The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-03-11
NEWS ITEMS.
The army promotions for gallant conduc
in late victories will be announced next week
Tho c;ty co,nc; &C Cn.;nofoiJ I'll bou

in late victories will be announced next week.
The city council of Springfield, H., have
set apart several lots in coax Ridge Gene
terry" as a burial place for the gallant dead of
Illinois. Gov. Yates has accepted the dona.
ton.
Gen. Lane, Of Kansas. has finally given up
his grand expedition, and is coming back into
the Senate. Through all his military prepa
rations he has held on to bis Senatorship, with
q sort Of prescience of the result.
Counterfeit five dollar Treasury Notes made
their appearance in New York on Friday
They are excellent limitations Of the genuine
but they can be detected, the letters y. S.,
one within the other, on the shield in the God
dess of Liberty being left out.
Thomas Norton, son of TIE late u. S. Mar.
shal for Western Virginia, camo home to
Wheeling on a visit, from the rebel army, Il
few days since, and was at once arrested for
treason. The citizens made the arrest and
handed him over to the law.
The Committee on tho conduct of the war;
at the request of Secretary STANTON, is in
quiring into tho editor of tho New York
Herald, recently arrested. Evidence was laid
before the Secretary showing not only his dis
loyalty, but that he was u spy. Several wit
nesses in the matter have already been exam
ined.
The Bloomington (Illinois) Pontagroph
says, that when the rebel prisoners belonging
to one of the Tennessee regiments Captured
at Fort Donclson y passed through that city
for Chicago they were treated to all the cof
fee they could drink. When the train moved
of, they joined in giving three rousing cheers
for the old Union.
The price Of white oak timber has risen al.
most so per cent. within a few months ow-
ing 10 tho great demand for building war yes
sells, and to the purchase of 5000 tons in Del
aware for the British Government. Petitions
are being circulated and signed ia New York,
Boston and other seaports, asking Congress to
prohibit the expectation Of white oak during
the war;
Neither JEFF. Davis nor Others have made
any overtures to the Government concerning
terms of suspension of hostitlcs. The flag
of truce some time ago sent by Gen. John
ston TO Mcclellan, and also tho one from
Howell Cobb asking an interview with Gen.
Wool, related solely to exchanging prisoners.
l he above facts are derived from the best
sources of Information.
John O'Sullivar, farrcr living near New
Baltimore, Macomb County, was found on
Monday night, lying in a pool Of blool be
tween New Baltimore and his homo. He was
taken home, and died in about an hour after.
wards, and a man named Fitzpatrick returned
home from market where they had been sell
ing slaves; and it is supposed that Fitzpatrick
committed the murder lie was arrested on
suspicion, and his hands were found to be
covered with blood.
The Brcckinridgo Democr acy Of Connect.
cut, at Midlletown, last week, re nominated
substantially their State Ticket Of last year,
with thorough paced doughfacel resolu tions.
They lay tho blame Of the war upon the
North, and yet ask to have it "zcalously pros
ecuted;' and at tie same time they censurc
almost al. the doings % the Government, and
ask that the rebels shall be received back
with fresh suarantooa for snvcry. Nows of
the Federal victory at Roanoke Island was re.
ceived but the President Of the Convention
did not disturb the sympathieS of the meeting
by reading it or stating its substance.
A very remarkable circumstance occurred
in the township Of Che,terfichj last week -
Tho wife Of Lewis Throp Esq, had been Sc
riously i'll for some time, apparently died, and
every preparation was made for the funeral.
Our informant, (Dr. kittredg) says that
there were no evidences of life remaining, but
on tho contrary all the usual appearances that
occur after death seemed to be Manifest
when to the astonishment Of all, after lying
in this condi ion nearly two days, began to
show evidence Of returning life, and ultimate.
ly grew better and is now doing we'll.
Morcnci Star, Feb. %.