Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-13

hI4 br1dge and went to New Ma ket tEr0tgh
which they foundllhat Jackson had retrests1
three day aeo, WITH bis array reduced 20 five
thousand. the reinaioder having been scattef,
ed through the nountairs. Fremon,'s army
followed them the entire way, capturing .waY:
ons, supplies and prisoners. -, 80 "a oan,s
-, p ',o'.a t, 95i .PApucAH, KY, June z. ~
There is runner current here to day that
Richmond is 'aken. 1t c.nnot be traced 70
any reliable source gh, %. -. 80. :
"a lo eo.sa.I44 WASHINGTON, June s. &
Dispatches to the Var Department stats
all quiet il front oi r chmon.!, except occar
s'onai cohnonading at our forces employed On
bridges ''0o 7-'..'', y
A friendly consultation occurred between
the Secretary of State and the Foreign Lega-
tons at Washington cpnaeeerning diilieu.tica
between Gen. Butler and the foreign Consuls
at New Orleans It has been made the sub
Ject of amieable correspondence betweenS Sec,
retary Seward aud, Minister, of Netherlands.
1t is said that Reverdy Johnson goes to
! New Orleans as Commissioners of State De.
partment, to Atako necessary proofs for final
consideration All reports from Europe are
highly satisfactory. -ost s.,l -. >, -.
e'o@-' q ~ H9SC Fl. HENRY TJuihe pas
A salutsIo Of sc guns is being fired in honoy
OF the taking Of Richmond.Is q jhglsb Io uai3
"A slight shock of an. earthquake VAS az,
perlenccd here yesterday, one of them being
three seconds duration -"+
~ ''' 10 i"1a WASHINGTON, June e.
Col. Geo. +. Sheplsy, Of Maine, vino is d
present Military Commander of New O,leaps,
upon the Recommendation of Gen. Butler, has
been appointed Military Governor Of Leaisj-
ana, -e-h ',.- '.-.a-.-- III 4zos 81
Capt. Schultz arrived here to-day with the
treaty with Great Britain for the suppression
Of the slave trade, signed by the Queen.
Notifications having been exchanged, the
treaty is now law. -I Ai'' - ---"a
-. --i " EAsroH, Pa, June 6.
Reports from Mauca Chunk and vicinity
represent the damage in that vicinity to the
canals, railroads, and private property, and
destruction Of life, as greatly exceeding even
the worst anticipations. The canal is repre-
sented as washed away for three miles from
Mauch Chunk. Four dams have been washed
away. Several persons, residents Of South
Bethlehem, are missing 1t is feared they
are drowned. All the islands in tho liver
are covered with valuable lumber and timbe..
The Belyidere and Delaware railroad re-
sumed operations to day. The Delaw are,
Lockport and Western railroad is now open
to the Delaware Water Gap. The Lehigh
Valley road will be in operation to Allentown
tomorrow, making connection 10 Harrisburg.
The balance Of the road will be repaired in
10 days. All the bridges on the Beaver
Meadow railroad are washed away
r.-r ST.. LUIS June 6.
Judge Burch, who was arrested az I,olia a
few days ago for expressing disloysi s.n,i.
tnents, was released and parolcd by the Pro-
vo st Marshal, yesterday, with the UT ders,aud-
ing, however, that he will report himself
whenever required. The Judge viii 1,n,ns-
diately take his seat in the state Convention.
The following specimen Of rehel living was
taken f:om the Memphis Argus, June I'd; II
Grdrd junction, jane 2d.-St. I.onis pa
pers Of May 9th, just received, say WASH
lngton is in danger. Stonrwal jackson is
within 25 miles of the capital, and has pos
session Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad. sc
The Governors Of Massachusetts and Rhode
island have called Out the militia .s.ld great
excitement prevails. Tbs militia responded
reluctantly. - 80 R
England and France have sgr, ed to inter.
fere. England proposed to France that il
she would withdraw her garrison from Roma
she would join her and interfere in this war
France has withdrawn as proposed, and the
oapsrs say we may look fer them in few
weeks on Gar shores.
Great fears are expressed for Baltimore and
the State Of Maryland. There is great ex-
element and tiot--lnobs have control.
ST. L. us, June 7.
A special to the Republican, dated Fort
Pillow, June 5th, III A. NJ, says the rebels
really evacuated this fort Tuesday night,
leaving one mortar, two guns to answer us
Wednesday. The work of destruction has
been completed. Barracks, hospital build
lngs, horse sheds, forage, bsrges and three
depots foil of stores, were
burned. Over dozen heavy guns were left,
part of them spiked. The balance were burst
and the carriages burned. .-.-
A reconnaissance to Fulton, two miles be-
low, does not reveal any enemy there.
Combustibles are burning at several poin:s
and it is feared mines are underneath. The
tort'hcations are unusually strong Several
heavy guns were casemated by heavy wood
work thrown over them in the form Of covers,
al of which were destroyed No small
arms or camp equippage remains.
The Republicans Cairo correspondence
says from all information can gain there is NO
doubt that our feet steamed directly ON to
Memphis. a1 =,
Late refugees from Memphis say Dr..
Fowlkes, of the AvalamcAe, will be one Of
the first to hoist the Federal flag upon the ap-
proach Of the Union fotlla. They say that
he has preached. secession doctrine under pro.
test for several months, and has been twice
imprisoned for his fearless denunciatious Of
Confederate authorities.
New York, June Z.
Specials are not Of great importance this
morning
The Herald says those interested in The
House Tax bill, as it passed the Senate to-
day, can form some id.a of the changes made
in it, by the remark OF a Senator this evening,
that the House will hardly te able to recog-
nize its own offspring. The House vii
probably discuss and reject many Of the Sem
ate amendments. This will consume much
time, notwithstanding the desire manifested
that such bill should speedily pass.
1t is aurrently stated that but one member
ofthe Cabinet IS opposed to the Presidont'a
policy of Emancipation with compensation ADD
colonization Of the blacks.
Correspondents of the Newark Advertiser.
q. s. srKAxEa AUGUSTA, OFF CH.sLxsrox
S. C., May 20.
have barely time to forward letter by
the prize just captured off this place, which
is on its way Northward.
Inc news mere Is quite important. Our
gun-boats are within four miles cf Charlest. n,
by way of Stone Inlet, and We all expect soon
to attack it.
The Tribune editorially says, VIC learn
through private channels, in which we COZ.
lide, that the Unionists of Texas will socnbe
heard from. We understand that their ar
rangements for restoring their State to the
Union have been quietly ma,ured, and that
they have before this thrown The old Hag to
the breeze, under the lead of Gen. Sam Hous.
ton. We cherish strong hopes that the rebels
of Texas will soon turn un missi, O and that