Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-03-18


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subject Is understood to have been bef,r
u the Cabinet at its meeting to-day.
The Times Washington dispatch state
that nine citizens OF Fairfax Court Hous
were arrested there to day and sent L
; the old capitol prison, charged with hav
ing pilofest the rebels in their late raid up
on that place.
The rebels who entered Fairfax Cour
House naonday, just saved their distances
in escaping with their plunder, Col. john
son following after them with cavalry
force so sharply as to re-capture so or 4(
of the stolen horses.
The President Indicated an early ad.
journment of the Senate, saying it would
not be his fault il business was not closed
by Saturday next.
Norfolk letter says the recent recon.
noisance of Col. Dodge from Norfolk. has
proved an eminent success. He marched
Ito miles miles, visiting Southfield, Chuck.
otuck and Blackwater Bridge. He met
the enemy at Windsor, and near the latter
point drove in their advance upon the
main body, then attacked them on the
tanks and forced them to retire to the
Blackwater. The fight lasted only forty
minutes.
Kenosha, March 11.-In answer to
call of the Chicago Sanitary Commission.
our citizens have within the past three
days contributed and forwarded to our
army before Vicksburg, 65 barrels of po-
tatoes and onions, with few barrels of
other vegetables, and this is but the COM
mencement.
Cincinnati, March ia special to the
Commercial, from Jackson, Tenn, says
2O0 men and two pieces OF ARTILLERY, OF
SL.livan's division, were surrounded by
rebel cavalry, and captured.
A dispatch from Memphis, says the CITY
Is full OF rnmors of an engagement at Port
i Hudson.
Rutherford Greek, four miles north of
Columbia, Tenn, March I0.-Gen. Gran
ger came up with the enemy at this place
yesterday P. H., and the advance guard
was skirmiehing yesterday, and lost two
killed and several wounded, but captured
several rebels. One of them reported COL
Coburn with 1000 men had escaped, and
were making their way to our lines.
| Washington, March 1.-THE Senate in
executive session to-day confirmed large
number OF nominations, among whom are
the following: Leonard SWEET, of Illinois.
and E. G. Larlen, of New York, commits
sioDers of the United States under the con
vention with Peru tor the settlement of
pending claims between citizens of the two
countries; James P. Allyn, of Connect
cut, TO be associate justice of the United
| States for the territory of Arizona; Q. NJ.
Clay, Minister TO Russia; A. b. Ketchum,
OF Pennsylvania, associate justice of UNI
| ted States court in Nebraska; Solomon L.
Wetherby, OF Michigan, to be judge of the
! United States court tor the western district
of Michigan David r. Carter, of Ohio, to
be chief justice of the Supreme court Tor
| the District of Columbia
| A number of Oonsuls were confirmed.
Erasmus d. Keyes was confirmed as
Major General of Volunteers.
| The following were confirmed TO be
| Brigadier Generals of Volunteers: Col
| Orlando b. Wilcox, Col. Michael Corco-
ran, Major Geo. McCullum, Mai. Geo. F.
| Shepley of Maine, Col. John P. Henley of
lat Missouri: First 1t. Godfrey Weitzel
The Senate will close its session this
week
New York, March 11th.-The steamer
| CITY Of Baltimore has arrived to night
from Liverpool, Feb. 25th, Queenstown,
| Feb 26th.
Washington's birthday was celebrated
|
Adams to the toast 1.-THE Union" princi-
pally extolling Washington. He claimed
that henceforth the memory of Washing
ton must be kept in reverence exclusively
| by loyal Americans.
Messrs. Cunningham and White spoke,
denouncing slavery as the cause of the
| war, and In terms OF sympathy with the
| North.
The Times announces that the Confede
rate three million sterling loan was taken
| by Earlinger IL Co., of Paris and Frank
fort.
| The relief ship achilles from Philadel-
| phia reached Liverpool on the 22d. a
monster meeting held at Manchester
| adopted an address of thanks to America,
and presented it to the officers of the Geo.
| GriswoG with immense enthusiasm.
The Polish question attracts great at
| tention. The insurrectionary movements
| continue. Accounts from the frontier of
| Poland to the Goth state that the Russian
| troops appear inclined to fall back before
| the insurgents rather than attack them.
Warlike rumors still prevail. 1t is report
ed that portion of Lyons garrison has
| been ordered to the eastern frontier.
Concord, n H., March 1.-THE cleo
| ton is still close. Ii Judge Eastman is
not elected by majority of votes, he will
| only want a few hundred. His plurality
over Gilmore will be from 4, 900 to 5000.
In the first Congressional District, Marcy,
| (dem.) is elected by from 200 to 800 ma
| jority. 1t will be necessary 80 have the
| official accounts to decide the second and
third Districts. In the House, the Re-
| publicans will have nearly as large ma
| jority rs last year; the Senate stands
and 6. Perhaps the opposition to the
Democratic party may have or out OF
| II members.
Cincinnati March 11th-Advices from
! the South state tina: Gen. Pemberton has
| been removed from the Department of the
| Mississippi. Bragg succeeds him, and has
already taken command. Longstreet com
mands Bragg's old Division, In middle
| Tenn. Price has returned from Rich
mond with full powers, and will go to
Missouri. Holmes is to be removed. and
| Hindman sent east OF the Mississippi Kir
| by Smith goes to Arkansas.
Concord, N. H., March 12.-Returns
from all but % OF the 223 cities and towns
of this State, indicate the following re-
| suits: