The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-04-24
Summary Of News.


member of tho Legislature. Prosser and
man named Snyder oame armed with rifles
aud revolvers, and threatened to shoot two
aergeants there for arrestiug soldiers. Ser
geant Daniels took prosser's gun from him,
when tho latter drew pistol and shot Dan.
iels dead Prosser in turn was shot and Sc
verely wounded by Capt. Cummings who
addressed the meeting. Snyder also fred
at tho other sergeant, but missed him. He
has been arrested and brought here. A suf-
fcient force has been sent to arrest all tho
parties concerned. Another difficulty oc-
currod at Danville, Indiana yesterday, be.
tween party of tho Knights of the Golden
Circle g. Union men,in which persons were
wounded, and ono mortalIy. Tho General
commanding issued orders declaring the
Knights OF the Golden Circle to be public
enemies, and to be dealt with as such. He
also cautions tho people against the uso Of
Butternut and Copperhesd badges. Stout,
the deserter, who killed an officer while at
tempting his arrest, will bo tried by court
martial this week.
Desertors from Savannah state that Fort
Sumter was preached in several places, and
many rebel punners put hOrs du combat at
one time. Gen. Ripley telographed that
there was possibility of our foot forcing
fho distinctions. This created q pnnio in
Charleston, and many citizens and soldiers
ran away from the city beyond tho range
of the Yankee shells. During tho engage
ment the rebel force was under arms, anx
iously watching the point which they ex-
pected the Union troops soon to emerge
from. There are said to have been 90 900
rebel troops on James Island alone, and %
Notifications on James, John & Morris ISL
ands.
The bark j. W. Andrews reports that on
April 9th inst, in Bohoma Channel she was
boarded by tho British gunboat Cygnct, who
reported that on the 4th inst, she was fred
into by the U. s. gunboat Connecticut, who
took the Cygnot to be the Alabama. Tho
Captain of tho Cygnet went aboard OF tho
Connecticut, whom the affair was amicabIy
adjusted.
The Times and Daily .Ne,os both expati
ato on the increasing irritation against Eng
land on account of tho fitting out of Con
federate vessels and tho possible adoption
OF retaiatory measures. Tho Times sees
something to hope for in America from tho
inauguration of Union Leagues there in
the North, s. an increasing demand among
tho Republicans for restoration of tho
Union Tho Times says that tho European
sympathy has been withhold simply because
il was perceived that tho whole Southern
people were In earnest about independence
while it was not apparent that any cousid
cradle part of the Northorn people were il
earnest about emancipation.
Tho rebel congress passed bill abolish
ing flogging in the rebel army, substitutn
the death penalty and Imprisonment in tn
Peniton.ary.
The British man-of war Orpheus has beo
wrecked at Now Zealand, and $50 officer
and men wero drow1ed; 10 we're saved.
1t is understood that the dispatches ser
abroad by Mr.. Seward are not so warliko
has been reported.
Gov. Andrew johnson has been autho
ized to raiso % 900 mon for special servi
in East Tennessee.
A Port Royal lottor Of the 18th says o.
new Monitor, making eight in all, arriv'
horo yesterday. Tho propeller Haze h
Just como into port freightod with platil
of iron for the Monitors decks. They q
nil to be strengthened by this arrival, in II
way Of additional covering And few da
or perhaps woeks will find them strong
than before the attack on Charleston.
Tho Commercials Washington letter In
mates that tho Post ia not pleased at 4
elimination of six months preparation {
the reduction of Charleston into two hou
fighting. 1t is no secret that tho roco
noissauco which accomplished so little Is
be followed by bona fide attack which
to continue as long as the iron,cads c.
fire gun. Another letter to the snmo p
per says the diplomats have received unt
ficial intimation that President Lincoln
tends to havo Charleston reoccupiod by Il
United Statos forces. There is much cor
ment in Washington on Hunters romainiI
idle during the late fight.
Tho news as to operations against Charlie
ton is to tho effect, that though the design
returning TO tho assault has been sbnl
donod ior the present by tho Admiral, thel
good reason to belioyo Gen. Hunter hi
not relinquished the idea of oarly ofFensi,
movements against tho city, and that elfor
are already making by him in that direction
The Monitors could bo made ready {,
action in two or threo hours, and would
as efficient as before tho lato cngagemer
1t rs the opinion of Capt. Wordon, althoul
we ore not authorized by that officer to sta
the fact. that tho Monitor fleet is ablo
batter down Fert Sumter, and in this opi
ion nearly all the officers concur 1t is /
Iieved also that the distractions might
passed. though the experiment might DO
tended with the risk that the Monitors miI
not be able to return.
The froAs,des still lies off Charleston p
where she will remain. to prevent tho roI