The weekly Butte record., 1863-10-03
News Of the Week.

The telegraph has been down east OF Lara
ME during the week, and the new is somewhat
meagre il consequence. Dates to the 29th
mention 10 particular lighting.
Rosecians is still at Chattanooga, rumor
says reinforced by $4,000 men.
Rebel reports mention two attempts to re
take Chattanooga. in which they failed, but this
probably has reference to the former battles Of
Satuday and Sunday From The same source
it is reported that Rosecrans is strongly forii-
flying Chattanooga
Efrts are beng made to obtain the consent
of the Administration TO General w. B.
Campbel's being inaugurated Governor Of
Tennessee, on the ground that be wa. elected
on the lst Tuesday in August, the day fixed
by law for the election of Governor. 1t is
claimed be received all the votes cast urged
that the people Of the State having civil gov
ernment, would have no difficulty 10 immedi
aiely reorgauizing a State Government. The
same reasons that induced the Administration
10 keep Louisiana in position OF hostility, will
operate in the case Of Tennessee. No State
with u constitution rec gazing slavery. can be
admitted under the present regime. We have
heretofore been somewhat amused at the re-
ported progress Of the anti slavery sentiment
in Tennessee. Some time ago we received
paper published in New York called the Iron
Platform OF course that means Abolition
ism. We'll the Iron Platform" contained the
proceedings of monster meeting of the plan
ters Of Tennessee. at which they resolved in
favor Of every radical measure Of the Admin
istraton as exactly the thing required for their
especial benefit, aud were terribly severe Cd
the Southern Confederacy. As an expression
of the people of Tennessee, it was convincing.
and satisfied the Iron platform that nothing
but abolitonism could save the country The
name of one of the three who reported the res
olutions to the meeting, was H. K. Myers, as
brave soldier as ever fought, but Tennessee
planter-pshaw. Myers was former resident
OF Orovie, expert in moulding public opinion
and making primary elections go as they ought
to. He went On east after the breaking out Of
the war, with Mex lbbin, and may now own
plantation in Tennessee. and have a better way
of working it than with negroes Myers, ye
divil, II you have been thus fortunate say so
on the margin of the next Iron Platform YOU
send to yonr old friend the Butte Record.
Burnside was at Knoxville on the 24th.
There were no signs Of rebel movements in that
vicinity The rebel General Jones is close to
the Virginia line. Part of Burnside's force
has gone on an expedition into South western
Virginia from which important results are ex
pected
The calculated expenditures for the Quar-
termaSter's Department, for the fiscal year
ending the 30th of June, amount to somw here
in The neighborhood of 1919 100000. The
cloth ng bureau alone swell up towards Sl0O
100000.
1t is thought the receipts from Internal Rev
enue will be more than sufficient to pay the
interest on the puohc debt
Arrangements have been made for the ex
change OF prisoners captured to September Isl.
1863, amounting to about $4,000 leaving at
least 10000 on our hands. Terms Of caricl
same as formerly.
Our cavalry is busily engaged in picket duty
brinlog IN deserters and stragglers.
Gen. Meade recently dincd with John Minor
Bots who is living on bis farm near Culpep
per
Daiug The female bread riot at Mobile on
the 4ih, The Government ordered the Seven,
They refused The Mobile Cadets were forced
10 fly by he women. Peace was 6nally res
ioFed, but toe rioters openly declared they
would burn Toe city. ii some means wero not
devised 10 relieve heir distress.
The aroled NcksbuFg PRISONERS at Mobile,
say ihey are sudering greatly, and declare il
ever they are forced into the field they will
desert the h-st battle.
The steamboat Hannibal from ST. Louis.
with a full cargo. sunk on the morning of the
l7th. i've m les above Douadsonville. Pas.
scngerS were saved.
Gold has gone up To Ia in New York.
South Carolina IS in negro trouble. They
are crowdiug into that State too thick for the
short crops, the said short crops being pro
duced by the dfoaih-of course. Governor
boaham has been asked to adopt some grecau
tiouary measures before ii is too lale. The
damphools 1T they want their negroes fat
tened up, Why don't they surrender The State!
Do they imagine the Federal Administration
would allow negro 10 starve, or The mos
diminuiive pickaainar to fall without notice
II So how little do these Soa,h Carolina bar
barians appreciate the new government thai
is 10 arise tFom The war
Two YoUSa men who figure at Syracuse, y
" as indorsers of LncolnS foliies and crimes
call themselves heirs apparent OF our country
They wouldn't have much OF heritage if Liz
coin were 10 keep hold Of il long
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