The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-11-28
Summary of NCWS-

Summary Of News.
The enlistment OF North Carolina Union
volunteers is progressing satisfactorily
Two additional companies have been
raised on Cape Hatteras Points.
An intelligent man, Just from Murfrees.
boro, North Carolina, says that it is cur.
renlIy reported that Jeff. Davis is debating
the propriely Of abandoning the Confcd
crate jurisdiction over N. G.. A serious
difference exists between him and Gov
ernor Vance. Davis has sneeringly called
North Carolina dead weight TO the Con
federacy.
Experiments in Manchester are said to
have dem onstrated the fact that, with the
aid Of electricity, Ineligible signals can
be exchanged between distant stations,
without the intervention OF any artificial
conductor whatsoever, and with equal sue
cess, whether the intervening space be
wholly or partially land or water. 1t is
believed ihls discovery may render an At
lanic telegraph unnecessary.
n special states that 100 officers absent
from their commands without leave-be
ing the first il s'alIment of the 1000 who
are marked for ismssal-werc, in one
day, struck from the rolls of the army,
and their names will be published in
general order, stating the oifenses Of each,
which order W i'll be sent TO the Governors
of all loyal States for publication in Off
cial State journals, with directions that
none OF those so dismss ssed sh,l ever here.
a"cr he commissioned.
Si:ring events may soon be heard Of
along the Mississippi. Between $4,000
and 10000 troops have passed down the
river within the last two weeks, TO Mem.
phis and lIelena-most Of them to the
former. 1t is unders ood that Gen. Sher
man, at present in Memphis, will co.
operate with Gen. Grant, now moving
against the enemy in Mississippi.
Gov Yates and Congressman Arnold,
of Illinois, have had an. interview with
the President, in relation to widening the
Illinois ~ Michigan Canal, Sc as to admit
the passage Of gunboats from the Misss.
sippi River to the lakes, asking the Presi-
dent TO recommend the subject in his
forthcoming message. Gov. Yates urged
upon the President the necessity Of stand
ing by the recent Emancipation Proclama.
tion, if he hoped for n speedy suppression
of the Rebellion. The President replied
that ho was ms much determined in his
course now as he had ever been.
The Navy Department has inCorma'iCn
of the recent capture of the steamer CJii.
/ Iornia, from Noble, bound for Havana
| loaded with about | 900 bales of cotton
She was captured by the Montgomery.
The Memphis B"lictin of Tie | 3 l. says ;
Bragg arrived at Holly Springs last Sat
urday, with 1900 troops, and that Penn
berren and Price are making all possible
preparations to give Graat battle.
The yellow fever has entirely disap-
peared from Port Royal.
A dispatch announces the death of Gen
Frank Patterson. near Fairfax Court
House. His death was caused by the &C.
cidental discharge of pistol which he
kept under Lis pillow, while in the act Of
changing it from hand TO the other on
awakening.
The main track of the Baltimore Il
Ohio Railroad is torn up for % miles, the
rails rendered useless by heating, and the
ties all burned. On an average, there
are only 10 rails per mile fit for relaying.
The Grenada appeal of the 9Th inst,
is greatly exercised about the future of
the Mississippi. and appeals to the people
to rally en- mGSSe around pemberton, and
says in this way the army may be increased
to l00, 900, thereby acknowledging that it
is at present much less than that number.
| Tie draw of the Charlestown Mass J
bridge WINS open on the morning of the
2lst, wien ihe way passenger train from
Maiden went through. Tne train con
sisted of engine, tender, smoking car and
three passenger cars. The weather was
very dark and foggy, and the train going
quite slowly, The engine and tender
plunged into the river. The smoking car,
in which were number OF passengers,
was thrown forward with NIL the passen
gers in "a heap. The remaining cars were
uncouped in time to avoid taking the
plunge. Many Of the passengers in the
smoking car escaped by jumping from the
windows and swimming, while to oil ers
planks We're thrown. Four dead bodies
nave been recovered. 1t is thought that
those include all the Silled Several per.
sons were more or less injured, but tortu
nately none very severely. 1t appear,
that there were not moro than ID or %
persons iu the smoking ear.
The Richmond papers say that ueerly
100000 worth of tobacco was destroyed
at Fredericksburg by the rebels. The
} same papers state that Gen. Lee refused tc
treat with the Federals, and ordered al
the women and children to leave the city
as he intended 10 hold it with his forces
Gen McCIornand's MisSssippian exped
ton, it is said, will DO ready to move aboui
tho 5Ih Of December.