The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1863-12-23
LATEST NEWS.
THE DRAFT POSTPONED TWEEN
TY DAYS!
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 81.

The House Military Committee will
not consider the $500 Communication until
after the holidays.
There is corroborative Information from
Knoxville that Longstreets army is in a
trap prepared for them, and their capture
is confidently predicted.
New York, Dec. 10.
The latest by the Australdsion says it
is thought the Atlantic cable will not be
laid next year as proposed, on account of
necessary experiments.
HALIFAX, Dec. 1910 P. M.
At one o'clock this afternoon the steam
err Chesapeake and prisoners on board,
were delivered over TO the government
upon the arrival OF the boat containing
the prisoners at Queens Wharf. The ex-
element became intense. The prisoners
were Immediately seized by a boats crew
at the ship, and hurried off by the crowd
in attendance. Upon government officers
moving TO arrest the prisoners upon a
warrant, they were seized and held by
prominent citizens and rendered powerless
to perform their duties. The crowd f.
nally succeeded in getting the pirates off
in q small boat, which moved down the
bay. The affair causes the greatest ex-
element throughout the city. What
course the authorities will pursue in the
matter it is impossible to say. The pi-
rates are all at liberty, scattered through
out the province.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 90.
The Senate will tomorrow take up the
amendments to the conscription bill, and
pass them, if possible, before adjourning.
If it is found that they will not get thro'
the House before the recess for the holi-
days, it is understood that the draft will
be postponed until it can take place un-
der the amended law. As these amend
ments now stand, they abolish the $500
clause, and put both classes into one; be-
sides reducing other causes Of exemption.
Senator Hendricks intends to move now
concurrence in the latter, while Senator
Wilson will, to morrow express himself
opposed to striking out the financial
clause.
Official advices have just been received
from General Grant. They do not indi-
cate any recent change III the status of
affairs there. Grant is in constant direct
Geographic communication with Foster,
at Knoxville, aud had there been any
fighting Of moment, between Longstreets
forces and ours, pursuing him, as the
Press dispatches, Ella Cincinnati, seems
to indicate, Grant would doubtless have
sent such information here. The fact
is that he says nothing about such en-
gngement or engagements, induces the
belief that the statements referred to
above are much exaggerated.
1T understood the majority ofthe Com
mittee of Military Affairs in the House
are opposed TO repeating the CONSUMPTION
clause in the enrolment act, as reported
from the Senate committee.
New YORK, Dee 90.
Credible witnesses, just from Richmond,
state our prisoners there are better fed
than their own people, and much better
than would be were il not that the des-
peratc straits of the Confedracy must bo
kept from our knowledge Fresh beef is
now $4 per pound, and fresh bread SO so
per loaf, such as formerly cost FIVE cents.
The consequence is that thousands must
statve, or go into the army, and divide
their rations with their families.
1t has been determined by the rebels
to conscript every male between the ages
of fifteen and ffty-fvc, inclusive, for one
last desperate decisive effort in favor of
the Confederacy. The attempt will prob.
ably be made upon Washington, or some
portion of the North. In this conscrp-
ton, both negroes and whites are to be
included, and they are also TO be thrown
into tho same ranks together indiscrimi-
nately. With his immense mongrel ar
my JEFF. Davis means to perciptate, him
self upon Washington, Pennsylvania, or
Ohio-perhaps all three--commsnding
in person.