M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-01-14

a seflUnS disaster hAS OeIalleh o
cavalry company near ReciortowD,
Virginia, where they encountered an
overwhelming force If Conlecerates
The condition Of the Union prison.
era q, Richmond, it is said, has been
improved.
The Confederate officers who are,
held rs prisoners OF war at Sandusky
are soon to he removed to Fort Della
ware, in GeueraI Bu;leF's Depart
mvnt.
Ths Alabama 10 believed to b.
crushing On The Paaifc Coast, where
,berc ure no natioual de!ehses. Thir
,y gan frigntrs have been dispatched
to that coa5t.
Mr.. Clark, Iho head OF the Pr.p'-
ing Bureau in the Treasury Depart
ment, haa been removed upon charge
ol dctaIcarion. Other arrests Tor
stealing Will I've maie.
The private Secretary Of Collector
Brrney, OF New York, haa been ar
rested nnd senG to Fort Lafayette
What doei this mean
ThacksyHy ,lhe great Eugliah author
il dead
The American Minia'er5 in Londo:
| and Paris are making eiIyrts to stul
tue sailing of tho RappahannOck priv
alccr from Ca'ais, Franco.
Senator Wilson, Of Massachusetts,
introduced 3 resolution Tor the cXpnl
sion oI Senator G.Tret Davis, Of Ken
tucky, on account otsomo resolutions
jntroduc.d by ihe latter, which vii
son did not ike.
Arrangements have boCn madl I6i
the relief Of sutIerug i0milirs witlii
tbs Inns Of tho Array of tho P0t9
mac.
A large rumber Of recruits iron
Springfield, Illinois, on their way t
Cairo, were dragged With liquor m,
roOhed. One Of tho recruits die,
lcm tho eR,Cis otlh9 dragged liquor
Tx Senator rru.,cn Polk, Of Mis-
suuli, Will tc sent bcyoud our lines
| The euomy have not, ut auy tim,
within lhu last month. been within
ltwelvu miles vi the Baltimore M
| Ohio Railroad and trains aIu runAinl
regularly upOn it.
The CouieGerates are making solu,
demonstrations in WesIern Virginia
They have captured tbs garrison a
Petersburg, ard are threatening Cum
berlaud, Maryland. They captures
thirty six Federal wagons, aud ar
reported to be moving in three CO
| unRs.
| Not one third Of the Senators wi
vote to repeal the threo handed do
| lar clause in the CONSUMPTION.
| Only 10000 volunteers term G
service expires before next July.
| leo has rendered Johoson's islam
~ .ouger an ieland, aud il is lesre
some Ut tho Confederate prisoner
may eeeape 10 consequence.
| SecIeturY Cha,e hss expressed hi
| determination not 10 !ssuc any NOR
legal tender currency in any contir
gency. The year certificates are dt
pressed owing to the popuar impress
ion That An nnusuol amount 10 in II,
market. No more S 20 bonds are
b. ISSUED
i Dspatches from the heaiqnarteI
OF Gen, Kelley arc that the Conlpdv
a,es are retresting. NJ ConIederat,
Z arc in the vicinity Of Cumberlan,
p Maryland, and Petersburg, Virgiui
= and mono in the direction Of Staunto
All is quie! along the line oil the B,
timote and Ohio Railroad, and trail
are running regularly.
at Halifax yesterday, Judge Ste,
art decided that the seizure of Il
steamer Chesapeake was piratieal al
e she must be deievered over to h
u original owners.
q Army Of Potomac report no eaf
movement, and all quiet in front.
!, Arrests continue to be male 10 Il
t Treasury Department. 1t has be-
! discovered that a general system
ihieVing haa been going on for sor
IS t;me. More arrests are to follow.
c Tie Military Committee OF Co
grcss proposo to amend the Couscri
= tiJn Bill BY increasing it to $500.
0, Latlera from East Tennessee of Il
II 18th, to The Herald, states tina. .
Ie iorces havd been driven back fro
n Bean Station by ngstreet. Oar 10;
e5 in tour days. skirmishing reach
p about 200, besides a few Wagon
ry Rebel prisoners state that Longstr,
Il. has been reinforced By Ewcll,, aud
c mad been ordered TO take Knuxvi
s at all hazards. Longstrect has abe
10000 men. General Foster is
es Knoxville, and General Parke CO.
A. manIs in the field.
,h The rebels, it is thought, will |
Is. accomplish any thing in the Shona
rk dQah Valley, owing to the inclempu