The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-03-05
p sFLoYD, it is said, stole the black flag
some Of the rebels had hoisted al Fort
Donelson: o = \ On The ruling passion strong
inextremity. '''..=- H., '..,.,E. ...'5,=. :

M!e4go' Nv 9 venture TO say that hi
will give agood account 81 himself
and 1t may be that he is destined t
|piay an important part in the futur.
of his country. Who knows?
MOVEMENTS OF TRoops. Mul
Iligan's command, we learn from the
Chicago Post, is to be Immediately or
dered to St. Louis, and there the Brig,
(ade will fill up. -. r..... ...,@'
IT is reported from Gen. Bank
headquarters to Gen. Mcclellan III a,
within the past week numbers of Vir.
ginians have got through our lines
reached Frederic, and presented them
selves, desiring to be enrolled in the
service Of the United States. t.s.:E
REFUSES TO EAr.-Russel declined
a public dinner rendered him by the
citizens of Toronto. AS this is about
the only evidence of good sense that
has appeared in bis conduct since lie
came ever, we desire to render him
full credit for it. ,@:,.".-. -
Perhaps, however, he wasn't huns
cry. '"~';
The Southern Commissioners have
been denied any space in the Worlds
Fair at London, on the ground that the
allotment Of a place to them might
be construed into an implied recogni.
tion OF the Confederacy.
The HUNTER-LANE 1MBRoG11o.-A
dispatch from Leavenworth to the Chi
|cago Tribune, under date of February
14th, says several interviews have taken
place between Gems. Lane and Hun.
ter, and it is evident that amicable ar.
rangements are impossible. Gen.
Lane will return to the Senate without
delay.
SHoDDY IN PH11ADE1pH1A.-The
committee on the war, in session las,
week in Philadelphia, found out that
shoddy is yet reigning supreme: They
ascertained that some Of the inspec>
tors were receiving from IL to 20 pei
cent.from the contractors to pass goods
utterly beneath their contracts.
GOLD is rapidly leaving the country
From the 1st of January to the 9Th o1
February there was exported from
the port of New York $4,o79,5s2.-
But once before in the last ten years
has this amount, in the corresponding
time, been exceeded. and that was in
1858, when the export, between the Is,
of January and February 8, was ST..
735,s38.
INSTEAD of shattering Mexico, as
was expected, the European Alliance
seems to have had the effect Of con,
solidating the opposing elements in
that Republic, and Welding them to
gether. Mexico gave us trouble en-
ough with all our land commupica
ton and easy transportation, and the
Allied Powers attempt the work Of
conquest with more disadvantages and
fewer chances of success.
FROM w, sH1NGrox. late lette,
from Washington from we'll informed
source, says the complete plan of the
campaign has been agreed upon q,
headquarters, and the bad roads
nothing else-prevent active move.
ments on the part Of the Grand Ar.
my. "=-,sv ...sa
!; Gen. GoRMAN AT .WoRK.-Col
German, Of the Minnesota First, has
been put in temporary command o1
Stones column. He 1t once proceed.
e2 to shell the rebels away from an
earthwork they were throwing mp on
the opposite side Of the Potomac, :,
Edwards Ferry he arrested known
rebel spy, whom Gen. Stone had de.
Tended, and took other. active meas
ures against the rebels in the vicinity
Iof his command. Some of the parties
formerly near to General Stone have
also been placed under suryeilauce.--
Cor. ~, y. Times. ..ts ii assle.s . :
Ar lrisbman from Battle Creek,
Michigan, was at Bull Run battle, and
was somewhat startled when the hesd
Ief, his companion on the left hand wal
knocked of by . cannon bah. A few
moments after, = spent ball broke the
finger Of bis comrade on the other side.
The latter threw down his gun and
yelled With pain, when the lrishman
rushed to him exclaiminR, .sBlash,
your sow1, you ovid woman, sthop