Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-02

amouIo to about $4,000. A person il
lieutenant's uniform, who also occupie
one of the looms fired, was arrested thi
morning. v4sr.4 e..,. -
| Measures have been taken to-day 70
protection against a repetition of tn
incendiarism. General DiX's orde
requiring SOutherners to register thei
names, and which has proved almost
dead letter, will he strictly enforced.
The WOrld's Washington special says
Richmond papers of the oath announc
that Sherman has captured Milledge
vile.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.--The investiga
ton into the incendiarism is still goin;
on by the authorities. .f ....'
Fires were discovered intwelve hotels
besides the Museum and some vessels a
the wharves.
The woman arrested has been discharg
ed, she having given satisfactory eXpla
nation of her movements. Thus far fou
Of the principal parties have been arrest
ed, and with them sOmuch of the mean
that had been provided to carry on tn
work as had not yet been expended
The money was in gold, and was foun,
in the safe of the treasurer of the organ
ization, who is now under arrest.
The hotel keepers have offered re
ward of $4,000 for the arrest and convic
ton, and the insurance companies will
also offer reward.
Gen. Dix has issued two orders, ON
requiring Southerners in the city t,
register their names, and another il
which he declares these incediaries t,
be engaged in secret hostilities, and tina
they can only be regarded as spies, sub
ject to martial law and penalty of death
If they are detected he says they will
immediately be brought before a militia
ry tribunal, and if convicted they viii
be executed without the delay of sin
gle day. 1t is said that it has been as
bertained beyond doubt that the plo
originated III Canada, among easraun
rebel officers there.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Lnformatior
from the Army of the Potomac is to thu
effect that Thanksgiving day was trul!
a festive occasion among the soldiers.
President Lincoin's reelection ha
been circulated in the rebel army.
Desertions to our lines have increased
largely. 1t is said by deserters that tn,
number of rebel soldiers known to b.
watching for an opportunity to escap,
is astonishing. The decentralization il
so general that officers fear to trust thei
men Oh picket duty.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-Dlspatche
to the Navy Department, from Admira
Porter, dated TT. Monroe, 2Sth, say on,
of our steamers had arrived, bringin.
the rebel Admiral Buchanan and hi
two Aids. r.-
The following was also received !:
Fort Monroe, Nou. 28.-To Gideon
Welles, Sec'y of the Navy: l have jus
received Il telegram from the commando
of the. prize steamer Florida, informing
me that she had sunk in nine fathom
of water. She had been run into by al
armed steamer, and was badly dam
aged. 1 will inform the Department o
the particulars when received.
(Signcd) u. d PORTER,
Rear Admiral.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-The follow
ing order has just been issued:
Var Department, AdjUtant Generdp
Office, Washington, NOu. 2S.- Genera
Orders No. 2S7. Orders for raising ant
organizing new volunteer Army Corp
First, That an army corps consistin.
of not less than 10000 infantry, and ell
listed for not less than one year, to b.
designated the First Corps, shall be or
ganized in the District OF Columbia
commencing the organization on the Is
day of December, 1864, and continuin;
until the LIST day OF January next. TIL
privates TO consist o. able-bodied mel
who have served honorably not les
than two years, and therefore not sub
ject to draft. The officers to be commits
stoned from such Us have honorabl,
served not less than two years.
| Second, Recruits will be furnishe,
sportaton to Washington, and vii
be credited 10 the district in which the,
or their families are domiciled, and will
| be paid a special bounty o: $500 from
the substitute fund, on being mustere
| into the service. Each recruit who pre-
serves his arms 10 the end o. his term q
service, may retain them as his own, o.
! being !onofabIy discharged.
| Third, Details OF organization will b
prescribed by the Adjurant General
! rhe heads of bureaus viii detail comne
tent officers for the prompt examination
| and organization, arnling, equippin
and supplying the corps.
! Fourth, Maj, Gen. Hancock is assign
ed to command of this corps, with head
quarters at w Washington.
| by order Of the Secretary Of War.
{signcd) Z. D. TOWNSEND,
A. A. 6.
| LOUISVILLE, Nov. 27.-A federal fore
300 strong sent out from Fort Doneiso
and Ciarksville yesterday attacked Has
kens' guerrillas near Yellow Greek
routed them, and probably will captur
| the whole gang. ,fa lc 800"
Gen. Thomas is reported to have re
| treated to franklin, Tenn.
The military authorities here say tina
if report is correct, Thomas is preparing
to receive large reini0rcementS, now OF
| their way to him, before giving battle t
Hood, and has fallen back for that pun
| pose,
The New Albany 1nd) Ledgey says
A movement is Oh foot to connect Gin
cinnati by rail with Jeffersonville an,
New Albany, on both sides of the Obi
River ... s.I..
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.-The Eoega
ing Star says the mail steamer whicl
arrived here to-day reports that yester
day morning heavy cannonadimg wa
heard at City Point from the direction
of Petersburg, but this is OF frequent oc
currence, and was occasioned by tn
usual artillery duels. te..
On Wednesday night last the rebel
made sudden attack on the pickets
near Broadway Landing, on the Apo
mattox, which was speedily repulsed.-
During the rain and darkness of TIL
night, the rebels gobbled up Colone
and forty men. ..,
AS the steamer Webster was comm;
down the James River, yesterday, whel
near Hog Island she discovered that til
steamer Greyhound, Gen. Buffers dis
patch boat, was making signals of dis
tress. On nearing the Grey hound sh
was found to be on fire. Gems. Butler
Schenck and Admiral Porter were OF
board the Greyhound, but the steame
Pioneer came and took them Off. Gen
Butter and his friends Were at dinner a
the time. Suddenly the furnace door
blew open, scattering Goals all over tn
floor, driving the firemen and engineer
from their rooms. The Greyhound wa
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