Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-04-04

Cumberland river, twenty-four miles
above Fort Donelson. A shot broke
her steam pipe. She was taken in
tow by the steamer Luminous and
brought to Cairo.
General Wright, in command of the
National forces in California, issued
proclamation containing a warning
against the Southern sympathizers in
the state.
A Confederate camp of infantry and
cavalry was dislodged from Snow Hill,
Tenn, by heavy expedition that SCI
out from Murfreesboro.
April 8, 1868.
Secretary Wells issued an order
naming petty officers, marines and
seamen, who were to receive Medals
of Honor for conspicuous service at
sea-
The British steamer Tampico was
captured of Sabine Pass, Tex, by the
United States gunboat New London.
Phillip Huber and three others, ar
rested at Reading, Penn, on charge
of being connected with reasonable
organization known as the knights
of the Golden Circle" were taken to
Philadelphia and placed in prison.
The arrest and the charge created
considerable excitement at Reading.
Governor Bonham of South Caro-
lima sent message to the legislature
calling it's attention to the spirit of
speculation that had made such alarm
ing strides in the state as to call for
their interposition. Large sums were
other articles Of prime necessity, to
the monopoly almost of such articles
in certain sections, and were withheld
from market or exported beyond the
limits Of the state, to the enhancement
of prices and injury of the consumer
He recommended the passage of an
act to arrest the purchase and mon
opoly of articles of prime necessity,
even when it was not intended to ex-
port them out of the state.
Cap. ]. J. Worthington, with two
companies of the First Regiment Of
Loyal Arkansas cavalry, returned to
Fayetteville, Ark, from scout in
Carroll county, in that state He had
four skirmishes with Confederates,
and succeeded in killing two and TAX
ing seven prisoners. Captains Smith
and Mcfarland of the Confederates
were killed, and Captain Walker ia.
ken prisoner.
April 4, 1868.
An attempt was made by the Nation
al force at Washington N. c., to
capture the Confederate battery at
Rodman's Point, commanding the
Pamlico river, opposite Washington.
A force of two hundred infantry, un-
der command of General Potter, en-
barked on the gunboat Ceres. She
got aground under the guns of the bat
terry, at point where the troops we're
unable to land. The Confederates
opened heavy fire, and the party was
glad to withdraw as soon as it got
free.
In retaliation for firing into and
disabling the gunboat ST. Clair, the
gunboat Lexington, under the COM
mand of Lieut.. Leroy Fitch, visited
the town of Palmyra, Tenn, and after
giving the inhabitants time to leave,
burned it to the ground.
The supreme court of New York,
at Rochester, decided that United
States legal tender notes were consti-
tutional as to debts contracted be-
fore the passage of the law making
such notes legal tender. All of the
judges concurred in the decision
The National steamer Sylvan Shore,
which left Beaufort for Washington,
N. c., was fired upon by a Confederate
battery few miles below her destina-
ton and compelled to put back to
Beaufort, with a number Of men killed
and wounded.
April 5, 1868.
The ship Louisa Hatch was cap
tured and burned on the high seas
by the Confederate. privateer Alabama.
Eight thousand National troops left
Newbern, N. c., by the way of the
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Foster, who was at Washington, sur
rounded by the Confederates; but.
meeting superior force of the enemy,
they returned to Newbern.
An expedition consisting of in
fantry and cavalry under General
Steele, of the Union army, met a small
| body of Confederates at bridge over
Black Bayou, Miss, whom they drove
across the bayou, but whom they
could not prevent burning the bridge.
| The Federals rebuilt the bridge and
proceeded to Yazoo City.
The Union gunboats in front of
:! Washington, N c., shelled the Confed-
crate batteries on Hills Point for
| two hours, in an effort to relieve the
tension of General Foster, surrounded
by Confederates in Washington, but
were unable to effect anything against
| the Confederate works.
The English government detained
| Confederate vessels in the port Of
Liverpool.
Copyright, 1913, by W. G. Chapman.)