The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-02-05
NORTHERN NEWS.

There was great panic at Washington on the
night of the 9th, on account of report that the
Federal troops had met with terrible and bloody
disaster at Bowling Green, Kentucky.
1t was supposed that the Treasury note and
loan bill would be passed in the House of Repre-
sentatives the 18th under the prompting OF stern
necessity. Great opposition expected
Fuel at Washington is very high Pine wood
is selling seven dollars per cord.
There is great activity in the Philadelphia
Navy Yard. Fifteen hundred men are now at
work, and will, it is said, be employed for long
period.
In Baltimore the price of Rio coffee is lSa3Oc.
per pound In New York, on the 9th inst,
sales we're made of eight hundred bags, at 32c.
per pound Mess pork is held at 12c; sugar, TIC.
The War Department has ordered that Bishop
Ames, of the Methodist Church, and the Hon. II.
Fish, of New York, be appointed Commissioners
to the rebel States, to visit Richmond and else
where, under such regulation may be prescribed
by the authorities, to relieve the necessities Of the
Federal prisoners confined in the South. Both
Commissioners have accepted, and will accompany
a number of prisoners to Fortress Monroe.
Gen. Segel's resi- enation has not been accepted.
He will remain in the service of the United States
Government.
The House Committee have decided to report
against abolishing slavery in the District OF
Columbia
The House Committee on Roads say that railroad
facilities between New York aud Washington will
be speedily increased The army is suffering for
supplies, and new line is proposed via Jersey
City, Easton and Philadelphia.
| Bills have been offered reducing the expenses
in both branches of Congress two hundred and
| fifty thousand dollars annually.
The Danish bark Jurgen, from Rio, bound for
Havana with FIVE thousand bags Of coffee, vas
seized on the morning of the 25th by the Federal
ship Morning Star, and ordered to Philadelphia
There has been destructive fire at Boston.
About half million specie has been exported
weekly from the North during the past six weeks
A general bankrupt law has been proposed in
the Federal Congress.
The New York Heard, Of the 9th, says the
Coniederates having stopped supplies 10 ashlng-
ton by destroying portion OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway, resolution has been introduced in
Congress inquiring whether the road Is under MILL
tary protection, and now far.
A fire i'll New York has destroyed ten buildings
in Fulton and Pearl streets.
A proposition has been made in the Maryland
Legislature for the suspension of hostlties be-
tween the North and South, for the purpose Of ad-
jusng the national difficulties upon basis for the
restoration of the Union.
Mr. Stanton, Secretary Of War, has ordered
hat more letters are to come South, except to
prisoners.
The Currency bill of $3.50, 100000 has not yet
passed Congress.
WAR NEWS.
AUGUSTA, Jan 2S.-Intelligence from Savan-
nah states that six Federal vessels entered the
river on yesterday, back of Little Tybee, aud
passed up to the north end of Wilmington Island,
thereby cutting off communication between Fort
Pulaski and the city of Savannah. The enemy
III llo1 il,nir, nd Hra1 fho(
federate steamer Ida, but no injury was done.
Commodore Tatnall's feet was at Thunderbolt,
but arrived safe at Savannah. The enemy is
trying to remove the Instructions from the river.
A letter from officer of the Fort says that
the enemy cannot take Pulaski by attack. The
Yankees are engaged in removing the Instructions
from channels. They have other important de-
fences to pass. The people of Savannah are firm
and confident in their ability to defend the city
The Savannah Republican has private des-
patch, dated cambridge, 27th which says that a
fight had taken place near Apalachicola in which
81 Federals were killed and 35 made prisoners. |
The Yankees were entirely routed. Our loss was
thirteen.
A correspondent of the Wilmington Journal,
writing from Manassas, says:
L" The condition of the Yankee army, it would |
appear from the statements of a prisoner brought |
in from the enemy, by Col. Ranson,'s Cavalry, is,
to say the least, slightly embarrassing. Gen.
Jackson having cut off the connex ION with the |
northwestern States, via the Baltimore and Ohio |
Railroad, and also destroyed portion of the
Chesapeake Canal, has caused their forage to be |
somewhat stinted; the result of this is that from
one to two hundred horses die daily Not only is |
this so, but the ratons for the soldiers run short
and they can barely get enough to eat. These are
doubtless some of the horses paid for by Lincoln
only twice, revealed by their fraud committee
and the haIffed soldiers, the things to be used by
Mcclellan in his lately matured plan of "crushing
the rebellion"
THE WEsr.-The Nashville papers of the 25th |
represented the Yankees about 10000 strong. to !
be advancing up the Tennessee river and through |
Galloway county, in the direction of Paris, Tenn, |
and at the time threatening Fort Henry |
The Memphis Avalanche of the 9th reports |
them to be falling back towards Paducah and |
Cairo. We unable to determine which is |
correct. If they maintain their position in that
quarter, there is strong probability of serious
work at an early day
pSg-A political row lately occurred in the Bati-
more Corn Exchange, which resulted in few
Abolition members withdrawing and petitioning
the submission Legislature for a new act of in
corporation The alleged treason of the old
body consisted in having recently elected. by an ,
overwhelming vote, Henry NJ. War6eld, of Balti. !
more, their President Mr.. Warfed is a dele |
gate from Baltimore city to the MARYLAND Leoisla