Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
the capture was the work of villains and

towards. -
The only authority given for the seizure is
that given by John Parker, and he had no
power to give commissions to others. There
was no authority given in the letter of Mar
que to Parker to transfer his power to anoth-
er. 1t was piracy, robbery, murder, and is
case within the extraditiop treaty.
Application will be made for writ of
ho6eas corpus, SO as to- bring the case before
the Supreme Court. =
FL NEW HAVEN, Feb. "a. Il
The Democratic State Convention today
nominated O.S. Seymour, for Governor;
and Thos. Il. Bend, for Lieutenant Governor.
CUMBERLAND GAP, Feb. "a. ma.
On the 22d inst, a battalion of the 18th
Tennessee cavalry, stationed on the Virginia
road, five miles east, were surprised at day.
light and surrounded by . large force of
rebel cavalry. Two companies of infantry, the
91st Indiana and the I'd North Carolina were
with the command of Col Davis. The COM
pany of the 91st Indiana, charged under
the command of Lieutenant Wise, cut and
fought their.way through. with loss of three
Killed, and escaped; two officers and about
sixty Of Col. Davis men also succeeded IN
making their escape, but the rest of the COM
pany were probably captured. At the same
time the rebels attacked our outposts at
Powers Bridge on the Tazewell road. five
miles south, consisting of fifty men, in charge
OF Captain Pickering, of the 34th Kentucky
infantry, supported by blockade house.
The rebels were repulsed, three times when
Captain Pickering with his men were with
drawn to prevent their being cut off from the
Gap.
Col. Davis is said to be seriously wounded.
CHATTANOOGA, Feb. "a. .
General Potter skirmished with the enemy
all day yesterday, and succeeded in driving
them to Tunnel Hill .asu ta ~ :
The 10Th Illinois, and ssth Indiana were
actively engaged skirmishing all day. Kill
ed: 7. J. jackson, Orderly Sergeant, Co. B,
18th Illinois; wounded: r. A. Andrews, Co.
G, and Peter B. Law, seth Indiana.
In pushing after the rebels to Tunnel Hill
they opened heavily with four field pieces.
It is supposed that they are going to dispute
further passage Of our troops if an attempt
is made to keepon.
BosroN, Feb "a.
Philander H. Pease, alias H. P. Livings-
ton, who was committed to jail some days
ago, in default Of $2S 900 bail, on charge of
swindling, was to-day discharged from Gus
tody-the complainants in the case having
acknowledged satisfaction.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a.
Mr.. Fenton, to-day, in calling up the Sem
ate bill, which afterwards passed the House,
comforting upon the President the appoint.
ment of Warden for the Jail of the District
OF Columbia, instead of leaving the selection
to Marshal Lamar, remarked that the bill
would save large amount annually to the
government-say 0,OO0-leaving to the
Marshal the legitimate fees of his own office.
The joint resolution authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to sell the surplus gold
will probably be referred back to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, next Monday,
when the rules will permit resolution for
that purpose.
So far az can be ascertalned the committee
are in favor of reporting bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to anticipate
the payment of interest instead of selling
surplus coin.
Seven thousand copies of Mr.. Lanes (of
K ansas) speech, in support of bis scheme of
setting apart Texas for the habitation of
freedmen, have already been printed.
The State Department has advices that the
court at st. Johns, N. B., has delivered an
opinion on the Chesapeake pirates, sustain
inc all the points made by the prosecution,
and committing the prisoners to Jail to await
a requisition from the United States author
tiles.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. %.
The Richmond: Sentinel of the Goth, has the
following: j: Brooks, G. Huffman, Steven
Jones, A. j. Brillon, ]. j. Sumerlin, W. H.
Dougherty, Lewis Tayler, Lewis Freeman,
n. D. Jones, Jas. Brooks, and G. R. Cuther.
all, were all hanged at Kingston, on the 18th,
and seven were hung on the 18th, for desert
ing to the enemy, and taking up arms on tho
enemy's side. They all received the ordi-
nance Of baptism according to their dicta-
on. .,..., g.
The Atlanta Confederaey says that on the
9Th 125 bales of cotton were destroyed by
fire in Wilmington. Loss 100000
The Rome (Ga.) Courier says that on the
9Th inst, the enemy 600 strong were at
Portersville, within A miles of Rome. An.
other force is advancing via Viewers Mills.
The Savannah Republican Of the 18th
says that the fight at Lake City, Fla, was
with the encmy's advance, composed of cav.
airy entirely. We lost all our guns in the
camp at the time ofour surprise, which seems
to have been disgraceful affair on the part
Of our officers, So thoroughly were they
that resistance was impossible.
and but few of our men escaped. Col. Nc.
Cormick who was in command, was among
the captured.
The thermometer in Richmond on the 10th
was 8 Q above zero.
Dates from the Mississippi had been re-
,eived in Richmond up to the 10th. Farra.
gut was in command of the fleet at Grants
Pass and was as quiet as the rough sea
would permit.
Gen. Sherman had called halt and became
mysterious. Perhaps he is fanking JOHN
ION instead of moving on No lie.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. "a.
The commission for the improvement of
he Ohio met and organized, and adjourned
Until tomorrow. o.
The 45th Kentucky has been assigned to
owen county, Lebanon and Bardstown, for
he suppression of guerrillas. 80.
Col Maxwell has been ordered back to his
'ost at Bowling Green. ..-......
Hobson again takes command of his old
district, with hisheadquarters at Glasgow.
The I'd heavy artillery are sent to Fry's
Id district, with headquarters at Camp
Nelson. 49,
The Goth Kentucky infantry have been
and by order of Gen. Grant assigned
o Russelville.
These assignments, and others in contem-
lation by Gen. Burbridge, commanding the
district of Kentucky, it is expected will Sc
ure the people of the State against guerrilla
peratione.
CAIRO, Feb. "a.
Memphis advices Of the 22d are unimpor-
Int.
The mass meeting of the people Of wes}
ennessee, with view to the reconstruction
that State had organized. No action has
ct been taken.
Gov. johnson was expected to be present