Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-24

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4 The attorney for contestaHtshas flied pet
q lion for writ of mdndamus to compel tn
: State Board of ConvasscrS to count the vot
: cast for Geo. A. Crawford for Governor a
the late election. TX 3ss3 3siSts's
! WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.
The Government Contract Investigatin
Commissioners are now engaged on the sub
ject Of the alleged frauds, ,,ip, this vicinity =
They discover that the same horses have beer
twice sold to the government. -Superinten
dents and inspectors have been bribcd to Ger
tify to horses, sometimes, film them tc ,pAi
vatc individuals. The .enornlous amouot:
paid by the War Departlncnt" has induced
strong competition among the railroad com
in removing their regiments East, have re-
some s,ittters are making $4,000 profit pei
Vi month that nearly all III. suffers south OF
the Potomac sell liquor, WITH the knowledge
1of the officers; that 1t is smugglcd in boxes
marked government or / hospital stores OF
packed in barrels and marked sbeef" j IA
| $50 far about 1000 prisoners on each side
have been exchanged, nearly all of whom
were connected with the army of the Potomac
This movement, inaugusatedsby y,our Geycrns
ment, is fully rcciwrocated ystke rebel author
tiles.
d"' WzsniSdfoN, Jan. 1G.
Gen. Fitz John Porter is said to be slave
catchngy The General is not yet confirmed,
and is the one to whom Senator wilson re-
Gently referred. although he is one of the best
generals in the army of the Potomac, he
will be hung up by the Senate, if facts are
proved to be as stated.
Gen. Bencker has done something, accord
ing to report.
Capt Palmer Of the Iroquois, from whom
the Sumter is constantly escaping, has Been
recalled. .5l3ge az
Faulkner is said to be acting as Jacksons,
guide in his marauding expeditions. He has
often stumped through that section of Vir-
ginia. '1'' ,,.,s 90 .,
Port Royal letters state that the loss of
the rebels in the affair on the 1st inst was
not less than 200 killed and wounded, and
say it is positively ascertained that the
South Carolina rebe's are ar;ning their,
slaves Three hundred are collected at one
point, principally differed by whites.
G. II. Foster as Marshal OF North Carolina,
by acclamation. 4 + z 4 " A -. ~ 4 ?
ST.. LOUIS, JAN 49,
Gen. Raney, lately a notorious secessionst,
who was appointed agent Of the Cairo boats
and took tie oath of allegiance, has been sus-
pended, and is therefore left out in the cold
| The nomination of Robert Wilson as U. S.
Senator, by Governor Gamble, causes some
surprise among the original unconditional
| Union men. Wilson was one of a committee
appointed at a meeting of citizens of Andrew
and Buchanan count S, at jamestown, on
the last week in April, on which occasion res
olutions were reported declaring the sympa-
thy of the meeting with the South, and de-
nouncing the war made by the General Gov
erament on the South as inhu1nan. These
resolutions were reported without remon-
strauce by Mr.. Wilson. To-day Mr. Wilson
left for the East with his credentials in his
pocket. Before leaving, friend showed him
the resolutions and asked him if there was
any explanation 10 offer. He made no cx-
planation, but asked if they were too hard
| Mr.. Wilson was elected by the President of
the State Convention on the election of Ster-
ling Price, and his Convention record is fair
one, but he is not regarded as straight-ou
unconditional Union man.
At Lexington, The lst Kansas boys have
arrested Carroll Wood, Upton B. Winsor and
Joe Barrett, the rebel depredators.
! ....-..: .. ,-a CAIRO, Jan. Is.
On Wednesday, Gen. McClernand's column
moved forward from Jefferson and the column
under Gen. Paine, Col Cook and also those
under the command OF Gems. Smith and Wal
lace at Paducah, have made similar moves
Gen. Grant commands the expedition.
Flag-Officer Foot put the six completed
gun, boats in commission to day. 49,
Col Smiths Lead Mine Regiment has just
arrived. Two other regiments will arrive in
the morning Col. Stuart's Regiment is fast
in the ice near Muddy Island, 25 miles above
Cape Girardeau. The steamer Illinois tried
to get to her assistance, but could not on ac-
count of the ice. -.s. saaE = ps-
No news from the expedition. 81 II
! .., a. New YORK, JAM 16.
The brig Mountain Eagle, arrived here, re-
ports the British steamer Gladiator, with the
the traitors Mason and Slilell on board, ar
rived at St. George Bermuda, on the 9th inst.
and sailed for St. Thomas on the 10th, whence
the two rebels would take passage for Eng
land. s,a.s er 81 -se3s!e i'-..a- st'i
| D.. Especial to Tribune.l "a IS ~
| ,.u's ng-l WAsHINGroN, Jan: 13.
The House Military Committee at the
meeting this morning, authorized Mr.. Olin to
report bill reducing he number Of chap
l.ins to one to each brigade, and establishing
hospital chaplains THIS reduction has been
asked for by many chaplains and clergymen
as we'll as hosts Of officers. N
The Committee on tn. proposed National
Armory, west Of the Allegheny, has met a
sufficient number of times to learn that its
members disagree so thoroughly that it will
be impossible to reseiye a majority in favor ol
any place; probably the committee will re.
commend that three commissioners be .ap-
pointed by the President to select a site ;
Gen. Sigel is strongly pressed for Major
Generalship by Senators and Representatives
from the North West. Chicago, through
Arnold, particularly urges his appointment.
.r;s Times Special. 2 s.:i'< 'ss
The Committee on the conduct of the wal
haze resolved to advise the immediate prepa
raticn of a bill to punish, with death, any per
son who commits frauds upon the Govern
ment, whereby soldier Is bodily injured; a
for instance, in the sale of unsound provisions
, Also to punish, with Imprisonment and con
iiscation. all property and Government dues
all contractors who in any way defratd tn
Government in the quality Of goods sold o
services pretended to be rendered to the Gov
ernlnent. 's+,=f+ ~
/ Senator Sherman, from the Committee ap
' pointed to examine and report as tosthe com
| of u11 af hoa.