Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-09-18

HoniLAND, Otpt. lC-l.5U A. n.
The election returns from 1877 counties give
1896; Bradbury 20, 439; Union majority
14,O16. The same towns last year gave the
Republican ticket 2S,920, Bradbury and
Jameson "a ,449-Republican majority 1851,
which shows Union net gain of 9,535.-
This includes about five-eights Of the aggre-
gate vote of the State. The aggregate vote
of these towns is 1854 against 50, 359 Is st
year. which shows an ire, ease of more than
$4,000, which will amount to 25 600, making
IN all lib 800 votes, against SO, 554 last year.
The towns to be heard from gave Republi
can majority last year. The Union ticket has
probably carried everything in the State.
The House of Representatives which stood
last year 107 Republicans TO "a Democrats,
will stand better this year for the Union par.
ty, having gained as far as heard from 8 or 4,
without losing any.
The Senate last year stood 26 Republicans,
3 War Democrats and Peace Democrats
This year it will probably be unanimously
Union.
New YORK, Sept. Is.
Western specials contain very little of in
terest.
The Heralds Rappahannock dispatch
gives the following account of the recent cav
airy fight and victory:
RAPPAHANNoCK, Va, Aug IA.
From the front the news again is inspiring.
Major General Pleasanton with his cavalry
force, under Gems. Buford, Gregg and Kill
patrick, crossed the Rappahannock yester.
day and advanced to the banks of the Rapi
dan. Buford's Division came up with Stu.
arts rebel cavalry and artillery on the heights
this side of Beverly Station, and drove them
from crest to crest by series of brilliant and
gallant charges. Gen. Kilpatrick's COM
mand connected with Buford's on the left.
having crossed at Kelly's Ford. Gen. Gregg
lett Sulphur Springs at daylight, and joined
Pleasanton and Bufurd at Culpepper, having
found Jones' brigade of rebel cavalry at Mud.
dy Run, and scattered them by shells. but
not until they had fred the bridge.
Greggs men, however, put it out and re-
planked it in few moments so that the
whole command crossed on it. Gen. Gregg
| continued to drive Jones before him and
reached Culpepper tho same moment with
the rest OF his command. Here the advance
arrived just in time to see train of cars with
stores leave for the South. Our men charged
throug b town with most splendid gasntry
capturing lO4 prisoners and guns, two
12-pounders and a 6-pounder. The latter
were posted on high eminence just beyond
the town of Culpepper, and were charged up
on by Gen. Testers and Gen. Fitzpatrick 3
Divisions and taken with nearly all their men.
Buford's Division passed on in pursuit of the
enemy.
Col. E Chapman of the Sd Maryland cav
airy, commanding the LIST brigade, having the
advance, pursued them past Cedar Mountain
up to the vicinity of the Rapidan, within 2
miles Of which they encamped last night. The
fight opened by Gen. Buford, who had the
centre Advance, and who knew exactly where
to look for the enemy, as he has fought over
the same ground several times.
Gen. Custer was slightly wounded by a
shot which killed his horse.
The Lieutenant Colonel of the 18th Vir-
GINA cavalry was captured in q skirmish
three miles this side of Culpepper. Bugher,
Of Co. f, 9Th Illinois, was killed. We cap
tnred a large quantity of ordnance in the
railroad depot at Culpepper. The guns were
English with English bayonet. Citizens say
Stuart received 5000 rebel cavalry there Sat.
urday. He was in command yesterday.
CINCINNATI, Sept Is.
Orders were received from Columbus yes
terday indefinitely pos'poning the draft in
this city.
The Gazctte's Leavenworth dispatch says:
Gen. Blunt at last accounts was at Fort Glib
son preparing to start for Fl. Scott. In the
recent campaign he marched 25O miles in
nine days, fought two battles, cleared of the
enemy 100000 miles of territory. More than
100 Union men have been hung and shot since
the war begun. Supply trains are running
regularly from Fl. Smith to Fl. Blunt. Fort
Smith will be the headquarters for opertions
during the winter.
New YORK, Sept IA.
The Post says: We learn to-day of the
shipment from Emira of the first 100 tons of
railroad iron for the Union Pacific Railroad,
Eastern Division and simultaneous with the
same, private dispatch f. ON California an
nounces the completion of the first 80 miles
of the Western California section, trial trip
having been made that distance, from San
Francisco to San Meto.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 49,
The following Proclamation has been issued
by the President of the United States:
WHEREAS, The Constitution OF the United
States has ordained that 1.-The privilege of the
writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended
unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion
the public safety may require it," and where
as, a rebellion was existing on the Sd day of
March, 1858, which rebellion is still existing,
and whereas, by statute which was APPROX
ed on that day it was enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the United
States in Congress assembled, that during
the present instruction the President of the
United States, whenever in his judgment the
public safety requires, is authorized to sus.
pend the privilege of the writ of ha6e1s cor
pus in any State throughout the United States,
or any point thereof, and whereas, in the
judgment of the President, the pubic safety
does require that the privilege of the said
writ shall now be suspended throughout the
United States in cases whereof the authority
of the President of the United States, militia
ry and civil authorities of the I'm ted States,
or any of them hold persons under their COM
mand or in their custody, either as prisoners
of war, spies or aiders or abettors of the en-
envy, or officers, soldiers or seamen, enrolled,
drafted or mustered or enlisted or belonging
to the land or naval forces of the United |
States, or as deserteIs therefrom, or otherwise
amenable to military law, or to the rules and
articles Of war, or to the rules and regulations
prescribed for the litary or naval services
by the authority of the President of the
United States, or for resisting draft, or for
any other offense against the military or ma
val service; now therefore, l, Abraham Lin !
coin, President of the United States, do here
by proclaim and make known to all whom it |
may concern, that the privilege Of the writ of
hdbeds corpus is suspended throughout the |
United States, in the several cases before
mentioned, and that this suspension will
continue throughout the duration of the
said rebellion, or until this proclamation
shall by subsequent one to be issued
BY the President of the United States
be modified and revoked. do hereby require
III magistrates, attorneys and others, and
,ther civil officers within the United States.