The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-03-25
News md Items.

Information has reached Washington OF
the arrival ut Nassau, Of another r.bel
pirate.
The internal revenue receipts for the
last week were over 81 100000.
The rebels are said to have from 1000
to 10000 men at Port lIudson--quite u
margin for guessing
Sixteen more iron clad ocean vessels are
to be fitted for service by the first Of Jan.
uary.
Gen. Stoneman, chief Of lockers cav.
airy, writes in private letter that the ar
my of the Potomac was never better organ
lied than it is now.
The soldiers all like the CONSUMPTION act,
for it promises to fill up their ranks.
Gen. Hooker says his army shall make a
proud record for itself within ninety days.
We hope his prophecy will be fulfilled.
The rebels are constantly shooting de.
scrtcrs, and but for this rigorous practice It
is probable their armies would soon he very
materially reduced.
There seems but little doubt that in a
recent naval attack upon Port Hudson, the
U. S steam sloop Of war Mississippi was
sunk by the rebel fire.
Col. Fry has been appointed Provost
Martial General.
1t is asserted that deputation Of foreign
bankers have rendered Secretary Chase a
loan Of 800. 100000 in gold at current
rates tf exchange. .... .s
1t is said Burnside with his new army
corps has gone to reinforce Gen Hunter.
Washington letters say it will be impos
sible to draft before June or July, and in
the meantime government will be getting
equipments together.
A special dispatch from Washington to
the Philadelphia Lqai,er, on the goth,
says rebel prisoners report that the bonn
bardment of Charleston was in progress,
our gunbcats having passed Fort Sumpter.
Maj Gen. Sumner, died in Syracuse, N.
Y, Of congestion Of the lungs, on the
2lst. lie was only sick a few days.
Released prisoners from Richmond an
nounce significant fact that there is
steady removal Of machinery for manufac
turing ordnance and small arms, from
Richmond t" Northern Georgia.
A great unconditional Union meeting
was held in Baltimore on the Goth. Gov.
Johnson, Of Tennessee, delivered an ad
dress and speech Secretary Chase, p. NJ.
Gen. Blair, and Congressman Maynard Of
Tennessee were also present
The late heavy snow storm extended as
far south as Fortress Monroe, where snow
fell to the depth Of more than foot.
The special to the New York World says
it is understood that the course Of the
Government will probably be to call an ex.
ira session Of Congress Immediately on the
departure IF the next pirate from British
port, and recommend that vessels und,r
the British flag shall .i.h,r be interdctcd
entirely from loading in American ports, or
subjected to IL tonnage duty Of about three
dollars pr ton. The President and Cab
net, after giving the subject much deliber
alton, decide no, t. issue letters Of marouc
and rrpri>al. In their stead, it is under.
stood that all vessels fitted out by private
parties for the purpose of capturing rebel
pirates, will be duly commissioned in the
Navy, and allowed to go on their mission.
Fire IN THE REAR JOURNALS We
have heretofore urged in these columns
tina, journals Of the n Y. and Chicago
Tribune class were doing the Union cause
much harm ny their lalS'fica,ions Of facts
and >lander"us lusons to the people OF the
north. We have shown the evidence to
snhStantIate our position, taken from reb.
journals, and VIC have now the additions
evidence Of the fact from the pen Of NJ. NJ.
Pomeroy, of the La Crosse Democrat who
has been in with our army in Arkansas
for the past two months, taking observa-
tons. lie writes: .4.
Inc On'on cause III tue SDutn mas sui
fered more ut the hands Of Republican
papers than Of Democratic ones. Circu-
lating among the people far beyond our
lines these papers are read and commented
upon. From the Chicago Tribune and
other radical papers Of that class, people
learn that the first, last and only object Of
this war is to free niggers From such
papers we learn that bands Of cooper
heads " TRAITORS" "hu,tcrnuts," "Knighls
of the Golden Circle" aud all manner of
dangerous organizations are springing up
IN the north as if by magic. From that
class Of papers we learn here that the en-
tire north is in danger from civil war that
treason is rapidly on the gain. All Demo.
cratic papers are by these sheets stigma
tzed as reasonable ones till the rebels here
believe that the north will, in less than six
months, Guido the south even in treasona-
ble schemes. and that the entire army will
he needed at home to suppress rebellion
there"
ANOTHER DOSE The Chicago Times, of
yesterday morning, in further prosecution
OF it's purpose to drive off all conservative
aid loyal men who would vote the Demo
cratic at the coming election, declares as
sound Democracy that: