Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-08
Laneaster. ] u. 2, 1862.
Nes~7 Items.

the proper Board at Was lington. a great
many arc found incompetent.
Great preparations had been made for
the defence Of Bowling Greer, and show Il
terrible conflict 10 be impending.
The general appropriation bil approved
by President Davis, approprates for the
army abont sixty million dollars, and for
lbe navy Fbout four millions.
The last reports from Price is that he
passed through Springfield enroute for Ar
kansas, and It is pretty certain that he will
not attempt to return this winter.
A letter from Port Royal reports the
occup tion Of Fenwick Island by ourtlo, BPS
and The extension Of on lines 10 Edisto
River, 35 miles from Charleston.
A force Of not less than 10000 mem
Inc advance Of Gen. BueIl's army, have
crossed Green river, and Is within five
miles Of Gen. Ilindman's advance.
A private despatch received from WASH
incton states that Gen. Mcclellan, in in
yestigating the specifications Of charges
against Gen. Bcnlian, has ordered the lat
ter released from arrest.
The Confederate Congress has under
taken to relieve the sutfeHngs in CHARLES
ton in consequence OF the late awful con
flagaaiion bv voting to the city a quarter
Of il million Of Confederate shiupasiers,
The fire At Charleston destroyed the
building in which the last Democratic Ma
tiona Convention was held, and also the
building ID which the tirSt dlsloyal State
Convention was held.
Col Arthur Rankin, M. P. p, Colonel
Of the Lancers, deeming further connection
With the y. S. service improper in view Of
our present complications with England,
has resigned Lis commission and viii return
to Canada,
The National LateI1igencer, in answer
to an inquiry, says that the General-n-
Chief, in accepting the services of the
French princes on lis staff, did not require
IN oath Of allegiance from them. They
decline to receive any pay.
Some fifty men in Colorado Territory,
who had been taken while bearing arms
against the United States, were about be-
inc TIED for treason Oh the 9Th instant. 1t
was thought that the court would deal
faithfully with them.
The furaofs current in the newspapers
that further trouble may be expected with
England, arising out Of our blockade Of
Charleston and Savannah with stone, are
regarded here as entirely without founda-
ton.
a Connecticut soldier whites home that
the Commissary at Annapolis has given
the boys 50 much mule meat, that the ears
Of the whole regiment have grown three
and 4 half inches since their arrival 1T the
Maryitad capital.
The Navy Department is receiving every
week thirty Daligreen guns Of heavy cai-
bre which arc mounted on new gun boats
and othes war vessels rs soon as raised.
This looks Is if preparations we're still go
ing Oh.
The Chicago Tribune says the officers
Of the Illinois Central Railroad are doing
all il their power to induce the raising Of
cotton in Southern Illinois. 1t il stated
that 1T present prices the product per acre
would be worth when balcd one hundred
and sixty dollars.
Ii is said that the messenger to Lord
Lyons landed in the United States with a
certain degree Of trepidation, having been
told 1T Halifax that we were in state Of
such tremendous excitement that ii would
be hardly safe Tor him to ba known He
was absolutely overwhelmed at Tie quiet
which he found everywhere.
The examination case Of C, II. Foster of
North Caroline, before the Committee on
Elections, shows the whole atflir to be Il
hare-iaced fraud. and that all letters written
10 Nolthern papers about tie uprising 81
Union sentiments and the enthusiastic
Union meetings held there, were manutac-
tured for the occasion.
The rebels are striking off immense guam
titles Of bogus gold coin At the uated
States Mint lit New Orleans. II Is I5 per
cent. better than Confederate scrip, ut
Nashville. They are driving an extensive
bogus business at the South just now.
They have bogus Government, establish
Cd on 4 bogus principle, aud to sustain
themselves ayc obliged to resort Is bogus
scrip and counterfeit coin. The w6ole
Southern Con.ederacy is counterfeit pre-
sentiment.
Although Gen. Mcclellan does n It see
tit @ publish bis plans, as commander Of
the army, fir conqaering the rebel States,
It Is well known that he does not hesitate
to inpart them. III coafdeaee. to Senators
and ether prominent members Of the gem
era and State governments. And it il
equally certain that none Of the gentlemen
VINO have thus sought and received inf3rn-
alton, sa5 rosa JOIN ii tie outcfy about a
forward movement
The financial bill, which the Conm.tlee
on Ways and Means are preparing, viii, ii
is believed, create large delaend for VI
;. stocks to be used for bankiig purposes.
The bills is~' s.: \, y loa Of these
SOCKS will hayo the faith Of hs goycrnsi
ment pledged to that extent fai th.:T ~
denption. gheSs bills ire to be receivable
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