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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-03-27
VOL. XIV--NO. IS.

letin, says on the 10th a squad of soldiers
were sent to Rush county, Indiana, to arrest
some deserters. They succeeded in captur-
ing six. While on their way to the cars the
deserters were rescued by 100 mounted But
ternuts, armed with rifles. Companies Of in
fantry we've sent from indianapolis and recap
ttred the deserters and scattered the traitors.
.,et 49,. New York, March 81.
The steamer British Queen from Havana
the 18th va. Nassau, reports that a rebel
steamer arrived at Havana on the 14th from
the coast Of Florida with 600 bales of cotton.
The Port Royal Neso South of the 14th
says Jacksonville, Florida, was taken on the
10th by the negro brigade. The negroes be-
haved with propriety, and no one was harmed.
q On tho 11th Col Montgomery, with 200
men had sharp skirmish three miles from
the town, with 200 rebels.
Baldwin, the junction of the Jacksonville,
Tallahassee and Cedar Keys R. R., is supposed
to be the point aimed at by the expedition
CAIRO, March %.
Affairs at Greenwood are improving The
Chillcothe was not injured so badly as has
been reported, the extent of her damages be-
ing some battering of her easement
Forest Rose was not sunk. .z- s-@iz
The large gun in the rebel battery was dis
mounted. Languid firing was kept up Satur-
day and Sunday between the Chillicothe and
the battery, with but little effect
The battery is surrounded by water in the
rear, so that an assault by infantry is lmpos.
sible. During Sunday night the Federal force
landed and planted battery of guns, taken
from the DeKalb, three hundred yards in the
rear of the rebels, making use of cotton bales
for breastworks With this it is believed the
rebel battery will be quickly demolished, and
their entire force $4,000 to $1,000 captured.
The rebels have built their battery with di-
rect reference to an attack from the river,
and are not prepared for a fire in the rear.
" Vicksburg canal is reported to be washing
out very fast. Our informant says acres
of land on each side are tumbling in, and it
had deepened some twenty feet. Our largest
boats can now pass through.
N. B. Buford assumed command of Cairo
to-day. Gen. Tuttle had asked to be assigned
to active duty in the field, and we under
stand his request has been granted.
s'e 81 LOUISVILLE, March 20.
The Louisville train yesterday was thrown
off the track by guerrillas, who placed OBJ
distractions on the track four miles above
Richland station, and not at Woodtown sta
ton, as previously reported. The locomotive
and tender and two express cars were smash
ed. The guerrillas fired into the hind car,
women and children. They called
Morgan's men.
s..i...t. BALTIMORE, March 20.
The following additional numbers of $1,000
United States certificates, were among the
stolen from Adams Express COM
pany on Wednesday,: Nos. 5S,979; 59,O6s,
SO and 70.
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GEN. M'OLERNANp's LETTER.
BEFORE VIcKsBuRe, Feb. %, 1876

BEFORE VicKsBuRe, Feb. %, 1868.
Hon. John Van Buren,:
An extract from your late speech has Just
come under my notice. 1t has the clear old
Democratic ring, and contrasts so strikingly
with the spurious emancipation of the latter
day Democratic imposters that cannot for
bear to hail 1t. 1t reminds me of the bett .r
days of the Democratic party. when, under
the inspirations of jackson and your father,
its boasted watchword was "The Union, it
must be preserved" Responsively to that
sentiment, | upheld the arms of bott. those
magistrates to the extent of my ability and at
the sacrifice of home and its endearments,
and am now bearing arms, amid disease and
death, against an armed enemy who would
desecrate it.
Northern peacemongers. who would dis
honor that sentimen; by proclaiming an armis-
tice in the face of a rebalious and defiant ene-
my, but add pusil!animty to treachery, and
truly, as you energetically say, twill be car
ried away" if not by "the torrent" of public
opinion eventually by force of arms.
Your obedient servant,
JonN A. McCLRRNAND.
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+. MORE TREAsoN.-The Courier grows bold
er in its treason as the Democracy Of New
York and elsewhere rally to the support Of
the Government. In its issue of Saturday,
it assumes that the Administration is not the
Government, and declares that "every stab
at such an Administration is thrust at the
worst enemy the Government ever hAd."
In the opinion Of this very loyal editor,
JEFF. Davis is not much Of an enemy to the
Government; at all events, Lincoln is worse
enemy than Davis! The reader needs no
comment or deduction to help him determine
on which side Of Mason and Dixon's line
Judge Thayer properly belongs.
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MORTALITY IN OUR ARMY.-An official re-
port, made to the Surgeon-General, shows
the following facts as to the health of the
Army of the United States for the year end
ing with last June,:
"The statistical summary is compiled from
reports which represent an annual mean
strength of 281 500 men-the largest force
represented in anyone month, being in April,
1882, in which the reports are from mean
strength of 39s, ,6a6 men.
"From this annual mean strength of $751;
$50 men, sc, ,081 cases of disease, and 19 ,434
deaths are reported, exclusive of those killed
in battle, being in the ratio of 2, 194 cases. 65
deaths per 100 of mean strength"
Upon this state Of facts the report makes
the following comment.
"It is doubted whether the armies Of any
European nation actually engaged in warfare,
have ever presenled so small proportionate
mortality as We have been favored with.
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Iowa News.

The project Of putting up Sugar Rein
cry at Davenport has been aban doned for the
present.
A Union League, having 23O members,
Of whom % are Union Democrats, has been
organized at Clinton, Iowa.
- The Superintendent of Common Schools
for Benton county, after due and public in
vestgation, on the 9TH inst, revoked the Ger.
tificate of teacher of Harrison township, in
that county, named Allen, for uttering and in
culcating disloyal and traitorous sentiments
among his pupils, and generally elsewhere.
This action Of the Superintendent may not be
altogether constitutional, "but lis certainly
sensible and patriotic.
COUNTY TREAsuRER. the caseofthe Super-
visors of Delaware county vs.. Ray B. Griffin,
late County Treasurer, Judge Burt, of the
Dubuque District, has decided that the Treas.
urer is not entitled to retain any fees receiv.
ed by him as such officer, beyond the amount
of the salary allowed him by law-that his
salary is his full compensation, and that all
fees in excess of his salary is the property Of
the county.
ANOTHER UNION VIoToRY. - Stilso n
Hutchins, the cowardly traitor who runs the
Dubuque Herald in the absence of Mahonv.
was beautifully 6ogged at Cedar Falls, one
day last week, by Lieut. Sessions. late Adm.
tant of the Sd Iowa. The origin of the diff
Guilty was the intense toryism of Hutchins,
who had abused Sessions personally, and his
native State, Massachusetts. ..
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News from Cos. h and ID 3Sth
Iowa.
EXTRACTS from Private Letter.]
HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT 35rH Iowa. I
@. and D) MARION, Ill March 1e. '63.

HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT 35rH Iowa !
(ccs. and D) MARION, :Il March 1s, '6s.
Marion, as informed you in my last, is
regular out-and-out "secesh" place but, as
there are exceptions to every case, l know
there are some here. Marion can boast Of
few loyal citizens, and they are mostly ladies',
who, by-the-way, are not bad looking. Con-
sequently the arrival of Union troops here
was gladly welcomed by that class of citize rs.
To-day was set apart by the ladies' of this
town to give expression to their feelings TO-
wards us, and, | am happy to say, that the
day, although Sunday, was pleasantly spent,
not only by the loyal citizens but also by
the members Of companies B and D. For
several days past, all necessary arrangements
for preparing large dinner for cur especial
benefit were rapidly progressing, and the
hour of three o'clock this afternoon was
specified as the time when We should enioy
one OF the highest gifts that the ladies' Of
Marion could bestow, and we'll have they
done their part. We marched to the "Fair
Grounds" about mile from the town, and
there, in beautiful grove, partook Of our
least The dinner consisted of pies, of all
Kinds and descriptions, turkey, chicken, ham,
cakes ct all kinds, jellies, preserves, dough-
nuts, pickles, and, in fact, every thing which
the inner-man could desire. The boys, you
may bet, ate heartily. After dinner, the
pastor of the Methodist Church of this place
delivered highly interesting and instructive
sermon. In the course Of his remarks he
limited several times at the manly appearance
and general good conduct of companies B
and D.
We are still quartered in the "Western
Exchange" large brick building formerly
used for hotel, and in appearance much like
the residence of w. H. Stewart.
have not heard from home for nearly two
weeks, but will doubtless get letter BY the
next mail. We have mail here three times
q " eek
The remainder of the 35th have left Cairo
and gone up the Tenness 20 river II believe
to Fort Donelson. Continue to direct your
letters to Cairo, and they will be forwarded
from there. DAVE.
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Van Buren and McClernand ON
LOYALTY.

John Van Buren writes to the New York
Herald as follows:
New YoRK, March 9, 1868.
- have just received the inclosed letter from
Gen. McOlernand, who is in command of our
troops before Vicksburg. Although it is not
intended for publication, the action of Illinois
Democrats excites so much attention that 1
think the views of Gen. McClernand ought to
be made public. He commanded the Illinois
troops at Fort Donelson, has served several
terms in Congress, and has the reputation of
being one of the best soldiers in the army.
Respectfully yours.
.". .-s j. VAN buren,,
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Sixth Cavalry and the Courier.
We have been informed, and from our ac-
quaintance with the officers and men, believe
that the Sixth Cavalry, is almost unanimous
ly Democratic. Col. Wilson we know to have
been a prominent Democrat of Dubuque, but
gentleman who acted with his Republican
colleagues in the State Senate at extra session
in May, 1861, in placing the State on war
footing. We have classed him as an anti
Butternut, and so believe him to be. A pri-
vate in the regiment, hailing from McGregor,
not many days ago informed us that he did
not believe there were twenty-five Republi-
cans in the regiment. Its members are un-
doubtedly fighting Democrats, who hate
traitors, and would not weep if every traitor
was compelled to pull hemp.
The Courier yesterday called the 9Th a
"splendid regiment, who had rather fight
Indians than rebels" Is this true Has the
Government, as the Courier alleges, called out
1900 men at an expense of more than one
million of dollars, who do not wish to fight
the worst enemies of the Government, who
by ten thousand acts have proved themselves
worse than the savages upon our frontier p
Does the Courier indict the officers of the
Sixth Cavalry with entering the service, not
to fight, but to draw their pay? That regi-
ment was raised to aid in suppressing rebell-
ion and insurrection-if it does not choose to
fight rebels, let the Government disband it at
once. We have had men and officers enough
in the service who didn't want to hurt the
country's enemies-they are being weeded
out. If this regiment has imposed upon the
Government, let the Government know it. 1t
can dispense with its services. 1t may have
cost one million don't let it cost the Govern
ment another million, unless it can fight reb.
els as well as Indians. We don't believe Col.
Wilson or his men will thank the Courier for
its its VERY COMPLIMENTARY notice. The
great enemy Of the Government is now en-
trenched and fortified along the Southern
lines; we want men who !. III fight and SUBJ
jugate them. A greater enemy is in the rear,
composed of those who think a civilized
traitor is better than an uncivilized red skin;
who shed tears, agonizing tears, when traitor
is harmed. We do not believe there are
many of the latter class in the Sixth Cavalry.
It is due to IT'S members to rebuke the
Courier for its base insinuations; otherwise
we shall believe the Government able to dis
pense with its services.
P. s. Since penning the above, we learn
that while on the march, the 9th stopped near
the premises of the celebrated copperhead,
Vincent Chambers, who charged the Quarter
master $12 per ton for hay, and 45 cents per
bushel for corn. What horrid aversion these
copperheads have to specializing in time Of
war and rebellion! $12 per ton for hay right
at your door. Conscientious fellows are the
copperheads, especially the Chambers wing
Perhaps Vincent wanted to make up what he
lost by the Cincinnati merchants at Chicago.
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OHIO SouND.-The Ohio Legislature has
adopted sound platform for the Union par.
ty. in the following, which was offered by
Mr.. Flagg, a Union Democrat, as response to
some petitions for an armistice and peace:
Z "Rssolued, by the General Assensblg of
the State Of Ohio, That we will have no dis
solution of the Union that we will have no
armistice; that We can fight as long as the
rebels and traitors can; that the war shall go
on until law is restored, aud we will never
despair Of the Republic" S.2 ~ as g @','
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The existing distress in Ireland is not un-
noticed in this country. At the Philadelphia
Corn Exchange on Friday, over $4,000 was
subscribed for the Gotten weavers and muslin
embroiderers, who are ont Of work in North
Ireland, and the sum will be increased.
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TIUH YOUR HuWUIe SeTVdHC,
p. WI. B., Co. q, 35th Reg't. I. Y.

FAIR PRoPos1rIoN.-The Sigourney Neacs
proposes, as the Republican organ Of Keokuk
county, to unite with the Democracy of that
county and bury partyism, if the latter will
adopt substantially the resolutions passed at
the late New York Union meeting, which re-
ceiyed the hearty endorsement of such DEM
ocrats as Gov. Seymour, John Van Buren and
James T. Brady. This is patriotic and fair,
but there is too much treason in the hearts
of Democratic leaders in Iowa to admit of
any thing of the kind.
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- John B. Cough, in . recent lecture in
Philadelphia said II am for the Union-l
am for the emancipation Of every slave on the
earth whether in Austria, Algieria or Amer
lea r. .ssi v1o S. si5 h94ss.l.
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The following 10 list of deceased Iowa soldiers vb
aaVe ded In hospitals at St. Louis Mo-, from March
itary Agent at st. Louis and vicinity) "'' "an-
March s-Jas Alexander, I, sth-ConHuent v.,,o,.
johnson, 3, 18th "''"'
March 10-Daniel HUFF. H. 34th =.
.yql 80. II Porter, r.. 37th ---ts -.
March lynn Harrington. D, 37th
march l47Gso Geo R1ine: ines. A. soth-Typhoid fevsr
Ieo @ Dsyis, ., S3d-Chronic diarrhea.
r,. yos spaulding. O, Sd cav "a ~
"@f'n 40 -Henry Scott. b. sth-Phthisis PuimonaIis.
~ Navigation on the Upper Mississippi.
between La Crosse and ST.. Paul, is not likely
10 open very early this season. The Galena
Adoertissr Of yesterday says:
"The ice in Lake Pepin is as firm a, a rock
Ias' week friend measured and found it "a
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From the llth Iowa.
Extracts from q private letter.I

CAMP 11TH Iowa, LAKE PRovIDENcE,)
March 18th.
This day we received large mail, and of
course got some Of the journals and Cou-
riers. In reading the war correspondence in
the Courier, [ was surprised to see some
statements made by a member of our regi-
ment which were in great measure not true.
l notice that member of our company writes
to Thayer and sends him two dollars for two
copies OF his paper, saying his principles
were right and were endorsed by all the sol
diers. Such is not the case. But a very
small number of our regiment endorse his
traitorous language. The same correspond.
ent says the officers of the regiment talk trea-
son before the men, This 1 believe to be
false. In some instances have heard them
disapprove of the way the war was conducted,
and L myself have found fault with some
things; but when you see the resolutions
adopted by our regiment, without dissent
ing voice, and with three cheers for our noble
old flag, you will at once see that the cores
pondent tells not the truth in any respect.
have often expressed desire to come
home, and even in some of my gloomy moods
said was tired of the war. Is it strange
that man should yearn for the pleasures of
happy home, and the society of dear ones
left behind, while in the tented field, depriv-
ed of all the comforts of life, and enduring all
the hardships imaginable But would rath.
er wear my life out in maintaining the Union
of our great country than to live one day in
government such as we would have if we
would listen to the arguments of the Democ-
racy of the North. am in favor of the pros
ecution of the war to the death of all traitors,
wherever found in arms, and I am for main
tanning the Government right or wrong. If
wrong, we can find that out when we get this
job off our hands.
A few nights since our mortars shelled
Vicksburg. We could hear it very plain at
this place. The firing was very heavy for
couple of hours, and fairly made the earth
shake. You have no idea how far the report
of these mortar guns can be heard They
can be heard quite plain seventy miles. 1
think there will be a little noise when the
final attack is made, for We must have at
least thousand of these heavy guns, not TAX
ing into account field cannon think there
is move on foot, for the transports are all
coaling up
Our regiment is in excellent health and
good trim for fight.
Yours, &C., **s
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T What is taken from you before you
get itf Your Portrait. g 'aa
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ceved, by Adams & Co. 8 Express a package
of f'.greenbacks," amounting to eight hundred
and sirty-eight t.,dolLars which sum the writer
of an accompanying letter says he obtained
from the Government dishonesty, and which
he therefore returns. The letter is dated
Brooklyn, March 81, 1868, and signed Can
Secretary Chase adversises for designs for
the new national currency notes Of the de-
nominations of S., $40, 500, $50, $1OO,
$500, and 81 ,000 to be issued under the late
act of Congress authorizing national cur
rency. No designs will be con idered that
hss been used, in whole or in part, upon any
currency, bond, certificate, or other repre-
sentative Of value.
Among the prisoners recently captured,
March l, by Gen. John Mcneil, in Southeast
Missouri, and since sent to St. Louis, is Capt.
r. I. Sickel, who was rebel Provost Marshal
of Bloomfield. Mo. On the person of Sickel
was found letter instructlng him summari-
ly to hang certain persons, in order to save
expense and to prevent them from demoral-
iziny the rebel public sentiment. s lss5
A Revenue Officer has been detected in at
tempting to run through q lot of Contraband
goods from Cairo to the rebels, consisting of
uniforms, quiniDe, gold and correspondence.
They were found on the steamer Ruth, pack
ed in $50 boxes, marked lemons and oranges.
The fellow had a partner whose name is sta
ted to be T. B. Brown. The officers name
is not mentioned. '@
Jared Phillips, respectable citizen of
LeayenWOPth Kansas while m his UNIV Tn
California, overland, month or two since,
was captured BY the Indians, and put to death
with the most horrible tortures, being un.
jointed limb dy limb. It is said that many
emigrants have been found murdered and
scalped, at the instance, it is stated, of the
Normons.
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II EyRy y. LEEDS 4 co, ,AUcrIoNEBRs.
IA HENRY II. LEEDS CO. will sell at auction
"Wednesday Sept D. at 10 O'Clock In from, Of their store %
Nassau street.
senue and OF endurance. Also single Harness ana
Tor Buggy. In GOOD order.
Also dark bay Horso about 15s hands high years old
sonnd and kind good horse for grocer Sold
forx ~ me-
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C. BAKER A co. AUCTTONEBRS
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The property Of a family leaving the city.
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A. The elegant resideDca No. - We Sixteenth street, be-
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Sala commences ~ l03S o'clock.
The ancore would call the particular attention Of his
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RICH CHINA, cur GLASS, TABLE CUTLERY. &c,
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FAMED N !hs elegan! Te;dsnce Veg Sr coz
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Are and Pier Tables Etageres Turkish Lounges and Cnas
Brussels Carpets Lace Curtains with large and cosby col
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Rosewood Bedsteads, Bureaus washsfands, spring ano
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Table Buffet Chairs rich French and Bohemian China
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ese win be in attendance 10 cart pack ship goods
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