Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-03-20
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IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE
RAPPAHANNOCK, ~
Negro soldiers in the Rebel Army.
New Hampshire election returns.
More treasure rescued from the
wreck of the Golden Gate.
Brigham Young arrested under
the polygamy act Of Con-
greSS. '
A feet of Rebel iron-clads fitting
out in foreign ports to clear
the Mississippi River.
The Copperheads probably defeat
ed in New Hampshire.
Gen. Hunter issues an order for
a forward movement Of
his army.

a forward movement of
his army.
| HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAc,l
| .st- March -.
The pickets of the enemy along portions
of the line on the opposite side of the Kappa
hammock are half negroes and half whites.-
The negroes are armed and uniformed. The
fact appears beyond question, only 100 or
$50 yards intervening between our pickets
and theirs, and they are plainly to be distin
guished.
CONCORD, N. H., March II.
Returns from all but % Of the 230 cities
and towns indicate the following result -
Taking last years vote for those not heard
from, and adding 8 per cent. gain for Gov
ernor, the State will stand about as follows ::
Eastman (Dem.) S2,036; Gilmore (Repub. }
28,760; Hartman 1860. Eastman lacks
about 800 of constitutional majority to elect
him. Eastman's gain from last year, for
Congress, is 1921.
Daniel Marcy Oem.) is elected in the 1st
District over Joel Eastman, (Repub.) Ed
ward H. Rollins Repub.) is elected in the I'd
District, over John II. George, Oem.) j. W.
Patterson, Repub.) is elected in the Sd Dis
trict. The Republicans will have between
60 and 70 majority in the House, and of
IL Senators, and the Council will probably
stand 8 Republicans and Democrats.
San Francisco, March -.
Arrived-ship Loquimbo, from Boston
steamer Sonora, from Manila. Thirteen
boxes of treasure have been rescued from the
Golden Gate, making in all about 5000, 900
received here. ......
Sailed-steamer Sonora, for Panama, car
rying $3.50 900 treasure for England and
$24O, 900 for New York.
Oregon papers of the 4th have been re-
ceived. The spring is fairly opened and en-
igrants were starting for the mines. Two
hundred left Portland in one day, principally
for Barge River.
Every thing indicates that the California
emigration this year to Oregon, Washington
and British Columbia will exceed last year,
while the rush for Washoe, Humboldt River,
Slate Range, Colorado and the Northwestern
part of the State of Mexico, promises to be
unprecedented.
CINCINNATI, March -.
A skirmish took place yesterday, twelve
miles east of Paris. Ky. One of our forage
trains was attacked by fifty guerrillas, who
were beaten off by the teamsters and the
guard. Reinfsrcements hare been sent.
The rumor from Memphis that Yazoo City
had been captured by the Union forces, needs
confirmation.
Reports are still conflicting about the In
dianola. 3. ..
| New YORK, March 13.
| A dispatch was received from Salt Lake
City stating that Judge Kinney, to-day, issued
writ against Brigham Young, under the po.
|lygamy act of Congress. The writ was served
without trouble. Brigham gave bail in the
sum of $4,000.
The dispatch further states that civil au.
thority can be maintained in Utah, without
the aid of troops.
i PHILADELPHIA, March 13
| A special to the Bulletin dated Cairo, gives
rumor that the rebels have possession oi
Forts Donelson and Henry, but it is not cred
tied. Troops have been ordered there in case
of an emergency.
A gentleman from Savannah the Goth, ar.
rived at Cairo yesterday. He is a member
of the Southern Confederacy Legislature
He reports two immense armias having pass
ee into Tennessee, one to hold Rosecrans in
check while the other fanks him and enters
Kentucky, and moves direct on Louisville and
Cincinnati, only waiting for the river to fall
and the roads to dry up.
The general talk in the South is that fleet
of iron-cla1s will be ready in foreign ports
this month, with which the Confederates pro-
pose to clear the Mississippi and cooperate
In the movement on Kentucky.
BosToN, March 49,
A dispatch from the Concord Statesman
Office gives returns from all the towns in New
Hampshire, except 13, which gave last year
414 for Berry and GA for Stark. Taking
that vote for basis, the majority inthe State
against the Democratic candidate for Govern
or is about 700. The total vote this year is
about &C 500; last year it was $4,000. +..;
} The Governors Council stands Repub
licans and Democrats. The Senate stands
. Republicans and Democrats. The House
stands As to SO Republican majority.
Heralds Dlsparch
New YORK, March 13.
Rutherford Greek, near Columbia, Tenn,
March II. {
Van Dorn's whole rebel force retreated to
wards Shelbyville The country between
, Nashville and Columbia is cleared of maraud
ers. The means of crossing Dack river il
destroyed. . f.r.. ,t
The Times special states that nine refugees
from the South who arrived yesterday, Civ,
deplorable accounts of the destitution, ant
state there is much suffering in Richmond fo
: the actual necessities of life.
Special to New York Herald. ..a
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CoRPs
Near White Oak Church, Va, 18th. {
There ere unmistakable preparations nov
beii;g made for a speedy movement of th'
army. Our transportation is now being GU
down to facilitate movements in the coming
march, and officers are warned beforehand
, that all superfuous baggage must be SEN
, home, while notice is given that wedge teat
: cannot hereafter be transported, and that ii
: the coming campaign nothing more will b.
allowed than shelter tents, such as the mer
can carry on their backs. sss -es1
The last fact alone is sufficient forewarning
of the trials, troubles, discomfort and severity
! of the next campaign.
CINCINNATI, March IA.
!, The Gazette has a dispatch from Memphi
] that the report is circulated that Admira
! Porter had received information that tn