The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-11-25

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! Al three o'clock on tho morning of the
2otb, force OF about forty rebels was dis.
covered crossing ircm tho MARYLAND side of
the Potomac into YirR MIA above Edwards
Ferry, baving with them some Is or 20 led
horses and some cattle They arc supposed
10 have crossed during the night. The Pro.
vost Marshall of Montgomery county. as
| 5000 20 be was informed OF tho inatter.
mace inquiry and is led to believe that
more IS concerted horse and cattle steij.
lng movement into Maryland going on by
moseby and other guerrilla bands. This
'roup was Tod by Harry EIlmpre, vbp lett
nole nailed TO the wall Of deserted build
lng' announcing that tbia present raid was
o",y tore runner OF What was IL come.
i''otnatlon, received frpD, official SOUR.
COS shows that guarez, the Presid snt of
tne Liberal Party IL Mexico. is at Cbihuahs.
'ne capitnl city pf The State Of that name
"hore Gen Negrot is in cor,mspd OF an ar
my; The Ilberals also t.,ayo one 10 Oaxaoa
unaer sea- DIhz, zud another in Jalasco
enuef zen ort'sa Thoy fnd some com
~. VI tno ferortod facts that Maximiiau's
no'o'nneht works badly. aud that hs il
W., W.. ger orally popular, having a majority at
'"o Shurch against him, and ,silipa to SO
cure The inll confidence Of the French army
Dispatches from tho Valley OF the SbeD
andHih coDhrm previous advices that Early
mas "Ithdrawn tgRm betoro Sasridans army
~ Is shppos2A no is goia2 toto siuter guar
tors s0g's~1sro 10 the yicinlty of Stas6toB
IL ispossRi!e however. be NAV be sent out
o' The Vb.oy entiroly by tho Richmond au-
trofltles Tor tho IpWpOse OF winieriug bis
army with the rgbal force at soua rabsI
quarter. f.. .rsg. ....E ...-...' ......
Tho Albany Journal states that the Union
maJoritles on elections iD. this State are 6.
s66, and on Governor 8 1877. The ysturas
are official, except from Now York auo Btie
counties. The total vote is about .73U OOG
or somo 5O 600 more than IN 1860 .ug ...
The Mayiand Uuiou State Central COM
mittee waited upon the President on tho
afternoon OF the I7,h mat To congratulate
hin upon his re-eiee etioni aGd ezpress,d
tbe'r deep obIgatan 10 him. becau of the
rare discretion. on his part. ia which Mary
Iand owed 81 mu oh in attRining the proud
position OF a free Staias They also OK
pressed the desire that his future Adtpipis
tratien nj sht result in the restorA,ian of
tho Union 90 basis of universal freedom.
The President replied thai no woald no,
aitsrppt 10 conceal hrs qualification at tho
result of tho recent election. He thOaghi
that tho course he had paraaed was the
beat, and consider,si .ls ,Iur, land Free
Stale Convcption @ yictniy tor tho righ..-|
No said, in.oohclasion, that CHOSE who dif
fcred from and opposcd US win sos tina de-
'est was better Tor their own eooti than if
they had been successful" IS a.t5.r.r @.
New Hampshire has just voted to hold u
Constitui'onal Convention. No dnS is yet
specified, Id. D., ,l.~t ..g.n'.
: Fredoricksbars has become so dapopula
Ted, that il is estimatpd thar not moro rhar
one house out OF every ten is occupied. Fn.
el is so scarce that tho inhabitants are puI
ling dewD the vacant houses and using thcm
tor firowood, the mirket price OF the asticle
ing sl50 per cord. t.H# p7 -.upvs lv
Gen Pope, in submitting his official re
port OF tho operations in tho Department
OF tho North West for the past year. saws
III settling u peace with the Indians ho in.
tends 10 do away entire with treaties
which systom 10 al ways attended with fraud
upon tho GoyarumeDt and the Ind dans.-
Hrs plan is based simply upon the, under.
standing that tho Indians behave tbemsov ves
and do not molost tho whites. and that ,hr
whi'os shall be made to deal fairly with the |
ind'dns and NOT modest thom in any way.
i"c u'H'tary hu'nOfilieS unuertnko o 80 en- |
force good conduct on both Sides. and will
have the power, if.not interforsd with, to do
40 Thoroughly. lie says the Government
may safely dismiss AL approhonsions of In
dian wars in the North West.
Since the small victory. Of, ,Breckonridge
at Bale Gap, ho has fakcp tho IDEA into
bis head of rovisiting Kentncky. General
Burbridgo, commanding that department,
has consequently been put on the alert and
military affairs arc said 10 DO very active in
the region OF Lexington, The short allow
ances no has had in, Southwestern Virginia
have given new sest to his appstita Tor the
blue grass regions of Eastern kentucky.--I
With what SUCCESS bo meets. we shall soon
see. D.. . ...F,.... ...t
Information has been received hore from
.robel papers that Sherman was within tbir-
ty miles of Macon, on tho 10Th, 1t is rs.
garded prohahe that the city has been oc
cupied ore this, ..,.......I .....,
The New Orleans Era Of tho 9th saws
that on tho Sh, the legislature of ,ha,
State chose seven electors to cast tho vote
of tho state in tho electoral college for
President and Vice.P President.