The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-12-05
Summary of News.

standing aie less Than 1000, ,000.-I
These, II is thought. will be absorbed iu
revenue payments by the first Of Feb
ruarv.
The people OF Lewiston, Salmon River
mines, Washington Territory, have or
ganized an extensive vigilance committee.
Books are opened TO register the names Of
all persons willing TO combine to suppress
crime. The members drill in military
style, and guards are regularly stationed
to protect the highway.
The AID Ohio has been ordered to re-
port at Memphis, Tennessee, at which
place it was al last ndvices
An the political prisoners at Fort La
fayette, including Pierre Soule, have been
releaseG,
Washington dispatches state that Gen.
Burnside had hong consultation with
the President and Gen. Halleck. The
War and Navy Departments and Cabinet
held a meeting afterwards.
The Hon. Frank p. blair has resigned
bis seat in the present Congress, in order
10 take command Of brigade nj Helena,
Ark.
A Rebel newspaper N Georgia, in
mourning over Bragg's failure in Ken
lucky, says that, had the Rebel General
done his duty, "Louisville would have
been ours, Cincinnati would have furnished
us supplies, while Columbus, Ohio, might
have been our headquarters. Then would
the Vallandighams of Ohio and the
Brights Of Indiana have rallied TO the
issuing OF Gen. Bragg's noted proclama-
ton; then would many thousand friends
in Indiana, Ohio ard illinois have joined
| the Southern army then, too, could Gen.
Bragg, having cut off the Western from
the Eastern States, have whispered terms
Of peace into the Moth Western ear and
then might we have reasonably hoped for
peace" This is a precious confession,
but doubtless in the main true as to the
traitors men ioned.
The London Times Of the 2Oth Of No.
vember, in its city article, says: The re-
port hat MIR. Seward had addressed our
Government in a tone Of displeasurc, a,
aid alleged to have been given he 1la.
hama in British ports, created, for time,
some little uueasiness ON the stock ex.
change, many persons believing that nc
Minister would put himself in snch DO.
sition as ;hat which Mr.. Seward occupies
on this question unless it were in the des.
perate hope Of finding cause Of ex!erna
quarrel AT any cost in order 20 avert i'm
pending events.
Tie incendisries are trying to burn the
city Of Memphis. In one night there
were ten Gjffrren; fires, and on Monday
night losr'een, showing concusively lha
there is a concerted movement for the de
suucton o! the city. Great alarm exists
in consequence.
$50 rebel cavalry took the town Of Fl, n
derson, on the Mobile and OHIO rairoad
burning the station house and other prop
eriy. They also took one company o
Federals prisoners.
The 23th was observed throughou
California, Oregon, Washington and Ne
vada, as Thanksgiving. The churches o
San Francisco were crowded 10 listen 4
sermons suited to the occasion--the lead
ing spirit OF all being that California ha
/; been specially favored during these time
of general disaster TO The balance of th,
Union. The State is very quie; and oar
rem of news material.
T, The enemy appears in great force neal
Fredericksburg, evidently determined des
perately to dispute the passage of tie Ma
tiopal army. Great amounts OF contra
band property and army supplies are be
ing sent continually 10 Richmond.
. A Washington dispatch says: Secre
= tary Seward looks upon the proposed me
diation of the French Government as al
r act Of a friendly power. simply to secur
o an interview between the beligerents vii
out prejudice to what they may do after
y wards, and that TO prevent a con!inuanc
of the war or exercise the least pressur
n on either party, directly or indirectly, is i
n no manner pressed or hinted al in tn
q document.
e There is reason to believe that Generi
II Grants recent order. providing for til
purchase and sale of cotton for the ber
u u eft of the Government, foreshadows III
;r policy of the Administration on that sui
Ia ject.
There were stll some cases Of yello,
10 fever a; Houston. Texas, on the Sd, br
!. the disease was not epidemic. The feve
ID still prevailed at Metagorda, Indanol
al and Lsvaca, with deaths lherefrom,
each, on the 3lSt nit.
General Butler is about 10 place oveI
4. seers on conGscated plantations to say
c. the cotton and sugar. The new cotto
l. crop is coming in quite freely. Genert
is Butler has permitted the resumption
Il the publication Of the National Advocate
T. after explanations from Jacob Barton tn;
70 he had no intention TO aid the rebels.
10 N,w Orleans advices give glowing a,
0. counts OF Union demonstrations held lhei
t., on the 18th inst. Resolutions wei
i adopted sustaining the administration, an
m expressing The desire OF speedily openin
- the Mississippi river, and endorsing Ii
-, ~ rule OF General Butler.
ID The Falmouth correspondent Of Il
r Philadelphia Inquirer, under date OF IL
n, Goth, says the presumtion is that in
few days we will have a battle in this v
ST cnily that will eclipse all others Of tn
!. war, in regard to ferociiy.