Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-03-11

command the South Atlantic Squadron.
The Hsrald's Washington dispatch says
Rumors say Gen. Grant is to take Halleck' &
place Immediately, while Gen. Hooker will
command the army of the Potomac. 5000
The Tri6une's Washington special says
Rumor assigns to Halleck the rank of Acting
Assistant Adjutant General which is practi-
cally higher position than that he is to
vacate. 81
| The delegations from New York and East
| ern banks, who came here to effect o change
in the National Banking law as will let in their
institutions with their distinct names, have
accomplished their mission. The clause in the
act requiring the new banks to be designated
by numbers will be stricken out. .ou IL
1t is thought bill will be introduced in
the House. next Monday, increasing the pay
| of soldiers to $l8 per month"; 600 eeS
One or two more ships of war are to 20 to
the Pacific.
The business of blockade running is re.
sumed at Charleston. Hardly week passes
| without couple of vessels getting in.
Over 10000 negroes are engaged in fortify-
ing Charleston ....-r .-lr
A joint stock. company has been organized
at Charleston for the purpose of blockade
running, and two swift steamers are now EN-.
ployed between there and Nassau. Two
successful trips are reported within month.
The WorIGs Washington special says
Oar relations with France are in q very crit.
ical condition.
| Gen. Grants visit here does not affect Gen.
Halleck's position, but was for general con
+, sultaton.
Persons from the South report that strong
| force was sent from Atlanta and Macon to
Montgomery, on the advance of Sherman be-
coming known. Ten thousand slaves were
at work on the Notifications, and large
number were sent there from Augusta.
1t was thought that Gen. Polk, who was
encamped on the eastern bank of the Tom
bigbee, would have no trouble in repulsing
Sherman. The banks of the river furnished
him splendid line of defense.
New York, March 8.
The steamer Glasgow, from Liverpool, has
arrived. News anticipated.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch says
the President has..received dispatch stating
that Col. Dahgren and command reached
Williamsburg on Monday morning. 1t is
impossible to say whether this report, or the
one of his death, is correct.
The Worlds Washington dispatch seys
the recent statement that a general exchange
of prisoners was about to be made is without
foundation.
1t is supposed that Gen. Grant will en-
deavor to have the former plans of the Ad-
minlstration modified and present his own
views respecting the conduct of military af.
fairs. Many persons think he is inc lined
change his base of operations and attack thee
rebels on another side. I
t.r KNOXVILLE, March 6.
The county election yesterday passed off
quietly. Whole number of votes cast in
Knoxville POI, against an average vote in
peace times Of 700. Making allowance for
absentees in the army, the vote is larger than
was anticipated. In the country district 1t
was fuller. One hundred votes were polled
in the neighboring district, in Sewer county,
against the usual vote of ITO. The returns
OF Knox county will not all be in until to.
morrow. No report at all ns yet from ada
cent counties.
WASHINGTON, March s.
Nothing official has been re ceived concern>
ing Sherman's expedition.
James S. Emory has been appointed Dis
trict Attorney for Kansas, and Abel Bennett
agent for the Kickapoo Indians, of Kansas.
lac oOlCltOk VI Viz w nj DcpdItlu0uL nus
sent letter to the Committee on Public
Lands relative to the con6scation of Southern
lands. That committee, it is understood,
have prepared bill in accordance with sug-
gestions made to secure to persons in the
military and naval service homesteads on con-
fscated or forfeited estates in the insurrec-
tionary districts.
....t -. NEW YORK, March 8.
A Norfolk letter Of tho 9Th reports Gen.
Picket's whole rebel division at Suffolk, sup.
posed on grand foraging expedition and to
enforce their CONSUMPTION. Ransom's CON-
mand, which infested the line of the Alber-
marie and Chesapeake, has disappeared from
there. ''
The Posts Washington special says the
finding of the Court of Inquiry in the case
of Gen. Buell. will soon be published. The
Court does not attach any blame to Buell..
A special to the Commercial says some
fears are entertained that conflict of juris.
diction will take place between Mr.. Allen,
agent of the Treasury, and Gen. Thomas, Of
the War Department. .sL. ~ II
Admiral Dupont is in Washington to ap-
pear before the Committee of Investigation
of the attack on Charleston.
A Fort Monroe letter of the 9th saws: Gen.
Peck is beseiged at Newborn, and nearly
every post in North Carolina. Fitzpatrick
veteran horsemen are god-send to this De-
partment, and may accomplish twice or
thrice number Of infantry. Gen. Butler will
certainly retain them. '4@
-e BALTIMORE, March 8.
Reports are 10 circulation and have proba- |
bly, been telegraphed here Of the invasion of
Maryland by rebel raiders. 1t may be con-
fldently stated that the only foundation for
these rumors is the fact that small rebel
force has been seen in Loudon county. Va.
WASHINGTON, March 8.
The Republican of this evening has the
following au -
SIN our first issue yesterday we doubted
The statement that Col. Dahlgren reached our
ines in safety. We did so because we knew
1t the time that the Richmond Sentinel Of
Saturday morning, copy of which reached
Gen. Meaie's headquarters, announced that
Col. Dahlgren was killed in skirmish at
Kings and Queens Court House. This fact
vas telegraphed to the President late ON
Sunday, eight or nine hours after Gen. But
er's dispatch Of Sunday, announcing the
,afety Of COL Dahlgrsn. The news Of his
leath was not made known to his father, II