Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-09-12
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Spec1at TO N. 7. Tribune.
There is no communication with Baltimore
from here, direct The latest news was
brought by an engine, from Harpers Ferry
TO Cum6erland, thence westward, by the &C
commodation train this morning.
A cavalry skirmish occurred Yesterday If.
ternoon near Martinsburg, with what is SUD.
posed to have becnsar rebel reconnaissance
force from Winchester The rebelsfis5 said to
have been driven back to Winchester. with a
loss of forty killed and captured
Our force at Martinsburg is reported effec.
tual, being mostly from the West. This is
by a trustworthy gentleman. -.
PORTLAND, Sept. 9.
We have r turns from VI towns in the State.
giving. the following vote for Governor: Co
burn, Rep, II 1886; Bradbury, peace Dem.
1910; jameson, Urion Dem, 1925.
The same towns last year gave Washburne
21,964, Davis Z $3.50, Jameson 7,754 =
The Republican maiorities in these towns
this year is 1888 against $3.50 last year.
The aggregate vote in these towns is 81
854 against 37,l0s. The aggregate this year
will probably fall short 10000 the aggregate
OF 1861 being l00,503. The net Republican
loss in these 81 towns is 1862 As we have
returns now from nearly two-fifths of the
State, the loss, if it continues, will leave the
Republican majority not over 5000 against
1866 last year-being less than half.
From appearances, the Republicans have
carried four out of the five Congressional Dis
tricts The LIST District is no doubt in. There
will be large Republican majority in both
branches of the Legislature, though not so
large as last year.
CHAMBERsBuRG, Sept. $40 A. NJ.
One OF our scouts reached Hagerstown last
night, having left Mlddletown, eighteen miles
South East of that place, at five O'Clock P. NJ
he reports that the rebels were at Hagerstown
in considerable force, and advancing All
the rolling stock of the railroad has been re-
moved from Hagerstown and the telegraph
| office there evacuated. A telegraph office
| has been opened at Greencastle, from which
ylace our scouts and messengers will be sent
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9.
The special correspondence of the Press
returning from Sicklestown, Maryland, saws
he had just left Monrovia, Maryland, on ac-
count of the approach of the rebels A party
Of their cavalry entered that place on Sunday.
Many speculations are rife relative to the
movements, intents and purposes ofStonewall
jackson. Some say he is on his way with
large army to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, so
| as to be within striking distance of Cha n
bersburg or York, and that he is already near
Hanover; while others assert that he was
marching to Westminster and will move on
| Baltimore in that direction Others assert
! that this latter movement is merely feint to
| cover his enterance into Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9.
AT midnight through freight train for
| Baltimore, when short distance from Gray
Ferry Bridge, became separated and obstruct-
ed the road. In consequence of heavy fog,
a troop train came in collision with it; but
fortunately no person was seriously hurt At
$3.50 this morning, special train, having a
| squad of one hundred cavalry on board, by
some unaccountable carelessness or misun-
Outstanding, ran into both of these trains.-
The collision was very severe and the conse-
quences most disastrous. The cars were
broken to pieces, three men were killed and
| a number seriously wounded
LEAvENwoRTH, Sept. 9.
Saturday night, Quantrell, with force va
riousy estimated from 200 to 1000 men, en-
tered Olathe, johnson county, Kansas, and at
the last accounts still held the place.
Several stores were robbed The office Of
the Mirror, newspaper, was demolished, and
| fifty recruits for Kansas regiments were cap
tured.
Gov. Robinson has issued proclamation,
calling upon all citizens of the State to organ
| ize and arm for home defense He says one
half of the enrolled militia of the State have
entered the United States service "
Intelligence from Dacotah and the upper
Missouri indicate serious Indian hostilities.
Gov. Jayne, of Dacotah, issued proclamation
on the 3Oth, calling on the settlers to organize
to man. Judge Amadin and his son had al
ready been killed. r.- la, ..gJ
Gen. Blunt received dispatch yesterday
from Gov. Jayne, dated Sioux City, Sept.
9th, which says the Indians made an attack
that morning, within three miles of Yankton,
the capital Of the Territory The courier
bringing the dispath to Sioux City, with an
escort Of ten men, had fight with twenty In
dians ten miles from Yankton -
The Governor calls for regiment, and arms
and ammunition, as general Indian war is
feared.
VlNcENNEs, Sept. g..
A special train, conveying the 9sth Illinois
Regiment, Col Funkhouser, en- route for Lou
isville, was thrown from the track at Bridge
port, ILL.,, on the O. and NJ Railroad, at nine
of five soldiers and severely wounding thirty
or forty more. Some Of them will not recover.
Capt d. L. Kelly, of Ehingham county, ILL.,,
was among the killed, and the sufferers were
principally of his company
special train, with physicians, was inn
mediately sent from here OH receipt of the
news of the disaster, and everything done to
alleviate the sufferings of the wounded.
Thn H., y
opening of the switch at Bridgeport, by some
villain, for the express purpose of throwing
the train from the track and numbering the
soldiers. A suspicious character, believed to
be the scoundrel who perpetrated the outrage
and who was found providing around the viz
cinity this morning, has been arrested, and is
now in custody.
The same individual was arrested by an
officer Of this regiment but short time ago,
while at Centralia, on suspicion of his being
spy or engaged in disloyal practices The
wounded were to-day removed to the hospitals
in this CITY, I- .ut
MADISON, Wis, Sept g. "
A telegraph dispatch received by Gov. SAL
ONION fiom Secretary Stanton, this afternoon.
announces that Gen. Pope is on his way to
st. Paul to take command of the Northwestern
Department. The Headquarters are located
at St. Paul. -.5.t ..e
The Special session of the Legislature meets
here tomorrow.
DAYTON, o., Sept. 8.
At the Union Convention of the Sd Con-
gressional District held at Middletown to-day,
Gen. R. G. Schenck was nominated by accla-
nation. His opponent is Hon. c. L. Vallan.
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