True Democrat., 1863-03-25
ITEMS.

ITEMS
 - The most powerful expedition fitted out by the North during the war is to take Charles ton. There four frigates, twenty -oue gun boats, sixty large transports, l6O schooners, as many tenders and barges, and 70,O00 soldiers, besides tue sailors and marines.
 -> A Paris correspondent of one of the nor thern papers says that the Empress Eugenie has named her favorite horse " Stonewar Jackson
 - Clarkes diary of the war has the follow ing estimate of killed, wounded andsmissing since the commencement of the war up to the lst of January, 1863: FFDERALs, killed 3,e74; wound ed 97 020; prisoners, 68,2I3. died from sickness, disease and wounds, 25O,0O0. CoSFEDERATEs,- killed, 20 893 wounded, 59, 9,6l5; prisoners, 22l died from sickness disease and wounds, l20,0Oo.
 - If, two years ago, any one had predicted that Kentuckians would have submitted to the indignities now heaped upon them sthe prediction would have been secuted at Their negroes have been stolen, their property destroyed their citizens imprisoned and the patriots disarmed The last right of free people, that to meet in public as semblage, has been taken from them. At pub lie convention in Frankfort, federal colonel bliUefI dppedrcu WlIu plN' oi''o1 any action. He went further and proclaimed that elections in that State were no longer free, and that no person would be allowed to vote, unless he would vote certain way. If the kentucklaps stand this they are fit subjects for Lincoln.
 - concert was given in Jefferson county, Miss, for the benefit of the Jefferson Artillery The notice of the concert has the following as the A,,;- C of Or goves-socks preferred"
 - The business part of the city of Norfolk lately destroyed by fire.
 The New York Times intmates that Butler the Beast, will be sent to Charleston
 - An attempt to arrest federal de5erter Tn Hudson city, N. J., early in February. was resist ed by the people.
 = The prisoners of state who have been confined ill the various forts, jais and dungeons ot Lncolndom were to have met in convention, in New York, on the 4th inst. to form sn association to get redress for the wrongs inflicted upon them.
 - The McClelantes in New York have pre- sented Mrs. Me, fine house, superbly furnished, with the cellar and store rooms filled with the finest wines and decaces. Rich carpets, fine pie lures, elegant furniture, old wines, large library, etc. If they do this for General who was whip ped what would they have done had he been suc- ssful!
 -- The wife of Gen. J. c. Breckenridge, fol- lowing the example of Mrs. Wigfall, of Texas, has made flag from her silk wedding dress. which is to be presented to the bravest regiment in her husbands division.
 tt,o hayn pa,r secret society called 'The Strong Botherhood.''
 - The Empress of France is said to be an excellent player at billiards. Queen Victoria is also good player, 50 says the London Art Jour nal.
 - Col Eari, of Dallas county, was killed at Thompsons Station, while galantly leading his regiment, the 3rd. Ark, into action.
 - T.ere are over 30O,OOO Frenc,, operatives out of employment, for want of cotton.
 - Five Yankee gunboats went up the Ten nessee river, as hy h as Florence intercept Van Dorn, but failing in this, they destroyed the town of Clifton.
 - Whiskey sells in Little Rock ct two dol lars and fifty cents I drink, and ihe purchaser is not allowed to pour it out, or guase his own horn. - It is now settled that Rosencrans has been reinforced by Seige's corps of 200OO men. These troops were sent by rail from Virginia to the Ohio river and from thence, in transports, up the Cum berland.
 - Two thirds of Van Dorn's ammunition was destroyed by the heavy rains through which he was forced to march, and it has taken some time to replace the damaged ordnance stores
 - The Confederate cruiser Florida captured the 4cob Bell, a Yankee merchntman, with car. 70 from China, of teas camphor, etc, valued at million of dollars, burned the boat and sent the Q. CIV to St. Thomas.