Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-06-07
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The Wheeling Antelzigencer says.
chat Fremont commands an admirable
fighting corps. E#
The huge plot to crush Col. Jenni-s.
son has collapsed since his discharge
from arrest and parole. ~
Daniel NJ. seaver, Assistant State
Treasurer under Mr.. Jansen, died IN
Buffalo on the 10Th utt. 30
Lieut.. Col. Pinckney has been ten
dered and accepted the command of
the Twentieth Wisconsin, 8 b
Massachusetts troops have been
the first to reach the capital under the
new call for $4,000 troops.
There are 3,l7e soldiers in hospi-
tai in Washington, according to an. Of
fetal report recently made.
The comic letters Of sssArtemus
Ward" are about being brought out in
book form by a New Y ork house. -
"A party Of players have chartered
a canal steamer, and are going to use
it as theatre along the Erie Canal.
The peach crop Of Delaware aud
Maryland promises remarkably WE'LL
Many thousand new trees have been
planted. 49, .-e@.....-..S g.. a -,
The Indianapolis Se,stinezsays that
the wheat crop throughout the State of
Indiana never before, from all accounts.
was SO promising as it is this season.
The annual cost of maintaining q
ship of the line, fully equipped, is
100000; Of frigate, sl65, 900; of a
sloop of war, sos, 200; Of a steam frig-
ate, 1896 900. a bsz - "
"A "Y ork state'' genius has made
a machine which knits five thousand
loops in a minute or a pair of heavy
half hose in ten minutes. Grandmoth-
er's occupation is going
"A woman in New Jersey took to
wearing the Boomer costume, a short
time since, which SO mortified her son
"a fine young man, about twenty years
old-that he has become insane.
On the 9th of February, SCI, New
Orleans. was illuminated in honor of the
secession Of Louisiana. On the 25th of
April, it was Illuminated by the light of
the burning gunboats, steamers, and
| cotton Of the rebels.
BY some means, considerable Eng
lish money has found it's way into Sc
cessna. 1t Is said to be frequent &C.
currence to find English. coin on the
rebel dead that fall into the hands of
our troops.
During Senator Simmons speech
on the tax bill, he stated that the pub
lie debt would be but five hundred and
fifty millions Of dollars on the first of
July. His well-known accuracy on f.
nancial matters gives his statements
great weight. ~
Assistant Secretary of War. Scott,
having been reelected Vice President
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
has resigned his place in the War De-
partment, taking effect on the lst inst
1t is reported that Capt. Ruggles viii!
take his place.
There were eight candidates at the
late special election for Congress in the
Ninth Illinois District. Three of the
candidates received over 1000 votes
each. The other FIVE ranged from 3o6
down to 4. The successful candidate
was VIM. ]. Allen, whose vote was L.
| 7o5.
AFFAIRS IN RICHMOND. Union pris-
oners who have arrived in Washing
| ton by late arrivals, make the fellow
ing statement:
= A meeting was held in Richmond,
by the citizens, soon after the evacua-
ton of Yorktown, which was very
exciting one, and prolonged three days.
A tough fight was had over the ques-
ton of surrender or burn,' and was
at last decided in favor of surrender
| ing the city, if they were forced to it,
though the ssroughs," who own no
property, tried hard to defeat the mea-
sure.
The rebels are to make stand abort
| a dozen miles out of the city, and say
they will make q desperate fight before
they will lose the city. They say they
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