Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-07-19
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that place.
1t is said that Floyd stole Buck
ner's horse to make ais escape from
Fort Donelson.
Rebel prisoners lately arrived in
New York say that another Merrimac
is building at Richmond.
Persons BIO were driven from
Memphis, before its occupation by our
troops, are beginning to return.
1t is said the rebels refuse to re-
ceive flags Of truce from Mcclellan re-
lating to wounded and prisoners.
1t is estimated that from fifteen to
twenty thousand bales of cotton, of
good staple, will be sent to market from
Illinois the present year.
The relnforcements, as they reach
McClellan's army, are sent immediate
~ to the front, to relieve the wearied
heroes Of the last fortnight.
The Richmond Eeanaiaer says that
out of 500 men carried into the bat
tie before Richmond by Gen. Pryor,
sl4 were killed or wounded.
Several members of Congress have
left that body to raise regiments in
their districts, and it IS thought many
others Will follow their example.
In accordance with joint resolu-
ton of Congress, the corporators of the
Pacific Railroad are to meet in Chica.
so on the first Tuesday in September.
Gen. Buffers order relative to in
delicate females has had a salutary eff.
feet The soldiers in New Orleans are
no longer insulted by the fair terma-
giants.
Illinois having been given another
Representative, an act has been passed
by Congress allowing lin to be elected
from the State at large. on a general
ticket. -.
The City Council of Newburyport,
Mass, have nobly and generously voted
a bounty of s75 to each man volunteer
ing under the new call for soldiers in
that city.
Thirty companies had, up to the
sth, responded to the proclamation OF
Gov. Curtin for Pennsylvania quota
Iof the new levy, and others were rap.
idly coming in.
The N. Y. Evening lost says s'we
are informed Oh good authority til
Gen. Scott has been in Washington
several days and has room at the
War Department.
Congress has appropriated $4,000
acres of land to every Senator, Repre-
sentative ard delegate, for the estab
lishment of colleges Of agriculture and
the mechanical arts.
-Three-dollar bills on the "Bank OF
Madison" are in circulation. They may
be known as frauds from the fact that
the bank in question mas no notes Of
that denomination in circulation.
Foreign born residents will be in
tenested in an act which has just beer
passed 10y Congress, bestowing full cit
izenship, after one years residence, or
condition Of honorable service in the
army.
Some Of Gen. Prentiss' soldiers
who have been paroled by the rebels
say ''all that is necessary to make any
mar an abolitionist, is to send hin
South and let him see what we have
seen.''
-Chas. E. Brown, the celebrated
''Artemus Ward" has finished his lee
turing tour, having talked about his in
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out of their sufferings made handsome
little pile-s5 900.
The State of Maryland has the
high honor of being the first State il
the Union to pay its proportion of the
national direct tax. Secretary Chase
has addressed a complimentary iette,
to the State Treasurer -
Adj. Gen. Thomas recommends t.
Congress that chaplains, before enter
ing the army, should be required te
''file certificates of good moral charac
ter" The General is rather hard on
the white-cravated gentry.
;. A gentleman residing in GAINESVILLE
has invented an instrument by which