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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

RELEASE OF CAPT. CRABB.-We were graf
flied. Tuesday morning, to take by the hand
Can't. B. Crabb, of Co. H, 7th Iowa, who was
on his way home Capt. Crabb, it will be re-
membered, was taken prisoner at Belmont, in
November last. He has been in the hands OF
the rebels ever since until about two weeks
ago. when he was exchanged, through the
agency of Gen. Halleck. He was confined at
Memphis till March and then taken to Macon
Ga, at which place his exchange was effected
and he returned by way Of Chattanooga and
Nashville The Captain looks very much
emaciated, being but a shadow Of the robust
man he was when we last saw him. He says
he has been sick for about five months, ir
consequence of bad fare and bad treatment
from his captors. He entertains no friendly
feelings towards them, and desires only to re
cover his health so that he may have anothe
chance at them. We are gratified to lear
that he has improved quite rapidly during tn
past two weeks.
He reports that he left his comrades fror
Muscatine-M. F. Hurd, T. w. Eichelberge
and Ed. Hill-stin in confinement at Macor
The former had been sick for some time, br
Eichelberger and Hill were in good health an
endured their captivity better than any {
their fellow prisoners. There were abor
1900 Of them at Macon.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

We arc coming. Father Ab-am--.hres hundred thou
Prom liss.tippis winding stream and from New Eng
| lands shore
We leave our plows and work -shops, Gu. wives and
children dear,
With hearts too full for utterance but with sill ri
tear;
We dare not look behind US, but at, alfa-ty before
We are coming, Father Abraham three hundred
thousand more!
sky,
Long moving lines of rising dust your vision may de-
And now toe wipd. Instant, tears the coady veil
aside,
And Heats aioft our srangied nag in DRY and In
And b.yonets In the sunlight geam and bands bravo
We are coming Father Abraham-thres hundred
II you 10 up all your valleys, whore tho growing
harvests shiss,
You may sturdy farmer boys fast forming into
And children from their mothers knees are pulling ut
And learning how to reap and SOW. against their coun
try's needs,
And farewell group stands weeping at every cottage
We are coming, Father Abraham three hundred
thousand more!
You have called us, and woro coming. by Richmonds
TO lay down for freedoms sake our brothsrs bones
beside
or from I'll trsason's savage grasp to wrench the
murderous blade,
And In the face of foreign foes Its 10 parade
SIX hundred thousand loysi men and true have gone
tcfore o
We are coming, Father Abraham-thres hundred
thousand more!
PAPER CHANGE PoETRY.-We are not much
II poet, but we know fellow that is, and
here is what he says about the influx of
script"
The gold and the oliver
Have vanished and fled,
And people must carry
Shin p!astSrs instead
We stuff up our pockets
with currency trash
However unsightiy,
1t passes for cash.
For this Inconvenience,
We offer thanks,
For there's specie enough
Al the vaults of tho bauks.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

silly talk we have heard for long time this
is certainly the s;lliest. Does this benighted
individual dream that if he was drafted and
could not furnish substitute he could escape ?
Ifhe does, he is laboring under an eclipse OF
the brain that will pass off very speedily if
he should be so fortunate as to be elected.
He will find that his puny arm, when raised
against the military authorities backed by
the loyal hearts of this city, will amount to
nothing. Let the State authorities order a
draft and the people Of Muscatine will see
that the ''ticketed" ones from this city are
forthcoming.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

SHALL WE BE LAST From all parts of
the country news reaches US Of a tremendous
waking up among the people. From the
North, the South, the East and the West, the
sturdy sons of Freedom are rallying as one
man to the support Of the brave soldiers in
the field Monster meetings are being held
in every town and city throughout the land
and men and money are pledged to any
amount. What is Muscatine doing? We
have had one war meeting since the call tor
the three hundred thousand. Six men have
come forward and subscribed twenty-five dol
lars each towards establishing bounty fund
for our volunteers, and that is about all. Yet
this is Muscatine- Muscatine that once bore
the name of being the most patriotic county
in the State. Wake up gentlemen-wake up,
and bestir yourselves. If there ever was
time for energetic action that time is now
upon us.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

HELNlBOLD's :.
GENUINE PREPARATION.

HIGHLY CONCENTRA
COMPOUND aLuiD EXTRACT CUCHu
positive and Specific Rc,nody ~
and bRopSfCaL SWhLLlEGS - .'rD.A%
TDis Medicine increases no lt,y.r OF ni,.s+;1, ,A
excitcs the Ai3O BKNTS iGto ,eaIfSr acIi e,'s
IN H.. " = IEEI q c. LcIHEus t5Toyilion3 ia 81.
= ~ ~ Lhi1AhG NI6 reduced az Vol
az rAiH AND INFLAMMATION. AMI is rood r..
tiaE, WOMEN, OK CHILDREN.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM REBEL,
SOURCES.
Later from the Armies in Virginia.
REBEL FORCE AT RICHMOND
ESTIMATED AT 10000.
GEN. SMITH STILL IN PURSUIT OF
MoRCAN'S BAND,
Desperate Fight sUifA Gnervillas
at GYeessUilie, Mo.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. WAsu1Scros

EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
July 18th, 1862.
Ordered that Maj. Gen. N. W. Halleck is
assigned to the command of the whole land
forces of the U. S. as General in-C Chief, and
that he will repair to this Capitol so soon as
he can with safety to the positions and oper-
atoms within the Department now under his
special charge.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25
TELEG RAPH|C.
GsIN'kA NAlARAYECk Conn
AxANHsa;N-A &.CaHXEE.

GsN'L NALRAYICk COM
MANDaIN-A A.Ca1xEE.
f. ROM me- X s. 81 GU 20 Z.
GUERILLA BANDS TOT PUT DOWN
STATE MILITIA CALLED OUT.
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM REBEL
SOURCES.
Later from the Armies In virginia.
REBEL FORCE AT RICHMOND
ESTIMATED AT 10000.
GEN. SMITH STILL IN PURSUIT OF
MoRcAN'S BAND,
Desperate Fight sUith Gnesyiilas
at GreesaUiiie, Mo.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28

him to believe that in the brilliant victory he
had gained, he had not merely defeated but had
actually routed the Federal forces, and he insis-
ted ON returning and holding the position. As
Floyd agreed with him, Buc!.ncr OF course yiol-
ded. Elated with his success, Pillow imnlctli-
ately despatched Southwark the news of what he
then believed to be the triumphant result Of the
days fight; but Oh returning to the trenches hc
discovered that The Federal forces were already
in possession. They were driven out, but when
night closed in they still occupied IN outer work
which commanded the fort proper.
The Confederate troops, utterly worn out
with three days hard fighting, and disgustel at
finding the battle-ground they had so lately won
rc-occupied by reintorcements OF fresh troops,
had but little hope Of cutting their way through
the opposing host, although Pillow urged that
the attempt should again be matle Buckner
took ground against it, as rash waste of life.
Floyd and Pillow then determined to-, Ike their
escape and transferred the command to i;uckncr,
leaving him at liberty to enter upon negotiations
for a surrender. Floyd succeeded in getting off
with portion of his command. Pillow went
alone. Being thus abandoned by their princi-
pal officers, the troops. many Of whom were six
ty days volunteers, became dispiritcd and DEM
oraized, and Buckner, instead Of making the
following morning, the best fight he could, and
thus obtaining favorable terms of capitulalion,
found himself obliged to surrender unconlition-
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28
Burnside to Mcclellan.

Tie splendid achievements of Burnside are
the theme of universal praise. In the midst of
our congratulations it is gratifying to the friends
of Gen. Mcclellan, as it is honorable to Gen.
Burnside, that the latter thus ascrbes the honor
of the plans to the young chief, and expire sses
his own pleasure that the military sagacity of
his commanding officer has been proved by the
results of his own brave fulflment of instruc-
lions.
Burnside says:
81 beg to say to the General commanding that
have cndeavored to carry out the very nunute
isstractons y'uen me By him before learsngI Annap-
olis, and thus fer e,ents haze been sagulark coin
csaent sesti ds anticpations. only hope that VIC
may in future be able to carry out in detail the
remaining plans of the campaign.-rhe only
thing have to regret Is the delay caused by tie
egtsrs,lGs"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28


ally shots were fired. Some Of them
near the boats. The works on both .I' "" very
land and island are far more EXTENSIVE 0 ~, main
generally supposed There are at lsaa, .','n was
guns many OF them Of the largest s;ys s my
OF them rifed, and 2O,OJO troons several
one time ten regiments on dress paroaa saw at
the main land. Their quarters are on. cs ~ ha
OF the mortars. The islanl is pr.ttv wal, 's'eh
cred with tents. Our shells reach nj ,ea na. GOV,
the works on the island. 1t is evident a's ,ao ..
the rebel batteries have bomb proof cas,. ana all
as the men can be seen to disappear when ,".,,
falls into the batteries. As soon ~ tha asl'e''
fort is reduced the gunboats will a,lva,odppe ~pper
take the others in detail. On Tuesday .:'al aaa
the Mound City kept up a steady tirc on n'sn' y,
upper fort, preventing the rebels from nai. .iis
their usual nightly salutes. The result lms ~.
that early in the morning they commence, "s'
moving the dead and wounded from tho 49,. ~
mates of the fort a large number woro >,'ss' 49,
red out and taken back into the wooJs ~
Monday, 900 shots were fired from fila ~, -"
boats, mostly shell, besides 800 shell from stl ta
mortars, On Tuesday, Com. Footc d;roo.as t's
the fuses to be wet, with view to desire, .ll
works, and dismount the guns; the result wa. ",'
satisfactory. As yet but one man has bpeu hin
! ed by the enemy.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28
MoOl Meeting,

The meeting called for the purpose of doing
justice to the gallant commander of the Army
of the Potomac, the master spirit of the war
against the rebellion, assembled at the Court
House on Saturday evening last. DIR. +. c.
REAMER was chosen President Samuel Von-
dersmith and John A. Mowry, Vice Presidents;
and A. j. SAMSON and Thomas Jamison Secre-
taries. After some remarks by Messrs. w. p.
Schell, G. H. Spang and S. H. Tate, motion
was adopted authorizing the chair to appoint
committee of Ave to draft resolution expressive
of the sense of the meeting. The chair ap-
pointed the following persons: B. F. Meyers,
Samuel Vondersmith, Jos. w. Tate, Jacob
Reed, and Thomas Jamson. On motion, it
was Resolved that the meeting adjourn to meet
again on next Saturday evening and that the
committee on resolutions have time till then to
report.
We hope that there will be good turnout
to the meeting on Saturday evening next, and
that the citizens of Bedford will not be fearful
or backward to express their admiration for
and approval of the conduct of the gallant
young General to whose skilful and wisely con-
certed plans we owe whatever of success we
have achieved in the desperate struggle in which
our government is at present engaged.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28
Highly Important from Winchester.
ANOTHER SUNDAY BATTLE.
Confederates Under Gen. Jackson To-
tally Defeated.
FEDERAL LOSS ONE HUNDRED AND F,r1y
KILLED AND WOUNDED,
CONFEDERATE LOSS ONE HUNDRED
KILLED AND TWO HNUDRED VOyN,rn

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Tclecraphic Ms.
patches received here from Winchester da,ol
last night at half-past 10 O'Clock, say sl;oSt
skirmish occurred this Saturday afternoon n.
bout mile and a-haf from Winchester, on tbe
Strasburg road, between portion of Gen.
Shields troops and the rebel cavalry with four
pieces OF artillery.
The enemy rctrcated with loss as soon as opr
guns opened fire upon them. One man was
killed on our side, and Gen. Shields suifereda
slight injury in the left arm, above the elbow
from the fragment OF a shell which burst near
him. A prisoner brought in tonight SAYS that
the enemy were under the impre ;sion that our
troops had left Winchester, and Jacksons forces
were on the road from Strasburg, under the
same impression.
WINCHESTER, March 23-10 p M.-We
have this day achieved great victory over the
combined forces of the Rebels Jackson, Smith
and Longstreet. The battle was fought to-day,
within four miles IF this place 1t ragged from
halt-past ten O'Clock this Sunday morning un-
til dark. The enemy's strength was about l5-
oo0, whilst our troops engaged did not number
Over 5000. Our loss in killed and wounded
is not asccrtained, but is quite heavy.
The enemy's loss ia at least double that Of
ours.
We have captured large number of priso.-
ners some of their field pieces, and the ground
is strcwn in every direction with the arms they
have thrown away in their fight.
Our cavalry are still in pursuit of the retreat
ing enemy. Full particulars cannot be accu-
ratcly ascertained until daylight.
THE LATEST FROM THE BATTLE FIELD.
WINCHESTER, March 23--I have Just come
in from the very front of the battle fcld-thres
miles out. We have had n complete victory
over the combined forces of the enemy We
have captured two guns and caissons. The loss
of the enemy is at least one hundred killed and
two hundred wounded. Our loss ia large but
does not exceed one hundred and fifty killed
and wounded.
Our men fought well, and have brought ina
large number of muskets
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28
MIR. SHANNON'S VTNDICATION,

The Republican caucus which nominated the
Borough ticket of that party, bowling to the die
tation Of few political leaders, repudiated the
compromise offered by the Democrats in regard
to the election of School Directors and attempt
ed 10 brand Mr.. Shannon, one of the Democrat
ic nominees, with the crime of treason to the
Government. Upon this shameful conduct of
these embittered partizans, the people have pass
cd their verdict, and o. E. Shannon, the "dis-
loyal" is elected School Director BY 46 majority
over one and AZ over the other of his Republi-
con '.loyal" opponents. This is Mr.. Shannon's
yindication. Complete, is it not.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28
Borough Election.

The election on Friday last resulted in the suc-
cess of the whole Democratic Ticket, with the
exception of the nominee for High Constable,
who was defeated by James A. Henderson, he
Henderson, getting the office annually as pre-
cious gift from some thirty-five good-natured
Democrats who can't find it in their hearts to
defeat the whole Republican ticket. But the
grand contest was for School Directors, the Re-
publican leaders straining every nerve to defeat
Messrs. Shannon, Shoemaker and Blymire, three
of the Democratic candidates. The triumph
ant election of all the straight Democratic can
didates for School Directors, is due to the good
sense of the people Of both parties Of the bor-
ough, and is triumph indeed for those gentle
men. The vote stands as follows:
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28
MCCLELLAN MEETING,

The citizens of Bedford and vicinity who feel
that the attacks upon General cClellan by the
Abolitionists and other fanatics are not only do
ing that gallant officer great injustice, but are
thereby impairing the efficiency of our arms in
the work of vindicating the Constitution and
restoring the Union, are hereby requested to
meet at the Court House, in Bedford, on SAT-
URDAY EVENING next, 29th inst, for the
purpose of expressing their appreciation of Gen.
McClellan's policy and conduct of the war, and
giving expression to their disapprobation of the
course of his opponents.
MANY UNION MEN.
March 27, 1862.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28
THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST.
News from Island No. 10.

CHICAGO, March PA special despatch to
the Chicago Tribune from Cairo goth, says that
a report was received this morning from Syke-
ston, that jeff Thompson had landed at Cape
Girardeall. and was pressing men and horses
into the rebel service. A skirmish had taken
place between the Union forces and his advance.
Three of the enemy were killed and wounded.
Reinforccments have been sent there.
A gentleman who has been contractor Mt
Memphis, who left there on Thursday arrived
last evening. He reports that Gov. Harris
disappeared from Memphis the second day af-
ter the one to which the Legislature adjourned
to, and hasn't since been heard from. lie is
supposed to be at Corinth, Miss. The Lecisa-
ture has adjourned, and gone no one knows
whittier. The subject of burning the city in
case evacuation was necessary was still be-
ing discussed. There has been no impressment
OF Union men into the rebel service to any ex-
tent, except for guard duty, until since tho fall
of Fort Donelson. Since Gov. Harris procla-
nation impressments have been general Hun
dreds have been picked up in the streets and
taken from stores and dwellings, and marched
off to the camps of instruction at the point of
the bayonet
The floating battery is so constructed as to
sink to the waters edge, leaving nothing ex-
posed except the armament, which consists of
nine Dahlgren guns. 1t was built for the pro-
lection of Memphis, and has been sent to Island
No 10.
Hollins' steani ram was also sent there The
Union men are leaving Memphis in great num-
bers, leaving their property to be >confscated,
and glad to escape with their lives Quarrels
in the streets are frequent occurrences between
Union men and seccssionsts, and shots are hour.
ly exchanged. The rebels greatly need iron,
and have offered $4,000 to any artisan who
will discover % process of making mallcabe
iron. Ammunition is plenty manufactures
are iroperation day and night in The vicinity of
Memphis. There are no mail facilities, except
along the railroad routes; letters and papors ara
carried from town to town by private enter.
prise.
another correspondent who left Island No
TO- yesterday noon says:Firing is only mod
crate from the Benton and Mound CITY at in
tcrvals Of fifteen minutes each, the object bcing
to reduce the upper batteries Five guns were
dismounted, and two left from which occasion
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28
Malignity of the Abolitionists toward the
Border States.
From the Louisville Journal

The abolitionists hate the Border States as
good people hate the Devil. This is manifest
enough. As an amusing illustration Of the
fact, u very distinguished member of the Ken
lucky Legislature, who visited Washington sew
eral weeks ago, tells us that the abolitionist
Cheevr, In his abolition discourse at the Capitol,
reserved his particular thunder for the COM
munities which, with a strong rcminisctnc, of
his native Down East, he styled the ''B-a-r-d-e-r
States,' and which he served up for the delecta-
tionof his mainly abolition audience with areck
less pungency not surpassed even by that which,
in the days of "Dtacon Giles's Distiilery," Won
for this reverend libeer cell in the Jail of Sa-
lem. Mr. Cheever, herein at least, is a fair rep
resentative of his class. They all hate the Bar
der States with a rancor unchecked by homes
ty or truth.
And the reason is plain. We have already
stated it, The abolitionists hate the Constitu-
ton, and would gladly let the Union slide rather
than have its preservation attended by the pres
ervation of the Constitution likewise They
want TO abolish the constitution, regardless of
consequence, under the pretext ofsaving the u
Mon. The Border States on the contrary, want
to save the Union by saving the Constitu ion,
which they believe the only ctfectual method
possible The Border States, being a unit in fl-
vor of this policy, naturally form the head of
the great body OF patriots who rally around the
Administration that declares and carries out the
policy in defiance of aboitionism everywhere
Such is the offence of the Border States in the
estimation of the abotionists.
The very head and front of their offending
Hath this extent, no more.
1t is for this, and nothing else, that they are
denounced, decried, dcridcd, and DETAINED, by
every Abolition spouter and scribler in the coun-
try.
In word the aboltionsts and secassionists
hate the Border States for the same reason in
different aspects The abolitionists hate the Bor-
der States, because they stand by the Constitu-
ton, just us the secessionists hate the Border
States, because they stand by the Union. The
Border States as the steadfast upholders of both
the Union and the Constitution are the equal
and common enemies of both the abotionists
and the seccssionists. And in this twofold en-
nifty every true patriot must share. Let the
true patriots of the North bear in mind this cx-
PLANTATION, and the venomous railing of the alb
otionists against the Border States in general
and Kentucky in particular, if it should be kept
up, will do good rather than hurt. We hope it |
is doing no great hurt as the case is.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28
Old St, Clair.

The whole Democratic ticket has been elected
in st. Clair township. The conservative old
line Wings deserve great praise for their conduct
at the late election, and whilst we do not desire
to "crow' over the Fort Donelson defeat sus-
tained by the Republican nominees we are thank
full to all who have not heretofore voted the
Democratic ticket in St. Clair, for the patriotic
assistance they rendered the Democracy on this
occasion. We give the vote in full below: