Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-09-11
INDIAN TERRITORY, Aug. %,

doned all their property. Blunt pursued
them one hundred miles south of the Arkan-
sas to Perryville, which is fifty miles from
Red River. He captured and destroyed their
commissary depot on Red River.
The Indian Territory is now cleared of
rebels.
Gen. Blunt is now marching on Fort Smith,
which will doubtless fall without struggle.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5.
The money stolen from the U. S. Express
Company has been recovered and Charles
Noyes released.
Gen. Schofield issued an order forbidding
armed bodies of men, not belonging to the
United States service, passing from Kansas to
Missouri, or vice versa, under any pretext
whatever
The military of Kansas or Missouri, not in
the United States, service will not be permit
ted to pass from one State to the other with
out express orders from the District Comman.
der.
FORT MONROE, Sept. 4.
The S. R. Spaulding arrived last evening
from off Charleston. She left Morris Island
on Monday last, and reports that severe
storm had prevailed there for several days,
making it very rough where our fleet lay, en-
tirey stopping all naval operations.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 3.
Brig. Gen. Carr, who has Just recovered
his health, which was greatly impaired by
the brilliant part which be sustained in the
Vicksburg campaign, reported here for duty
last night, and is ordered to the command of
the left wing of Gen. Hurlbut's army.
HEADQUARTERS AT CoRINTH, Miss.,1
Sept, 4.
Chaplain Carr, of the Sd Illinois cavalry,
father of the General, leads to the altar
this evening, the lovely young widow, Mrs.
Vickers, of Memphis. The bride and groom
60 North to spend the honeymoon among the
clerical friends upon the Illinois prairies.
Everything is quiet along the line. Some
small guerilla bands are committing depreda
tions near Brownsville and jackson, Tenn,
burning cotton which the owners are endeav-
oring to get to market.
Considerable quantities of cotton have
reached Memphis during the past three
weeks.
Gen. Steele was at Duvaps Bluff, Ark, at
last accounts.
New YORK, Sept. 5.
The banks of this city have accepted Mr..
Chase's proposition to lend to the Govern
ment $35 100000 at 6 per cent. interest, and
to be paid in the new 5-per cent. legal tender
Treasury notes authorized by the great $780,
600, 900 loan act of last March. 10 their ac-
ceptance, however, two conditions have been
laid, which it is believed Mr.. Chase will
scarcely accede to-First, the banks wish
the Treasury notes to run on one, two and
three years time, whereas it has been deemed
absolutely essential to the financial safety of
the issue that one year be the extreme limit.
Second, the banks stipulate that if they take
this first $4,000. 900 of these Treasury notes,
the remaining $3.50. .CC0.00O, which are hereaf-
ter to be issued, shall be negotiated through
the banks if they shall choose to take them.
Should the loan fail to be negotiated, it is
urged that Mr. Chase will be easily able to
replenish the Treasury during the next two
months by the issue of certificates of indebt-
edness of the 5-20s, and if necessary currency
to an amount fully adequate may by these
means be reached without any grievous de-
rangement, if not without positive advantage
to the general financial interests of the coun-
try.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.
Postmaster General Blair has returned to
Washington from visit with the I'd Assist
ant Postmaster General, Mcclellan, but is
still prostrated with sickness at his residence.
The Potomac fotilla reports no signs re-
Gently Of rebel troops along the river.
The official orders show that the capture of
the gunboats Reliance and Satellite by the
rebels was owing to a disregard to instruc-
tons by the commanding officers.
The Treasury Department is employed in
the notifications of regulations of commerce
on the Mississippi river.
CAIRO, Sept. 5.
Official notification received assigns Brig.
Gen. N. B. Buford to the command of the
Post of Helena, Ark. He is to proceed thith-
er as soon as relieved at Cairo by field officer
Gen. Tuttle. The latter is expected here this
evening.
On the line of the Evansville and Vincennes
Railroad the tobacco and corn is about half
destroyed by frost From Vincennes to Sey-
of the tobacco and corn is destroyed. Near
ly all the cotton crops in Southern Illinois is
destroyed.
COLUMBUS, KY, Sept. 5.
The three negroes found guilty of murder
in the Bickham cases were executed to-day
by order of Gen. Hurlbut. The execution
took place at o'clock, under the direction of
COL Scott, Commander of the Post, assisted
by Major NJ. R. Rowley, Provost Marshal of
the District, and Capt. ]. H. Williams, Pro-
vost Marshal of Columbus. The execution
was attended with some military display and
witnessed by crowd of people, both black
and white. numbering 9. 500. The condemned
confessed their guilt, but claimed in extenua-
ton that they were instigated to the deed by
white men. One more is in Jail awaiting an
approval of his sentence.
New York, Sept. 5.
Specials this morning are extremely bar
rem.
The Secretary of the Treasury has for
some time past been engaged in the prepara
ton of a new regulation for trade with rebel
States, suited to the altered condition of af-
fairs occasioned by opening of the Mississip-
pi river. They will be completed in few
days, but may have to be submitted to the
approval of the Generals commanding De.
partments in the South before they will be
ready for publication. The largest numbers
of applications for lands under the Home
stead Law are from Illinois, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Kansas, and Washington. Reve-
nue., from the public domain, is scarcely more
than nominal. No additional lands will be
Immediately advertised for sale. 5
A Morris Island letter Of the 1st to the
Herald says: For two or three days past the
new rebel battery on Sullivan's Island has
been making truitoss efforts to annoy our
men in the advanced trenches. The calibre