Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-02-11
NEWS ITEMS.


Gently captured by the rebels, and block
AIDED in Galveston harbor, by the Feder-
al feet, managed to elude the vigilance
OF the bIockadsrs, on Monday, the 10th
ult., and escaped to soa. The Confeder-
ates are managing to pick up something
ola ravy. They have now afoat, the
Alabama, Creto, Harriet Lane, and Ret
ribution.
- II is boiiayed shst the Senats will
confirm none OF the Brigadisr Generals
who are now before it, except those who
have earned star by military conduct,
and who are hearty supporters of the
Government aud its war policy.
- The conditions of admission Of
West Virginia Into the Uoinon are such
that the people of the new State have to
pass upon them. An election is coon to
be held for that purpose. md the seces-
sion element 10 the several eouxties is ar
rayed in opposition to State government
in the Union.
By latest advice. from BANKS sxpe-
dition We learn that the plans for the at
tack on Port Hudson have boon tempo
rally derangcd, on account Of our reverse
at Galveston. FARRAaUr has sent q
large portion Of his force to aid Commo-
dore BELL in bringing the Texan metro.
polls to terms or reducing Il to ashss with
rain of shot and she'll
49, George francis Tam was sum-
nnrily prevented from delivering po-
litical speech in St. Louis He was ar
rested by the Provost Marshal and given
the alternative e leaving the State or
going to jail. He crossed the river i'm
mediately.
- The New York Tribune says that
among the " hole nunber-over sixty
of justices of the Peace in the city of
Washington, recently there could not be
one found to issue writ on the plea of
q coIored man for the arrest Of white
man who had stolen his property and it
is conceded 10 be impossible for color
ed citizen to prosecute in either one of
the courts claim against white man.
Even their testimony is excluded from
the courts, in plain violation of the laws
passed last summer tortheir protection.
A relic of the past has come TO light
in Boston, illustrative of the depreciation
Of Continental currency. 1t is receipt
taken by Governor John Hancock in
1893. showing ihat he paid sixty dollars
for two packs Of playing cards, to be us
ed at party.
- jeff Davis ''retaliaiion," procia.
nation is censured in very strong Ian
guage by the London Times, and the
rebel Pr, sident is advised not to attempt
its enforcement, rs it may cause him the
loss of tie friendship Of doth France and
E gland.
- The following from Gen. Sickles'
orders to his division has the ring of the
true mettle: "Whoover seeks to sow dis
content among you, by any means what
ever, is RS much your enemy RS the arm
ed rebel YOU have 50 often and so sue
cessfuly encountrcd."
- The Springfield, III. Legislature
has died Of Copperheadism. The Dem
ocrats having introduced resolutions, look
ing to al armistice the Republicans have
Withdrawn from the Legislature. leaving
il without quorum, and refuse to return
unless the resolutions are withdrawn.
- A dispatch from Charleston states
that grand naval and land expedition
was concentrating at Port Royal. and
that an attack upon Charleston was ap-
| pretended. Seventeen blockading YES
sells were of the bar. The British Consul
has been ordered to Havana.
We have interesting and important
news from Vicksburg and Chattanooga.
There has been some skirmishing few
miles from Murfeesboro, and the Queen
of the West having run the blockade Mt
Vicksburg, was damaging the Confeder
ata cause below.
A dispatch from Stafford Court House
states that the Reserve Grand Division
fths army Of the Potomac had been
dissolved, and that Siegel resumes COM
mand of the army corps. The work of
recognizing the army was progressing.
- Official rotice is given that certifi-
Gates Of discharge are furnished only by
the surgeons in charge of the general
hospitals ard camps, and that he obstru-
sive efforts Of persons claiming to be
special agents retard instead of Fastening
the preparations of discharge papers.
All persons are warned agairs. giving
money for such purposes.
~ The oil springs of the peninsula of
Upper Canada lave all suddenly given
out. For about three years they have
Welded nm almost fabulous amount of oil,
and it seemed inexhaustble. but now
there is scarcely well that yields tenth
part of what it did a short time ago.
- The following epistls was recently
addressed 10 naval recruiting officer,
near Boston:
"1'o any person authorized to enlist =
good ablebodied fresh soltlier for the
United States Navv. wish 10 enlist. |
am now in Jail for fiogeing my wife. and
want An opportunify of fooginr the south