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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-24

The Case - Gen. Frenort.
We have received the following note from
one of Gen. Frsmont's admirers in this citv ::
Nh. 4AaN: Notwithstanding the clamor
against Gen. Fremont, bis MANY friends in
this region, did not lack confidence in his in.
tegrity, patriotism, and military ability.
presume your prejudice against Gen. Fremont
and the bon. Schuyler Colfax is not 80 great
that you will refuse to publish in the JousNAL
the enclosed articles headed case of Capt.
NcKeever" and "Rumored changes 10 the Cab.
met" The friends Of Fremont only ask fair
play.
Yours, respectfully, MuscA41xs.
Our columns being pressed with matters Of
news, We are constrained to. give merely q
synopsis Of the extract enclosed, and think
our friend cannot charge US with impartiality
in SO doing Itopens with the announcement
that Capt. AcKsevsr, Fremones Adjutant
General, has been dismissed and is now the
mastering officer Of the army; and then
states on the authority of tho Washington
correspondent Of the Brooklyn Times that
Cameron's retirement is thought to be tho
first o: series Of changes in tie Cabinet to
conciliate the friends Of fremont-Blair and
Thomas being Wong those whom the writer
says mo'' AXE positions in the back ground
On .ccount of their opposition to Fremont,
and Colfax and Williams to take their places.
The writer adds: .t
A letter from Gen. Lyon, written just be-
fore the battle of Springfield, has been pro-
iuced before the Joint Committee Of Con-
yress, in which he directly chraged his then
impending defeat to the imbecility or indii-
ference OF Gen. Scott and his staff. and to red
tape bureaucracy in the War Department.
Fremont 10 making most successful defense,
and when the Committee reports wi be Or
;iered to . command. "Old Abe" is very
stubborn, but he has never felt unkindly to-
ward Fremont; be has spoken Of him recently
in the most friendly terms, but were it other
wise, he Is too wise man to defy SO powerful
IN influence in the crisis. lie will adhere to
his policy on the emancipation question, h0t
tremont's friends will hereafter have . lar
ger share in his administration.
"Muscatins" should be aware that this pa
per never made charges against Gen. Ere
monts Integrity" and patriotism" Ever
since the surrender of Nulligan, however, We
have been convinced Of his military incapaci.
ty, and We want no better evidence of it than
the history Of his military career in Missouri
The result Of the investigation of Gen. Ere
mones case may (and we hope it willy reliev
him from all charges Of corruption in G, IN
tracts, but it can never satisfy the public tina
he conducted the war in Missouri VIII nm,
degree Of sagacity and foresight.
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Rebels In statu Quo At Manassas.

SENATOR BRIGHT TO BE EXPELLED.
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SANVsNNAIAs OoAIs ~.
Heavy rains have prevailed since Saturday
nieht The river here 10 City .one feet deep
and rising at the rate Of three inches per
hour. There 10 I've feet Of wster on the
Grit dsof u buildings fronting the river. =
All tribatasiss above ars pouring out It food
hsiGAk
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LEeRAPHIC.


A Battle in Kentucky.
The Most Brilliant Federal VIC
tory yet Achieved.
ZollicolIer and Baltic Peyson
Among the Killed.
NKisse1ri' ~
Communications from Foreign Gov
ernmenfs on the Trent Question.
Tho Groat Flood in California.
RESULT OF GENERAL McCLERNAND'S
EXPEDITION TO KENTUCKY.
Alarm at New Orleans-Expected
AtfnRnr GN1N~
RESULT o. THE CAIRO EXPEDITION
Interesting Washington News.
Gen. Buell. don't Know what the Wa,
II about.
WY 00L. FITZ HENRY WARRE1
WAS ARRESTED.
AN EARLY ADVANCE OF THE ARMY
IN KENTUCKY PREDICTED.
MARTIAL LAW IN SAINT A FEE
Ohio River 50 feet deep at Gin
cinnati, and RisinS!
DEATH OF Ex-PRESlpENT TYLER
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passage of the last tariff bill, liz August, are
entitled to enter under old duties. This is an
important decision, involving large amount.
The sutler of regiment in Virginia has
been expelled by his Colonel for shaving
Treasury Notes.
Regular officials and officers of the Provost
Guard officially called on Secretary Stanton,
according to custom, this morning. They
afterwards paid their respects to Mr. Cameron.
Senator Clarks bill, providing compensa-
ton for the occupation of property by troops
on either side Of the Potomac, in MARYLAND.
or the former of the District of Columbia. de-
clares owners entitled to fair and reasonable
rent for such occupation end full compensa-
ton for loss, injury and damage this occu-
patton is occasional but. being such as to pre-
vent owners from tie use and enjoyment
Of their estates. It is to be deemed
continuous and compensated accordingly,
ard to carry out these provisions
tho President is authorized to appoint
four commjssioners-two from the military
service, one from the District of Columbia,
and one from Maryland, who shall decide
all cases arising under this act subject to
rules and regulations to be hereafter pre-
scribed by the President. The military mem
bers are to receive two dollars per day ad-
ditional to their usual pay, and the citizen;
are to receive so much per year. The Boar d
is not to remain in Office more than NO
years. The commissioners arc authorizes to
take testimony BY writing, interrogation or
orally, and are to employ, clerk, Whose
duty it shall be to enter their adjudic atoms
in book, certified copy Of which award
shall entitle the claimant to che amount due
him 1t the Treasury.
ST.. Louis, IAN. 20.
It is reported here that large number of
troops have left Sedalia for the South. Gen.
Sigel goes with the las column which left
Rolia, and will have charge of the entire
forces on the march, a--..
The arrest of Col. Fitz Henry Warren, of
the Is, Iowa cavalry, was for abiding to Maj.
Chamberlain IS flnancier, and for using pro-
lane language on parade. It is generally be-
|ievsd the charges will be dismissed. t.,,l.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 81.
Aspecial from Louisville says dispatches
Just received ct hsadquastsev announce that
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CINCINNATI, Jan. Il.
Aspecial from Louisville says dispatches
just Esesivea at hsadqpastses announce that
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the following: A private dispatch to gentle
man in Richmond, from prominent mer-
chant in Wilmington, N c., says that fleet
of 80 vessels was in sight of tho mouth of
Cape Fear river and a demonstration on Will
mington was hourly expected. Such tele-
grams, the Day Book says, should be sup
pressed, as they only serve to excite the peo-
pie, and God knows we have trouble enough
without trying to create panic.
Rumors were current in Norfolk today of
the most startling nature. Refugees report
ed that Roanoke Island had been taken pos
session Of The two rebel regiments there were
taken prisoners.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
According to General Order No. 8, issued
from the Adjutant Generals Office, new
military Department, to he known IS the De-
part ment Of Key West, is constituted,
with Key West, the Tortugas and the main
~ nd on the west coast as far as Apalachicola
and to Cape Carniveral on the east. Briga-
der General j. NJ. Brannan, of the U. s.
Volunteers, is assigned command.
It is also ordered that officers detailed for
volunteer recruiting service, under General
Order No. l05, of 1861, are 10 recruit for
their own regiments respectively, and not fer
the general volunteer service.
NV MEXICO FREs 1T will be recollected
that under the Buchanan administration q
stringent law was passed by the Territorial
Legislature of New Mexico "for the protec-
ton of Slave property" Some Of its provi-
sions were of the most revolving character,
the penalty being death. O..
The recent message of Governor Connolly,
the new Territorial Executive, recommended
the repeal of the law, and the Legislature act
ed promptly on his suggestion, and almost uu-
animosly. A bill for the repeal Of the slave
law was Immediately passed BY both branch
Is, and the vote of every member Of t Leg
islator. except onsl New Mexico 10 Free.
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BRIGHT TO BE EXPELLED.
REMOVAL OF ~ CLERKS.
The Great Cairo Expedition to be Ready
t. In two weeks.
MORE ABOUT THE LATE VICTORY IN
KENTUCKY.
THOROUGH REORGANIZATION OF
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
REBEL PICKETS ROUTED AT FAIR
... FAX COURT HOUSE.
FURTHER ABOUT THE BAT.
TIE AT SOMERSET.
COL. MoCOOK, OF OHIO, WOUNDED.
Federal Loss 80 Killed and $50 Wounded
Capture OF II CANNON AMI
400 MULES.
GEN. JACKSON OCCUPYING R0MNEY
ORDER FROM THE WAR Department
Railroads and Tclcgraphs to b.
used. by the Government.
Defeat Of Colfae's Postal Blu
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-08

NoEtdam Texas now has a luxurient crop Of
w!ieas nearly ready tor the sickle, but it would
seem from the following communication to the
1Iarsial Republican that come difficulty is antici
paled
ILe wheat crop IL North Texas is in fair
way 10 De lost - a great extent unless help
comes from some quarter Where can this help
come from I answer, only from the cotton
planters F., middle and eastern Texas The
emeTgeur { or these wsr times are such as rem
der It -zf .snt that little or no cotton should
hn plla.- t-l7 year SuppOsing such 70 be the
case, 1 ,s-. "a 70 say thai the planters have it
IL ta= E.su8 20 save this invaluable crop, The
men Z. r .t..e hitherto saved this crop have gone
to NJ r.a battles OF the country and have left
their y,ls-. crops to 30 saved by thsiE wives and
children ID 80 thought by hose who seem TO
kuJ. --.' mere viii be fifty acres of grain tn
ovelg uaU Ia those whest-growing counties. In
some uaigus us.rhoOds there Is one man to every
iotu sl .He families Now tbore is plenty Of
ma, 1 .r. ,u me country so save this grain if
theTr we've hands 70 work it. If the cotton
planter VIII only form companies of five, ten
fifteen OF rv suty hands, ana send one white man
TO eacH company, and cut and house this grain
they WI ' DONG noble service for their country
Humanity and patriotism demand this OF them
Harvest generally commences in those counties
ABOUT lu5 Sjiu OF May as 20 the pay, we are
not authorzed go say, but it IS usual to pay dur
ing harvest from two to three dollars for hands
l understand tho planters on the Brazos propose
to cut tand thrash the wheat f5r one fourth That
must be determined amongst parties.
It is to be hoped that every planter will rem
der all the help in his power The corn can be
laid by in that time, and no one viii say that he
has cotton g. take care OF, We should recOllect
that North Texas is really tue only wheat coun-
try that the South can now rely upon. All of
our border States aIe likely to be impoverished
aud laid waste. Flour is now in demand at
seven aud eight cents a: your doors Shall this
wheat be lUsr} Every grain should be saved.
Where viii uUc army ou the border get supplies
If this wheat is OF saved This crop must be
saved, and if the war continues help will be
needed to SOW the next drop.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-08
LETTER FROu CoRTyygz.
5pecial Correspondence Of the Memphis Appeal
CoRINTH, Tuesday, May 6, Is52

ISpeciIl Correspondent Of the Momphs Appeal
CoRINTH Tuesday, May g. 1859.
Last night the surrounding hilltOps, wood,
lands helds and groves with pretty cottages here and
there vers exqusiy silver spengIed with the sos rays
Of an adoescent moon. It WIS charming landscape
while dotting the surrounding country for miles were 10
be seen the white tsHts the pale eamp-Gres-burniug
low for was O'clock while nGught broke the still
ness Of the hour save t5a Eaopsmp Of eoms courier
and the cnki1g ra,uo Of bis ssber rs he hurried by on
his mission. It night FOR lovers dresms and many
bright vision Of endeared loveliaes and bsautyof the
chorished fouding wife and babssrose up in the minds
of or sleeping soldiers, they lay dreaming of their
hOneE Suddenly soft and most exquisite melting music
1oated the air and the Of ths Iish EmSraufs
Lament brought forth many sigh from the breasts Of
the recumbent sodlery
Gen Prices splendid band was serensdiDg Cen Beau
regard The "Mocing Bid" " Dixie" and " La Mar
sent out % the band; after which Gen. Bssuregard
appeared too porch Of hs villa and addressed the
party as follows;
Hscordaly thanked them, and said hs very much
grated for their serenade He very fond of music
which now he rarely heard and h reminded him Of
bis home which was for away and in the possession
OF bs enemy Although be could not at this time relieve
his city, be hoped 70 be in the possession of
some Of the northern cities and thus effect an exchange
Again he returned his thanks, and bidding them good
night withdrew.
Gems POLK Bragg and Hardes were also honorsd with
a EegvnBde.
iDeose you Gen. Braggs address TO his soldiers It
s plain and simple but determined and heroic like the
spirit Of the author. SPARTA
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-08

We clip the following from ths weekly com.
mercial article Of the New Orleans Delta of
the ID:
! Although thus Is our regular day Tor a weekly
review of the market. yet from the existing con
! dition of affairs, which has paEalyzed all busi-
ness, we shall confns ourselves 70 a few general
remarks There have been no receipts and no
! arrivals excepting the Federal war vessels and
I transports Our banks have partially suspended
/ operations, most of them, however, keeping
! their doors open for the payment of checks and
! the renewal or payment of maturing obligations,
receiving and paying over their counters Con
fedeTste notes, which form the basis of our local
! currency. Our wholesale merchants generally
/ have closed their doors Or kept them open solely
/ for the transaction of counung-rOOm business
but provision houses and groceries, at the in
! stance of the mayor, have continued, for cur
! renCv, TO supply the wants Of their customers
/ L. would be well if this example were followed
! BIZ all retail establishments The closing Of
/ stores aUgments the number of idleTs and eX
| citable persons in the streets, who allow their
] feelings 10 Overrule their Judgment, and thus
increases the danger of tumult and outrage,
which should be SedulOusy avoided by all good
| citizens.
We have received further intelligence with re-
gard TO the cotton burning up the river from
| which we learn that all stored on the banks Of
/ the river below Yicksburg has been destroyed,
and tha. even in the interior twenty miles from
| the river, planters were applying the torch to
their crops until checked by order Of the COVER
nor. The actual destruction, however, is i'm
msnse, The sacrifice thus made by the planters
of Louisiana and Mississippi, to the public vel
| fare, will be forever remembered as among the
most exalted acts Of patriotism in the present
war.
The committee Of safety continue TO receive
Confederate, State and city treasury notes in
payment of the few articles which they have on
sale, and also takes number of approved pri-
vete notes, as stated in their advertisement.
Whatever change may be made in our currency,
Ee trust it viii be done gradually, so as to ens-
bic holders 10 dispose of their funds without
loss, and those who have issued shinplasters "
to redeem them with rs little Inconvenience as
possible
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-08

FIGHT BETWEEN THE LIBERTY BOYS AMI
a YANKEE GUNBOAT-Suudayl last, two Yam
kee gunbOats went up North Newport river il
search of small Nova Scotia brig, the Stand
ard, Capt Balch, which ran the blockade som,
weeks ago, and was lying at Busbes's Landing
awaiting an opportunity for going out The cit
izens OF the county, having heard Of their ay
proach the day previous, repaired TO the landing
and set fire to the brig entirely destroying her
The gunboats, being foiled tackled about and
made for the sound whereupon the citizens, who
were armed with Maynard riaes and carbinas
intercepted them at HalfMoon Bluff, where the
stream was narrow and the boats had to pass
very close in The boats opened FIRE upon the
pursuers with shell, and the latter poured volIey
after vOlley into the boats. with, it is believed
the best results, as they were quite near, whilst
cur men were protected in a great measure by
the bluff. Finding the work rather warm, the
boats put on all steam and were soon ont of range
of our guns. Not man was hurt on our side.
notwithstanding sone seventy five shot and shell
were fred into the woods where they were-Sa-
UaaNah Republican, 30th ult
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NOuTTFFN DTsPATCHFs.
eiaI DLspsteh e ths New York 80

speciaI Dispatch to ths New York Times.I
WHEELNo, April 27.-The combined move
ments ordered by Gen. Fremont against the
guerrillas in Webster county have been eminent
| ly successful
Lieut. Lawson with detachment employed
in this service, has returned, and others are re-
turning.
In q running fight Of seven miles Lieut. Law
son killed seventeen guerrillas and took ten
prisoners. The town of Addison, a small place,
| the only one in the new county, being deserted,
was burned. It had been guerilla haunt.
A formidable organization in Braxton, Web
| steT, and the adjoining Counties IS nearly de-
| stroyed, the leaders proposing to surrender
It is understood that the guernllaS taken will
be promptly shot.
Gen Mllroy's scouts, on the 23d attacked
the rear guard Of the enemy, ten miles east of
the Shenandoah mountains the boundary Of
this department They killed one lieutenant
and two men, and captured a lieutenant and one
man. None of our men were hurt
The rebel conscnpts are deserving in large
numbers, swearing Uuionism and returning
home.
Reports from staunton say the enemy's sick
and wounded, and large trains of soldiers are
passing eastward by rail
Snow fell eighteen inches deep, at Monterey
on Monday.
HARRIsONBURG, Va, April 27.-Yesterday
afternoon the pickets of Col. Donnelly's brigade
stationed eight miles hence, on the GoTdousvile
road, were attacked by a large force of Ashby's
rear guard and driven back. One man was
killed and three wounded.
The reserve of the 45th Pennsylvania and
section of Hampton's battery were advanced
and repulsed the rebels They retTeated to
wood, where several OF our shell burst in their
very midst, and a wagon was seen gathering
up and carrying off their dead and wounded.
Owing to the bad state Of tho roads, D0unel-
ly has been ordered to take up new position
nearer the town, until the roads get better.
New YORK, April 2S.--The Washington Star
says that it is not only true that n MeTcieT, the
French minister, did not sec or converse with
DR. Lemoine, Of Richmond, On the occasion of
his recent visit into secessis, az alleged by the
Richmond papers, and therefore did not hold
out encouragement for perseverance in their
current insurrectiOn, through Lem0ino, as they
also aIlege; but it is also certainly true that
while there he held nO Oflcial communication
whatever with any person, except the cOnsuls
of his own government at Richmond and
Norfolk
While there, We learn, he saw and cOnysvsed
with many persons whom he had known in
society here, including judah z Benjamin, but
Intercourse with them, one aud all, was wholly
of an unofficial character
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QUE PRIsONEEs IN r8E NORTH.

We learn from Captain BRANsFORD, who es-
capped from imprisonment at Camp Chase, Ohio
last week, and arrived in Memphis day before
yesterday, something of interest in regard to
our prisoners IN the North. He informs US that
of those who were taken at Island No. 10 with
himself, the following were released on parole at
Columbus Col Thomas AVERY, formerly men,
Der Of tbs U. s. Congress from this district, Col
CLARE, Of the 40h Tennessee regiment, Col
BAKER, of the sO-caled lst Alabama, Tennes-
see, aud Mississippi regiment and Lieut.. THos
KERTLASD, OF Memphis.
Gen GASBT, Of Arkansas, was sent TO Fort
Warren with Gen. MACKALL. Capt HUMEs
and Lieuts Mcdowell and MARTIN, also Of
TINS city, were sent with other officers rot ON ga
role to Sandusky Island, ono OF ths bealthisst
localities in the North.
Capt. CLAY, Of kentucky, OF Gen BUCkNER'a
staff, was sick at Columbus and not expected tc
survive. Our informant says that most Of ia,
Confederate officers taken at Font Donol5or
would probably be also sent to San5uskJ
Island
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-08

TERRIFIC TORNADO In addition To the par
ticulars given IL oGI dispatch about tho terrible
tornado, or full grown hurricane that swept Ovei
Buchanan and Plate counties Tuesday night
we learn from the 81 Joseph papers that il
almost demolished the town oi Bloomington. in
that county The Methodist church and large
brick warehouse weTr slmost totally destroyed
while nearly every house IN town was unrOOfed
or otherwise injured The top of well was
blown OF lthe only wonder Is the bottom wasn't
blown OUT. carrying with 10 two buckets which
were found lodged IN a tree seventy yards off
with the rope wrapped around its branches
Through that portion of Buchanan county scarce
ly farmhouse has escaped serious damage
while not panel or fence was left standings
LOUIS NetUS, 2lSt uit.
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RROWNLOw AMONG THE "RE8EL, y
BRWzAHN

Csptain IBUNAE BRAEsFORDi o. tlis city +,
who WAS taken prisoner at Island No. 10 and ef-
f.cted his escape from Ssndusky City, Ohio re-
turning thence %" Dixie land narrates TO Us an
incidentoF BRewSLow : visit to the Coufederate
prisoners at Camp Chase, which will perhaps new
9. find its way into the NortheTn papers. Thepar-
son. It appears, deemed it bis duty TO lecture the
boys upon he wickedness Of the rebellion" :"
hoping doubtless, TO make some proselytss among
them for the go-called Union cause. He had
fairly gotten under Roadway IL the progress Of
his speech, and colnme0ced as usual 70 burl his
violent nal ndictons against this Heaven ucUrsed
and Eo-born rebellion p when the prisoners very
naturally Kissed and booted at him loudly.
BRowNLow became defiant and anathema-
tizsd them and theu cause the more, amid the
greatest disorder aud confuGiOn. About this
tune casting his eyes to one side, the doughty
parson caught sight Of q basket of eggs, which
some of the prisoners had been allowed 10
purchase for their use, aud straightway in the
twinkliug Of an eye stopping his discourse, he
disappeared my siariousiy from the room in such
haste as 70 leave bis hat behind But few could
for the moment divine the motive of his fight
until it suddenly flashed upon the minds of all
that the paTson was deeply impressed with the
conviction that a plot existed among the boys
toegg kim Such we are assured was the truth
ful denOueBsezt OF BROwNLOw's visit to Camp
Chase, which has been herslded about So gen.
orally in the northern papers.