The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-03-25
MEMS ITEMS.

heY West en- route Tor ship Island.
The telegraph line is now open for busi-
ness between here and Nashville, Clarksville
and Gall tin, Tenn.
The Secretary Of War has informed friend
Of General Fremont's that no Court of In
quiry would bo ordered in his case, as there
'Oas nothing on which TO base IL.
The Dcsmoines (Iowa) Register says "Skc-
daGdle' is a native Iowa word, and was in
common use among the "llawkoyo" ten years
ago.
The Commission 9f Investigation at St.
Louis has finished its sttings, and Mr.. Holt
has arrived in Washington. The aggregate
claims pass on is ten millions.
Gen. Butler was at Port Royal at last ac.
counts; Commodore Porter, with his mortar
fleet, was at Key West, detained from making
Ship Island by unfavorable winds.
Gen. Bragg has bown up the Notifications
at Pensacola au! has transferred hs command
to Norfolk, which would indicate that the
death struggle will be in that vicinity.
On the frigate Congress in the late action
twenty.one ren were wounded and ninety
four killed, aud $4,000 in gold and Tre'sury
notes destroyed, together with all the stores.
The Peoria Transcript says that city was
flooded with counterfeit mo ey last week,
chiefly of District Of Columbia and Michigan
banks.
The Wisconsin Legislature has voted to in
vest the school fund Of the State in State
bonds. 1t was opposed by tie Democrats and
passed the Assembly only after a long and
bitter struggle.
The water furnished to the people Of Chi
cago is, according to all accounts, most
frightfnI compound Of decaying animal mat
ter, and the papers are making n decided
"fuss' over its nastness.
By recent, nnl it may appear singular
order Of Gov. Morgan, all tho principal forts
in the harbor Of New York were garrisoned
last night. Even troops that were ea route
for Washington were detained for that purpose.
How long, oh Lord how longl
Savannah Republican.
Until you lay down your arms. You
might know that without asking the Lord.
Louisville Journal.
The first Of April is "Moving Day" in the
Southern States; and, it we may believe the
statements Of North Carolina paper, Mr.
Davis has been preparing to observe the Gus.
tom, by removing from Richmond to Raleigh
At Fort Eric, C. W. last Saturloy, several
freight cars Of the Dniiaio and Like Huron
railroal, while b.ing run upon the ferry boat
for Buffalo, broke the "buinper" and passed
clear over into the Lake. The loss in cars cat
tie and freight, amounts to several thousand
dollars.
All the newspaper correspondents at Fort
Monroe, except the ag0nt OF the Associa ed
Press, have been ordered away by General
Wool, for having isiled to comply with his
instructions regarding news. The Associated d
Press dispatches viii hereafter be seut under
the sanction Of Gen. Wool.
Washington Intcligencsr contains the fol-
lowing paragraph A letter received here
yesterday by n highly respectable gentleman
from his son, an officer on board of Portcr's
mortar fleet, states the general impression to
be that they will be in Now Orleans 10y tho
last day Of the present month.
One of the Memphis papers gives solemn
warning that the people Of that city, before
they will surrender it 10 the Federal troops,
"will dcmoi,h it, and sow its site with salt :"
y,
who cant get salt enough to cure their pork,
or even to season tn ii mush and boiled eggs.
a letter from Hilton Head says they have
great success ia teaching the darkeys, who
evince great eagerness to learn. 81 have CON-
nen,cd,' says tho writer, "my academy with
fifty Of the blackest. The number increases
fast ID. They commit readily, and in three days
they are able to repeat the Lords Prayer
quite accurately. They are genial and do
cile, and ready to be taught
The remains of General Lander were car
ried from Washington to Salem, Massachu.
setts, by special train, under escort, at the ex
pense of the Government. Some one 10 the
War Department objected, saying: There is
no precedent for any thing more than Ieav
ing the body at the depot here "Well, zoe
wW establish precedent remarked the Sec.
retarv, and taking his pen he wrote an order
for the special train
At Toledo, few days since, n loalad pis
tol was left on table in room where Il lit
tie boy ard gill, 'ged respectively eight and
six years, were play ng alone. The boy un
dcrtook to show his companion how secession
lists are shot. ut Just n, he pulled the trig
ger Snc ran III UOUJ OI TIC NcdIOHi HHu tHS
ball struck her in tho l,wer part Of the aldo
m'r, irhcliug frigh'(ul and dangerous
wound. Hopes are entertained Of her recov-
cry, however.
Gov. Brown, Of Georgia, has Issued proc.
amaion absolutely forbidliug the manurac-
ture of ardent spirits anOr March 18th 1862.
Railroad computes are prohibited crryns
lquor over the roal1 D,stillers guilty Of VI
oIstiug the order Il bc punished 10y tho sci.
zure Of the stills, and conversion into cannon.
The Governor has also came out in letter
against the planting Of tho cotton crop his
year, aud in favor of growing grain.
General Smith, who now has his hcalquar.
tcrs at Carksville, was recoiv d by Cave John.
son and others on his arrival, aud is said to
have II ade favorable impression on the ci,i
z,ns. A man recently called on him TO ask
special favor. "Who are YOU, sir!' asked
the General. "I'm Southerucr, sir, (very
pompously,) and am no, ashamed TO say a
sccessioni.t." "Get out OF my room, you
scoundrcl! | don't talk to traitors Get out
Of my room, sir!"