Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-09-07
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Is $4,000.
bingham. Young has declared
Utah independent.
The ninth and tenth regiments are
to encamp at Milwaukee.
The story of Queen victoria's in
sanity is pronounced untrue.
Davis is so i'll that Congress has
adjourned to await his consultation.
Negotiable paper in New Orleans,
secured by collaterals, goes dull at 5
per cent. month.
After adjournment of Congress.
Davis win take command in person the
army Of the Potomac.
john McAffes, Speaker of the
House of Missouri Legislature, has
been arrested for treason.
The New Orleans Delta says the
sugar crop is very large, but planters
don't know what to do with it.
There was no insurance on any of
the property destroyed during the late
conflagration at Stevens Point
1t is reported by the Richmond
papers that the rebels are about to
commence offensive operations.
The death of the sweet Irish vo-
calist Miss Catharine Hays, was caus
ed by the rupture of blood vessel.
Every Republican paper in North
ern Ohio has declared in favor of a
union of parties at the fall elections.
MIR. Nelson, Of Tennessee, has
been elected, by large majority, both
to the Federal and Confederate Con-
gress.
The 1st Regiment met with a
grand reception in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
one as does credit to her whole-souled
loyal citizens.
Watches, Carriages, malt and do
mestic liquors, musical instruments
&c. were stricken out of the bill of ar
ticles to be taxed.
M. NJ. Jackson, of Madison has
been appointed Consul to Halifax, and
gone, with his family, to assume the
duties of that office.
By late act of Congress the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury is allowed to
rof,'> i to une states the money reaa :,
fitting out troops for the war.
OF the 100000 federal volunteers
who have enlisted during the present
war $4,000 or more are foreigners
principally Germans and Irish.
The state Of New York has fur
nished the government with battery
OF 10 ten Founders Parrot guns, and
thirty more have been ordered.
The survey of the Madison and
Portage rail road is completed, and the
estimated amount of funds necessary
to complete the road is 81, O88,46.
We notice a letter, signed by y
Of Captain Bouck's Company, contra
dieting the cowardice of which he was
accused, during the battle at BULBS
Run.
Every body will soon have an OPP
portunlty to invest in the government
loan. Treasury notes Of $50 will be
issued, bearing interest Of one cent
per day.
The entire Catholic clergy Of Chi
cago, by concerted action, have advis-
ed all unemployed men in their con-
gregations to enlist in General Ere
mont's army.
The Navy Department is more ac-
tive than ever. From the prepara-
tons making, it is evident that the affair
at Hatteras is to be followed up by
other attacks.
"A batch Of postmasters for West
ern Virginia were appointed Monday.
They were taken from the ranks of the
Union men, without reference to DO
itical antecedents.
The Waukesha Democrat saws
that two Union Guards of the 9Th req
iment were nearly poisoned to death,
from eating cakes given them by a
woman in Baltimore.
The Evening Post gives an ac-
count OF 80 regiments now forming in
the city of New York. The State has