M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-02-04

lalf rations, owing to supply system.
Hon. James B. Clay, OF Kentucky
former member OF Congress from the
Lezinton District, and sou of Hen.
ry Clay, is dead. He died at mon
treRl.
Information has been received tha
the Contederates are about making a
raid through West Tennessee. Gen
oral Forrest, is moving around Ool.
umbia, endeavoring to destroy the
Nashville and North Western Rail.
road.
General Meade has recovered from his
illness, and will soon resume COLI
mand Of the Army of the Potomac.
1t is thought Garret Davis will be
ceusarea in the Senate for holding
Opinions different from the Abolition
ists.
The Abolition test oath for public
officers in this State passed tho Ohio
House of Representatives yesterday.
The Ohio Senate defeated the bill
increasing the fees Of Sheritfs.
Nothing was done in Congress yea.
terday OF special Importance. Mr.,
WIN. j, Allen, Of Illinois, made
speech in the House denouncing the
administration.
Our Army ofthe Potomac received
an addition Of $40 negroes, of all
ages and conditions. We suppose
they will be fed and clothed at the
public expense.
The Democratic cancus meets on
next Wednesday night, when the con
seryatiVe address to the people will be
issued.
Tue Ohio Legislature has adopted
a joint resolution to appoint a commit
tee to investigate Ex- Governor Tpd's
military expenditures.
1t is reported that the firing on
the city of Charleston had ALMOST
csasod.
1t is claimed that the Stars and
Stripes we're toasted at supper giTen
in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Christ
mas eve, at which Governor Vance
was present,
The EriiiSh Government is deer
mined prosecute the principal ofen-
ders, at Sheerhess, Eng, for porait-
ting the escape OF The rebel privaeer
Rappahannock.
The Republicans ia the Ohio Leg.
islature have backed ont of their pur
pose to expunge the Democraticp pro.
test from the journals, ard inaead
have adopted resolutions expressing
grave doubts OF their power SO to do
A squad Of negroes soldiers, With
out ahy proVocation, demolished
house 10 Indianapolis yesterday.
General ROsecrans has arrived in
St. Louis, TO take command .oi the
Department! OF Missouri. He was
welcomed by deputations.
Rumors still peVails of an extensive
Confederate invasion of Eastern Ken
tucky.
General Butler is keeping up hia
eomtemptible and disgraclul war on
women in Norfolk.
We are now told that no more legal
tender greenkaeks will be issued.
The Confederate Government still
refuse to have anything to do with
General Butler in the matter Of tile
exchange OF prisoners.
The Coniederates, hear Knoxville,
East Tennessee, have lately captured
eight hundred head of cattle and five
hundred Union Wagons:
The number OF rebel prisoners iu
our hands is about thirty-three thou
sand officers and men.
According to the New York Herdlds 8
Charleston adyices, from a lady who
recently left there, one halfof The city
has been abandoned and damaged by
the Federal shells. There were forty
batteries around the city, and reinforce
ments Were daily arriving.
General Foster has telegraphed to
Washington that General Stnrgis's
cavalry force had achieved q victory
over tile snenly'S cavalry on the 9th,
near the Fair Gardens, ten miles from
SievervilIe; that ucCook's division
had driven the enemy about two riiles
after stubborn fighting, which lasted
from dawn until nightfall, the FEEDER.
ais capturing two steel rifcd guns,
and over hundred prisoners. The en-
emy's loss was sixty-fve killed or
wounded in single charge. The Gar
rad aud Woltord divisions came M in
time, and continued the pursuit of ,he
retreating enemy. Our loss in the en-
gagement is not stated.
The garrison at Athens was attack
ed by the enemy, six-hnndred strong,
and after u hours fight, were repulsed
with a loss to the Felerals of twenty,
and that Of tie enemy as much grea.
ter.
The Office of the Mahoniug Ssn.i
neL, published at Youngstown. Ex Gov
ernor Tod's place OF residence. was