Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-03-31
News Items.


positive orders prohibiting the shipment O
American coal to Canada.
The report that Gen. Gordon Granger ba
| been relieved of the command of the 4tl
army corps is untrue. He is in front.
The number Of hogs packed at St. Louis dur
ing this season is 100000; nearly $1,000 ex
cess over last year.
~ Inc supreme Court has appointed John W
Wallace Of Philadelphia, reporter of its de
| clslons, vice Judge Black resigned.
j. W. Hunter, Assistant Auditor of the
New York Custom House, is under arrest 70,
alleged frauds
Thirty-two vessels are now ready for sea
but are waiting for crews. The transfer Of
sailors from the army viii it is supposed sup
ply the demand.
Letters report that all kinds of titles of no
bll1ty are to be conferred by Maximlllian or
the secesslonists who in large numbers attend
him from Paris to Mexico.
The Nashville friends of Gov. Johnson con
ildently expect his nomination by the Repub.
hcan Convention as Vice President on the
ticket with Lincoln.
Col Lewis B. Parsons has been assigned to
duty as Chief Quartermaster of the western
river transportation, with heaquarters at ST.
LOus.
The Posts special says the charge that
Government has paid transportion for civil
ans to return home to vote is ascertained to
be entirely false.
Six negroes were killed and white man
severely injured by the cars running off the
track of the Mempeis and Little Rock rail.
road.
A letter from Japan in the Tribune, reports
the burning Of 5000 houses in the city OF
Oxasca, with loss Of 500 to 900 lives The
fire lasted days.
+ Guerrlllas have warned planters in certain
Localities along the Mississippi river, that
they will not be allowed to raise crops with
contraband negroes
The Wilmington Journal of the 1st says
Wilmington is full Of Yankee spies and in
cendiaries. Two fires occurred on the 29th
ult.
Forrest is reported to be organizing for a
movement to West Tennessee, and having
obtained large number of horses is mount
ing his infantry. Garrison's cavalry are
watching him and will give him warm re-
ception if he advances northward.
The Worlds special says the preparations
for the projected expeditions of Generals
Burnside and Hancock will be directed to
cease by Gen. Grant, and both commands be
placed in condition for active cooperation
with the army of the Potomac. Gen Han
cock has already returned to his command.
An order has been issued from the War
Department, that all men who have been
transferred from their reg ments to others for
the purpose of serving out their time on &C
count of re-enlisting, according to former
order, shall be Immediately returned to the
original organization.
The Her0ld's Key West letter reports that
the English blockade runner, Norman, while
attempting TO run the blockade of the
Suwanee river, was run ashore to prevent her
falling into our hands. She was burned by
the crew. Some 55 bales of cotton were
saved by our vessels.
Advices from Vicksburg of the 18th reports
large number of fires, and that several Gov
eminent store houses had been set on fire by
incendiaries. On that day the large railroad
depot and several adjoining buildings were
burned, consuming large quantities of Goyern-
ment property.
Gov. Vance, in one of his recent speeches,
stated that Gen. Lee depends on North Caro-
lima for the support of his army. He dwelt
on the Importance of keeping the railroads in
good condition on the ground that Lee could
not remain in Virginia 4S hours after they
should fail to perform their mission.
The Hera1Ps special says: There is no prob
ability that any sale of surplus gold in the
treasury will be made until at least after the
result of the Spring campaign shall have been
ascertained. The restrictions of the bill
would of themselves prevent the Immediate
sale of any quantity sufficient to affect the
market.
In pursuance of an earnest request by Ad-
miral Farragut, the navy department has or
dered that the sloop of war Brooklyn and
double turretted monitor Oaondago, be pre-
pared for service in the Gulfimmediately. The
ships will proceed to sea this week. Orders
have been issued for the Caeonacus, 7ec~11eSeh,
and tSaSsaceLs monitors to follow immediately
The Wilmington Journal, in speaking of
the success of the blockade runners in get
ting into that port, says the statistics for the
past year show that On an average only one
out of twenty have been captured In rough
weather the blockaders are obliged to go to
sea, which with the exception of dark nights,
is the most suspicious time for our skillful
pilots, who, with the aid of our perfect system
of signal lights seldom miss their mark.
Hereafter deserters from the rebel army
coming within our lines, are not to be COM
mitted to prison if they prove to be bona tide
deserters, but will be dismissed upon taking
the oath of allegiance, and furnished with
transportation north, or employed on the va
rious Notifications. Within a week past
some 800 or 400 have been released from the
old Capitol prison and sent to Philadelphia
and New York.
Eight or ten regiments of re-enlsted vete-
rams from Missouri and other Northwestern
States, passed through Saint Louis, Mo- during
the past week, all of which were feasted by
the veteran reception committee, and recelv-
ed a cordial welcome by the citizens gener-
ally Nearly 1000 new recruits from differ
ent States, have passed through here during
the same time, en- route South, to join regi-
ments in the field. The Sd Michigan cavalry,
about 1900 strong, have also gone South.
A Washington dispatch to the Tribune says
the reports circulated of a war between Gov
ernor Vidaurr and the Juarez Government
are fabricated. Vidaurri and two other Gov
ernors suggested to Juarez TO resign. He re-
fused, where upon they withdrew their re-
quest and promised to support him with the
forces of their respective States. Urega was
about to attack Guadalaiara with 10000 men
and Diez was on the eve of attacking Orizaba
with 5000 The hostility of the people to
French intervention is undated.
The Secretary of War, in communication
in response to a Senate resolution, says nc
orders concerning elections were ever issued
from his office He enloses a letter from
Assistant Adjutaht General Townsend, re-
porting that he has given no orders to Provost
Marshals in Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland OIL
Missouri, relative to elections in those States
Also letter of the same tenor from Provost
Marshal General Fry, which letter, however