Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-03-14
NEW YoRE, March 8.
Specials this morning are very barren Of
real news,
special t, Tribune.

e real news. ~
/. Special t. Tribune
o Contracts for ths transportation Of arm
i supplies for the n Xt two years, from FL,
!. Leavenworth and K ,n.as City to posts ives
l Of these points including all in Kansas. Ne
$ braska, Utah, Colorado and New NJ, xico
were to-day awarded by Gen. Meigs to Ir
: win Jackson & Co, the former contractor
! Their b d being regarded as the ono mos
favorable to the government.
uorald's Dispa,ch.
New YORK, March 9. :
The gun boats Satellite AMI Island Belle
discovered on Wednesday number Of rebe
cavalry near Aqua Creek, and fired few
shells, when the rebels ran away and ths
steamers returned. 81
a brisk fire was opened this morning by
the lower ilotlla, causing great alarm among
the rebels. The long roll was beaten, com.
mencing at AqLa Greek and extending along
up the RIVER as far as Evanspor'. Tho cal
of the roll extended through greater num-
Der of camps than any time before The
camp fires within few days have materially
| increased, showing considerable augmenta-
ton Of the rebel forces in this vicinity. s1
The rebels opened fire upon the Budds
| shots were fired without dons any dimsge
The Yankee to-day went within half mile
Of the Virginia shore and shelled new bat.
tory in process of construction in the rear of
their old battery at Freestone Point. The
rebels were forced to cvacuate.
| Worlds Washington Correspondence
Mrs. VIM. Norris and Mrs. Rogers, ladies
occupying hig social position in Baltimore
were brought here to-day and placed in pris-
on on charge OF supplying the enemy with
aid and giving them important information
Both have sons in the rebe! army. They
were prominently connected with an associ-
alton in Baltimore for the manufacture of
clothing for the rebel soldiers.
| The city has been excited with rumors re-
| spect;ng the movements Of the enemy at
Manassas. 1t is SAID that they have con-
centrated much larger force at that point
than was generally supposed, as it is impos
| sible to save anything at the West. What
troops were therhave been hurried into Vir-
ginia. 1t is even said that Beauregard is
back again at his old post.
WASHINGTON, March 7.
The rebel Congress have unanimously adop-
ted preamble and resolutions setting forth
that, whereas the United States are waging
war with the avowed pu pose Of compelling
the Confederate States to re-unite with them
under the same constitution and government,
and which only tends to the consolidation in
one general government and consequent
destruction CT the rights Of the States and Of
the results allowed 10y separation ; and where
as the two sections can only exist together in
the relation of oppressor and oppressed, De-
| cause of the great preponderance of power in
the Northern section, coupled with a dissimi-
Iarity of interests, therefore
Resoire', That this tongress do declare
anu publish to the world the unalterable de.
termination Of the Confederate States 10 suf
fer all the caanities of most protracted
war, but never again 10 politically affiliate
with people guilty of an invasion of their
soil and butch r. of their citizens.
MIR. Faulkner denies, in published letter,
having made q Union speech at Mar tinsburg.
The Mass. 2nd occupy the Court House, at
Charles,own, where John Blown was tried.
The Regiment while marching thither, from
uarper's Ferry, broke forth in the John
Brown chorus.
1t is rumored that Mr. Toombs is to be
made Lii utenant General and put in chief
command of the reb i army, and it is s.id he
vi | inaugurate offensive war by throwing an
,mm, nse mi itary force into Free States.
Practical MT. estimate the franchise Of
Pennsylvania Avenue Raj road as worth one
half million dollars annually. r
Mai + Myers, the heal of the signal corps,
has Invented rocket which carries up par
achute and leaves it in the air 10 descend
slowly, displaying colored fires scarlet, red
and white at intervals. The arrangement of
the time of burning being indicative of woi DIS
and phrases; also, to fcilit lie night signaling,
he has inven ed color. H. hts, termed aster
isk signals. Succe sful experiments were ,e-
Gently mad at midnight.
Mr.. Fo tcr's Cotton. Ian Cultivation bill
passed the Senate this morning, by the fo:-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Alessrs. Anthony, Chandler, Clark,
Collamer, Dixon, Fessenden, Fooie, Fo ter,
Grimes. llarlin, Howard, ilowe, King, Lane,
Morr Ii, Pomeroy, S-crnan, Simmons, sum
ncr, Zen Eyck, T,umbull. Wade, Wilcox,
W llmot, aud 3" llson, Of Mass.-26.
NAys-Messrs. Browning, Carlisle, Cowan,
Oayis, Henderson, Kennedy, McDow,N,
Pcarce, Powell, Rice, Salisbury, Thomas,
wilson, of Mo-, and nright-l4.
Mr.. Harris was IN his seat but did not vote.
| MIR. Doo!ittle left the Chamber three min
utes before the vote, having first voted against
motion to postpone the special order for the
the purpose OF taking u the bill.
! Mr.. Carlisle made a pro-slavery speech
against the bill, and indicated his opposition
to the Presidents message.
| The Senate Executive session to-day ecn-
,tirmed Brig. Gems ST Geo. Cooke, Butter
field Graham, W. 7. Ward, Paines, Sykes,
Richardson, Stanly. Burns, Rosseau, Reno
and Davies.
A general disposition was shown to reject
Brigadier Generals on McClellan's and Hal
lcci's staff.
Gov. Morgan, W. K, Strong, Lockwood,
Sickles and German were all passed over.
In the debate on Fremont, to day, Mr..
Gooc1, who is member Of the Conduct oil
the War Committee. said Fremont's pub ica,
ton in the N. Y Tribune was not authorized
by the committee, but against the expressed
wishes of the committee; also, that it was
only embraced in answers to vsrbal interro-
cations.
The Senate Military committee had under
cons deratlon a bill for railroad from Wash
ington to B ltimore, through the upper coun-
tics of Mary land, by which the fare shtl! be
reduced from one dollar to seventy cents.
The Secretary of the Navy has ad iessed
the Naval Commissioners OF both Houses,
urging the construction of more gun boats.
Contracts for the 'ransp,r alton Of supplies
for ahe next two years, from Ft. eavenworth
and Kansas City TO posts West, have been
AVA ded by Gen. Meig. to Irwin Jack man q
CO., tn f, rmer contractors By he bill pro-
viding for the carriage of mails to and from
Foreign ports as rep erted from the committee
of post offices and post road, vessels ciear'
ing from Foreign ports Cor the United States,
are Obliged to receive mail matter placed OF
board by tee American Consul or tie posta.
officers at such ports
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
CAIRO, March7.
There is little news worth telegraphng to-
daY. TranSuOrts are cOTStan.lY arriving anC