Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-09-04
GEOGRAPHIC,
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM
PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
He Defends the Emancipation
Proclamation and says it Can
not be Retracted.
Union Mass Convention at Jeffer-
son City, Mo.
Gov. Bramlette's Inaugural.
Five Substitute Deserters Shot.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY PoToNAC,

HEADQUARTERS ARMY PoToNAC,
August, 20.
The execution of the substitute deserters
sentenced to death, in General Orders No. "a,
took place to-day. More than ordinary inter-
est was exhibited in this execution. No less
than $4,000 persons were present. The
ground was well selected and every arrange
ment so complete, that no accident occurred
to mar the solemnity of the proceeding. AT
an order of the officers, thirty muskets were
discharged, and instant death was announced
by the surgeon as the result. The spectacle
was an unusual one. The Protestant, the
Hebron, and theChatholic stood side by side,
each saying prayer for the departed. The
names, ages, residences, &c, of the deceased
were as follows: Geo. Kuhnn, % years old,
Pennsylvania; J. Feana, % years old, Pa,
has wife and family; Chas Walter, % years
old, has wife and child; Geo. RENEE, "a
years old, has wife and child; E. Lody, 80
years old, leaves wife.
BosToN, Aug. 81.
The fire in East Boston, which broke out
at the head of Lumbard's Wharf, about noon
to day, has been got under. Carleton's
Wharf and also Brown and Lowell's Wharfs,
were nearly swept of buildings, which were
mainly machine shops, whose tenants were
able to save little from the flames. The build
ings on Tufts Wharf, occupied by the At.
lantic Works, were built of both wood and
brick and covered large space. They were
| o vned by Robt G. Hooker, whose loss is es
| timated at from $4,000 to $4,000. The
Atlantic works lost 5 l0 900 by the destruc-
l ton &c nh; i'll,
They were building five turrets for monitors
now being constructed at Charleston and
Portsmouth, 1t is not known how much
| they were damaged. 1t will not be ascer
| tanned for some time. The destruction oil
machinery will cause delay in finishing the
turre,s, and will throw temporarily out o.
employment large number of mechanics. -
The turrets are valued at SIC, 00O The loss
is estimated at $500, 900, about half of which
| is insured.
[Tribune's Dispstoh.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.
| Advices have been received at the Treas
ury Department, stating that, contrary to al
expectation, further search on the wreck o
the Ruth has brought to light a portion O
the Government funds, supposed to hav,
been burned. The packages taken out wer,
burned to depth of an inch and charred t.
the center. In some cases the denomination
can be distinguished. A special agent will a
once be sent on to take charge of the none,
so recovered. Meanwhile the work will n
on.
Thirty colored refugees from St. Charlie.
county, arrived here to-day, and reported t.
Captain Johnson They state that rebel off
GERS are busily engaged in conscripting ne
groes and hiding them in the pines until ar
opportunity offers to carry them away, ant
they also report that guns, swords, pistols
&C., are accumulated there, having been gath
cred up on various battle fields by rebe
symphathizers and forwarded to rebel sym
pathizers of that county, by whom they arr
sent to the rebel army.
The following is from the Charleston Cour
Ter:
The attention of housekeepcrs and citizen.
generally is directed to notice recommend
ing that a constant supply of water be KEEP
on hand to extinguish the fire of the enemy.
incendiary shells exploding in the city.
| We learn that an order is to be issued fo
all persons possessing cotton to have it re-
moved promptly from the limits of the city
as its presence during the bomoardment from
the enemy's shells is considered dangerous
! A Richmond paper of the Goth says:
Lieut.. Wood arrived in this city yester
dav. He captured the gunboats Reliance
and Satellite and three schooners, in the Rap
pahannock. The steamers and two of the
schooners he secured, but the other schoon.
er drew so much water he could not get her
up the river, and was obliged to burn her."
| The following are additional rebel dispatches
to those furnished last night, but are no
later.
| Charleston, 25th.-The enemy's land bat
teries have been maintaining q steady
fire on Sumter all day. Fighting at Wagner
was chiefly confined to the firing of our pick
cts on the enemy's sappers, who continue te
approach Wagner.
| This evening about dark the enemy's bat
teries opened furious fire on Wagner, pre-
paratory, as was supposed, to an assault
received:
Fort Sumter, 1886 P. M.-There is an as
sault now being made on battery Wagner.
| (Signed) ALFRED HErT, Col. Com.
| New YORK, Sept. l.
| Luther Bradish, Lieut.. Governor of New
York, died on Sunday, aged 80 years.
From Richmond Papsrs.]
The Confederate steamer Oconeco left Sa
vannah for Nassau on last Tuesday week,
with 1913 bales of cotton. She sprung leak
on Wednesday, at sea, and went down. He,
cargo was valued at 100000, and the yes
sci at $4,000. She was owned by the Con
federate Government. Two boats crews and
officers landed safely, but the third boat was
cut off and captured. .-..s... D..
WARRINGTON, Sept. l.
Illinois recently preferred claim for about
$470.000 against the Government for 2 per
cent. of the proceeds of the sales of all pub.
lie lands in that State for road purposes
Acting Secretary Otto has decided against
the claim, and this is also applicable to Ohio
and Indiana in similar cases.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l.
The Bulletin has the following dispatch:
Fort MONROE, Aug. 20.
Gen. Wistar's cavalry just returned to
Yorktown from an expedition to Bottoms
Bridge. The force engaged was part of the
LIST New York mounted rifles, COL Onder-
donk, and the 9Th Pennsylvania cavalry, 1t.