Military News from the Wednes day Journal
Reports cheer in military affairs Gen Averill confirms victory in the valley with slight loss and 500 to 600 prisoners and rebel artillery. Farragut at Mobile boosts national morale and the fall of Mobile would aid the blockading fleet. Sherman aims at Atlanta Hood and Lee moves Longstreet to Atlanta. Bowen shot dead in Osceola and rebels suffer a major setback. Blockade runners reported in Charleston, Sumter firing continues, cotton rises, and U.S. revenue receipts reach a daily tally of one million.
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Poor Richards Debate on Government Bonds and Investments
A rustic sage extols United States government securities over private stocks. He cites secure, permanent income and marketability, backed by census data and wartime finance, persuading a skeptical neighbor to invest, while noting railroads and banks rarely match government securities. He forecasts debt growth and national prosperity, ending with McClellan's wartime stance and party reactions.
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First National Bank OF Madison
State fair revival planned for Janesville exhibition
Wisconsin State Agricultural Society resumes a general Exhibition after a multi year interval. The Madison notice urges prompt action for the September event, cites national wartime pressures, and highlights prizes and improved industrial prospects across Wisconsin.
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Janesville
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Explosion at Petersburg reveals Grant Pleasants mine feat
A Petersburg explosion report credits Col Pleasants of the 48th Pennsylvania with a June 8 to July 8 operation using an 80 inch secrecy mine. The shaft extended 400 feet with three branches under a four gun battery, producing massive dust and smoke as Union artillery roared.
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