Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
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Auc.20. In the absence Of sufficient se-
verify On ine part Of the Government, the
peopk; 81 various Northern cities are sup
pressing treasoAablo newspapers by mob
law. The following is a list Of what has
been done already:
Democratic STANDARD, Concord, n. H.,
destroyed By mob; contents of the Office
burned in the street.
Democrat, Bangor, Maine, mobbed, and
contents Of Office destroyed
Journal Of Commerce, Daily Neps,
Day Book and Freemqn'S JoHnoi, Of this
city, and the Eag'e Of Brooklyn, presented
by the Grand Je.y Of the United States
Circuit Court.
Je9ersoniap, Westchester, Pa, destroy
ed by mob
Sentinel, aston, Pa, destroyedIby mob.
The editor Of the Easton drgas warned.
Democrat, Hayerhill. Mass. The editor,
Ambrose i. Kimball, tarred and fea.hered,
and ridden upon aal ;fiterwards reeanled,
promising to publish 40 more articles in fa-
yor Of secession.
Fort Lafayette, in the NarFows o. New
York Harbor, has been made the Govern
ment depot for prisoners arrested for treason
aud nice company are being collected
there.
Aug. % Government Is waking up:
Miss. Wmale, petticoat spy in Alexandra,
was arrested, and taken to Washington
She ayowed her correspondence with ihe
rebel leaders, and seemed 70 have no fear.
By way Of Cincinnati we have intelli-
eence OF 4 sSnmish. ON the Goth, between
The eleventh Ohio regiment and force Of
1000 rebels, at Hawks Nest, 4 village
eight miles from Gauley, in the kenawha
Valley, il which fifty rebels were killed
AMI large number wounded and taken
prisoners
Stark County Democrat Canton, Ohio,
destroyed BY amob-
Christian Observer Philadelphia Pa,
suppressed by the u. S. Marshal.
New York Duly Neos seized il Phil
delphia by the U. S. Marshal.
Order from the Post Office Department
forbidding mail transportation Of New York
Journal Of Commerce, Daily Aews, nay
Book and Fremap's Jowaal, and the
Brooklyn Eagle.
Aug. 3D. Gen. Mcclellan forbids tho
purchase Of grey uniforms (the rebels coll
orr, and it is desired Che States should no
longer furnish them.
Gen. Fremont has suppressed four seces-
ion newspapers in ST. Louis.
Mayor Berit, Of Washington, is arrested
for treason, ana brought to Fort Lafayette,
Mrs. Phillips and daughters (fanily Of
Ex-senator from Alabama), aud Mrs.
Gwyun, Of California, were arrested, and
held in in their residences in Washington.
Reasonable documents andinformation for
the rebels were found in their possession.
Several so-caled Southern ladies (pe.tieoat
spies. wese also arrestedi
Aug. 24 Gov Gamble, Of Missouri, has
issued a call for $4,000 Union Militia, to
aid in suppressing The rebels there.
Down East Yankees OF the moaner sort
are becoming blinded to their countrys
welfare by visions Of the almighty dollars
In Stepn.y Conn, a p G.. meeting was,
cot up bya sort Of jeff. Davis "let us alone
party, and white flag was raised. The
men Of Bridgeport, headed by Elias Howe
and p. I. Barnum, rode up and dispersed
the dirt eaters, and tore down their flag.
At New Fairfield, Conn, similar flag was
raised, and led to serious riot; but the
plantaton-hat-sclng interest was too big
for the honest Union men, SO the "peace'
hag remained hying-an emblem Of dis-
grace to New Fairfield.
Farmer, Bridgeport, Conn, destroyed
By mch.
True 1merican, Trenton, N. j., sua-
pends publication "until such time should
il ever occur) when we can, under the
guarantees Of the Constitution and the laws
publish it without the fear ofmob law or
Of Governmental dictation-n
Threatening denunciations against tho
Gagdte, Wilmington, Del; the Mayor ana
police interfere.
The Montgomery Ala) Confederation
suspended on the 10th inst, owing TO the
scarcity fpaper and the lack Of money to
buy it.
The members Of the "peacs7 party ii
Kentucky, 81 which John g. Breckenridge
and bis man Magolin are prominent MEM
bers, give frequent exhibitions Of their
strong desires for peace by breaking up,
railroads, burning bridges, resisting laws,
agd driving Union men from their proper
ty ard homes.
All the large craft, schooneis and slocps.
and small row-boats and skitfs on the POI
tomac River, have been taken possession Of
bv the Government authorities. This may
be "a matter Of precai.tion between the
Maryland and Virginia shores homf
sons reporter.
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