Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1864-02-09
News summary.


All rumors Of a difficulty between the
United States and France are without
foundations
The co.lrt-mariial Of Surgeon General
Hariinlofd after sitting steadily for eight
days; has not yet concluded the examIna
tieslApf The second witness.
b,eeting Of the loyal citizens Of Flor
Il Mas held ut Key West on the 28th uItsla
for the purpose Of restoring the Statestsl Isss
original status in the Union.
Al advertisement in The Charleston
Mercury Of the 25th, requires all slave
owners in That Judicial district OF South
Carolina to send one-fourth 81 all their
slaves TO Charleston to work thirty days
on the Notifications ~
The Secretary Of War has issued flfsi
cuIar announcing that all recruits for TIE
Regular Army will be credited to Che
States III which they We're enlisted.
Letters from Europe show q strong tend
ency in Government financial circles in
France and England to adopt the system
Of currency and national credit which has
performed such miracles in sustainingthe
vast expenditures Of our war.
The Charleston Mercury Of the goth
says the health Of Vice. President Stevens
is improving. s
The Richmon Sentinel Of the 2cth says
that the holders Of -four in that city have
advanced the price to 5000 per barrel.---
A later paper quotes hotr AZ one dolass
and half per pound.
II is reported that GeneralThomas is to
be assigned to the command Of the Army
of the Potomac, acd that General Hooker
will succeed Thomas in the West.
1t is ru,nored in military circles here
that when the Army Of the Potomac Is
/ re- organized, il will be formed into three
grand divisions, with separate cavalry
force.
Gov. Brough, Of Ohio, recently observ-
ed young officer 10 the streets Of Column
bus, grossly intoxicated. He telegraphed
to the Secretary of war for his removal,
and by the time the young man recovered
bis sobriety he found his commission yaea'
ted nor could the persuasions OF influential
friends change the determination Of the
Governor, WAC declare that, as President
Of railroad company, hs had made it q
rule to dismiss any employee subject To IN
toxeation, and he could not deviats from
! that ruF, in 4 case where the offender was
intrnsted with the care of men.
JEFF. Davis son, by hts slave girl Cath
crime, was in the Federal service on board
af one 81 the gunboats cd the Mississippi
cor several monihs--a likely mulatto.-
Amorg the Letters Of JEFF. taken at biz
house by our Illinois troops. there was !
batch Of ouarrelsoine epistles between jeff
and Mrs. Davis. lonching this old dame
ICstheriI,e. Mrs, Davis ups1aidsd her hns
band bitterly. have this story from one
Of the highest officers in the squadron, VIII;
had the negro JEFF. on boarl his gunboat
and whc himself real the letters and sup
pressed them.
i MaxinIiliaa will unquesiionablv accrp
the throne of M..xico. and in that capact,
received imperial h,nors at the Frepcl
capital.
Some idea ofthe Importance fthe Wis
censin pineriee may be formed from th
fact that the tim er for bridges just corn
pieaisd AT Chattanooga. anu intermediate
points, was sawed at Oshkosh, 10 Wiscou
sin. These bridges are constructed by III,
Cincinnati Bridge Company. Seven ca
los.ls Of lumber each dav for forty DAY
were sent to Chattanooga.