Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-03-04
snPoEfHD sxPREssLY ron TIM JOURNAL.
LATER FROM MEADE'S ARMY.
Important Movement Of Kill
s patrick's Cavalry.
A Demonstration Against the Main
Body Of the Rebel Army.
Successful Reconnaissance Across
i Avs the Rapidan.
A Murderer Arrested at Daven-
- port.
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FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI.
C0lOred Soldiers Murdered by
ro}tf Guerrillas.
The Louisiana Free State Ticket
e,r. $50 .a.gp Elected. ..ssg IL
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
The Louisiana Free State Tickle
e'ea ~-. .gp Elected. .sss
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-

'-@''>' s BALrIxoRE, March 2.
Richmond papers have been received here
from which it appears that the torpedo boat
which sunk the Housatonic must have been
also lost. ....
Charleston papers of the 9th speak oil
having only ascertained the cause of the
sinking Of the Housatonic from captured
Yankees. They had previously supposed the
vessel had sunk in the storm. and Only learn.
ed on the 18th that the torpedo was sue
cessful.
NEW YORK, March 2.
The Post says: There are reports from
Virginia that cavalry force under Fitzpatrick
has got into the rear of Lees army and is
making its way towards Richmond; also, that
one corps of the army of the Potomac is
making diversion in Kilpatrick's favor, and
against the main body Of the rebels. Moth
ing authentic has been received as to the
movements, but it is known that no battle
had been fought up to yesterday noon.
,. WASHINGTON, March 2.
The President has directed that the SEN
fences of all deserters who have been con.
demned by court martial to death, and that
have oct been otherwise acted upon, will be
mitigated to Imprisonment during the war, at
the Dry Tortugas, Florida.
Representative Spaulding, of Ohio, has
been appointed member of the Committee of
Conference on the disagreeing amendment to
the whisky bill, in place of Mr.. Washburne,
of Illinois, who has left for home.
Mr.. Spsulding has heretofore acted with
Mr.. Washburne on The taxing of spirits on
band, but as the Committee have been in.
structed, that fact is of no material conse.
quence.
The Committee on Elections decided to-day
in effect, that Messrs. Loan, McClurg and
King are not entitled to the seats which they
now occupy and which are contested. The
question will be referred back to the people
Of Missouri.
The Committee on Elections will, at their
next meeting, take up the contested case Of
Knox against Blair, from Missouri.
The Alexandria Journal says: We would
not be surprised within day or two TO hear
Of raid on our wagon trains on the Orange
and Alexandra road, as well Is in the neigh.
borhood of Vienna, as force of Mosby' q
guerrllas were seen yesterday, within two
and half miles of Falls Church, watching
the movements of our trains. Mostly was
along with the gang in person.
New York, March 9.
The Richmond Exansinsr, of the 9th,
says: An official dispatch received by
the President, from Gen. Johnston, yester-
day, states that the enemy was skirmishing
all along his lines northeast from Dalton. 1t
is not doubtful that the enemy is making a
general advance in Georgia.
Tho folIoxw,nU pou,c from roho1 poporC of
the 18th to the 9th, has been received at
Nashville: M Ms
The Selma Reporter says: Sherman was
on the railroad, 80 miles east of Meridian, on
the 18th. Polk had retreated across the
river at Decopolis to decoy Sherman across,
when he could offer tattle. Sherman, with
sudden and unexpected rapidity, has moved
against our weakest point, where, if not
elected, he can do us great damage.
....... Fl. SMITH, Feb. 20.
Capt Ross and two Of his men, deserters
from Prices army, have arrived at Van Bu-
rem. He gives no confirmation of the rumor
that Price had left the rebel army.
Gen. Frost, Of Camp Jackson notoriety,
had gone to Mexico.
Union mass meetings are being held daily,
and the vote at the coming election will be
large Nearly 5000 voters are already regis
tered at Little Rock.
Abandoned farms are being rapidly cleared,
and prospects for large crops are good.
--.. .,. WASHINGTON, March. 2.
Owing to the physical indisposition of As.
sociate Justice Greer, the argument IN the
Quicksilver Mining case in the United States
Supreme Court is postponed until Tuesday
next. s ..-.--..-n
INDIANAPOLIS, March 2.
The indianapolis Sanitary Convention,
which met here to-day, is composed of dele
gates from all Soldiers Aid Societies through
out the State. Seventy of the societies rep
resented have been in existence two years,
and their distributions amount to SIS, 900 in
cash and 5000, 600 in goods and provisions.
-..-.....~ CAIRO. March 2.
By the arrival Of the steamer Empress we
have New Orleans dates to the 23d ult
The total vote Of the State is received
Hahn's majority over Fellows is 3,542, over
Flanders 1896, over both 1,727. The other
candidates on the free State ticket were
elected by about the same majority.
The clerk Of the steamer Pringle informs
me that while that steamer was on foraging
expedition, at Johnston's plantation, loading,
five miles above Grand Lake, Miss, sixty
well.mounted guerrillas, dressed in Federal
uniform, surprised company of the LIST
Mississippi (colored) Infantry, who were
standing guard about mile and half from
the main body of the foraging party, captur
ing and disarming them. and before assistance
could be rendered all were killed or MORALLY
wounded except two, who feigned Death
Some Of the negroes were found stripped and
pinned to the ground with bsyonets, others
had their brains knocked out, and others ap-
peared to have been shot through the head
while on their knees begging for quarter. ss
The guerrillas escaped without losing .
man. ts y
/ After our dead were buried, the princely
mansion around which the guard were post
ed, and no one allowed to enter previous to
the slaughter of our troops, was fired, and
the building and its magnificent furniture
consumed. Forty thousand bushels Of corn
were taken from crib containing 10000
bushels, when the foraging party returned to
Vicksburg.
The steamer Golden Eagle, from Memphis,
for Cincinnati, passed, with 568 bales Of cot.
ton.a The Memphis cotton market is active.
.ess s7eqaez feaz a.,s 500 MHxpHrs. Feb. 90. x
Aprivate letter from an officer At Vicks.