Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-03-06

and large audience was addressed bv Hons.
L. D. Campbell and Samuel Milway.
Gov. johnson spoke for three hours. and
was listened to with great attention.
Tonight speeches will be made by Gov.
Wright and others.
HEADQUARTERS Army PoToNAc,
= -.-a March 8.
The latest advices from the South state
that Gen. Rosecrans had advanced as far as
Middleburg, half way between Murfreesboro
and Sbelbyville. - ~ 's
In the Rebel House the bill to accept vol
unteers from Kentucky and Maryland for less
than three years was debated.
The supply of salt, food and confederate
taxation occupied the allotment of the Senate.
In the House Of Delegates bill passed to
transfer the State line troops to the rebel gov
ernment.
A resolution of thanks to Gen. Floyd was
adopted.
The Examiner contains no war news from
any of the prominent points.
New ORLEANS, March 3.
A Jackson, Miss, paper says Jew had
been arrested, charged with offering to spike
the guns OF Port Hudson.
A rebel deserter says Gen. Sbley had gone
with large force to Atechafalaya river
About 500 rebel prisoners including Gen.
Clark, were sent to the rebel lines on the Goth
ult ,r} s25.. 5-.
The rebels made an unsuccessful attempt
TO capture the steamer Laurel Hill, ladened
with cotton, sugar and molasses, obtained
above Baton Rouge. I
Gen. Banks issued an order explaining the
system of labor adopted for the year, and
planters asserting thereto are to be assisted
in inducing their negroes to return. Negroes
are to receive food from government officers,
out of crops they produce. Those not thus
engaged are to be employed on public works.
The Planters of Louisiana had held several
meetings at New Orleans.
- Gen. Banks had promised to aid them in
taking the above plantations on the same
terms offered by the Quartermaster, and to
do everything that could properly be done to
restore lost negroes to their masters, and that
enlistment of heroes who had been at work
on the plantations should cease.
An attempt at one of the meetings to pass
resolution in favor of a revisal of the State
Laws was defeated by large majority. Gen.
Banks attended one of the meetings and gave
an assurance that the Government had no
feelings of hostility to the people of New Or
leans.
SALT LAKE CRY, March 8.
In mass meeting held to-day in the taber-
nacle, Gov. Hardin, Associate Justices Walter
and Drake, were denounced as enemies to the
territory and general government. The Gov
ernor's speech to that legislature and other
papers were read and severely handled.
| It is rumored that they are to be waited on
and requested to resign and leave the terri
tory. "tr..'
A petition to the President for their remov-
al is in circulation.
WASHINGTON, March 2.
A special dispatch says that Gen. Sigel has
resigned. ~
Gen. Kimball of the Army of the Potomac,
is ordered to report to Gen. Grant
! Representative Bingham will be one of the
new Committee on Claims
| The President completed the list of Major
Generals and Brigadier Generals-3O of the
former and IS of the latter - and will send
them to the Senate on the 9th of March. Gen.
Casey heads the list. '','
| The Senate Military Committee have report
ed for confirmation, all the Major Generals
nominated, except Hurlbut and Schofeld, and
all the Brigadier Generals, except Shipley and
Nicholson, of Maine, Weitzel and Gilbert, of
Ohio, Torbett, of New Jersey and Steualt, Of
Illinois
! New YORK, March 4.
Hilton Head letters, of the 9th of Febru-
airy, says that the troops there are under Or
ders to embark, and the next steamer will
bring intelligence of an attack on Charleston
! Gen Stevenson has been restored to his
command.
| WASHINGTON, March 3.
| Reports were current here last week of Sc
we're engagement at Vicksburg. 1t is ascer-
tanned that it has been revived in distant
cities. The Government is not even aware
that there has been general engagement in
that quarter.
New York, Marcia
The Heralds money article says it is be-
lieved that the effect of the tax on dealings in
goods, and the policy of the Secretary of the
Treasury, will, for the present, tend to check
speculations, and drive spectators to less
expensive field.
Both Houses passed the amendment to the
tax bill, rendering absolutely void all loans
| over par on gold.
| The following dispatch appears in the
Springfield Republican
BEAUFORT, s. G., Feb. %.
We are daily expecting to march. l ex-
pect towards Savannah, and that way to
Charleston. We are at present trying to drive
| the rebels from their earthworks with gun
boats.
Yesterday, the 47th New York, with the
assistance of the gunboats took Ft. McAlister
and about one mile and half of rifle pits.
The 47th lost 115 men.
.s.e New YORK, March 4.
The Washington Star says detachment
of 30 men of the LIST Virginia Cavalry was
surprised at Aldie by 70 rebels, and Is Of
our men captured, including Captains Wood
ward and Huntoon. .... -.......
The Philadelphia Press states that upwards
of a million of dollars has been subscribed in
New York for the new telegraph line, and
subscriptions are about to be received in
Philadelphia. The company is to have CAP
ital of three million dollars, and extend the
wires, which are to be built for cash, and in
the most substantial manner, from Halifax
via Boston and New York, to Philadelphia,
Washington and Baltimore, with branches
from New York via Albany, Buffalo, Cleve-
land, Detroit and Chicago, to Milwaukee, and
from Philadelphia to Harrisburg, Pittsburg,
Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville and St.
Louis, with lateral branches to all the chief
towns in the Western States. r.,ze-a.
New YORK, March 4.
A number of gentlemen interested in the
Atlantic Telegraph met at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms today. Mayor Opdyke
presided. Messrs. Cyrus W. Field, W. E.
Dodge, Peter Cooper, E. Cunard and A. A.
Lowe made remarks, and resolution recon-
mending the public to aid the undertaking
was adopted. A committee was appointed to