Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-08
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He Favors the Payment Of Beanties
BURNSlDES RESIGNATION WITH
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LOUISVILLE, Jan, 4

LOUISVILLE, Jan, 4. .
Col. Bruce, 10th Ky, Inf.,. has succeeded
Col. Holman, 18th KY. Cav, Is commandant
at this post Col. Holman again takes com.
mand Of his regiment, at Knoxville, Tenn.
A court martial of which Gen. MCLEAN is
president, assemblies here tomorrow, for the
trial Of Captain Black and others, for fraud
against the government. ,g';., a.. - .,.,
The steamer Jewess, which left Memphis
for Cincinnati, sunk Saturday night, at tho
head of the canal. She had 200. hogsheads
Of sugar, which have been got off deck o-day
Her hold is filed with cotton, which must
remain together till the boat is raised.
Three Federal soldiers were frozen to death
at Camp Nelson Saturday night ..a an, !, :
Thirty.nine cases Of smallpox and vario-
loid are reported at the Indiana penitentiary,
at Jeffersonville. -..,.-....... ...i,-,r
,.a.t,I a..i BE- ,-s. Y,- LouIsvlLIE, Jan. 4.
After unprecedented cold weather for two
days, it commenced showing yesterday after.
noon and continued almost without intermis-
sion all to-day. Tonight hail and slset Get
in, with prospect Of considerable snow, and
better sleighlng than we have had for several
years. I'D -.o 4coat..sa t.t.. q s:.-1
Navigation is almost impeded by ice. The
mercury stands 23o above zero. Barometer,
1888, falling. 20 asn3 IN s.ls sos aid
~ epuI- saw I: WAsH1NaroN, Jan. T.
The rumors Of the enemy's designs in the
Shenandoah valley are exaggerated Fitz-
hugh Lees cavalry, perhaps 900 strong,
supported by Early's three meagre brigades
on foot, with Imbodsn and other local leaders
with detachmsnts, numbering all told 5000
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son and make an occasional dash IS far north
~ Winchester. The latest indications point
to the AoorAeld Valley, if not west of the
mountains, a. their scene of operations. -
Certainly they have not appeared as yet In
sight Of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, the
trains Of which are running regularly and
successfully with large quantities Of freight
and many passengers. rs os s'gnsi ;" ef7'
The very best evidence of official confidence
in its security is the sending Of important
detachments of troops over it. 1850 40 20
Maj. Gems. Butler and Burnside are among
the latest distinguished arrivals. tsg'-saae
Brig. Gen. Ganard has been ordered to take
charge of the Cavalry Bureau, thus relieving
Gen. Stoneman. i. r-HI RI ri iH ''s
A large installment of per cent. Treasury
Notes was sent forward to-day to the; associ.
ated banks Of New FORK, Philadelphia and
Boston, and $20, 800, 900 of these notes were
distributed pro rats to the cities above
named. Nearly -, 00O, 900 more are packed
ready for transportation, and large addition
al amount will @ to the banks tomorrow
There has been total Misrepresentation in
certain quarters Is to the recent arrangements
for the negotiation Of $35, 900, 900 through
the subscription agency and the National
banks. The $50, 00O, 600 taken by the asso-
cia.ed banks were first to be delivered TO
them and no commission was paid for placing
them in either case. !. ssait9 L. t5sat, ~
s~ "" MILWAUKEE, Jan. 8.
The weather for the past AZ hours, all over the
west, has been the coolest known for many
years. The thermometer ranges from 80 10
As degrees below zero. Several persons
$.sss:a ya geo. BALTIMORE. Jan. 4.
The annual election of Directors Of the
Baltimore Corn Exchange to-day resulted in
the Triumph Of the Union ticket over the dis
loyal This is considered quite = triumph
by the loyal men Of that institution.
.. .'...,. CAIRO, Jan. 4.
The steamers Duke Argyle, from New Or.
leans, and Hillman, from Memphis, arrived
this evening. 80 .,..i- ..;,r,
The Memphis Argus Of the I'd, says: Tho
thermometer on the morning of the LIST stood
10 deg. below zero at thst I ONT. ,.,.,ei 81,
At Cairo on the same morning the mercury
stood 16 deg. below zero. A number OF per-
sons were found frozen to death below Cairo
on New Years Eve. Some soldiers were
found on Island No. 10. Two bodies of MEM
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by the steamer Duke Argyle on sand bar,
six mi es above Fort Pillow. All were frozen
stiff aud dead. One of them was I'd Lieu
tenant named Alexander. The names Of the
others we could not learn. They were part
Of detachment Of the Provost Guard sent
from Fl Follow after a suspected smuggler.
Their, yawl was driven by the storm ashore
The weather has somewhat moderated. I
Boats still continue to run up the Ohio
River, but the ice is running in large quanti-
ties. Cairo is the head of navigation for the
Mississippi River. ...-.,--.-..- .z.-a /
No considerable damage was done the Mem
phis & Charleston Railroad by Forest at the
time he crossed it 1t Collierville week since.
Memphis advices Of the 30th report Grierson
pursuing him south Of Cold Water. Ct .
Lee has reinforced Forest from Okalona.
The guerrilla Gen. Richardson crossed the
lines on the 2sth, on his way to Dixie.
All is quiet in the interior Of the State
since they left. '4s' .5..t ...- /,
About the 23d party Of eleven members
of the Marine Brigade were surprised near
Catfish Bend, and two killed, two wounded
and the balance taken prisoners. It is said
they were found sleeping no great distance
from the boat. - -. III
Alarge amount Of cotton, sugar and mo-
lasses has arrived during the past week, most
ly for Cairo The steamer Duke Argyle had
286 bales cotton, 43s hhds. sugar and 100
bbls molasses. The Hillman had 253 bales
cotton.
Gems. Ord, Veatch, Hunter, Lawer and
Sherman have been here during the past
week. The latter is still here. A salute was
fred last night in honor Of his arrival. i, !
.,,,..,.tis. NoRFoLK, Va, Jan. f., /
The military commission Of which Gen.
Wistar is President, has been in session dur.
ing the past week The case of J. N. Hunt,
late Superintendent Of vessels at Fl. Monroe,
is under trial, and the developments are, ex-
ceedingly interesting. Among the points
elected are The payment Of 5000 in fees to
Senator Hale by Hunt, to obtain his release
from the Old Capitol Prison. rsf I'd 81 ssgg.5l I
To-day Capt. Cone, Of the steamer Jno. A.
Warner, testified that the boat was worth
about, $4,000 when she first went into the
Government service; that at tie rates of her
charter shs had earned SIT, 500 up to date;
that The Government had supplied her with
coal; that her average running expenses were
from 81 900 to s.. 900 per month, which were
betrayed by goods sold on board and by
profits on meals and berths, and that che be-
longed to the Delaware River Steamboat Conn
pany, Of which John Price Wetherill, of Phil.
adeiphia, was President, and Andrew n. An
derson, Paxon and Harlan were Directors.
Capt Cone swore her first charter was
made with Jno Tucker. late first Assistant |
Secretary Of War, and second with Quarter