Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15
TELEcRAPHIC.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Longstreet Preparing for Another
Attack on Knoxville. n
A Protest Against the Nomination
Of Gen. Schofeld for Major
-s&s@JH General. '-iS . 7,sssf.
Confiscation Of Rebel Property
in the District of Columbia.
Interesting Foreign News.

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Interesting Foreign News.
| t New YORK, Jan. Is.
| Two Virginians, supposed to be rebel spies
were arrested yesterday in Brooklyn. They
are now in the custody..of Gen. bays, avail t
ing an examination of their case.
| Samuel &. Scars, merchant lately DOING
business in Park Row, died yesterday III thu
! Office Of dentist, from the effects o.
laughing gas which he had taken just before
having some teeth extracted.
.r. New York, Jan. 10.
The United States Marshal Tor the District
of Columbia has seized for conHscation the
property in Washington belonging to Ex-Sen.
ator Polk, and also the estate Of Smilhson,
late banker Of that city, now in the Peniten-
tiary for reasonable practices. ..
The Commercial says: We regard the re.
action to-day as healthy and indicative of the
stock market.
NEW Yoak, Jan. IS.
A Washington letter of yesterday says
There are rumors that Longstrret, joined by
Ewell, is preparing for fresh assault upon
Knoxville, aud tho object of Gen. Grants
sudden departure for that point is said to have
been with an eye to this. 1t is doubtful,
however, whether any assault upon Knoxville
is at present intended.
Tribune's Special.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
A protest against the nomination of Gen.
Schofeld to be Major Ger eral, signed by "a
members of the Missouri Legislature. and also
the protest of the Missouri members of the
House, were laid before the Senate at the
extra session on Thursday last.
CAIRO, Jan. 13.
Over $500 refugees from various parts OF
the South have passed through here since
July, 1868, 800 Of whom have received pecu-
mary aid from the United States Sanitary
Agent here. Six thousand dollars have been
thus appropriated from a fund especially
contributed by the people for that purpose
Persons wishing to contribute to this noble
charity, can address Q. N. Shipman, United
States Sanitary Agent, Cairo, illinois.
Nearly 100 deserters and stragglers were
forwarded to their regiments to-day by the
Provost Marshal.
Brig. Gen. J. F. Shepard is here.
New YORK, Jan. IS.
The names of Bishops Bailey, Turner, and
McClosky have been sent to Rome for the sue.
cessor to the Arch Bishopric. ...
The Courier des' Estats says by an impe-
rial decree of Dec Goth cotton is admitted
free into French ports if imported direct
from the country where it was produced, in
ships carrying the French flag.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IL.
Dates from the city of Mexico to the 22d
Of December, and from San Louis Potosi and
Morelia to the 18th, are received.
On the 17th, Gen. Araga, with 5000 Mex
leans, attacked the French army encamped at
Morelia and was repulsed with loss of 2, 900
in killed and wounded. Previous to this dis
aster Urega had inflicted considerable damage
on the French by capturing supplies. He
proposed to continue guerrilla warfare and
was gathering reinforcements for that pur-
pose.
Doblado, before evacuating Guiana anto
destroyed the acqueduct, water reservoirs and
all the works belonging to the different
mines, agricultural implements and the grow
ing crops, leaving the country . barren
waste.
On the 9Th the Mexican traitor Tobar, with
5000 men, near Gaudabajara, was defeated
by an equal number of loyalists under Col.
RAZOR. Five hundred prisoners, 800 horses
were captured by RAZOR.
The impression prevails in Mexico that
Macmillan would be induced to abandon the
throne and some Spanish Prince be substitu'
ted for q time, on condition that France and
Spain would uphold the new Government.
1t was reported that Juarez contemplated
moving the Mexican seat of government from
San Luis TO Monterey, that place being nearer
the United States. His family were already
there. 4|.
A letter from President Juarez, dated San
Luis, Dec. 9Th, received in this city, says
Our hopes are for speedy termination of the
civil war, and a complete restoration of the
Union with it. No doubt many an American
soldier will soon join US for the purpose of
driving from the soil of the American CONT
nent, the French, with their design of estab
fishing q monarchy here. We kpow full well
that if the United States had not been en-
gagged in the present struggle no European
potentate would have attempted to strike q
blow against republican institutions, but as
we are, with Gods help we will try and de-
fend our beloved Mexico
You no doubt will be somewhat surprised
at our abandoning our principal cities and
leaving them in the hands of the French
We think we are right in doing so. In the
first place in military point of view the fur
Their we can draw them into the interioriand
away from their base of supplies the better.
By dividing them up and Distributing their
forces they become weaker and give US more
power to assail and destroy them. We do not
intend to carry on more than what is classed
as guerrilla warfare, for we are not in posi-
ton to make an attack on any of their points,
the French army being far superior to ours
in point Of discipline, as veil as being sup
Piled with all the modern inventions. We
would be compelled to succomb eventually to
them in any protracted battle, while by har
RAISING and destroying their communications,
and carrying on a rowing system Of warfare,
like that which the French once experienced
in Spain, they will finally come to consider
Mexico an empire not easy to govern.
Summary Of Congressional Pro.
Cced1nXs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
HousE.-A bill for the construction Of
ship canal uniting the Mississippi River with
the Northern lakes was introduced also .
bill to ascertain the damages SUSTAINED in
Kansas by guerrilla raids.
The following was offered by Mr. Brownell: