Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-23

heads belonging to the Confederat
States Messrs. Gaines warehouse wa
also burned, with other valuable prop
erty. The total loss is $4l 900.
The sentinel has an article on Gen
Shernlan's depOpulatlng Atlanta, calling
it an event unparalleled in the American
war, and without an example in moderI
times. 1t calls Sherman the chief anon.
>aNages, the captain OF pirates, the lead
er among highwaymen, the prince
among scoundrels and brutes, and the
foremost villain of the world. Sherman
it says, has given the war new feature
stern as it has been, it is henceforth tt
be sterner; horrible as it has been, it is
henceforth to be morcs SO. The people arc
ready, and if the President wants us let
aim call for us, no matter about mum
bers. If this is the kind of warfare we
are TO resist, we will strip to fight. II
is better for halting age or peaceful i'll
nocence to die in defence Of their homes
than to be driven out in herds to Ian
| Suish or excel the man and the last boy
among lis must take his arms, sooner
than endure such outrages rs that al
| Atlanta.
The same paper of the 18th has the
blowing:
N0con, Ga, Sept. 9M.-The prisoners
captured yesterday say sherman will
now reinforce Grants army, take Rich
mond and finish the rebellion. They
also State that part of his ARM will go
out OF service this month. The enemy
are closely massed about Atlanta There
10 not the slightest prospect of al early
resumption Of hostilities.
| U,,coD. S9,,f. 10tb.-Wheejer,s fornas
have been disperscd near TuIlahoma hv
;Stcahman.
| po,c,sb,,.o Seat ON -cro,, :. ctr,
periccting his lines on the Weldon Rail
| road and pushing them slowly to tbs
west Of the road.
Charleston, Sent. 7b.-Our prisoners
were landed to-,.syon Morris island and
marched in the rear of battery Wagner.
guarded by large BODY of sentinels,
| rhe enemy BROUGHT two new plins TO
| Gregg this afternoon. drawn by twelve
or fourteen horses. There is no news
| from City Point.
w., e.4 ~,
N''N Dhh, sep. ~ nc ',''"""te'-
c''r W "1iii'is ,oH sitci.'l says we re-
D.,I'Setst ii-'9 d t,ia'
,, 'tiiiVi. IL pItparLlns le''cE oi WIN
LAW a., ".'t ','tt' zen. loo>Gt uemles
~ ~ ne n ~ '".o VI VI -acCiei-
.,i:,, w.: II iiSil'.e iieio say
,ie " ~. NO VIZ ie'IT1 "i "Gce i''''.icc
,,oY 'i''' Ky 'ee' '''i h't'i'S i'o'i'ie" "i his
| 'i"'''. '."lt";i.
.t ,, W itiS''n"' Va ''i' i>c''i9olse' "i-
'iTEo Yea, mere 'o-'ay'
m , Tt,, ,'e '''', >cm Vlit|ils
Oh 'i'e '!'' l;as '',l E"; among the pas
9e5ige4S Is non. a. - nus;
tiS NLStstNciiitt HtttCSNt't al ttoN ii!G
IilS H"7'' siiic "a' vi 'i'e M"te' at boS
a'''i,,' ,,;n ,9n'lG .uo'' e'>'A ''"'' "''eii
The steamer C'ircassian. from = cruise
Oh The Texan coast, reports the gunboa,
ArooStook elardiro thc ...uiltlI of the
Rio (tran,io.
Private letters received here from
Ior~anza state that everything there
Is Progressing favorably. 'l';e order for
the consolidation OF colo?cd rcsi-
meiit4 was rescinded by General Caniv
and Gen. Ulman Was authorized to taxi
measures 70 have these force. recruited
| from Limitations. \ few skeleton reyi-
meats were disi,anlied, the men being
put Into existing regiments. t:erciJ.; );
htin@il& thchl up 10 horeeilectlF7 hu-
hiHiicai a'ai!""Fu:
Noi'e d F"'0e ri bHioh ,t"'!" Wa ce-
ii!@ t''i'ct!t.''''A OK t''t ii-'i19I t3iA riE-
er' III "nticlr"iloh 81 q move n.y. me E%p-
"is' OF l"I a.. "ilei'7tNe hio'G; 6so ne req
SiH nave d l0ffe ol some io'o''' h'ei, Hli-
',Gr NSi'S. -" }"hef an" ioilTt'"t; ABOVE
.A1eAait'fia' l 4yihg aquias oi fepGiS
4ntt''ae =? noFeI on me "''iI'>S oI tle
,iis3iSi!pPi 10 IRE INTO the boats blt
9he lnd'catloh rom the 3:.i'liaf| move
| iieu's ''p,'4t peiiig p!1:ecIeu "t Hel''
| stopped.
The health Of the army is good, and
| the morals of colored troops is highly
satisfactory.
NV. ,,,.eg sant ,7-pha q..;,,,,e,s :
c,r.n>,,on.,nnt % MI, ,tr,rt .a,,s, ~
,bo ,,,, W.,