The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-15
NEWS OF This WEEK

The telegraph Of Monday contains but lit
tie news of great interest.
At Washington rumore are rife that Beaure-
gard has passed down the Shenandoah Valley
with 10000 men to reinforce Lee.
News from Williamsport shows that the reb-i
els have forty boats. By the late high water
very little of their transportation has reached
the Virginia shore, but most of their wounded
have got oyer, rs
A dispatch from Frederick, July 10th says
From airefugce who; arrived here tonight,
who left Aagerstowns this morning, Iblearn
that the enemy's forces is about $4,000 men
and about $50 pieces of artillery. My infor-
nation states that the trains. of Lee. cannot
number less HAN 5000 wagons, and are on the
road to Hagerstown, to Williamsport and
Sheperds' Ford. -
heavy
piece OF she'll. ls5 81.
The rebels destroyed the bridge. over ante
tam, and are in possession on the other side.
On the night of July 18th, Morgan was
within seven miles of the Ohio line apparent
ly mar,hing for Cincinnati. 30
The border and other counties have been
placed under martial law, all the militia of
those counties called out, and Gov. Tod calls
on the people of the State to rush to the res
cue. As yet they haven't crushed much
Other particulars will be found in our tele-
graph columns.
Tits rumored that Beauregard has a large
force near the Upper Potomac to co. operate
with Lee.
Gov. Curtin intends being ready with this
army when it is called upon to. cross thai
night attending to the wants of the wounded
Morgan left Moore's Hill on the Ohio ard
Mississippi railroad, at one O'Clock fast Mon
day morning, and passed over the Indianapolis
ard cincinnati road at a point 35 miles from
here, and reached Harrison, Hamilton county.
Chic, about noon. At half past five he was
within 16 miles of Hamilton, moving slowly
on that place. Gen. Hobson, with a strong
force was feur hours behind him. .g.ss ssz
The draft is being resisted in the city of
New York and at last accounts the mob mum
bered several thousands and was rapidly in
creasing in numbers In the 9th district at
about ~ O'Clock the crowd rushed into the
room where they were drafting, destroyed the
books and papers and MORALLY wounded one of
the assistants. Soon after they burned the
| building. The flames communicated to other
buildings and the iremen were prevented from
working on the FIRE:
Women were also in the mob exciting them
on. ga 54l4 nrs Horssssaaa ~
All horses and cars were stopped, and the
drivers taken off by the crowd aIfF
The police were oyerpowered and beat nor
ribly. - ~
A block of buildings was also demolished
and its owner nearly killed.
A detachment of rs of the Provost Guard
arrived at noon, and drew up in line between
44th and 45th streets aud Sd Avenue, where
they were quickly surrounded by an intensely
excited mob, who stoned and jeered them
The soldiers fired into them, when they were
set upon and driven off and pursued about Q
mile. One of the soldiers was caught and act.
ually beaten to death, by men and women
Another was nearly torn to pieces thrown over
a precipice, and his body stoned till half bur
led. baa ss4
Soon after a squad of Police arrived, but
were driven. off; one of their number being
torn to pieces and kicked to jelly.
The stores in the vicinity were soon closel
by their owners, and the rioters had everything
their own way.
Some twelve or thirteen of the police wer
so badly beaten as to render their recover
doubtful Superintendent Kennedy is SUI
posed to be mortaily wounded. The City &c
4 itdr of the N. Y. Times was set upon but fin
ally escaped. The mob tore up iron fences
arm themselves. A large dwelling on Att
street was burned.