Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-08-13

The steamer City of Glosgoso arrive,
last night with 800 sick aud wounde,
from Nleksburg, Eighteen died on tn
way up.
The City of Madison has arrived from
New Orleans. Her news Is anticipated
The steamer Louisville, recently captured
by General Ransom's forces, has also ar
rived.
Halifax, August 3.-The Ara6ia from
Liverpool, July 25th, via Queenstown
July Goth, arrived here this afternoon.
The army and Nary Gazette think:
that with Grants army to Cooperate Will
Rosecrans, there is no ground for speakiae
hopefully OF the prospects OF the Conted
eracy, unless Lee is able to reverse their
misfortune by great victory.
Cincinnati, August 3.-Only ten wagons
were captured and burned by SCOTS reb.
els at Stanford, KY, Instead OF sixty as
reported.
The Gazette's Lexington dispatch says
SCOTS raid is concluded. Some three
hundred rebels effected crossing OF Cum.
bertrand river, leaving stolen wagons anJ
other property behind them. Four hun.
dred prisoners, captured from SCOTS com.
maud passed through Frankfort TODAY
Tor Louisville.
Tie election in Kentucky as tar as
known passed off quietly. The following
retarns have been received
Paris-For Governor Bramlette, Union. 2s6
Wickliffe, Dem, q; Congress: Clay, Union, 800
Buckner, Dem, y Boyie, Ind. Union, l.
Maysville-For Gov Bramlette 353, WickIife 3
Congress, Wadsworth, (Union, } 3l2, Brown 8.
Observation-Disclosures 61S, Wicklfe LOT, Clay
5S3, Buckuer 161, Boyle 122.
Georg etown-Bramette $40, Wickliffe 355, CLAY
3O5, Buckner 299 Boyle Is.
Observation-Disclosures 152, Wicklitfe ., Clay
127 Buckner 10, Boyle l6.
Cynthiana-Bramlette 135, Wickliffe 81. Con
gress, Menzies Dem. ia Smith (Uuion) l.
Ooving ton-Bramlette 1858, Wckliffe SO. Con
gress. Smith 1881, Menzies so, feathers %.
The Union majority in the State viii
be about twenty thousand. Brutus J
CLAY Is certainly elected in the Ashland
District.
Louisville, August 3.-The election fol-
State officers passed off quietly to day
Bram!ette's msjority over Wicklitfe tor
Governor, here, was 1850. Mallory's
majority for Congress over Wolf is $500
Nelghboring districts, as far as heard from
give large Union majorities.
Fit. Monroe, July 3.-The Richmond
Wing Of August 1st has been received
here, and contains the following:
Charleston, July 31.-Cummlngs' Point
was severely bonn barded yesterday morn
ing, commencing about 10 o'clock. TIE
Lr0nSldes and two Monitors were engaged,
The bombardment lasted until about 3 P.
NJ, when the vessels withdrew. The bat.
teries Gregg, Wagner and Sumter respond
ed to the enemy's fire. Two men were
killed and wounded at battery Gregg
Inc batteries are Lot materially damaged.
Weldon, n. O., July 27.-At the last
accounts the Yankees were retreating be
low jackson, destroying bridges as they
went.
San Francisco, August 3.-The ship
Ocean Pearl from Hong Kong with three
hundred passengers has arrived here. The
papers give an account OF terrible earth.
quake at Manila June Sd, running half OF
the city and damaging every building.
Two thousand lives lost.
New York, Aug. 4.-The Times dis.
patch, dated Washington, Aug. 3, says:
:" 1t is again asserted on the most un.
doubted authority that the main body OF
Lees army Is encamped between Rapldan
Station and Orange Court House. 1t is
positively known that this was the posi-
tion OF the rebel army on Wednesday last.
Lees real depot Of supplies is at Gordons-
vile, bnt the latter point is now his place
of distribution.
Two divisions of Longstreet's corps
now occupy Oulpepper.
1T Is officially stated that the total
number OF Union wounded in the three
days battles at Getty sburg is about IA 600.
A fraction over 1900 wounded still re-
main III the hospitals tlere'
The Herald correspondence under date
OF Sperry vile, The lst inst, says that the
Fourth Penn. Regiment OF cavalry was
despatched by Gen, Gregg yesterday
morning upon a reconnaissance. At Lit
tie Washington, twelve miles from here.
they encountered company OF rebel
cavalry about 100 strong, aud drove them
through town, capturing rrivate OF the
ID Va, who bad been directed by an or
der from Gen. Fltz Hugh Lee to purchase
bacon and flour for his brigade in the vi
cinlty OF Waterford, London co.
1t is ascertalned that a brigade of rebel
cavalry was posted between Little Wash
lngton and Sperryville. The private cap
tured had IN his Possession some CORES
pondence indicating that the rebel army
Is IN very desperate condition, and bit
terry bewalllng the error of the recent
raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania, and
predicting that If war should much longer
De wagec, Lees army would be starved to
death III the mountains.
A dispatch to the Herald says Gen. Nc
Clernand having been relieved Iron the
command of the 18th Army Corps, and
to remain Inactive in the State of
Illinois, has rendered his unconditional
resignation OF the Office of Major General
OF the United States volunteer forces. The
General is unwilling to hold commission
and receive pay from the Government
without an opportunity to serve his coun-
try IN position appropriate TO his rank
Secesslonists here are making them
selves happy over the report that jeff.
Davis Is about to raise a great army Of
negroes upon the promise OF freedom and
lands, but large shareholders in this re-
gion express the opinion that he will never
venture upon such policy, in fact he
dare not trust the slavs.
1t will be remembered that the remark
was attributed to Mr.. Lincoln at the date
OF his first essay OF the emancipation
scheme that he had reason to believe the
rebel government was looking to the same
thing and might be before him in the
A rebel prisoner of rank was brought
to Washington some time since, and the
story went that he was GeD. Evans of
Ball s Bluff tame. Later revelations from