Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-10-19
Pen and Scissors.

The French Government refuses
to allow their officers to join the United
States Army.
Gen. Shields has declined the ap-
pontment as Brigadier General on ac-
count of his health.
A dispatch from St. Paul announ-
ces the reelection of Gov. Ramsay bv
an increased majority.
Brokers and Bankers say that the
money market is easier now than it has
been for the past IS years.
Statistics show that there $4,000
Germans in the field, doing battle for
the Union and the Government.
Coy. Morgan has designated
Thursday, November 2sth, as day of
Praise, Thanksgiving and Prayer.
1t is said that Gen. Mcclellan is
particularly gratifed with the military
experience Of Gen. Banks thus far.
Hon. David Wilmot, of Pennsvl
vania, who has been dangerously i'll,
has completely recovered his health.
The millionaire Astor is equipping
a regiment to be called the Aston req
lment. This is doing the generous
thing.
1t IS reported that ex-Gov. Wise
has been attacked by an illness of so
serious a nature that his life is endan-
gered.
The Sixth Regiment of Vermont
Volunteers, about to 90 into camp at
Montpelier, was recruited and equipped
IN fifteen days.
THE election of a City Council in
Baltimore on the 9th inst. resulted in
a Union victory. The rebels did not
dare to show their hand.
The Secretary Of War has approx
ed of the act Of Gen. Fremont, author
izing EX-Gov. Barstow to raise q regi~
ment of Wisconsin Cavalry.
The Boston lodge of Odd Fellows,
No. IS, at their meeting on Monday
evening, voted to invest $500 of their
funds in the government loan.
New Hampshire has furnished her
full quota of troops. That State is the
first which has completed her levy Of
troops under the Presidents requisition.
The trotting mare Flora Temple,
seized by the Government because of
the alleged secession sympathies of her
owner, has been released from custo-
dy.
The kentucky Legislature have
passed ! 100000 loan bill, and
adopted resolutions requesting Sena-
tors breckenridge and Powell to re-
sign.
The Lawrence Sentinel says:---
"'Vith the exception of the Atlantic,
the manufacturing business of our mills
is but little behind that of ordinary
times"
"A number Of persons have been
indicted for treason by the United
States Court at Wheeling. Among
these are Henry A. Wise ana his son
O. J. Wise.
The venerable preacher and poet,
Rev. john Pierpont, now 76 years OF
age, goes to war, as Chaplain of the
22d Massachusetts, regiment, of which
Senator Wilson is Colonel.
Sat. Clark has been nominated by
the Democracy Of Dodge County fol
the Senate. His election will depend
very much on who is nominated against
him. The district is now represented
by Ferguson, Democrat
E. \. CalkinS, late editor of the
Madison -dryus, is to be Major of the
Regiment of Cavalry authorized to BE-
raised by Gov. Barstow. We know O
no good reason why Elias may no
make a good Major of Cavalry.
DR.. G. B. Winship, the New Eng
land Samson, has developed his strength
to an enormous degree. He lect,red IL
Brooklin, Wednesday evening, wher
he lifted on a platform, men, whose az
gregate weight was 1850 pounds.
The papers are again discussing
| the probable death of Ben McCulIoch
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