Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31

VouAu Oe maQe Inc EnSHSn are Sllnult3uc-
'usly to attack Matamoras Five hundred,
'ut of 5000 soldiers, at Vera Cruz, are in the
hospital "a 'aast 's.oss VS.
The rebels keep only enough soldiers
It Centreville to man the forts. A large
body are housed in the vicinity of Bull Run,
With considerable attachments at various
points, some hours distant by railroad, for
base of subsistence. T.a. '.t.'
The Committee on the National Foundry |
bill will report in favor of one. without any
designation of locality. a. r,.l 5 j,
The Government, in settling the claims Of
released Union prisoners, has made no allow
ance for rations. Application to test the
question will soon be made. rui.p
The truth of the rumor that the Committee
on the Conduct Of the War has decided to
make no report to Congress will shortly be
the subject of inquiry in one or both Houses.
If answered affirmatively, motion will i'm
mediately be made to discharge the Committee
and organize new one. l+..
One source of the food of counterfeit notes
in Warrington was discovered yesterday, in
John Bicker, periodical stand keeper. He
was arrested at the National. Over $1,000
in notes, believed to be counterfeit, were
found in his trunks. Three other men and
one woman are implicated.
..... .. ... CAIRO, Jan. Is.
An expedition, consisting of $500 men,
detabhments of the 9Th, 18th and Goth Illinois
Infantry and 7th Cavalry, under command of
Col. Kellogg, Of the 7th Cavalry, left Biro's
Point, this afternoon, for Commerce, on q
hunt for jeff Thomson. The presumed rea
son of the starting Of the expedition to-day
| is in consequence of recent depredations
committed upon Union men by Thompson's
horde. While the approach of Thompson's
force was known in the vicinity Of Commerce
for full twenty -four hours in advance, it is
certainly most strange that the Union men
sent no report of it, either to this place or to
Cape Girardeau, or did not ask for any assis-
lance until this morning, when it was too late
to apprchend the invaders.
Seven barges of the Paducah pontoon
bridge fioated by here last night en- route for
Dixie and run ashore at the head of Island
No. l, and will be brought back to morrow.
| The 5Oth illinois regiment, Col. Bane, ar
rived here this afternoon, from St. Joseph,
Missouri. They have been on the route since
Tuesday. They will probably be sent to
Smithland. ....... .....
| A man was found murdered in q cellar
fronting the lsvee. He had an ugly cash in
the forehead. No clue has been found to the
mu, derer. ...,-.t..
The order instructing the gunboats Essex
and St. Louis to proceed to Smithland has
been revoked.
A company and battery of artillery arrived
here to-day. a1i -.
The river is still rising slowly.
| ST.. LOUIS, Jan 25.
There has been no battles at Ironton lately
as believed by the Norfolk Day Book, &C
cording to this mornings telegram. Tht
Southerners have been hoaxed by some
reported victory of jeff. Thompson. On the
contrary, last nights train brought up Il
prisoners from Ironton, captured near Fred
erickstown, by detachment of Col. Carlin'!
regiment.
Levies by the military police have beer
made on the furniture of Charles Boishueire
late coroner, to satisfy assessments; also, OF
others.
Twenty prisoners arrived from Palmyra
last night, mostly suspected bridge-burners
They are confined in the Medical College.
Many prisoners not found in arms are be
ing discharged by order of the Military Com
missioners. Many Of the Milford prisoner
claim to have been impressed into the rebe
service. There are still LOO prisoners il
McDowell's College.
The telegraph made an error in speaking o
the charges against Gen. Sturges for interior
ence. 1t should be intemperdnce.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 26.
The War Claims approved by Commission
ers, numbering below 5000, are ready for de
livery to claimants tomorrow. No money o.
notes have been received to make payments