Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-07-17
News of the Week.

News of the Week.
There wsss tremendous excitement in
Cincinnati on Saturday and Sunday, over
Mesgss's raid into Kentucky. A mass
meeting Of the citizens was held in Fifth
Street Market Space on Sunday morning,
q which there were 5000 people present.
Dispathss wore received during the day from
Louisvills, Frankf6rt, and Lexington, an
nouscing that the guerrilla chisfain
was .shrsatcnins eli these points, and had
even dsclsrsd he would give Cincinnati q
call. Parts ofthe S5th and Ssth Ohio Regi-
ments vera xut from Camp Chass--a part
ofths 40th Regiment from Camp Dsnuison
end the pohos force Of Cincinnati, properly
armed and equipped, together with such
Other force as could be scraped, were prompt.
" ssst forward to Lexington.
A Union State Convention was held on
the 9th inst, in Vermont. Resolutions
were passed in favor of ooufsoating rebel
property, approving generally the policy of
the Administration, &c The nominations
made were For Governor, the Hon. Fred
srick Holbrook Of Brattleboro, the pressnt
incumbent for Lieutenant Governor, the
Hon. Paul Dillingham; Of Waterbury for
Treasurer, j. @. Page Of Rutland.
The Indianapolis journal says that re-
cruitiug kas commenced in earnest through.
out Indiana Though tho gathering In the
unprecedented harvest will retard enlist
nsnts for few days, the responses to the
0ovsrnor's proclamation received at the
Executive oiacs up 70 Thursday evening
were Of the st.sncourasing character.
Commodore Poote writes from New
Haven under date Of July 3: my health
srspidly improving, and ! hope soon to be
sAoas agsin.
ACorinth correspondent ofthe New York
Tribune, writing on the 4th, asserts that
Besuregard's army has not, either as a
whole or in great part, been sent to Rich.
nond, but 10 posted in various parts Of
Alabama and Mississippi, waiting for "some
thing 10 turn up"
A private Washington dispatch to New
York paper says that general plan Of OK.
change Of prisoners has been determined on
BY the Government
The con6scation measure is at last In q
shape to 90 through. The Conference Com.
mittee agreed on compromise, preserving
the most essential features Of the House bill,
With some Of the safeguards against unfair
trials in the Senate bill, II embodies the
feature Of the liberation Of slaves of rebels.
In this form ii went through the HOUSE, and
il certain to 20 through the SAnsts. A few
Democrats in the House tried to flllibuster
its passage, but were promptly headed of.
The total loss Of Gen. Mcclellan army,
in the battles before Richmond, rs officially
reported, Is ll,OOo, killed, wounded and
missing.
There has been formidable guerilla raid
IN Kentucky, led by the notorious John
Morgan. His ioroe consisted Of 1900 rebel
infantry aud cavslry, and three pieces Of ar.
tillsIy. They sent reoonuoitsring party
to within three miles Of Munfbrdvills on
last Thursday. and were preparing 10 burn
bidgss and commit other dsprsdatioua -
The Lonisyills Democrat says Il was organ.
ned q Sparta, Tenn. and having entered
'Mooros County, KY, surrounded small
yasty of Union soldiers. whom |. put to the
sword ~ 80 ~ /,
IAs apps,ssesst Of E,zksfacss wuEsSI
70 take command Of tho james river ao.illa,
in place Of Flsg-ofiesr Goldsboro, who l. 70
return 70 Notfolk, has been rendered no
eesssy BY The sickness Of the latter, who 10
troubled Nth eout and needs quiet. 3
The situation Of Gsasrsi Curtis Is such n
70 sxcits painful spprsbsnionA. At last
sdvioss. which are up 70 Monday, he was
q Jseksonport, sudsavoring to reach the
nver. His forces were suffering greatly for
want Of supplies sod forage. Hindmrn had
tssnsd the bridge at Madison. over which
sippi
Col A. P. Nillsr, formerly Member Of
the Board Of Public Works, and Il one time
: suenbsr Of the Stats Leeislaturs ftom|
Butler sounty, died at bis residence near