True Democrat., 1863-03-18
ITEMS.

- Since the establishment oi fort Douglas, the bodies of six hundred and forty confederate patriots, some of whom were murdered in cold blood. have been buried in the Potter's field Ut Chicago.
 --In the Maine legislature, F. o. J. Smith made speech of three days length the object of which was to prove that q union of Maine with Canada under British protection, would make the former one of the greatest and wealthiest commer- cial countries in the world. - The first act of the negro loving General Hunter, la taking commani on the coast, was to pcremptoly order all of the staff of Gen. Forster out of the depal .ment of the South, for the ut terancc of sentiments tending to create disafec- tion, insubordination and mutiny.''
 - They are getting up big Union meetings all over the Northwest. Andy Johnson made speeches at some of them. and at Indianapolis, he found some fellow renegades on the platform therc, and hugged then, while tears, etc.
 - Lincoln sent Hamlin to Maine to raise some white officers for his negro regiments.
 - John Wilson, of Chicago, formerly com missioner of the general land office, was rendered, by Lincoln, the office of surveyor general of Ar- zona, and refused it.
 = During the month of February, the parti sans above Memphis, captured and scuttled fifteen or sixteen coal barges laden with coal for the fed eral fleet.
 - Gen. B. D. Birney, of the federal army, a son of the notorious aboltionist, James C.. Bir- nev, has been cashiered for cowardcc.
 - The federals recently burnt the fine dwell- inc of Gen Stuart, in Fairfax county, Virginia. It was the finest mansion in that section of the State.
 An attempt was made to assnssinate Gen. Banks, at New Orleans. A ball from air gun came near hitting him. The sportsman not found.
 - The federal Congress refused to pass the bankrupt bill.
 - Yazoo is an Indian name, and signifies "river of death''
 - Eli Thayer has turned up in New York, where, at meeting he detailed his scheme for taking possession of Florida with 4O,O00 armed emgrants William Cullen Bryant and Caleb Gushing were there, and indorsed the project- The eymnastic Caleb came out red hot for Lin coin, and said, among other things, " If it be necessary to bury three hundred thousand slave holders to save twenty five millions of. men, let the shareholders be buried by all means" Cruel Caleb.
 - The following Confederates had died in the prison (Camp Douglas) at Chicago, up to the 7th of February: John Smith, L. c. Hawley, L. A. Henderson, of Richardson's Texas regiment
 Geo. ". Hawkins, Asa Robinson, Robert Ma son, Wm. Cotwei Wm. Patton, Geo. w. Wat kins, Samuel A. Taylor, John McCurley, John w . McGarg, John w Fuqua, Jas. w. Jones, Joseph R. Smith. Columbus Berry, Dr. Thos. L. Roberts, of 10th Texas.
 John B. King, Thos. White, Samuel Washburn, Samuel R. Campbell, Thos D. Taylor, Wm. J. Christman, M. B. Cook, N A. Middleton Wm. j Darnell, of 18th Texas.
 Geo. c. Atkins, Geo. F. Gibbs, John Atkins, E.. T. Reynolds, John F. Gilbert, - R. Evans, John W. Hayten, John Robinson Thos. J. Debary, George Price, A. T. Walker, John Wtherly, Emery Johnson, of the l7th Texas.
 A. Hawthorne, A. w Scott, Baker Sdwell, Thos. L. Barry, P. s. Lively, S. w. Graham, Thomas Snclair Joseph Cox, of the 18th Texas
 Joseph McCoon of the 18th Texas. Wm kel- Ter and Thos Shaw, from Arkansas. M. Hicks, of Johnson's Texas company. Thos J. Cole man, from Texas. David Measles, 24th Ark Francis D. Porter and Charles w. Sides, of 18th Ark. James II. Hadder from Ark.
 - Col. A. T. Switzler is, or was, the federal provost marshal at Fayetteville, Ark.
 - late number of the New York Tribune contains three column letter to Senator Doolittle, from Horace Greeley. The point made is that if the war is not finished by June, the independence of the South must be recognized.
 - In the Columbus (Ohio) Journal. of Jan. uary 23d, is published lat of all the Confederate officers in prison at Camp Chase. Among them are the following names:
 Capt. James P. Eagle, 2d Ark. Major James J. Franklin, 3Oth Ark. Lieut.. M. C.. Jordan, 2d Ark. rifles. Capt w. F.. Johnson, 2d Ark. rifles. Lieut.. E. F. Richey, 3Oth Ark. Lieut.. G. W. Trabue, Gaud's Texas regt. Lieut.. Sidney J. Walker, 10th Texas. Lieut.. Wm. Williams, 2d Ark.
 - Fremont and Mcclellan are both reported to have applied to Lincoln for active service. It is said that Fremont will be sent to Texas.