, 1862-11-25

a steamer has been pu; On tic Rock 1lirer
to run above Rockford.
The EfeepeEt Jou9waz says: ssNo Fesr
since 1856 hes Witnessed so much building in
Freeport Us The season about closing. Over
seventy HOUSES hare been erected as resi-
deucss."
The n. 7. Horzl virtually admits that tie
Ia;5u'te's recent statement TO the effect that
tenders OF compromise hare been made to the
rebels at Richmond is true.
Michigan requires about 1000 men to
make up her quota for the army. a draft will
tske place OF the 3Gth. ALI the drafted men
will 60 into old regiments.
General John Sedgwick, Who Tas wou1d-
&c at Antietam, Will soo.s return to the army
Of the Potomac, and assume either colntnaad
Of the corps to which he was assigned before
that battle, or the one formerly commanded
b5 General Sumner and :ao-: recently By Gan.
Couch
General Hitchcock has been appointed
commissioner for the exchange o. prisoners
ct war, in which daty Coiclel Ludlow Is acs-
irg as his assistant,
William Gray. OF Boston, acknowledges
the receipt Of $500 from J. Lothrcp Motley,
the historian, lad 81, 100 from Edward Cnu-
rineIMn;, Massachusetts lnan, in trade st.
Shanghai, China, both snms Tor the SICK und
wounded Union soldiers
The calcbratsd Dr.. Brown Scquari OF
London, vas Passenger by the Europa. He
Games to visit his friend aud former patient,
Senator Summer, *Slose casa he treated SO
successfully.
-EEr. Watkins has beer elected PrsFsaent
Of the Grard Trunk Railway, in PLACE OF H3u.
john Ross, resigned.
u. Clancy Jcncs, Bucnsnan's ssrigat bow
cr," asld latc Minister to Austris, is named as
& candidate for thu United States Senate from
Psnps5 Igal5a-
-Rey. John Murray Fcrbes, "hose defcc-
lion to the Roujsh church few years aince,
was matter Of much discussion il the newa-
l:Gl,ers, has just hesn restored to ilis former
position in 1he Episcopal About three years
since, Mr. Forbes a2e;:i recaEted, and his ras-
tcr1tipn has thus followed at Ills oag1 request.
Rev. W,r. 6. H5er has lil:swise been restored
tc tic Episcopal priesthood, he having rccan-
teG and becone ! Unitarian some years
eincr.
-Gea. Polk deI5ies the authorship Of the
| letter recently circulated through the press,
| purporting to be addressed to Hon. Garret
| Davis.
ID. Cook, formerly of the Columbus Jour
! nal :Ld the Sa1GGstT Raagiacr. is now prcsi
| ington City. Recent extensive additions have
| been made to the street lines, all attended
! with success.
| -Chas. F. Brown, {Arsemas Wazd) has ae
cepted m engagement TO lecture forty nights
I in California, cofanenc:ng in December. It
is SUPPOSED By some thar be will ''come te
time.h
| Vim. Bigler, late Governor Of Pennsyl
vaDia, takes two long columns to decline be
| ing candidate for United States Senator from
Pennsylvania.
"A son Of Ger. Price, Who has been hith
erto in tile rebel army, comes to the sensible
| conclusion that he has hunted long euougt
/ fos his *s1osr rights and has returned to Iii
| allegiance to the Federal flag.
Official returns from all but three coun
ties in New Jersey. make the majority TO
GOV. Parker i, 500 heavier than any ever be
fore given in the State for gubernatorial can
didate.
The Troy Times has raised its price, il
consequence Of TIC increased cost Of paper.
Judge Hall Of Buffalo, has decided tha
sailors employed upon the Northwestern lake
are exempts from the draft.