Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-12-04
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Anpo.rrD sxr..ssIr 70. THE Jou.uAL.,
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT
OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
Grand Opening Of the work On
the Pacific Railroad.
Congratulatory Communications
from Distinguished Men.
Longstreet Retreating Toward
Virginia.
Success Of Gen. Banks Expedition.

Success Of Gen. Banks Expedition
I've Of Morgan's Men Recaptured
New YORK, Dec. 1.
The election to-day has passed off quietly
The following is the vote for Mayor:
Boal, (reg lar Democracy. .22,581
Blunt, (Union) ............ 19,46O
Gunther, Independent Dem.) J.. .29, O35
Gunther is elected.
TORONTO, G. w., Dec. l.
Four or five Of Morgan's fellow prisoner.
are reported to have arrived here tonight, by
the western train.
| Special to Chicago Times
Chattanooga, Nov. 25-9 A. M.
The following are among the casualties -
Gen. Giles A. Smith, slightly wounded; 1t
Pope, Capt. Davis, and 1t. Col. Gilmore, 26tf
Illinois, slightly wounded; 1t. Forfeit, 10TH
Regulars, 1t. Curtis, 10Th Regulars, Adjutan
Cole, 1t. Chester, and Capt. Smith, 8Sth ILL.,
slightly wounded; It. Col. Davidson, It'll
ILL.,, Col. Markle, 1t. Holland and 1t. Betzon
74th Illinois, slightly wounded; Its. Sauls
burg and Abbott, seth ILL.,, slightly wounded
Sergt Jno o. Miller, 9th Ioa, Capt. Walsh
103d Ill Capts. Robt Allison and Bashore
9th Iowa, 1t Col. Stawart, 49th Ill, all killed
Gen. Matthias and Col Bowman, 10Th Ill.
slightly wounded; 1t. H. N. Towner, Asst
Ceief of Art, on Grants staff, wounded ir
lett shoulder Brig Gen. Jno. M. Corse, leg
amrutated- reported dead. Corp. Fletcher
l23d ILL.,, g. Montgomery, Hageman, Isaac
Hale, John Henrg, James Ellis, D. Mating
II. q. Ruri, j. Swan, N. Jennings. 74th III
j. Shoopman, Saith ILL.,, Fred. Thompson
NJ. V. Allen, Thos. Barnes,..T. Carson, T. w
Miller, w. A. JONES' and Scott, 9th Iowa, J
B. Andrew, 44th Ill.,, Sergt. Geo. Steel, 9th
H., w. s. Eyler, 9Th llls., G. Jacob, Aug
R einhart, 9Th ILL.,, Orvil Morris, seth nj.
&C. Lee, 9Th ILL.,, Capt. O'Connor, OH Ill.
Capt. W. NJ Murphy, 1t. Conway, 9th ILL.,.
Capt. R. P. Lytle, 9th ILL.,, Capt. w. P
Browning, 9th Ill, 1t. Bradshaw, 40th ILL.,. 1t
G. W. Moore, Goth Ill. j. M. Smith, 10th Ill.
color Sergt. Roberts, 9th Iowa, Sergt. W
Nelson, 5th I'll. cavalry, L. F. Matthews, lois
ILL.,, A. Darling, w. S. Miller, I'd Mimi, X.
Louberham, W. Parks s0th Ill. killed Lieut.
Wyman, Lieut.. H. NJ. Love, 9th ILL.,, Corp
D Gladfelow, 9th Iowa. Maj McCauley, 10th
Iowa, wounded Corp. McNeeley, Corp. Mays
Corp. Reburu, 10th ILL.,, Corp Iundy, Thos
Chesswell, 26th ILL.,, Joseph Buck, 1O3d ILL.,
Lloyd Walls, 9th Iowa, John King, 9th ILL.,.
Corp. Hindshaw, Chas. Everett, Lieut. Har
rington, Capt Cunningham, Sergt. Classy
Capt. Murphy, 9th Ill, August Ernest, Johr
Mayer, 26th ILL.,, Sergt. Mcdonald, John B
Thomas, W. H. WEIGH, John Bingham, Fred
Fry, Charles Gold, j. Reed. J. Kincaid, Corp
Compton, Geo. Thomas, W. Ashley, Corp
Harris, Corp. Harlan, Geo. Dane, g
Mcclellan, 26th ILL.,, E. S. Book in
W. L. Coleman, Jacob Wages,
H. Benman and George B. Ward, 1O3d Ills.
James Durkee, Robert Copeland, Sergt. Kelly
W. Berry, Lieut.. johnson, Elijah Examiners
$. E. Rose, L. H. Flanagan, J. A. johnson
40th Ills !; S. D. Hall, j c. Farrell, William
Scott, W. A. Richardson, Corporal John, 6tf
Iowa; George Carten. 18th Iowa; D. W
Hollic, John Smith, 10th Ills; A. Dalton, W
U. Erby, Henry CLARK, 1O3d Ills, Timoth,
lFlyn, G. j. Burns, l09th Ills.
| OMAHA, N. T., Dec. 2.
The President of the United States havin,
fixed the initial point of this great Nationa
highway, the officers of the corporation hav,
determined upon the I'd day of December fol-
the Inauguration of the enterprise by formal
" breaking the ground on the west bank O
the Missouri River, in front of this city.
kilograms announcing this fact were re
ceived early this morning. Two o'clock P. M
was fixed upon as the hour for the ceremo
MES, and at least thousand persons haG
assembled on the ground.
Gov. Saunders, of Nebraska, and the Nav
ors and City Councils of Omaha and Counci
Bluffs, were among those present.
! AT O'Clock the roar of artillery commenc
ed, and amid the shouts of the assembled
multitude the Engineer of the road, assisted
by several gentlemen with pick in hand, com
menced work. Gov. Saunders, Augustus
Kountz, and the Mayors of Omaha and Coun
Gil Bluffs, soon after proceeded to remove the
earth, amid the cheers of rejoicing people.
The ceremonies being concluded, Governor
Saunders briefly addressed the assembly, in
substance. as follows:
In meeting to open the grandest work evel
commenced ny man-nothing less than band
ing with iron the vast country from the At
lantic to the Pacfc-openinga thoroughfare
for all nations, for the exchang of gold, pro
duce, teas and silks we congratulate our.
selves that this is no idle fancy, but reality
Great masses of this Uuion have taken hold
and resolved that the work commenced thi,
day shall be rapidly pushed to completion.
He concluded by reading the subjoined tel
egram, from the President of the United
States, which was received with great ap
plause:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. l, 1853.
Te Major General Dix.
GENERAL have not been permitted unit
- H. %, -
munication of the 23d of November. He
directs me to express his deep regrets that bis
illness will prevent him from giving expires
sion to the profound interest he feels in the
success Of a work so vast and beneficial a.
that which you are about to inaugura:e.
l have the honor to be your obt serv't,
JOHN HAY,
Assistant Private Sec'y.
Geo Francis Train, of New York, and va
rious other gentlemen were called upon anc
addressed the meeting briefly. Dispatches
were read from various distinguished gentle
men. The following was among the tele
graphic dispatches read to the large assembly
/ New York, Dec. Ito Committee of Ar.
arrangements of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company Your kind note inviting me tc
attend the ceremony of breaking ground fol
the Union Pacific Railroad in Nebraska, has
Just been received. For the first time, as
think, since the foundation of the Govern
ment, the foreign relations of the country &C.
cupy the attention of this Department sc
constantly that its head is often obliged to
forego the customary good Offices and cour.
tesies toward local citizens who are engaged in
developing the resources of the country and
| esta h,ishinp its domestic interests For this
reason I can only reply to your invitation
very hastily and very briefly. Of course
cannotgo to Nebraska, and therefore l must