Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-04-25

She is to be somewhat longer and narrower
than the gun-boats now in the service, and is
to be constructed with a largo iron ram 1T the
PROV. Otherwise she will be constructed after
the pattern of the Benton and other gun.
toats. She is to be completed in about 4
weeks.
The Captain of the Minnehaha arrived to-
day, and brings particulars concerning the
drowning of Governor Harvey.
The Govern r was returning, in company
with a number Of gentleman of Wisconsin,
from Pittsburgh, whittier they had gone to re-
ceive the wounded Wisconsin troops at Sa-
vannah. They stopped some time visiting
the wounded at the hospital, and at length
started to return. The party we're passing
from the steamer Duniieth on board the Min
nehaha, when Gov. Harvey lost his footing
swim against the current, and while in this
plunged into the stream to his rescue. Be-
vey was carried under coal-boat, since when
nothing has been seen of his body, though
endeavors have been made to recover it. A
reward of $1,000 has been offered by the
State of Wisconsin for the recovery of the
body.
The Postmaster at Cairo requests all post
masters mailing letters for the iarmy which
should be sent to his Office for distribution,
to put them in packages, and endorse the
letters "Soldiers Letters, Cairo, D. P. o."
The enormous increase of letters received
makes this an absolute necessity.
The steamer Singers arrived from Fl. Pillow
this morriog, but brought nothing of import
ance from the fleet. She left the feet ON Sunday
evening, and reports there was no firing on
either side during that day. A few shots
were exchanged on Saturday our mortar
boats occasionally tossing a shell into the
rebel Notifications. Nothing lively may be
expected from the fotilla until after the bat
tie Of Corinth.
The river is at last at a stand, and if any
change is occurring is slowly receding.
Special to Tribune.
WAsnlNGToN, April %.
The General commanding at Warwick
Greek fight, whose reported condition on that
occasion called forth Representative Morrills
resolution, empowering the President to CASH
Ter drunken officers, is said to be Gen. VIM.
F. Smith. 1t is stated that he fell from his
horse twice, Smoothing his face and clothes
with mud. MIR. Morrill, said the two Compa-
MES of Green Mountain Boys stood in the
marsh SO minutes without support or per-
mission to retire.
Most of the friends of Mr.. Binghams co.,
fiscation bill feel sanguine that the House
will pass it under the previous question to-
morrow. 1t is believed that the vote will be
rather close one.
Several vessels of the river fotilla have been
I'M tho RSppoh of thon,
far as Fredericksburg. About miles above
Tappahannock, schooners had been sunk to
obstruct the river, but commander Wyman, in
way through At one point the boats we're
fired upon by musketry. No one on board
was injured. II or l3 vessels, 2 of them
brought down stream. The river is now con-
sidered open for navigation, and timoer for
rebuilding bridges burned BY the rebels will
soon reach Falmouth. Nothing is heard of
the rebel force, but it it is believed to be in
force not far back o! Fredericksburg.
The Finance Committee of the Senate had
done with the machinery sections Of the tax
bill, having made such amendments as were
calculated to perfect the system adopted by
the House. An effort was made to raise the
tax on whisky and other distilled spirits to
Csc per gallon, but the committee retained it
at loo. The committee decides to impose
some charge on stock on hand on the 30th
June, when the act is to so into effect, but
left 1t to subcommittee to decide how much
It should be, Tke tax on beer and other fer
mented liquors will be 50 barrel instead of
81. No other noteworthy changes have been
made.
Ohas. A. Dana, of N. Y, has been appoint
ed by Secretary Stanton one of the commits
sioners to investigate the war accounts at
Cairo.
Messrs Bache and Westervelt have declin-
ed to serve on the board appointed to exam
inc the Stevens battery.
WASHINGTON, April %.
The following has been received at the
War Department.:
Neso Market, Va, April 22d.-Hon. E. M.
Stanton: Our advance is near Harrisonburg.
We have troops across tho mountains, pro-
tecting the bridges on the Shenandoah, at
Almy, and on the Luray road. To day we have
pushed force forward to Luray. The peo-
pie were greatly alarmed at first, on account
Of the reports circulated by the rebels as to
the treatment they would receive from us,
but in. the course Of few hours they became
quite reconcilcd to our presence. There is
! good road to Warrenton, 25 miles, and q
turnpike to Culpepper Court House, the
,ame distance.
In several recent sharp skirmishes with
he enemy we lost men.
jackson has abandoned the valley of Vir-
,inia permanently, and is en- route for Cor
louisville, by the way of the mountains.
Every day brings its prisoners and desert
rs from the rebels.
[Signed] N. P. BANKS,
Maj. Gen. Comding.
HARTFORD, Ct, April %. I
The river is now rapidly falling. after hav. l
ng reached height lacking only IA inches
f the great food of 1854 Trains are now I
INNING regularly through to Springfield.
ST. LeUIs, April %.
Henry L. Rout, one ofthe parties indicted n
y the Grand Jury of the United States Cir
uit Court, in this city, for conspiracy and
reason, has been released from custody by =
rider Of the President. G
The difficulty at the culvert of the O. and r
I. R. R., in East st. Louis, has terminated.
70 effort was made to interfere with the
Military guard left there. 1t is believed the ;,
pening of the culvert inflicted less injury =
ian was at first supposed. r.
.4e BALTIMORE, April %. e.
The steamer from Old Point has not yet f,
rived, and is scarcely due, having been de- G
lined here until yesterday by the storm.