The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-04-23
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TUESDAY AFTERNOONS REPORT.

WAsHrScroN, April 81.
Tribune's Dspatch.-Ihe Norfolk Day Bool
| of Saturday contains the following
Knoxville, APRIL lS.-Capt. Ashley com
| mandDg 300 artillery encountered $50 Linco n
ties stampeding for Ky. yesterday near Jackson
| Tenn. They had llwld to hand fight for two
hours and he succeeded IN killing about IS and
| taking 500 prisoners. Our loss is nine killed
and about % wounded. No lea. than 5. on
Lincolni,es have lett last Tennessee for Ky
| since the Governors proclamation calling "a
| the military.
Wilmington ls-A private letter dated 18th
| says the enemy attacked Fort Macon last Sat
| uTday and had been fighting two days. Col
White sent out part OF his men to tile beach
and tonnd 300 Yankees. They killed IS of OUT
men and we then retreated to the Fort. Col
White fired canns .r at the enemy killing great
numbers. The enemy have built battery on
| the beach and planted mOriars and large siege
guns. Eleven large ships are ontside. Tie
| enciny have sent to Newberne Tor gun boats to
operate tn the sound. The committing ont.
RACES in Cattawct and Onslow Counties. Fort
Macon has not been taken.
Augusta ls.- he Savannah morning News
| says tina: a skirmish took place at Wilitma, 81,
Island On Wednesday between some t'os VI the
l5'h Ga. ami Mich r sinent in which tile lat.
ter were r. pulsed. An acciurnt occurred on
the Atlantic and West Pint R. r., at Greene,
Tenn, by which QUO Conf: crate soldiers were
killed ami six slightly wounded.
WASHINGTON, April q.
message reached the Senate from the Pres.
idcnt to-day touching the arrrit Of ex Secretary
Cameron ut the instance III Pierce Butler. The
PRESIDENT avOws Butler 5 arrest to b. his act
doiie nI,d,r his authority; and avows that it was
justified by state Necessity.
The nOminatlUti Of Col futile of the Cd
Iowa AS "a Brig. eli. has been dcterm ned upon.
Gen. RosencraI,s is in COMMAND vi u cOrps.-
lie will soon be heard from.
lierald's | ispatch.-Wc learn from the
Petersburg Va. Express that r.quisition has
been maize upon the shave owners Ut Prince
George and Surrey counties for one half the
degrees between the ages Of Is and 50 wears to
repair to illian>burg where the rebel Gen.
Masr,,icrs reserves are posted. I. work on the
Notifications which are designated to protect
YvikiuA II in the rear.
SANDY Hoox, April o.
Steamer City Of -ew York with four days
lat r news mas arrived.
For Bulletins he new iron s:eam-r Ovicto
built ior war purposes. lett liverp Ol for Paler.
iIe,I 1t is believed she gees to BERMUDA for
armament and takes the Atl,ntic rs - southern
wivatee The schooner sophia rat, the block.
adr ut Charleston aud arrived ut Liverpool with
go bales OF cotton.
PITTSBURGH, %.
River two feet above the pier mark and
rising all day.
ST. LoUIs, %.
From gent who LEFT Memphis IA few
days after the battle Of Pittsburgh Landing
VIC learn that the rebels, putting both days
tOg, thcr, claim victory
Pren,i>S had made speech to his troops
in Memphis in win III he cndravo,cd to mol
lily their complaints in relation to their
trcatn- mt, tm', tie. lie toll them they
would soon he exchanged. and !. lied them
g." rally II keep up good spirits.
The prisoners were bling scnt to Rich
mnnd.
Mitchlrs seizure Of Huntsville, was
complete surprise, aud the occupation IL
the Il. L. hrtwecn Decatur and Stevenson.
was regarded - the hardest blow the rebels
had yet received.
The rebels were preparing to make
fresh stand at Corinth, and fresh troops
were constantly arriving at Memphis.
WASHINGTON, April 81.
A State prisoner. jesse d. Horton, from
near HagrrStown. Md, was shot by a sen
try yesterday at the old capitol prison, and
died in Il few hours after
New York, April 81.
The office Of the White Lead Co, Fulton
street ....a ..lL-a - o~.",r.s nsht 81
bonds to the amouat of from $40, 1000 to
$50, 900 Of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad.
HARTFORD. April 81.
The food has now rr.chcd % feet eight
inches 90 inches short Of 1854. which
was the greatest fool ever known here.