Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-30
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tanned steam fire engine.
Florence Nightingale is so Ill that
her recovery is beyond hope.
The latest news from Rio advises
decline in the price OF coffee.
The citizens Of Baltimore have ia
ken 81 900, 900 of the Federal loan.
Every unmarried man but one, in
Washington, Ind, has gone to the war
The Union ticket has been elected
in New York by about 1905 MAORI
ty.
Real and personal property il New
York belonging to the rebels has been
coniiscated.
-California and Australia yield 800
ooo,oo gold per year, the latter lead
ing the former $40 900, 600.
The new State Of Kanawha COM
prises 80 counties and contains pop
ulation of 28l, 786, slaves included.
Only one box of candles in Gal
weston, Texas, and the gas works stop
ped for want Of coal, is the last report.
1t is stated that men are deserving
the British army in Gambia, at every
opportunity, and crossing over to our
side
Though our government has not
recognized the Southern Confcderacy,
it has received two ofits ''commission-
ers."
Eighteen thousand pounds of brass
are now being manufactured into army
buttons, by one firm in Waterbury,
Conn.
-Bcauregard, in his official account
Of the battle Of Manassas, puts down
the rebel loss at 1913 killed, and 200
wounded.
1t is said that Henry Ward Beech
er proposes to 80 to England in the
course Of few weeks, to lecture John
Bull upon our civil war.
Hon. J. I. Heaaley, the historian,
is at Washington collecting material
for n history Of the present war. He con
templates witnessing the next battle
1t is stated, upon high authority,
that the combined fleet of England,
France, and Spain against Mexico, viii
carry 2 200 guns, Spain alone contribute
ing 600.
-Shdell and Mason have been sent
to Fort Warren, in Boston IIarbor,
where they can amuse themselves by
contemplating the shaft Of Bunker Hill
Monument.
Archbishop Hughes and Thurlow
Weed have gone to Europe in com
pany, it is said on business connected
with our government. They sailed
OH the 9th inst
Col. Miles, who it will be recol-
lected was charged with being drunk
at the battle of Bull Run, has had his
trial and been discharged, the proof
not being sufficient to convict him.
Sam Houston Of Texas is reported
to have died recently. he was born in
Rockbridge county, Virginia, i'll 1893,
and if had died sooner, he would have
been saved from the infamy of treason.
Secretary Cameron has declared
that soldiers shall not be used as slave
catchers, and army officers will not be
permitted to engage in the business, or
order subordinates to catch southern
fugitives.
WIN. Is. Astor, of New York, owns,
it seems, six hundred shares in the Bank
of Louisiana, which in ordinary times
would be worth 100000. The whole
property has been confiscated under the
rebel sequestratlon act.
| u. S. Senator Greer, of Missouri,
was last week arrested on charge Of
treason and is held in custody: -Four
| rebel Senators are thus in the hands of
the Federal Govcrnment--Mason, Sill
dell, Gwyn and Green.
-Rev. T. W. Higginson, of Worces-
ter, Mass, said in a recent lecture, tn at
it is as absurd to attempt to carry on
the war without striking at slavery, as
1t would be to storm hell without inter
ferinr with the personal comfort of atln