Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-27

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Osse were killed.
At length, on Sunday evening, June 18th,
lie rebels assumed to surrender but attempt
/ to resist anew. AS soon as the attacking
arty approached a hand-to-hand fight took
lace, during which Morris was killed. An !
Their of the leaders named Banks was NOR
lilly wounded. The rebels were finally over
ONE Several women and children were
illed during the seige, the Morrisites refusing
0 convey them to a place of safety. The
prisoners, 147 in number, are to be brought
efore the Court tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, June "a.
The treaty between the United States and
Iexico for the cxtradition of criminals is Of
icially proclaimed The provisions of the
reaty are not applied in any manner to any
rhine or offense.of purely political character,
Tor does it embrace the return of fugitive
slaves
The Secretary of War to-day ordered that
Ill applications for passes or permits for per-
sons or property within the lines of the United |
States forces1 shall hereafter be made to Brig.
Gen. Wadsworth, Military Governor of the
District of Columbia, and be subjected to such
terms and conditions as he may prescribe.
=. The Navy Department has received dis
patches stating that on the night of the 18th
the schooner Rowena, formerly the Garibaldi,
70 tons burden, built opposite New Orleans,
ran into Stone river, and anchored near the
entrance, not knowing it to be in our posses
SION She was taken, we having seven gun
boats in that vicinity. She was last from
Nassau and had cargo of lead and a few
slaves.
An order has just been issued from the
War Department to the effect that the act to
prevent and punish fraud on the part of otti-
GERS entrusted with making contracts on the
part of the Government, approved June "a,
1862, applies only to such contracts as, under
the laws and regulations in force at the time
of the passage, were required to be in writing
BosToN, June o.
A boiler in the Bridgwater Iron Works ex-
ploded at o'clock this morning, killing sew
en- and wounding six men. One end of the
building was completely destroyed.
New YORK, June %.
The Post says the foreign exchange draw
ers are little excited to-day, the additional
rise in gold having raised the rate in London
for first class bills to 1881
Gold has risen to per cent. premium.
New YORK June %.
A Fort Monroe letter to the Philadelphia
Press says member of the Governor S Guard,
of Richmond, captured at Ashland on the 8th,
states that Beauregard is second in command
at Richmond, and number of his troops
have arrived.
MEMPHIS, June %, ria CAIRO, 90.
The Argus this morning contains a strong
Union editorial. Gen. Wallace's order, in
stalling Messrs A. D. Richardson and Il. w
Knox as editors, is published; also caro-
| from the proprietors, disclaiming all the re
sponsibility for political articles. They retain
business conduct of the paper
An excursion train went 90 miles on thu
Memphis and Ohio railroad, yesterday. The
KY, within six days.
Col. Slack has issued proclamation, invit
ing people in the interior to procure supple!
for their necessary wants, assuring them
the protection of the Federal Government.
| Over one thousand letters have been mailed
for mercantile firms in New England, New
York and Philadelphia.
The Charleston Mercury, of the 18th, say
the Confederate loss at Secessionville, on tn
10TH was so killed and 100 wounded. CIV
buried 40 dead Federals and took 40 pris
oners."
Grenada, 1sih.-The Appeal of the 18th
says the advance of Federals from Holl
Springs was signally checked, yesterda,
morning. The Federal advance, consisting Q
one company of Cavalry, encountered com
pany of Confederate infantry, resulting in ;
repulse of the enemy. Our.oss, man killed
that of the enemy, killed and wounded
After the Federals rotreated, our men burn
the bridge Gen. A. B. Bradford was in
jured by being thrown from his horse at Hol
ly Springs and taken prisoner by the Fed
erals, but was subsequently released
All surviving scalded from the gun-boa
Mound City are here on board the Nava
Hospital boat. But few of them can recover
Capt. Kitty is improving, and it is hoped h
will survive his injuries.
LOUISVILLE, June %.
The Southwestern telegraph line is now il
operation from here to Memphis.
WASHINGTON, June 90.
Advices have been received at the Wa
Department to-day, dated Corinth ODD, ant
from McClellan's army this afternoon. Moth
ing of interest has transpired in any quarter
There were in all 315 amendments to tn
Tax bill, the House having recorded 25S ant
the Senate 16 of them. The remainder be
came subject of compromise as embodied il
the joint report of the Committee of Confer
ence, which was unanimously adopted
While in the House the following named
members voted against it: Allen, Of Ohio
Brown, of R. l.; johnson, Norton, Pendleton
Steele, Stiles, White, of Ohio; Wyckliffo ant
Wood. The bill only awaits the President
signature to become law, and is to take eff
feet on the LIST of August.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue i.
to receive a salary of 81 900 per annum.
The Senate in executive session rejected thu
nomination of Brig. Gen. Shields to be Maj
| General.
- The first execution for treason against
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