Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-18
WHAT A REBEL PAPER SAYS OF ITS
OWN GOVERNMENT.
The Skirmish at Tompkinsville, Ky.
IMPORTANT FROM ARKANSAS - CUR
TIS SUFFERING FOR SUPPLIES.
Plain Talk of Gov. Yates to President
Lincoln.

n nag OF truce was sent up the I Ork river,
yesterday, and returned this afternoon. AT
Cumberland they found 105 of our wounded
soldiers held as prisoners by the rebels The
latter readily consented to give them up. Ar
rangements were at once made to convey them
to the Landing, where the steamer lay. When
they had been conveyed about a mile rebel
| cavalry force came up and compelled them to
return to the hospital
The steamer Coronicus was fired into by
rebels, yesterday, a few miles this side OF
Harlison's Landing, notwithstanding pickets
are stationed at intervals of three miles along
that portion of the river. No damage
BosroN, July II.
The city council of ofNewburyport after pa
triohc speeches, voted a bounty of S75 to
each man volunteering under the new call for
soldiers in that city.
VIcKsBuEG, July Z, cia CAIRO, II.
The bombardment of the city still continues
from the mortar boats above and below the
city.
The rebels have recently made attempts to
strengthen their earthworks on the bluff but
have been driven away by shells from our
mortars.
Most of the houses in the city are riddled
by balls.
Small squads of rebels appear occasionally
on the upper batteries in front of the city but
have fled as soon as the guns from the fleet
opened on them.
Work on the canal is rapidly progressing.
MEMPHIS, July 9, ola CAIRO, II.
Business continues to revive. Merchants
from Northern cities, with new stocks of goods,
are opening stores and the citizens are patron
Hing them more freely than heretofore.
Nearly 5000 letters were sent North Mon
day Mails are sent North daily but only one
is received regularly, owing to delay at Cairo
post office.
Several citizens sympathizing with the re-
bellion were arrested yesterday and passed
South.
A negro was arrested Sunday with a large
mail from persons in the rebel army to friends
here
The Provost Marshal has issued an order
prohibiting persons from crossing the river
in yawls, under penalty Of arrest of passengers
and confiscation of boats.
New YORK, July II.
By the schooner Hazee we have New Or
leans papers to June 26th.
The price of -four had advanced to $24 per
barrel. Gen. Shepley had, in consequence,
issued an order fixing the price of bread at
90 cents for "a ounces. Smaller amounts in
proportion.
Gen. Butler had ordered all the banks in
the department to make return to headquar-
ters of all sums due to the banks in the rebel
lious States, also of all sums due to the State
of Louisiana or State officers, also that drafts
or checks thereon shall not be paid without a
permit from headquarters.
The Delta says there was quite a stir in the
cotton market on June 25th, and samples
which have been stored away for year or SO
sold at 25 cents per pound.
A number of vessels which had for some
| time been reported below had arrived at New
Orleans
| Gen. Butler has appointed Mr.. Bates, o.
Mass, Warden of the State Prison at Bator
Rouge.
| Gen Butler has issued an order prohibiting
masters of vessels from taking away any per
sons of color other than those coming to New
Orleans on board their vessels under penalty
of imprisonment and liability of confiscatior
of their vessels.
Gangs of outlaws are reported as nightly
committing depredations on the OpeloEsd'
railroad
A large and enthusiastic Union meeting wa
held in New Orleans on June 2lst.
] Special to Herald.
/ NASHVILLE, July 10.
| Four companies of the 9th Pennsylvania
cavalry were surprised and cut to pieces a
daybreak this morning at Tompkinsville, il
the State line, by Stearn's cavalry, $50
strong. Col Williams and Majs. Jordan ant
Bowman are reported among the killed. TIL
wounded men were assassinated.
Stearns is reported en- route for Bowln
Green with the intention Of destroying tn
bridges. Some of the railroad track has bee
torn up.
Later accounts state that it is not certai
that Col. Williams was among the killed.
WASHINGTON, July II.
Both houses this week unanimously passe
= an army retrenchment bill, which will say
! about SIC, ,OO0,O 900 per annum.
f Yesterday the House, after spirited d
i bate between Mr. Allen of NY, in favor, an
a Mr. Mcpherson of Pa, against, laid on IL
: table the Senate bill to increase the stats
corps and division commanders. 1t involve
n about 100000 per annum increased e!
e penses.
Worlds Special.
l. Lieut. McLane, of the Sd Ohio regimen
" who wears United States uniform with t
D. Virginia coat of arms on the buttons, was
m entertaining number ofrebel prisoners und
in his charge, by taking them to private re
dences and escorting them around to hote