Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-09-18
ItLtunArniC,
GLORIOUS UNION VICTORY IN
MAINE.
The Republican Ticket Elected BY
Increased Majorities.
The Presidents Proclamation Sus-
pending the Writ Of Habeas
Corpus.
Rebel Loss of 100 on Morris Island

| New YoRK, Sept IA.
| A Richmond paper says dispatch from
Mobile gives the following in reference to
affairs in Texas. Excellent wages are paid in
Texas for field hands, Negroes sell at from
$4,000 to $4,000 each. Upwards of hun
dred thousand slaves have arrived from Lou
islana, and Mississippi planters and specula.
tors are going beyon Shreveport to purchase
or hire. Good beef on foot Sc per pound.
Vegetables cheap. Cattle bring $50. Coffee
35c, and silver s. in currencyiat Brownsville.
Planters are cheerlully a cording to the gov
eminent.
L. Pendeton has been elected Governor by
small majority. Harbutt, Sexton and
Branch are elected to Congress. Military
matters are quiet. The people and troops are
prepared to repel invasion. The Indians on
the frontier are troublesome.
An average of fourteen vessels are con-
stanty off Galveston, blockading. Great
confidence is felt in Gen. Magruder
The crops in Texas are large. There is
wheat and corn enough raised to supply the
western bank of the Mississippi for two years
to come if not a grain is sowed in the interval
The summer has been very dry. Cotton
picking commenced in August. About $780,
600 bales of the old crop are now in the
State.
MEMPHIS, Sept. II.
| Refugees that have lately arrived within our
lines bring exciting reports of the terrible
condition Of things in the Southeast. One
man that left Mobile on the 9TH inst, states
there was terrible riot of soldiers wives in
Mobile on the 4th. About 900 women and
children collected at Spring Hill, armed with
clubs, knives and hatchets, and marched
thl ough the principal streets carving ban
ners on which were inscribed, "Bread or
Blood" BREAD or Peace" and other like in
scriptions. Being soldiers wives the pro.
ceedings were wink ed at by the soldiers, who
made feeble resistance. Several stores were
broken open. One merchant, Jew, struck
one Of the women, and some policemen who
were present arrested the Jew, beat him Sc
verely and locked him up. Many citizens
left town, and among them this informant,
who says the riot was increasing when he
left.
The rebel cavalry in our front and flank
are active, probably masking some move
ments of the main army. Skirmishes are
frequent, but amount to but little. Our forces
are generally successful in these affairs.
! ST.. LOUIS, Sept Ia.
A fire on the levee last night destroyed the
steamers Imperial, Post Boy, Jesse Bell and
Hiawatha. 1t is supposed to be the work Of
an incendiary. An attempt was made to
burn the Imperial on Saturday night. Loss
about 100000. The imperial was New
Orleans and St. Louis packet, valued at 49,
600. She had been laid up for some time en-
| account of low water in the channel below
The Hiawatha was also New Orleans packet,
and valued at S65, 900. Two-thirds of her
value was covered by insurance.
CAIRO, Sept. IA.
Brig. Gen. N. B. Buford and staff left on
| the steamer Minnehaha this evening to take
command at Helena Maj. Gen. Dana also
left for New Orleans.
PORTLAND, Sept. 14-5 P NJ.
Bath gives Samuel Corey, Union candidate
for Governor, 1921, Bradbury, Democrat,
800. Lewistown gives Corey $50 majority, a
gain of 175 to 200. Auburn gives Repub-
lican gain Of rs votes.
Intelligence from east Of the Kennebec
shows strong Republican gains. Returns
from six wards give Corey 2,2O1, Bradbury
1850, being net Republican gain of 207,
witch probably may be still more increased
by 9TH Ward. The following is the vote of
the chief towns:
Augusta gives Corey S96 majority, gain
of 1913 for the Reppblicans. Scarboro gives
Corey POI majority, gain 43. Bangor gives
Corey $50 majority, gain 335. Brewer gives
Corey 800 majority, gain 1913 Biddeford
gives Corey CTS, Bradbury (Dem) 1877.
Saco gives Corey 676, Bradbury $50, Union
gain 3l4. Portland will probably gain $50
Union majority.
SECOND DISPATCH.
BELFAST, Me-, Sept. IA.
This county has gone overwhelmingly for
Corey.
HEADQUARTERS Army PoToMAc,
September IA.
Gen. Pleasenton has advanced to the Rapi-
dan. The rebels were in position with in
fantry, artillery and cavalry to prevent our
crossing. Our casualties yesterday were
three killed and three wounded. Among the
latter was Gen. Carter, but not seriously.
He commanded brigade in Kilpatrick's Di
vision, and was wounded while calamity
r
attack three guns were captured.
New YORK, Sept. IA.
The steamer Roanoke from Havana 9th, ar
rived tonight. Dates from Vera Cruz to the
9TH had been received. There was great
scarcity of food in Mexico.
Many inhabitants were imprisoned for as
sassnating French soldiers and refusing to
take the oath of allegiance.
The Peruvian Minister had received his
passports and an order to leave the country
for having written Juarez. 1t is rumored that
Corwin had been rendered his passports also.
The reports that Doblado and Commonfort
had declared in favor Of the new regina turn
ed out to be false
A French convoy from Mexico to Vera
Cruz was captured by guerrillas, and the
greater part of the guard killed.
The troubles in San Domingo are increas-
ing The rebels are in great force, and the
General in command of the Spanish troops
calls for more soldiers.
Merchant ships were seized and pressed
into service to carry troops, and several war
steamers had gone to Puerto Punta. Steam
ers were coming in from Cordenas to be sent
to San Domingo. The particulars are care
fully concealed from the public. 1t was fear
ed the great lack Of rain in Cuba would make |
the coming crop very small.
WASHINGTON, Sept "a.
Sunday night small party of rebels cross.
ed the Potomac at the mouth of Lemica |
Creek and helped themselves to horses and
other property. On a previous occasion an
other gang came over and after depredating
on farmers, carried off several mules. The |
owner followed the thieves and reported the
fact to White, the partizan leader, who de-
nounced the act and found the offenders and |
sent them to Richmond for trial. The owner
did not fare so we'll on this side. He was ar.
rested and is now in prison for holding inter
course with the enemy. Three of the guns
racenflu On nfl1rod in tho uic;riix &c Iu;l.a:---