Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-23
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Letter from " Winfield"
vlcKsBuRa, Miss, March 5, 1S6.

vicKsBuRG, Miss, March s, 1865.
DEAR HILDRETH I'VE, the loyal peo-
pie of Vicksburg, are now chanting
" re Deums,r and whistling Yankee
Doodle " for the downfall of that city
of Sin, Charleston, and the raising of
the Starry Banner once more over the
ruins of glorious old Fort Sumter.
wonder how the South will regard
this new evacuation Perhaps, like
the loss Of Savannah, they will call it
more Of misfortune than a disaster
drawing a mighty nice distinction, /
think. .-
There was terrible accident on the
river near Napoleon on the night of
March %. 1t was very stormy
night, the wind blew hurricanes, and
the thunder and lightning were appal-
ling. The steam packet James Wat
son, running from Memphis to Vicks-
burg, having on board 90 soldiers and
100 passengers, run aground with such
violence that the hull split entirely in
two, and she sunk in five minutes. Of
her passengers, we are informed by
the /. G. Snow, only 80 escaped.
Among those known to have been lost
are Mr.. Hall, proprietor of the Phrniz
in this city, and Mr.. c. NJ. Peel, OF
Adams Express Office. lii
Yesterday was celebrated joyously
in honor of Mr.. Lincoln's Inauguration.
Gen. Washburn having left the city,
the District is commanded by General
NJ. S. Smith. b. ,se1 "a
Quite hurly-burly is being created
by the letter of Gen. Candy in reply to
the President. 1t would seem by his
letter and by evidence furnished, that
to give a man full freedom to pur.
chase cotton. is but to give the reb.
els an agent to furnish them with
supplies. 1t is proved that nearly all
the cotton is bought from confederate
authorities, and they in return are
supplied with articles unprocurable in
side the rebel lines. Gen. Candy says
that the privilege granted to cotton
spectators is as good as strong rein
forcements to the confederate cause
Yet these same cotton villains are
banded together and by fraud, bribery,
and every artifice known, still obtain
the required authority. 1t is high
time such schemes were crushed, and
the perpetrators given a musket and
sent to Gen. Sherman. The recruiting
agents are again in full blast and not
a niger can show himself this side
the river without having dozen
agents offering the most liberal induce
ments .
see there can be no draft in Iowa.
Very glad in one sense, very sorry in
another. 1t won't give any of those
brave boys in Floyd and Charles City a
chance to show their love of Country
Don't they love the flag? OF course
they do. Don't they shout Bully
boys !" to their comrades in the field
They are like Gen. Lyon. The last
thing he did was to die for his country
and it will be the very last thing those
constables, musicians and threshing
machine men will do
l was highly gratifed with my
friend, the County superintendent
letter in regard to singing schools.
Be it known that | have taught school,
aye, even in Floyd county, and at the
same time big man with an elephant
probocis and a bass-viol was instruct
ing the young ideas how to Do, mi,
ra. do" Some of my scholars attend.
ed that school, and they were more
taken up with those do-lful sounds
than with Pinneo's Grammar" OF
!" Rays Arithmetic" In vain ! tried
to check the error by having spelling
schools and exhibitions. 1t wouldn't
work. heard so much about that
wonderful school that | thought ]
would 60 one evening. went and
found three or four young ideas up on
the floor telling us very distinctly that
Life was but dying taper" sc.
confess did not enjoy myself. l
was very forcibly reminded of what
Holmes says in one of his poems, de-
scribing serenade: -
~ thought they were crusaders, sent
From some internal cline,
To pluck the eyes of sentiment,
And dock the tail of rhyme, ..a
To crack the voice of melody a. .a
And break the legs of time"
1t is reported that !, your harum
scarum correspondent, has lately been
married ! The Gods forbid Why,
l really couldn't do anything of the
kind. l-have antipathies against the
Love, cherish and protect" ! think,
like the poet, that, s. "
T" Woman lore is like Scotch snuff,
You take oiae pinch and that's enough ="
WINFIELD.
Correspondence of the Charles City Inteligencer.
Letter from Montana.
VIRGINIA CRY, nj. I.
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