The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-01-23
Summary of News.

OH and repuIse at V.uksburg, are printed in
tho Herald and World. Our loss does not
exec cd 1900 in killed. wounded aud missing.
Morgan, with 5000 men, is again Ia Knu-
tucky, and further damage to tho railroads
rs apprchehdrd,
Accompanying General Hunter, who goes
out TO South Carolina at once, is Col. Mont,
gOmery, OF Kausas ropown, bavIEg a com
mission TO ruiso q brigade OF soldiers in that
State.
The Ash,abu!a Sontinol states that Mr..
Gidd.nga is now at homa on Il visit to his
family. anh appears worry much impioycd in
health. He viii return 10 Canada this week.
LeIteis IRON Illinois state that thu rubcs
arc liberal in ther offols to the West OF
free navigation. truo trado aud freedom
from taxauun, If shO viii! join tho South.
Tho West, us yOf, replies to this by sending
30 600 ot her chuicest sons to open the nav.
lgatiob of tho Mississippi River BY force Of
arms. Mcmbo,s of Congress west Of tho
Wabash declares that u ship canal between
the Great lakes aud the Mississippi is u
political us woli as a military nqccssity.--
They insist upou il that thero ia u deep laid.
wide spread Schone to detach tho Northwest
from tho Union, and that il may succeed un-
less provision is ina'le for getting tho grain
OF tho Valley to the Snn-board ut rates of
transportation tia, shall not cat up its value.
Tho R,chmond Examiner OF tho - h
says: Wu believe the thcater of war, ON u
largo scale, is about to bo transferred to
North Carolina, Stirring sconos arc immi-
neut on our soil. Four thousand Yankee
prisoners taken at Murfrrosboro. are on
their way TO R'ohmond from Chattanooga,
and will reach here o.day aud tomorrow.
This is the only Yankee army that will ever
ioach Richmond. The Dispatch Of tho 18th
says tho North Carolina papers indicate
and manifest uneasnoss, not for w lminet,n
and tho country cas-, of Raleigh, but for tho
safety of the capital itself.
Tho evacuation Of Holly Springs is oon-
| frmed. 1t Is reported that s 900 rebels ar-
Holly Springs They aro repairing. tho
road, and operating fast to complete il.
| Tho N. Y Post of tho l4,h instant has
| tho following special a'tp Ho
Our blocksdlng fiect has jnst captured
some very important dispatches from Jeff
Davis and his Secretary of State to Mason.
Slidei and others in Europe These dis
patches givo many important facts and do.
iails in n gard 10 tho condition of tho rebels
They give the strongest statements of the
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are reduced. and show that. unless they can
quickly get rolof. either by European in
reference. or bv dividing tho tree States.
palal, zng the ,fforts of tho Government
they must give up their bad cause for lost
These dispatches arrived here yesterday.
They wore put up IN tin box loaded with
| lead in one cnd, 60 as 10 sink quickly in an
emergency, but our sailors were too quick.
| Tho numbcr of cotton work krnen unem-
ployed in Franco, Ia said to be 500 000.--
There is no prospect OF being relieved from
] absolute desiitutiop. easy h
| II is ugain reported that the Confodoratcs
have appointed agents in England to obtain
| u loan. rea7. II
| The Iiondon Times looks on tho rumors
of Stewards resignation as evidence Of de-
spondency. 1t thinks tho Federals begin 10
see tho hopelessncss of tho struggle. The
Times odiioralIy hopes tho projected negro
emigration from America to the British
/ West Indlcs, may bo ultimately carried cut.
In u speech at Oxford, Mr.. Carderell ar
dontly hoped for peaeo. llo looked upon
American contributions 10 tho distressed
operatives, as evidence Of good will and
atf,cfinn. aat &sa t.r
Tx Gov. Thomas w Hicks has been
elected and sworn in as Senator from Mary
npd.
Secretary Chase has appointed II. W
Taylor, tho present Auditor of tho Stnto oI
J Ohio, to I'LL tho post OF frss Auditor of the
u. S. Treasury, vacated by tho death OF Hon
Elisha Whi,tlosoy. The Indiana L"gisls'uro
in Joint session at indianapolis. on the l4tf
inst, elected Hendricks and Turpee, Dem.
u 8. Senators, the lattor tor the short torn
Gen. Bragg has been superseded by Gen
) Longstrect. Tho iatters army corps, re
coutiy in Virginia, is at Shelbyvllc.
Tho ram Switzerland brings news of the
taking Of Arkansas Post, on the Arkansal
River, loo milos fiom iis mouth, by the lane
. aud naval forces under McCiornend and
Porter. The surrender occurred on Sunday
with all tho guns. stores. ammunition, &c
As yet wo are without full particulars. Ou'
Ioss 10 reported at 200. aud tho rebel los
500 In killed. and wounded, and from 8 ,00t
, TO z 900 prisoners. These results may be
modified by fullor aud more authentic ac'
counts.
Il appears tho accident reported a few
days since. as having occurred at Harpers.
ville,by which number of persons lost thei
/ lives by tho ics breaking is probably incor
rect. The Greene IN. W Americen says
! on Friday last as scholars Of a school lw'
t. miles south Of Lanesboro Pa, we're on th