Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-19
News Items.

balloon and equipage from Washington
to Cairo for the Mississippi expedition.
- The Dubuque shot tower is turning
out about ton and quarter Of shot
per day, and is hardly able to keep pace
with the demand.
- Gov. Letcher issued an order for
the formation of Homo Guards for Nor
folk, Petersburg, and Richmond.
- Bishop Ames and Hon. Hamilton
Fish havo returned to Baltimore, the
rebels refusing to receive them.
Gen. Fremont is to have an import
ant command-said to be in Texas
composed exclusively of Germans.
- Armed bands of johnson and
Maynard's followers are prowling about
in all directions through the mountains.
la the remote counties may have been
shot at night in their own houses, who
adhered to the fortunes of the South.
- The Oregon Democrat at Los An
gelos, and the California Star have been
suppressed from the mails on the ground
that they have been used for the purpose
of overthrowing the government, and
giving aid and comfort to the enemy
now at war against the United States.
- The Senate has confirmed G. T.
Smith Brigadier General of volunteers.
- Hon. William Appleton died on
the 18th inst.
- The expectation of saltpeter from
India, except to British ports, is prohib-
tied.
- A letter from Col. Wilcox states
that himself and other prisoners at Co.
lumbia, S. c., are in good health, and
that their condition has been rendered
comfortable, by the clothing received
from the United States authorities.
- The confederate batteries on the
Potomac still fire at the passing vessels,
but have not done any damage.
- The Navy Department have receiy-
| ed yolumnous dispatches from Port
Royal, consisting mainly Of accounts of
| explorations, etc.
- Considerable cotton is still to be
got on Edisto Island, also small lots I'M
ginned are on nearly all the plantations.
= The 18th Wisconsin Regiment has
been ordered from Leavenworth to Fort
Scott, near the Arkansas line.
- Mr.. Rand, of the Assembly, has
introduced bill making it an offense,
punishable 10y fine of IS 90, for shoot
ing thrushes, blue-birds, whip-poer-wills,
and other harmless birds.
- Col. Murphy, Of the sth Wiscon-
sin, was recently presented with splen-
did sword and belt, valued ut $275, by
the officers of the regiment.
- Gov. Harvey has vetoed several
bill authorizing banks to reduce their cir
cuation. The vetoes were based on the
fact tt at the banks in question had not
complied with the banking law in filing
certificates in the Office of the Secretary
of State,
A pony express, with relay posts,
has been established at Springfield by
Capt. Baldwin, between Rolla and Spring
field.
- Henry Ward Bcecher, having
salary of $500 per annum, has remit
ted 81, 500 of the amount on account of
the indebtedness of the Plymouth
Church Society, which is 100000.
- Mr.. g. j, Bridges, late of the
the Great Western Railway, Canada, has
assumed the managing control of the
Grand Trunk, vice Mr.. Blackwell; his
successor in the Great Western will
probably be Mr.. Reynolds.
- At printers festival the following
toast was given "Weman-second
only to the press, in the dissemination of
news"
- Some friends of Mr.. Seward have
recently been writing to him about be-
coming candidate for the Presidency.-
Mr.. Seward declines empbatically, and
says he proposes to cpd his public career
with the close of his term as Secretary of
State.
Ex-Speakcr Pennington died last
Sunday morning.
= Further official advices from Fort
Donolson say that Gen. Floyd escaped
during the night and the rebels in the
fort denounced him as black hearted
traitor and coward.