Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-01-21
NEWS ITEMS.

- Longstrect suporsedes Bragg, and
with an additional force of thirteen brig
AIDES. fresh from the battle field of Fred
ricksburg, is preparing TO measure
strength with Rosecrans.
- Ben Wade has been nominated by
the Union Caucus at Columbus, for
United States Senator from Ohio.
- The Charleston Mercury publishes
q table in which it comedies the death,
on the battle field, in hospital, & of one
hundred thousand men, since the war
commenced.
- Gen. Tom Thumb, and Miss Law
ma Warren were married at Trinity
Church, New York, on the 18th. The
audience was ve.y large and the scene
very imposing.
- Gen. Butler met with very mar
row escape from death, on Saturday
morning. The car in which he was RI
ding from New York to Boston was
smashed and every seat in it broken,
bat he was unhurt.
- The vote in the IIIanois Legislature
for u. s. Senator stood Is in the Senate
and So in the House for w. \. Rich
ARpsoS (dem) to 10 in the Senate aud
81 in the House for Gov. YATES.
- General Rosecrans has established
his headquarters in Murfreesborc, in the
very house in which the guerilla chief
Morgan was recently married by Bishop
Gen. Polk, in the presence Of jeff Davis.
Those persons, no matter what
party they may claim to belong to, who
are trying to prepare the public mind
for reconstruction of The Union, leaving
out New England, are no better than
other rebels. = housewife Joar0a!.
- An Ohio editor publishes table
% marriage statistics in that State. That's
the Ohio multiplication table, - Prentice.
- There are thirty-two regiments Of
two yoais' volunteers from New York.
Their term Of service will expire in April
aud May. The nine months men Of
Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania will be
at liberty in the spring.
- Major Slemmer, who was danger
ousy wounded at Murfreesboro, is the
same officer that saved Fort Pickens to
the Union. His exploits were Of even
more service then the retention Of Fort
Sumter by Major Anderson, yet in the
distribution of Brigadier Generalships
Major Slemmer has been strangely
overlooked.
- Gov. Tod. Of Ohio, in his annual
message recommends the passage of law
enabling soldiers who have enlisted from
that state aud are citizens to vote.
- Richard Yeadon, of Charleston, s.
G. who distinguished himself some wears
ago By highfalutin address of welcom
70 Edward Everett, offers reward of
$50 900 TO any man " no will CAPTURE
Gen. Butler dead or alive
- The Greene( New York; Amsrican
says that on Friday last, as the scholars
Of school two nils south of Lanesboro
Pennsylvania, were on mill pond. the
ice gave way and 81 out of So were
drowned.
- Rev. Lyman Beecher, father of
Henry Ward Beecher, died on Saturday
night last. His son announced the de-
cease Mt the conclusion of the Sunday
discourse.
- Thaddeus Stevens of Pensylvania
has introduced n bill IN Congress to or
ganize military force of 150'0no ne
groes to serve against rebels, their pay
to be $40 for non commissioned officers
and SIS for privates. Commissioned Off
GERS TO be white men with usual pay.
- The speech of Gov. Morton at the
Union Meeting in indianapolis, displays
his true Jackson-spirit; and every loyal |
man will. if necessary, rally under the |
stars and stripes, to crush tbs traitors
North or South, who rise up at |
the life Of the nation.
!. The Republic must live, even though
Slavery die.