Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-03-19
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Of INQUIRY would be ordered in his case,
as there was nothing on which to base
lit.
Flag officer Dupont writes in private
letter that the rihed 120-pounder captured
at Fernandina was finer cannon than
any we have.
A subcommittee Of the Conduct Of the
War Committee visit Manassas to inyestl-
gate the actual condition of that place,
with view to discover the enemy's
strength and defenses at the time when our
generals were still hesitating.
The emancipation resolution recommen-
ded by the President, passed the House by
IS to 81. Mr.. Fisher Of Del. was the en-
lly border State member who voted yea, by
speech and vote.
The Chief Engineer Of the Monitor says
that three balls from that vessel passed
through the Merrimac. The Monitor suf-
fered very little, although she was struck
twenty three times.
The Iowa Legislature proposes to tax
incomes for State purposes, five per cent
on the excess over $500, and an additional
one per cent. on Owe $1,000.
Rebel officers say the Merrimac. Or, as
they call her, the Virginia, was damaged,
but nothing serious. They admit the loss
of four killed and several wounded on
her.
The roads in Virginia are improving.
The Massachusetts Second occupy the
Court House at Charlestown where John
Brown was tried. The regiment, while
marching thither from Harper's Ferry,
broke forth 10 the "John Brown chorus"
Negroes are focking in from Virginia by
hundreds. 1t is estimated that at least
one. tenth Of the servile population Of this
section are freed by the retreat of the reb-
els. All entertain the notion that their
freedom follows the. advance Of their ar
mics.
Gen, Curtis's army at Cross Hollow,
Arkansas, is self-sustaining. They find
an ample supply of beef, pork, forage, and
no end Of wheat and corn, and, besides,
there are two good grist mills to do the
grinding. They therefore require the
transportation only of such smaller articles
as coffee, sugar, salt, etc. The rebels had
destroyed the cantonment, built at an ex-,
pense Of $4,000, and other Confederate
property in the aggregate amounting to
$4,000,
The bill which Ben Wood prevented
Mr.. Wilson Of Iowa from introducing,
provides that no person who has held or
shall hold office in the civil, military or
naval rebel service, after having been in
that Of the y. S. or any State which re-
quires an oath to support the Constitution
Of the United States, shall ever be Sena-
tor or Representative in Congress, and no
such person shall be eligible to any Office
under the United States Government.
! Richmond papers Of Friday contain no
military news, except the arrest Of num-
Dor Of Union men, principally Germans
A detective officer broke into the room Of
the German Turner'S, and found two
American flags and painting on the wall
Of the Goddess of Liberty holding the
Union colors and shield and with the
words underneath, CHATS Of"
A citizen of Chicago, who has been
sojourning in Memphis since the rebellion
broke out, has arrived here, having left
Memphis on Wednesday last. T. -
there are a great many Union men in
Memphis, and that the rebels are living in
daily and nightly dread Of the Federal in
yasion.
| A call from the Governor Of Virginia
on the militia of the State for 1000 men,
was proclaimed on the streets Of Ocaquan
on the 9th inst, by an official who imme-
diately departed Nearly all the able
bodied men of the village left with the
rebel army. A few refused to go.
Gen. Halleck writes to Quartermaster,
Gen. Meigs, that eastern contractors and
inspectors continue to cheat the Govern
ment and wrong the soldiers most shame
fully. He says that the shoes worn by the
troops Of Gen. Curtis army wear out in
-four ddys-and gives as a good reason,
that the inside soles are made up Of scraps
of sheet iron, which cut the stitches and
render the shoes worthless after few
days march. The contractors in this case
were Phladelphlans.
The Democrats have offered the Repub-
Leans to apportion Illinois congressionally,
as follows: They will divide the State
in two line falling along the south lines Of
Vermilion, Campaign. Piatt, Dewitt and
Logan counties; along the east and north
lines Of Tazewell and Peoria counties, and
along the south lines of Stark, Knox. Ma
rion and Henderson counties. The Dem
ocrats are to apportion their part Of the
State into seven and the Republicans
theirs into seven districts--each party to
suit itself. The Democrats claim that they
have $4,000 more population in the south
than tile Republicans have in the north
part of the State,
1t is ascertained that citizen Of Massa-
chusetts made the first advance on the
rebel strongholds. Rowing beyond our
lines, he gradually neared Centeryille, and
seeing no enemy, he boldly marched within
/ The entertainments and contemplated with
surprise the wooden guns with black