The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-04-27

Select Committee on The Frank Blair
Eqnor order report that Blair was not to
blame. Blair made speech and stated
that he was going to his brigade by order
OF the President-he also said that Chase
was secretly managing to beat Lincoln.
Active movements soon to be on the
Potomac.
Particulars Of the late battles in Louisiana
are that the rebel loss on the 9th was 5000,
the Federal 1900.
Great dissatisfaction Is expressed at the
gencralship Of Banks, who proceeded in
his movements against the advice Of Gems
Franklin, Smith, and Ransom. The whole
Federal army has returned to Grand E,ore:
and Gen. Smiths command has left that
point for .Eicksburg, under orders from
Gen. Grant Three Of Admiral Porters
vessels are aground above Grand Ecore,
and four n,hers have been ordered out Of
the river, consequence Of the falling
waite" Sen. Steele has arrived in the
vicinity Of Shreveport. with $4,000 men.
The result Of the Red River expedition, it
is said, is difficult to determine.
Other reports state the Federal loss at
5000 men aud % cannon.
The Governors os Ills, Ind, Wis, Iowa
and Ohio, offer to raise 81. 600 men far LOO
days to do garrison duty, Gov. Brough
orders out the National Guard and Gov.
Morton calls for 10000 volunteers. The
middle and Eastern State Governors have
no interest in the fight except to furnish
supplies Of clothing, Gel
Gen. Totten is dead.
The Fremont folks cali National Con.
ven,ion May 2lst, to nominate their
favo,te.
The N. Y. Sanitary Fair closed Saturday
night. realizing $l,Ol1, 900. The army
sword was won bv Grants friends, the vote
b.ins 1891 to l4.5O9 for Mcclellan. The
Government" Of course piled in "the
rocks" to beat Little Mac" The vote on
Friday. was about even at 1000, but the
graenback reserve came in at the last mo.
ment. Well, Grant is good man and it
will not be 90 days before those who now
pit him against Mcclellan will be bis per.
sonal foes.
b. dispatches to the Madison Journal
OF Monday evening, we learn that the
rebels capture Plymouth, N. c., take $500
prisoners, two gunboa,s and steamer,
800 or 400 negroes, 80 cannon, 100 900
pounds of meat and 10000 bbls. of -four.
Another gun boat was disabled. All this
is from the Richmond papers and should
be swallowed cautiously as Should also our
own reports Of great successes. "This
world is given to lying"
The Richmond folks are becoming
alarmed at the rumor Of a Federal attack
by land and water-the Mcclellan plan.
In the St. Johns river, Florida, Federal
gunboat was torpedoed.
Commodore Rowan beat Farragut for
the N. Y. Naval sword.
The Ship Canal measure in Congress is
laid over till the next session.
Lake navigation is open to Buffalo.
The anti-slavery amendment to the Con.
s.'u'ion will fail in the House on demand
for two thirds vote.
On Saturday two millions in gold were
shipped TO Europe
The rebels are driven out Of Eastern
Kentucky.
Gen. Butler writes the Baltimore Ameri.
can that he wrote no such letter of dissatis.
faction as is going the rounds.
Another riot between soldiers and citizens
occurred at Greenville, Ohio. Whisky to
blame.
The Chicago Mercantile Battery was lost
an the late Red River fight. Many valuable
officers were killed on both sides.
Look out for active work very soon.