Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31
The Memphis Papers Urging Polk to
Battle. L.
Tribune's Correspondence.

ar" WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
Senator johnson, of Tennessee, received a
dispatch to-day from Maj. Hooper, stating. in
substance, as follows: "Zolicoffar is indeed
dead l have seen his body Our victory is
overwhelming The rebels are driven from
this entire section of the country, and Ken
lucky will soon be free from traitors"
Congress will make two new circuits-one
of Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Mime
sofa, and another of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri
and Kansas
Secretary Smith is talked of for one. Mr..
Browning and Judge Davis, of Illinois, have
also been suggested.
The President is said to have declared to-
day that he appreciates the very great SER
vices rendered by Gen Sigel, and that JUS
tice will be done him by creating him Gen
eral of a division; also, that Col. Koerner,
of Iowa, Illinois, we presume, is meant will
be made B,igadier General.
The Wor'ds Dispatch says that at no time
since the army of the Potomac has been or
organized have the roads in Virginia been in
such condition in consequence of the rain
AMI snow.
FoRT MONROE, Jan. %.
There has been no arrival from the Burn
side Expedition as yet.
The Norfolk Day Book, of Wednesday, has
a dispatch dated Goldsboro, JAM 81, 4 P. NJ,
announcing that 100 vessels of the Burnside
Expedition are inside Pamlico Sound, and 20
steamers outside. No attack had been made,
but the women and children were at New
Bern, where fight is exp ected to take place
BALTIMORE, Jan. %.
The American's. special correspondent at
Fort Monroe, says that fla g of truce went
to Norfolk, yesterday, with Lieut.. Hertz a
released prisoner, returning South. He was
made prisoner in Western Virginia and re-
lea ed on parole and will be exchanged for
Gordon, who was made prisoner by the reb;
els in Missouri.
The Norfolk papers, of Wednesday. contain
the following telegraphic
GoLds1oro, N. c., Jan, 2l-4 p MA
large number Of women and children have
arrived here from New Burma fight is ex-
pected there. There is no other news.
| An express has arrived here, from New
Burn. and reports that at o'clock, yester-
day afternoon, there were one hundred YES
sells of the Burnside expedition in Pamlico
Sound, and twenty-five large transports out
side of Hatteras Inlet.
Private information received here says that
the enemy will attack New Burn, Hyde Co..
and Roanoke Island, simultaneously. Oul
forces are completely prepared for them.
The Norfolk Day Book, of Wednesday, has
the following telegram: I"
Savannah, Jan. 21.-From forty to fifty
vessels are inside Broad river, fifteen miles
from Port Royal.
None of the Southern papers make any
reference to the fight at Somerset, KY, or tt
the defeat and death of Gen. Zollicoffer.
The funeral of ex- President Tyler took place
on the 2lst inst, and was attended by Jeff
Davis and his Cabinet and by the member:
of the rebel Congress. 4-q a..i
The Norfolk Day Book copies paragraph
from Petersburg paper, saying that the Pen
sacola did not escape from the Potomac with
out damage gentleman who examined hel
with spy glass, after she passed the batter
les, gives that paper the assurance that sh'
had holes as big as hogshead in her bow
&c. g. e.,.t .,ss. a.l "tsst
j To this the special correspondent of. tn
American adds: Personal inspection of tn
Pensacola, to-day, enables your correspondent
to assure this gentleman that the only hole
in her bow are those essentially necessary t.
the right development of the powers of he
|
forward pivot gun. r... E4. 1e
The Norfolk Day Book publishes lon
article recording the adventures, misfortune
and maltreatment of Miss Poole, lately re
leased from the prison for females, at Wash
ington. The Day Book calls Miss Poole
heroine, and says according to her own story
, there was no possible age or indignity
: which she was not subjected. Z Il
The Norfolk papers make no mention {
, any reports, circulated by the secessioni>t t
that some of Gen. Burnside's vessels ha
|. been driven ashore. rt @; 4aya= l-s4a
o ra 49, WASHINGTON Jan. %.
Il The Senate has confirmed the following al
!. pointments. ' >'''' "a >
= VIM. Huntingdon, Of Washington TER
= ritory, to be Marshal .cf that Territory; Ben
: H. Smith, of Va, to be, Attorney Of IL
: Western District of Virginia; John o. Broa
:. head, Of Mo-, to be Attorney Of the Easte,
= = District of that State; Robert J. Tucker,
: No. = Attorney, for the Eastern Distaict
al IA