Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30
News Items.

News Items.
Gen. Albert Pike has, it is said, made over
| lures for an amnesty.
The Secretary of the Treasury has given
positive orders prohibiting the shipment OF
American coal to Canada.
The report that Gen. Gordon Granger has
| been relieved of the command of the 4th
army corps is untrue. He is in front.
The number of hogs packed at St. Louis dur
| ing this season is 240, 900; nearly 900 ex-
cess over last year.
| The Supreme Court has appointed John w.
Wallace of Philadelphia, reporter of its de-
cisions, vice Judge Black resigned
| j. w. Hunter, Assistant Auditor of the
| New York Custom House, is under arrest for
| alleged frauds.
| Thirty-two vessels are now ready for sea,
| but waiting for crews. The transfer Of
sailors from the army will it is supposed sup
| ply the demand.
| Letters report that all kinds of titles of no
bility are TO be conferred by Macmillan on
| the seeessionists who in large numbers attend
| him from Paris to Mexico.
The Nashville friends of Gov johnson con-
| fidently expect his nomination by the Repub-
lican Convention 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 a white man
severely injured by the cars running off the
track OF the Memphis and Little Rock rail-
road
A letter from Japan in the 7ii6saqe, reports
the burning of 5000 houses III the city of
Oxasca, with loss of 500 to 1000 lives. The
fire lasted days.
Guerrillas have warned planters in certain
localities along the Mississippi river, that
they viii 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 fo~
movement to West Tennessee, and having
obtained large number of horses is mount
ing his infantry. Garrison's cavalry are
watching him and viii 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 regiments to others for
the purpose of serving out their time on ac-
| count of re-enlisting, according to a former
sI,al no Cd +I,o
original organization.
The Herald'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 80 bales of cotton were
saved by our vessels
Adyices from Vicksburg of the 18th reports
a large number of fires and that several Gov
ernment 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 ofGovern-
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 As hours after they
should fail to perform their mission.
The HeralFS 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 Brooklyn and
double turretted monitor Opor1aagd, be pre-
pared for service in the Gulf Immediately. The
ships viii proceed to sea this week. Orders
have been issued for the Cano1lic1eS, IecH1Seh,
and SasSact1S 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
ont 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 he bona 15tse
deserters. but will be dismissed upon taking
! transportation north, or employed on the va
| rious Notifications. Within a week past
some 500 or 400 have been released from the
| old Capitol prison and sent to Philadelphia
! and New York.
| Eight or ten regiments of re-enGsted vete-
rams, from Missouri and other Northwestern
| States, passed through Saint Louis, Mo. during
the past week, all of which were Toasted by
| the veteran reception committee, and receiv-
| ed cordial welcome by the citizens gener-
ally Nearly 1900 new recruit. 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 / 800 strong, have also gone South.
A Washington dispatch to the Tribune say,
the reports circulated of a war between Gov
| ernor Vidaurri and the Juarez Government
| are fabricated. Nidaurri and two other Gov
| errors suggested 70 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 Guadalajara with 10000 mel
and Diez was on the eve of attacking 0rizabs
with 5000. The hostility OF the people Il
French intervention is unabated
| The Secretary of War, in a communication