The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-05-14
LOII PLYMoUrH INDIANA, THURSDAY MAY H. 1868

aud refused TO plead to the charges, deny.
ing the jurisdiction of the tribunal. A
plea OF not guilty was entered for him.
/ The loss of properly by the ou!burst at
Dayton amounts IL some $4,000. Thir.
ty FIVE of the participants have been ar
rested; the Democratic newspaper 1.-THE
Empire has been suppressed, and its cd
itol arrested; and TIE county has been pla-
ced under martial law.
WASHINGTON, May o.
The President and Gen. lIaleck have
visited the Army Of the Potomac, and
the result Of their visit is an official Az.
nounc cmcnt that lockers movement..was
failure, mol disaster; that his army is
now occupying its old position on the
RappahannocH. the liver having been re.
crossed without loss: that not more than
one-third Of the Federal force WAS engaged;
that brilliant success was achieved by
Stoneman in cutting the rebel communi-
cations; and that the Army of the Poto
mac will speedily resume offensive opera
tons.
The Federal losses are estimated at
10000, Including LOO prisoners. Gen
Sedswick. in his operations. at Fredericks-
burg, lost. it is stated, abou, 5000 mer,-
which leaves a loss Of but 5000 for the
three days desperate fighting near Cham
collcrvIll.. The rebel loss is supposed to
be much greater than ours, one account
placing il at $4,000. The Federals look
1000 prisoners. We lost eight cannon
and captured til: same number.
The operations OF he Federal cavalry
were very successful. the railroad COM
muncatious OF the rebels being cut in all
Din cc.ion>. anl much other damage done
Storeman has arrived safely a. Rappahan-
mock Station. a portion of his force, in.
Guiding the l2lh lIliuois Cavalry, has
reached Yorktown. after trip OF 200
miles, during which ii approached Yitl.G
Sigel ia, resumed The command Of lis
old COPS, C..ri >chuyz having played
cut.
Grant 5 forces nave occlpi"d Pnrl G:b
son, Nj :, after sharp cngagemcI'. Ia
Which they lost : 10 !: l.. al Wounded.
Port GIBSON i mic, bscH ot G al
CUT TAe m ,in b,I} OF Gran. army i
reported to be advancing II? BIZ b.rk
River, by which III y vii Get ietp III
rear of Ni,bsburg Y fl sh, is ,xPecic.!
at the point Where lie Jackson lisii'pi,d
crosse, III stream. a The destruction OF
The brid . there will sever Tie railroad
communication OF The rebels a; ck@burg
The b:i lss is 81 m les up the river. By
the SIKH Of sleamer, in consequence
Of collision, near Grand Gulf. a Secli.n
of the Chicago Battery was lost. :
The decision oi'lhe court martial in the
ease OF Mr.. V,.lls idigham has not as yet
teen announced There is an impress ion
At Cincinnati that il viii he asait st him.
A considerable reb.l force is advancing
u BON Ps,kcr,b burg in West Virginia. BIZ
ing al last accoa1's, only % miles distant.
Gen. Dix. la command at Fortress Mon
roe, has ordered AN advance OF his forces
and it Is intimated that an attack upon Pc
tersburg. Va, may be expected.
II is said that Gen. Stoughton says that
rebel officers say that, in the recent fight
at Charleston, Fort Sumpter was On the
point of surrendering when the Monitors
withdrew. wk EJW
The President hts issued a proclamation
announcing that all persons OF foreign
birth who have declared their attention 10
become citizens of the United States are
liable To CONSUMPTION.
The Canadian Ministry have suffered a
defeat, aud els olulion Of Parliament is
anticipated. o.oa,
Boxes Of arlrs have been received OF
Des Moines, consigned to the Adju;snt
General Of Iowa. to be used in srmiug the
Uaion Leagues. 1890
The London correspondent of tie \. Y.
Herald sends the following dispatch, us.dsI
date of the 26th ul,: al have positive
reliable information that tho entire ma, al
steam reserve of three hundred vessels is
ordered ready for sea Immediately, il
view Of tho critical position of American
alters" A Paris letter 10 tho N. Y. Ex
press. sdatedApril cath. says. ''It is the
purpose Of the French government TO de-
! mand from Mr. Seward an immediate ex
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