U. S. gun.boat Lucca 1T Nay
port Mills, st. Johns river Florida, announc-
ing the death of J. Sprotzen, ths executive
officer Of that vessel, June 9Th. He left, in
command of three boats, with acting master
j. H. Rogers, masters mate. and 40 men sith
small arms; he was accompanied by 30 men
from the Patron. The object was to capture
= man named Huston, q captain of . company
of rebels now in the vicinity Of Black Creek.
I was informed Huston boosted Of having hunl
negro pilot who WAS captured at the time
of the death Of Lieutenant Commanding
Budd, near Symirns. On that account l
wished him a. prisoner, and for the purpose
Of restoring the general ira. guilty Of persons
along this river, most of whom, doubt not
would gladly acknowledge the Govsrnmen,
Of the United States were they not in fear Of
violence from men Of this character.
1t Sprotzen landed at early daylight, and
proceeded rapidly with his party t. the hous.
of Huston. The latter, it appears, was ap
prised Of his coming, and met him at the deer
armed with tive double-barrsllsd pistsls and
bowie-khife. Upon demand Of Spretzsn Il
surrender himself prisoner, Huston fire.
at him with pistol, the ball entering high VI
on the left breast, killing him instantly
Huston discharged another pistol and gun
without farther injury to our party, and va
instantly wounded in four places and brough
on board. he is supposed to be nortslly
wounded. Several shots were fred frss
Huston's house by persons who escaped.
MENPH1s II, Ola CAIRO, June Is.
In reply to q communication from tht
Mayor, Board and Aldermen Of the city
praying for 4 modification of the order pro
hibiting the circulation of Confederate notes
Col. Slack has replied, refusing to modif,
his former actions. His letter closes as fol
lows:
"Should Confederate notes be permitted
to be received as circulating medium wher
the flag of the United States floats, 90 far .
an act of that kind could give character t.
such reasonable currency, it would do 80
and thus the very basis Of this rebellion be
made respectable by contact with the Gov
eminent. 1t seeks to destroy "a act which
| shall in no instance be found aiding OF
abetting."
The oath of allegiance was administered
to nearly three hundred persons yester Jay,
Of whom about half were rebel officers and
soldiers.
CAIRO. June Is
Gen. Pope and staff passed threuy,, b.r
on their way to St. Louis. Be- .nreo.rd'
army is utterly demoralizsd aD'. il scatters
along the Mobile and Ohio railroad betwea
Okolona and Columbus
Thousands of h.ssntuckians ard Tennes
seeans have deserted and are making the,
way to their homes. They are dis.rmed b,
our tfoops and allowed to proceed withou
MILWAUKEE, June 10.
The Legislature adjourned sine die las
night, after short session of two weeks
Nothing of public interest was accomplished
except to repeal the Personal Liberty laws
The tax question was indefinitely postponed
Col. d. E. Wood, of the 18th regiment
wounded at Shiloh, died at his residence, il
Fond du Lac, yesterday, Of typhoid fever.
New York, June 10.
Among the passengers by the Ocean Queer
from New Orleans are Mrs. Gen. Butler
also, Pierre Soule, prisoner.
WASHINGTON, June 18.
The large number of officers absent from
their regiments without sufficient cause is re
garded as 80 serious an evil a. to demand al
immediate correction, and accordingly order,
have been issued COR this purpose.
All property captured by the army OF
seized by our Provost Marshal, or taken ul
astray, or taken from soldiers marching il
the enemy's country, is required to be turnst
over to the chief of the staff of the depart
ment in which such property would apper
tain, on duty with the troops, to be account
ed for by them as captured property ant
used for the public service unless ordered BY
the commanding officer to be returned.
New YoRk, jane 18.
Released Union prisoners, who have beer
a fortnight past on Governors Island, wore
paid off and mustered out of service to-day
and many have gone to their homes. Quite
number have gone to the New England
Rooms, who will leave for home tomorrow
There are some from the West.
New YORK, June 10.
Among the prisoners by the Ocean Queen
is Sheriff Mozaren, of New Orleans.
Gen. Williams brigade is up the Mississippi
river. The 31st Massachusetts,, 18th Connect.
icut and 18th Maine are in New Orleans
The health Of the soldiers is excellent
The Persia sailed at noon, with 1870, 600
in specie and 220 passengers; among the
latter Lord Lyons.
A SECEsH CHRIsrgNING.--The st Louis
Democrat says:
On last Sunday, in the Presbyterian church,
at Eleventh and Pine streets, the child of
Samuel Robbins, who resides at Chestnut ard
Thirteenth streets, was brought to the altar
for baptism. The child WIS decorated with
red, white and blue, and was christened Ster-