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

News Items
Two rebel mail carriers, with about LOCO
letters, were recently captured near Somer
vile, Tenn.
An Army of the Potomac letter saws that
an order has been issued to immediately shoot
All Suerrllias as soon as capturrd.
1t is understood that Gen. Sigel takes Gen.
Schenck's place in command at Baltimore. af
ter the latter takes his seat in the House.
The transport Deleoare, from Port ROYAL
and Stone Bar the Goth, reports the capture
OF the rebel steamer Baashee, from Nassau,
with cargo of great value
A train of ten wagons, loaded with cavalry
clothing, en- route from Little Rock to Benton.
was captured by sixty guerrillas, the wagons
burned and the clothing carried off.
Hon. L. Anderson, recently captured at
Mayheld by the rebels, passed through Cairo
on route home. He was released on the con-
dition that he procured the release of Trus-
ten Polk.
Rowing bands Of guerrillas infest the river
below, 100 of whom under the notorious SOL
Street, entered Hickman, Ky, last Thursday,
pundered the stores and houses, and captured
four or five unarmed soldiers.
By the steamer Fulton we learn that the
sea wall of Fort Sumter has been entirely de-
stroyed. The rebels were building bomb
proof on the ruins. The bombardment still
continues.
Gov. Ramsey, of Minnesota, has brought to
Washington treaty with the Indians on the
border of the Red river, by which we acquire
ii 100000 acres of land, and all distractions
of traders from st. Paul, are removed
Morris Island letter of the 10th says that
nineteen shells were fired into Charleston on
the 18th inst, falling into the most populous
portions of the city. On Sunday night very
heavy rebel fire was continually poured into
our batteries from the rebel works.
John R. Shelter, of Philadelphia, has been
sentenced by court martial to five years i'm
prisonment in the Albany Penitentiary, for
fraud in furnishing supplies to the army. His
sentence has been approved by the Presi-
dent
c. W. Hall, horse contractor for Govern
ment, is found guilty and sentenced to six
months imprisonment and fined $4,000 for
defrauding the government in purchasing
horses.
There is no truth in the Cincinnati En-
qsi,er's statement that Secretary Chase's res
ignation was in the hands of the President,
sent in view of Judge Taneys resignation,
preme bench.
The Times has a letter dated Annapolis,
Nov. 10th, containing list of $50 of the pa
rolled Unionists who arrived there from Rich
mond. Six died on the passage. These $50
were the best that could be picked out to
send. They all confirm previous accounts of
horrible hardships and sutferings.
The disbursements for all branches of the
1io +Ia
the last of June, were sos, OOO, 900, of which
amount, 5000, OOO,O 900 was for the army, and
sec, 0OO,O 900 for the navy. A sufficiency of
money has been placed in the hands of all the
paymasters to pay our armies up to the pres
ent month.
A Washington dispatch to the Times says:
| Recent captures of blockade runners off Cape
Fear river have 80 frightened the North Car
DINA rebel State authorities that they have
given up the business and farmed out the
privilege Of importing contraband goods to
private parties.
The Hospital Examining Board has been
ordered to inspect the U. S. General Hosp-
tails in Harrisburg, Philadelphia st. Louis,
Chicago, Mound City, Cairo, and in the vi
cinity of those cities; also to report on the
manner of forwarding convalescents from
these hospitals to their regiments and sug-
gest measures to facilitate their return.
The Times dispatch says the rebel game of
coping up Congressman Anderson, of Ken
lucky, till after the organization of the House,
is defeated, and he has been exchanged
Immediately after his capture his friend
Bolindee went to work in order to effect the
arrest of squad Of prominent Kentucky and
Tennessee traitors. The captors of Anderson
were brought to terms and offered to ex-
nh or
Congressman, and consent was given by our
Government. Anderson is now on his way
to Washington.
The Times Washington spe cial states that
an officer on Gen. Banks staff, writing to q
friend here says: A large quantity of cot
ton was captured at Brownsville and an expe-
dition had been sent up the river to get all
they could find. The Union men at Browns
vile, who hailed with delight the capture of
that place by our forces, were forming them
selves into defensive organizations and rem
dering valuable service as scouts. The cot
ton which will be thrown into market by the
occupation of Texas will reach $4,000 bales
The amount stored ON the Rio Grande line is
immense.
The Iribune's special says the Navy De-
partment has advices from the Vanderbilt
down to the second or third week of October
The Vanderbilt left Cape of Good Hope early
in the month, and when two days out fell in
with Dutch vessel in disabled condition.
To save the lives of forty persons on board,
the Vanderbilt took the vessel in tow and re-
turned with her to the Cape, thus losing four
days.
At the latest accounts the Vanderbilt was at
the Island of Mauritius, and the alabama in
the Bay of Bengal The Captain of the Van
derbih is believed to be well informed with
regard to the rebel pirates course.
OLD WORLD TRoUBLEs.-The news from
Japan and New Zealand is not pleasant. The
English have a rebellion to put down, and
they admit the probable necessity of exter-
mination. In Japan the British fleet bonn
barded city of 10000 inhabitants with, it
is supposed, large destruction of life, and
certainly a great destruction of property.
But their vessels were riddied by American
artillery, served by japanese, and the loss in
officers and men, for the number engaged,
was very severe. War in China, Japan and
New Zealand, with the cholera in India, and
hostilities not improbable; storm signals
hoisted at home on account Of threatening
wars in Europe, form a not very pleasant
prospect. Public opinion in France favors
war for Poland. The feeling in Europe is
becoming a religious one. Should it in
crease, there may spring up religious war
the Catholic nations against the Protestant.
The Greek Church will have the Protestant
sympathies, but how can England go? She
is committed, automatically, to the cause of
the Poles. But the country is divided. In
religion, the High Church Party in England
has more sympathy with Rome than with