Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-14

CLAY, relict of the Hon. Henry Clay, died
last night, at the residence of her sou, John
M Clay, near Lexington, after an illness al
most entirely without pain, aged S3 years.
Madison, April 9.-The governor has recciv-
ed dispatch from Gen. w. T. Sherman, COM
msnding the division of tho Mississippi, noti-
fying hiln that the War Department has given
him coutrol over tue veteran regiments now
in this State, and he requests that notice be
issued to all such regiments to report forth
with on the expiration OF their furoUghs and
ana proceed to Join their respective brigades.
The General says: ''Now is the time that
every soldier should be in his place 800 men
in time are better than 1908 too late. All
regiments belonging to the Armies of the
Ohio and Cumbci land go to Nashville, and
those of the Army of the Tennessee to Cairo.
where they will receive further orders"
The 10th Regiment is ordered TO rendez-
yous here on the 18th inst
The 4th Cavalry is full to the maximum
The recruiting party is relieved and expects
to join the regiment next week
Cairo, April S.--Returns of the election for
Judge in the Southern District of Illinois in
dcate the election of Lewis Hammock over
Judge Mulky, democrat, by sixty majority.
Two weeks ago n mau named Stu1rt was
robbed and murdered in his own house, in
White Co., H., by men disguised as negroes.
The muriererS were tracked over 20 miles
to the house of George Aiken i'll Williamson
Co. Aiken was arrested, and his captors star
ted to return with him, and it is reported that
they hung him, being convinced of his guilt.
A large lot of soldiers clothing was found in
his house, which the gang used when on rob
biug and numbering expeditions. They are
believed 10 have murdered several Union men
in Williamson County. Aiken was formerly
Quartermaster of the l2th H., and sheriff of
Williamson County.
Washington, Ap,il 9.-Rouse-Colfax of
fered resolution for the expulsion of Long,
of Ohio, for sentiments uttered Yesterday, fa-
voring the recognition of the Southern Con
federacy. CoIfax said he had offered the res
olution, not as the result of consultation, but
on his own responsibility. Ifthese sentiments
were to go unrel liked, we could not COM
plain OF foreign governments recognizing the
eonfederacy. If thus, from this hall, the Civ
ing aid and comfort to the enemy is unre
buked, veH ought not to ask our soldiers to
imperiI their lives for those whose desertion
is openly advocated He had pondered up-
on his duty and felt that he had double
obligation on him; enc as the presiding off
Ger to administer the duties of the chair and
the rules impartially, and the other as the
representative from Indiana.
Cox declared that the democratic portion
of the Ohio delegation were against the recog
milton of the Southern Contederacy. Ii,
(Coy, would not destroy the constitution, fo
without that, there would be no Union, ant
therefore no well regulated liberty. We have
he said, to take back the old State under th
constitution to restore the Union; that will b
the issue next autumn which the democrati
party will contend for. We will never ylel
up the country either to secessionism or at
olisionism.
James c. Allen, of Illinois, expressed nj
surprise that the Speaker should descend fFof
his chair and offer resolution to expel IN
gentleman from Ohis, for words uttered IN de
bate. 1t was without parallel in the histor
of the country. Although he (Allen) wa
against secession the gentleman from OH
had right to express his sentiments.
Harris, of Maryland, endorsed every senti
ment uttered by Long yesterday, and he woul
stand by him for veal or woe If there wa
s1y honestvi IN the democratic party they wo,
rise Ike } ;..i and sweep away thos