Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-03-13
Changes in commands Of the
.r~ Rebel army. so1
Gen. Price to return to Missouri.
AFFAIRS AROUND VICKSBURG.
The health Of our troops i'm
proving.
NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
Investigation of affairs at the San
. Francisco Mint.

"A AVeOU"o aSAIHStou SpcClal Say >
Thomas Brown, who was sent as Special
Agent Of the Treasury Department to the
Pacific, to investigate various questions that
have arisen on that coast, has presented an
elaborate report, accompanied by large mass
of testimony. 1t is understood that the evil
dence which Mr.. Brown has submitted shows
that Robert Stevens, the Superintendent of
the Mint at San Francisco, has appointed or
retained in Office dishonest or vicious men,
and the proof is so strong that he will proba-
bly, be removed.
The report, although it does not impute to
j. X. Rankin, Collector of San Francisco,
malfeasance in office, makes discoveries which
may lead to his resignation.
CINCINNATI, March H.
A special to the Commercial from jackson,
Tenn, says 200 men and 2 pieces of artillery
of Sullivan's division were surprised by rebel
cavalry and captured
A dispatch from Memphis says the city is
full of rumors of an engagement at Port Hud-
son.
Gen. Pemberton has been removed from
the Department of the Mississippi Bragg
succeeds him, and has already taken COM
mand.
Longstreet commands Bragg's old division
in Middle Tennessee.
Price has returned from Richmond with
full powers, and will 60 to Missouri.
Holmes is to be removed. Hindman is to
be sent East of the Mississippi. Kirby Smith
goes to Arkansas.
RuTHERFoRD's CREEK, Four MILES NoRrHl
OF COLUMBIA, Tenn, March II.
Gen. Granger came up with the enemy at
this place yesterday afternoon. The advance
guard was skirmishing yesterday and lost 2
killed and several wounded, but captured
several rebels. One of them reports Col. Co.
burn with 10000 men escaped and were max
ing their way to our lines. eG -
WASHINGTON, March II.
SENATE.-After uninteresting proceedings
the Senate went into Executive Session.
CAIRO, March II.
The dispatch boat Gen. Lyon, has arrived
from Vicksburg on Saturday night On Fri
day, about midnight, gunboat at the mouth
of the Yazoo heard what was thought to be a
signal gun from our gunboats coming down
the Yazoo. The Benton answered by firing
two guns. Northing further had been heard
from our boats up the river when the Lyon
left. If a signal was heard from the Chilli
cothe, as was conjectured, Yazoo City has al
ready fallen into Federal hands.
Water was to be let into the Vicksburg
canal on Sunday morning. There is no doubt
entertained by those just from there but what
our gunboats will pass through inside of a
week
The Queen came up again and anchored
under the batteries. She flies rebel flags near
ly large enough to cover her. When she pass
ed the mouth of the canal she whistled def
antly. 5
The fate of the Indianola is still involved in
doubt.
We have very heavy batteries near the
lower mouth of the canal.
From all persons coming up we are assured
that the health of the troops is improved
very materially.
CONCORD, N. H., March IL.
The election is still very close. If Judge
Eastmon is not elected by majority of votes
he will only want few hundred His plu
rality over Gilmore will be from four to five
thousand. In the LIST district it is probable
that Marcy (Dem.,) is elected by 300 MAORI
ty. 1t will be necessary to have the official
courts to decide the I'd and Sd districts. In
the House the Republicans will have nearly
as large majority as last year. The Senate
stands and 6, perhaps the opposition to the
Democratic party may have secured or s of
- members.
WASHINGTON, March II.
The Senate to-day confirmed the following
nominations: Cassius NJ. Clay, Minister to
Russia; Samuel J. Kirkwood, of Iowa, Min
lister resident to Denmark; Solomon L..
Withers, of Michigan, to be Judge of the
District Court of the United States for the
Western District of Michigan; David X.
Cartier, of Ohio, to be Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court for the District of Columbia !;
George P. Fisher, of Illinois, to be Justice
of the Supreme Court for the District of
Columbia Abraham B. DIN, of New York,
to be Justice of the Supreme Court for the
District of Columbia. ".a
SALT LAKE CRY, March II.
The following note has just been received +:
The dispatch in the New York Herald of
the 10th, and published in the California pa
pers this morning, so far as regards my acts
and intentions is false.
[Signed.1 p E. CoNNoR,
Col. Sd nifty, G. v.