The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1863-04-01

general attendance is requested.
. tf= By order Of Town Committee.
Red Wing March 81.
GREAT UNION MEETING There will be
:.:GRAND UNION MEETING at the
Court House in this City on Friday evening
at which, it is hoped, all the citizens Of Red
Wing that love the Union Of these states
will he present. Red Wing, and in fact
Goodhue County, has already given one ex
preston Of loyalty in the lumber Of lucn
sent to the Union army. Now let US give
ono more expression, by devoting Friday
evening TO the good cause.
Speeches will be made by many Of our
citizens, and it is hoped the band will en-
liyen the OCCASION with some patriotic, soul
String music. "
ARMY CoRREspoNDESr.-Don't fail to
read the letter of our army correspondent on
tho 81 page. 1t is a n'pefui, col filcnt, ex
pose Of tho progress OF the army move.
lnents, and moreover contains the glad news
-+hat the army is unit for the war.
MARKETS. roads arc imp' owing and
with them the receipts Of grain at this place.
The market to day stands about as follows:
Whea. 5000 cts. Corn 80, Oats As, pota.
toes 4V@5O, barley IS, Beans, white, l25
per bu., idcs, green cts. Flint, l2.'e Cts
per Is. Timothy Seed $500 per bushcl
Tx weekly meetings Of the LaIies' Sol
>diers' Aid Society will he discontinued I'm.
I'll the first Wednesday in May. '''.,'
BY ,or4sr Of The President, e. d.
Mis-. T. SMITH.
LAURA PAR5iuxsr Secy.
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. EDUcATI"NAL.- The Editor of Tue cdu-
cztional department did not get his copy in
until it vas too late to set it up. We arc
.orry, for his depart mcnt is very interesting
and we dislike TO send the paper out with
out it.
UNION LEACuE.-Ihc pledge OF uncon.
diti"nal supper, Of the Union, the signcrs
l'' "''AS'A az "" 'nC oIIOn lIciHl ;,
has been extensively Giro ulatcd in this CITY
"auring The past few days, and already has
'thc names Of nearly two hunire] loya!
amen upon It,, Enro!l yourselves on the side
.of the Union.
RHrAlHtp.-'lhe city has repaired the
culvcrt across Bush street, the washing
away VI which, NC mentioned last week.
rho work is Of wood, it ought to have beer
stone. Nevertheless it is done in subs,an
cial manner. rs is all work done under The
supervision Of Thomas Ia, Tor E<q
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HE'D WING FERRY Among the GOOD
thing done by the last legislature, was ar
act granting to Frank Ives Esq, the exclu
stve right to establish ferry across thu
Mississippi river at this p int The impor
2tancs Of ferry to the business communt,
OF the city of Red Wing. can scarcelyse es
simated. Tho trade of that portion O
Pierce county that would naturally come I,
Rad Wing,;as3thc most convenient rnarket
IS already thousands OF dollars and it ha
gone elsewhere, because,there was no cas-,
method ofstranspoting it across the river
Che hills and valleys'of the Wisconsin Dor
'dering on the river near here. are, ss.sddet
with the most valuable tim ber like = dia
dem with rich gems. Heretofore there ha.
'bseu no means Transportation and the bu
'siness u Red Wing b.s;proassd,by il. q l,
Ito the extent Of shs:,.o.ss absolute necessity
and then At the most costly rates. A GOOD
ferry would bring, al this adyaa,ageou.
nds eoSRed Ming II abundance. & Webop<
mir. Ives will put il RICH. through. -.- H..
Ag&. g~'a - ~ ~ No. - @-st< -.z-sg
FIRST BoAr.>-The-- Wilson arrived
q this place from ST. Paul last evening abou,
10 e'csoek. the first steamboat Of sne season
Now that the ball is open we hope i. viii
keep moriug. wsss s#ss7es se