Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-02-28


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c3mnand made ezsi Stahbdi bdi5aIll9 e sdssssr Cd CEsse
, Crossing, AK, on tifc fstl, but was sl9fea
led, after short Engagement and ssgaini 4ie,
F. Many prlsoners $ were taken and alquapt tity
F., flight. t.'''' ; 'Oa'i7'f 'fif a'|..snNaf" '''s
, od91 noT,s b~s soi'o'eB lir4s,bbsr,, Feb '21.
! kiisOne ofsahc 7rcease't fprisouers,t ,whoillaa
| tbeen q9ltinsa ggat Rich nonfl sexeu ansnths
? gives unin istakaable, Wi;;encea of n. stroa
/ organization at Richmond The Union n.o
CLAN, to be 5000 strohg, ana say itYi9y' s.
! clgeliy waiting ana long n q for an ssSbort,
! mty to flihg outthe staysa aud -stripnsyt On
, OF i@n for;iiiastfons erected sr4pnd Richmon,
qnly one is arqed The CITY can he c.sil
taken. Desperate cf5its * wres re- making i2gs to &c
recruits for tie army, Ths ccessisnns,ssts nnss Is i'd
ini,ted that unless trey t colt! secure te Ser
VICES of every made Virginia, between is an,
90 years Of az they lnust yield within Mirt,
days The Uiionsts haze laa:2agsne reg tniarl,
organized, With siglfss apd pdsswords. Man,
facts Of kindness were shown at 1evi'sry sossi
bic opportunity to tie apr:soners. 40 As~ !
He further says that from three to foo,
regiments were daily arriving at Richmond d
and that the TenneSseeans 'wer2 going Il
Tennessee and the CaFclinians ant Oilers t,
IFo their respective States, I!e, also uiit;ier
stood only some thirty regiments would re
main at iNanasses.,S ~ a . - @>t!'' rs
The nevis Of the surrender ofFt Doaeisor
had ii most dishtartes,ing effect at L chmond
but cheered the hopes of. the eUnioLists, who
say that they want it known by the Fedora
government that they prc ready 10 welco1nc
the oid fa9 an; fg:iteir,)it. g suW .tr ..ss
----as ss-NSW- YoRK, FEB. 21.
20 Oordon, the Shaver taiaaln, vas executed
at noon today, Ue made 20 speeca, He at
tempted So suicide last sh'. BY smoking a ci
gar saturated with 'strychnine ~"Vi i7io '''1.
tohi he frcsidchtl- says rGiuorcemef ts hava
been sent to Gen. Bu'nside3 which will in
crease his fosce to 40 q "a. III. Yoc4.eu sa)
Iat i'm bus ------ -----sfl % qn.crca
AXAV1s&la 6osss gess --!iEs:g Sessions.
a. rFos1i H9!ifi osiJ p'1sh.SeroS, Feb. 30
SENATE.--The Senate pissed the ArmvAp.
preparation fbilI'for 1862, and fifsh went into
executive Session. pIiesah tb1ol'h 1cii
Mr.. Wilkinson offered TIE fellowii'e reso
luton :1doH 81 aIa 3 X ss..a s@ec lid al.
lbH&'VnEREAs,T lazarus W.bPowell, aftat 7seve-
raj St,tea had sever ed StholasfivI, from the
Union, on the 2sth Of June last, attetYdetl a
Ilarge Southern s ates Rights Canrention and
twas presiaent thereof, and atsphieh' a resou
ton passed affirming the neutrality IF Ken.
lucky and denouncing the hwai. and also
| attended another convention, where more
reso!utionS werei passed of the same import,
and said Powell had givci al aid ard comfor t
to the enemy he could from the position she
occupied, therefore .,,- .. .y.......... .,....
Reso rej, That said Lizar,is W. Powell be
expelled from TIE Senate. s." s+sisHe2 ie ''a
= Referred to t!lc,a Committee Of the Judi
eiHy. s1a = lq slH,sigr.s.. s- o. evils
On motion Of |,r. Grimes, the. bill 10 es-
tabl;>h a Nation3l Ar.lory at Rock Island
was taken Ip. '.." a'.F' ga '-'iN .'.l
atr. iioa moved its references to the Midi
Mr.. Wilson, Of MASSACHUSETTS, had no de.
SIR to have it ,Ecf.grtd % 5h.t cjnmittee.--
lie Was not sure that the Government needed
another afrnory at this time, but it did need
foundry for mTking cannon. sc. 49,
HoUsE.-Tie House took up the report
from the Committee Of the Whole on the.
Senate's amendments to the Treasury note
bill. ,-,s.- e,..f,y,.... s,,s 49,. 5. oa'.. s,.,
( Mr. Hooper L!iefy expressed his VIEWS
He said the obj2ct wa, to furnish a suJstan-
tial and u-!oiin currency, and to approve
the oisti'sction'proposel to be rna3e in fayor'
OF the heitas OF she stock by paying the in
lerest in coin. = .... -
MIR, Stevens said he had i melancholy fore!
bodirig that they were about to coasummatc al
cuninngly devised schsms which will carry
great injury Throughout the country. Attn
instance OF the Brokers the Senate has been
pursaaded to manglo and destroy what ha;.
cost the House weeks to digest, consider and
pass The Bill has been 50 altered that it,
very fathers fail to recognize it. Instead OF
balilg beneficial, IN nsieofat;ng measure, and
affOnttihg a9unitOsmo aHd equal cnrrency f..
all, it possesses positive and gra at mischief.
1t now has all the bad, ga lities Which. have
been attributed to it, without a single benefit.
In its amended form it creates TIVE, classes OF
ieurrency-one for banks and brokers ant an
other for the people. 1t dsseriminates BE-
tween different cl2sses = tak esaway the legal
tender classes, and the Government will be iri
the clutches of the harpics., 1''' - l1't
.zIAll the amendments to the Trelsury
Note ., Bill were uactsd1 OIL. TIE, amend
ment making the interest OF, the notes payar
Bile in coin was agreed to. The amendment
pledging the lands, duties and proceeds Of
rebel property to the redemption of the inter
est and principal Of ttIe-d was l.jccted.-
The bill goes bgck to the Senate again. ES
The Post Office appropriation bill was UP
in Committee OF the Whsle .re',I ss.t .- -,.,
POS es -a " WASHINGTON, Feb 81. p,
SENATE.-ln consequence u the death of
President Linc0lu's IN, The SeI:ate aaiourn-
ed. .'s' ''+ - III
i".-'"- r.r- - .' WAsinSGfoS, Feb 81.
HnusE.-The Home; tessi b. j ss DO ted from
Committee on Public Lands c-'IhDg UP, The
question pending being o r C minand the
same, with instructor t. report in stead the
Bounty Land Warrant bill, Nj q. Grow called
Mr. Washourne to the CHAIR and spoke against
the motion. Five times within The last ten
years the House hi passed Il b:ll similar 10
this, by a two-thirds vote, whenparties wera
nearly balanced an nearly ev,rv .uther cues
ton. Bills, t c, Of like character had pas e,
the Seuate. He answered the Of lection tha
the public lands should be rt.taiaed as {.
resource O, revenue, OF 49,. Et.a-
Mr.. Grow agreed in favor Ct giving home
steals to actual settlers. Spectators Should
no longer be pcrmitted 10 Intervene bctsoe,
the COVE nmear and actual ti,lers of tn, so
Those who have floclzed to the standard q
the country are deserving of mere substantial
reward than tears for the dead and thanks
to the living. lie earnestly appealed TO the
House TO pass the Dill AID c0ascciate the pub
tic lands for homes to actual settlers t.
prospered in life, that they might he cnables
to develop higher, better and nobler civil
izatIon. ..e.l .- t-. -... -..s.
.,..s WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
SESATE.-Tha Senate met at u o'ciGcf.
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