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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
LYONS PINERY BATTERY
FLYING ARTILLERY!!

NOW is the time for the Patriot to serve his
" country in the most ctfrctual and dcSra-
bic of the service A Battery Ct Flyiny
Artillery is composed of $50 men, 10 horse.
and . guns-sabreS and revOlvers for side
arms. This arm of the service has many ad-
vantages over any other. lst, they have no
picket duty to do ID have no scouting duty
to 90. ID, no entrenching or road clearing
duties. 4th, they are exempt from that, the
most dangerous Of all manuuvres, the charge "
\ Battery is supported by infantry and cav
airy, acting as Battery guard, while it hurls its
missels Of death and destruction into the ranks
of the enemy recruiting Office to recruit
said batterywiil be opened ut the Avery House
iii the city of Stevens Point, and competent
agents will also canvass the counties of Wood.
Portage, Marathon and Waupaca BY order Of
STEPHEN J. CARPENTER, Capt.
Dated Stevens Point, Oct. y, 1861.
W. W. JOHNSON, agent for Wood Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02

The COUNTY TICkET.-At the Tn
ion Convention, held in this town on
Saturday last, a full county ticket was
nominated, rs also was one BY the
Democrats on the Tuesday following.
Notwithstanding nothing in either call
authorized the nomination Of a candi-
date for County superintendent OF
Schools, both Conventions named can
didates for that otficc-the Democratic
Mr. Seth Reeves and the Union I. f.
bachelor. He think this office too sa-
cred and two important for the we'll
being of our children to be made the
caprice Of partizans We shall vote
for DR.. G. +. Witter, believing him the
only capable candidate now before the
people for that position.
The Union Convention nominated
for Commissioners. I. l.. Mosher, E.
Dutrlut and 7. &. Stearns. Mr.. Du-
triut having declined to run, Mr.. H.
4. Temple has been substituted. All
three of these candidates are old resi-
dents, fully understand the interests of
tbs couat>, are honest and capable.
1tn,. nave Ii4t. lIart, rAi'~rlencv in town
and county matters. They should be
elected BY all means.
The Democratic Convention 2don-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
NOTICE.
OF WISCONSIN.

STATE OF WISCONSIN. ~ o..
OFFICE or THE BANK CoMPTEoLLEKl
Madison, October 7, 1861. !
THE Wood County Bank having failed to,
i make good the deficiency of the securities
under the call of the Bank Comptroller, notice
is hereby given that all the circulating notes
of said Bank, after the sale of the trust funds
according to law, will be redeemed pro rata a.
the office of the Bank Comptroller
G. VAN STEENWYE,
4l-4W Bank Comptroller
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
Wood Co. Union Convention.

Wood Co. Union Convention.
Pursuant to call published for q
Union Convention to be held at Roe's
Hall in Grand Rapids, on Saturday,
October Goth, 1861, citizens Of Wood
County met and organized by calling
G.. NJ. Webb to the chair and ~ Knapp,
Jr,, to act as Secretary of the meeting.
On motion of E. d. Hall, ii was vo-
ted that this Convention nominate 4
candidate for County Superintendent
OF Schools. a
A motion by J. D. Witter to recon
slider the above vote was lost.
1t was then voted to proceed imme-
diately to ballot fol candidate for Coun-
ty Superintendent.
Ballots being canvassed, the result
was az follows:
T. +. Bachelor, "a votes.
VIM. Dodge, 10 votes.
j. IL. Lang, . votes.
IT A TemnIc s votes
IT T RachaIdor was thorofora do
cIarcd duly nominated. ....
Voted that a committee consisting Of
three men from each Commissioner Dis
trict be Amounted to DESIGNATE names
to he mt in nomination for Comn,is-
s;opers for the several districts
The chair then appointed the follow
mo committee.
1st Dist-T z Scott David Rakor
and r 1tosber
Oh Dist 1T w Jookson yv;ll;o,,
Oninn and Huoh Rvrnes
Al Dist n G. Stoarns T Within
SON and po+r;ol- Poubo,
II bo;,a on,ornood that's poo,.o,
,11 -. .. A. E
,ho 1r,;o,, Con.; ho13 - o.
Daa+ H., GOA; . uol r.
Assembly, and tbo Whom MON of ,bo
r.
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80 Wv !l0ls T
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
San EranciScn Oct o.

The announcement is Just made of
the completion Of the last link in the
overland telegraph. The Pacific to the
Atlantic sends greetings, and may both
oceans be dry before foot of the land
that lies between them shall belong to
any other than our one united country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02

ted Mr.. Mosher, and nominated Geo.
H;les and Henry Reed for the I'd and
Sd districts respectively, Iu our opin-
ion, if any two men are unworthy Of
the votes Of the patriotic citizens Of
Wood county, they are Geo. Hiles and
Henry Reed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
NOTICE.

VI HEREAS, my wife Mary Chevallier, has
~ left my bed and board without just cause
or provocation, | hereby forbid all persons
from trusting her on my account, Is shall pay
no debts Of her contracting.
JOSEPH CHEVALLlER.
Grand Rapids, Oct. %, 1861.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
!! & u A0borfis
School Teacher Wanted!

4 COMPETENT, moral male teacher is wan
u ted to conduct the school of District No.
|, town of Dexter, during the ensuing winter
Term. apply to
Aft HENRY JOHNSON. Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02

No -Hore Troops for Cumulative
Saint GATHERINGS &C. W. Jonunaz, says
that Gen. Williams was liz Londn few
weeks since, and in conversation with
the Lord Mayor of London, that deg
nltarT minated that no more troops
would be sent to Canada at present.
Notwithstanding this assurance it will
not be q bad operation to complete the
contemplated safeguards on the Cana
dian frontier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
Fort M01,rnn Z


The n. !. Irish 1naericua states
positively that Gen. Shields has not
declined the commission of Briga-
der General, recently rendered him
by President Lincoln.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
1s~.@ee

sas \ Leavenworth paper says it has
information to the effect that one hun
dred slaves leave Missouri every day
for Kansas. At this rate, should this
rebellion hold on for year or so, it
will need no emancipation procIama
ton to make Missouri a free State: in
fact, her "marifest destiny" is already
clearly foreshadowed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02

A GLOOMY ACcoUST.-A Louisville
correspondent gives q gloomy account
OF matters in Kentucky, which we can
hardly credit. It says:
The detection in kentucky is great
er, much greater, than there was ap-
parent reason to suppose. The vote of
the state on the election of the Ie@is.
Iature was not q representative of the
Union sentiment of the state. There
were thousands who voted the Union
ticket at that time because thew beloy-
ed 1t was the ticket of peace in Ken
tncky-that its success would relieve
kentucky Of the necessity of fighting.
True, this admission is not at all cred
liable to the state or the people. New
ertheIess it is true Many Keutuckians
We're anxious for peace-even at the
price Of the states honor. 1t is natur-
al 70 conclude this depravity would,
on the issue being presented, resolve
itself into the greatest depravitv Of Sc
cesslon or rebellion. And into rebell-
ion it has turned itself. You would be
surprised at the number of old, staid
farmers in this state, who, with their
sons and sons sons, are disunionists
now, who We're Union men then. -
Whole neighborhoods in the country
will be found disunion. The serpent
has raised its head boldly in the com
try. In the city it has cropt stealthily
and silently, and escaped when danger
threatened
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
DIED :

In Grand Rapids, on Saturday, Oct. Goth
1861, FREDERICK GLEASON ENEksoN, only son
Of D. I. and Elizabeth F. Emerson, aged s
wears, 10 months and % days
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
N'ISINV y. =. [ FREMONT,
MaJor General Commanding.


lllhpIOI [
Ti62me's DcspatcI = Gen. Scott
will voluntarily withdraw from his ronl,
and duties within tho noxt +nv, la,.s
solely OH account Of his nhv~icoI ;,,f;r,,,
tiles. The recent act Of Con~rnsy ,ra
yided that there shonII bn ~ rai,a
tion in his INV subsistence ~ onav.
ances. t is We'll Inown tI',f c" ''''0M
Scott has had an nn,nftInd ocnnn,,+
with the War Dnnor+ncn+ sinoo +ha
Mexican war; Serretor,, Cs,nornn I '''l
recently Given . careful exo1n;no4;o, ,', ~
his cIaims now 40 vnars o1d var ~,
viy' maIionitv bronrht him in dnbt ON
account of his ev1anditpros onl va.
ceipts in Mexico. and. SO far rs tbo
Secretarv's report could do il disrr,I
tied him as a financial accent Of the
government. MI. Cameron has repor-
tea that Gen. Scott was not only emit
ueo TO the money he claimed Of the
Voverhmeht, but that he saved to it
mlIlions OF dollars, which by the artic-
les OF war he could have claimcd under
I'!t SeIIleN principles regulating the dis
IIlouIiOl OF prize and contribution mon
9y' MS opportunity OF personal ad-
N"hCl9e " lhIleId scott generously de-
Ho'eu 20 the rounding OF q home for
"'SdI"Ic SolNleFS. one OF the mOnu-
'i'e'lIS mat WI! remain long after his
" ,1- VIII DE the SOLDIERS Home near
v ;IS'1'Il9toh'
= VII o"I''F"ay LAST the order OF the
Nohlmahdcr m-Chiet that Gen. Ere
mont |, ShonIa surrender ms command. to
inc NEXT oIncer DsIoW am: Gen. Hun
st,no+;ana I m r1 Ut. u leC1o' 0l M
~. +Io D:1 "a. 1i''''|C'' vs. SEM out
~ wv !,'>llI'1l' ~ "t,'' C"rtlS. III
oo'i''''.'''' ~ o. LOUIS VIVA l'StFoc'onS
~ "eIl'e q II u 70 Ven' L fremont; unless
~ vas 'l0U'''lly III V',e presence OF the
cIeiiis VI preparing 'or 4 oaIue-
Jefferson CITY, Oct. %.
Special to the st. L02tis De7n0crut -
Gen. Prcntis who left st. Louis Sun
day last, with a force of cavalry to sur
prise and capture the rebels at Fulton.
Galloway county, has returned and re-
pots that before he reached Fulton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
-EzlS~ . CD -U.

F1RE.-The dwelling occupied by N.
Strack, and owned by A. Knapp, Jr.,
was burned to the ground last Monday
morning. No insurance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
90 oNS~z

Thank RANDALL has
appointed the 28th day of November
as . day ofThanksgiving and Praise in
this State.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02

ACCIDENTAL son Of Mr.. Aber, of
the -Four Mile Creek, met with seri-
Gus accident by falling from a load of
hay last Friday. Although severely
wounded, he is recovering.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02

james S. AIban, Of PIover, has
been appointed Colonel Of the 18th
Regiment, and Samuel ". Beall, Lieu
tenant Colonel Of the same.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
Eo~-@-
IN Il

The paper duty i'll England ha:
been abolished. The law went into
effect on the lst inst. A great reduc
ton in price Of English newspapers ha,
been the consequence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02

HE PACIFIC IELEGRAPH.-N ere it
not tor the prevalent war which all
serbs all attention and conSecrates all
hopes ana Tears too, the complexion of
the magnetic telegraph to the Pacific
coast would cause national thrill and
northumberland as SlgnaIized the sup
posed accomplishment Of an Atlantic
Telegraph. Inc dispatch, 4 short time
SINCE from Salt Lake City, was almost
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
The War News.

JEFFERSON City. Oct. 24.-SpeciaE to
the st. Louis Democrat Col. Wag-
per arrived to day from Upton, and re-
ports that it was rumored and believed
there that Lane and Montgomery had
intercepted McCulloch, or some one as
sumlng that name, in the attempt to
JOIN Price, and had cut his whole army
to pieces.
Fremont is said to have discovered
sl6O, 900 in coin buried near Warsaw,
and delivered it over to the I. 5. Paw
master.
New CREEK, Va, Oct. 27.-Gen.
Kelly marched from here Friday NIGHT
and attacked Romnev yesterday P. NJ.
routing the enemy and capturing many
prisoners, three cannon, all their wao-
ons and camp equippage The rebels
retired towards Winchester Our loss
trfiln@-the enemy's unasce rtained.
Special to Trjbune.-We learn from
an unqueStioned commercial scource in
the city that two English sailing yes
sells entered the port of Charleston. 5.
L., few weeks ago, there being. at
that time, no blockading ships before
that port. Lord Loyns now demands Of
the secretary Of State that these vessels
be allowed to leave Charleston unmo-
Tested, on the ground that st the time
OF their going III there the blockade
was not effective.
ST LOUIS, Oct. 27.-The foilovino
despatch was received this evening:
Headquarters near Uutonsvillc MOI
October 81, 1861.
To Capt. nc Aeccer, 1sst 4 djufant
Gen " esterday afternoon Zaeoni.
at the head Of my guards, made most
brilliant charge upon body of the
enemy drawn up in line of battle in
their camp at Springfield 1000 or ,, 200
strong. He completely routed them,
cleared them from the town, hoistcd
the national ensign upon the court house
aud retired upon reinforcement which
he has already joined. Our loss is
not great. This successful charge against
such very large odds is noble exam
pie TO the army. Our advance will oc-
Cupy Springfield tonight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02

sI No old postage stamps will be
received at the post Office hereafter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02

Grand Rapids, Aug. 3Oth, 1861.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-13
THE STATE CONVENTION.

The attention Of our readers is rogue sted to
the articles from Republican papers in this
State in relation to the Call for a State Com
vention issued by the Republican State Com
mittec, which are Reproduced in the first page
Of THE PHOENIX. The views therein expressed
coincide generally with our own and, as we haze
reason to believe, with those of large majority
OF the leading Republicans in the State. AS a
further illustration of the prevailing sentiment
OF the Republicans of Vermont we copy the
following from the Montpelier Freeman of June
10th.
Just now the newspapers of this State are
considerably excited by the call for State Con-
yen'lon from the Republican State Committee.
Inc democratic papers generally treat it as a
no-party call, and propose To consider thnm-
sewer as invited to act in the Convention. and
I as consequence, we suppose, to be entitled to
a portion of the Offices
What the precice object of the Committee
was in framing the call as they did, we are not
advised. If they meant simply that all persons
who substantially agree with Republicans in
National and State policy should be allowed to
have a voice in the Convention. and by not
making distinctive party call. to smooth the
way for them to act with Republicans, the call
is well enough. But if they meant by it that
Rerubicanism was to be dropped as garment
which had served its purpose, and was no lon
ger necessary, we must say very decidedly that
the call is not well enough.
To our mind there is just as much need of
Republican party to-day as there has been any
time since its organization. The principles of
the Democracy and the principles Of Republi-
cans are as antogonistc now as before the war.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-13

TREASON IN AN UNEXPECTED QUARTER
Among those implicated in sending reasonable
dispatches to the South is James +. Harvey,
formerly Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune and the Philadelphia North
american, and recently appointed Minister to
Portugal Mr.. Harvey is well known to many
of our readers, he having frequently been a
summer visitor and hoarder at our Watercure
Establishments during the past ten years. By
the telegraphic dispatches, seized by order of
the general government few days since, it is
proved that he was the first person to inform
the se;essionists at Charleston, S. G. of the at
tempt to relieve Fort Sumpter. This he did in
telegraphic dispatch to Judge Magra,h. The
North american explains his completely with
traitors by saying that he is native of South
Carolina, that he Lad always maintained an in
innate confidential correspondence with Mr..
Magrath, that be had informed him that Fort
Sumter would be evacuated, and when he found
it was to be reinforced he felt it his duty as
matter of personal honor to inform him. 1t is
further asserted that the information was not
obtained confdentally and hence that he had
full right to communicate it. Mr. Harvey had
long been at Washington, and he enjoyed pc
culiar facilities for obtaining information. He
will undoubtedly be recalled Immediately from
his diplomatic labors and suffered to retire to
the shades of private life.
It is rumored that the revelations contained
in these dispatches will impIieate other promi-
nent public men.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-13

roplu grow as Newport within the last two
years In fact almost all its growth has taken
pace within that time. The probability that il
will by and by be the terminus of the possumr.
sic Railroad has given powerful impetus to
the prosperity of the place. A good degrcc If
taste and even of elegance is displayed in tho
recently erected houses, and if nothing occprs
TO check the progress of the village, il will soon
take rank as "the loveiest Village of the plain"
in this part Of the State. Notwithstanding the
stringency of the times, several expensive build
ings are now going up, among them four.
story hotel, to be furnished with all "the mod
ern convenences," and two houses of worship,
one built by the Baptists, the other by the Con-
gregationalists. How soon Newport will be ac-
ccssible by railroad is problem not easy to be
solved. A few hands are at work, and the
grading, "like a wounded snake, drags its slow
length along" and very slow length it is too.
Z. II.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-13

Two young ladies from Burlington, daughters
of the Rev. ]. X. Converse, who have been
teaching in eastern Virginia, arrived at home on
Saturday June LIST. They were obliged to pro-
cure passports from Gov. Letchcr before they
could leave the State Their journey from
Richmond to Philadelphia, via Manassas Gap,
Winchester and Harper's Ferry, occupied three
days. They were unmolested on their way, ex-
cept that at Strasburgh, where they took stage
for Winchester, the stage driver having noticed
the direction to Burlington, VT, declined to
take the baggage for that "hot-bed of Black
Republicanism and Aboliionism," as he called
it. Virginia acquaintance, a gentleman and
a secessonist, travelling in their company came
to their rescue, and drawing O revolver ordered
the driver to take the trunks. or take the con-
sequences, and the trunks were taken At
Manassas Junction they received polite atten-
tons from an officer in the Confederate army.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-13

The devoted fidelity of the PhGnir to Re-
publican principles and the Republican party
would merit more credit il it were a little more
consistent. We observe that that paper is some
what discriminating in its support of Republi-
canism. 1t apparently finds little trouble in
discarding the principles of the party, while it
clngs stoutly to the straight, OF close, organic
alton of the party.
But few months ago, during the session of
Congress, the PH9nir advocated the "compro-
mise" of Repuhlicanism, by supporting the
scheme of admitting New Mexico, at once, while
its present barbarous slave code, framed by its
territorial legislature furnished the strongest
presumptive evidence that slavery would be per-
petuated in the new State to he created. As it
seems to us, it clings convulsively to the form,
but is quite willing to let the principles go TO
the dogs. What is the reason ?-BMlinqton
Times.
The columns of The PHusNIX are perhaps the
best test of our fidelity to Republican principles,
and by that test we are quite willing to be
judged.
At particular juncture OF our national af.
fairs, not three months since, THE PHOENIX did
advocate the admission of the Territory of New
Mexico into the Union as a sovereign State,
provided that by so doing the Border States
would he satisfied to remain in the Union. We
did not then nor do We now suppose that her adj
mission would in the least destroy. abrogate or
violate any principle of the Republican party
New Mexico is not nor never can become prac-
tically slave State Granted that she is a
slave Territory. There is no article in the Re-
publican Platform against the admission of any
more slave States into the Union. But slavery
does not exist to any extent in New Mexico
Her soil and climate both prevent the profta-
BILE employment of slave labor. Her territorial
organization covers a period of eleven years
during which time, without any let or hndrance
on the part of the general government, the
South have been able to establish but twelve
slaves in the territory. If that is the measure
of their succt IS when they haze had every in
ducement of territorial expansion and the con-
nivance of the general government to encour-
age them, and during which time they made
such strenuous exertions in Kansas, is it not rea-
sonable to infer that slavery in that country is
virtually an mpossibility? We thought so
then and think so now. Therefore we cannot
yet discover any sacrifice of Republican princi-
Piles in the course we pursued.
We were willing, under these circumstances,
to admit the Territory into the Union, notwith-
standing her Objectionable territorial laws, il
thereby the Border States could be saved to the
Union. Upon that ground and that only did
we consent. We were perhaps not SO anxious
for general fight as our versatile contempora-
ry. AT any rate we are not now so doubtful oil
favorable result that we find or believe it nee
essary to give up all the cardinal principles oil
the party Internationally, for the purpose oil
bringing the conflict to successful issue, Or for
any other purpose.