The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-04-09

Creek, on Tuesday, landed at the head
of the Creek, and captured t.enty pris
oners. - t>Eses =5 - 5st- "a NJ @<E
The rebel signal service capture is spo
ken of as important, i r.. H. ..E4
| CHIcAGo, April l.-Specials say ths
| President has given perelnptory orderi
for the Immediate transfer Of 10, 900 see
men from the army to the navy, anG
1000 niggers are promised to be trans
ierred in two days, .>
T Nrw Yoax, April l.. "A Fortress Mon
roe letter to the Herald reports quite an
eXcitement there, in consequence of ths
arrival of Rebel Commissioner Ould, or
a visit to Gen. Butler, relative to the ex
change of prisoners. 81 .r
/ Ould has brought an immense number
OF books and papers, Sc. It is expected
his stay will last w:et.
| 4 special to the Herald says General
Grant left for Fortress Monroe Thurs,
day. .'': l. ~.>i II. 2. s.~ .sr..
Major Gan. Smith has been assigned to
| duty at Fortress Monroe.
| CHICAGO, March 3t-A Cairo special
says that passengers by the State OF
Mane report body FoEestsferce order.
ed to Jackson, Tenn,
| Troops have been sent to reinforce the
garrison at Padutah have returned-Col.
Hicks has sufficient force TO repel any
assault.
During the fight at Paducah on Friday,
the rebels took Mrs, Hammond from the
hospital and murdered her. four other
front and kept there between two fires
an hour; their dresses were perforated
in several places by bullets.
FT. SMITH, Ark, 80 About 10000
effective troops gone south from this dis
Itrict, the whole number in the depart
ment under Gen. Steele now moving
Southwark $1,000 strong, sufficient to
overpower any rebel force opposing
them. =.
Scouts from Prices command report
CabelT's force from 7 to regiments, Is
miles this side of Washington, Mo-
Troops are being removed from Camden.
Gen. Cans has 1000 men at Newport
Marmaduke and Shelby are at, Cam
een The rebels are we'll supplied with
clothing and importation OF shoes from
England which has just arrived.
Large number of negroes have been
concentrated at Washington.
Quantril is South of Red River.
Gen. Edwards, of the Cock taw Nation,
issued proclamation, urging the Indi
ans of that tribe to return to their alle-
glance to the Government and repossess
themselves of what they have lost in the
last three years by associatins with reb-
els.
New YoRK, Mar 31-The Fulton, from
Port Royal the 9Th; has arrived.
Reports say the naval expedition up
St. Johns River captured the rebel
steamer Hattie Brockwith, with 100 bales
cotton; also. a lot of tobacco, &c.
Gen. Hatch relieves Gen, Seymour at
Jacksonville.
The rebels are reported to have with
drawn part of their force from before
Jacksonville.
Providence, r. l., March 3l.--The
Democratic State Convention nominated
Geo. II. Brown, of Gloucester, for Gov
prnor; Henry Butler, of Warwick, for
Lieutenant Governor
WASHINGTON, March 3l.--In the House,
shannon. from the Committee on Indian
Affairs, reported the Senate bill for the
better organization of the Department of
Indian Affairs in California. and ex-
planned that the bill consolidated Avso
superinten,tencies into one. and provided
for selling the present reservations and
locating the Indians on more appropriate
reservations to each of which is to be
assigned an Indian Agent.
The General Superintendent is to re
ceive a salary of 5000
He advocated the bill on the ground Of
economy to the Government and benefit
to the Indians.
The bill passed.
A bill authorizing the Postmaster Gen
eraI to contract for carrying the over
land mail from Atchison, No, to Fol
so,, Cal, passed the Senate TO day.
Wilkinson's amendment TO the bill to
provide a territorial government for
Montana was adopted--22 against II. 1t
strikes out the word white, " in section
). defining the qualifications Of voters.
Considerable debate ensued on the
final passage of the bill as amended.
New YoRx, May The World says
the hasty departure of the Double Ter
ritted MonitoF, 0nandaiga, was in conse-
ouencs of, report to the Naval Author
tiles, that the rebel Iron Clad Merrimac
No. Q. il ready to make o raid on our
| lron Clads ct Newport News and Hamp-
ton Roads, it il also reported rebel Iron
Clads in n. c., will also make simultane-
Gus appearance. :
The Worlds Beaufort correspondent
saws rainforcements have been sent to
Florida TO b. led by Cen Gilmore him
self. 1t is reported our troops will soon
advance from jacksonville.
KxoxvrLLE. March 3l.-The rebels
after destroying the trastle-work at Bulls
Gap, fell back beyond t!reengille. They
took up the wagon and railroad bridge
across Lick Creek, and carried off q por4
ton of the rails and telegraph. .s.ts- ~.
DesertRrs continue to come in They
report large numbers trying to make
their way into the Union lines. ~
4IsursvfL Lkt March 3I..--parson Brow n
'~x sosagTspAs tDm Knoxxilse that 0aA".