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

| WI picSihG SApOCtSO SU$s dOItD
, John Van Buren,. Jas. T. Br dy and otl ers
will speak in support OF the most vigor-
ous prosecution OF the war and every just
and necessary measure required to bring
it to s triumphant close.
Times Washington Special says the re.
duction of the tax on paper to 20 per cent.
only applies to paper for newspapers and
not to finer qualities used by book pub
fishers.
Stsfford G. q, Va, March S.-Capt.
Schnltz, formerly residen' near Aide, re-
ceDly headed body OF Upion cavalry to
that neigE borhood to surprise guerllas
commanded by the notorious Capt. Nose.
| ~, of Whites command. The rebels we're
surprised and 80 prisoners taken. The
escape OF the rest was owing TO the fact
that Capt. Sehaliz's force was less than
That of the enemy.
Nashville, TenB., March 5.-The enemy
nnder Van Dorm advanced again towards
| Franklin yesterday. The fedora forces
also advanced six miles aud drove the reb-
els back. On The federal side two men
were wounded. The rebel loss was Is
killed. The fight was renewed this morn.
| ing. Ne particulars have been received.
| Reinforcements TOR Gen. Gilbert al Frank.
I'm have been sent forward, sufficiently
large to destroy or capture Van Durn's
command. 1t is reported that about l 900
reoel cavalry are in the vicinity of Har-
peth Shoals, waiting to attack steamers on
| the river.
Hon. Q. F. Fwigg, Judge of the q. s.
District COURT. has ordered that no sttor-
| ney, proctor, or other person who has
not taken the oath to support the Constis
tuition OF the U. s., will, be permitted to
| conduct cases in the court.
Washington, March 5-A telegram re-
celved here from Brigham Young, says q
meeting was held Ill the Tabernacle to pc.
! ltlon sic President TO remove Gov. Hard
log and JUICES Waite and Drake, and ap.
p'hnt good men IN their places. He adds
"Ihe majority OF Federal Cticers and other
| gentlemen are actlng honorsbly." From
| this 1t appears that CHIEF Justice Kinney,
Sec'y OF 5 ate Fuller and the Supt. of In
dian Affairs are included in the compli-
| Inent
Congress has altogether failed to pro.
mote by legislation any measure for quiet.
ing the dlsaHection in that territory. ieav-
lag that duty TO the Executive Depart.
mont. .i ..a."
he printed report of the select COM
| mittee on the charges preferred against
| the commissioner OF the Patent ufiice.
Holloway, will be accompanied by s de.
| tensive and an explanatory note from that
gentleman.
| Jnseph Lewis of Psnrsylvania, Il is
generally believed, will be nominated rs
Successor to Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, B ,utweil.
| Coiumbu~, ONO, March 5-Ths C,i.is
! editorial ottic Was mubbed TO night by
I huudred aud fifty soldiers. The compost
| tors ROOMS. which We're 10 apother build
Ing, We're undisturbed Gen. Cooper
called out the military so restore order.
| Washington, March The main points
OF business trarsao ed by The Senate TO-
day were The administration of the oaths
TO MIR. Thomas A. Hendricks, OF Ind and
Win. Sprague. OF r [ i, VINO took their
seats tor the fret time.
| The President pro tem., by resolution of
hr. Anthony, was authorized to appoint
the standing committees.
| The execu I've session was confined to
the passage of q resolnl ion to rel urn all tho
Nominations OF military officers, &c.,
which expired with the Senate, to the
| President OF the Unted States,
New York, March 5.-GoId is quoted at
l,551 since the Board. Tue excitement
Of the gold question exceeds anything
known, the quotations not being station
AIRY ten minutes together to DAY. The
| public are sellers IL small amounts at
whatever rate they can get from brokers.
Halifax, March 6.-The steamship Arn-
bt0, taom Liverpool the 2lst and Queens
town the 22d ult., arrived here this
| morning. with two days later news.
| The Polish question is the leading topic
10 Europe France has sent dispatch to
! Berlin, expressing great dissatisfaction at
tie lnterventlOn OF Prussia in the affairs
of Poland.
In the British House of Lords, Earl
Russell denoun oed the course OF Russia.
New York, March 6-The Northern
Light has arrived from yAsplnwail. She
orings ST. 1888 600 in treasure. She was
conveyed oy the gupboat Connecticut.
President Carrera OF Gautelnala bad
advanced on Salvador, and a battle ie sx-
pecsed soon. The British minister is using
every e1ertlon to stop the war.
New York, March 6--The Heralds cor
respondent Al Port au Platt, ST. Domingo,
IN letter dated the 2lst nit, ssys Capt.
Berem, of the Hamburg brig Trina, which
arrived that morning from M.Lzanilla to
complete her cargo, reports her having
been overloaded by boat from the Al a.
baaaa IF Cape I-abells, Feb. Is. They
merely ask him where he was bound.
I TIE Aabama afterwards lased Spanish
STEAMER bound east. and brought hs to by
firing. Both steamers were observed pass
ing east at P"rr au Piatt harbor on the
evening Of the 18Th.
The Herald ,as tho following from the
Richmond E5ansiner of March I'd:
Savannah, Ga., Feb 2S.h.-rue steam
er Nashville, IN coming up tie Ogeechee
| river, ia-t night, gre unded on sand bar
before Fort McAllistes, ald Was discovered
| by the Yankee hset. A Yankee iron clad
opened from across the m2rsh, at the
Nash nile, al 80 minutes past O'Clock,
and continued II uutii 10 o'clock, wheu an
| incendiary shell struck the N ash vile and
set her on fire. She is now a total wreck.
! The Fort fred upon the iron clad and hit
her twice. The other gnnboats of the feet
| fred at the Fort but did DO damage
CincDnatI, March 5.-Spec1dL to N. 7.
| Times-Some additional paI tlcuiars OF the
| CT pure of the Indidnola have been re-
| celved When she Wa, attacked the ad-
vantage was on the side of the rebel rams.
The IndianoZa moved slowly compared
with THEM. They kept clear OF her bow
| where her best guns were, and oulted her
sides and stern. The Indidn0la kept
| charging her guns from side to .ide, but
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