The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-01-14

A COOP BEG1NNING.-Fivet thousand Ger
mans have notified Hon. Ell, Thayer that
they are willing to settle in Florida upon the
terms Of his plan Of restoring the State to
the National Government. One thousand
of these Germans now reside in St. Louis.
Missouri
An 1rishman at New. Haven, having had
nine children in eight years wedlock, ap.
Piled for an exemption certificate, " because
he could serve his country better .t home"
The story is told Of girl at Bangor, Me.
who presented the Interesting spectacle Of
chewing gum. during the ceremony Of her
marriage with her believed. II isn't quite So
bad as the man, who in the midst ofthe cer-
emony. stepped to the window and relieved,
himself Of tobacco juice.
AMONG the diplomatic correspondence
transmitted to Cohgress.sswas a despatch
from Mr. Seward, dismissing Mr.. Canisius
from his office, Of Cousul of the United
States to Vienna, for his ofic1ous and unau-
thorlzed request to General Garbaldi to en-
ter the military service of this country
Mr. Can'sins not only assumed power not
belonging to him. but also gave offense bv
endorsing Garibaldi's recent revolutionary
movement..against his own Govern1nent.-
Mr.: Seward mentions that the President
old year ago tender command:in our ar
;nles to Garibadi. with the consent Of the
h'ns OF Italy, fact which'has not before
been officially announced.
William A. Graham has been elected tn
the Confederate Senate by the rebel,leg;sl
ture of North Carolina. Mr.. Graham was
United States Senator from that State .dur
ing the Tyler administration, was Secretary
of the Navy under fillmore, and Whie CAM
d'date for the Vice Presidency on the Scott
ticket in 1852. He now succeeds: George
Davis, and was the " conservative'. 4and(-
date.
THE CRUSADE AGAINST New ENGLAND
The Chicago Tins proposes to enter, within
a few days, upon the discussion of the ques.
ton whether it would not be best to have a
Union leaving New England out Wouldn't
that question have been an interesting one in
the revoIutionar; war? How would tho
proposition have sounded to exclude New
England privatcers and New England sailor.
and New England soldiers from the last war
with Great Britain ?-Geo. .. Peatics.-
/ Col: Gowan has fulfilled his promise Is. to
clear the ha'bor OF Sebastopol Of the OBJ
structons occasioned by the late Crimean
war, but the work not having been perform.
cd within the time specified, the Russian.
government seized and confiscated all tho
property accumulated by him, even tho
smallest articles, as we'll as all tho apparatus
sent BY him from the United States, the
value OF which would not be less than $780,
|OOO =,
THE rebel Congress has declared that psr.
sons largely interested in negro property
shall be exempt from military service, and
that non shareholders shalt fight their battles
for them. We wonder whether the DOOR
white trash" will Cooperate with the car
rying out Of the aristocratic programme p
LouisniNe journal.
FIRST DAY AT ScHooL.-Pa2a : We'll,
Sissy, how do you like school ~ Sissy.
80! SO muts." Papa: "That's right
Now tell me all you have learnt to- day,
Sissy: I've learnt the names Of all tho
little boys :''-Punch.
"GRossEE AND GRossEn Sr1LL.-A Bor-
deanx paper gives credit to grocer IN that
delightful city for his ingenuity in letting
the public know that he sells both black And
green tea. He has large r on each shut
ter, one letter pain;edgrcen, the other black,
Pooh! This is nothing to the iDginuity Of
ao English tea dealer in the City, who, TO
let the world know that he sells the tea
called gunpowder, blows up bis wife all dav
Ilong.-PuncA. ..~ 49,
0EcIs1oS II THE GEEEsBAcK'' Cash.
This morning Judge Foote gave bis decis-
ion in the case Of Condor Wis. Wick, in
which the consutntiona|lty Of" greenbscks"
as legal tender Is involved. The decision
vas that, until differently advised by . high.
er court, Judge Foote will consider the
q greeobacks' to be legal tender.-Cleee-
hand Hcrald, Dec. Is. f.. -...e< .. .--...
INDEMNITY DEMANDED or GREAT Bgfr-
TAfS.-The following Is taken from Mr.
Stewards note to Mr. Adams, dated Nov. z
1862: .. L. z...ysz,.sss. -. ...-..s-.-
The telegraph annousces the dsstrucsioa
|of another haIf.!ozen American vesSela On
the high seas by the stsansr $50. The
Pses'dant is obliged 70 regard thsss dsstruc.