Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-10-21

r,aipedeH Thursdsy BY. rccoanoisance,
sinst q iAnuMaasigheu t3ab.iid3nitI We
have received Geaa.~Lee's report of this
a iair, and the ttichm0nn Ei7quirer's
account, b.th Of which, Of course claim
aTessfsEtpxM gsNgGkETssE +
No new movements in either the Ar
iXpktileI Potomac oDpftlte Games are
khp saaa aasep osstheaK tsss asaa;ssAm,s. &, the
rebels were observed to be nassinc their
oavaif!t OF, oar left, with the supposed
intention Itf qniakIn2 a5dash on our
iqf1esapnItisas ~ edaen. il;tiirosd.E
Ny# A.15l&k}} Oct III! !l-By the steamer
-t.-ii4+tJcrtg, II 0fa1 iavssEia on the 18th we
learn 4t,syis' 'cgrpntEase ported that the
steamer Rodno ke-A been captured by
n p,WaN.FG ttweptyrtige r. beis, as that
"a ai4ass Wqrui X nowh to.haNe gone out.
Among that humber were 1t. Brain
and Aha4 johnson, who captured the
chesapeake and the engineer of the Har-
rietA!aife, WIG, twas said, would take
chaTge.ol the RoanoSe's engines. W
The Trt6Uae'S Washington special.
claims over 5000 Onion majority on
the pennsylvania home vote, based 'on
the lasest returns from Philadelphia and
Harrisburg. The World figures demo-
cratic majority on the home vote of
$50, and insists they have carried
the State, The Tribune claims q Union
majority, with the 0seldiers vote, Of
1O,vvO. - ~ ,FjHHhU .KHd >
/ The Washington special to the yIri-
6et'se, says that the majority for the new
Maryland Constitution will be about
VOORHEES,, aud Mcdonald, In Indiana,
are reelected by less than 100 majority,
but o gross fllegality is to be contested,
whichis believed will alter the result.
CAIRO, Oct, 16. THE steamer FORSYTH,
from New Orleans, 10th, has arrived,
with 80 bales of cotton. No change in
the cotton market. ~h'@''.se-
A Natchez letter of the 9th says
thirteen flags were recaptured by Lieut.,
Earl, while being sent to the rebel head
quarters on the east side of the river,
most of which belonged to Indiana reg
iments.a "A rebel mail was also captured
at the same time, containing full returns
of the rebel forces on the west side of
the river, and a letter from the Governor
Ipf Louisiana to the rebel government,
recommending the arming of negroes.
Capt j. II. Odlin, Gen. ,Brayman's
adjutailt, charged with bribery, has
been tonorably acquitted by court mar.
5Iai and restored to duty. Oh ri
The steamer j. G. Cevane blew union
the Cumberland River, near IsddyviNe,
yesterday morning, and six or seven of
tire crew were killed. 50 tt--'.
Admiral Porter has sent for some of
vi test officers 20 join hiln IN his new
Command.
\ -. I,oUiS 0GtY iG.7-Thei Democrats
..H4.tson CITY spcoiat says: The, Pacific
2 ,l.oal i In rgnn;fig order 10 Tai.ifi,e
l5tdse. TROOPS are being rapidly sent
.herc.. .s,'.. .. .-I2. -l % s.i "E
t.rt. Fi7h lesv . .arthe morning on
"a imp2rtan rero j isSapce.
Ge'!. pIea-antoll Starts for the front
t'-in".T"w. to take command OF cavalry.
II IS believed that il our force moves
tpIiiy PRICES train will be. .caoture,i.-.
Prices forces are divided, either part of
which will be easily defeated if over
Some Of BOnne's cavalry are i'm hot
pursuit Of jeff. Thompson.
CINCINNATI, Oct 17.--Returns from
3cpunt:"S III ohlO gave u Union major
~ or - 20.
The t',mwcrciars Nashville dispatch
say :: Cum.nUnication is again oDen
witi! sherman. lie WAS at Iiitcn. nine
mics .ir0n Dalton, SATURDAY. noon. q
Hood lett Dalton SUNDAY afternoon in
t}fe direction Of Brjd&ep0rt Sherman
lcomnIence's moving in che same direc-
ton, close on iiis rear. No battle had
been .0uGht al last ;sdvices. 1t is pretty
certain That Hood has nearly his whole
army with him.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. I6.- Chattanooga
-n,lVire- say: Lieut.. Grtell, of the 7fh
Kentucky. led scout toward LAFAYETTE.
% miles from the Ijne, on "Wednesday
drove 3 small squad OF rebels through
town and pursued them to their camp.
capturing 3 out OF Il. He afterwards
eteii in with $50 rebel cavalry and re-
treated. Some OF his prisoners saw that
y yheeierA whole command, comprising
Mart-ns, Rodye'5 and Jones' cavalry.
an aggregate of from 5000 to 10000. are
ali Ia the country between Chattanooga
and Dalton.
The rebels entered Resaca Wednesday
moEning and took the only troops there
colored regiment, by surprising them,
The rebels Immediately thereafter
moved on Dalton.
!, On Friday there was considerable
alarm at Chattanooga, and every able
bodied man was put to work OH fortifi-
!. At last advices Gen. Fitzpatrick, with
y lie
No apprehension is felt for ChatfanOo-
ga or Knoxville.
Sherman has over 100 days rations at
Atlanta. Knoxville has an abundance
of provisions to stand o months Siege
Inc Chattanooga government store
houses are full of provisions and there
are large supplies besides on the ground.
covered with tarpaulins.
Milroy was at Tullahomaan and SchOfield
at Chattanooga.
A private and reliable scout saws that
on Saturday evening Hoods army was
between Dalton and Lafayette, making
!or the latter place, with Sherman press
ing him closely.
Prominent men say that Hoods last
move places him exactly in the position
desired by Sherman.
There IS considerable excitement in
C!arKavilie III consequence OF the reports
ot scouts. that the rebel Gen. Iyon in
tended to attack that place. The gov
etnment employees are armed for defence
Of the place.
BALTIMORE, Oct 17.-Creat sensation
here to la,, caused by the seizure by the
military authorities Of several! Iarc.
business houses and closing their est:.i,-
t.silintnts. Nothing definite is known
y REGARD 70 the cali-e, but it is said ,i,e.
sc eu2acgG in contra band trade aad
rebel mail carrying. The establish
ments seized are: Hamilton, Easter d
o.. dry goods, Chase, Waters & Co.,
ariware, Jordon Il Chase, clotiiiers,
and two warehouses Of WeizelIelt,t.
ciothiers, on Baltimore street
FARTHEB POINT, Oct. 1.-THE stoam-
.r damascus. from Liverpool, zurh, and
Londonderry. 7th, has passed here
Her news is one day later.
L;rerpoo', Of 7, rio Londondcrrv.-
The rebel loan declined to 51(f 81. Cot
ton opened dull, with decline OF }GsId.
.,ut cneed lirnier. The Bank OF Eng
land DECREASED .Gl2@, 500. American