The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-01-23
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Senator Wilson win introduce an o.
rnefsd1naazt 10 fhA bill 10 promote enlist.
inenss. proyidIng that all confseat ed lands
shall be Distributed as homesteads TO iey-j
al soldiers, white or black. This bill gives
full pay of white soldiers aoeoIored troops
during the whoie time they have been in
the service. I'd
Gen. Butler, has, during the short time
that be has had ccrsfnand Of the Depart
ment Of Virginia and y. G., has enlisted.
between 3 and 5000 eolensd soldiers.
He took the5responsibiiitT OF offering =
bounty of $40. which had the marked ct.
feet Of stimulating enlistnaents..
War Department has since ratified his
action. " .~.. III
CArRo, Jan. ls--L4ast Monday evening,
about dozen armed rutfians made a de-
scent upon the town OF Hickman, anda
ne military force at that place they had
things pretty much their own way, Sew
era1 stores were robbed Of dry goods, clio
thing &c. @.
A detachment Of the 5sth Ills..s was
sent on reconnaissance on "Wednesday,
we're attacked by band of gaerriliaS near
Mayfeld after short CONFLICT, in which
six rebels were killed fedefats overpow-
cred, larger force from the same regiments
are now pursuing the rebels.
1t i. reported that gueriilas are again
resorting to blood hounds to capture cit
liens for CONSUMPTION,
Memphis bulletin of the l4th contains
the particulars of skirmlSh on the 18th
ult:, between a portion of Forrest s forces
and the eth Ills Cavalry, in which our
loss is two killed and eight wounded.-
Rekel loss IL killed, L ca ptured. ~
GfIe forces were at one time complete
ly surrounded butcut their way through,
some in one direction some another. So
close was the conflict that dubbed car
binos were frequently used.
Richardson believed to be still in west
Tennessee coDscripring
SPRINGFIELD, His. Jan. 1.-THE off
GERS quarters were destroyed by fire this
morning. Two officers 18th cavalry burn
cd to death, two others badly burned.
A large quantity Of Quartermaster's
stores were destroyed.
BALrGxoEr. Jan. IA Dispatch from
Gen, Kelly, state that Major Cole. Of
Maryland Cavalry. rctunRRd to head
quarters from a scout to Lee~hurg and
report that Stewart bsfng there with a
lar e force entirely unfounded. Not an
armed rebel was seen or heard from with
in 10 miles Of Lce>burg.
NV ToRK, Jan. l2.--Tribunc's army
Of Potomac, dispatches says:
Two hundred rebel cavalry attacked
the first Rhode Island, at ) mile station.
Thursday eyeing after fighting half an
hour the rebels retreated. L. Of their
number were found FRIDAY morning at
hou~e half mile from the scene of action,
Three was found dead on the field. One
Of Our men was mortally wounded, one
slightly, one captured.
Nrw York, Jan IS-RaIeigh Progress
Of a recent date, has an Editorial. which
says that peace only can prevent starva-
ton. What the masses Of honest hearted
working people want is peace.
WA>uINGToN. 1.-the conscription
Lill is before the Senate and will proba-
bly, pass that body tomorrow, and he
eaut n the House for concurrence. The
only persons specially exempted, are the
Vice President judges of L. S. courts,
hea'ta Of executive departments, Govern
i
"rs Oh states ana ny implication, person
lHaL are phyS1c'IiS ana mentally unht Tor
$'"Elte.
ne TWO classes are merged IN one
Wili'i9 i, made 10 Include persons between
:" and ~ years.
Credlts are to be gwen to cities, towns,
apo wards. 50 az to eq1laliz" as far as pos
>l'ie. the oraft Throughout the districts.
2nh!utatlon VIII be increased to $500
i">@ VINO l@y 70 ne exempted from the
present. ?, dE4it' hut liable TO be called upon
i"X'. j,rafted men may, II the! prefer,
d" transferred 10 navy.
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