Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-11-27
News Items.

lne Cnarleston and Savannah Hall
Road is sixteen miles from Beaufort.
1t is said that counterfeit five and ten
dollar treasury notes are in circulation.
All the Federal prisoners in Richmond
are being sent to North Carolina.
The papers say Gen. McCiellan's wife is
a daughter Of Mr.. Marcy Of Green Bay.
Several skirmishes between Unionists
and Secessionists are reported fiom various
points in Tennessee.
All disputes about the military conduct
Of Gen. Fremont are to be settled by a
court martial.
The 18th Regiment Wisconsin Volun-
teers left Camp Randall last Wednesday
for Missouri. They were paid $4,000
before starting.
The volunteer service now numbers
100000 men, leaving but 10000 enlist
ments to make the number authorized by
Congress.
The Times Port ROYAL correspondent
says: The fleet is TO be divided, and
transports to convey 5000 troops are to
open another port.
Edward Everett, Edward NJ. Stanton,
and Reverdy johnson have expressed the
opinion that our right to take and keep
Mason and Slidell is unquestionable.
Spain and the Spanish party in Mexico
have resolved to impose a king uyon that
country at the point of the bayonet. OF
three princes, Monies is the fayorite.
The several Wisconsin regiments 10 to
the l4th are nearly all full, and the equip
ments are under contract for the Eigh
teenth regiment and Second Cavalry.
Gov. Barstow has satisfied the War De-
partment in reference to his cavalry regi-
ment, and he is now authorized 10 90 on
and organize it, to be ready for service by
the 5th Of December.
Capt. Brooks, of Col. Buford's Regi-
ment, which formed part of Gen. Grants
force at the battle of Belmont, found
brother lying dead on the field. lie was
surgeon in the rebel army.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin, says: Rev.
]. E. Pond, pastor of the Second Presby-
terrain On. S Church Of Neenah, has re-
signed his charge and removed to Platte
vile, Grant County.
Five hundred Unionists are reported at
Uniontown, Tenn, where the bridge was
burned. Col. Josiah Anderson, a promi-
nent East Tennessee Union politician, was
killed at the polls on election day.
1t is reported that owing to The excessive
use of opium, D'IsraeIi, the celebrated au-
thor and member of the British Parlia-
ment, has lost his health. 1t is doubtful
whether bis powers Of mind can ever be
restored.
Dir. G. w. Eastman of Platteyille,
brother Of the late Ben. G. Eastman, has
been commissioned as surgeon of the 10th
regiment. Stephen Himoe, formerly a
student of DR.. Eastman, has been appoint
Ell surgeon Of the 18th (Heg's) regiment.
The soldiers at Beaufort and the slaves
on the-Island will soon be picking the I'M
gathered cotton-the former on an order
from The government, and the latter upon
the impulse Of wages directed to be paid
them by Gen Sherman.
The Norfolk, Virginia, Day Book says:
We have recently seen some candles, which,
we are told, had been made from talIow
and fat fried from dead Yankees, who had
been slain in the several battles which have
taken place between them and the south
ernefs."
The Stars and Stripes now wave in six
of the seceeded states, to wit: In North
Cardiff 4, over Fort Hatteras; in South
Carolina, at Beaufort; in Florida, at Key
West; and Fort Pickens; in Mississippi, at
Ship Island. in Eastern Tennessee and the
noIthern and western sections of Virgins.
There is reason for believing the rebel
forces on the Lower Potomac have been
within few days, leaving but
pickeLs and small detachments to man
their batteries and perhaps one regiment
about mile back from Matthias Point
Mvny camp fires have disappeared,
Com. Dupont has sent to the Navy De-
the Original ordinance Of seces-
sion, beautifully engraved upon parch-
ment, with the autographs OF the South
Carolina seceeders, headed by Gen. jane
son. The photographs of all the members
we're also found at Beaufort, with the orli-
nance and large number Of other inpor-
tant documents.
The Memphis appeal says the journey
from Memphis to Richmond occupies four
DAYS, owing to the destruction of bridges
in East Tennessee. Two of these bridges
are costly and cannot be easily rebuilt
The rail road managers are using every eff
fort to keep the communication open by
means of ferry boats and temporary bridg-
Is. There is great excitement along the
rome, especially at Knoxville. Parson
Browniow has left for parts unknown
AS far as can be ascertained, Lord Ly-
ons has taken no action whatever on the
subject Of Mason and Slidelrs arrest, but
will probably await instructions. there
has not been even aninsormal conversatica
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