Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-03-24
News Items.

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the Iull responsibility OF the Florida disaster.
Donnelly, a notorious guerrilla of London
Co Va, has been arrested and sent to the
Old Capitol Prison.
Out of LII applications, 7s4 have been
selected for commissions in negro regiments
by the examining board.
The commission to investigate the conduct
Of Gen. Rosecrans at Chickamauga, fully ex-
onorated him from blame
The military committee of the House have
decided to report in favor of increasing the
pay of soldiers to SlS per month and Of ser.
geants to $50.
The I1ibune's despatch says, Gen. W. S.
Ferry has succeeded Gen. Siekles in com
mand of the Lehigh department, with head
quarters at Reading.
Lieut. Col Sanderson has been sent to Fort
Warren. 1t will be remembered he is &C
cused of betraying plots of Union prisoners
to escape from Richmond, to the rebel au
thorities.
The news from St Domingo is favorable to
the Spanish. battle had taken place at
Moluco, at which the royalist troops surpris-
ed the rebels, rushed upon them, destroyed
their camp, and put them to flight.
The gunboat Conestoga collided with the
Gen: Price on the 10th in the Mississippi, a
short distance below Natchez The Conestoqa
with cargo Of ammunition was sunk The
boat and cargo are total loss.
The Ways and Means Committee have
adopted an amendment to the National Bank
ing bill allowing National Banks to issue 81
and SIS notes until specie payments are re-
sumed, when they will be called in.
The Herala's correspondent from the fleet
off Mobile has rumor that Farragut is to
withdraw his fleet, being satisfied the city
cannot be taken by water. Thirty-fve or
forty of the rebels who mutinied in Fort
Morgan have been shot.
Lieut.. Col. Sanderson is under arrest, on a
charge preferred by Col. Streight of disclos-
ing to the rebel authorities plot of the I'm
ion prisoners TO escape from Libby Prison.
None of his friends have any doubt of his in
nocence.
The ship Star of the Vest from Liverpool
reports seeing an Italian frigate, supposed to
be the Re Galantasonao in a sinking condition
and at request stayed by her all night, but in
the morning could not discover any vestige
of her.
The committee on the conduct of the war
are Investigating the Florida expedition. The
evidence already given, establishes the fact
that neither the President nor any one else
in Washington is responsible for its disastrous
termination.
Reports have reached here that the rebels
are preparing for another piratical expedition
from some of the small inlets in Chesape AXE
Bay. The utmost vigilance is required of the
gunboats, and it is believed the next party
trying such an experiment cannot fail Of fall
ing into our hands.
Nichsburg advices Of the 7th state that all
boats at that place have been pressed into
Government service. 1t is reported that
movements will be made via the Red, Black
and Washita rivers to Monroe, thence by land
to Shreveport, Louisiana. Gen Steele will
cooperate from Little Rock
Information deemed reliable saws Long
streets headquarters are at Greenfield, Tenn,
Buckner's at Bull Gap, and the main forces
between these two points, and their pickets
s miles above Morristown. Gen. Vaughan is
at Rogersyille and Gen. Jones at Longs Mills,
eight miles below louisville, Va.
Full details Of Gen. Sherman's expedition
are published in the Herald and Tribune.
Some $50 miles of rebel railroad communca-
ton were destroyed. This was its main OBJ
ject. The future reoccupation of Mississippi
by the rebels in force is an impossibility. The
subsistence of our force has drawn off more
than the surplus above the immediate wants
of the home population. Our entire loss was
not over $50.
The Hera3d's Norfolk letter says the late
expedition resulted in the destruction OF
King and Queens county court house, where
the gallant Dahlgren was ambushed and muir
lor, IL, AZ IL
cavalry by the expedition has already been
stated The notorious guerrilla, Bob Cotton,
was among the killed. We had none killed
and but half a dozen wounded.
Gen. Fisk, commanding the department OF
St. Louis, has just returned from tour of in
spection in southwest Missouri. He reports
numerous bands Of guerrillas have been com,
hitting depredations in that section and
south east Kansas, and that some bands are
preparing for more extensive operations il
the spring. Energetic measures will be taken
to drive out or destroy all such bands and es
tablish law and order throughout this depart
ment.
Peace has been ratified with the North
Carolina Cherokees, and those recently cap
tured say that they were induced to take uI
arms under the belief that they were fighting
for the .. S. Government. Two were per
mitted to 90 in search of the band and repre-
sent the real facts. Their chief Lacca-K a
neechee, came in a few days since, with 80 o
the tribe, and accepted the amnesty. Since
| the return Of the Indians to loyalty, the reb
els have committed numerous outrages OF
them. Some 20 have been thrown into pris
on. The rest are concealed in the noun
tains.
A special to the Tribune says: The Courr
Of Inquiry appointed to investigate the con
dect of Generals McCook, Crittenden anC
Negey at the battle of Chickamauga, has re
ported the results of its investigation 10 tht
War Department. They find that Gen. Ne
| Cook did his entire duty in the battle proper
but made mistake arising from error o
| judgment in going into Chattanooga. Gen
| CriUtenden is held entirely blameless and tho
| Court speaks in commeRdatory to terms OF hi:
| conduct. His forces had been sent piece
| meal to Gen. Thomas, and he found himself
without a command before leaving for Chat
tanooga. Gen. Negley is also exonerated.
| We have some particulars of the late ex
petition up the Ouachita river. The gun
| boats Ouactita, Usage, Conestoga, Leringto1e
| Fort Htuea,aon and Cricket composed the eX
petition Trinity was found strongly forti
| fed. The ironclad Usage, in advance, was
allowed to pass without interruption. The
| flagship Hanoenan followed, when a heavy
fire was opened upon her which after a time
obliged her to return in damaged condition
| with loss of 2 men killed and wounded
The flag was then transferred to the Ouac7itt
whose powerful guns silenced the enemy;
battery, which consisted of three 32-pound
ers But little difficulty was experienced il
driving the enemy from his position at Har
risonburg. Our forces burned the town.
Nor WHOLLY UNGRATEFUL.-Ther rebels are
not destitute of Gratitude They recognizf