Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-03-11

Friday evening . meeting Of the ancon-
o'tional loyalists In this city Gen. Scott
| will preside 1t is expected Joe. Hot.
John Van Buren,, Jas. T. Br dy and OIL O.,
VIII speak IN support OF the mos. v,S.n-
Gus prosecution OF the war and every Just
ano necessary measure required to brino
II to triumphant close.
1sn'es Washington special SAYS the re.
ductlon OF the tax on paper to 90 oer cent.
only appiies 10 paper for Eewspspers AMI
not to inner qualities used by book pubr
| fishers. -.
Stafford O. H., Va, March 8.-a.,.-.
| Schultz, formerly resoen' near Aldia =.
Gently headed body Of Union caya,rp 20
tina. n.ighborhood TO surprise eus,ll;..
| commanded by the Notorious Capt. Moaa.
| ~, of Whites command. The rebels were
surprised aud 80 pr soners taken. The
escape OF the rest was owing To the fact
TIA; Capt. Schul'z's force was less than
! that of the enemy.
Nashville. Tenn, March 5.-The enemy
| under Van Dorm advanced again towards
franktn yesterday. The federal forces
also advanced ak mlles aud druvs thu reh.
| els back. On the federal eide two men
were wounded. Tie rebel loss was Is
Killed. The light was renewed this morn.
.ng. Ne particulars have been rece. we'd. =
Re,nforcements tor Gen Gilbert 81 Frar.k.
I'M Gave been sent forward, sufficiently
large 10 Destroy or capture Van Dorn's
command. 1t is reported that sbont 600
rebel cavalry are IN the vicinity Of Hsr-
peth Shoals, Visiting to attack steamers on
| the river.
Hon. G. F. Twigg, Judge of the q. 8.
District Court. has ordered that no sttor-
ney, proctor, or other person who has
not taken the Oath to support the Consti.
tution CT the U. s., will be permitted to
| condaet CAGES in the court.
washington, March Ga Telegram, re-
ceived here from Brigham Young. says a
meeting was held In the tabernacle to ne.
tition the President to remove Gov. Hard.
ing and Judges Waite and Drake. ED sp-
point good mon in their places. He adds
The msjority OF Federal Ulcers and other
gentlemen are acslDg Lonorsbly" From
| this 1t appears that Chief Jostioe E,nusy.
Sec'y OF 5 ate Fuller and the Supt. Of Ia.
c'an Affairs are included in the compli-
| ment
| Congress has altogether failed to bro.
| mote oy legislation any measure for quiet.
ing the dlsatfeotion 10 that territory. iesv.
irg that duty 10 the Executive Depart.
ment. -sf7
he printed report of the select oom-
mittee on the charges preferred against
the commissioner OF the Patent offioe.
Holloway, will be accompanied BY q de.
fenslVe and an explanatory note from that
| gentleman.
Joseph Lewis of Penrsylvania. It 10
generally believed, will be nominated a
successor TO Commissioners of Internal
Revenue, Boutwell,
| Columbus, Ohio, March 5.-Ths C,,yss
editorial office WAS mobbed TO night by q
| hundred aud fifty soldiers. The compost.
tors rooms, which were in another build.
iDg, were uadisturbed Gen. Cooper
called out the military TO restore order.
| Washington, March The main points
of business traLsao ed by The senate to-
| day were the admlnisi ration Of the oatE3
to Mr.. Thomas A. Hendricks, OF Ind and
WIN. Spraeue, vi r [ who took their
seats TOR the first time.
The President pro tem., by resolution Of
Mr.. Anthony, was authorized 10 appoint
the standing committees.
| The e1ecu I've session WAS cop6ned to
| the passage Of a resolution TO return all the
n"mlnatioDs OF military Ulcers, &c.,
which expired with the Sepate, to the
President OF the United States. .aE y
New York, March 5.-Gold is quoted at
1,553 since the Board. Tie excitement
| OF the gold question exceeds anything
Known, the Quotations not being stations
AIRY ten minutes Together to day. Tho
public are sellers in small amounts at
| whatever rate they can get IRON brokers'
Halifax, March 6.--The steamship Ara-
bl0, tIom Liverpool the 2lst and Qaeens-
town the I'D ult., arrived here this
morning, with TWO days later news.
| tish fj., loaf %o,
in Europe France bias sent a dispatch TO
Berlin, expressing great dissatisfaction at
! TIE Intervention OF Prussia in the affairs
OF Poland.
In the British House of Lords, Earl
| Russell Denounced the course OF Russia.
New York, March 8-The Northern
Light has arrived from Aspanwali. she
or.ngs 81, 1888 900 in treasure. She WAS
Conveyed oy the gupboat Connecticut. -
President Oarrera of Gau,etnau had
advanced on Salvador, and battle 70 sx-
peoted soon. The Brush minister is using
every exerGioo 10 stop the war.
New York, March 6 The HeraLls cor
respondent al Port an P.atI, ST. Domingo,
IN letter dated the 2lst UT, sxys Osp;.
Berem, Of the Hamburg brig Trina, which
arrived that morning from Mni camilla TO
complete her cargo, reports her having
been overbauled by boat rom the Ala.
6an,a IF Cape l-abe.la, Feb. l9. They
merely ask him where he WIS bound.
The Ala6unaa after ards O Ia.ed Spanish
g. ea.ner bound east, aud brought he to by
firing. Both steamers were observed pars-
ing east at Port au Platt harbor on the
evening Of the 18th. e.}
The Heraid he following from the
Richmond EraasineT of March I'd:
Savannah, Ga-, Feb. 28th.-rn= steam
er NashuitLe, IN coming up the Ogeechee
river, Ia,t night, gre unded ON q sand bar
before Fort McAliister, and was discovered
by the Yankee heet. A Yankee iron clad
opened from scross the msrsh, At the
Nash nile, al 80 minutes past O'Clock,
and continued II until 10 o'clock, wheh al
incendlary shell strock the Nashville and
set her on fire. She IS now total wreck.
The Fort fired upon the iron clad and hit
her twice. The other gunboats OF the feet
fired at the Fort but did no damage.
Clucnnati, March 5.-9pecidt to N. y
Times.-Some additional srticuiArs OF the
crp ,ure of the IndiGnoi0 have been re-
| celved. When she was attacked the adj