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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-19
q REAT UCTION SALE
Oh
REAL ESTATE,
Grand Bargains 10 be Had
There will be sold at Auction on
THURSDAY, OCT. 9th, 1864,

Tie following desirable Real Es,ate viz:
Lot = Block on LIST street hst~ Tnea and Bank
on which is story Frame Dwelling with base
nent-a very de-irsble lot.
The Istivieea So Or Lot 1. n ees "a on Bank St,
between Il and "a strre.sone story Frame Dwelling
The Tneividrd III of Lot 4, Block SIS, On Sd ST.
between Franklin and Orleans.
Lot .. Block tSJ. on Exchange between 18th and
l3th with one story Frame Dwelling.
loi 10, Block Is. Exchange, between 18th and
1th with Douh, Brick Dwelling with base ment
pleasantly situated, and very desirable property Pur
chasers will here find chance for bargains the
owner is dftsrmtned TO sell The sale VII H. yostirs
TERMS--onethrd down the res. in ene and two years
With interest. secured by mortgage.
Persons desiring IL purchase will be furnished with all
neeied information 70 location. dc, by calling
WILLIAM FULTON
Real Estate Agt Sd ST. door south Of State Rank.
octle-dtd
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial 10 Post.1
Wasl;,r,

W sshingtOn, OCT 10.
The interview of the Tennessee delega-
tion with the President has been grossly
misfepresented The members were
treated couteou-ly, bu, Mr.. Lincoln dc.
clined TO interfere with Gov. johnson q
regulations intending to keep the rebels
from the polls.
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Harrisburg, Oct I8.
No home vote will be sent here official
ly until the soldiers 10 counted
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DAY UP.-AH persons indebted to
the Undersigned will please rail- ct tn ir oflca and
settle Main betueen n and ID up stairs
Noorhies' lIa, store. CoNSABLE a SMYTH-
octl2-4Em
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bales for sale cheap
DIV rocts-dl KELLOGG BlRGE.
NAILS-3O0 kegs for sale by
~ oets-d KELLOGG & HIRGE
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Wsr Department, Washington.
Oct. l8-4 D. m.
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Oh DOZ. EXTRA NO / BROOMS,
LO manufactured from nep corn, which We offer for
sale low ROBERTSON ALBERs.
octi3-d
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IsRESH PEACHES--lC0 doz. Fresh
n peaches-Baltimore Brands-for sale by
e,,53 ROBERTSON ALBER1.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

,;v.s we're list: The boat was laden
with government stores. ,A.t
-Neade left Washington on the I4tn, TO
resume the command OF the army u ne
Potomac ~a
Grant has written . letter perenpto-
rily declining to be q candioate i01 sns
Presidency. h-t
Butlef's brother, who was with hinn ar.
New Orleans, IS desd- .,ec-
George Thompson, British Abolitionst''
has arrived at Boston -
Han VIM. Atherton, Attorney Gen--
er.l OF England, who prosecutor ] tne
Alexandra case, is dead.
Baltimore papers of the goth have been
raoa;vad from which We learn the North
ern CONGRESS- has passed an enrolment.
bill, fixing the Communication Tee Ior oraseu
men at three hundred dollars Inc
slay eAof loyal masters, when mus tereo
into service. are to be. free-masters to
he Maid a sun not exceeding three hun
dred dollars.
Lincoln has removed the blockade at
the Port Of Galveston.
:, has declined. There is an appre-
hension that Congress will authorize lac
! saleofthe surplus specie IN the treasury.
| ~Las10otations 18Th
European advices to. the 4th say tne
war between Denmark and Germany mas
commenced. Tive attacks upon the Danes
have been repulsed by them with les 10
the Prussian and Austrian forces.
Queen Victoria 'sspeeeh delivered to Par
| lament on the 4th, says she has endeavs
erets~ preserve peace in Europe Will
continue her efforts in the interest OF
peace. No a~llusion to American affairs.
Ills asserted that Napoleon will not
takeSaa active part in the Danish qaes-
I ton.
The hlahama was fifty miles south of
Raneean on the fifth Of january. Cot
ton slightly lower in Liverpool market,
breadstuffs advanced
OF the relations subsisting between
England and France, the Washington
Chronicle SAYS:
Wien Parliament separated, England
was in close alliance with France. That
alliance IS at an end,
The following is the only item VIC have
cleaned concerning the progress of the
Polish instruction +:
A sanguinary conflict between the
insurgents under Borsack, and the Rus
SLAMS, took place on the 18th Of January,
in she vicinity of Czenstochan.
Several wagons filed with dead and
wounded Russian soldiers, were brought
INTO the town.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

Inc hacnmond Enquirer of the 25tb inst
editorialy, that the assignment of Cen p,a~Ne
Auty at the seat of Govern yCm under the ps. "
Voent, was made with the knowledge and NM
va Gems. Cooper, Lee, Johnston and Be.pro
Yard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29
Congressional Address

8 issued ,;ssiagiag it address 70 tt
length s1c'sdssS olr -. !
We fear viii prevent Is perusaf by raanv..
out safeiy 2 paper marked nth so.n.,oh
Aoii'ey ana oea'ing the Unanimous Sane
'lon u the Legislative Department. Of o,,r
ment should he carefully read and
algested. OF this addyess the nail, c.
federate says:
It is from the Den of the Hon
10y VI ~AfaeaIna, received the nnan;.
nous vote OF Congress, and was s;nnns
~ every memberpresent ct the ,;ea 81
- passage. I'm able cotelnperarv III
observes, that this docuraent wilIbe a1
"lsh profound interest in Eurons sSa
anlerlca' Its style is ~fadltIess. Tts tane
.noue[ate' dlgnlEeG and manly. &C.
gFess mad done aething else ih;s ON
country. e OF the
Fms Congressional Addyesa III,
1sor'h and perhaps enter largely into 20
discussions that may form the nia.cHn
~ ~ : successful opposition to lipco,n
1nis document - even more iroooa
man the Legislation of Compress beiie
!, aastles' properly understood. q bso
go '.aca'los upon which the con
,a !aslYe men Of the North can np;,o.
,S1h'S' sle colossal despotisn now for,a'
at Hashington City. 1t farnishas
!! .east a positive moral result To- a..s
'fS.ofies IN the field. The Ierisl.t
= +'oFtl CaroIlna might add the ,nf,htS :
OF THIS great State to the sen,;,oas
; S"s Gon9reSstonai Address on tbe So
sctfoE PEAcn4 What is this s~eut;.so
we only repeat the desire of'+ho
for Peace and our readiness -
ceo7t terms cens;stene with thu In,eo
az 'ategrffy, md iadepenQegcc ~ ~.
eafSs' aud compatible with "tb. s.ss,n
onF domestic Institutions"
re cafinet piefn0Ie that .
? fiiipot ia'is could &c marisrsd AMI -
:, .ie "ef.4 u terms Of accidental am
gWty. Each sentence has been ~,
elgntd. zach word in its full force
shs1vas.on had been well pondered ovar
are not prepared 10 say how rar .o
the plan Of adjustment in III
neHhands and consequences Itch,
- step craftsmanship makes inta -
'sIs sI"und cleared by the sword n
0y ease We counsel moderat;on -
u.eai loroeafaHcs annbns our peonre
na'y OF purpose IS necessary. R,,t r.
OF al opposition to Lincoln tn
Of all hope Of peace, is r h.
'Ifo IN the sword of the South. To-
Is great address Of Congress fire .na.
E enthusiasm Of ourspeople. Let eva
man who is able, Join the arm Ts
!" OF peace begins already to INF .h
clouds Of war. Oae migbtv asa ne
grand uprising of the peonisNaas
ctIifying evidence of self-sacr;seo
- oe,oton TO liberty, and that
! oo. wnich never did desert ).
.ces z's9 VIII bless our struggle will.
NJ
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

lore giving blttla the e1aanene
thought, viii be greatly, ineIreassd = IS
initiating his whole comnana u ~ an
LAamlner OF the 10Th spealkine ~ the
movement says: u. his
Inc news from the Sout hvem is j,
alt sherman eontin ues 1fn;ntar,
i1p'eaiy 20 advance upon AIob;b. hv -
~ VI the Mobile and Obi, Rail,osa
= o'hcla. dispatch to the War l1enare
a .r1i. Yesterday announces that he has
tifl'ed at ouitman, a village on the M las
olle ana Ohio Railroad, one ! 49, no,
miles from Mobile. = nndred
though the enemy has moi
with opposition, we feel " met
that he will not be ner,n,t - ~
oerate battle. t ( e oes-
This advance of the enemy is, ,s,ona
na'pA11son, the boldest movement Of t."
a.. on the 18th inst, Sherman x';tp
aa"een twenty-five and thirty thu go
80 PROVIDED with twenty DAYS :, ,oEa9
r,oas' 1eit Ylcksbnrg and took NJ, 80
IL " ipa'et, eastward, tearing N, ~
''lfoad and bridges in his rg,r -
II, ne n1edltates no step backward /
! he moving spirit in mis- army Is or. !
d. NcPnersoa, of Ohio. avery v,.n.
'ceF, with the rank in the 5eg,,j2a yo4
Junior captain of the cofps Of enr
ana the rank in tn ) nroy;gs
~ q q. ot'gaaler- This is the man Who |
, hIaht famous, and ht. is now fr-e
wat ne can do for Sherman, who i
= ,1s4il = man of ability, and in eyerv
: superior of GranF.r Since tbs :
l.enis oi the war success has inra
aolehaed the plans oil Mcpberson
sfoI 40 VINO planned the held and sucl
movement upon Eicksbure. W.
5e nls good luck has bred in him I,
: nNess enaf will be his ruin.
he following dispatch was r.oo r
'' var department on the 10Th inst.
aohr1E, Feb. 1912. D. n, {
: o. Cooper, &C. = 5
4rrssut has not renewed his .ttaa. ,,
rants Pass. His feet lies off ttA !
~ she sound. The weather i ~ !.
Ut action. sherman's corps IS mr. -, :
ncins dow the Mobile and OH :
NO landing has Jet been renortad =
. direction Of PascagouIa .
d. II. NAUKr,
Major General.
o a dispatch was also received
ooo.se or the day, which reduce "a
emys demonstration at Quitrnan r.
very u~nlmportaat affair. Far,nar an
ines overrated the enem vs. force pr
ID : reported yesterday that he a
aae 2 close Reconnaissance. If ~ ia
s force at that point (which
'ne hundred miles from afob;le1s,d On
81 not number a thou sand maa abb
nole afalr was probably a raid On ela
11estleWork on the MobiI and Il; str,
I. ONO
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

cneerll vllN seen irem the follow
ing OF daFl from LAX. CITY. d.-
ted fo soth
force to ms Gen. Seymour ana ~
defeated IL Ealgreat loss. / eanf,sraa
nve pic tlery and a large num-
Der OF ST. ans. | hold POSSESSION ~
Ine osttl ID md the killed and worn-
Ice OF O. s,snT by cavalry are in
pursuit. tksr the precise num-
hrol D ss - they are being
oiousht fantiy. Nv total loss
I VIII not e. 300 killed and wa,.nas ~
oanong thea MORN. many brave off;
IGes ana maa pol Coloquett and 90,
c. and Hkkgssrs and mea of the
49, SGida troops engaged. BE-
ea With gglantry, and deserse.
msndah As a. the thanks of the com
Signed ! F~rNxra.t
,es mncb ak sgiaa represent their so,=
ieteat and Ii oaao 4 ED consequence of their
he es~sasenssss. q great nuaber Of officers in
~ rF0a Esros.
city continues. AZ
,oss : nao d.ts s. states that two.
wooden 49, have joined The
the Ar In other respects.
: neet IS o~nehaassd. The blockad;ne
sunk dnriastlA he.vy blow !. ..
'aEy draft three nroao, ~" = .
pears to be sana fsthons So.
d lies off the CD - po;nths
Me-. See batteries
h7 } enlarged, af-
;st Rell three guns to-
) oeiehe ht an attack
mother GATED Fed h ;nst -.
b day VIII eeieorz Nashington's
and firad eois Tying on the
noon a,d - natl1z salute at sum-
- annse] The Ironsides
ced ) - oats ; opened and
g. pou1 PARROT at
h. ".ea thaa Establishments.
war are progress : in this de-
lent.
LATER.
ring the laat ~ ga pts fred at the
ening. T6e ena noors Ping at 5 O'Clock
8 Island. erectinny are 1sy working on
Ter Creek opnos;fs Sas7 Ixfs commanding
FROM HIssIsx
man e~onsinues
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FLORIDA.

Inc news from Florida is decidedly
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29
FROM THE SOUTH AND

1 nC SoUIH n WEST.
oo Aivlo'S from Dalton, Georgia, to tho
. lnst.' represent all quiet in front
Ing 10th Alabama, Col. Dsdnan. and
Slo 8lst Alabama, Col. Hundlev. Of
0'eVens0n's Division have re. enlisted fer
the war.
tain ne AZ Daily Confederate of the 10th inst. CON.
dated an an 9Llclal telegram. nom Ma. Cen con
lee S.afksVlls, Miss, the 23d instant 6 G $
ali d. S"ya zen. Forrest reports severe f-b43;na
Fort1 yestelday ten miles south of Ponta3no y
u tne enemy killed, and one hnndred ~.
Pile CUR loss not so heavy. cap
eyenina commenced near Okalona late +b,s |
rorcad :, ana was obstinate, as the enemv su,s
.hecL 70 make repeated stands to held ~ vas
an anu save his pack mules from stanaa = III
he an nsnt Siosed with a grand cavalry cheros
viii 10y : whole force. We resnlsed 49,
a - ay loss, and completely rontad tSan .@en
The se, enamn Tom Mobile dated Feb. ss sae smavs,
ast ts enemy opened fire on Fort Powell - sdJs
srs and d. "a. a dispatch this evening. saws si1 - nali
M s hna cur gunboats shelled ali day 81 e. aors
NO casualties and no damage. D1eu
FLORIDA. |.
LIE news from F1or;5a =; - S
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30
G7.E.ANINGS.

The Denver Nc,cs quotes apples at IS
cents apiece in that market.
Ten thousand more prisoners have
been exchanged, and are coming home.
"Josh Billings" is one Henry G..
Shaw, an auctiOneer of Poughkeepsie,
n. Y. Oh, (P) Shaw.
The new State OF Nevada contains
more territory than all the New Eng
land States measure together.
The arrivals of immigrants at New
York, this year, up to the 18th inst.
number $50, $40, against Isl $50 in the
same time last year.
The highest ascension ever made in Il
balloon, was accomplished by Messrs.
Coxwell and Glaisher, from London,
Sept. 5th, 1864. The altitude reyched
was six miles.
Alma Little has recovered 5000 of
BENZ. F. Platt, in an Ohio Court, for
breech of marriage promise. Benjamin
wasn't the man mentioned by Watts,
who wanted Little here below"
An officer who arrived at St. Louis on
Friday, from Arkansas, says that it was
reported at Little Rock that Gen. Price
had recently died at Fort Touson, Of
Intermittent fever, contracted during
his invasion Of Missouri,
The number of prisoners captured by
Gen. Thomas in the recent battles be-
fore Nashville is officially estimated at
between 10000 and IL 900. About 20, 900
stand of small arms and overforty pieces
of artillery are also among the trophies
taken.
In the rebel Congress at Richmond,
there are full delegations from Kentuc-
ky, Missouri and West Virginia, States
that have passed no secession oriinan-
c,.s, nor ever been in possession Of the
rebels. There are also .fui! delegations
f.om Arkansas, TenDessee and Louisi-
ana, although the most OF their territory,
and their capitals especially, are under
the Federal sway.
The mother Of Connecticut soldier
who in died the rebel stOckade at An
dcrsonviiie, still scans each haggard
skeleton that de;,arks from the trans
ports; still comes each day with full
suit of clothing for her boy. And when
at last she finds him not she stands visit
fully. longingly looking over the wat
ers Of the Bay, refusing to believe tlat
he has Joined that unreturning COM
pany who have passed through martyr
dom to patriots reward.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30

Browns BRONCHIAL TRocnEs.
would call the special attention of
clergymen and teachers to Browns
Bronchial Troches." It Is we'll known
to our readers that we do not admit
medicines to cur columns. We adver-
tise these Troches, because after trial
of them, we are satisfied that they are
the best thing of the kind extant.-Mi-
cn0o .ScL0ok Journal .t
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30

p4r Three thousand four hundred and
sixty of the rebel prisoners recently cap
tured near Nashville have thus far
arrived at Camp Douglas, in this city,
Five thousand more are on the way.-
To-day there are nearly fourteen thors-
and rebels in camp here Chicago Jour.
24th.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30

gV The rebels are again dissatisfied
with their flag and propose another
change. Their present rag Clocks too
much like q flag Of truce" They HAD
better come back to the old '.stars and
stripes" That never looks like a flag
Of truce.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30

xhirsy.IAree Thoasan1 BALES - Cstseo.
Our dispatches concerning the fall Of
Savannah gave the number Of bales Of
cotton captured by Sherman - $500.
This was %, 700 short ofthe real number.
Tho mistake vas . typographical
ono. Thirty-three thousand bales of
cotton IL no uncomfortable haul in these
times Of high prices for that article.
Cotton was quoted at 81, "A y ID in New
York, last Saturday. At this rate, the
total value Of tho capture There being
zoo lbs to bale,) u not less than Sixteen
Million Dollar!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30

A man in Fairfield, Ohio, stole S.
greenbacks. BY statute in that S
the stealing of $50 constitutes grand
ceny, which is a penitentiary often
The very cute lawyer who defer
him pleaded that the statute CON
plated $a5 in value, and as the Il
were worth less than the sum in
the prisoner was only guilty of
larceny. The court sustained the
and the rogue escaped the prison.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30
IOWA NEWS.

j. l.. True, OF Clinton, employed as
a switchman by the Railroad company,
was killed by accidentally falling under
n car while in motion, on the Goth inst
THE CASE OF THE REBEL AGENT
AT DAVENPORT. The State Register in
quires why Mr.. Prettyman has not i.een
arrested to answer for his active sympa-
thy with the rebellion. The mills OF
the gods grind slow" friend Register.
We arc informed that a statement Of the
facts have been sent to Washington to
the proper authorities for their action.
4 conveyance to Foit Lafayette, within
whose walls many less guilty rebels
ilnye been entertained, may soon be fur
nisi4ed. --D0r. Ca.
EsD~ The Wanting announcements in
the rebel papers ''five hundred and fit
teenth day Of the siege of Charleston"
are the inerest nonsense. Charleston
has never yet been besieged in any sense
Of The word; it has been blockaded for
nearly four years, and with wonderful
success.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30

A horrible tragedy took place at s
Paul on the ed. The wife of GER
tobacconist, named Stelzer, while
tit of insanity, murdered two of
children with Ratchet, seriously WI
ded third, and then cut her TIL
with butcher knife and died.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30
PREPARE ron THE DRAFT.

the Adjutant General of Iowa again desired
u call the attention Of the people II this Statd
70 the following circular. hoping that prompt
attention will be paid thereto:
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30

w. Deaths OF Iowa soldiers in hospi-
tai at Nashville for the week ending
December 18th:
Maj. Gen. Granger, 9th Iowa
Abram Patterson, Co. B. 9th Iowa.
Cyrus Shatter, Co. C, 32d Iowa.
Edward Craft, Co. +, 5th Iowa Cavalry.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30

General Sully, who is at Dubuque,
received dispatch from his Adult
Captain Pell, whom he left at Fl. SD
u. T., to treat with belligerent indl
who were expected at the Fort.
Captain says the Indians have CONF
sue for peace, and that they have gil
up Mrs. Kelly, who was taken by II
i'll Minnesota in 1862, at the time oil
massacre, and whose fate has excited
much interest in the country.
Indians are anxious for the Gene ri
ratify the peace, and humbiy ask FOL
usual peace present,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30
TIE GREET NAVAL FLEET 70
WILMINGTON OF
IT'S WITHDRAWAL.
The Savannah Republican ON the
Surrender Of the City---lt
Couasels Acquiexcence.
Stonenan Captures the Rebel Salt
Works in Virginia.
The Expedition Against Gordens-
vile abandoned.

NEW YORK, December "a.
CorroN-Quiet at 81, l5.
FLpUR-Dull and heavy, and l0c lower; $500
3io,l0 extra State, and sl0.S5@ IL, 90 for RHO.
WHEAT--No receipts; dull ut l12c lower.
RYE--Dull.
EARLEY-Quiet.
CoRN-Quiet and duh at 81 .ss@sl,a 90 for mixed
Western In store and a6oat.
OATs--Eetter; at 81 ,OGl1@SlO7 for Western.
PORX-Shade frmer; $50 37G39, 50 for one year
old mess; $iO,50@4l 90 for new; 1874 90 for
prime.
DEEF--Dull.
CUT MEATs-Firm.
LARp--I.ower; at 20@D2i1zc.
WHIsXY-Duil: somewhat unsettled; 1920
rs for Merchandising at inside prices.
sUeAR-Dull at 2Oa3o1l Cuba and Muscavado.
PErRoLEUM-Qu;et at see for crude: 72c for
refined bond; 92c for free.
MONEY Gcnl demand.
STERLING EXcHANGE-Dull. 1897 asked.
GoLD-Opened al s2!., and fell to 81, l6}SS, clo-
sing at 81. ls%.
SroCXs--Dull; Reading sl,l41S Erie s6sa.z
n. y. G. sll2s; u. S. 6's. of 81 reg, 81, ln5 ;
coupons 81 1875; 5-2O coupons Sl0Sl4; SIS. OF "a
coupons SLIP; $50 bonds Si,2OIt; one year Ger
;iiicates 96sss.
CHICAGO, Dec. &.--Receipts OF hogs 1894 live
and 6,o3G dressed. Hogs l5Y25c higher, and more
active. Sales of l2,OO0 at Sl05o9I2,25; Common
to Extra Heavy chiefly y: sil .N@ll 80. Market
closed very firm, and drovers sent about COZ to
be packed rather than sell. Dressed hogs Soc.
higher; sales at $i4,Oo@A,75 chiefly ut sli259
S4 80, dividing 100 lbs. Prov isi0ns hrmer, but
not very active. Mess Pork held at So ,5o93s 90;
sales OF 1901 lbs. here and at Peoria and Milwau-
kce at $7 90. Prime Pork generally held at
$685. present delivery, and SIC, to be deiv-
cred in February. Sweet Picked Hams dull
sales OF 90 tierces at l7c.; generally held at lsc
Bulk Meats DULL sales OF 50 boxes of shoulders
ut l512c. Lard excessively dull sales Of 4OS
tierces of Prime Steamed at 2l@2ls4c; White
Grease ut 10000. Whisllcy l@2c. lower; light
sales at S2,OS@2,O9 closing weak. Wheat dull
and unchsnged Sales of No Red at $l,;S; Nc
Spring at Sl,651a@l,66. New Corn se@92c. Oats
lc. higher; sales at 6jGlG6c. Rye 2@3c. lower
sales of No. at LIZ. BARLEY firm; sales of Old
No. at 81, 5j@ 81, Flaxseed firm at So, 90. Money
easier Exchange firm at 1s9l4c. dis. Gold
$50
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30

In addition, we captured large num-
Der Of wagons and immense quantities
of stores, besides sinking the Albemarlc,
Florida and Sea King, and taking or
destroying over twenty blockade-run-
runners. And all this was done with
comparatively little loss. In all this
time, we lost only six guns. Then we
have made successful raids in Missis-
sippi, Louisiana and Alabama, the re-
suits Of which we have not been able to
snumerate
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30

&E List of officers exchanged at
Charleston, Dec. II, 1854:
Lieut.. d B. Town, 18th Iowa.
Capt. E. Shultx Sth Iowa cavalry.
Capt. w. +. Fckerill, 5th Iowa
Asst Surg. y. q. Warren, Sth Iowa cavalry.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30

TIA So importunate have the appli-
cants for clerkships become, that MEM
bers Of Congress have prevailed upon
the heads of departments to declare that
henceforth positions will only be given
to those who have served honorably in
the Union armies. This closes the
gates against horde of young politi-
clans who are seeking reward for their
services during the past campaign.-Er-
change.
A most sensible resolution. Let the
young politicians be modest. True
merit will be rewarded in due time.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30

List of wounded in the Cumber-
land Field Hospital, at Nashville, Dec.
Goth, 1864:
VIM. Beaver, Co. F, I'd Iowa Cavalry, right
arm.
Thee. Becker. Co. F, I'd Iowa Cavalry, linegal
region.
Corp. John Hilweg, Co. c, 18th Iowa, right leg
slight.
w II. Cox, Co. ii, 18th Iowa, left hip, contu-
sion.
Corp. Thos. Whitmer. Co. A, 3stl, Iowa, left
hand amputated.