Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05
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Cameron, on behalf of the Vigilance
|! Committee of Harrisburg, has address,
led President Lincoln letter, asking for
the remOval'Of Gen. Couch and the an
pOintment of Gen. Cadwallader to the
position of commander of this depart
ment. The excitement along the line
of the railroad against Gen. Couch is
intense. --.....--
| 1t is almost certain that the rebel heel
no longer pierces our soil. The PENN
Isylvania railroad still have their scouts
at the front, but they report nothing.
| A report was received at IL O'Clock
last night that Averill and Kelly met
the enemy about six miles from Cum
berland and defeated him.
| No news concerning the raiders in
Bedford county. They are supposed to
have gone towards Hancock.
| HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF POTOMAC.
Aug. IA flag of truce is now prevail
ing, and party has gone out to bury
the dead and bring in the wounded.-
The numbers are reported as being quite
large.
| NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-The CONNER
ciaps Washington dispatch says that
| Gen. Grant regards the attack on Pc
tersburg as demonstrating that Lee has
not sent any considerable force to in
| VaOe pennsylvania.
Gen. Averill is censured for allowing
Chambersburg to be burned. The ex-
cuse is that he was engaged in remount-
| ing his cavalry at the time.
The Posts Washington special saws
the War Department has been informed
of a considerable body of rebel cavalry
near Leesburg Our own cavalry are in
good condition to prevent their crossing.
The Post says it is reported the rebel
prisoners at Elmira have revolted, and
| that regiment has been sent there to
quiet the outbreak
WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE Star
says that last night about 8 o'clock some
200 rebel guerrillas, supposed to be of
MOseby's command, made their appear
| ance at point about three miles above
Rockville, having command of the river
| at Nolan's Ferry. Parties living in the
vicinity imagining these guerrillas to be
the advance guard of large invading
force, Immediately skedaddled, which
occasioned some excitement in this di-
rection for short time. Troops were
sent from here to intercept the rebels,
but they were no where to be found,
having gone back over the river.
New YORK, August "A telegram re-
ceived in this city to-day announces the
Theological Seminary, on the boat from
City Point. He had been acting on the
relief corps of the Sanitary Commission.
HARRISBURG, Augusta .-Persons who
saw the body of the rebel officer killed
in Chambershurg and who know Harry
Gilmore intimately positively deny that
the remains are his.
PHILADELPHIA, August 2.-Surgeon
General King has resigned and is suc-
ceeded by the former Assistant Surgeon
| General, Gen. Phillips, of Pittsburg.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Various re-
ports have been in circulation here to-
day of the presence of rebel cavalry
force in Montgomery county, Md. 1t is
known, however, that it was only
small raiding party, which entered the
county last night and proceeded as far
as Guethersville, three miles from Rock
vile. The people in the county became
greatly frightened, and many had their
property ready to be moved.
This evenings Star mentions report
of the capture of stage coach at Clarks-
burg, by this body of rebels, yesterday.
No appointment of a Register of the
Treasury has yet been made, to fill the
place of Mr.. Chittenden, as was stated
in many of the New York papers.
The amount of subscriptions to the
100 loan, to-day, was Sc, 1928. Rapid
progress is made in the preparation Of
notes, and prompt delivery at the time
promised will undoubtedly be made.
The regiment which was blown up by
Gen. Grants mine, in front of Peters,
burg, was the 1st North Carolina, form
erly of Jenkins brigade, and COM
manded by Col Hugad. At the time of
the explosion it numbered $50 men, hav-
ing been badly cut up in previous SER
vice.
An apparently well informed deserter
from Lees army states that the only
rebel troops operating in the valley are
those of Early and Breckenridge. Ear
ly's troops were just sent up the valley,
and on the eve of starting drew ratiOns
for 10000 men. There is no truth, he
says, in the rumor that the raiders had
been Joined by A. P. Hill's corps, for
up to Thursday last HilPs troops were
in the entertainments at Petersburg
The published statement that Ander-
sons and Heath's divisions were de-
tached from Petersburg and sent to
Richmond to look after Hancock, leav-
ing A. p. Hills corps within the de-
lenses of Petersburg, is also incorrect.
He says Heath's and Anderson's di-
visions composed Hills corps, and they
was certainly in the defenses of Peters,
burg at the time of the explosion Of
Grants mine. -..
CAIRO, August 1.-The steamer Con-
tinental, from New Orleans on the 26th,
has arrived. There was moderate en-
quiry for cotton at 10 cents less than pre-
vious quotations, but holders were UNI
willing to make concessions. Ordinary
| 81 ,45G1 Az good ordinary 81 SOC ,55;
low middling 81 ,55@1 go. The stock of
provisions was light and held firmly at
full prices. Old fair sugar 25 cents.
The steamer Pamela from Memphis re.
posts 200 guerrillas seven miles back Of
Wilson's Landing, Ark. They encoun-
tered a party of negro soldiers on the
3Oth and repulsed them. A party of
the next day and routed them, killing
80 or 40 and wounding a considerable
number. Our loss was trif1ing.
The steamer Thistle and barge sunk
at the foot of Hurricane Island this
noon. Total value not ascertained. The
tow-bOat Pollard, valued at $1,000, sunk
five miles above here this morning.
The Great Battle in Georgia, July -.
The Chattanooga Gazette gives ex-
tracts from private dispatch forwarded
to a distinguished officer at that place,
which concludes: "But for the death Of
poor Mcpherson, the victory would
have been as glorious as it was COM
plete." The dispatch also sums up the
results as follows: 1.-THE enemy at
tackled seven times, and were as often
repulsed. Our total loss $500 and ten
guns. The known loss of the enemy in
killed is over 1000 and in captured over
2,000 also Is stand of colors, and over
5000 stands of arms. The total loss of
the enemy on that day, of killed, woun-
ded and missing, cannot fall short of
1000 to IL, 900. In the battle of the Goth
inst his loss was at least 6 600 and