Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-02

i 1.-The pirate ~Chiekamauga had arrived
/, at Wilmington after slight brush with
J. the blockaders -.s
The Tallahassee was safely in port,
: and would leave in few days with q
! cargo.g 81 -
e There were noblockade runners at
5 Nassau on the 18th.
q NEW York, Nov. 3O.-Gold market
r dull with no special movement. The
price opened at $2.3291, but declined to
! $2.29s.
r A fire broke out this morning about
half-past O'Clock, which, it is said, was
E clearly the work of an incendiary, in
f the lumber yard Of Ogden d Co., in HUI
bert street. One-third of the block was
f destroyed. The sufferers were number
of families who occupied the dwellings
adjoining. Loss estimated at 500, 900.
Phosphorus was used, audit is thought
the intention was to destroy the govern
ment warehouse adjoing.< where very
, large quantities OF army clothing are
stored.
The Commercials Washington special
says Pryors report of the capture OF Ma
, con is not believed, as General Sherman
had cut the communication with that
place, and the rebels at Richmond could
have no information of the matter.
Sherman probably avoided Macon and
Augusta, and is thOughtto be making to
the sea coast. The rebels are doing all
.. they can to impede his progress.
The Posts Washington special says
the Richmond papers Of Monday are ST.
lent respecting Shernlan's movements,
but they show the rebels to be in great
trepidation. '-z
There is every reason to believe Sher-
man is making his way triumphantly to
the sea coast.
New York, Nov. 3o.-Rogcr A. Pry-
, Or arrived here this morning and was
: taken to Fort Lafayette. Hecontradicts
the report that he had said Macon and
Milledgeyille had been captured, and
: that Augusta had probably fallen. He
says sherman is the ablest officer in our
, army, and that the South has more to
) fear from his movements than those in
progress elsewhere. AS to the Southern
refugees III this city, he said they had
acted disgracefully.
\ rel"onstrance has been received by
; the Chamber OF Commerce from the
i n is'''4 = % Bahia, against paying the
five hundred thousand dollars reward
for the capture of the Florida.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. 30.-A cot
ton flannel mill III North Blackstone,
Mass, owned by Andrew J. Kimball,
was burned this morning. Loss quite
heavy. -..
NEW YORK, Nov. 5O.-The Iieroitl's
Army OF the Potomac correspondent
says: More firing than usual was in
. dulged in on the nth In the evening
the rebels fired from the advanced point
of their new line, just beyond the famous
Bermuda Hundreds. Lower down, our
gunboats replied, and the affair was ter
minated.
On the morning of the 18th firing was
| quite brisk, musletry participating, but
no battle ensued.
l. Rebel deserters report that Ewell's
. corps has gone South.
Throughout all the firing on the 9th
) on Dutch Gap Canal by the rebels, which
was uncommonly heavy and persistent,
. no damage was done. For an hour in
the afternoon they delivered severe
fire upon Fort Brady, and no damage
was done there.
= General Butler has issued an order
that Mai. d. 3. White, 8lst New York
Volunteers, cannot have the place of
sutler in his army. He says field Off
GERS leaving the service voluntarily can
not take the place of boot-blacks here
J If they have no more respect for the
: service they have left, they will find the
officers have.
/ White was sent out of the Depart
lnent. .
Although in some Instances the tur-
keys, &c, did not reach the soldiers in
) time for dinner on Thursday, they did
the next day and the soldiers ate them
with full as much relish and thankful
f ness.
NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-By the steamer
Fort Morgan we have late advices from
the Gulf:
) Five of our gunboats lie in Mobile
bay, only three miles from the city.
The rebels have mportant earthworks
q little below the city at Dog River lar.
I4aw!essiIess prevails at Bagdad, Oh
? the Mexican side of the Rio Grande.
- J. An expeditionary Union force under
/. Lieut. Col. Sterling, 81 Maine Cavalry.
/ lately captuIed a company OF relels and
) u number OF. small arms, at Barren
: Bridge. -
, NEW YORK, Nov. 3O.-.Amoug the
> significant articles in TIE rebel neWspa-
pers is one IN the Richmond Wig OF
tie 10th instant urging the little real
Importance 20 the Confedegacy OF Rich
mond This is evidently put forth to
check the shock its fall Will produce.
Wood is 800 per cord in Richmond,
and many families are without fuel.
RI NEW Y0Rh, Nov. 3U.--The Mahogany
i1uiilGST ! ara OF tjSU9H u TO-, WHICH
was almost totally destroyed by lire
: early this morning occupied 0ne-thirdof
t the block on Washington street, be-
tween Hubert and Reach, and extended
} through TO " est street, occupying the
/ whole block ON Hubert street, between
Washington and West streets. The yard
was filed with an immense stock of
, mahogany and other valuable lumber,
! and Was valued at Si50,000 The fire
was discovered in the centre Of the yard
by Sergeant Farrell, who at once gave
+ the alarm. The origin OF the fire is still
enyeloped in mystery, although from an
investigation made there is 10 doubt
but il is the work of all incendiary and
another act i'll the recent diabolical plot
to lay the city in ashes. There are no
, lights used in the yard, which is strictly
f watched and guarded.
ii is supposed that some combustible
, material was thrown by the incendiary
into the midst of the lumber.
4 In the vicinity OF the lumber yard,
= within half block, is an immense gov
eminent warehouse, one OF the largest
in the city, and it was conjectured that
the object of the incendiary was to
destroy this; but no access could be
5 gained to it, there being an armed guard
constantly on duty. By setting fire to
the lumber yard, the whole block, in
Guiding the warehouse, was jeopardized,
and it was approaching miracle that
any portion was saved.
Strenuous e..orts are being made to
, discover the incendiary, but no clue has
been obtained that may lead to his
; identification.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3O.-The steamer