Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-24
An EARLY ADVANCE OF THE ARMY
IN KENTUCKY PREDICTED.
MARTIAL LAW IN SANTA FEE.
Ohio River 50 feet deep at Gin
cinnati, and Rising!
DEATH OF Ex-PREslpENr TYLER.
Buznside's Expedition Heard From
Great alarm at Wilmington, ". C..

The T-ibunts special states that the con-
tracts for subsisting the Now York volun
tcers, entered in his own name by Gov. Nor
gan, in disregard to the War Department,
assigning an army officer especially to this
duty, has been a. limited here as the shortest
method of bring ing this business to an end,
not only in New York but other States where
it has been begu q, or the desire to begin it
painfully exists.
Gov. Curtin, Of Pennsylvania, has Is, xcG
permission Of tho War Department to SEND
eight full regime nts of Infantry and one o.
cavalry, now in that State and REQ DIV for SER
vice, upon an expedition to the southern
coast.
The State Department has received note
from the govern ments of Russia and Prussia
touching the Trent Question, of similar i'm
port to that OF Austria, viii CHI has already
been publishe d.
All the Intelligence which the Govern.
rnent receiv es is to the effect that the rebels
will have great difficulty in inducing
their twelve months sold iers to remain in
service after the periods of their enlistment.
On tho first of February the march home
va I'd is likely to begin, unless circumstances
un foreseen at Manassas, present.
The HerGId's dispatches state that recent
| etters received from British statesmen con-
frm the statement made some time in this
correspondence, not long before the occur
renee Of the Trent affair, that French minis
tiers had endeavored to persuade the Govern
ment Of Great Britain to unite with France
in breaking the blockade of the Southern
ports of the United States. 1t was stated
positively that Mr.. Thouvenal distinctly
made such . proposition to Lord John
Russell, which was politely declined, not be-
cause England was not anxious for the OPEN
ing Of the Southern ports, but because the
British Government was unwilling to take an
active part in provoking hostilities with this
Government, although not averse to France
taking the task in hand and throwing open
the ports for their common benefit.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 20.
Gen. Thomas telegraphs to head quarters
that on Friday night Zollicofer came up to
his encampment and attacked him at six
o'clock on Saturday morning. near Webb's
crossroads, in the vicinity Of Somerset. AT
half-past three o'clock Saturday afternoon
Zollicoffer and Bailey Peyton had been killed,
and the rebels we're in full retreat to their
entertainments At Mill Springs. with the Fed.
erals. in hot pursuit. No further particulars
are given respecting the losses on either side.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. &c.
The recent fight took place Sunday, in-
stead Of Saturday morning.
Gen. Thomas, Sunday afternoon, followed
up the rebels to their entertainments, 16 miles
from his own camp, and when about to At
tack them, this morning, he found their en-
trenchments deserted, the rebels having left
their cannons, quartermasters' stores, tents,
horses and wagons. This rebels Dispensing
had crossed the Cumberland in one steam
boat AID line baIges, at White Oak creek, op.
posite their encampment at Mill Springs.
275 rebels killed and wounded, including
Zollicofer and Peyton dead, were found on
the field. The 18th Indiana lost IS killed
and wounded. Nothing farther of Federal
loss has yet reached here. -6.s
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 10.
B. Henderson, Douglas Democratic men,
Der Of the State Convention, an uncompro-
missing Unien man and Brigadier General,
has been appointed BY Lieut.. Governor Hall
to gil Trusten Folks seat in the United
States Senate. -''
A passage was made through the ice op-
posite the city to-day.
SAN FRANclsco, Jan. IT,.
The Legislature has adjourned to the 2lst
inst, to allow the water to subside from Sac
ramento. The city has been under water
from to II feet deep. The people have been
driven to the second stories Of their houses,
and are unable to build fires to cook their
food. Cooked provisions in large quantities
have been sent from San Francisco nv tvo
steamers. The water has materially SUBJ |
sided since, but the weather is still unfavor.
able in the whole valley. Other portions of
the State have suffered severely from this I'M |
precedented inundation and many million
dollars worth Of property have been des-
troyed.
49, CINCINNATI, Jan. 20.
Heavy rains have prevailed since Saturday
night The river here is fifty.one feet deep
and rising q the rate Of three inches per
hour. There 10 Eve feet Of iwster on the
asst 6sof ~ buildings fronting the river
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