Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-19
TELEGRAP HIC.
THE INVASION OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Highly Exciting News from the Seat
Of War.
Lee throwing his whole force to-
wards Maryland and Penn
sylvania. 1.. arp
Harper's Ferry evacuated by QUIZ
troops.
Hooker lowering around Wash
. ingtOn.
The friends of Mcclellan urgine
his Restoration to Command.
The Rebels Expect to be Aidei
by Northern Sympathizers.
Preparations for Defense Rapidly
tsa Progressing.
The friends of Mcclellan urgine
his Restoration to Command.
The Rebels Expect to be Aided
by Northern SympathizerS.
Preparations for Defense Rapidly
Progressing. ..
The citizens Of Vicksburg desire
its capitulatiOn.
IOWA REPUBLICAN CONVENTION,
Col. VIM. NJ. Stone nominated for
Governor.

WOvcFuOrs
Iowa Republican Convention.
Special dispatch to the Muscatine Daily Journal.
DEsMoINEs, June II.
Largest Convention ever held in the State.
Col. Stone was unanimously nominated for
Governor. SANTA.
The balance of the Union ticket NOM
mated at Des Moines is Enoch W. Eastman
of Hardin county, for Lieutenant Governor,
and Judge Dillon of Scott county, for Su.
preme Judge.
HARRISBURG, June 16-1 Pm.
The telegraph operator at London, Frank.
lin county, reports that our pickets brought
in a rebel prisoner who reported that the
rebels were in heavy force in the Cumber.
land valley.
The Bedford telegraph operator also re.
ports that scout has just come in, who says
that the rebels are IN Cumberland with q
force of 5000 cavalry. There are no Union
troops there. There is no one at Cumber-
land to resist them. The citizens are fleeing
from the place.
New YORK, June 16.
A Baltimore dispatch to the Philadelphia
Inquirer says that late ar ivals from Har-
pers Ferry say that all is safe there and that
Milroy had reached the Ferry. Harpers
Ferry will be held.
A Baltimore correspondent of the Inquirer,
| dating at o'clock P. NJ, on the 18th, says
l learn from high authority that battle
has been going on to-day on the old Bull
Run battle ground, between Hooker aud Lee,
and that Hooker is doing good service.
The train from Baltimore on Monday morn.
ing did not 60 further than Ellot's Mills.
The rebels are said to appear in full force
at Point of Rocks.
A Harrisburg dispatch, dated at 2 o'clock
this forenoon, states that all the important
accounts of TIE Capital are being removed
to place of safety in case evacuation was
| necessary.
New YORK, June 16.
The Express prints the following as let
ter from Washington:
Gen. Hooker retreated from Falmouth to
Warrenton station to intercept Lee, who was
advancing on Washington. Lee passed
through Thoroughfare Gap, thanking Hooker
and cutting Oft an entire corps, name not
given, which is supposed to be captured.
Lee is driving Hooker, and the la ter is re-
treating to Alexandria Hooker burned a
large portion of his tents, provisions, &C., at
Falmouth. A large portion Of Milroy's divis-
ion is captured, including the whole of his
regiments at Perryville with an entire bat
terry. Milroy lost all his cannon, wagons,
tents, &C. The remnant of his force reached
Harner'S Ferry in safety
The Post prints Washington specials as
follows:
Persons from the front this morning report
all quiet There are no signs of the rebels
this side of Cuipepper. Our army is in a
of confidence.
Potomac between here and Harper's Ferry
CAIRO, June 16.
News from Vicksburg to the evening of
the 18th has been received. No change in the
progress of the siege.
Gen. Dennis IN command at Milllken's
Bend was largely reinforced, and had started
on an expedition to Richmond, Louisiana, to
attacs Mccullough who is reported to have
near 5000 troops.
Two hospital steamers arrived here to-day,
having on board $50 sick soldiers, mostly
from Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. They pro.
ceeded to Jefferson Barracks. Thirty seven
died on the way up. Five were buried at
Helena, nine at Memphis and % at Cairo.
HEADQUARTERS MILES IN THE REARl
.u RI of Vicksburg, June 10.
The siege is still pross cuted, with more
firing during part of two days. Several of
the enelny's guns have been silenced by our
batteries and sharp shooters. .ore ri.
Deserters say the garrison is upon the
point of mutiny. They being desiious of
fighting their way out to Johnston, to which
the officers will not listen. Id
The rebels occupy Satartia and Yazoo City.
Full accounts from Milliken's Bind make
our loss in Sundays battle, killed l4O and
wounded 1876, and Lieutenants killed in
command of colored troops. .r
The rebel brigade was under Gen. McCul-
Tough, who was mortaly wounded. Col.
Allen was XII led and Col. Fitz Hugh is be-
lieved to be prisoner in our haLds. The
rebel loss was ITO killed and left on the
field. The wounded were all carried off, ex-
cept few at Young's Point. 3.1 .aaAl
) On Tuesday the enemy appeared in force,
and it is believed to be their intention to rein
force Vicksburg and cross supplies. "eq
ID The rebe are communicating from the city
to Desota Point with their Louisiana allies.
Navigation on the Mississippi is becoming
more hazardous. tiJoI"fg ser ~ aGa e.r;
No trouble experienced from Johnston yet.
Predictions are vain about the fall of Vicks.
burg. Thermometer SO deg. % aa r5,5a |
III New YORK, June 16.
A special Harrisburg dispatch to the
World says that Hooker is threatened at
Warrenton by the main rebel army, sup
posed to be $4,000 strong, under Lee in
person. :.gH
The force in Maryland and Pennsylvania |
is estimated by Gen. Schenck at 40, 900.
At meeting held yesterday Gen. Cameron |
pledged his whole fortune to the defense of |
Pennsylvania, and called upon the Governor |
to appoint Gen. Mcclellan OF Gen. Franklin |
in-chief of the Pennsylvania
forces. i-oI t-e ,sala ~. SIS
At Pittsburg all the factories have stopped
work and all hands are throwing up en-
All the archives of the State
and the specie of the Harrisburg Banks have
been removed for safety and the inhabitants
are preparing in great numbers to leave.
BALTIMORE, June II.
a. I learn from an undoubted source
hat our forces have evacuated Harper Ferry
md that we hold Maryland Rights, which
ire strongly fortified and capable of standing
. siege against vastly superior number.