Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-12
MU5CATINE IOWA, FRIDAY, AUGUST IL. 1854

! ITEIEGRAP HIC.
NEW YORK, August 5.-The Herdld's
Nashville correspondent Of the 28th ult.
says Sherman's army was in motion
that day, though it was contraband to
telegraph. At that time it was moving
by the left flank, and those conversant
with the situation will comprehend the
importance of such movement. Sher-
mans delay before the attack was only
for the purpose Of keeping the rebels
there, in which he has succeeded admir-
ably.
! NASHVILLE, Aug. 4.-Gen. Stoneman
sent a force of cavalry, Longs and the
Lagrange brigades, 300 strong, on the
26th, under command of Gen. Ed. Nc
Cook to destroy the Macon & Weston
railroad. They had destroyed eighteen
miles of the road and started to capture
a train of 500 wagons, going from Attain
ta to Macon or Columbus. McCook
| captured this train near Newman with
500 men, including 127 officers. The
wagons were ladened with valuable
stores, including liquors and private
property of Gen. Hood and others. AT
ter possessing themselves Of everything
they wanted, the wagons were burned.
Gen. McCOOk then started to return with
the prisoners and 5000 mules, but was
overtaken by rebel force under Gen.
Ransom, so large as to completely sur
round him. A desperate engagement
followed, during which many of Gen.
McCook's men escaped and found their
way to Marietta. The number of Fed
erals captured, it is supposed will reach
1000. This disaster is attributed to the
troops partaking too freely ofliquor found
in the captured train.
Forrest is reported at Atlanta with
Hood.
| ST. LOUIS, August 5.-The DEM
0crdt this morning contains the
essential points of the confession
of G. B. Smith, Secretary of Or
der of American Knights. Charles
S. Hunt and Charles E. Dunn, Grand
and Deputy Grand Commanders, also
asked for re-examinations, in which
they acknowledge their former state
ments to be untrue. They admitted
the existence of the Order and their
membership of it. This confession
gives many details of the workings
and purposes of the Order, but no new
facts of Importance.
! LOUISVILLE, August 5.-Colonel Nc
Cook, supposed to have been captured
near Newman, has come in with 200
of his men. Five hundred of them
had previously arrived at Marietta as
| reported. He was very successful in
breaking the Macon Road, capturing
and destroying wagon and railroad
trains. He captured two officers and
300 men, but was obliged to let them
go.
His safe return with so many men
reduces his loss very materially. More
will probably get in.
ST. LOUIS, August 4.-Colonel Baker,
Chief of Potomac Detective Police, who
| has been here sevaral days, on official
business, has succeeded in ferretting out
the most extensive eandsuccessful gang of
counterfeiters ever known in the United
| States. Fourteen of the gang were put
in double irons. Five large boxes of
material are now on their way to Wash
ington. Other parties are to be arrested.
Eleven presses and large quantity of
bank note paper, ink, and II plates, (in-
Guiding $50 greenbacks, SO and $50 U.
S. Treasury Notes, and so cent postal
currency have been secured.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 3,-Dispatches re-
ceived here this morning state that the
rebels We're then crossing the river at
| Hancock, and had driven Averill' 9
pickets into Cumberland.
Semi-official dispatches received this
noon state that the rebels occupied Ha-
garstown in force. The greatest conster-
nation prevails in the southern por-
tions Of Cumberland county.
Gov Curtin has issued proclamation
calling out 900 militia.
| NEW YORK, August 5-The Posts
Il special says: Advices received here
state that a cavalry fight took place on
the New Jerusalem road ON Wednesday,
in which the rebels were defeated. Our
loss was IS.
The reports that Hooker was to relieve
Meade are incorrect. Hooker was re-
lieved by Sherman and sent to Wash
ington.
i SAN Francisco, August 3.-About a
dozen thrifty farmers of Santa Clara
county have been arrested, charged with
being confederates of the erebel highway
and express in Sierra Nevada. They
are copperheads, and it is thought they
were helping Jeff. Davis.
i The copperheads held a meeting in
this city, last night, to protest against
the arrest of eX-Postmaster Weller, who
is chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, by the military authorities,
on the charge of using reasonable Ian
guage. The meeting was small affair.
/ A fire at Virginia City last night des-
troyed 800, 900 worth of property.
4 The steamer Uncle Sam has sailed for
Panama, with 81 400, 900 in treasure.
i CAIRO, August 5.-New Orleans dates
of the 29th ult. are received.
i The steamship Washington would
leave for New York on the 30th, and the
Natangas on the 31st.
/ Gen. Banks officially acknowledges
the exchange of the prisoners who re-
Gently arrived there, and orders those
belonging to the 18th and 10Th Corps to
report to the proper officers for duty, and
those whose terms have expired to pro-
ceed to their respective States and be
mustered out of the service.
Lieut.. Gov. Wells has issued procla-
nation directing an election on the first
i Monday in September, for the ratifica-
ton or rejection of the Constitution
adopted by the Convention.
i WASHINGTON, August 5.-Yesterday
as the mail steamer John Brooks, plying
= between here and City Point, was COM
ing down the James River, she was fired
Six shots were fired, three of which
passed over the steamer and three fell
tshort. She turned back to get to our
igunboats for protection, but in the
meantime two of them came up the riv
I er and shelled the rebels out.
i ALBANY, August 5.-An order signed
by Adjt. Gen. Sprague was issued to-day,
which states that the quota of the State
under the last call of the President
amounts to S9,319 men.
The following is Gov SevmOur's letter