Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-01-02
II GRAPHIc,
MILITARY AFFAIRS In VIRGINIA.
The Rebels driven from Charles
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Great Destitution Among the Peo-
pie Of Winchester. ..~
The President has Stopped the
Assessment On SecesSi0nists
in Missouri. .a.sa,a g. a.r
Negroes to be Employed for Gar
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Threatened Negro Insurrecticn in
e. Franklin County, Mo.
Sharp Skirmish on the Black
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E.. .es1.-t - WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.
There has been no movement of either
army, and no indication of the renewal of hos
tilities
The President has stopped the assessment
on disloyalists in Missouri, ordered by Gen.
Schofeld, in view of recent manifestations Of
a willingness of those people to adopt the
policy. o. -.i $3.50 aH
The rebels have been driven from Charles
town, Va. We lost two killed.
The Tribune says African soldiers will be
employed to guard the banks of the Missis-
sippi and to garrison forts below New Orleans
and on the coast. 5s..iae.-s ss
Lieut. Charles II. Adams, of the 1st Illinois
light infantry, discharged last week, was re-
stored, yesterday, by order of the President
Cen Foster arrived here Wednesday, from
North Carolina. He had an interview with
the President, Secretary of War and General
Halleck, from whom he received assurances
sent to his department Immediately.
..... BALTIMORE, Dec. 26.
Gen. Keyes moved from Kinney and took
possession of Winchester, Tuesday. General
Jones, with $500 rebels, occupied Winches-
ter previously, but had gone towards Stanton.
Mller's forces were at Middletown, intend
ing to move towards Winchester.
The railroad there is entirely destroyed by
the rebels. Great dcstitution exists among
the people Of Winchester.
e.. .-. New YORK, Dec. g.
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ernment shows that out of 81 100000 paid
out in this city alone, from the special appro-
priation of $40, 200, 900 for recruiting, organ
izing and drilling volunteers, nearly one-half
has been on fraudulent accounts. Nearly
! 900 persons have been engaged in the mat
ter, but they are not all implicated.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. &C.
The Halleck Guards left this city this
morning for Gray's Summit, Franklin county,
on special duty. 1t is said they are ordered
to that place to prevent apprehended negro
troubles.
There is talk of threatened negro insur-
rection in Franklin county, but inquiries have
failed to elicit any reliable foundation for such
reports. There are but few negroes in the
couHty.-not enough to get up an insurrec-
ton on considerable scale.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.
Gen. Sigel. in his cross-examination, having
desired to give some explanations of his pre-
vious testimony, Gen. Mcdowell objected,
and the Court went into secret session.
Upon re-opening, the Court decided that
Sigel might make corrections of what he had
already said, but that other explanations must
be deferred till the close of the cross-examin-
alton. He returned negative answer to the
following questions:
Whether he knew the strength of Rickett's s
division, which had been assigned in the gen.
eral order, which he (SigeD admitted to have
seen, to the duty of overtaking Longstreet at
or near Thoroughfare Gap.
Whether he knew that the Rhode Island
cavalry had been sent up from New Baltimore,
on the west side of Bull Run Ridge, to attack
the enemy's flank while he should be march
ing through Thoroughfare Gap.
Whether he knew that, besides Ricketts,
division, two brigades of cavalry, under Gems.
Ford and Bayard, had been sent to aid in
the movement.
Being asked whether he thought the II, 900
or $4,000 men, which this division of Rick
ett's consisted, were sufficient to hold the en-
emy in check, he replied it was, if the troops
had been moved at the right time to the right
points. e.-
av .al WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.
Gen. Porter presented through his counsel
written protest against the reception of GER
tain evidence on the part Of the Government
which he had deemed inadmissable.
H., Fl. MONROE, Dec 25.
Lieut.. Col. Steitzell, of the 11th Pennsyl-
vania cavalry, COL Spears dashing regiment,
yeterday had a warm engagement with the
enemy at Joiner's bridge, on the Black Wa
ter. He drove the enemy's pickets on this
side of the river, capturing four of them.
A portion Of Col. Steitzells men, under the
gallant Lieut.. John S. Ropes, advanced with
their carbines and first engaged the enemy at
very short range. Finally discovering them
in superior numbers above and below him on
the river, with his force of four very small
squadrons in danger of being flanked, Steit-
zell concluded to retire, which he did in per-
feet safety.
The following is from Newbern paper Of
the 18th: I" The Free Labor Association Of
Craven county is rapidly gaining strength
W. E. Carpenter, Of this city, is the Presi-
dent l.agryf es a assa
- .s<2Ssc W WAsHINGToN, Dec. 26.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in compli-
ance with the request of the Committee on
Ways and Means, has sent them a bill en-
bodying his views. The first section Of the
bill gives authority to raise 100000, 900 for
the service Of the current year, and $500 1000,
900 for the service Of the next fiscal year,
and to raise these sums in the mode hereto
fore sanctioned by this Congress, as the pub
lie exigences demand. The bill includes the is
sue Of 6, 7:30 and 2 per cent. bonds, or bonds
bearing less rates of interest, and also
the issue of small notes bearing the'per cent.
interest, and legal tender notes bearing no
interest. The Secretary expresses strong
desire to have the limits as to the modes
of the provisions, and the amounts to be pro-
vided in each, defined as precisely as possible
by Congress-. a2so Tif ofFai tia @
g The remaiuing sections of the bill authorize
the formation of banking associations to issue
notes furnished by the United States in form
and secured by United States bonds, but pay.
able on demand primarily by the issuing as.
sociations. sPs sQos aeia7.s4 sfss
The bill, in its main features, is the same
as that introduced by Representative Hooper
during the last session. The Secretary ex
lpresses his profound sense Of the importance
| Of this measure to the negotiation of loans
Ito the collection Of the interior revenue, and
the security Of the people against the evils q
Ian epofmous' and i1redeemable paper cur
srency. = Sassss