Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-12-24
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The McGregor Necs expresses desire
20 support Nr. Lincoln again for the Presi-
dcncy."
The supreme court of Iowa has unanimous
" declared the soldiers vote constitutional.
Sound
The Portage City Register says the SD
Regiment Colonel Howe is to be mounted
and armed with Spencer Rifles.
A paroled Confederate prisoner, named
Hcaly, has been condemed to be shot al New
Orleans, for violating his parole.
The internal revenue tax paid by citizens
of Massachusetts, during the year ending
September /. 1863, amounts to Sc, 307.
A considerable stock of sheep, horses
and COWS are being imported into the United
States from Canada, for the use of the mill
tary market.
The Cincinnati Gazette says the Federal
losses during the Geige Of Knoxville were
about 900. Those of the rebels are sstima-
ated at $500.
The Springfield Ni8souria7. hosts the
names of John c. Fremont for President, B.
Gratz Brown for Vice President, and Ben
Loan for Governor
-Immese frauds have been discovered in
connection with the army of the Potomac
amounting to over q million Of dollars. Sey-
cral officers have been arrested.
a new firearm has been invented by Mr..
T. C. G. Kellogg, of Hartford Connecticut,
which is capable Of being discharged at the
rate Of three hundred and fifty three times a
minute.
The Toronto Gloje cordially endorses the
Presidents Proclamation to the Southern
people, predicts that it will be Fgreat sue
cess, and believes the great rebellion is on
It's last legs.
-Whc President Lincoln had the vario-
toid, he expressed his qualification that as he
has hosts of friends who were always asking
him for something, he had something now that
he could give all Of them.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette announces a
change Of proprietorship-th Gczcte passes
into the hands Of Messrs. A. u. Thomson and
W. G. Roberts, now Of the milwaukee
Sentinel, on the 1st of January
Consul General Giddings teIegraphs that
there are upwards Of ten thousand deserters
from our army and men who fed from the
draft, in Canada, and that many Of them are
suffering and anxious to return.
General Grant celebrated the 4th iav of
July by taking yicksburg, and appropriately
observed Thanksgiving Day by giving Bragg
Il good thrashiug. What is to be the pro-
grammc for Christmas and New Years?
A new kind of friction matches has been
invented which viii not ignite unless they are
rubbed against a surface which has been pecu-
liarlv prepared with chemicals. The invention
is to provide against accidental ignition.
-Aholitonists remark and comment upon
the accidental coincidence of the placing Of
Crawforss statue Of thc Goddess of Liberty
on the demc Of the National Capitol, with the
anniversary of the death of old John Brown
William II. Burr, a stenographer in the
New York Superior Court, has resigned, since
he cannot accept the humiliating position
of serving under man 50 notoriorsly disloyal
and so universally detestcd as John II. Nc
Cuun.'
The report of Gen. Meade of his late
movements is said to be satisfactory to the
Government. 1t is farther stated that nearly
all the officers in she army pronounce Gen.
Ms movements just what that they should
have been.
Gen Halleck, in his report, states that
Burnside's movement against Fredericksburg
was assented to, but not approved, by him
The General suggests that the Federal armies
live upon the country through which they
pass, aad advocates tie entire abolition OF
the sutler system.