The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-02-26
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10Th. 1864,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10Th, 1864.
. Knoxville, though heretofore considered
In critical condition, is comparatively safe
from any attack which the enemy may have
tho temerity to make. Grants combina-
tious are so admirably made that, at @ few
hours notice, n reinforcement of twenty or
thirty thousand Of our troops can be thrown
into Knoxville, and a.strong force is now
within twenty miles of tho works of that
place. ready for cooperation at any point
when and where needed. Probably the nat
ura' eligibility for military dafenses of Knox.
vile, is not surpassed in that section of
Tennessee, which abounds in impregnable
points OF defense against an attacking force.
Gen. Johnston finds it difficult TO keep the
peace in his big family Of half-staryed, semi
nude and wollish conscripts from tho chiv-
alric of tho diverse quarters of the split
Confederacy and, to restore that calm 80
requisite to good discipline. has been obliged
to send portion of his force from Dalton
farther South. A Kentucky regiment re.
fused to do duty as conscript scrapers, and
thereupon were fired into by some Aabam-
ians, when grand fight ensued. Precau-
tonary measures have been taken, by send
ing the disaffectod south, to be replaced by
"good and loyal" ones |!
Ono hundred and nine of our officers
confined in Libby Prison, Richmond, made
their escape by digging a tunnel under the
street. Three or four we're captured on the
road leading to Hanover. This information
is derived from q gentleman just from the
South, who encountered deserter coming
into our lines. who had on his person a
Richmond paper giving full account of
the escape, and that Neal Dow was among
the fortunate debutaais into the puro air of
heaven once again.
The raid made on the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad, il is evident, was the work of some
of tho foot pads Of Baltimore, disguised as
guerrillas. They took no prisoners, but
all the money and valuables from the pas
sengers. The cavalry guarding the road
but short distance from tho scene of this
outrage, have succeeded in making some
arrests of parties concerned. which in all
did not exceed forty men. With commend
able alacrlty, tho damages to the road
were repaired, and in few hours tho trains
were running as If nothing had happened.
The causes, real or imaginary, of com.
plant against the B. s. o. R., the only con-
Meeting link with Philadelphia New York
and tho East, by the adoption of Mr.. Smiths
(the Superintendent of tho road) admirably
arranged schedule, assisted by Mr.. Duke
Hart, the nowly appointed Supervisor, have
been completely obliterated, and the trains
run to and from this city, (seven each way
daily, besides ponderous trains of burthen. }
with their living cargoes of humanity,
amounting to thousands, with mails which
would startle by their magnitude the YER.
dant and unlettered man, who is not keenly
up with the times, with the regularity OF
c!ock.work; and, Notwithstanding. from iti
proximity to the Capitol, and the inappre.
ciable increase of business necessarily
thrown upon it by the war. performing near
ly all the enormous carriage for the Gov
ernment, all goes steadily on, without acci.
dent, and without delay. And, although this
company has had not only to contend with
these obstacles, and supply all deficiencies
in rolling stock, &C., requisite to meet all
tho increased demands of the public aud
tho Government, as we'll as to contend with
the guerrilla bands which, from the com.
mencement of the war, have preyed upon
it, there is not in the whole country road
more efficiently conducted, from the Presi.
dent down to the conductors, who have been
selected for their social as we'll as business
qualities, than the Baltimore & Ohio.
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