Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-23


1rder caus the planters to deneunce Magru
1e' as partner in he operation.
A train OF cars had recently been thrown
rom tire track while on the way from Little
Rock to Duvalrs Bluff, caused by rail
beng out of place. Six cars were Injured
three of them demolished The train was
Ga ed with reg oes.
A letter from Capt. j. Hewitt, proprietor
Of the Marine pump, informs NE that on the
5th lust. Gen. Hurlbut gave him a guard of
fifty men of the 107th Illinois infantry. to
protect him in raising the wreck of the Cour
Ter, sunk at Memphis, on the 2Sth Of Auoust.
They found the rebels had burned the cabin
and part Of the deck, and left the beat living
on her tide with the hold full Of water on
that side. BY the night of the 18th inst. we
got the deck cleared Of the hay, wood, Gov
crnm. mt wagons, &c. The Marine pump was
set to work a0d the boat WAS all pumped out
and raised eight feet In two hours ami forty
minutes. A quality of ammunition and a
number OF gus were removed, which was in
when she sunk. The hull Of the Courier is
as good as ever. The machinery is not mate
rally injured. She was taken to Memphis
On the way, while landing at Buck Island,
three of their pickets cam, aboard with four
Confederate soldiers whom they had
captured in the brush. They were taken to
Memphis. Weather cold.
New YORK, Oct. 21.
The Port Royal Neso South of the nth
contains the following:
The United States steamer Bienvile Of the
W estern Gulf Squadron, touched at this point
on her way to Philadelphia for repairs. She
brings important intelligence, which had been
received at NV Orleans just before her de-
parture, that grand expedition under Mai.
Gen. Banks had effected landing at Point
Isabel, Texas, small place at the mouth of
the Rio Gande River, with two CORPS one
under Franklin and tie other under Major
General whose name we did not learn.
The successful occupation of Point Isabel
will give US, in short time, Possession of
Brownsville, which is opposite Matamoras,
Mexico, the grand entretot and depot of the
rebels, from which munitions of war and
needed supplies are transferred acr So The Rio
Gsande to the former place, by small boats -
A large portion of the Conf dr1te cotton
which has been sent to Europe to purchase
supplies has passed through Brow n>ville to
Anglo Rebel blockade runners living On the
Mexican or neutra! side of the river. Of
course our occupation Of tho place will eff ct.
ually put st p 10 Ibis illicit traffic and at
the same tine will enable our bockaders to
close the river with small force.
In other matters the occupancy of Texas
will have an import mt bearing. 1t will ena.
bic TIE Cover ment il taking powerful corps
of Ob>trvation on the borders of the theater
OF the French operations in Mexico, which
may be made quickly Available in case our
complicated relations with n. poleon should
result in a war with that asping and ua-
princ,pled potentate.
Maj Gen. Banks, slways active and ever
victorious, viii soon be in possession of all
important points in Texas, and pra ticaIlv of
the entire state
1t is understood that other corps of bis
army is co operating wi h him from the direc-
lion of the Red RIVER country
We anticipate glorious news from that
quarter by tie next steamer
CINCINNATI, Oct 81.
A special to the Enquirer, f.om Catletts-
burg, Ky, says:
The expedition sent out by Col Gallup,
commanding the Eastern District of Ken
lucky, comp Using the 18th and 10Th Ken
lucky regiments, has returned, bringing in
80 prisoners, with 60 horses and SO stard of
arms, without the loss of man Ea~tern
Kentucky is pretty we'll cleared of rebels.
The Gazette's Knoxville respondent
says: We hold the country from Bristol to
Hiawausee River
Pafson Brownlow and Horace Msgrow
made speeches at Knoxville on the 2Oth.-
Both endorsed the Administrati1 n and fully
favored Immediate emancipation in East Ten.
neSSee.
albany, Oct. p.
Jno. V. L.. Pruyn received, this evening,
the Democratic nomination for Congress in
this District, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Erastus Corning.
The quota of this State under the Presi.
dents last call for 100000 men has been
fixed at $4,000.
WASHINGTON, Oct 81.
Advices from the Army of the Pot mac say
that the right column advanced yesterday 10
within three miles of Warrenton, and the
left co umn as far as Greenwich village. Our
advance entered Warrenton withcu, a.y
serious opposition, contrary to the general
expectation. The conclusion is that the
rebsls are really retreati,g before our ad-
vance.
The IA road is intact to Manassas Junction
and Gainesville, on the Manassas road. and
the Geographic communications with the
latter place.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 81.
Information reached here today of the
murder on Tuesday, of 1t Whittier, of the
7th United Stats colored Regiment, which is
now being organized by Col. Berner, near
Benedict, st. Marys County. Thu perpetrator
was Col. John II. Soth,en, a prominent slave.
holder of that county
The Lieutenant with squad of his COM
pany was mt by Cd. B.rney to Ben dict, on
Monday, to obtain recruits. Hearing that
Sothern had two of his slaves tied up 70 keep
them from enl1sting, the Lieutenant; proc ed
ed to Sothern's house and order, d the men
t be released. Sother1 and his son refused
and abused the Lieutenant and threa,ene to
shoot him, both beng heavily armed LIEUT..
Whittier left and protested to field where
several of Sothern's slaves were at work, fol-
lowed by the father and SOD, who demanded
his object The offer replied thar he was
thtre to enlist all tn t were so disposed Az
ter some more abuse the Sotherns declared
they would kill he Lieutenant, and fired their
guns upon the officer, who fell mortally
wound d. His body was brought here last
evening and forwarded to his friends in Mas
sschusetts The two Sotherns escaoed.
P1Tr BUEG, Oct. 81
The Third Presbyterian Church vas de-
stroyed by fire to-day, including valuable
or.an and library Of the pastor
Insurance on the building. $40, 900. in the
Western, North American, Allegheny and
franklin offices.
The organ was also insured for 81 200 in
The Western
The fire originated in the old Journal
building, adjoining, occupied as workshops
BY several tenants
5erseyInen i'm the Legislature.