The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-05-06
Summary Of News.


tho War have reported from Fort Pillow
They took 81 depositions, NIL of which NOR
than confirm the newspaper accounts Of tn
: massacre. They say it would be impossible
to cxaggcrnte tho cruetics committed
# Tho following resolution has been intro
d duccd by Mr.. Wilson in tho Senate Re
: solved, that no oiiicor of tho Regular ol
o Volunteer forces, whose appointment Is ro
i. qured to DO made by the President, by and
! with tho advice and consent of tho Senate
, and who shall havc resigned his command
and whose ros ignation shall bavo been ac
y coptod shall bo entitled to hold or oxercis,
command in said frrce, until ogain appointed
thereto by the President, by and with III,
advice sn1 consent of the Senate provided
that tho President may Oil vacancies tha,
may happeu during the recess of Senate
by granting commissions which shall expire
at the end of tho week.
Tho steamer Progress was recently fired
into near Concord, and a Miss Dckhaud
wounded. Another attack was made near
Grand Lake. one guerrilla was killed and
ten takou prisoners by a company of ma
rinos. Tho Progress was alta ckod tho third
time near Island No. 76, receiving no In.
jury.
Tho jnint resolution which unanimously
passed tho House of Representatives abou,
a month ago, protesting against the French
occupation Of Mexico, and the establishment
ofa monarchial institution on this continent
still sleeps in the Senate Committee on
Foreign Rotations, which it ia permitted tc
po for reasons of State policy. ...
Little Washington, N C.. was ovacuate,
by our forces on Thursday of last week, th
troops being wanted elsewhere.
Tho Trbune's special says Con. Butte
will take tho fold, that Gen Smith was or
dered to report to him, and that Gems. Gil
more and Smith viii command a corps up
der Butlor whom tho right time arrives.
In tho House, on tho 80 ult Mr.. Gar
, field. OF Ohio, introduced q resolution i,
which he (Garfeld) quoted in tho pream
bio remark heretofore made by BLAIR, o
. IT..
making use of the Dcomo from abandoned
plantations TO carry out the programme o
the Pomeroy crcnar, Sc. Tho resolution
was for committee OF inquiry into th
chrges made against the Treasury Depart
| rnent. The resolution was adopted. Tb,
Speaker appointed tho following as th,
Committee Messrs. Garfield, Wilson
Brooks, Davis, Stuart, Fonton, Dawson
Jenckos and Steele of Now York.
The Cavalry Burcan havo boon placed un
dor tho immediate conirol of Major Genera
lla''eck by order of the War Department
Reports arc in circulation of q eroat con
spiracy. extending through tho Northwest. /.
ern States, to resist the Government. Ont
OF this grows. it is said. tho proposition &c
call out 200, 900 six months volunreers
Now Orleans advices state Gen. Stone ha,
been snporccded by Gen. Dwight as Chic
OF Con. Banks Staff. Gen. Stone under or
dors from Washington, is reduced to III,
command of regiment of rogulars.
, Richmond papers say on Wednesday
: goth ul'., fleet of gunboa,s appeared or
the Rappahhannock, but they left mex
day alter des'royiog much property.
The Pennsylvania Uuion State Con
yenlion met at Harrisburg, April 28tb
George V. Lawrence was Chairman. A
resolution that delegates at large TO the
Baltimore Convention adhere to Abe. Lin.
coin first and last for the Presidential
nomination was passed, when the Conyen.
ton elected Mr.. Mcclure and Mr.. Gamer.
on as delegates, on the first ballot On
the second, Mr.. Lowry and Mr. Kechum
were elected, A strong Electoral ticket
was nominated. The resolutions adopted
are brief They endorse in uueauivocal
terms The administration OF President Lin.
3 coin and Gov. Curtin; thank theLeaisla,
o ture for favoling the law giving the sol
t diers the right vote, and thank the gal
= liant defenders of our country in Il e field
: The entry OF Garibaldi into London
4 took place on April ilrh, and was one o
$ the greatest oraiions the capital of Eug
n land has ever witnessed. AT every s,er
n the General was greeted with enlbusias
$ Tic cheers. lie was five hours in getting
-. from the railroad station to the Duke O
n Sutherlaud's mansion.
= The Archduke Macmillan received
: the Mexican depatation on April 10Th
e and officially notified them of his accent
!. tauce of the Mexican throne. His de
e parture had again been delayed by illness
= it was TO take place on April iith. II,
was 10 travel by way OF Rome. Tn,
new Emperor has already appointed Em
bassadors TO some of the European
: Courts.
+, A special dispatch TO Tile Cincinnati
. Gazette, from Chattanooga, says: On III,
. esd, the Rebels attacked our pickets nea
Nickojack Gap, killing five, woundin.
seven and capturing nineteen. Some o
our men were killed after surrendsrno