Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-04-25

)neI9 on the EoQeral 6l0o t0en on their Own.
Our informant says that Prentiss made
speech to his troops in Memphis, in which he
underworld to modify their complaint in rela-
ion to their treatment, feed, &c. He told
hem that they would be SOON exchanged, and
old them generally to keep up good spirits.
Prentiss was in excellent temper. He owned
Up to defeat on Sunday, but said that the
'ebels were badly whipped on Monday. The
prisoners were being cent to Richmond.
Our informant was in Huntsville when
Mitchell reached there with his Division.
The seizure of that place was complete suf-
Prise, and the occupation of the railroad be-
ween Decatur and Stevenson was regarded
8 the hardest blow the rebels had yet re-
,eived. .'.
The rebels were preparing to make des-
,erate stand at Corinth, and fresh troops
we're constantly arriving at Memphis.
When he left business at Memphis was al
most entirely stsgnated, and the people gen.
rally seem to believe that they are on the
We of events which will speedily decide the
var.
Rev. DR.. McAnually, editor of the St. Louis
Aduoc0ts, has been arrested and
placed in the military prison and his paper
for publishing reasonable mat
er. This arrest causes no surprise, as the
;ourse Of McAnnally's paper for some time
'ast has been very obnoxious to the officers
# the government.
PIrTsBuRG, April 90.
The river is % feet by the pier marks and
Using, and raining all day.
ST.. LOUIS, April 81.
A riot occurred at East St. Louis Saturday
hight, in which men were injured. In con.
sequence Of high water in the river the in
nabitants stopped up a culvert on the Ohio
& Mississippi Railroad, to prevent the town
rom being submerged. The road master,
fearing the track would be washed away, pro-
ceeded with his men to remove the obst:ue-
lions. They were met by crowd, who Or
dered them off, The matter was referred
to the Provost Marshal. who sent over a
guard of 80 men to quell the disturbance and
protect the railroad men. They found Is or
100 men assembled to prevent the obstruc-
lions from being removed. The crowd was
ordered away, but refused to 70, and the
guard advanced. Several shots were fred at
them; no one was injured. The guard then
charged bayonet ON the crowd, and 8 men
Yesterday Col. Parsons and Mr.. Bacon,
President Of the road, went over to examine
into the matter, and decided to allow the OBJ
structions to remain, as their removal involv-
ed the destruction Of vast amount of prop.
erty. 1t is doubtful whether the embank-
ment of the road will prevent the town being
submerged, as the road is nearly overAowed
in several places.
Special to Chicao Times.
CAIRO, April 81.
The Ohio and Mississippi, at this point,
are still gradually rising. Should large
wind arise, the levee would be broken and
the town be flooded in, which event the cit.
izens and government could scarcely escape
q great loss Of life and property. Fears were
generally prevalent last evening that the levee
could not long Withstand the flood, and there
was general stampede to Mound City and
other places of refuge. yet the night passed
without 4 recurrence of the calamity Of 1857.
The waters were slowly ebbing over some
portions of the levee, Sunday evening, when
Gen. Strong, who is ever efficient, amid a
multiplied diversity Of army cares, ordered
out a force Of men, who raised the levee and
prevented the disaster so imminent
The hospital steamer City of Memphis
reached here this morning, from New Madrid.
She had on board five hundred and fifteen
sick soldiers from the army of Gen. Popa-
Among them were number who have seen
discharged from the service, on account of
maladies and physical inability
The hospital steamer has left for Evansville,
Indiana, where the patients are to be removed
to more comfortable quarters in the hospital
at that place.
Capt Polk, who was taken prisoner at the
battle of Pittsburg Landing, is among the
sick, being wounded in both legs. He is .
nephew of President Polk, and served in bat
tie as Captain of q rebel battery from
Memphis.
A large number of soldiers have passed this
place on board of transports from St. Louis
during the last two days AMI are now on their
way to reinforce Gen. Halleck.
The unprecedented rise of water in the
Ohio, besides interfering with railroad opera
tons at this place, has also carried away the
telegraph poles, cutting US off from tele-
graphic communication with tho north or
east.
On Saturday last, the Adams Express, from
this place, was used, to the exclusion of all
other business, in Transporting mony pack a.
ges from soldiers to their families. Over
$l70, 900 were sent away
The post office at this place has been an
dergoing thorough examination, under SUI
pervision of Assistant Postmaster Armstrong,
of Chicago. When he came here he found
over 10000 letters awaiting transmission.
These have been hurried forward, and no
Of letters is now permitted.
An additional clerical force has been en-
ployed, and the Office is now fully equal to
the enormous business required. All the let
ters from and for the army pass through here.
and an idea Of the great number Of letters
mailed at the Cairo Office may be obtained
from the fact that one mail from our army
brought from $4,000 to 100, 1000 letters.
Maj. Stewart, of Netherlands staff, here
tofore reported killed, proves only to have
been wounded, and is now at Savannah,
where he is doing WELL
News from the fotilla off Fl Pillow is un-
important. Affairs there remain in sfatu quo.
As previously telegraphed, the mortar
boats throw occasional shots, and the rebels
respond at irregular intervals. 1t seems to
be no part of the programme to fully invest
the stronghold until the battle at C1rinth
takes place.
1t is reported that the rebels arc fortifying
Fort Randolph in the strongest manner, ana
that largo force of negroes is employed in
up entertainments. This is hardly
probable, from the fact that Randolph was
the strongest fortified place between
Columbus and Memphis.
The steamer Musselman arrived to-day
from Pittsburgh Landing, having left that
place Saturday evening. She brings no news
Of special importance, but q passenger reports
that the Tennessee has again commenced
rising rapidly, and that the roads in the vi
cinity of Pittsburgh are in wrctched condi-
ton, by reason Of late fall of rain. Forage
can only be distributed by being carried on
the backs of mules, and army wagons are
stuck fast in the mud.
In view of the nreaent condition 0f tha