Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-06-21
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at his home in Detroit. -. -
The End Wisconsin Regiment is
now in Banks division.
Murphy, the Irish giant, recently
died of smallpox at Marseilles.
The shock of an earthquake was
sensibly fel: in Louisville about noon
on Friday last.
Col. Doran, of the 18th Wiscon-
SIN, has been promoted to an acting
Brigadier General.
The wheat crop Of southern Hill
nois will be ready to harvest in two
weeks. It is said to be good.
Seine of the California papers are
becoming alarmed by the renewal of a
heavy immigration from China.
1t Is estimated that over 100000
troops offered their services to the Sec
rotary of War on the recent call.
The losses caused by the Califor-
MIA flood of 1862 are variously estima-
ted at from ten to fifteen million dollars
The legislature of Wisconsin has
appropriated 5000 for monument over
the grave Of L. P. Harvey, late Gov
ernor.
The repopulation of Virginia in
the rear Of our victorious armies, by
settlers from the free States, has already
begun. as geze. s %
"A woman who attended the u. S.
Circus, at Oswego, last Saturday after
noon, gave birth to child during the
exhibition. 81 1. s -.
Col. G. G. ashburne, of the I'd
Wisconsin Cavalry, has been nomina-
ted by President Lincoln as a Byiga-
der General. ) sgssj,.- - -
The Oxford Express says farmers
from different parts of the county, rep
resent the wheat crop as bidding fair
for large yield.
Two steamers left Memphis on the
18th, with cotton, sugar and molasses,
for st. Louis. Numbers Of citizens are
also coming North.
j. G. Bigelow, % years old, 5 feet
5 inches high, brown hair, grew eyes,
and ford complexion, has escaped from
State Prison in Waupun.
The Senate has pas sed joint reso-
luton giving 50 to every recruit enlis-
ted IN the regular army, and paying
recruits advance pay for one month.
The Indianapolis Sentinel says that
the wheat crop throughout the State of
Indiana never before, from all accounts.
was so promising as It is this season.
"A railroad is now building under
the city of London, and is completed
for distance of four and a half miles
The locomotives used condense their
own steam.
The present number of mail routes
in the United States is about 1000
1900 routes having been added under
the new regulations Of the Post Office
Department.
Late New Orleans papers contain
particulars of hanging man named
Mullard, condemned to death by mill
tary commission for tearing down the
American flag. i.
Great preparations are making at
Louisville for a general celebration of
the coming Fourth of July at the tai,
grounds; arrangements will be made
for 1000 persons.
The Chicago Tribune states the
rather singular fact that over 500 of the
Secesh prisoners at Camp Douglas
were enlisted into the Irish Brigade on
duty there, and left with it for the seat
of war.
The Eau Claire Herald says that
double the land will be broken in that
this year, that there was last.
Also, that the Hudson and Eau Claire
mail route has been let to Davis g.
Moore, proprletors Of the Wisconsin
Stage Company
s|The Omitted States Hotel' in
this village was burnt down on Monday
June 9th. The Hotel was
owned sby !. Mitchell of Grpon o.,