Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-08-16
ITEMS OF NEWS.

at Washington for treason.
- In % of the states no interest or indus
try is interfered with by the
GSs- Ohio steam engines, fer threshing, and
other farm purposes are now used in this State.
! EE7~ Garibaldi has been appointed a Briga-
/ der General in the Federal army.
/ - More recent dispatches confirm the re-
/ port of the death of McCulloch and Price, in
| the late battle but the fact is in doubt.
| IS The State Agricultural society will hold
its annual Fair at Madison, September 23d to
9th.
/ eB Sam Ryan, of the Appleton Crescent
has been appointed Captain Of a Company of
Infantry, and his company has gone to the war
sg Two patients have been recently added
to the Insane Asylum, one from Outagamie Co.
and one from Calumet
| rs At Bangor, Me-, the Democrat, seces-
sion paper was mobbed, and the entire materi-
al burned in the street..
| rs The bankers of New York manifest
| disposition to furnish all the money needed by
| the Government, at the rates offered.
| % The London Times asserts that it will
be dangerous for England to have anything to
| 10 with the American loan
EIg@ Pillow has returned to New Madrid:
his retreat towards Memphis being only fent
for what especial purpose has not TRANSFERRED.
gSg@ We hear complains that the grain is be-
coming so ripe that it she'll by harvesting,
and there is complaint of short help in some
districts.
| Is The additional pay to soldiers is
stated to be only 50 per month, such being the
amended bill agreed npon by the Conference
| Committee.
ESg> On being recently introduced to lady
from Wisconsin, Gen. Scott is said to have
! claimed, MY dear madam, your state furnish
es the best set of men in our army.
IS" The annual exhibition of the Wisconsin
Agricultural and Mechanical Association will
be held on the Fair Grounds at Milwaukee,
commencing Monday, Sept. 2nd, to continue
five days.
nsg@ The excitement in St Louis has reach
ed a point which, ere this has probably result
ed in the establishment Of martial law by Gen.
Fremont, there being indications that rising
of secessionists was at hand.
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in Philadelphia, threaten to withdraw their pat
ronage from papers in that city, unless they
discontinue publishing army news which may
be of advantage to the enemy.
10 The Journal Of Commerce objects to
concert of action between the Democrats and
Republicans. Old habits are strong and much
must be pardoned to the force of education.
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daily by the Government will greatly tend to
general revival of business, especially since
a large amount of this sum will be in treasury
notes, added to the circulating medium Of the
country.
sY| The banks in the country are said to
be overlooking with specie. and as the war con-
tinues specie will become more and more a
drug. We hope this kind of new drug will find
its way to our section so that ere long few
vegetables may be bought, without an arrange
ment to make the sum in deal an even-paper
dollar.
- 1t is credibly reported that so far as the
coast and inland waters of North Carolina are
concerned the blockade is a farce, smuggling
and privateering being carried on on large
scale. list of SO vessels is given which have
been taken and destroyed or converted into pri-
vateers, the crews who would not join the pr
rates being murdered.
The Provisional Convention of Virginia
re-assembled at Wheeling on the 9Th inst One
of the principal questions agitated therein re-
lates to the division of the State. the inefficient
expression being 40 in favor Of the measure, to
% against it. 1t has refused to repeal the stay
law passed at the former session and declares
null and void the doings at Richmond
IS The 0conomowoe Free Press says:
To Judge Howe our Senator. the high cred
1t is due for the highly Important provision in
the Army bill which allows Congress to reduce
the army at the end of the war
We had supposed Congress always had the
power to reduce the army at any time. and
were not aware that one Congress could either
add to, or take away, the power of another
Congress.