Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-10-31
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Gen. Van Dorm is reported killed by
brother officer. Van Dorm is charged will
having brought about the defeat of his friend
at Corinth. He fought bravely, but perhap
not very scientifically.
About 1900 drafted men have arrived a
| In iianapois. Many Of them were not draft
ed, but go as sub 'titutes A large proportion
of the men will enlist as volunteers in the ole
regiments, and some haze already done so.
| Correspondents in the Army of the Poto
mac say the soldiers are impatient for either
peace or fighting They a'e Disguised with
lying in camps enduring all the hardships o.
war without reapag any If is glory.
The cotton trade is now so profitable -
American cotton selling at so cents q pounc
in En- tlan /, and costing but seven where II
is groyn,---that enough Of it must reach Eng
land to put heavy Sums OF money IN the
Southeri purse.
The Navy Department offers to buy any
vessel which will capture the Alabama, and
pay her owners $500,n00. The owners OF
any V. ssc' which may destroy the rebel craft
will be paid $500 GOO, subject to an appropri
alton by Congress,
In Illinois, the new regiments to the ~our
number of sixty, have n wv ben completely
organized, by means Of tr nSferS and console
dations. Good fJr the gallant S ECKER State
I: is said that Maj Gen. Van Dorm was in
stantly removed by the rebel war authorities,
for incompetency, after losing the battle Of
Corinth.
NJ. LYONS has proposed resolution in he
Rebel Congress ffering $50 to every negro
who should kill a Union soldier Pr. ttv good
for our waywatd sisters" who howl so dis
msIly over the enormity Of arming negroes
The Grenada Appeal of the 9Th inst. has
Unonists ofan island in Galveston Bay
Nothing is said of our forces having reached
the main land. a fight was anticipated,
should they make the attempt
Pen sylvania drafted men are to furnish
thor own blankets. A general order Just is
SUI d states that as the supply of blankets are
exhausted in the mlrket fit for military use,
all dr. fled citZ.nS are advised to bring to
the rendezvous regul .,ion blanket, eighty
four by sixty six inches, and weighing five
pounds; and further states, that as the blan-
kets, clothing and shoes issued by the gov
ernment are charged at averaged cost. and no
soldier who furnishes his "wn is obliged to
draw from the United States, it Is his interest
to supply himself.
A. the government horse corral, near the
observatory grounds, in Wsshin. ton, all the
army hor,rs and mules are bought and in
spected; sick AMI worn out animals put in
ho<pit Is; wagons repaired and teams fur
ni>hsd he my, and tn, commits aries who
send supplies to it; and everything done nee
essary to furnishing adequate quarermaster's
supplies.
There are over 0rO men employed in these
shops. nd the cost Of labor and mateli,ls is
nearly 81 900 month. There have been
as many as $4,000 horses and mu in the cor
'als at one TINS, and the Oily average is
$4,000.
In wagons and harness the place does an
immense buiness. 1t keeps the entire army
of the Potomac supplied Old wagons and !
harness are sent t" this place end repaired. be-
ing sent out as good as n Tn repairs alone it
is es:ina cd that $4,000 is saved monthly;
10000 horse shoes are made and put on in the ,
anne length of time.