Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-03-21
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james 3. Brown of Milwaukee, de-
clines re- election as Mayor of that city.
Two children Of H. A. Hecox, near
Three Rivers, Mich, were killed last week
by laudanum given in mistake for lobelia.
"A bill has been introduced in Congress
to appropriate SIS, 900, 600 to construct
iron-clad gun boats similar to the Monitor.
-Beauregard, the rebel general, was
once an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor
Of New Orleans.
In evacuating New Madrid the rebels
left some ordnance, and large quantity
of army supplies,
The Union scouts have penetrated as
far as Culpepper Court House, Va, thirty
five miles from Manassas.
Gen. Lee, of Va, has been nominated
by jeff Davis as COMMANDMENT Chief of
the rebel forces.
An association has been formed in
Chicago for the purpose of raising funds to
erect a monument to the memory of Hon.
s, A Douglas.
The bill introduced by Mr. Ashley Of
Ohio, providing territorial governments for
the seeded states, was tabled on Wednes-
day last.
The Appleton Motor says that man
named Jesse Ballard was recently killed
at New London by getting entangled in
the machinery of mill.
The battle at Pea Rid ge, Ark, seems
by all reports to have heen the hardest
battle of the campaign. Large forces of
the enemy were engaged, and many were
killed and wounded Oh both sides.
The Star Spangled Banner which now
waves over the Capital at Tennessee, was
for seven months sewed inside bedqu;lt
by Union man of Nashville, who slept
under it every night.
Nearly 100000 persons, four and
half per cent, of our population, are, says
the London Spectator, now receiving parish
relief; terrible background to all our
pictures of English prosperity.
The rebels make as big blow over
the performances of their iron-clad steam
er Virginia that's what they have nam
ed this piece of stolen property as if she
had captured the whole of Yankeedom.
-Theshameful fact that at the recent bat
tie in Arkansas the savage Indians employ
ed by the rebels ton,ohaa0hed, sca7ped and
mangled the bodies of our soldiers is PROV
ed by the letter of Gen. Curtis to the reb-
ell commander, and substantiated from 9TH
er sources.
1t is reported that there are grave
charges against Gen. Shields, so that his
loyalty was questioned, and the fact that
many of the Senators (our own among the
rest) refused to vote in favor Of his nomi-
nation, would seem to indicate that there
was some truth in the charge.
"A letter from Havana, dated march 2
says: W. l.. Yancey, who arrived on
Sunday last from Europe, left here, in
schooner, for Now Orleans yesterday, but
before going on board, shaved his head
and beard, in order to disguise himself in
case of capture, which, I learn every eff
fort has been made to make certain.
On Friday morning during terrific
thunder storm, the passenger depot of the
Pittsburg and Ft. Wayne, Chicago, Alton
and St. Louis railroad at Chicago, was
struck by lightning, fired and burned to
the ground. A large amount of baggage,
books, papers, &C., was destroyed. The
total loss is estimated at $12, 600.
President Lincoln on Thursday APPROX
ed of the additional article of war, which
goes into immediate operation, viz All
officers or persons in the militia or naval
service of the United States are prohibited
from employing any of the forces under
their respective commands for the purpose
of returning fugitives from service or labor
who may have escaped from any persons to
whom such service or labor is claimed to
be due.
The First Wisconsin Cavalry.