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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-07-19
SEWING MACHINES!!

THE ECONOMY OF USING THE
Franklin Family Sewing Machines !!
THESE Machines make the celebrated Gro
l. yer & Baker stitch which has taken the
highest premium at the Illinois State Fair, in
September last, at the United States Fair, in
St. Louis, in 1860, and at the principal State
Fairs throughout the country.
Competent Julges gave decision in faver
of this stitch, on account of it's great strength
and adaptation to all kinds of family and man
ufscturing purposes
The following table wifi show the difference
in favor of Sewing Machines over the old
method of stitching by hand. Iu the working
of these Machines there is not only great
saving of labor and time, besides adding great
lv to the healthfulness of the employment, but
the stitch is much stronger, more elastic, and
less liable to rip or ravel than tie stitch made
with shuttes and bobbins.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-07-19
1NGRAHAM GOULD,
NURSERT-MADr
Beaver Dam. Wiseouss,

HILLS orders promptly for Fruit and Orns.
l. mental Trees, Shrubs, Plants, &c. All ~.
ticles ordered warranted sound and healthy,
and packed in good condition to ship by rail
or stage 10 any part of TIE State Farmers
and others, try the Beaver Dam Nursery,
Orders should be sent in by the first Of
March, IT possible. Send for a catalogue and
see terms aad prices /. GOULD
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-07-19
Michigan Central Railroad.
GREAT CENTRAL ROUTE

To New York, New England and
the Canadas.
On and after SUNDAY, MAY 9Th, 1852,
" trains leave the Great Central Union De.
pot, foot of Lake street, as follows:
ZOO A. M.-Day Express, Except Sunday
arrives at Detroit at GAO p: M; Sus-
pension Bridge $50 a.. M. Albany $3.50
p. NJ; New York $50 p. H.; Boston
1870 p. m.
7:3O P. M.-Nigh. Express, Except satur-
day. arrives at Detroit at 700 a. m;
Suspension Bridge 1850 p. H.; Albany
500 a. M; New York 1920 a. M; Bos-
ton $50 p. M.
Cincinnati trains, via NJ c. railroad, leave
Chicago at 700 a. m. mail train; 1880 p. II.
Fast Express; arrives in Chicago at sl5 a. NJ.
Fast Express, and S:15 p. m. Night Mail Train.
The 1870 p. m. train leaving Chicago runs
through to Cincinnati without change of cars
or baggage
RUTAN'S PATENT VENTILATORS
On Cars of Day Express Trains.
Patent Sleeping Cars on Night Trains.
gB BAGGAGE CHECKED THROUGH.
THROUGH TICKETS for sale in all principal
Railroad Offices in the West, at the General
Office, corner Lake and Dearborn streets, (un-
der the fremont House,) Chicago, and at the
Depot.
r. N. RICE, General Superintendent
j. w. SMITH, West'n Pass. Ag't. Tiff
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-07-19
Wines and Liquors

Wines and LIQUOR {,
AT wHOLEs SALE.
Ny facilities enable me to supply this whole
region with every variety.
The greatest care and attenti IN has been ex-
erted in the selection of my stock, and my
goods will be found of the best quality, and
sold on the most reasonable terms.
Call and Examine for Yourselves.
~ Store in Lavigne's Building, nearly OPP
posite the Grand Rapids House.
JOSEPH HOMER.
Grand Rapids, Aug. 1st, 1851.
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in a recent invoice OBJ
d medicines Of the day,
assortment of stationery,
The list comprises almost
of articles, to wit:
Licorice Extract,
Licorice Root,
Dye-Stuffs f all kinds,
Chamomile Flowers,
Arnica Flowers,
Sienna,
Pink Root,
Snake Root,
Glue,
Gum Arabic,
Gum Opium,
Gum Guiac UNI,
Gum Myrrh,
Gum Shellac,
Gum Tragicanth,
iodine,
Corrosive Sublimate,
Sulph Zinc,
Isinglass,
Kreosote,
Lac Dye,
Sugar Lead,
British Lustre,
Rotten Stone,
Colchicum,
Oil Hemlock,
Oil Cedar,
Oil Origanum,
Oil Lemon,
Oil Spruce,
Oil Peppermint,
Oil Wintergreen,
, Oil Anise,
Oil Spike,
Cream Tartar,
Quinine,
Seidlitz Powders,
Harlem Oil,
Cod Liver Oil,
British Oil,
Columbo,
Essence Peppermint,
Breast Pumps,
Syringes,
Nursing Bottles,
&C., &C., &C., &C., &c.
besides all the Tine
lures usually kept il
wholesale drug houses
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-07-19

Oysters! Oysters!
A NICE lot of Fresh Baltimore Oysters just
n received at HOMIER'S.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-07-19

NOTICE.
THE public are hereby cautioned against
i trusting my wife, Lucy York, on my ac-
count, as shall pay no debts of her contracts
ing. MILETUS YOKE
Centralia, June goth, 1862. 25-3w
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Drugs and Medicines

|. drugs an
in a community, has
tanned all the standa
together with a good
envelopes, &C., &c.
a numberless variety
Alcohol,
A cids of all kinds,
Alum,
Aqua Ammonia,
Anthony,
Arrow Root,
Balsam Copavia.-
Balsam Canada,
Borax,
Camphor,
Camphene,
Candy, (assorted)
Capsules,
Cantharides,
Nitrate Silver,
Chalk,
Chloroform,
Chrome Green,
Chrome Yellow,
American Vermillio1
Gloves,
Cobalt,
Cochineal,
Copperas,
Orange Peel,
Peruvian Bark,
Irish Moss,
Sassafras,
Elm Bark,
Cudbear,
Ether,
Extracts of all kinds
Extracts for favorin,
Sup Carbonate Soda
Nutmegs,
Saffron.
I Rhubarb,
Hive Syrup,
Syrup Ipecac,
Laudanum,
Paregorie,
Sulphur,
! Morphine,
Strychnine,
Magnesia,
EPSON Salts,
Glauber Salts,
Canary Seed,
| Hemp Seed,
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-13
Battle ut plymouth, N. g.

We learn by the arrival Of the Lock
1rand nt tthia-,aat- -tlAia- .a-ns,aira.s sASat.tlaE
Wednesday. The attacking force
was supposed to be Georgia Troops
drove in our pickets, entered tho town
and destroyed the houses of the Union
citizens, numbering many. of them. =
The wife of Mr.. Phelps was shot by
these numbering miscreants. The com
'pany Of loyal North Carolinians, un
der command Of Lieut.. Mizzell, fought
like tigers, retreating to the Custom
House, in which they rallied, and as
fast as rebel appeared, to man theil
howitzcr, shot him down. They held
the enemy at bay, until the gun-boats
could be brought to bear, when be
tween the loyal North Carolinians, and
the gun boats, the rebels were forced
to beat retreat.
Outraged and lncensed as were the
loyal men of Plymouth, by this wanton
destruction of their property, and
murder Of unofehding men and
women, it is not a matter of surprise
that the torch was applied to the dwell
ings of several parties, who were sus-
pecfed of conniving at this inroad OF
rebels. We understand that the navy,
whose efficient services in the affair,
are duly acknowledged, give great
praise and credit to the manly and
conduct of that portion Of
the 1st North Carolina, stationed at
Plymouth.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-13
THE NEWS.

-no9 Our dispatches from tile Potoma'
Army announces no changes at th'
Q front. The enemy appear to have lef
the section Of country north of thu
Rappahannock, although they occa
sionally throw small scouting parties
across the river, which make q dasl
upon outposts and then retire.
The Banks expedition was expected
to have completed its departure Fri
day. 1t is probable, however, that the
vessels which had not already left were
detained by the storm. A portion Of
the fleet sailed in the morning, and q
few vessels the night previous. Gen
Banks is on board the North Star, the
flagship Of the fleet. Among Others
are the North Star (aagship0 Haze,
Northern Light, Eastern Queen, Quin.
cy, Moses Taylor, Suwannee, M. Sand.
ford, Decatur, Chas. Osgood, She.
tucket, Albany, Jersey Blue and Sax
on, all laden with troops and subsist.
ence stores, forming military and
naval expedition from which great
thing may justly be anticipated, if it
only strikes in the right quarter.
Another feet. consisting of seven
vessels and two iron-clads, also sailed
from Fortress Monroe, Friday, under
sealed orders, for some unknown desti-
q nation. s.4- a-. t,.
During the trial of Gen. Fitz John
Porter Friday General Pope was sub
mitted to a eross-cxamination by the
counsel for the accused, and many in
teresting incidents were elected
Among others the fact that General
Pope declined to send by telegraph
the answer Of Porter to Gen. McClel-
lan's letter. General Porters answer
was as follows -
You may rest assured that all your
friends, as well as every lover Of his
country, will ever give, as they have
given, to General Pope their cordial
cooperation and constant support in
the execution of all orders and plans.
Our killed, wounded and enfecbled
troops attest our devoted duty.
The veteran General Scott has final,
" replied, in brief terms, to Mr.. Blu
chanan. lie denied that he has any
private reseatments to crafty, and
states that lie has received many oth,
cial courteeies from the late President
of the United States; but to vindicate
Justice and the truth of history is a
paramount obligation. He then shows
that certain Southern States received
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-13

a singular story is related of an occurrence
in cotton mill in Lancashire, in 1887. A girl
pu mouse into the bosom Of another girl who
had a great dread of MICE She was Instantly
thrown into convulsions, which lasted "a hours.
The next day three more girls were thrown
into similar convusions, and the following day
SIX more. A physician was sent for, but be-
fore he arrived % girls had been seized in the
same way, and one man who had been EN-.
ployed in holding them during the fits. The
work in the factory was stopped, and the idea
prevailed that some disease had been intro
duced by bag Of cotton which had recently
been opened. This conviction spread through
the country, and three more factories, four or
five miles distant, were infected although the
workers in them had never seen any Of the
original patients, butlike them, were impressed
with the belief that the plague had been caught
from the cotton. The tonvulsions were soyi-
ocnt as to require four or five persons to pres
vent the sufferers from dashing their heads
against the wall. The doctor bethought him
Of trying the effects of electric shocks, and tho
application was uniformly successful As soon
rs few had been relieved, and the disorder
was thus shown to be nervous affection, cas-.
lily cured, and not introduced IS the cotton,
no fresh case occurred. a-
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-13
INEcdiniiou.

The Russian Reply in ,fuU to Mdpoleons Pro
posed Mediation in orr Atairs
- TIE following is the reply OF the Russian
government to the French proposal of media.
ton in America -
Despatch Of Prince Gortchakcf to H. D'oubril
Charge dABairsJ Russia ut Paris.
SIR-l herewith enclose you copy of n
despatch from NJ. Drouyn de Lhuys, which
the Duke of Montebcllo has been charged to
communicate tous. 1t concerns the affairs OF
North America, and its object is to invite Us
10 an entente with France and England to take
advantage ol the present ldss,ttde of the par
ties to propose, IN common, suspension OF
hostilites.
In reply to this overture reminded the
French Ambassador of the socltude which
our august master has never ceased to feel in
the American conflict from its very onset, a
sscitude caused By tie amicaJle relations
existing betpeen the too Countries and of which
the Imperial Cabinet has gwen public proof.
| have assured him that nothing could better
respond to our wishes than to see approach
the termination OF struggle which we dcplorc,
and that TO this effect our Minister at Wash
ington has Instructions TO scixe every favorable
conclllaton, so as to appeaSe conflicting pas
sions and lead TO wise settlement of the
interests at stake admitted that such coun
sells would certainly have greater weight il
presented simultaneously and in the same
friendly manner, by the Great Powers who
take an interest in the issue OF this conflict
But added that, in our opinion, what ought
specially to be avoided was The appearance of anu
pressure whatSosrsr Of a Rataro 10 couad public
Opiaion IN the United States, and to ercue susceph
Utilities pery easily aroused al the Jare idea of for
eign inierreatiOn Now, according to the infor
nation we have hitherto received. we are inclined
to belev. that combined step between France,
England and Russia, no matter how conciiiatory
and how cautiously made, if it were taken with
an official and collective character, would run
the risk of causing precisely the very opposite
of the object Of pacihcation, which is the aim o
tho wishes Of the tree Courts.
We havo ther. fore drawn the conclusion that
il the French government should persist in deem
ing formal aud collective step opportune, and
thai il the English Cabinet shares that opinion
it would he impossible for u.s. at tho distance
we are at to anticipate the manner in which such
measure would be received But if in that
case our Minister should not participate officially
his moral support is not the less acquired before
hand to any attempt a. Cancellation,
by giving it TO his colleagues Of France aud
Of England, under the friendly to'm Qorm of
.fcicuSe) which he might deem best suited to avoid
the Appearance of pressure, de StoerkI will
only be continuing the position and language
which, BY order of our august master, he has
never ceased to observe since the cOmmenceme mt
of the American quarrel
1t is in this sense that request you to explain
yourself to the French Minister Of Foreign AT,
fairs, in reply to the communication he has made
to us GORTCHAkOFF.
ST. PETERSBURG, OFT. 81 (Nov S), 1862.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-13

We have inquired, for the benefit OF
our trading people, what are the recent
orders from Washington city, relative
to trading privileges. We publish be-
low recent letter iron, acting. Rear
Admiral Lee to the Collector at Beau
fort. We understand that the lnterpre
tation put on this letter by Gov. Stanly
is, that internal trade, in the waters ol
North Carolina, is not prohibited by
this order. That vessels cannot come
through Hatteras Inlet, except by per-
mission Of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, War or Navy.
But the Governor still grants permls-
sion to all loyal people to take vessels
and cargo from one port to another in
North Carolina, after the vessels have
entered Beaufort. This does not inter.
fere with any regulation affecting the
blockade.
;, The Governor has written to the Sec
retary Of War for instructions, 10 pre-
vent any conflict between the military
and naval authorities.
1t is needless TO add. there never has
been any "favoritism" in granting trad
ing facilities.
Even if trading in small vessels al
J heretofore is forbidden, 1t cannot b.
contended that the Governor, or Gen
Foster, cannot allow vessel TO take
load from one place to another.
We give the letter referred to:
(COPY)
U. S. FLAG STR PHILADELPHIA,
Hampton Roads, Va, Dec 2.lS62.
To tie Collector at Beaufort, n. C.
Sir II am instructed by the Navy De
! partment that Beaufort, N. c., is the onl
\ port open for general traffic within the lin
i its of the North Atlantic Blockading Squad
ron; that what are called "permits" fror
It any officer, except the Secretary Of til
}. Treasury, War, or Navy, as authorizin
:, the ingress or egress of any vessel in viols
Z, ton of the blockade, must not be regarded
thai, there must be no favoritism or lcen!
d for trade given to any one or more of OF
, countrymen to traffic within the blockad,
p region or 10 import or export merchandise
n that the blockade is intended to interd
ill trade whatever; with the country blocl
o AIDED during its continuance, and should
> rigidIy inforced; and am directed
= seize all vessels engaged in illegal traffic.
= Respectfully yours,
3 (SigneG 5. T. LEE,
oi a Acting Rear Admiral;
OF Comdg N. Atlantic Blockading Squadro
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-13
The Vail Of Des % air. 81.
rom the Memphis Appeal, E,v.l2,.l

From the Memphis Appeal Nrv.t2'.1
1t is vain to try to hide from others, or to
shut our own eyes TO the fact that we aro
greatly.in need of men. At ail points we aro
pressedby superior numbers, aud the force il.
The field must confront the hosts oil the enemy
with The largest force we can throwI into the
field, or we must Surrender more Of our cities,
-.4ii, an-i f.otle, totl.o ravagcs and brutal
iy OF raj ac.ous and ruthess 'loe
Nor does the emergency adult Of delay.
The enemy Is again prepared for action, and
all Signs warn US that the approach uf winter
will give US but partial respite. Espccidly
Is II certain that the most tremendous efforts
Will be made during the winter to capture our
remaining seaports, and 10 penetrate IRON tho
sea0oard into The interior Of the cotton States.
Foicd in the attempt to take Richmond. AMI
middcned by the disasters and drssraces
@Dlcn ensued upon their failure, they will
rehew, as winter advances and invites them,
their attacks vSon US from the water, Their
strength W, Fhs element is prodigious.
he language OF foreign statesmen and
presses Is such, also, as to stimulate our enc.
mes; for, as the Columbia GQasaian saws.
iairy interpreted, it means that, in their desire
10 have tue American Union severed forever.
they are content TO see the war prosecuted
",sa the greatest bitterness. and 10 the utter
exhaustion oi the parties engaged IN il.
lnus stands the case. The enemy is upon
US with his fleets, bis gunboats, his ingenious
con''ivances Of every kind, his numerous
hosts and his implAcable hate lie seeks to
close all our ports, to seal us up from tho
ouIer worl,I, and 10 cut Us off from any sym-
pathy or assistance lromi'. Thus beleagured,
1t viii be his plan to advance into the interior
as field upon which to try the effect of Lin.
coins emancipation proclamation. Meanwhile,
the nations Of Europe look on, uttering,
through their statesmen, ocular opinions, favor.
ms first one aud then the other side, but really
meaning to embrace that which wins. .t
Defeat would hand US down to posterity
with the doubtful virtue only of having the
hardihood 10 attempt what we hal not the
constancy TO periorni. though its achievement
was within our reach.
Nor would this be all. 1t would make us
the slaves Of the most humilialing and most
uncomfortable despotisIn q rude, depraved
and lnsolent class, who would claim superiority
over US and would 'actce over us the most
calling and degrading domination. What
Southern man csn bear the thought Of the vile
and despicable Yankee being among us pri-
vileged class and ruling race? Yet this or
exile and beggary must be our brlter portion
1t VIC allow our cause to fail. Far better death
in the glorious endeavor to be free, than life
with the lingering torture and immoyeable
Disgrace Of such bondage.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-13
No news from the front.

yellow FEvER.-No new cases of yellow
fever have made their appearance this week
We cannot but feel that we have escaped 4
dreadful pes'lence, and our readers will think
with us that we have good cause to be thank
lul that Providence has spared us more than Il
passing visit of the Saffron Knight, the rava
yes Of whose presence have been decimating
Key West. We all owe d bt Of gratitude to
DR.. Crane, the Medical Director, and also to
DR.. Craven, for their untring efforts to prevent
the spread of the disease, indeed, none of us
know how much our safety may be due to
their excellent sanitary measures. Notwlth.
standing that all alarm about the fever has
subsidized, these precautions will be continued
for short time longer. The doctors all agree
that the disease was local, Port RoyaJ Neu
South, Ner 20. .... ,... .
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-13
News from Dixie.

A Our advices from the South, from
sources, are full and interest
ing. The Memphis Grenada Appeal
is. intensely solicitous for the rebel ar
my to be increased. 1t recognizes the
fact that the Government Is terribly in
earnest. Alabama has authorized the
employment of slaves in defense Of the
Souther government. The same is true
az to Georgia. WhiSkey is selling at
fifty cents a drink in Augusta. Geo
N. Saunders seems to possess the con-
fdence of Jefferson Davis. A Con-
necticut butteinut" has become edi-
tor of the venerable Augusta { Ga.)
eChronicIe. The rebels in Texas pro,
less to have discovered asecret organ
lization Of Union men in that State, and
many persons have been hung by the
mob. 2 3.'1 Wv" .-.'..t.
The Richmond Equirer of the Goth
indulscs in the hope that Lee will
whip Burnside and capture Washing
ton. This is the best evidence that
Lee does not contemplate fighting thil
side Of Richmond. Wm. A. Graham
Secretary Of the Navy during Fill
mores administration, and Wing can
didate for Vice President on the South
ern ticket in 1852, has been elected t.
: the Confederate States Senate frou
North Carolina. Colonel d. X. Nc
: Rae, of North Carolina, is reported t
have resigned his position in the rebe
army because his Juniors were promo
ted over him. We suppose this is til
individual who was appointed consu
to Paris by President Pierce, afterwar
became " tishy." and run for Governc
of North Carolina on the question
. the distribution of the proceeds of th
: public lands. Governor Pickens, {
South Carolina, in his message, smotl
. ers his opposition to the conscriptio
: act. Howell Cobb isgoing TO Florid
: RALEIGH, n. G., Nov. 2T.-ITon. "
A. Graham, was to-day ectedconfe'
crate States Senator in place of Ho
George Davis, whose term expires c
the 4th of March. Mr., Graham W,
. the conservative nominee. The Sc,
), :. ate branch of the committee to conf;
Il with the President in relation to ol
: coast defences, is Eli w. Hall of Ne
' Hanover, and DR.. NJ. F. Averal
l. Cartcret. The House branch is cor
J posed of Mr.. M. Q. Waddell, of Cha
y ham, and Judge Pearson, of Ne
u, i, Hanover. They left for Richmor
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-13

No Considerable Rebel Force North of III
Rappahannock --Rt6el Spies - Review O
General SichleS' DiUSion, dc.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THE PoroMAc, !
December g. 1862.
Recent reconnoisances have discovered that
no attempt is made by the enemy to hold ih
section north of the Rappahannock, their for
ces having entirely evacuated the country, Will
the exception OF small scouting parties Thes,
cross the river at small Blind" fords, now
easily found in consequence of the low water
and alter dash upon our Outposls, succeed il
escaping by some new routes, unknown to ou
pickets. ..
The rebels have number OF cmissarie,
prowling about in the vicinity of our lines
some of whom have been captured. A rebp
desertcr came within our lines to-day. His re
ports are unimportant. ..|
In consequence of the d.lay of the paymas.
ter General Sumner has issued an order di
recting the commiSsares to issue two ration.
per day to each officer, on separate returns
and present transcript of them to the pay
master with the pay rolls of the regiments. -
Any colnmssary failing to present these ISSUES
TO the paymaster previous TO the payment o
the regiment will be at once arrested and tried
for dIsObedience of orders.
Yesterday General Hooker reviewed Genera
Sickles' division. The day was magnificent,
the field unexcellcd, and the military display
one ur the finest of the campaign
The difficulties heretofore existing in the
transaction OF The mails between Washington
and headquarters, by the energy of headquar-
ters, Post Masters Hazlctt aud Cooley have a,
length been overcome and We now get letters
without delay For several months the mails
have. como very irregularly, many valuable
letters never having reached their destination
at all.
Yesterday General Seth Williams left for
Washington, taking with him large number
of Important records from the Army of the Po.
tomac. These will be placed in the archives
OF the War Department.
Convaescents and exchanged prisoners are
hocking to their respective commands in great
numbers. Five hundred are expected to ar
rive to day by steamer from Alexandra.
The order of General Burnside recommends
ing the dismissal of officers guilty of neglect
of duty in allowing their commands to be sur
prsed by the enemy, gives universal satsac-
ton, and will ndolbtedly correct the serious
evil Of carelessneSs on the part of commanders
of outposts. The surprise and capture of a
score of men on picket is lnexcusibe, and
should be attended with prompt aud severe
punishment 10 those responsible for such dis
astcr.
No news from the front.