Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-03-18


ror1l:cd, March 12.-The anglo Sazon.
P. NJ. 0 snls
2 Flour had downward tendency. Wheat
} was heavy, and declined I'd. Corn dnlI
and declined 2a3d. Provisions are flat
: out quotations steady.
nonuon, Friday, February 27th.-The
spanish ministry have resigned.
Inc foiieh question is unchanoad
Inc mayor OF Liverpool has oivan
grand banquet to the captains of The 80
eral American relief ships.
The London Globe thinks that 10
tradioiion exists between Seward .ns
MERCER, one of the two Government. ~
volved, will have to demand a substant,si
apology.
Washington. March 12.-The following
nominations have been confirmed by the
Senate.
To be additional aids de-camp. with
rank of Col, Edward O. Sanford of N. Y,
and Capt. Arson Stager: with the rank
of msjor, Thomas Q. Ecker
Headquarters Army of the Potomac.
March 12.-The pickets of the enemy
along portion OF the line of the opposite
side OF the Rappahanncck are half negroes
ana half whites. The negroes are armed
and uniformed. The fact appears bevond
question as only 100 to 100 yards inter-
vene between our pickers and the enemv,s
and they are plainly. to be distinguished.
| Naw York, March 12.-The gunboat
| Quaker CITY has arrived rom Port ROYAL
Via Charleston bar the 9Th. She comes
for repairs and to receive new boilers.
| On the 9th inst, off Cape Fear she
captured the British steamer Dowro after
an exciting chase of six hours. She had
cargo OF 400 bales of cotton, and was
bound from Wilmington, N. O., for Mas
| sau. She was ordered to New York for
adjudication.
The Quaker City brings a large num-
Der of prisoners aud invalids rom the
South Atlantic squadron.
! A private letter received in this city
states that the pirate florida was at Bar
BADGES Feb. 9th, taking in coal and pro.
visions.
San francisco, March 12.-The steamer
Sonora, brought from Manzanila, thirteen,
| boxes OF treasure, received from the wreck
OF the Golden Gate, making $500 900 in
| all, that has been received here. The
steamer Sonora sailed at four o'clock this
afternoon, for Panama, carrying 2l2 pas
sengers. She takes $3.50, 600 in treasure
| for England, and $24, 900 for New York.
Oregon papers received on the 4th, say
the spring facilities have opened for start
ing emigrants TO the mines; 200 left Port
land in one day, principally for Borse riv-
er. Every indication tends to the belief
that emigration TO Oregon, Woshau.
| Idaho and British Columbia, this wear.
| will exceed that of last, while the rush for
Washington, Humboldt, Deeds River.
State Range, Colorado, and the North.
western stores of New Mexico, promises to
become unprecedented.
New York, March, ia special dis,
| patch to the Hersld, from Bullingford
Greek, Lower Columbia, Tennessee, states
that Van Dorn's whole rebel force has
retrested towards She.byville. The cour-
try between Nashville and Columbia is
cleared of msrauders, and the means Of
crossing Duck river destroyed.
The Times special states that nine
refugees from the South, who arrived at
the North yesterday, give deplorable ac-
counts of destita.ion, and say that there
| is much suffering IN Richmond for the ac-
| tual necessaries of life.
| 1t is reported that twenty-three regi-s
| ments, under Anderson, passed through
Richmond last Friday for Charleston, be-
ing an aggregate of 10,O0J men.
E. E. Rollins ofaN. e., is appointed
commissioner of the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau.
A Washington dispatch to the Herald
says the prize steamer Adelia has arrived
at Fort Monroe from Key West. The
prize steamer Virginia from harrisburg,
| with several prize cargoes on board bad
sailed from Key West for New York.
The steamer Peterhof arrived at Key
West, having been captured by the YAM
| der5ilt
The War and Navy Departments feel
| satisfied that very short time only will
| elapse before the rebel communication
across the Mississippi river will be entirely
cut off by Yankee ingenuity and enter
prise, without much bloodshed
Tribune dispatches say that more earn
est efforts sre making to induce the Treas
| ury Department to recede from its decis-
ion by which foreign bottoms are enabled
cisco and New York, but there is no rea-
son to believe that conclusion, which was
arrived at after full consideration of the
| law, will be reversed on the contrary,
| there are grounds for the belief that an
| English line of steam propelIers will soon
| be put upon one OF the transit routes.
The Senate will, without much doubt,
| adjourn tomorrow. 1t will be difficult 20
keep quorum any longer.
Gen. Resseau left for the West this eve
| ming to assume command of bis old fight
ing corps in the army of Gen. Roeecraps.
New York, March ia dispatch has
been received from Salt Lake stating that
Judge Kearney to day issued writ against
Brigham Young under the polygsmy act Of
Congress.
Ine writ was served without trouble,
and Brigham gave bail in the sum of two
| thousand dollars.
The dispatch further says the civil su-
| thority can be maintained in Utah without
| the aid OF troops.
Cincinnati, Marcn 12.-There wac .
| large and enthusiastic Union meeting here
| last night.
The o. s. marshal yesterday seized the
| real estate belonging to Messrs. Jenkins,
officers 10 the rebel service. 7ssa
A special from Memphis to the Gas<tts,
gives report of fight on the Yazoo, re-
sultng in the capture of 1000 rebels and
eight transports. No particulars.
a letter from Florence, Ala, to the Mo-
/: g E,l1 Of