Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-03-18
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Indianapolis, March ct legislatnr
adjourned sine die to-day without passin
ally appropriation bill.
Cairo, March S.-News IN .nis viciait,
is dull. The Ohio river is still rising
The steamer Jessie X. Bell arrived thi
morning, late from Young's Point, bu
later from Heleua, Ark, having on board
upwards of 500 contrabands, in charge o
Rev. Samuel Sawyer, sent up TO ST. Lonii
by Gen. Prentiss. MIR. S. reports ths
contra bands IN excellent health. The,
/ appear TO be healthy, able-bo6ied planta
tion hands, male AID female, and are
mostly those who have come within on,
lines from Mississippi and Arkansas.
St. Louis, March 9.-Information has
been received of Marmsduke's arrival q,
Chalk Bluff on the ST. Francis river. on
the extreme edge of Missouri. He is sup.
posed To mediate raid against Cape Gi.
rarideau, or some point on the Mississippi
river, and has nearly 1000 cavalry.
| 1t was Jetfries aud jeff Thompson,
| whom Gen. McNiei chased recently from
| Girar edeau.
Col, Catherwood arrived to-day from
Warrensburg. He reports that the guer-
rillas have subsidized in Johnson and Cass
| counties but are quite thick south of the
| Usage.
The use of jails for con6ning negros, ex-
cepting when committed for crime, is
about to be prohibited by the Provost
| Marshall General, the Legislature having
omitted to act on the question.
New York, March 10.-Special to the
Herald: Salt Lake City, March "a
collision between the military and citizens
has commenced. Gov. Harding and AS
sociate Justices Waite and Drake. it is
understood, have called upon Col. Oonpor
to arrest Brigham Young and counsellors
Kimball ami Wells. The Judge of the
District can serve only civil process, but
the citizens are in arms and determined
to prevent the arrest OF their leaders BY
military force. Other federal officers aud
a number of Mormon citizens have tel
egraphed to Gen. Wright to restrain Col.
Oonnor till an investigation can be had.
A Colonel of the q. S. Army, who lett
for Washington this morning, has been
arrested by Col. Connor and brought back.
IL is presumed his intention was untavora.
bic to Col. Connor's military Interference.
New York, March 1O-A Nassau cor
respondent of the Herald states. under
date of February 29th, that the rebel
schooner RetributiOn arrived there on the
night of the 25th. Her officers met at the
Royal Victoria Hotel in the evening, dis
cussing loudly their piratical exploits
Last evening three fast steamers entered
this port within one hour of each other.
No. /, the GeOrgiana, brig rugged, iron
propeller No. 2, the britannia Toddess of
Neutrality, side-wheel, iron, brig rugged,
very fast No. 3, the iron, screw steamer,
Gertrude, brig, also very fast. This fine
fleet of steamers will prove valuable ad-
dition to the rebel pirate feet, and unless
we can send Baltic or Vanderbilt on
their track, their capture will be next to
impossible.
New York. March 1O.-A Washington
special to the Tribune states that the
spirit of the army is growing better and
better. Its health is excellent. New reg
iments which contained the greatest per-
centage of sickness are rapidly improving.
The weather to-day is supurb, the roads
rapidly improving and everything looks
cheerful.
General orders No. 20, promulgated to-
day contain the names of 125 officers ab-
sent without leave, who are ordered to re-
port within Is days or be dismissed from
the service.
The Times dispatch says the Judges of
the Supreme Court are Ia consult alton to.
day in reference to all opinions in cases
argued before them, and the decisions will
be rendered tomorrow. The cases which
attract particular attention are the prizes
and the Almeida case. The latter case,
which involves millions of dollars, will be
in favor of Almeida and against the United
States.
The order transferring Gen. Sumner to
the command lately held by Gen. Curtis,
will be issued tomorrow. The command
will embrace Arkansas, Missouri, New
Mexico, Colorado and Nebraska.
The Surgeon General has directed that
all sick and wounded soldiers who have
been sick for three months and upwards,
and who are in a fit state TO bear trsnspor-
tation, shall be Immediately transferred to
the General Hospital nearest their homes.
The Treasury is provided with a suffi-
cient amount of bullion to meet all expect
ed demands.
New York. March 1O.-A special dis
patch from Franklin. Tenn, states that an
officer had arrived there from conference
with Van Dorn's rebels, under flag of
truce. The rebels acknowledged loss of
$50 killed and 400 wounded. Our loss
was ,406-120 killed and wounded, aud
the rest prisoners.
The rebels had 10000 engaged. Our
force was 5000 The rebels say they
were nearly whipped.
Our pickets were driven in yesterday,
and the enemy is believed to be in force
three miles distant A battle is expected.
Cincinnati, March 10'-Special to Ga
zette from Franklin, says that large force
moved yesterday against the enemy at
Spring Hill. Ii the rebels make stand
there will be heavy engagement.
Specisl to the Commercial from Muir
freesboro says it was reported yesterday
that Van Dorm had been defeated and a
greater portion of his command captured.
Gen. Rosecrans orders that all persons
whose natural supporters are in the rebel
service, and whose sympathies, &c, pre-
vent their giving assurances of loyalty,
will hold themselves ready to go South
within 10 days.
Gen. Cox, OF Kanawha, will shortly su-
percede Gen. Wright in the Department of
the Chic.
New York, March 10.-A Bermuda pa
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