Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-10-29
News Items.

be abandoned by the Spaniards. Puerto Plata
has been burned by the rebels, who have es-
tabllshed Government at CabalIo.
The Paris correspondent of the Tines saws
that Maximilian's answer is looked upon as a
civil refusal rather than an acceptance. He
| asks conditions that will be difficult to sat
isfy.
Seven little girls, after a months prepare
ton, held Fair, last week, at private resi-
dence on Milton Hill, Mass. The proceeds
were s2O3 81, which are to be contributed
to the treasury of the Sanitary Commission
The Directors of the Great Eastern Steam
ship Company have taken formal proceedings
IN bankruptcy, to wind up the Company in
order to stay various actions, and insure an
equal distribution of the assets
The Chattanooga Rebel announces the arri-
val OF JEFF. Davis in Bragg's army, to settle
all household quarreis. 1t saws Rosecrans has
fortified Chattanooga to perfection 1t is
confidently believed that Longstreet or Johns
ton will be put in command.
| From the Richmond Sentinel of the Sd. we
| understand that in consequence of the action
OF the British consuls relative to foreigners
| enllstlng IN the Confederate service, jeff
Davis has felt it his duty to dismiss them all
from the Confederacy.
The Buffalo Aurora, a German paper,
gives the following as the names of the Ro-
man Catholic Generals now in the army of
the United States: Rosecrans, Foster, Gil
| more, Newton, French, Stone, Corcoran, Ord,
| Whipple, Shields, Meagher, Scammon, Multi
gan, Gibbon, Crook, and Lavler
WHY THE VoTE AGAINST VALLANDIGHAA
WAS NOT LARGER" Tell the people of Ohio, -"
said Gen. Garfield, before the election, chat
the vote for Brough in the Army of the Cum
| berland will be smaller than it would have
been had not the friends of Mr. Vallandigham
killed off some thousands of our Ohio boys"
A committee of wealthy slave holders call
! ed upon the President to protest against
sending negro soldiers into St. Mary's county.
Maryland, to enlist slaves from plantations.
The President replied so far as sending them
is concerned, that might be modified and
white soldiers sent, but so far as negroes are
concerned the government must have all the
slaves in Maryland and the border states
needed for military purposes
THE INDIANA ELECTIoN.-The Indianapolis
| Jonrn@ says of the late election in that State
In Indiana the rebels are simply beaten
to death. There is not enough left of them
to crow over. So utter and humilating a
defeat has rarely befallen a party at any cleo
| ton, and never at an election containing so
| few elements of popular interest. In this
county the Union majority will be doubled
In several others it will be largely increased.
In none will it be diminished, as far as we
now have news"
Gen. Custor reports that in the engage
ment Of Monday we drove the rebel cavalry
from Gainesville to beyond Bucklands Mills,
| five miles westward. At this point Cen
oLo1 III
| battle, embracing infantry and artillery at
| least = mile long. Gen. Davis cavalry brig
ade and battery were at one time entirely
| cut Off by the rebels, but he succeeded in ex-
| Treating himself. We lost about 200 killed,
wounded and missing and several wagons,
one of which contained the official papers OF
the brigade.
| The Mexican deputation to tender the
| crown of Mexico to the Arch Duke Maxmil
| liam was received by the Arch Duke on the
Sd inst. Macmillan, in reply, said he must
make his acceptance of the throne depend
ent on the whole country, that it would be
| his duty to ask for guarantees which are in
| dispensable to secure Mexico against the dan
| ger which threatened her. "Should the
guarantees be obtained and universal vote
of the nation be given in my favor, am
ready to accept the crown, subject to the ap-
|
conditions of the Arch Dukes acceptance of
| the crown are the same as those named in
| 1861
SHARP REPLY.-Ministers catch it as well
as other people: A minister was travelling
where the road was difficult to find, and re-
| quested man by the wayside to direct him,
naming the place he wished to 60. "Well,"
says the hedger and ditcher, "keep on just
as you are now going, about a mile and a
half; there at the cross roads you will see a
minister, who will direct you to the left a
couple of mile, and there at the fork of the
road is another minister, who will direct you
to the right about three miles, and so on; at
every fork and cross of the road is a minister
to inform you which road to take" "Ah p
says the parson, "what do you call minis
ters?" "Why," says the other, "those
things which stand up at the cross and fork OF
the road, with something like a hand on
them" Finger-boards, you mean; why do
you call them 1ninisters?" said the preacher.
because they are always pointing the way
to other people, and never go themselves"
A BADGE OF FEMALE DIsLoYALTY.-Not to
wear crinoline has become a badge of secesh
principles in the Southwest. Although hoop,
ed skirts are plentiful at Memphis, the rebel
women have agreed among themselves not to
wear them. 1t is their secret sign-their
badge-their rebel flag. No longer allowed
| to faunt past our brave fellows with their EN-.
blems of treason pinned to their dresses and
bonnets, they have hit upon this plan. They
will wear no more hoops. That is their rebe
mark now; and one, the other day, when
asked if such was the reason, tossed up hel
head and said: eyes, it is, and you Yankees
can't make US wear hoops, neither"
CONDITION OF THE REBEL CURRENCY
very succinct illustration Of the state of the
rebel currency is given by letter writer
who tells Of some conversations held across
the picket lines near the Rapidan:
Gone of the rebel artillerymen was anxi
Gus to know whether soldiers pay was good
for anything now. He was told that it would
| buy thirteen dollars worth of goods, the same
as ever. Well said he, III tell you what
we do with ours We tell off the battery in
to five and play poker till one man out Of
five gets the money. The winners tell of
into five again, and so at last somebody has
enough money to treat his friends"
MISSISSIPPI JUDGE.-During the summer
of 1888, landlord was brought before Judge
, Hawkins (who sat On a deeayed stump in front
of the hoteD on charge of selling liquor in
quantities less than gallon, being contrary
| to the law of the State. The process was
commenced:
"Prisoner, are you guilty or not guilty."
"Not guilty" the landlord replied.
prisoner" exclaimed the Judge, "you
know that's lie! I have drank in your
house more than twenty times day myself
| FREAKS OF TIE BATTLE-FIELp,-It is stated