Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-10-04
NzWS ITEMS.

duJoIHluS 10y III states ana the government
haste in sending a large force into the
State, secession will gain the inside track
and require great effort and expense to
rout it. The Cincinnati Commercial thinks
the people generally are not aware of the
danger in that direction.
Col. Croft, in an expedition up Green
river, KY, one hundred miles, found ev
cry thing all right. He seized important
papers, and % hid. of Tobacco, belonging
to Dan White, a noted secessionist, who
had been terrifying the whole valley, and
who escaped into Tennessee.
Fifty tons Of lead have arrived at the
Ky. Arsenal. and 800 tons more were con-
tracted for.
The gun boat, New Era, left St. Louis
for the Missouri river on the 9Th ult.
with 300 sharp shooters on board. She is
shell and shot preof, has speed to select her
own position, and carries 81 Founder
Dahlgren gsns, under bomb proof decks,
and will be Of great service to the loval
cause in Mo.
Gen. Price, it is said, returned the
$3.50, 600 to the Bank in Lexington, after
that place was taken,
A gentleman direct from New ORLEANS
reports that the blockading squadron had
taken possession of Mississippi city, thus
cutting off the daily line of steamers ply
ing between New Orleans and Mobile, and
causing great excitement in the former
city. He also gives important intelligence
to the Government
After Lane s success at Napiersville, he
made forced march on Oceola and cap
tured large supply train of the enemy
and $500, 600 in money.
Prices force at Lexington is said to be
4o,000-31, goo were engaged in besieg-
ing the place.
The Potomac is now effectually closed
by the rebel batteries. 1t is said Govern
ment will reopen it.
Gen. Banks has been i'll, but ig better.
Loyal foraging parties have obtained
large quantities of hay, G ain, &c., from
the rebels, near Alexandria, and on the
estate Of the late John A, Washington.
Some rebels attacked the Union camp
on mad river, Ky, aud were badly whip.
ped Union men are going into camp
from all quarters with shot-guns and Ken
lucky rifles
1t is said that if Fremont is energetic,
he may cut eff Gen. Prices chance of es-
cape and gain brilliant. victory at Lexing.
ton.
Gov, Morgan Of N. Y, at request Of
Sec. Seward, was appointed Maj, General
Of volunteers.
Bishop Polk will probably succeed
Walker, as rebel Secretary of War
In a room 80 by 60 feet, without bed
ding, and food sent them unfit to eat, 15C
federal prisoners are confined at Richmond
Several were shot and two killed for look
ing out Of the windows. Several are il
with typhoid fever.
Our trooTs now occupy Munson's Hill
near Washington.
The seal of State and public records G
Mo. are in the hands of the rebels.
Oceola hes bean partially burned by
Lane, the provocation being that rebels
fred from the windows
Eighty thousand dollars in gold were re-
moved from St. Joseph Mo, by two ex.
press men dressing themselves in rags end
taking an old trunk tied up with an ole
rope, and thus prevented from falling into
the hands of rebels
Wise and Floyd recently fed before Gen
Rosencrans, at Big Sewall mountain, ii
Virginia. Reynolds and Lee are still
watching each other at Cheat Mountain, nc
prospects Of an early fight
d The division of our army at Cairo and
vicinity, is not large enough to make for
ward movement towards New Orleans, nor
will it soon be.
Another such reverse as that at Licking.
ton, with no redecming success, will pre-
pare the public mind for Gen. Fremont s
removal.
The Grand Jury of the T. S. Court in
New Jersey, has censured FIVE rebel SYM
pathizlng presses in that State and say,
that presses which do not sustain the Gov
ernment must be considered as It's enemies.
The appearance of Gen. Fremont's let
ter IN the Democrat greatly increased the
feeling against the Blairs in St. Louis, and
excited devotion to the Pathfinder.
On the 18th ult. a strong force of rebels
were reported to be moving north from
Lexington, Mo-, supposed destination, St.
Joseph.
U, S. Steamer Brooklyn captured the
bark Maceo, from Rio to New Orleans.
All but one of the fourteen ballet girls
injured by the fire in the theatre at PhiIa,
delphia have died
An extra train passed through this
city this morning, about clock, having
on board some thirty or forty heavy CO.
lumbiads, for the gun boats which are now
building at Carondolet and Mound CITY.
Alton Democrat, 20M,
Representatives of the Masonic Or
der from all sections of the Union are in
vited, by stirring and patriotic appeal Of
prominent Masons in Kentucky, Ohio.
Tennessee and Massachusetts to meet in
Louisville, Ky, on Monday, the Dist of
October. for the purpose of devising some
plan to arrest the progress of the present
internal war.
Some nine hundred barrels of flour
per day is used up by our army at Wash
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