The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-02-26

I News and Items.
Z Col. Garfield has been nominated a Brig
] Gen. Gen. Grant has also been nominate
and unanimously confirmed Major Ger
, eral, in token Of his gallantry at the takin
I cf Fort Donelson.
) The House Committee on Territories wi
soon report bill organizing Arizona as
free territory.
On the 10th there was decided advanc
in breadstuffs at St. Louis, in anticipation
of an carly trade with Tenn. Whiskc,
got high during the day. &C..
Capt. Stubs, Of the 9Th Iowa, one weel
ago Sunday night, captured Brig Gen. Edw
Price, son Of Sterling Price, Col. Phillips
Major Cross, and Capt. Crosby, all belong
ing to the staff Of Maj. Gen. p.
The Tenn. Rolling Mills, four miles abov,
Fort Donelson, were burned on the night o
the 18th. They have been used by III,
rebels for the manufacture Of shot, shell
and other war material.
Floyd's Brigade, which escaped The nigh
previous to the surrender of Fort Doneson
werc armed with Minnie rifles. Expecting
to lie captured by our gun boats they threw
them all into the river. They were subsc
quently fished out but little damaged.
On the 10th inst, one thousand rebels,
with flags flying marched down to For,
Dsnelson, expecting to reinforce the rebel
garrison, unaware that the Fort was in our
possession. They fell, without blow, into
our hands, as prisoners of war. The Incl
dent is one Of the best military jokes Of the
war. s.. .t-......,,..
On the Goth, resolutions were offered
in the Senate, looking to the expulsion of
Senator Powell, of Ky. ... ..
President Lincoln's son William, aged
II years, died at the White House, on the
Goth inst. ..,..... ..... ....
Columbus is again reported to be cvac-
uated. .,.
A portion Of Com Porter's mortar feet
has arrived at Ship Island. Others will
soon arrive. The lower Mississippi bids
fair to be opened as soon as the upper por-
ton Of the river
G. N. Clay has been confirmed Major
General. ........
For the one hundredth time the rebels
are reported to be falling back from Center
vile. .........
The official report of Gen. Burnside
places our loss at so killed and 222 wound
ed. The rebel loss was l3 killed, and 80
wounded. The enemy fought behind en-.
trenchmcnts, which accounts for their com.
parativcly small loss. ..,..
1t is said that we captured seventy large
guns and field pieces at Fort Doncson.-
Many Of these were English rified pieces Of
beautiful Workmanship.
The steamer Stepping Stone, on recent
reconnaissance up the Occoquan creek, had
quite lively skrmish with concealed reb
Il battery. Nobody hurt. ... r..
Gen. Halleck telegraphs Mcclellan that
Curtis has Bentonville, Ark. Alta skirmsh
at Sugar Creek on Monday, our forces lost
Is killed and wounded !; rebels lost IA killed
and 43 wounded .-...,... .... ..
Gov. Harris, of Tenn, has convened the
State Legislature for The purpose of revok-
ing all unconstitutional acts. Prominent
citizens say Tennessee will soon be back in
the Union again.
Two thousand rebels who fought their
way through our lines the day before the
surrender of Fort Donclson, have come
back and voluntarily surrendered them.
selves.
By an extraordinary stretch of military
kindness Gen. IIalleck has released Brig.
Gen. Price-son Of the rebel Msjor-G cner.
al-on parole, on condition that he would
take up his residence in some northern city.
There were on the 18th $4,000 troops at
Fort Donclson, and 5000 at GAINESVILLE
The river was rapidly rising so that our
gun boats will soon be permitted to 60 to
Nashville.
On the 10th, Gen. Mitchell was reported
thirty miles beyond Bowling Green, and
had only thirty miles farther to 60 to get to
| Nashville.
Seven hundred and fifty marines have
lately arrived at Cairo to man the gun and
| mortar boats. .,
Large numbers Of the Donelson prisoners
are constantly arriving at Springfield, and
Chicago. ...... a,.
Gordon, the slave catcher, was hung at
noon Of the 2lst.
Burnsidc's force has been increased to
4O, 900 men, and Richmond will soon have
a fire in her rear.
The steamer North Star, valued at $75,-
900, was burned at her wharf in Cleveland,
on Thursday night last
Gallant Conduct.
Amid all the records Of general and in
dividual herosm in the gallant siege of Fort
Don elSon, We have found nothing better
than the gallant charge of Col. Lauman $
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