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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-03-27
CAMP BENTON, ]
st. Louis, March 81, 1862. {

DEAR UNCLE:
According to promise I am going to write you
letter. Whether it will be interesting or not, is
more than l can tell, but l will try and make it
as much SO as possible.
We left Kenoshn, as you know with, Ito all ap-
pearancesl, joyous hearts and happy faces but 1
think this was not the case in all respects. for
one, had some sober thoughts, and although PEG.
pie cheered. 1 wish they had not done it, Well,
we went on with nothing of interest transpiring,
except some trouble omong the horses. They all
sweat very much.
1.-THE regiment was cheered all along the route,
and at every stopping place. AT Alton they un-
loaded and were transferred to steamboats, for st.
Louis
At IL O'Clock the boats were loaded and we start
ed for St. Louis, where we arrived about o'clock
A. NJ on the 18Th We staid OH board till morn
ing without much sleep. At daylight we com.
,nenced unloading, and soon were ready and
marched to the Barracks, situated about 81 miles
from the landing. They are better than had form
ed an idea they were, and quite different. They
cover an area of 80 or 100 acres, including the
State Fair Grounds It is very level, and when
not muddy, must be fine place to drill Itisvery
muddy at present, and is like to be- for it, has rain
ed more or less ever since we came. The barracks
or quarters are situated all around the enclosure,
and the stables for horses at one end. The stables
good and there is plenty of feed for the horses
There are six cavalry regiments here, including
ours, two or three of them mounted; six or eight
batteries, seven regiments of Infantry. Ii, all
some Is, 600 troops. Some of them have been here
some time, while others stay but short time
The batteries from Racine emily staid one day and
two nights. They are now at Cairo, believe
We do not know when we shall be paid off, mol
how long we will stay hope not long, in this
mud. The boys all seem to be in good spirits. We
are somewhat under the weather to-day, on &C
count of diarrhea occasioued by the water. 1t ii
not such water as we had at Kenosha, and our food
is not as good we had there, still! guess shall
get along after little. We have drilled none yet
and do not knew when we will
Write seen. Yours truly. N
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Gen. Grant Cooperating with Sem.
Pong.

ST. LOUIS, March 24.-The Neacs claims to
have reliable information that there are 25 rebel
boats-9 gunboats and sixteen Interpretations
med in at Island No. 10, between Commodore
Foote'S hotllla above and Gen. Pope's batteries
below. They cannot escape, and must evident
ly fall into our hands unless She rebels, to pre-
vent this, should burn them.
The same paper expresses the opinion, with
show Of Plausibility that there is a cooperative
relation between Gen. Grants expedition on
the Tennessee river and Commodore Foot's TO-
tilla at Island No. 10, and Gen. Pope's army at
New Madrid; and that the operations of one
have an intimate connection with the other. tt
may be developed, Also in day or two, that
when it is time to take Island No 10, Cemno
dore Foote will take il. In the meantime we
may direct our eyes to the Tennessee river. in
the expectation OF Witnessing most important
and decisive events in that quarter.
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Loss ofEown Troons.

The Iowa regiments have been among the
bravest thus far in battle,- and have sustained
heavy losses. In the battle in which General
Lyon was killed--and at Belmont, and Fort
Donelson, Iowa regiments fought desperately
and lost heavily.
And now we learn that the regiment that
lost the most men at the battle of Pea Ridge,
in Arkansas, was the 4th Iowa, which went in
to the fight W 18th 500 men, and came out, after
heroic fighting, with only 1870. It's Colonel
Dodge had three horses shot under him, and
was wounded
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EgeJEgsjEKER CK.AL.
OFFICE KENOsBA TELEGRAPH,
N !. LL.-.L-

GRAIN MARKET.-Ths receipts at this port, owing
to the bad state Of the roads, exceedingly ghtn-
deed hardly sufficient to establish quotations No. l,
spring wheat brings 74a75c. No. g. 70a71c. The late
foreign steamers report dull and declining market for
all descriptions Of brsadstud and unless further advic-
should prove favorable prices must go still be-
low present rates.
Barley continues firm for prime samples, which bring
4ga45c Oats are scarce and in demand for the local
trade, good samples bring 2)a2lc.
PRovIsIoNs.-Rutter9 a10c, Eggs 9a1Oc. Potatoes
2Oa25c
Smith &c JOhmsOn's Price Current Circular
of to. day gives prices as follows:
WHEAT, No. l, per bush, II cts.
" 2, 70 cts.
" Rejected, IS So.
CORN, per bus, y cts.
OATS, +" 20 CITE.
RYE, 40 cts.
BARLEY, lOa 50.
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Ga8~ Firing the heavy mortars on the Missis~
sppi river is dangerous business, and must be
done with great care. Officers and men at each
discharge take positions outside of the iron
bulwarks land stand on tiptoe with open mouths
Using these precautions, with moderate char
ges of powder, one crew can fire mortar all
day without injury to themselves from concus-
81 on
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Winter Lingering in the lap OF 5pring,' ,,
Whatever poetry there may have been in the
idea, originally, we think is effectualy dispelL
ed by the stern reality of the present. No more
tedious winter weather has been experienced
the past winter than we have had the week past.
since the goth of March. Snow, sleot, wind.
mud, ice with all their unpleasant accompania-
ments have ruled in the weather list
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Educational Notice

The next meeting of the Teachers Association for the
town of Salem will be held at Liberty Friday evening
the 28th inst The Address will be delivered by Prof
Stone Principal Of he Kenosha High School Essaysts
VIM. Thompson and Miss Murphy. Defamation from
Miss McKelep and Mr. Barnes A dialogue from Dis.
trict No. 7. Singing from the Liberty Glee Club.
B. L. DODGE, Sec. E. II. BENHAM, P.
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Executive Committee
of the Agricultural Society viii meet at West Bristol
the 91s day of March, inst, at 10 o'clock A. NJ for the
purpose of making final arrangements for putting the
Fair Grounds and Hall in proper ORDER Proposals will
be received until that time doing the necessary work
the Hail. including the addition and for building
hundred and ortyrour rods of fence Plan and spec
fcations may be az the store of A. B. Emmons at
the railroad station. BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE
Bristol, March Sd, 1862.
Perkins q Co. having disposed Of their entls stock
to BAILEY & Co., settling up all accounts and
demands-and those indebted to said firm of Perkins
Co.. are requested call at the Captains office and set
tie. Office in Bailey & Co.'s store
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Your affeetionate son,
GEORGE.
Fearful Rail Rond ni.ns,sr-A e...e.

FearfuI Rail Road Disaster.-A fearful
accident is reported to have happened, last night
on the Chicago 81 Northwestern r. R., to the
train conveying the Sd Wis. Cav, Col, Barstow.
from GAINESVILLE. The accident happened near
Chicago. An axle of one of the ears broke, throw
ing il from the track, and piug the five cars be-
hind it promscuous!y. 1t is reported that 10 were
ziled and many more wounded
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-03-27

ga5 Mr.. Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Ma
Wy, is now in New York, to arrange for the
building Immediately of four floating batteries,
ofthe style of the Monitor, After the severe
and complete test to which the Monitor has
been subjected, only one Improvement and that
trifing one, can be pointed out. 1t is the
substitution of a cylindrical instead of a square
form in the little pilot house.
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NOTICE TO CUEDgTORs-

In the matter Of the estate OF Josiah r. Farrar late OF
salem, henosha county, Wisconsin, deceased.
THNO all whom IL may concern. Letters Of ad-
"A ministration having been issued TO Herman S.
rhorp, said esat e aud six months from this date
having been allowed and limited creditors present
their claims for examination aud allowance Notice is
hereby ri ven that the undersigned viii, the Cd day
Of June, a. D. 1902 at the hour OF ten o'clock A. NJ at
his Office in the city and county Of Kenosha receive
examine and hdlus all claims and demands Of all mar
sons against said deceased /. ". WEBSTER
Kenosha, March 20, 1862. 4w32 County JUDGE
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Bailey Il Co. having purchased the choice ana
well selected stock of Groceries of Perkins Co.. have
removed to the store formerly occupied by r. Bailey
where they will be found ready to receive the old pat
rons Of Perkins Co.. and having added their already
large stock such articles the times demand they think
they will be able to compete with any in this line of
business They have il ad don secured the agency Of
I. E. Spaids' celebrated Monumental Oysters, which
everybody knows Cannot be beat
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Citv Marshal

The undersigned hereby gives notice to his friends,
and the electors of Ksnosha that he will be candidate
fer the office of City Marshal at the ensuing spring cleo
ton, and respectfully asks for their votes
THOMAS MORAN.
Kenosha, March 26th 1852
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ssy- The New Orleans Pic9yune learns /" en-
creditable authority that Jefferson Davis is
about to take the field in person"
Davis did take the field in person during
the Mexican war, and was sent home in disgrace
by General Zachary Taylor, his father-n-law.
jeff Davis is as great coward as he is vii
lain.
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sHEsRR R " I'D.

In this city, the Goth inst by Rev, J. LothSp Mr.
JOSEPH DELos LARABEE, of Cattaraugus Co. n. Y.
and Miss ANGELINA @. OYER, of Bristol in this coun
tv
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oiE9E5g9zg.9e99sQ zaa

n account Of the impassble state Of the roads the
" examination OF Teachers for the Inspection Dis
trict comprising the towns Of somers Pars Pleasant
pralrie and Bristol, will be adjourned until Thursday
the I'd OF April commencing at nine o'clock A. n
B. r.. DODGE.
Sup't Of Schools for Kenosba Co
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The undersigned offers himself a candidate for the
Office Of City Treasurer, at the ensuing spring election
and socits the votes of the electors Of the city of Ke
nosha.
8ROCKET.
Kenosha, March goth, 1862.
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no DISABLED SOLDIERS,
SEAMEN a ND MARINES

And widows err other Heirs ~ 3D.. -.
have died or been killed In the service !" u"
CHAS @. TUCKER.
attorney Jor Claimants, Bount,, Land ana p>osso,,
agent. - " ''''~ Z o'4o'O''
WASHINGTON CITY, DO.
Pensions procured FOR soldiers ssamsn and ma gines
u tne present war, who are disabled by OF
wounds received or disease contracted while In service
and pensions, bounty money and OF pay obtain
Cd Tor widows other heirs OF those who have died or
been killed while Ia service.
Bounty lands procured for services in any Of the
other wars
CEHA,B @. TUCRER
42f Washington, b. @.
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SPECK.RK ov'OTECES.
Citv Treasurer.
Justice of the Peace,

s.Y. BRANDE viii be candidate for the office
of City Treasurer at the ensuing city election.
Kenosha, March Goth, 1853
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The Effect of the FOrt BOueIsem Victory
ia England.

| Ia England.
! The New York papers contain copious ex-
tracts from the London papers brought by the
steamship Anglo Saxon The news had been
received of the Federal victory at Fort Donel-
SON the grand turning point Of the war against
the rebellion. The effect in favor of the Union
cause was marked. 1t was first displayed by
an advance in all descriptions of American
stocks and United States securities Illinois
Central, Erie and New York Central shares,
with United States fves, going up at once.
They remained buoyant at the close on the 7th
instant. Cotton declined from the same cause,
and remained at the reduction.
The political influence of the news was
eYinced by the institution Of an active canvass
in the London journals of the probability of
speedy termination or settlement of the war.
All the late vaporing about fighting to exhaus-
len and an indefinite struggle seems to
have bsen dispeiled ia wholesome manner r.
very great extent, The London Times fnIIv
admits the success of our forces, but expresses
the conviction-or rather its own hope-tbat
our Government was not any nearer to a re-.
construction of the Union The London Past
had commenced to moot the idea of a " settle
nent" between the United States and the re-
bellious South, fact ahich demonstrates that
Lord Palmerston's opinion in the bilities of
the Davis junta to maintain itself was not very
abiding.
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JuSt1Ce OF the PeaC9'
The subscriber respectfully offers himself cand-
late for the office Of Justice of the Peace.
B BE. DEFINING.
Kenosha, March 26th, 1862,
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WAR CLAIM AGENCY.

FENHE UNDERSIGNED pgocures Arrearages, Bounty.
a Pensions, &C., for Soldiers and their Heirs: the
STATE BOUNTY TO FAMILIES; attends the settlement and
collection Of MILITARY ACcoUNTs AGAINST TIE STATE and
the United states, and any BUSINESS TIE STATE
DEPARTMENTS. " Send iof Circulars.
Address, with return stamps
1ys2 e. Il. GUNNER, Madison.
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THE ISGRATEs.-The AdjutantGeneral OF
the regular rebel army, Samuel Cooper, was
born in New York Brigadier General Ripley
was born in Chic Pemberton in Pennsylvania
Whiting, Pike, RuggIes and Blanchard in Mas
sachusetts French in New Jersey. Massachu-
setts furnished as many Generals for the rebel
army as either Alabama or Mississippi, one
more than Texas, as many as Florida, Arllan-
sas and Missouri, all together, and lacking one
OF half as many as South Carolina, Ofcourse
these men were citizens of the South at the
breaking cut of the war.
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GEN. GRANT NOT SUPERSEDED Numerous
statements have been published to the effect
that Gen. Grant had fallen into dsfavor with
the administration. They appear to be ground
less. Yesterday, the venerable father of the
hero of Doneison received a letter from his
son, written last Saturday in which he says
81 have been ordered to go up the Tsnnes-
see river and take command of all the forces
there, and shall start Immediately"
This is positive, and the order is prec sely
what Gen. Grant desired. Instead of being
superseded, he is placed in command Of one Of
the most important expeditions in Gen. Hal
leck's department We presume that the state
ment of his having been superseded is without
the least foundation.
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From the Tennessee.


The Lexington arrived this morning from the
Tennessee river and reports that our forces are
scattering into the country round about Savan-
nah accomplishing nothing of importance, be-
sides the occasional capture of the enemy's
scouts, and the bringing into our lines of prom
ineut rebels charged with assisting the Confed-
crates with money and provisions
Our forces have entire possession of the Mem
phis and Charleston railroad in the vicinity of
Savannah, and reinforcements cannot be sent
to Memphis and other points threatened on the
Mississippi by that channel of communication
at least.
Gen. McClernand and his division were at
Savannah.
Gen Grant had established his headquarters
at Pittsburgh
The high water at those points still continues,
rendering military operations impossible.
A barge containing Prof Steiner's balloon
was sent to the feet yesterday, to be used for
the reconnaissance of the enemy'5 works at Isl
.nd No. TO-
The Pollard has just arrived from below, but
brings no news Of interest. She represents the
condition of affairs as remaining about the same
as indicated in previous dispatches. The NOR
tars and fotilla indulge in occasional shots, but
so far without any perceptible results.
Transports are arriving continually with
troops from st, Louis and elsewhere, and every
thing betokens extraordinary activity in this
department
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BENTON BARRACKS, !

lowing extracts from letter from member of
Col. Daniels regiment, to his parents in this
city:
BENTON BARRACKS
ST. Louis, March %, 1861.
DEAR PARENTS -
arrived here yesterday morning but have
been too busily engaged to write before. 1 am
we'll ana hearty. We are located at the scene
Of Fremont's trials and difficult es, f." Benton
Barracks" The scene is we'll worthy of con
temptation. You may judge something of its
magnitude when I tell you that it takes six
hundred men to guard it. There are now guar.
tered here $4,000 men from different parts of
the Union, and when drawn up for parade they
make grand and imposing spectacle.
will in my next letter give you a description
of our journey to st. Louis, which l have not
time to do now. The 18th Iowa Regiment, in
fantry, have just arrived, they are a splendid
regiment. l think they are as good as the 1st
Wisconsin Cavalry. They are 1000 strong and
are all young men. Their uniform is black,
| from head to foot-back hats, black coats and
black pants.
The Racine batteries arrived this morning
| mean those that must have passed through
your city since We left. Those that left there
before We did, for here, embarked the same
morning We arrived for Island, No 10. They
seemed to be in the best of spirits l saw
James Bridgeman, he is we'll and hearty.
There are six regiments of cavalry here, some
of which have been here six months and they
tell me there is no more prospect of seeing ser
vice now than when they first came.
You may tell Mr.. Crotzenberg that saw his
son very soon after l arrived; he is a member
Of the Illinois 9th Cavalry-he is we'll. All of
our Kenosha boys are we'll and seem to enjoy
themselves finely, although some of them think
1t rather had that they cannot be permitted 10
60 to the city just when they please. There is
a vast difference between Camp Harvey, Keno
sha, and Benton Barracks, St Louis But one
man from a company is permitted to leave
camp per day. and if soldier is seen in the
city he is Immediately arrested, and unless he
has the required vouchers he is imprisoned IN
til the commander of his company can be mott
he'd and make the required reqaisition for his
release. Guards are stationed on every street
in st. Louis, the city being under martial law.
While at the leyee at St. Louis, we visited the |
steamer " City of Memphis, which, you re-
member, was fred at by the rebels Her wheel
house was completely stove in-her smoke pipes
were fairly riddled with grape, and her pilot
house was full of bullet holes. 1t was about
his time that began to realize that those little
Messengers might hurt if they should happen
o strike in any tender spot
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n The Fourth Wisconsin Regiment, Col
Paine, has arrived at Ship Island.
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From the 1sa WISCONSIN Cavalry.

We have been permitted to make the follow
lowing extracts from letter from member of
Col Daniels regiment, to his parents in this
city: