Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-18

rebels whenever they choose to come on.
| HARRISBURG. Pa. Noy. i5.-A gem
eral order mas been issued to all counties
in this State directing the immediate
enrolment and classification of the
militia OF this Commonwealth, under
the acts Of the Assembly Of May 4th and
August Sd, 1864
MONTREAL, Nov. 16.-After consider
able discussion, Judge Counsel granted
The application of the counsel in behalf
Of the st. Adams raiders, delaying their
case until the 18th of December, to pro-
cure evidence.
! ToRoNTo, Nov. 1G.-Hon. w. P. How
land has accepted the office Of Postmas-
iter-General.
Gen. Brown leaves for England
to-day, on business connected with the
new Confederation.
CINCINNATTI, Nov. lG.-The G'uzc{fe's
indianapolis dispatch says about fifty
rebel prisoners III Camp Morton succeed
ed IN scaling the fence On Monday night
Forty escaped.
over two thousand men left Indiana
polls yesterday for the front; five thou
sand are Yet in camp there
he Goscttc's Nashville dispatch says
Il rebelarny numbering thirty thousand
is still concentrated in the vicinity Of
Florence; one corps is on thissidc Of the
river. The condition OF the roads pre-
vents active military operations, and
the rebels still remain comparatively
quiet.
LHAVENW0ETH, Eoy. I6.-I,ysuns
from the state show Lincoln 5 majority
to be 10000, Crawford elected Governor,
and Clark elected to Congress, and the
whole radical State ticket is elected hy
from 900 to 5000 majority. ihe Senate
and House will have 4 two-thirds ma
ljority lor Lane.
New YORK, Nnv. IG.--Jt appears that
the Tallahassee managed TO escape IN
the chase the other day. OF the four
Union steamers engaged in the chase Of
her on the 7th instant, the Ainnt-0nery
and Lillian took the lead, the former
following her up from 10 o'clock in the
morning until dark. The pursuit We
unhag@in@ and most exciting. 80 near
had they soJ 10 her that bat a=hDrt time
would have elapsed before she would
have been their prey, when night set in
and she escaped III The darkness.
NEW YORK. Nov. lG.--By the steamer
Catawba we have New Orleans dates of
the Sd:
The rebels are building forts on both
sides OF The Red river above Alexandria
falls. The registered enemies sent out
Of the lines have been cons cripted by
the rebels
The rebels al Brownsville prohibit all
imFOEtatiCns except corn, -four and VeGe-
} tables. There are 800 bales Of cotton
there.
Our returned prisoners say that i'm
mcnec quantities OF cotton passed here
for Brownsville and Shreveport.
Our cOnauls ii Matan1Oras are still pro
tected by the French guard.
over 1000 apserters from the rebel az
my came across the Rio Grande in one
day and gave themselves up.
Gen. Bailey had made two very sUc-
ccssfui raids i'll western Florida.
Richmond papers Of Saturday last de-
vote much space to the discuss ION Of
Northern politics. The result OF the
election is considered Il declaration Of
four Yeas mere war. Therefore ~outh-
eTn people are Ur2Cd 10 think oi war Tor
an indefinite period. They desire to
have no talk nF trouble about the ques-
ton Of peace. and invite such men as
Vice President stephens, Gov. Blown,
and Mir. Boyce 10 resign.
The Wing is confident that before the
close of this Month Grant will make Il
combined and Formidable land anL naval
attack on Richmond.
The Hcynid's City Point c0rrcSpond-
e!t l4th says: Gen. Ia9ai' was Wound-
I'd in the arm hy L arll-ahU"ler that
morning.
The Tyjbos.o's Washington special
says the report gains currency HAT Mr..
FcsseG:.vn will be succeeded hy i, J.
Walker.
Secretary startol's illness is so severe
that his physicians iaIp advised him to
-. -EI dom iiG ,+J;{.i.f Vitt;rG
The IEnirs' Washington special says:
Gen. Hanro"k has been Temporal. Iy re-
i,cVtd OF his command, at his own
. quest, 10 attend to his wound
NEW YORK, Nov. IG-l Gold opened
weak al -, 35, rose 10 $780, fell to s., 49,,
ard closed weak, III =, 34i.
The toD.Hc,ciut$ " ashington special
says Gen. Butler Lad an interview with
the President to-day, ami il is already
!leEorteu that lie has been assigned 10
command az important OK! .etiiiion, aud
lie VIII nOt geturn To tlie army OF tie
James. His speech i'll New Iulk is
= warmly colamV.lcd.
Richmond papers say Sherman was
= at Atlanta ol lie It'll. No aiiusion to
hia movements since then can y found
lii The files received, nor cam ii be seen
tLut thry ci.eI any advice preparing the
public for sjaiiling news Of his opera
lions.
The Florida las been ordered % New
Tori, for disposition in the prize courts.
ii is desired at the Treasury depart
Inent that Mr.. Walker viii replaced by
NJ. FeS=eudeu. This does not dispose Of
tie Ijlinor that he viii succeed kesscn-
den after that event
ii is thought dat new loan VIII soon
he mGde.
MN YORK, NOV. i0.--lht tu4-nstr-
/ s.Hj says ! letter from. an officer has been
received, which states tIsat when Gen.
Candy was on his way 10 Little Rock,
willie standing on the hurricane deck
of q steamer he was shot 10y Il guerrilla
in the lett leg, near the thigli. An ctiicer
who was standing at his siuC al the tIne
says the wound is an ugly one, from
riiled musket ball passing ciea. through
the upper portion OF the leg. II was
hoped he would soon be able to resume
duty.
The Posts Washington special says
that fum0rS are abundant that govern
meut will offer generous terms TO the
rebels before Uecumber Large contracts
| for array supplies were awarded yestcr-
day. Potatoes SIC. per bus, mess beef
$24, 80 per bbl., sugar pc. per d., pork
SO, IS per bill.
SYRACUSE, \. Y, Nov. 16.-General
| Peck to-day issued the following:
| Gencsuj Ug,tcr No. 81 aliy in No
Veuher the undersigned was assigned
TO that portion of the frontier deemed
the most exposed 10 rebel Iu!de.s, and
to the command OF which tie greatest
responsibility attached. Having carlied
out his Instructions and received the
appreciation OF Maj. Gen. Dix, COM
handing the Department OF the East,