The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-08-12
S ummary of News.


appointment Of six assistants TO each Dis.
trict Agent recruiting in Rcbel States. for
Ohio.
A letter received from a prominent officer
of the Army Of tho Potomac. says that it is
generally believed iu tho army that Con.
Ice has sont ono corps, Longstrect's prob
ably, TO Atlanta.
Covipgton, Ky, and tho country around
it within radius Of ton miles, has been
added to the Northorn Department. under
command of General Hointzlomau.
Advices from tho Plains state that the
Apaches, ,Keowas, ,Camanches and Arapahocs
numbering nearly one thousand warriors,
wero committing serious ravages on tho San
ia Fc road All borsos, mules, beef cattle be.
longing to Fort Larned, number of pri.
va,e cattle, and l30 horses OF tho Colorado
Battery, were captured within quarter oi
a mile of that post, on the I7th ult. Emi.
grant trains have been robbed and destroyed
and nbou, 600 animals have boon run off -
About twenty persons have been killed aud
scalped. Tho Indians were threatening
Fort Larned at last accounts. There we're
only 75 men there. Over ten thousand
dollars worth of provisions had b cen sent
out to these Indians at Fort Larncd few
days before.
The weekly statement Of the public debt
has boon Issued. 1t shows the aggregate Of
debt bearing interest in coin to bo 1854 49,
1872: aggregate interest, S52 1886. The
aggregate debt bearing interest in lawful
money is gill ,4l3.ls2; aggregate interest.
s23,2s3.l70. Tho aggregate of debt on
which interest has ceased is S367, 10; ag.
gregate of debt not bearing interest, $751;
594,O The rccapitulation shows the to-.
tai amount outstanding to be &I, ,s27, ,492,- :
40; interest. S76, 6,4Is,O35.
The Ohio Statesman boasts that tho
Democrats have s~ep. Kentucky in the re-
cont election for Judges, sheritfs, &C., beat
ing the Union men badly. The few roturns
We have seen look like it. .......
A letter from the Army of the Potomac.
dated Saturday morning. says that the reb-
OILS exploded a mine yesterday evening bo-t
fore dark in front of the 9th Corps, but, as
they did not dig within forty yards of our
works, no damage was done. Thoy also at.
tempted to mako charge, cheering loudly,
but they must have peon .chagrined at find
ing themselves so tar from our lines. Con-
siderable firing was kept up The en- emy's
los, heavy. Ours very light. ''
4 Robol dosorter named Walker furnish.
es, via Harrisburg. tho intelligence that the
Rebel cavalry under Johnston, McCausland
and Jackson, is advancing on Cumberland,
and they are to be joined by Early and I'm
bodeu. The whole force is TO center at
Cumberland, and march on Pittsburg and
Wheeling. The whole strength is about
$4,000. Should they succeed in capturing
Il e'e cities, They will then march on Cincin.
natl, and continue th cir career into Ken.
tacky. 7 et-na. l.
The new stamp duties went into effect on
the first of August. 1t concerns every body
to know that oil receipts for amounts over
twenty dollars, and altsshecks or drafts at
sight, whatever tho amount, must have q
two cont stamp. Several changes are also
made In othor stamp duties.
A Fort Leavenworlh dispatch to the St..
Louis Democrat says: An exprese from
Fort Riley gives accounts of tho late Indi.
an raid. General Blunt arrived at Fort
Riley, and assumed command of tho new
district embracing the troubled REGION
The movements of To Indians appear to
have been ptoconcerted, and It is beloved
that rebel emissaries melted thom to action;
at all events, white men have been among
them. The iDGisoriminato issuing of ations
by tho commnndant of Fort Larned, mado
tho Indians very insolcnt. Government
ordnance for Fort Union was corroied at
Corro Creek and saved. Pour companies
of tho first Colorado cavalry arrived at Fort
Larned on tho 27th ult. CoIonels Price
and Scott of the l4th Kansas militia, re-
quested General Curtis to muster 500
mounted mon into their regiments at Smo-
y AA''' opu oo'cu tHC bbtNi6tHBntb
from attack. The Indians arc now scat.
tered, part of them going south and the
remainder towards THO Platte river. Gen.
Curtis has about 800 militia and cavalry in
pursuit, and is making every exertion to
meet future movements of the Indians.
Richmond papers claim rebel victory
in North Carolina, in tho re- election Of Gov
Vance over Mr.. Holden, tho peace candi
d9to. '.. ..... U." .r~ .F 20"
The Ohio Statesman reports that some
one hundred and eighty recruiting com
missions have been issued from the Wal
Department Of our State Government
since the National call for 500, 900 more
men, So far as statements have been re
ceived from the recruiting agents. they
are. generally, OF a hopeful character
Some sections of the State, however, are
doing little or nothing, as yet, towards
fll,ng the quota. ,... amt...
The French Government, so far, is q
success In Mexico. The Emperor Maxi
milan is core and more consolidating the
empire, and, by the recent capiulation o
GaparaI ,,,itk Ii,