Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-29
SUMMARY OF News.

Summary OF News.
The following is summary of Saturdays
dispatches; which We failed to receive in con.
sequence Of the line beng down:
All is reported quiet at Chattanooga Gen.
Grant is rapidly perfecting his communica-
tons, and supplies have already begun to
come in, SO that full rations are issued to the
troops. In the meantime the rebels are far
ing royalty on mule beef, with 10000 mutin.
Gus troops in their centre held under guard,
significant contrast with our gallant regi-
ments re .enlisting for the war almost en-
naGsse.
Expeditions are the order of the day. One
Of light draft river boats is fitting out In Gen.
Banks department for a cruise up the Red
River, where most valuable results will be
attained.
. Reports continue to come in of the evacua-
ton of Richmond. The rebels would seem
to be packing up their rotten government
and Tredegar iron works in their carpetbags,
and travelling for the last ditch, which they
have located in South Carolina The begin
ming OF the end draws nigh.
A speck of war is visible about Port Hud.
son. The rebels in large numbers are con.
gregating in that vicinitysssn and threatening
the stronghold. Ullman and his Chasseurs
dAfrique will see to it that it does not revert
to rebel possession.
California and Maryland, through their
Legislatures, have declared that Abraham
Lincoln, the peoples choice, must be allowed
to finish up this war, and before h. leaves the
Executive chair be President of all the States
reunited. This is the verdict Of the whole
people. The people of the North will be with
him, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and will
sustain and uphold him in the future as they
have done in the past. He must be the man
to finish up the war.
The news from Knoxville. ola Cincinnati,
| is Of a very important character. Longstreet
has been heavily reinforced and is concentra.
ting his force evidently for An attack. Severe
skirmishing has already taken place, and
Changers corps has fallen back before over
whelming numbers. The bandit Morgan is
again in the field, and reported at the head Of
5000 cavalry, aiming to make raid in the
rear of Knoxville, and destroy our ccmmuni-
cations.
CONDENSED from Mondays dispatches]
| A letter from Hilton Head of the 21st re-
ports nothing of unusual interest. The
shelling of Charleston continues night and
day at intervals of 10 minutes. Charleston
is gradually crumbling under this incessant
bombardment.
The President has appointed an election in
Arkansas, on the 28th of March, for Govern.
or and State officers. A Union Convention
was held at Little Rock on the Sth inst, al
which much the greater portion Of the State
was represented. A Constitution was drawn
up, which forever prohibits slavery, and was
adopted by the Convention with only one
dissenting voice. 1t is to be submitted to the
people on the second Monday in March, and
loyal citizens seem to think il will receive
20, 900 votes. The Legislature is to meet on
the Sd Monday in April. The action of the
Convention is universally satisfactory to loya
men. The qualification Of voters is thai
prescribed by the Presidents proclamation
General Pleasanton, Chief of Cavalry, has
issued an order to the effect that no excuse
will hereafter be accepted for surprise or cap
ture under the plea that the enemy is in GU,
uniform, as no persons will be allowed to ap
approach within rife shot till their true
character is ascertained. Officers surprised
will be recommended for dismissal, and the
privates will be tried by court martial should
they prove responsible. Rebels wearing oul
uniform, who are caught in the act of making
war against our forces, are ordered to be shol
on the spot
The Government is in receipt of additional
information of another contemplated attack
by rebels in Canada, on Johnson's Island
1t appears that the Canadian authorities are
considerably agitated respecting this matter
The Government has already taken the nee
essary steps by having military and naval
force at proper points, to prevent an occur
renee Of this kind.
A Chattanooga dispatch of the 2lst says
the rebel order requiring soldiers to serve
three years more, causes hundreds to desert
Fifty-six came in on the Oath in squad.
| Postmaster General Blair made strong
emancipation speech at Annapolis, Maryland,
q few days since, which, it is announced
gives much satisfaction in Washington.
The House Military Committee has reduced
the Communication clause in the Senate enroll.
ment bill to $500 and refused to exempt
Quakers and clergymen.
The ice in the Mississippi at St. Louis
broke up on the 25th, and moved some dis
lance, but gorged again. A speedy opening
of navigation is anticipated.
Gen. Grant passed through Louisville on
the 25th, en- route to St. Louis, to visit son
who is dangerously sick.
A dispatch from Nashville, 25th, says: The
excitement regarding Knoxville IS totally un.
founded. The demonstrations of Longstrset
were apparently intended only to recover
forage ground taken by Foster, and the latest
information is that he is relieved, and that
our troops are in winter quarters. Gen. Fos-
ter anticipates no attack, and is able to repel
any Longstreet can make. There is no rea-
sonable doubt that Lee has reinforced Long
street. No active operations need be expect
ed in that vicinity for weeks.
~ Among the many noble examples set
US by Iowa patriots, the following, which We
take from the Upton advertiser. is,worthy of
Appointment place. 1t says: We haze seen
several statements of instances in which all
the sons Of an Iowa family were in the army
but Cedar county can beat them ALL Rev.
L. L. Sweet, of this township, had two sons
join the 18th Iowa regiment, one of whom