Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-10-10

EDWARD SOLOMAN,
SAMUEL J. KIRKwooD,
o. P. MORTON, per
DIG. Rose, his representative,
WILLIAM SPRAGuE,
F. H. PlERPoNT,
DAVID TOP,
n. S. BERRY,
AUSTIN BLAIR.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAC,l
Oct2.
President Lincoln arrived at Harper's Fer
nv on a special train from Washington yes
terday afternoon. He was met by Major Kip
and Capt. Saunders, and escorted to Sum-
ner's Headquarters.
The President was accompanied by Gen. Nc
Clernand and the members of his staff, the
Marshal of the District of Columbia, the Pres
ident of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and
several other gents.
At Summers Headquarters he was met by
Mcclellan. After cordial interview, the
President, accompanied by Mcclellan, Sum
ner and brilliant cavalcade, composed of
Division and Brigade Generals, with numbers
of their stats, went to review Summers army
corps on Bolivar Heights. The troops pre-.
scented fine appearance, and greeted the
President and Mcclellan with great enthusi
aSm.
The President also visited Rein's Railroad
bridge, and the Government buildings at Har.
per's Ferry, when he returned to Bolivar
heights and passed the night with Gen. Sum-
ner.
In the morning the President, accompanied
by Sumner and other Generals, visited the
troops on Loudon and Maryland heights, and
rode over the ground where the troops sur.
rendered at noon. He left Harper's Ferry
and rode over to McClellan's Headquarters
During the afternoon Mcclellan conducted
the President over the Antietam battle field
accompanied by brilliant corps of army off
GERS, including Mcclellan and staff. The
President manifested the greatest satisfaction
in everything connected with our recent vic
tories. In the evening he returned to McClel
lan's Headquarters, where he will remain owe,
night in camp. He was serenaded by a band
Of the I'd cavalry.
Tomorrow he will review other troops Of
the army of the Potomac. Saturday he will
return to Washington by special train vid
Frederick.
The President is in excellent health and
spirits, and highly pleased with the good con-
dition of our troops.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3.
Advices received at headquarters from
Gen. Schofield state that an engagement had
taken place at Neosho, between the Kansas
troops under Col. Solomon and superior
force of rebels. The number on each side
was small, and the loss light. The Kansas
troops were obliged to retire, leaving the
field to the enemy. Salomon's force was
about 1000 men.
New York, Oct. 3.
A Cincinnati letter gives list of nineteen
gunboats, Of one and two gurs each, on the
Ohio river, at and above that point, under the
command of Commodore Dublc.
A Louisville dispatch of the I'd inst says
I" Five hundred prisoners, taken by Ros.
seaus division, have arrived from Middletown
"Our army is drawn up in battle line TWEEN.
ty-one miles distant, on the Bardstown pike
heavy skirmishing going on. Lookout for
big news tomorrow"
Report says Rosseau's brigade has had an
engagement.
A Washington letter to the Commercial
records general rumors as to the President S
visit to Mcclellan, among others that he in
tends to detach one of the latter's officers for
an important duty, indicating Burnside.
The same letter says it Is believed that im-
portant dispatches have been sent abroad dur
ing the present week, including copies of an
intercepted letter from Jeff. Davis to Slidell,
announcing his intention to capture Wash
ington and make it the Capital of the Confed-
crate States, written about the time General
Lee crossed the Potomac.
DETROIT, Oct 8.
The Union State Convention, at jackson,
nominated Byron G. Stout, of Oakland coun-
ty, for Governor, and full State ticket.
New YORK, Oct. 3.
A Washington special says that rebel
prisoner, direct from Winchester, states that
there are very few rebels there, and that their
main body is at Martinsburg.
A Union surgeon just returned from the
Upper Potomac confirms these statements,
and adds that the enemy are sending away
sick and wounded soldiers, after stripping
them of their clothes and shoes for the use Of
the able-bodied, who remain in the ranks.
Hooker has so far recovered that he is in
readiness to assume command whenever the
President may direct.
Gen. Harvey has been assigned to the COM
mand in the West. Among the men who are
heartily in favor of the Presidents proclama-
ton as military means of suppressing the
rebellion and most vigorous measures for
crushing treason every where are Hon. Jos.
Holt and F. B. Gushing, Of N. Y.
Solicitor Of the Treasury, has modified his
previously expressed opiuion touching liability
to taxation Of articles manufactured prior to
September 1st. He now holds that removal
from premises, be it only to store-houses in
some town or city, Is such removal as is
by the 7th section Of the Tax
Law. If removed before September LIST it
relieves the articles from taxation. lilrd