The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-05-01
Summary nf News.

Inst. The trst heard OF II was at the town
Of Hormen, where the fences were pros
ftated From there Its course was plainly
trsceable to the town Of Macon, Houses
were torn from their foundations and
dashed to pieces. The largest trees were
torn tofragments horses and cattle scat
tered through the fields household fur
niture carried to the distance Of halt a
mile, sud other evidences Of the fearful
strength Of the storm are given. Near
Mazon, 40 acres o! timber are blown down.
The storm here seems to have spent its
force. But one person, (nsmed Vine, } is
known to have been killed Others were
injured but none. as far as known, seri.
ously.
A special dispatch 10 the ST. Louis Dem
ocrst, from Patten, in Balder county,
dated the 26'h. says; Marmaduke, with
5000 men and six pieces oil artillery, left
here last night on the Cape Girsrdlau
road. He has stripped this section of
everything moverble, robbing Unionisls
and secessionists alike. His train con.
sisis o! $50 wagons loaded with plunder.
Cannonading is now heard in the direc-
ton Of Cape Girardeau. If Marmaduke
remains there he will be annihilated bv
the command under General Vandever.--
II he retreats in soulheaslerly direction
he will be holly pursued by our forces -
We have already taken a number Of pris-
oners and stIagglers from his army. A
dispatch from Colonel Pomeroy, dated
Cape Girardeau. 10 A. NJ, April 97th,
says the enemy is moving off fast, and
General Mcneil was starting in pursuit -
There is no doubt but Genral Vandever
will strike him 10 day. --latest dispatches
from Cape Girardeau say that 55 or 80
rebels were killed in the attack, and over
two hundred wounded seventy FIVE
horses killed. There is a prospect Of
Marmaduke being completely cut off.
A dispatch from Memphis Of the esd
says: Six more transports have recently
successfully run the blockade. They are
the Tigress, Anglo Saxon, Moderator,
Empire City, Cheesman and Havana. -
The casualties are not known. Each
transport can now run by without diff
Guilty, the batteries being silenced.
Il is reported from Havana that Ad-
miral Wilkes has been arrested and
paroled for firing into Spanish steamer ;
also that Admiral Maine has ordered the
arrest Of Wilkes for being with the Van
-Aerhilfs craw. angasad in the pstorhoa
affair.
The election in Chicago. April ead, fo1
municipal officers, passed of quietly, not
wilhstanding the interest felt. Tota
number OF votes polled about 20, 3o0,.
Sherman, Democratic candidate for May
or, received ll8 majority. The balance
Of the Democratic ticket elected by it'll
larger majority. The Council stands e
Democrats and l2 Republicans. le.
A Vicksbug correspondent: gives fir
description Of the passage OF The rebel ba
teries at Vicksburg by our guuboats an
transports. The particulars Of the car
ture OF the Queen Of the West and Dian
In Grand Lake are also given. A she
from the Calhoun ignited some powder
The hold OF the Queen Of the West who
communicated to the magazine causin
her to be blown up, killing thirty men,
We afterwards captured lso prisoners
The rebels then destroyed the Diana
prevent her falling into our hands. I'll
same dispatch Gays that one division
Gen. Banks army, under Gen. Emor,
has advanced 10 within six miles oi Fraul
lin, and was cooperating with Genera
Weitzell and Grover, seriously threatel
ing the capture Of the rebe! force G
Grand Lake. The gunboats are C
operating with General Banks.
Special to the Tribune Official di
patches received to-day, (2eth,) fro
commanders OF The Army and Navy b
fore Vicksburg, announce another fle
successfully passed the rebel baiterie
and joined that which passed through
week ago. 500 shots were fired at ther
and slmost every vessel was hit, but !
gunboat was injured-aud only one tran
pot: sunk. The bargeU loaded with Goa
OF which There we're number safe
reached their destination.
The Herald says; From Mexico v
are in receipt OF official accounts up 20 Il
5lst OF March inclusive, which thro
quite q different aspect on the state
affairs there. From these it would a
pear that instead Of the Mexicans havi
suffered defeat as published through
French source, they have invariably
pulsed their asssilanls before PneolA'
that the city still battles the French IN
tary skill and valor. Not being in