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

WASHINGTON, Jan. a.
The following has been issued by the War
Depar tment:
This Observation-Disclosures as one OF the first
duties, to take measures for the relief Of the
brave men, who, having imper'led their lives
in the military service OF the Government, are
now prisoners and cap.ives
1t is therefore orde'ed That two commits
sioners be appointed to visit the city Of Rich
mond, in Virginia, and wherever else prison
ers belonging to the army of the United
States may be held, and there such measures
as may be ncedful to promote the waits and
contribute to the comfort of such prisoners,
at the expense of the United States, to such
extent as may be permitted by the authorities
under whom such prisoners are held. D..
[Signed] EDWIN NJ. STANTON, e.
Secretary Of War.
.a.- ..r, BosroN, Jan. "a.
Letters from Honduras, of tho 18th, state
that unprecedented rains had fallen, flooding
portions Of the country, drowning 400 or 500
persons and causing great destruction of
property.
4 NEW YORK Jan. 25.
The most severe storm of tho season HIS
prevailed all night; terrible gale, with hail,
which now, s A. u, has turned to rain.
1t is reported of Secretary Stanton that he
s,ys the army must earn its living The sd
diers in the dismal and inactive camps reply
that all they desire is something to do.
New YoRK, Jan. 25.
A dispatch to Southern paper, dated
Nashville, January, 21st, states that five
companies of the Texan Rifles had gone on a
scout in the vicinity of Green river also, that
the sixty.days Mississippi troops have re-
turned home from Bowling Green.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS.
Brigadier General T. w. Sherman, in the
Washington IntelIigencer, deems it due to
the interest of the public to publicly proclaim
the utter falsity of the statement made in sew
eral journals of the country, repeatedly
brought to his notice, that a projected plan
for the continuance of the expedition was
abandoned in consequence of disagreement,or
misunderstanding, between Com. Dupont and
himself. He says the most friendly and cor
dial feeling and entire harmony of action have
always existed between them. II
To-day being devoted by the Secretary Of
War for business with members of Congress,
a very large number of them are availing
themselves of this arrangement
.FTrnv Z ROY, Jan. 25.
A tremendous gale prevailed all through
Western Vermont this morning. As the
train which left Troy for Rutland, at 7:l5 A.
NJ, was five or six miles above Bennington,
in the town of Salisbury, VT, it encountered
The gale while passing an embanknlent about
30 feet high. One of the cars was broken
from its coupling and thrown by the force of
The wind down the bank. DR.. H. Wright,
If Boston. passenger, was instantly killed
John Robinson was severely injured and will
not survive. One other man and two ladies
we're slightly injured.
fts o WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.
Minister Corwin writes from Mexico that
Japlaxio, the head Of the new administration,
declares that Mexico vii! make successful re-
istance to the allies. The French and Span
sh soldiers quarrel among one another, and
whole regiments have been fighting until
numbers were killed and wounded. In con-
sequence of this the French force is about to
" sent to Tampico, where strong resistance