Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-03-11

frauds IL the Interior Department, which
are promised after the a5tournment oil
Congress
New York, March A Hilton H.ad
letter, OF the 9Th ulE , says the troops are
ander orders 10 embark, and the next
steamer Will probably bring Intelligence
or an attack on Charleston. Gen. Steven
son had been restored to his command
! Washington. March s.-Reports were
cnrrent here last week of several engage
menss and repulses ct Vieksbnrg 1t is
ascertained they have been revived in
distant cities. The Government is not
even aware that there has been general
| engagement in that quarter.
| New York, March 4--Tbe herald
| money article says 1t is believed the etfe ct
OF the lax on dealings in gold, and the
policy OF the Secretary of the Treasury,
| will Tor the present tend to check specn-
lstion and drive spectators TO a less ex-
penslve field. Both Houses passed ire
! amendment 10 the tax bill, rendering alb
solutely void sll loans over par 10 gold.
The following dispatch appears in the
Springfield (Maes) Republican of yeater-
day:
Beaufort, s. O., Feb. 22-We are daily
expecting TO march, suspect to Savannah
and tina, way to Charleston, as We are ct
present trying TO drive the rebels from
their earth works with gunboats. Yes
| terdsy the 47Ih n. Y. with the assistance
| OF a gunboat took Fort McAllister and
about one and half miles OF rife pits
The Attn lost 1l5.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
March The latest sdvices from the
South state that Gen. r 'secraps had adj
Vanced as tar as MiddIebury, half way be-
| tween Murfreesboro and Shelbyv,lia.
| In the rebel House the bull TO accept
volunteers from Kentucky and Missouri
for less than three years was debate ed.
The supply OF sslt and food, and Oonfed
| crate taxatioD, occupied the Virginia SEN
ate. In the Honse of Delegates, bill
passed to transfer the State line troops to
the rebel government. A resolution OF
thanks 10 Florida wa adopted.
| The Examiner contains no war news
from any OF the prominent points.
New York, March ga Jack son, Miss.
paper says Jew hac been arrested charv
ed with Offering to spike the guns al Port
Hudson.
| AovIces from New Orleans state that
rebel deserters report thai Gen. Sibley had
gone with a large force to Atchaiayl Ia
| River.
| Above 500 rebel prisoners, including
Gen. Clarke, were sent to the rebel lines
cn the 20th ult. The rebels made an un-
! successful attempt to capture the Samuel
HUI, laden with cotton, sugar and molas.
ses, obtained above Baton Rouge.
Gen Banks has issued an order explain.
Ing the system OF labor adopted tor the
year; aud the planters asserting thereto,
are to be assisted in inducing their ne
groes TO return. Negroes are to receive
food from Government officers, out OF the
crops they produce. Those not thus en-.
gagged, Will be employed on public works
lie planters OF Louisiana had held several
meetings at New Orleans Gen Bank,
bad promised to aid them in taking care
OF the abandoned plantations, and to do
everything that could properly be done to
restore lost negroes to ther masters, and
that enlistment of negroes who had been
at work on the plan atoms should cause al
attempt at one of the meetings To pass a
resolution favor of revisal of State laws
was defeated by large majority. Gen
| Banks at ended one of the meetings and
gave al assurance that the Government
had no feeling OF hostility to the people OF
new Orleans
Columbus, Ohio, March g. The Union
Mass meeting held here to day was largely
| attended, notwithstanding the unfavor-
able weather. At about 2 O'Clock Gov.
| Andrew johnson was g. corted TO the
| Capitol by battalion of the New Y ork
Infantry. the I'd Ohio Cavalry and Kon
kies Battery-on arriving at che capitol a
salute of 100 guns was fred by the bat
terry. The Hall OF Representatives, where
Gov. Johnson spike, was crowded, large
numoer being unable TO gain admittance.
These repaired To the Senate cham Der
and 'arge audience was addressed by
Hon. l.. ID. Campeil, and Hon. Samnel
| Galloway. Gov. johnson spoke three
hours and was listened to with great at
teDtiun. TO night speeches will be made
by Gov. Wright and others.
San Franc SEQ, March 2-The govern
ment steamer Sic, ra Neoada from the
northern coast has arrived with $50 600
treasure. and "A steamer from Mazatian
With $40 900 in treasure. Business is
exceeding ly dull. -Four hundred thousand
yards OF assorted English cotton goods
sold Oh Saturday tor shipment to Maz.t
i'm. sailed at 5 p. Il. The steamer holden
Aga has sailed, carrying ii 200 in treasure
for England, $l5,40 for New York a. d
$50 passengers.
San Francisco, March 3-OOnsiderable
amounts OF legal tender notes were remit
ted per yesterdays steamer, partially ac-
Counting for the light shipment OF gold.
The Mazarian Cosmopolitan OF J4nu-
AIRY 29th, say: 'On Saturday 1900
troops embarked hence for the southern
Dart of the Republic They were &c.
sgred 20 operate against the French in
v4ders. Gen. Vega is Commander in
Ohiet, and Col. Norton second in com
mand. The vessels comprising the expe-
dition are tie Danish ship Aaz1tian and
the American ships AIert and Cdra6. and
the Mexican schooners Emagla and Condo
CadaUour, and the steamer M0raldo wiil
soon follow with more troops. The pre-
else destination OF TIE expedi ion is with
held from the public, but the troops art
embarked IN u glorious cause, and vii
doubtless render good account of them
selves"
New York, March 3.-Havana advices
OF tie 25 b nit. state that the re-establish
ment of the blockade of Charleston and
Galveston had been Published in he off
clal paper, ii having beeL communicated
10 the government by the Spanish minis
| Ter at WashlnytOn.