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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-19
Death of the KING of Prussia


Frederick William H., King Of Prussia.
whose death is announced by the Teutonia, off
Cape Race, was born Ocl. 15 1875. In his
early youth he became acquainted with the
many learned men who have always abounded
in Prussia, prominent among whom was
Alexander Won Humb bodt, who remained al
tached to him throughout MS life. Frederick
William sue eeded 10 the throne OF PRUSSIA,
June I, 1s4U. Shortly after his access 10
power he terminated in a most successful
manner a long standing difficulty between
the State an" the Roman Catholics. Soon,
however, the liberal Pruss ans began TO lose
confidence in hlm, when 1t became plainly
discernble that his close alliance with ms
bro lher -in- law, Nicholas of Russia. caused him
to take measures entirely at war with the pro-
gressIve principles of constitutional reform.
Much was done, never theless, Tor the Internal
Improvement of Prussia, aud the commercial
union with North Germany, known until
this day the Z0Itrerstn, was materially
| strengthened. The news of the French reyo-
ution Ia IS4S, naturally, had its telling effect
| upon Prussia. The people had already been
| quite victorious before the King could be
| moved to yield Threatening gatherings OF
| the people in Berlin were only disper sed by Il
brutal soldiery and though concessions, grant +
/ ing the freedom of the press, were enthuslas-
| tcally received, the people continued TO de-
| mdnd the removal OF the troops from their
| capital. Their demands were only mot
| by the bayonets of the Kings faithful SER
| wants. severe combat ensued in the
streets of Berlin; the corpses of the COM
| batants were brought into the courtyard oi
| the palace. and the naughty King was forced
| TO appear before them with uncovered head
The ministry was dismissed aud general
| amnesty granted. The revolution, which al.
| ready had coEqu uered a great many rights for
the people, soon, however, lost its strength
1t wasted all its power in speech-making e
professions, party strifes and the royal party
slowly but steadily regained its grasp p.upor
the Prussian people, and their previous infiu
| ence was soon entirely restored. The Frank
fort Parliament ID 1910 offered the King th'
imperial crown of Germany, which he, how
ever, refused. Two attempts have been mad
| on the Kings life during his reign, one in 1Si
| and another in 1850. In 1857 the King wa
seized with temporary insanity, which finall!
compelled him to give up The administration
| of affairs. He went to Tyrol and susse
| guentIy to Italy. His brother William be
| came Prince Regent. The son Of the Regent
| Prince Frederick William, who in 1855 married
the Queen Of England's daughter, is the hei
| apparent to the throne.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-19

GRnAr TROUBLE ron SMALL BooTY.--Dur.
Ing Wednesday night last some burglars
broke into the ONCE Of Days Exprsss Compa.
ny, at Newark, n. J. and hlsw open the safe
with gunpowder. Tue contents amounted
70 twenty Ave penniss--aot more than enough
u pay for the powder.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-19

Assasit--John H. Lambsrt, charged with
making an assault upon James r. Bobbstt,
soldier in the Public Guard, appeared before
the Mayor yesterday, and was bound over 10
keep the peace and TO appear before the Hust-
iags Court in February next.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-19

Brsyet Major L. n. Northrop, lst Regiment
II. i. Dragoons, resigned his commission ssve.
raj days sgo. The ysstSnatton hes been &C.
esptsd.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-19

Cos,pasy ~B."-This company held meet
ing on Thursday night and Determined to re-
organize. With this object in view, commit
tees were appointed TO solicit others 10 join
The company. The meeting, which was well
attended, adjourned 70 Tussday night nsxs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-19

Hustings Con..-The Magistrates assembled
yesterday, as usual, fully prepared 10 dispose
Of any amount OF business that might be sub
mitted The weather outside was dreary aud
damp. while in the Courtroom All was snug
and comfortable. TO remain there was NJ
great hardship, and If in the meantime they
could dispense a tolerable amount of Justice
for the peace and dignity of the Commop-
to their credit as impartial administrators OF
the law. We imagine. therefore, that they
we're somewhat disappointed at the result
They remained in session about half al hour,
during which time two free negroes were reg
istered, and one Constable's account was al
lowed. To-day the Court will have more to
do, in the examination of Harvey Wash, for
passing counterfeit money.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-19

The Rirtr-The waters Of James River con.
tinued 10 rise yesterday, and xhibiteo o tnr-
bulence that created apprehensions of damage
to properly. Tn, rise between daylight and
| O'Clock r NJ, was about eighteen inches, ard
the small islands in this vicinity We're over
flowed At Mayo's Isiaad, Il large amount OF
plank and other lumber was in perlous po-
sition, but the workmen managed to get most
of IL out of the reach OF the water. TIE
wharves at Rockets were submerged, and rs
there was prospect of u still fur her advance
of the water, Messrs. Ludlam S Watson had
the goods removed from the basement OF their
warehouse. On the opposite side, the en-
-croacbments Is of the wafer upon the ship.yard
of Abrahams &c Son, caused suspension OF
work on the new ship. The mills at Man
chester stopped operations, temporarily, from
the same cause. Their was higher yesser-
day than il was during the last freshet, and
il 1t continues to rise. the apprehensions OF
damage may be realized.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-19

4 Compari,on. Compared with the 18th OF
January, 1857, yesterday was IN enderaoie
day; but compared with tts Immediate prvds-
csssor, Ii was utterly at variance with the
popular idea Of good weather.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-19
LOCAL MATTHHa.

Bold Oxnags-A c,sissn Gagged and RosJtd.--
About halfpast two O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing. as Mr. F. H. L. Alien, Of this city, was
on his way to his home on French Garden
Hill. he was attacked at the Intersection Of
0th and Clay streets by three men, who threw
him down. seized him by the throat, placed a
10 vel over his mouth to stifie his cries, and
robbed him of between ei,i00 and 81 500 In
hank notes Notwiths tanding this rongh
treatment, Mr.. Allen managed to utter some
shouts for assistance, which attracted the at
tention of Mr.. WIN. G. Dandridge. residing
close by. VINO threw open window and
Frightened the thieves from their WORK OF
plunder. This vas a fortunate circumstance
for Mr. Allen had in another pocket large
sum of money between $500 and s400o-
which the highwaymen failed to ooIain.--
They had no doubt followed him from MS So
adjustment on the corner of lfth aud Frank:
lin streets, prssnming that he had go. deal
of money with him, and made the Attack 10 an
isolated neighborhood. where there was little
prospect OF interruption, and where IL wouio
have been an easy matter to have thrown the
victim int rayine in case OF resistance
The numerous acts of lawlessness that have
been perpetrated lately, show that we have aii
organized gang of desperadoes among US, and
call for redoubled vigilance on the part VI the
/ officers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-19

nUvAL'A COU0H DYnUP-A ssrs ,sensdy
lns-Coash, Antkna. hronchllis. .lnelslsnt Con
sunssioa. SsEsr Rbtse sso cS. = - = s.i. j.
w 1ordinr immsdisaa s1haf. lgQA QeFaa. For
sale b. $4,000 y Qss
UYDRAUEIC CENKNI; sAlsQ Fsss; Psall
Cotton s''a'. f'' i.'i ]. pAssxroar.
150FTE1.-I IIsziSss !. 5SSssIlsSs zlss95 eass
'-.s' - JkX \. e0A1elt A1op.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-19

ARRIVAL FROM THE "FoREIGN" PORT OF
CaARLKsToN. 5. C.-Shipping Papers Of the
Mn "Rspublie. The bark Modena, Capt.
RYDER. of sideways line of packets, plying
between Boston and Charleston, .; ", arrived
~ This mort Yesterday forenoon. rms Is the
f;rst vessel which has reached here with clear
anca naners from the enewly-consututed reye-
ma authorities of the State, and the papers
offsred by Oapt Ryder for the entry OF ms
vessel t the Custom-House are curlosiiies al
their way. x .ux, c;van
far clearances to foreign port Inc Dill OF
hea1th is in the usual United States FORM,
nth the canton, 1.-THE United States OF Ame-
rica y crossed out with pen, ana the Woros,
aDistrict of the Port OF Charleston, etale u
South Carolina" printed In the margin: a..
tar !. the s5th year of the" the words "lnoe,
nandsnce of the United States OF America
arc crossed out and below IS wrEten,
"Sovars gpty and Independence OF the STATE
Of South Carolina" The Secessioniss mus
cia,ming an independency co-existent WIN
that of the Union from which they nave Sc
cedad The clearance paper mas unoergone
the same erasures and interllneations: 1ne1
were signed by W. f. Colcock, Collector, and
John Lawrence, Naval Officer.
The Custom House officers not having Desn =
| notified that South Carolina was ont OF tne
| Union. refused to enter the vessel unoef lne
bogus papers, ard as Capt. Ryder sails under
| coastwise license, 1t was not regarded as ne.
| cessary that he should have cleared at al AfoH
/ Char:eston.-Boston Journal.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-19

description OF Fort Norfolk:
Fort Norfolk has become famous ia the last
few days, as the point from which il was said
the steamer Express took the powder. The
u. S Naval Hospital is nearly due South from
the point of the wharf; the top OF the cut is
dua North and the bottom South. From the
wharf in line South by West and about =, 700
feet across the river, is the site OF old Fort
Nsison. long since removed and now used as
norfion Of the Naval Hospital grounds. In
line West by South is the wharf known as
Hardy,s Wharf, while the same line extended
would pass through Mr.. Todd's residence on
The walls OF the fort are built OF brick, and
are rendered doubly secure" by the eartn
work within. which Is thrown up iikeaa en-
bankmeut against the wall; in warm weather
this ern baukment 10 covered with green tnfi,
which commences on the top OF the wall or
ramparts, and slopes down towards the centis
of the fort. There are two or three smaii anu
unimportant buildings inside .nc ga, .
They were used a. cartridge and sneIi NO s.,
but the impression prevails that tnsy are nov
empty, aud that the magazine alone - occu-
pied.
There are no guns at this fort nor mas mere
been since we could recoliect Al one lime, ~
| was In q deplorabls state Of repair, but In the
last two or three years It has been put In IoIs-
| rable order. and has been occupied - poW.
der station for the U. 8. Navy. Large quanu-
ties OF powder have been stored there, ano nc
doubt but sufftcient quantity II now IN tne
/ magazine 70 shake down hall the houses ~
] this city, u u should taks DIRE. II v bat ons
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-06-22

and twenty-four pound Hotchkis's shot
and shells, the recent public trials hay-
ing convinced him of the superiority
of these projectiles over all others for
fiedsordnance. For the Sickles Brig
ade, which is to be ordered to Camp
Scott at once, 2,4O0 Sharp's rifles will
soon be completed, and 5000 Enfield
rifles are daily expected from Eng
land.
Yesterday the first lot Of 100 tents
were delivered on the ground, and to-
day 500 more are expected. The first
detachment Of 1900 or 1900 men,
comprising the regiments of Col. Hall
and part of Lieut.. Col. Graham's, are
to go down on Monday or Tuesday,
ard after that 200 to 400 will arrive
each day, until the corps of reserve is
full. 1t is the intention Of Government
10 push forward the country regiments
as fast as possible, and concentrate
them at Camp Scott. A feet Of trans
ports will lie off shore, and be in read
mess to take an army to sea at four
hours notice, whenever it may be nee
essary to reinforce the army, or make
a demonstration on the rebel coast
n. Y. Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-06-22
My Mothers Memory.
BY FINLEY JOHNSON.

Ny mother died ere [ could scarce
Breathe her beloved name,
And over my childhood's sunny path
Dark clouds of sorrow came;
NY bark of life was wrecked upon
Misfortune's hidden reef,
And ere bright manhood on me dawned,
had wept tears of grief;
And now seek my mothers grave,
That not one soul may see
How dark the shadows are that throw
Their sober hues DER me.
The birds are in their merry glen,
The summer flowers bloom;
But | their beauties leave, to sit
Beside my mothers tomb,
And there | watch, in solemn thought,
Some bright star in the sky,
And think within its depths l see
Ny mothers gentle eye;
And happy dreams within me rise,
My sorrowing heart to cheer
/ think-although to me unseen,
Her loving spirits near.
/ mix among my fellow men,
Within the marks of trade
But, oh, my mind is far away
Beneath the willows shade;
And though the world has many charms
Which other hearts may see
Yet, oh, the brightest of them all
Possess no joys for me;
For oft my mothers gentle form,
In memory's waves | view,
And then | pray that /, like her,
May be an angel, too.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-06-22

Court WAVING ITS D1GN1TY.-In
one of the Courts at Pixies Peak, two
opposing attorneys got to abusing each
other, until one remarked, eff it was
not for disturbing the dignity Of the
honorable Court, he would pitch in to
his opponent and thrash him for his
impertinence and blackguardism." D
Whereupon the Court generously re-
marked, "Gentlemen, the Court valves
its dignity for the present, SO 60 in,
and may the best man win" They did
go in, not waiting for second invita-
ton, and a hard fight was made of it.;
wearing apparel was considerably
damaged, and the belligerent parties
finally separated, having sufficiently
vindicated their prowess, and amused
the Court and the crowd. The battle
ended, peace declared, and the "Court
proceeded to business"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-06-22

WAS ANY ONE KILLED ?--The New
Haven Palladium makes this state
ment:
"Mr S. M. Brooks, Massachusetts,
gentleman, we'll known to several of
our citizens as D person Of unquestion-
ed veracity, arrived in this city on
Saturday night, having escaped from
Fort Moultrie in an open boat, and
managed to get aboard a schooner
which carried him to New York.
He was the guest here Of Mr.. James
g. Parker, auctioneer at No. Isl Con-
gress Avenue. He states that he and
his brother were pressed into the con-
federate service, and were placed in
Fort Moultrie, where they assiste d in
working the guns during the attack on
Fort Sumter.
He says that he aoiW take q solemn
oath that from sic to seye,e hundred
men aoeae killed IN that fort 9,wia,g
the engagement!
Ten days ago he saw q schooner in
the oning, and managing to steal a
skiff, put for her. After he had got
some distance from the fort he was
discovered ana five Or six shots were
fired at him, but he escaped to the
schooner and reached New York
The above statement may be relied up
on"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-06-22
The Old Clock on the Stairs.

And so Ellen Wilford has consent
cd to leave her home with Stephen
Lenard. No bright moon shines upon
him, as he stands in the garden wait
ing for her. The 'Feyes of night" hid
themselves, and q dull drizzling rain
patters down amongst the dry leaves
under the old beach tree.
Oh, Stephen Lenard Stephen Len
ard ! do you know that to-morrow s
sun will rise upon aching hearts and
bitter tears? Have you thought of the
happy home and kind, loving faces,
from which you are Turing the gentle
one! Can not those dark eyes Of
yours peer into the mirror of futurity
and look upon lonely wife, pining in
some gloomy barrack chamber, hear
ing nothing but the coarse iests and II
bald talk of the soldiery? Look again
Is that slight form fitted to bear the
wearying night marches and the hor-
rors of battle plain? Aye, the arm
you are waving is strong and muscular,
Stephen, and you think not Of the time
when it shall be weak and powerless
as an infants, when the lips upon which
you are gazing shall call upon you IN
vain, when the head you are holding
so near your own shall rest indeed on
your bosom, and the hands you are
clasping be thrown wildly around you,
but the embrace shall not be returned
And Ellen stands at the door. AS she
passed it. the clock on the stairs struck
twelve; the echo had died away, but
its pendulum is swinging backward
and forward with It's dull, monotonous
tick, tick, seeming every moment to
grow louder and more solemn. Ellen
shudders; she is thinking how, since
her hand has been large enough, her
mother has never suffered any other to
wind that clock, and how often she
has gazed on it's curious old face with
wonder. Who will wind it tonight {?
"Oh! mother, mother!' But the door
is open, and Stephen is there. They
little think how often, in the dead of
night, in trial, sorrow, and even in
privation, will that Cry go up from her
heart, though it passes not her lips
ooh! mother, mother!'' and o'clock
ticks on-on, through the solemn
hours of the night; on through the
dull, sorrowful days that succeed; on
in mournful monotony through hours
and days, and years, on, and on, and
on!
"Ellen, my own dearest wife, do not
leave me! | knew you for many days,
only / feared to say so. But see, | am
>quite.calm now! do not go away from
sme!'
"Hush. dearest. Remember you
are not to talk, not to excite yourself
You look better, dear husband, better
than you have looked since the bal
was extracted; you will soon be well,
but
'sEllen, my love, my wife, come hith
er, put your hand in mine, and let me
hold it while / tell you they are de-
ceiving you. l shall never leave this
bed alive. Nay, dearest, for my sake
bear up against this. Listen to me
for my time is short, and | am weak
SO very weak. / have injured you, my
Ellen, but not willingly; Heaven knows
not willingly. When l think of all
have made you suffer, OF the home and
the loving hearts from which took
you, oh Ellen, could curse my OWL
sel6shness! Nay, let me speak,,
was selfish and dishonorable ; and now
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-06-22
CAMP RANDALL, MADISON,
May IIth, 1861.

DEAR UNCLE, Gn horny :-Y ours
OF yesterday is received, and contents
noted. In explanation | would say
that there appears to be mistake
somewhere, as my fathers brothers
were not exactly named as you are,
one being jehoshaphat, one Aminidad, J.,
and the other Hezek'ah; neither to my
knowledge did you ever marry my
aunt; but if you have any good look
ing nieces, I think the difficulty might
possibly be obviated. But for fear you
might think | am mistaken, | will give
my pedigree as far as heard FROM
My father was German Jew Of the
French persuasion; his father was a
vender Of edible birds nests in Pekin,
China his father was a wet nurse to
the Grand Lama, in Hindostan and
the father Of the last named respecta-
bic individual was hung i'll Boston
Common, in the year Of our Lord 1491,
for stealing wicks out Of gas lights
Our fathers family tree reaches no
farther back. My mother, [ heard it
deiicately insinuated, was a flat head
squaw, born on the plains of the Him
alaya Mountains her mother was un-
fortunately choked to death with
peach seed at the early age Of nine
months. AS to myself I have no rec
ollection of being born at all, and am
quite certain, and you will doubtless
agree with me, that | have not been
"born again." Where | shall die, de-
pends in great measure on the con-
duct Of the cussed rebels down South !;
and if they put an end to my exist
ence, I am determined that they shall
not dc it by hitting me in the back.
In conclusion, permit me to say that
although | have vast deal Of respect
for you, by reason of your volunteer
ing to fight our common country's bat
ties, and to crush out treason-and
hoping we may become acquainted
still, circumstances over which I have
no control, forbid me to subscribe my
self Your Nephew,
q w M
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-06-22
MADISON WHIsK ST

MADISON WH1sKY-CUR1oUs STUFF.
Speaking Of some Of the troubles Of
camp life, the Camp Randall CORES
pondent of the La Crosse Dem ocrat
says:
Then again, that slippery old cuss,
whisky, comes peering in. Madison
whisky is singular stuff. It's compo-
nent parts are strychnine, tobacco
juice, old boots, old iron, to make it
strong, and a little sugar of lead to
make it palatable. It's effect is singu-
lar, rapid and explicit. First the lnan
who has been imbibing it swears he is
not tight; then he swears he can lick
anybody who says he is; then he
swears he will lick somebody any how,
and his fits fly about his head, while
his voice roars very much like that OF
a mad bulls.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-06-22
a Rich Letter from q Badger Vol
unteer.

One of the Baraboo Volunteers in
the Madison Guards, now in the first
regiment Of this State, seeing the name
of his nephew in company of the
second regiment, addressed note to
him, in approval of his enlisting, and
received in reply the following racy let
ter:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-06-22

@- General Scott is beyond all
question the best tailor in the Union.
He has cut out the rebels at Washing
ton, hemmed them in at Harper's Fer
ry, and run them together at Manassas
Gap. He is about ready to basic them
at Norfolk, fell them down at Rich.
mond, and, if nothing else will answer,
generally rip them to pieces elsewhere.
-AU0pqy Statesman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-06-22

.. S. SENATOR APpo1NTED.-Gov.
Yates has appointed Hon. O. Fl.
Browning, Of Quincy, to the seat of
in the q. S. Senate, made vacant by
the death of Judge Douglas.
Mr.. Browning is native of Ken
tucky-was a Henry Clay Whig, while
that party had an existence, and has
subsequently been Identified with the
Republicans in the Statc-a lawyer of
distinguished ability, and p speaker OF
great power and eloquence.
The appointment will give very gen
eral satisfaction. Being of conserva-
tive tendencies, he is not particular
Objectionable to the Democratic ele-
ment in our national politics: having
warmly advocated and defended the
organic principles and purposes Of the
Republican party, he is entirely accep-
table to all Republicans; and being as
staunch and patriotic friend of the
Union and the Government Of the Re
public as can be found in the State,
and thoroughly qualified in every res
pect, to represent Illinois in the Ma.
tlonal Senate, patriotic men Of all par
ties will hail the appointment as a most
proper one Chicago Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-06-22

SENATOR DOUGLAS FUNERAL.-lt
is estimated that there were ten thou
sand persons in the funeral porcession
Of Judge Douglas last FRIDAY. 1t was
two miles IN length.