Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-04-02
News Items.

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| Gen; Albert Pike has. it is said, made over
lures for an amnesty eTI.ni IS 10
| The Secretary of the Treasury has givef
positive orders prohibiting the shipment o.
American coal to Canada. hiss = p
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 100000; nearly, 65, 900 ex-
cess over last year. G ~
The Supreme Court has appointed John w
Wallace of Philadelphia, reporter of its de-
| clsions, vice Judge Black resigned.
j. W., Hunter, Assistant Auditor of the
New York Custom House, is under. arrest for
| alleged frauds. -f@ai'l ...e {.
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
Letters report that all kinds Of titles of no
bility are to be conferred by Maximillian on
the secesslonlsts who In large numbers attend
him from Paris to Mexico. - AsN
The Nashville friends of Gov. johnson con-
hdently expect his nomination by the Repub-
lican Convention as Vice President on the
TICKET Win l1ncOln. rs Far -
Col. Lewis B. Parsons has been assigned to
duty as Chief Quartermaster of the western
river transportation, with. heaquarters at St.
Lous. 80 ~ ~ 1ast-E2
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. e. 1II.sa "@
Six negroes were killed and a white man
severely injured by the cars running off the
track of the Mempeis and Little Rock rail-
road. q afl3'aD F-'.t-a ~ -. Is
A letter from Japan in the Tribune, reports
the burning of 5000 houses in the city of
0xasca, with loss of 500 to 1000 lives The
fire lasted days. -.
Guerrillas have warned planters in certain
localities along the Mississippi river, that
they will not be allowed TO raise crops with
cortraband negroes. se.rS.t
The Wilmington Journal of the 1st says
Wilmington is full of Yankee spies and In
cerdiaries. Two fires occurred on the 29th
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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 a 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
hot oil he haxro
transferred from their regiments to others for
the purpose of serving out their time on ac-
count of re-enlisting, according to former
order, shall be Immediately returned to the
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 IS bales of cotton we're
saved 10y 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 ofGovern-
rnent property. srst sfsJ
Gov. Vance, in one of hisrecent speeches,
stated that Gen. Lee depends ON North Caro-
lima for the support of his army. He dwelt
ON the importance ef 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 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
tho m "a have haar
ascertained. The restrictions of the bill
would of themselves prevent the immediate
sale of any quantity sufficient to affect the
Ia pursuance of an earnest request by Adj
miral Farragut, the navy department has or
dered that the sloop of war Brooklyn and
double turretted monitor Ono1tddgd, be pre-
pared for service in the Gulfimmediately The
ships will proceed to sea this week. Orders
have been issued for the CanoaicIs, TecunaSeh,
and SdSsac,ks 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, hut 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. 80 ke.l.5
Eight or ten regiments of rs:enlisted 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 receiv-
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 800 strong, have also gone South.
A Washington dispatch to the Tribune says
the reports circulated of a war between Gov
ernor Vidaurri and the Juarez Government
are fabricated. Vidaurri and two other Gov
errors 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 Guadalajara with 10000 men
and Diez was on the eve of attacking Orizaba
with 5000. The hostility of the people &c
French Intervention is undated.
The Secretary of War, in communication
in response to Senate resolution saws nc