Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-03-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

General Ihomas to be Major General.
Postal communication is entirely re.
opened to Accomac and Northampton
counties, Va.
Advices from the lower Potomac state
that the rebels are undoubtedly concen-
trating a large force in that direction, OPP
f posite TO the position of Gen. Hooker
division.
Reliable intelligence that the rebels are
II full force at Winchester. They have
completed formidable earth-works On this
side mounted with sixty guns, including
field batteries.
Information has reached the Navy De
partmentof the capture of the Schooner
Lizzie Weston with a cargo of $50 bales OIL
cotton, by the gun boat Stasco. The cap
tured vessel sailed from Apalachicola, Fla,
for Havana and a market.
Charles Henry Foster has returned to
Washington, and again presented his
petition for a seat as member from the
Second Congressional District of North
Carolina. The case is before the Com
mittee of Elections.
The Finance Committee of the Senate
has struck out the House appropriation
of fifteen million dollars for the construc-
ton of gun boats, but the naval com
mittee is urging its restoration.
Il is stated that the Military Committee
of the Scuate has agreed to report favora-
bly, on the House bill establishing q new
Article of Var, preventing Army and
Navy Officers trom returning fugitive
slaves.
1t is reported from Richmond that John
Minor Bolts has been arrested and thrown
into prison for manifesting Union pro-
clivities.
Richmond papers publish general order
No. ., dated Adjutant and Inspector Gen
erals office, Richmond March LIST, where
in JEFF. Davis pFoclaims martial low over
Richmond and the adjoining country for
ten miles.
The State Department is preparing an
elaborate end comprehensive paper on
Mexican affairs. 1t is believed it Will urge
resistance 10 the movements of European
powers.
One hundred and fifty rebel soldiers re-
Gently deserted from Savannah to Gen. SheI
man. The reason they said was that they
were tired of fighting in a rich mans war.
Senator Collamer, from the Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported
adversely to House bills establishing u
postal money order system, and authorlz-
ing the carriage of additional mail matter.
AGerman servant girl manned Lizzy Ortiz,
was burned to death in Detroit Monday
evening by the explosion of q coal oil
lamp. 1t was the old story of careless ig-
~norance. She was filling the lamp by the
light OF a burning match, A young man,
her brother, sitting near, was badly burn
ed but will recover
The P. NJ. General complained by letter
to the Post Office Committee OF both
Houses, of the refusal of Com. Wander
bilt to carry the South American mails,
and also some Northern railroads to con-
tract to carry mails. He recomends that
legislation be adopted to relieve Govern
ment from the dlctation of Railroad and
steamboat proprietors.
The trial of Pete Phillips, hack driver,
for attempted rape on Miss Bailey, in
Cleveland; has closed. In this case JUS
tice followed swift on crime. The out
rage was committed on Saturday, the 18th
ult. On Sunday Phillips was arrested and
lodged in Jail. On Tuesday he was indicted
by the Grand Jury, for assault with intent
to commit a rape On Monday, Oath ult.
he was brought up for trial before Judge
Bolton. On Wednesday he was convict
co, and on Thursday sentenced to seven
yearS in tie P~enitentiary.
CHARLESTON, Va. March 5th.-Last night
a squadron Of the lst Michigan Cavalry
advanced rs far as P%erryville, on the VIM
chester turnpike; and ambushed and sur
prised q party of rebel cavalry, disabling
three Of them and routing the lot. The
Michigan Cavalry returned with nine
rebel cavalry horses, fully equipped, as
trophies, among them the celebrated black
stallion rode by Col. Ashley, without the
loss of q man.
A Washington dispatch says there is
reason to believe hat the rebel army of
the Potomac has been greatly augmented
since the Union victories in the Vest
They have here their strongest defensive
works and the flower of their army. Their
defeat here will close pthe rebellion and
leave nothing to be done by the Union
forces except to move forward and occupy
the seeded States and afford protection
to the Union men there until they can
organize new State governments under
auspices ofloyalty.
The Democratic State Convention of
Michigan met at Detroit on March 5th.-I
The Convention deemed it inexpedient
to nominate candidates for State Off
GERS at this time. Resolutions were pass
ed expressive of the position of the De-
mocracy of Michigan in the present crisis;
promising support TO Government in
all constitutional means to suppress rebel
lion, and opposing the termination of war
until all resistance to the Government
under the Constitution everywhere cease.
Messrs. Glass, Elliott & Co., in a letter
to Cyrus w. Field, say that they would
be willing to manufacture and lay the
Atlantic cable, and assume the entire risk
as they believe it to great for firm,
but are so confident of satisfactory results
that they are willing to contract for the
work and stake a large sum on its success
full laying and WORKING. They state that
they will make a definite offer in a few
days
The Richmond Dispatch says Coils, Co
coram and Wilcox, and other Federal
prisoners to the number Of n hundred,
arrived here on Friday from Columbia,
South Carolina and are awaiting tranship-
ment to New port News. They however
may not start for several weeks TO come,
as the arrangements for sending them
away nave not been completed. Col.
Wilcox is the officer who acted as mill
tary governor of Alexandria when it was
first occupied by the Federals. .
The national flag now waves in every
State except Louisiana and perhaps Ala
Eleven of the %thirty-four States are
partially controlled by the rebels-Virgin-
ia, North and South Carolina, Flarida,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee. But our
hold the western, northern and
eastern portion of Virginia; Hatteras In
Roanoke Island Edcnton. Elizabeth
City, and other points in North Carolina;
Head, Port Royal and Edisto, in
South Carolina; Tybee Island and several
advanced posts in Georgia; Key West,
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