Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-03-12

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son to Tbs English Government, relativ,
70 the aim OF the conrederatss 10 be &C
Ano gledsed By Great Britain.
Meetluss. lectures, &c., in favor o
President Liaeuln's enamel patton procla
mstlon, were OF daily occurrence in va
| TioGs parts of EngIaud.
LONDON, Friday.-Oonsols closed at o2s
Ia money. The Bank has reduced its rate
OF discount to per cent At lste sale
o. American stocks Erie brought AZ. and
Illinois Central 81 discount.
An imposing demonstration was expect.
! ed at the smphithestre st Liverpool the
! day the Hi5crntdn sailed. The Resolutions
and address to President Lincoln which
are to be proposed, einphatioally approve
OF his snti-slavery policy.
! crowded meeting on the subject was
held at 81. james Ball, London, on TIE
lS.h. The speakers INDUCED in bitter in.
vectives against the Lord Mayor and Mr..
Mason for The affair at the Mansion HJuse
6anqnef, and resolution conGen,niug tie
L"rd Mayor wss unanimously carried
The Bank OF Mobile has RENTED $40
GEO in specie to meet the interest on tie
BONDS of the alabama. E--....=fE
ers the blockade of Charleston raised
These runors were not confirmed.
B urse fat
The Pays and Patrie say the Polish in
surrec ion is spreading throughout all Pc
land. The insurgents attacked Mincharo
Oh tie 17th, aud were repuised with the
loss OF 500 killed ana waunded. The city
was afterwards fred.
1t is rumored thst a change had come
over the Paris official and semi offiJial pa
pers on the Polish question. 1t is report
eG that French dlplomstic note had been
sent to Prussia regarding the Prussian in
reference IN Poland
Advces from Paris mention the fact
that the contract for the Confederate loao
has been received tor three million pounds
10 bonds at seven per cent, and eXchang
able against cotton, at option.
The Tunes city article says as the gov
eminent possesses al the means OF rams
port from the interior to the ports, the
cotton thus hypothecated will be Eli
available for shipment 10 Europe.
Liverpool, Feb. 20--Ootton market
very dull with deolne on the week of Id.
The breadstuf market has downward
tendency.
Washington, March 4.-Richmond pa
pers OF the I'd Inst. make no meution OF
affairs at Vlcksburg.
Charleston dates to 1st are received
The steamer Ruby and Douglas ran 'he
blockade with Nassau dates OF the 20 b
ult.
a dispatch. from Savannah of the lst
>tates that the steamer NdstuIie ian
aground near Fcrt MoAil,ster aud was
destroyed by our iron ciads. The tort le
not Il ken
New York, March 4 The Times saws
that the finding OF the court of enquiry III
McDo" eli's case is approved except one
polnt, 0tz: his going To Mannassas on eve
ct % b OF Angus. 10 ool:sr with Pope
while his commard was on the march to
CenterViile.
1t is understood that large numbers of
individuals and associations are making
preparations TO establish banks nnder the
provisions of the new banking law
A Tribune Washington special gives an
extract trntn 8 letter from q. S. naval
officer, saying h had information on the
authority OF 81 English otficer, that pro
jest is Or foot in England, superintendent
Dy Maury, TO capture the q. s. Medlterra-
mean squadron with iron clads, sa,d to be-
| nearly ready for sea.
New York, March 4.-The Washington
Star says detachment of The LIST Virgin
| ia cavalry was surprised at Aide by 70
| rebels, and 10 OF our men captured, in
Gliding Captains Wood ward and Hunloon.
The Philadelphia Press states that up
wards OF $1,000 600 has been subscribed
10 New York tor The new telegr 4ph line,
and subs cri ptions are about to be recei ved
In Philadelphia. The company is TO have
a capital of $3,00O,0G0 and extend lhe
wires, which are TO be built for cash, and
itax Via Boston aud New York, to Pnlls-
dephia, washington and Baltimore, With
branches from New York via Albany,
Buffalo, Clevelsud, Detroit and Chicago,
TO Milwaukee, and from Pnilade pha to
Harrisburg, Plttsburg, Columbus, OinoIn-
nati, Louisville and ST. Loois, with lateral
branches to ali the cniel towns 10 the
| Western States.
A number OF gsntlemen interested in
the Atlantic Telegraph met st the Cham
Der Of Commerce Rooms to day. Mayor
Opdyke was President, Messrs. Cyrus ",
Field, ". E. Dodge, Peter Cooper, E. Gu
nard and A. a. Howe made remarks, and
q resolution recommending the pubic to
aid the undertaking was adopted. a
com 'niFtee VIE appointed to cali public
m :etlug. Mayor Opdyke subscribed ST.
500 to the fund, aud other gentlemen Goa
rrlonted Sl3 800. Mr. Field stated that
El95, UOU lad ueen subscribed in England,
uuL il WAS determined not to Commence
operations 1util 100000 are subscribed.
Washington, Nj arch Al! the usual
appropriation bills were passed and sigued
Oy the President. These, with ot er ap-
preparations, amount to aouul 500, 600.
OOUO The mi-cellaneous app opr alton
OIL, as originally introduced by the com-
mttee of ways and means, appropriated
only $l2, 700 900, but before 1t passed both
houses, the aggregate SUN was enlarged to
$40, 900 600
The biil TO establish a branch mint in
Ne ada, has become Il law.
Washington, March 4.-Special to Tri-
bune "A distinguished Eugllsn STATESMAN
says Ia a recent private letter:
The reaction IN favor OF the cause of the
| Cause OF the Union Is 50 strong in Great
Britain, that 10 cabinet could live al hour
which should take steps towards the rec
| osnltion OF the Southern Cunfederacy."
Ihe rebel report Of q battle at Vicks
burg Is aIsbelleved here. Reports through
auoi her ciiauUe Of the evacuation OF that
stronghold, it is thought needs coLfl ma
ton.
The resignation of Geo. D. Boutwell,,
Commissioner vi Internal K, Venue, took
fleet To DAY Estel, Cnlet CLERK, Is act