Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-01
News Ite,as.


The Presidett's Message was delivered
at noon Tuesday and published at San Fran
cisco in full at A. H. Wednesday. The
telegraph is fast insiitG'ion.
It's understood that tbs Government is
IN receipt Of information fully confirming
the report that the Mexican authorities in
tend issuing letters Of marque and rcprisal,
to prey on the commerce st France and
Spain.
Greedy calls Bennett "a lying old bragg
CART" and Bennett calls Greedy q "salyan-
3ze lsssuasll.n
A resolution offered in the Washington
City Councils fayoring the abolition of
slavery il the District Of Columbia, was
laid Oh the table ~ q vote Q to 4.
A series Of resolutions have been adopt
cd by the legislature Of tennessee relative
to the opening Of the Southern ports, and
recommending that no crop Of cotton DO
seeded in the ensuing year.
The Charleston papers say the most
CRAFTY ing incidents 81 thegreat fire was the
zeal manifested by the slaves in their efforts
as fremeu and Iaborers. The entire pop
ulatiop,, Jade. end female, worked most
earnestly.
A skirt taken from the person Of
woman who tried to cross the Potomac
few days since, is at the State Department,
and contains 40 pounds Of silk quilted in
i. Sewing silk must be scarce down in
Dixie. em
The Secretary Of the Treasury is about
to appoint agents to reside in rebel terri
tory, under the control of the United
States, for the purpose of securing and pre-
pariag for market cotton, rice and other
products. Slaves are to be employed in
performing this wolk, and viii be paid for
their services.
Senator Andrew johnson has arrived in
Washington, and reports the Union feel
inc IN Eastern tennessee and Kentucky rs
overwhelming
A. Il. Knapp, Union Democrat, has
been elected to Congress from the Sixth
Illinois District, IN place Of Gen. Nc
Clelnand, resigned.
A private letter b Boston from one Of
the prisoners at Richmond says that tho
writer with six Others is confined in sin
ole cell eleven fest BY seventeen.
It is rumored .fat prominent member
81 Gen. Banks stah his disappeared with
important papers.
On the 15lh Of this month an estmatd.
was made Of the sickness il the army, and
it appeared that Gen. Banh's Division was
the healthicst BY considerable per cent
age.
Ths savannah Repa5Hcaa says the
Sunterswas Lo- captured but wrecked oil
Trinidad.
Gen Prentiss, in command At St, Jc-
seph, Mo, has announce that every secess
sionist shall either take The oath Of alles
glance or b. set at work on the fortif ~
tons.
A Savannah paper Of the 4th says the
fsderals have entirely EVACUATED IyLee Is
land
The government has decided positively
on the policy Of filing up the number cf
the regiments in the field to l,O40 men,
If it shall be necessary they viii break up
the Imperfect regmental organizations now
in progress, talting the rank and file, and
leaving the officers. The government has
no notion Of putting into the field an ar
my Of officers, OF of putting them into tho
treasury either.
Five companies Of the 7th infantry are
to BE- stationed on the northern frontier
and will probably garrison the posts Of DE,
troit, Fort Niagara, Fort Ontario, Seek
ett's Har5or and Rouse's Point Col c.
a. Waite, Of the lst infantry is assigned.
to the command Of district embracing
the above named posts.
Mr.. Sumner, from tho committee on
foreign relations, will report bill giving
one thousand dollars to the owner OF Brit
ISL ship Perthshire, illegally detained BY
our blockading squadron IN the Gull
The bill has the unanimous sanclion ot the
committee. a8
The Navy Department has intelligence
from ST. Thomas that toe ship Montmo-
rency was overhaule,l on her way TO 81.
Thomas with coal for the mail steamer
conpany, and released upon paying ran
som Of twenty thousand dollars, after
quantity Of ship stores had been taken
from her. The Sumter was seen for four
days afterwards, On ths 10th, steaming
northeast.
The New York World is authorized by
Gen. Dix to deny the report that Mrs.
Breckenridge is g.giag secession Tea parties
4 III Baltimore. She's not in that city, and
has not Been East FIX several months
How GgS. ScaoEPTr Turned BANKER.
The following excecnt operation III
banking IS told If our Gen SchocpH in
Kentucky:
..Nhan tha Genaral arrived n Afha