The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25

MCGREGOk, JAN. 20, :: :: 1865
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The Latest +E55 s-a YEs .4.a aEn
"A Philadelphia paper makes the State.
rsent that Blair is authorized to give safe
conduct TO rcte! Commissioners desiring to
visit Washington. .ag.ani sfs a." E.@
Gen. Singleton Of H. still remains in
Richmond, b:t the results Of his visit, If
lar, hare not yet been made public.
Nearly tho. whole Of Gen. Shernsn's
army is in motion. It's numbers are stated
- Do mnch greater than Is generally sup.
posed. "A Charleston dispatch Of the 18th
Expresses the belief that Sherman is aim.
ing at Branchville; while = telegram from
the same point, under date Of the 18th,
says that. desertess md prisoners report
that the destination Of the Federal forces
Is Charleston- Large rebel reinforcements
aaxel arrived in that city. l e&&
!. Admiral Porter reports that the rebels,
besides destroying Fort Caswell have
BLOWN up the privatecrs Tallahassee and
Chickamauga and expresses confidence
that I'VE will be in Wilmington before
long" A Richmond paper Of the 18th,
says that 1.-THE enemy have attempted to
advance towards Wilmington" 2 9l
Tho rebel senate has passed 4 resolution
making Lee commander-in chief Of all the
Confederate armies, and recommending
that Joe johnson be reinstated in command
Of the army Of Tennessee s.sq ..el
aO6cers from Hoods army assert that
5000 men will cover all its casulties during
the recent Tennessee campaign, and that
il now has plc.ly of artillery. There is a
rumor that Hood has been superseded by
Dick Taylor. saze east Il -.
n rebel dispatch states that two mont.
tors were sunk in Charleston harbor on
the night of the 18th inst, probably by
forpcdocs. -sF2 49,
Lieut.. Gov. Jacobs, has been, returned
tea his home in Ky. but the president says
that nc has decided nothing as to the
right, or wrong Of his arrest"
roote has been released from custody at
fredericksburg, and has returned to Rich
Gen. Sully has established depot at
Dubuque, for the purchase OF provisions
1VS naS w AASlueut.'I ftt&# "- a''sa..y5 es ~
The finance bill has been passed, author.
ling the issue Of sIo2, 900, 600 in treasury
notes, which will be paid at once to the
army. 6g,a.ea.s a 1 .sf So .'
a brother Of Gen. Hardin, and others
claim the cotton captured by Gen. Sher-
man, Is their own Gen. S. has reported
them to the authorities at Washington. Is
The authorities in N. Y. have seized
80 cases cavalry boots designed to. be
shipped to the rebels by Matamoras.
Rumors are afoat of another raid into
Buffalo from Canada. 80 '@a !.
The rebels have blown up Fort Caswcll
AMI Wilmington is said to hare been eyac.
uat&d.o >aR I'd aa8t 81. Pms .aaogv s,e
It's said that Forest is collecting large
force at Houstan Miss. preparatory to his
promised great raid into Memphis
The result OF Grierson's late cavalry
raid through Mississippi was the capture
Of 600 prisoners, 1000 contrabands and
1000 horses. and the destruction of 100
miles Of railroad. The raiders marched
900 miles and lost only 100 men.
A French Spanish intrigue is said to be
OF got to absorb all the Spanish Republics
on this continent, BY the empire Of Maxi:
milan 90 .1 o.
It's not true that the British govern.
'nent has ordereda gun boat feet to Lake
Erie. ossg .ssgss ad Il =. ...-.5## ..
Affect OF blockade ru..ucrs t4se rocent-
" left England. heavily laden with valua.
Bile cargces. TO run into Wilmington and
Charleston. - -. go. ~,
Foot refuses to be released, and asks
trial. 4ua ,@1G8taHp .a..t H..
Capt. Semmes is in Richmond.
The Richmond Enquirer says the rebels
may. fail. and that policy and interest
would incline them to submit to the U. S.
rather than to England, France or Maxi
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