Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-02-14
VOLI.' 'XIII--NO. "a

{. our captains was killed. and one y. ~
wounded; one rebel left dead in the htaise onJ
: one prisoner wounded. ,s3a~ IN vo,7a ''N
Later IN the evening descent was mad.
INTO Falrfax, and three prisoners With fonr
norses and a wagon.load of provisions can.
tured. The Duo de Ohaytres was with II.
? expedition and behaved with great saiiantrv
Mr.. IrumbulFs minority report in Senate.
etarke's case contends that tho power mn,t
exist to exclude persons Of infamous 81 troos
enable character, even IL the credentials and
qoalhcatlons are. regular. Otherwise. If :.
murderer or felon were appointed Ssustor f.
would be necessary to bring him out of prison
into the Senate Chamber under charee of tn.
Sheriff, swear him in, and then exDa him
ne thinks, also, that the power of expulsion
only applies 10 acts Committed after election
he does not discuss the evidence against
Stsrke, but only the constitutional power to
exclude him. Nine attidavits, sprYed bv 6I
citizens of Oregon, charge Stark with OUT.
rageous declarations Of disloyaIty, such AZ
could ne sell his property he would go South
and fight for JEFF Davis. Also, that he nub.
licly drank to the health of iDeaursrard sfter
| the battle Of Blu 4 Run. -a 10 trecrsy0,0
Sr. LOUIS, Feb. 8.
On reliable information, the Provost M..-
shaPs Guard to day searched the house of !.
prominent secessionist for large silk Confsd-
crate flag, known to be secreted Somewhere
destined for Prices army. The search vas
unsuccessful although the flag was positively,
known to have been in said house yester?ay
Great enthusiasm was created on the l.-sa
by the preparations for the departure of
Curtlss' horse, 200 strong, for the Ternea.
see river. They got off on the Continental
Grafton, and Hannibal City. y.., -
The Public School Teachers Associat;o,
have resolved to take the oath. '' ii ''''''
Arrangements have been made hv.hn Cat.
authorities of Iowa, through the State covorr,.
ment here, for the conveyance ho.,;e or tha
sick and wounded belonging to that Stata
Gen. Halleck has issued General 1-,e-
No. 80, communicating a eonsrati,lstor~ dis.
patch from Gen, Mcclellan On the FORK II.1.ry
victory. -
The Alton Packet Company have prssa,tad
Mrs. Eversel, of Cape Girardeau, 900 fo-
courage in saving the steamer C;ty Of a,.on
from jeff Thompson @i
'7.s- WAsHINcroN, Fab. 9.
A dispatch directing Gems Buell. and .I],l.
leck to Cooperate in the ruovemen.s on ~,
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers yes ae,t
from here about three weeks ago, or four drra
after Stanton's appontre. /. sisned t,r tIa
President and Stanton, bat not 10y Mcclellan
OF any other military iunctionarv. ar
Thirty four men OF the Illinois Cavalry a.
rested two spies at Fairfax Court Ho,s,. lust
after the company of rebel cavalry left. let
ters were found dated Wsshinpton 2Cth. With
maps of camps here. ;, 800 -
The I'd New Jersey Brigade has bull. q
miles of excellent road from their camp On *,c
lower Potomac to Alexandria. erF
investigations into the Quarte7rna ster's end
Commlssary Department in New Yesk nd
Philadelphia will lead to change in INC node
Of giving out contracts, which i'll he-e& i.e-
be made here under Stantcn's own eye.
Letters from leaders Of the liberal party in
England-Bright Golden, the Duk. Of A.
gyle and others-urge that the South must be
recognized unless something effective be done
here and that speedily.
DR.. Cheever preached on the invitation of
40 Congressman to crowded audiarce in
the House of Representatives to-dsy. lie
hkened the Slave States to Herod's vie nd
the Border States to Herod'as who danced
tefore the King at the White House. and
made him promise to give what soc wanted.
Shall the price of their loyalty be paid?
Shall Slavery be left untouched % were his
questions. #
FoRr HENRY, Feb Sd O'Clock PM
via. CAIRO, Feb Q.
Directly after the capture of the fort the
gun boats Lexington, Tyler and Conestoga
started up the -iver, with instructions t. pro-
ceed as far as they saw fit up the Tennessee
river. Yesterday, the Carondelct. in charge
o! Col. Webster. Col. higgins, and Col.
IL of n
,'onnoissance as far as the bridge of the
Memphis and Clarksville Railroad at Dan
vile. They found but one family left in
town. At the bridge, quarters had been built
and occupied by some troops, whsre was
found large quantity of army stores, was-
ons, &c. They are burning their dwellings
for miles around, and fleeing The bridge At
Danville was partially disabled by the first
gun-boat that went up. Thursday evening
another of the pier, was crippled so IS to pre-
vent the passage of any trains, snd it was
also found that the railroad had been OBJ
structed short distance from the bridge by
a land slide.
It appears that Lieut.. Col. Mccullough, of
Dickey's Cavalry, went out on the Fort Dom
elson road some three miles in pursuit of the
retreating rebels and overlook them. He had
in charge. The rebels abandoned their guns
and retreated. One was killed on each side.
Col. Mccullough did not, however, bring up
the guns.
Meanwhile Col. Logan, with small force
of infantry, was ordered to pursue the enemy.
He met Col. Dickey's men near where the
guns were and requested them to advance,
which thay refused to Go, as their horses
were too much jaded for further use.
Col. Logan found he could not 20 any fur
ther through the mud with infantry, and
leaving the captured pieces in their charge
which they brought in, and took with hm
eight mounted men and advanced some three
miles further, where he overhauled four more
guns under guard of men, who surrendered
them with horses, &C., which were also
brought into the fort
Col. Logan went within half mile of
where another gun was found in Iavine,
but it being night and not having horses it
was not taken away but it will be secured to-
day. Nearly all the guns were spiked with
telegraph wire, which can easily be removed.
| They are brass pieces, 6-pound.rs, and are
| a fine order of guns.
All the prisoners taken-about 100 in num-
| ber-were yesterday sent down to Cairo, in
| charge of Capt. W. S. Helder, aid to Gen.
| Grant, on the steamer Titan.
The amount of property captured at the
fort exceeds $l,00O,O0O. -r4-'."
Reconnol >sances have been made by Col.
Logan and others to within mile Of Fort
Donelson.
A heavy rain fell last night.
Gen. Grant and staff will take reconnois.
ssnce this afternoon up the river beyond DAN
| vile. 't "f ''HT'D 7'alj ,HTtor
ADJUTANr GENERAL THoMAs.-Tho charac-
ter of this man, who issued hi, shameless
eport with such indecent haste against Frs-
| mont, on his return from tna Weet is fast