Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-11-22


hail : She n1st have been iron plated and
very thick at that, or the F7om6e01,s
rifsd shot would have gone through her,
but she kept on up the channel ana ran
in. 1t is thought she is the vessei the
rebels expected with the iron plates, ana
if so, we must expect some hot WORK pe'
fore long, unless we have something mere
besides wooden ships to contend against
them" " .,.-...-
Cairo, Nov. ia steamer has just ar
rived from Memphis. The Confederates
at Holly Springs have sent mass OF their
war materials, stores and prisoners seven
miles south, across the Tallahatchie river,
where they will no doubt make stand.
Tie Tallahatchie has wide channel and
extensive bottoms, is often swampy ana
broken in by lagoons, and covered with
dense underground of vines and timber.
The mass of rebel troops are still at Hol.
~ Springs, but ready to fall back with a
Slight resistance. .grE
On Wednesday dreadful explosion oc-
CURED ins the cartridge mandatory at
jackson, Miss. By which some forty girls
were killed and their bodies burned up
with the building.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE Commits
sion on the surrender of Harper's Ferry
have reported that Col. Thomas 81. Ford,
of the SD Ohio Volunteers, conducted the
defense of Maryland Heights without
ability, abandoned his position without
sufficient cause, and has shown through
out such a lack of military capacity as to
Gisq salty him, in the estimation OF the
Commission, for command in the ser
vice. The said Col. Ford, by direction OF
the President, is therefore dismissed from
the service of the United States. ., ..r
The Commission having reported that
the behavior of the 126th New York in
fantry was disgraceful, and that Major
Wm A. Baird, for his bad conduct, ought
TO be dismissed, the said Msjor Baird, of
the 126th New York Volunteers, Is, by
direction of the President, dismissed from
the service OF the United States. -.-.-.rH
The Commission having reported that
Brig. Gen. julius White, United States
Volunteers, acted with decided capacity
and courage, and smeets its appreciation,
and having found nothing in the conduct
of the subordinate officers brought before
the Commission, they are released from
arrest and ordered to report for duty.
BY order Of the Secretary OF War.
E d. TOWNSEND, A. A. &.
Philadelphia, Nov. IA special dis
patch to the Washington Star says the
army which is now massed in the vicinity
OF Warrenton, and has been since the re-
port OF the order transferring the COM
mand to Burnside, on the day preceding
the night of its receigt, Gen. Mcclellan
announced to many Of his officers his be-
lief that within three or four days at fur
thest he would fight the greatest battle of
the war and gain victory for the Union
that would probably end the rebellion.
No one blames Burnside for the sudden
halt in the armies, then in rapid advance.
At present our advance is only upon the
northern bank of the Rappahannock,
though Union scouting cavalry parties
now and then venture into Culpepper,
from one to Eve miles from the river.
It is not believed at headquarters that
Gen. Joe johnson is now in command of
the rebels at Culpepper, or will venture to
accept a serious battle this side of the
Rapidan. ---T- -..a.... .....
New York, Nov. 13.--For the last IS
months the most gigantic system of fraud
against the Government has been going on
in this city, by means of forged bills on
the Subsistence Department in White.st.
The facts are that Solomon johnson, brok-
er, and George B. Tracy, broker, have
been in the habit of purchasing bills on the
Subsistence Department in the CITY, for
half and sometimes one fourth their ap-
parent value. Some parties were employ
ed to hunt up the contractors who have
subsisted men, and some of tie latter were
led to sign bills tor subsisting 1000 men,
where they had really provided for but
100. u..' -
Many are implicated in these frauds,
and quite number of them are already in
custody. Johnston and Tracy were ar
rested Oh Tuesday, and taken to Fort La
tayette. One OF the runners confesses that
he sold 900 worth of these bills, and
another acknowledges still larger sum,
great deal of which was fraudulent. 1t
is supposed that the whole will amount to
nearly million of dollars.
New York, Nov. 13.-The Herald has
the following special dispatch
Nashville, Nov. 12.-Gen. Rosecrans
has written copgratulatory letter to Gen
Negley on the latter's successful defence
of Nashville On Nov. 9th. The rebels last
night blew out the stone work of the
bridge over Mill Greek on the Murfrees-
boro railroad, six miles from Nashville.
The bridge had just been repaired. Most
Of the rebel supplies are forwarded to At
lanta and Chattanooga from Murtreesboro
which is reported evacuated by the
rebels
Union refugees are preparing to return
to MurfreesbOro. Preparations are being
made to elect representatives to the pres
ent Congress from districts in Tennessee.
on the occupancy of the Federal troops.
Governor Johnson will probably soon is.
sue proclamation to that effect. The
first nail since Sept. I'd, arrived to-day.
Provisions are following in ABUNDANCE
The reports in Northern papers of rebels
Smelling and burning part of Nashville
are utterly unfounded.
Washington, Nov. 12th.-It is rumored
that Fort Darling has been additionally
strengthened by heavy case wall of solid
stone, with shroud of iron Email over her
most exposed portions. .a
A new earthwork has recently been
thrown up Oh the James River by the
rebels near the Point of Shoals, intended
for five guns of heavy calibre. t
Albany, Nov. 1.-THE following pris-
oners OF state who have been confined in
the old Capital prison for the past three
months, from Illinois and Iowa, passed
through Baltimore this 2. M, having been
honorably discharged: Judge Andrew D
Duff, of Benton, ILL.,; Judge John P. Nil.
Ter, of Cairo, Ills; DR.. Marcus L. Post If
Paramo, Ill; David Stuart, of Fairfield
Iowa D. A. Mahoney, of Dubuque Iowa