Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-03-12

New York, March A Elton Hea
letter. OF the 18Th uls says the troops ar
under orders 60 embark. and the mex
steamer will probably bring intelligence
OF sc attack on Charleston. Gen. Steven
son had been restored to his command.
Washington, March S-Reports wer
curreDt here last week OF several engsge
ments and repnlses at Vicksburg. 1t i
sscertaiDed they have been revived il
distant cities. The Government is no
even aware tnat there has been q genera
engagement in that quarter.
New York, March 4.-The Herald
money article says it is believed the etfeo
OF the tax ON dealings in gold, and the
policy OF the Secretary of the Treasury
will for the present tend TO check specu
lation and drive spectators to a less ex
pensve fed. Both Houses passed tt.s
amendment TO the tax bill, rendering ab
solute!y void sill loans over par IN gold.
The following dispatch appears in the
Springfield (Mass.) Republican of yesser.
day:
Beaufort, S. O., Feb. give are daily
expecting 10 march. suspect to Savannah
and that way to Charleston, as We are ST
present trying to drive the rebels from
their earth works with gunboats. Yes.
terday the 47th n 7. with the a.sistanc=
of a gunboat took Fort McAllister and
about one and a halt miles OF rife pits
The Attn lost lis.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac
March The latest advices from the
South state that Gen. R secrans had ad :
vanced as far as Aiddlebury, half way be.
tween Murfreesboro and Shelbyvnlle.
In tie rebel House the bill to accept
volunteers from Kentucky and Missouri
for less than three years WAS debated.
The supply OF salt aud food, and Confed
crate taxation, occupied the Virginia Sen
ate. Ia the House of Delegates, bill
passed to transfer the State line troops to
the rebel government A resolution OF
thanks to Florida wa adopted.
The Examiner contains no war news
from any OF the prominent points.
New York, March ga jack soa. Miss.
paper says Jew haG been arrested ctlary
ed with Offering to spike the guns at Por;
Hudson.
A"vIces from New Orleans state that
rebel deseFters report tina Gen. Sibley had
gone with large force to Atchatayla
River.
Above 500 rebel prisoners, including
Gen Clarke, were sent to the rebel lines
On the 2Oth ult The rebels made An IN
successful attempt to capture the Samuel
HUI, laden with cotton, sugar and mulas-
ses, obtsiDed above Hatou Rouge.
Gen Banks has issued an order explain
Ing tne system OF labor adopted for the
.ear; aud The planters asserting thereto,
aie TO be assisted IN inducing their me-
groes TO return. Negroes are to receive
food from Government officers, out OF the
crops they produce. Those nut thus en-.
gagged, Will be employed on public work ).
lac planters OF Louisiana had held several
meetings at New Orleans. G n. Banks
lad promised TO aid them in taking care
OF the abandoned Plantations, aud to do
everything that could properly be done to
restore lost negroes 10 ther masters, and
that enlistment of negroes who had been
at work on the plantations should cause al
attempt at one of the meetings to pass a
resolution favor OF 8 revsal of State laws
was defeated BY large majority. Gen
Banks at ended one OF the meetings and
gave an assurance that the government
had no feeling OF hostility to the people Of
new Orleans.
Columbus, Ohio. March 3.-The Unior
Mass meeting held here to day was largely
attended, Notwithstanding the unfavor.
able weather. at about 2 O'Clock Gov
Andrew johnson was e, corted to the
Capitol by a battalion of the New Y ork
Infantry. the ID Ohio Cavalry ana Kon
kles Battery-on arriving at the capitol a
salute OF 100 guns Was fired by the bat
terry. The Hail Of Representatives, where
Gov. johnson spike, was crowded, large
nunoer being unable to gain abundance
These repaired to the Senate chamber
and arge audience was addressed b,
Hon. L. D. Oampell, and Gon. Samnel
Galloway. Gov. johnson spoke three
hours aud was listened to with great at
tention. To night speeches will be made
by Gov. Wright and others.
San Francisco, March 2.-The govern.
ment steamer Sierra NeUada from the
northern coast has arrived with $4,000
treasure, and a steamer from Mazstian
with $40 900 in treasure. Business is
exceedingly dull. Four hundred thousand
yards OF assorted English cotton goods
sold on Saturday for shipment to MAJ It
Ian. sailed at p. u. The steamer holden
Aga has sailed, carving ii 700 in treasure
tnr EDgland, $1,000 for New York a. d
100 pa 'sengers.
San Francisco, March considerable
amounts OF legal tender notes were remit
ted per yesterdays steamer, partially ac-
c1uutlng tor the light shipment of gold.
Tie Mazatlan Cosmopolitan OF Janu.
airy 29th, say: ION Saturday 1900
troops en barked hence for the southern
part of the Republic. They were de-
s'gred TO operate against the French in-
vsders. Gen. Vega is Commander N
Ohiet, and Col. Norton second in CON
mant. The esvels comprising the expe-
ditioo are the Danish snip MazatLan and
the American ships Alert anh Curb. and
the M ican schoouers EmigLa and Coaade
CddaUour, and the steamer AorGld0 wall
soon follow with more troops. The pre-
else destination OF the expedition is with
held from the public, but the troops are
embarked IN glorious cause, and will
doubtless render good account of them
selves"
New York, March 3.-Havana advices
OF t, % b ut. Stale that tie re-est abllsh
ment Of The block 4de Of Charleston and
Galveston haG been Published In the off
clal paper, IL having beef communicated
TO the government by the Spanish minis,
Ter at Washington.
Advloes from Caracas state that Gen
Falcon had bsen defeated, and had h-d 10
the mGuDia ins. MaTicaibu was still block.
AIDED.
Sal; Lake City, March at the mass
meeting to-day Gov Hardluu and the ss