25 Dec 1864
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Newspaper
Daily Milwaukee News
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1864
Page
1
Late dispatch reports the blockade runner Julia captured and the gunboat Narcassus blown up by a torpedo in the Bay of Mobile. Grants army guerrillas seize a wagon train between Washington and Falls Church, marking a notable raid in the region.
Sherman expected to capture Savannah by New Year’s Day as ports and avenues face closures amid ongoing campaign. Porter's fleet endures a heavy gale while the Moni tor Mahopac reports a maroon escape. Fenian invasion fears rise in Carada as 4000 Cenedian militiamen march to the frontier. In New Orleans, Niagara arrives, Brunswick cargo ships and the gunboat Narcissus suffers explosion with no deaths. Gen Dana authorizes private possession of arms and pyrotechnics for shipment north of the river before January, with arrests for contraband materials south of Cairo.
EW YORE SPENE reports the Board of Aldermen pass an ordinance prohibiting sprinkling streets with salt to melt snow under penalty. Attorney William Curtis Noyes suffers a dangerous paralytic attack. The Jarvis gang leader is sentenced to five years hard labor in the state prison.
From California San Francisco December 23 business is at a stand still as roads are blocked by mud and Sierra Nevada communications are prevented. The overland mail arrived with St Louis and mails to November 26. The Beamer Golden Age failed to sail with a small party aboard and 1 052 000 dollars, of which only 383 000 goes to New York, the remainder for England and Mexico. Next mail steamer postponed to January 4 due to holidays.
The Commercials Washington special says the weather is moderating and navigation on the Potomac will be resumed soon. Latest Canada advices indicate no trouble between the U S government and Canadian authorities. Internal Revenue receipts for December total 20 million dollars. The tax on scrap iron was lifted, with prior payments unrecognized under the law. A steamship Peruvian arrived off Cape Race with news from Liverpool via Londonderry, deeming the report noncritical. The London press weighs in on war talks while cotton and provisions show mixed moves in Liverpool markets. An unconditional pardon was granted to Wm Tuckerman for mail robbery. Hon Jas M Wood of Maine died in Boston at 49.
The Herald reports forty guerrillas attacked an ambulance escort between Falls Church and Washington, with three wounded and captured. Moshy is said promoted to brigadier general with a cavalry brigade to flank Sheridan. Sherman dispatches claim Savannah not besieged on the east, but key avenues closed and capture expected by New Year. Bragg and Hardee numbers given. Porter's voyage noted. monitor Mahopac escape deemed miraculous. Mosby to be killed again per Piedmont dispatch. Sherman's army described as enthusiastic and capable of further push toward Charleston and Wilmington.
Reports from Savannah to Saltville describe Union advances and Confederate setbacks as Sherman presses toward Savannah and Lee’s forces react. British and Canadian reactions mix with Fenian rumors while Washington cites a right to enforce passport orders. News covers Saltville, Wilmington, and rail raids, plus naval operations and rumors of canal openings.
A December 1843 dispatch reports quiet at the army of the Potomac with many officers on furlough. Three deserters, John Smith William Miller and George Bradlay of the New Hampshire volunteers, are slated to be hanged tomorrow. Gen Mott traveled north to attend a brother’s funeral, and a frontier-bound artillery company departed from Port Warren.
A district command orders whiskey sales to officers restricted to one gallon per month with rare approvals for life-saving needs. In other news, 24 Johnsons Island prisoners assaulted the guard line. five escaped before being recaptured. The Union League probes loyalty among Washington officials. Treasury staff see a surge of worthy women applicants, threatening existing positions. Don Lee's raid into Mississippi reportedly burned a large female seminary near Liberty, costing $65,000 and housing 14 pianos.
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