Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-10-21
Ftion among those eleftSbehindj Six of
the crew OF the siron-efad Virginia ar
rived this morning, and with the others
will at once be sent North r''

ttlOn among tnOSe leftoDehlnd!otS Six Of
the crew OF the siron-efad Virginia ar
rived this morning, and with the others
| will at once be sent North.
| ~ Especial to the New York Tribunc.I
WAsHlNGToN, Oct. 12.-Gen. Banks
\ is still in town, but it is said to be lln-
certain as to his future movements. !
| Rumor continues to- couple his name
with a place in the Cabinet. Mr., Dana
| is also placed in, this list on the same au-
thority, bit those most likely toJkfiow
diseredit saiIy further changes tlirnp
Mr.. lincol a q: = sy5nresent iteYpl. 10 xoyefi
lters Army OF the James, Oct. 10Th, say
I Unbroken quiet prevails along The On
tire lines to-day, except atlHt the enemy
has been unusually active i'll shellin9
our works at Dutch Gap, without effect,
Forupwards of an hour late this after
noon heavy cannonading has been heard
in the direction of Petersburg. We are
not apprised as to what it amounted to-
Last night two of the Richmond Con
federate government officials. a clerk in
the office of the Second Auditor and q
clerk in the. Comptrolleris Office, came
into our lines with their muskets after
being relieved from picket duty, and
have had a protractedOilite with
Gen. Butler since theif.arriyal. veal
The work in Dutch Gap is progressing
| favorably. 49, '''' ''- y" VI" I
! NEW YORK, Oct. 13.z-The Wortd's
correspondent with Sheridan's army
says, of the last victory over the rebel
cavalry: The victory was one OF the
most complete, ever won. Among the
guns captured wasthe famous Baltimore
Battery, with it's gunners.. The prisons
ers captured were mostly of the best
4 hale, hearty, brave men, who accused
their comrades of cowardice. Several
officers are among them. s''''. .lN' 7.'~ .
A curious circumstance occurred in
the midst ofJtfe pursuit. One of our
cavalry men galloping, up, with sabre
drawn, along side of two rebel officers,
one ordinarily and the other well dress
ed, called on the latter to surrender. He
proved to be,the captain of a battery :
His companion, who escaped, was Gen.
LOnlaX. ,.-t
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13.-We have
reported the maorities for 43 counties,
showing a Union majority of 1872. In
the remaining % counties the vote last
year gave the Union ticket majority OF
,S43, making a total apparent Union
majority Of 10,515. If we allow a total
falling of; in the Union vote of 8 8,0o0 ii,
the counties to be heard from, there will
still be a Union majority on; the home
vote alone of 2,5l5. ,,.. - ..+ -.
The Age claims a gain on Curtin :
vote, and that the Democrats will have
a majority on the home vote of 5000. -
A footing up table of reported Demo
cratic gains shows total SO far of II 232
in AZ counties. ~ = '''' ''-.' u
/ PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13.-The 18th
Congressional district, Luzerne county,
gives 800 Democratic majority in;
stead of 1000, as before reported. H. g.
The Republicans claim the election OF
Ketchnm to Congress by the soldiers
vote. ''' mss '
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-The Richmond
Wing has a dispatch from Augusta, Ga.
which says the reported capture OF
Rome, with 1900 negroes, is confirmed.
The Yankees destroyed all their stores
and two squares in the business part OF
the town. '--''t'' '' f
General Wheeler dashed into Mafiet-
ia and destroyed Il block, OF storehouses.
The yellow fever still prevails in
Charleston.
! SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. I2-The Union
party of Nevada have nominated Blase-
dell for Governor, and Benty Brasnals
aud Lewis for Supreme Judges. 50
The Central Pacific Railroad Co. state
in their annual report, that they have
81 miles Of Railroad and Telegraph il,
operation, and their average monthly
receipts since June, have been ovel
Slo.000, and expenses SO, 900.
ST. Louis, Oct. l3.-At a meeting OF
s,t<, ~ l,,N i. <Nf
Western Telegraph Co., held Here to-
day, the following gentlemen were elect,
ed directors for the ensuing year: J
II. Wade, Cleveland; Anson Slayer,
Cleveland; Charles Davenport, Cincin-
natl Charles NJ. Sebbins, New YORK
George T. Williams, Edwin c. Bush
and Charles }. Osborn, st. Louis. AT q
subsequent meeting OF the Directors the
following gentlemen were elected officers
of the Company: Charles Davenport.
of Cincinnati, Presidents o. I'll. Palmer,
of Rochester, n. Y, Secretary and
Treasurer, and George r. Williams, OF
st. Louis, Superintendent.
New YORK, Oct. 13.-Col. Baker of
the U. s. detection force, with assistance
of McDavitt and another of Supt.
Webbs' corps of detection in Washing
ton, have succeeded in discovering the
whereabouts Of a gang of counterfeiters
in New Jersey, and arresting c. Mar
vim, n Brakeman of the Erie Road, and
| two associates, named Robinson and
Alexander, and a number of women.-
The officers found in the possession of
the prisoners, $4,000 in currency, the
plates press and bank paper. The coun-
terfeits were difficult to distinguish from
! the genuine issue. ....- 49,.
ST. LOUIS, October 13.-The Radical
Union Convention of the First Congress
sional District, yesterday, nominated
Charles P. Johnson for Congress.
Gen. RosecranZ and portion of his
staff left for the front last night.
Especial to Commercial.j
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-A telegram
from City Point says six Pennsylvania
regiments gives $50 Union and III Dem
Ocratic votes.
| General Banks was closeted sevsral
hours with the President to-day.
| Mr.. Paul, correspondent of the Times,
has been captured by guerriIlas in the
shenandoah Valley.
| There was no war news up to 2o'ct0ck
ct the War Department.
OMAHA, Oct. 13.-Nebraska has elect
ed Union delegates to Congress by q
large majority. 20 .. -..,...' :.
HARRISBURG. Oct. 13.-Although not
required by law, the State officials here
are keeping Il regular book of records o.
the official returns of the army, which
are entered by counties and Congression-
al districts as fast as received.
"A few commissioners arrived to-day,
bringing with them the returns from the
hospitals about Washington and from
some portions OF Sheridan's army.
which it appears they were enabled to
reach, Notwithstanding the rumors to
the contrary. The entire number OF
votes thus far opened and entered at the
state Department will scarcely reach