Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-26

of construction. Captain Wilson return
ed 10 New Orleans, reported that tn,
Harriet Lane is still at Galveston. He il
certain she Is disabled, as he saw her tow
ed slowly about by small river steamer
The Hartford went down the river Oh
Friday with rear Admiral Farragut.
! Memphis, Feb. 10. via Cairo, IT
/ Special to the Word.--Advices from
below state that the rebels at Port HQd.
son have communications with the Cult
9y the way of Atchafalaya river. The
queen Of the Vest, as soon SIS repaired.
will open communications with Banks.
| & million bales of cotton below Helena
are waiting Grants permission to ship.
Cairo, Feb. 17.-Special to the Herald.
A party of guerrillas fred into the steamer
Dick Wilton at Cypres Bend and killed
several of her crew. She was taking a
crew to the feet, and would have been
captured but was saved by the gunbost
Rather.
Cincinnati, Feb. 1S-A special dispatch
| to The Commercial, from Frankfort, ken-
tucky. says q: a convention of rebels as,
semb!ed here to-day, for the ostensible
purpose of making nominations for the
August elections. The House refused the
use OF its Hail by decisive vote. They
then rented the Theatre. Delegates from
| forty counties were present. David Mer-
riweather was elected Chairman. On
taking the Chair he said he hoped the
convention would do nothing that good
| loyal citizens should not do.
| La tile meantime regiment of soldiers
| with fixed bayonets formed in front of the
| Theatre. When a call of the counties
was made, Col. Gilbert read the following
| order:
"Reliable information having been received a.
headquarters that number of rebel emsssries
in this city, it is ordered that all persons now
here, not residents or members of the Legislature
or olneers OF the state Government, forthwith
leave their names at these headquarters, accompa
MED with satisfactory references as to their LOYALTY
| to the Government.
Col. Gilbert said, to facilitate proceed.
ings and save the convention trouble. he
| wished his Adjutant would take the
names Of delegates.
He said, ;" there are those here who we
know to be rebels Of the worst kind. In
der the disguise of the name of Demo-
| Gratis, you have assembled here with the
hope of perfecting your designs, but it
will not do. You are repudiated by the
| Legislature, who have refused YOU the
use OF their halls; Democratic newspa-
pers scorn and disewn you There is no
use In your holding a convention in Ken
lucky There will be no delegate (') of un-
doubted loyalty to the government allowed
to run for any office. Such meetings as
this you shall not hold within the limits
of my command, and to avoid the difficult
ty you will dispense to your homes, and
IN future desist from all such attempts to
precipitate civil war upon your State.n
After Col Gilbert had spoken, an at
tempt was made to offer resolutions,
which were respectfully declined by Col.
Gilbert. The body then adjourned. There
Is some excitement in the city. "a r"
New York, Feb. 19.-Extracts from reb.
ell papers show that in the Confederate
Congress Foote, of Tenn, offered q reso-
luton to the effect that President Davis
shall on or before May 1st next withdraw
| the present diplomatic agents from any
foreign country, the government of which
shall not at that time have agreed to rec.
ognlze the independence of the Confedera-
cy, and after that date DO foreign consuls
shall be longer allowed to exercise consul
ar power, except upon an eXequatur asked
for at the hands of the Confederate States
and granted by the came. "- "
The resolutions further declare that the
conduct of the Emperor of France in pro-
| posing to European powers to unite with
him in mediation has heen highly gratify-
ing both to the government and people of
| the Confederate States.
| The tone of the Richmond journals gen.
orally, Indicate want of hope and spirit.
All prospect of foreign mediation seems to
be given up, and the present is considered
the most critical period Of the whole
war.
According to Richmond papers, infor-
nation is received there that the entire
Army of the Potomac has evacuated its
position, and is being divided between
Washington and Fort Monroe.
| Vicksburg, Feb. 13.-The enemy are
| throwing up batteries on the Louisiana
shore with the supposed purpose of pro-
tecting their men when they commence
putting portoon bridges across the river.
Our authorities appear to anticipate an
early attack.
Washington, Feb. 19.-Jackson's force
is said to be miles south of Fredericks-
| burg.
The Her0lds Special says.-'It is ru-
mored that the President intends to re-
store Mcclellan early next month and re-
organize the Cabinet on conservative
basis with Seward in his present po-
sition.
1t is generally believed that in the Con-
| ipr, h. ! ~
Senate will will concede to the House the
SOU, 100000 legal tenders, that he House
| will concede to the Senate the bank bill
and one per cent. tax on bank circulation.
Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 1876. w. Don
agan and ". Calhoun two wealthy rebels
OF this city were arrested to-day and con-
fired in the Penitentiary. ..... ..
Chicago, Feb. 18.--The military COM
mission is in session at ST. Louis, investi-
eating the administration of affairs at
leland No. 10 and New Madrid. No dis
patches on this subject are allowed to be
sent by the military authorities. ~
| The steamer Ruth, from st. Louis to-
day, takes money to Memphis to pay Gen.
| Grants army. 1t is said money enough
has been sent within a month to pay near
! ly all the troops there. IL.
Washington, Feb. 1s.-The Senate to-
day confirmed the following nominations
of Consuls: Charles Gilbert Wheeler, at
| Nuremberg; Noah Wilson, of Illinois, at
La Union, San Salvador; E. Crosby, of
Kentucky, at Geneva, and VIM. Phelps,
of Illinois, at st, Petersburg Also, f.
NJ. Army, Of Kansas, as Secretary of the
| Territory of New Mexico, and Edward