Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-25

says there was great CONSERVATION ir
Richmond on Saturday, on account O
Sherman's movements. 1t is believed
he is sweeping onward in spite of al
opposition. 1t is not Impossible thai
Macon has already fallen. That may
be one of the causes OF the consterna
ton in Richmond.
Gov. Morton, of Indiana arrived in
Washington to-day, and had an inter
view with the President.
DIR. r. III. Thompson, late health Off
Ger, died suddenly at his residence in
Brooklyn day or two since.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. pa checl;
for $4,000 OH the Lock Haven Bank
purporting to be endorsed by Ludwig
Kneedler Il Co., was pres ented to Dirk
ell d Go. yesterday, who gave the party
check on the COmmonw wealth Bank
for So, 9SS, payable to the order of Lud
wig, Kneedler & Co. The check on the
Lock Haven Bank proves to be for.
gerry, but the forger was disappointed on
getting Drixel & Co.'S. check paid, as the
Bank would not pay him without
Identification.
NEWBERG, n. Y, Nov. 22.-At seven
O'Clock this morning the packing house
connected with Smith O. Rand's powder
mills, three and half miles west OF
Newberg, was blown up.
MIR. Smith, the workman, who had
entered the building few minutes be.
fore, was the only person killed.
The building contained about ,J,ee
tons Of powder. Nothing is know i as
to the cause of the explosion.
New York, Nov. 22.-It appears that
the disaster to Brasher, near Winches-
ter, a few days since, happened thus:
Brashef mad 62 men, and capturing
two of Mosby's guerriIlas he was told
that there was small party just ahead.
Brasher went Oh with his men recon-
noitering and met small party. He
charged upon the guerrilIas, driving
them, and just after passing cross
road, Mosby, at the head of about 200
men, pounced upon the scouts, hem
ming theft up in a lane, where - were
killed and the rest captured.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-The Brazilian
correspondence relative to the seizure OF
the pirate Florida, published i'll the Lon
don Sta, denounces the seizure and
hopes the Americans will repudiate it.
AT tie banquet Of the new Lord May
or OF London, Lord Palmerston made a
speech in which, on referring to the
bloody war iii America, he said he trust
ed the contending parties would soon
lind it better to be reconciIed than to
fight, and that these disputes which
have believed that continent with blood
will be settled by amicable arrangements
between themselves.
The London Times says advices from
New York with regard to the mode in
which the Washington Government
has received the news Of the capture of
the Confederate steamer Florida, are
awaited with the greatest interest by
the mercantile as we'll as the political
world. One reason for the Importance
attached to these advices consists in the
inference that if the affair be pallated
or endorsed BY Lincoin's Government.
it will hencetorth entirely eXtinguish
any power on the part of the United
States to assail by privateers the COM
merce of any nation with which they
may be at war, since this precedence
will establish a claim to the right to
pursue and destroy every such vessel,
whatever may be the port in which she
may seek shelter or supplies.
Great Hoods have occurred in Tusca-
ny. Enormous damage has also been
sustained at Florence by tremendous
flood.
The flood in Tuscany did enormous
damage. Railroads were torn up, and
buildings swept away. But few lives
were lost. The city of Florence was in
the streets We're flooded, and
many house: torn down.
NEW YoRy, Nov. 222.-The names Of
the proprietors of the breweries seized
by the Government for distilling with
out license, are Bernheimer 4 Schmidt,
Henry Clarson and John Betz.
san FRANCISCO, Nov. 21.-The steam
ships Minnehaha, Mattapan and Arno,
were lost in a gale Off the lowlands of
Bakers Island, October 9Th. The ship
White Swallow is also missing 1t is
thought to be lost.
CAIRO, Nov. 22.-New Orleans papers
Of the 18th say Gen. Candy is recover
ing. The announcement of his death,
telegraphed from here on the authority
of the clerk Of the steamer SticlZney
thus proves to be false.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22.-Gen. Grant
missed the morning train for Washing
ton, ana while walking along Chestnut
street was recognized by q soldier. A
crowd Immediately collected and the
General took refuge in the Mayors Of
flee. The cheering was most enthusiasts
tic. He left in the noon train for Balti-
more.
NEW York, Nov. :,2.--The arrange
merits making for the thanksgiving en-
TO the soldiers at the New
England rooms in this city are progress
ing rapidly. The Western soldiers will
receive special attention at the hands Of
Col. Howe and the ladies o. the COM
lniItee.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.--The Jrihune'a
Washington correspondent says that in
formation received at the War Depart
ment, state. that Gen. Candy was i'm
proving.
Late rebel papers say that GOV. Watts,
OF Alabama, has had an official conflict
with the rebel conscripting officers. The
policemen of Selma being taken for
service in the army: they applied to the
<,overno for redress, who Issued an or
der that, az State officers, they were ex-
empt from the draft, and they were,
therefore, released.
The Richmond k.C0ni'aer is very Sc
we're on what il styles the detection of
Governor Brown, of Georgia, and the
Of that State and Alabama.
1t says that the convention OF all the
states, north and south, for the purpose
of agreeing upon terms of peace, will
meet on the same day with the parlia-
Inent of mankind, for the federation of
the world, and not one moment sooner.
The HeyGid's Washington special says
that advices received here to-day from
Gen. Sherman army, show that he was,
Oh the 10Th instant, within thirty miles
Of Macon, anoEt is believed that by this
time, he has possession OF the place
fIe has, thus far, met with but little OPP
position, and his campaign is progress
ing with all the success that could be
desired.
The Times Washington special says
the latest intelligence from Sherman re-
ports him within twenty-five miles of
Macon. His march was unopposed. We
may, therefore, look for the announce
o1put of the caOttlre of that Mace anV