The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-04-13
THE NEWS.

states there is quite an excitement there
Erousequent on the arrival Of the rebel
Com missioner Ouid who is on visit to
Gen Butler relative to the exchange OF
! prisoners Ould has brought an immense
number of books, papers, &c. aud It Is
expeeted that his stay will last week
The Worlds Beaufort correspondent
mentions reinforcements have been sent
to Florida and that the next movement
will be led by Gen. Gilmore himself. 1t
is reported that our troops will soon ad-
vance from Jacksonville. {
4 Florida letter of the 26th to the Tri
bune states that the rebel steamer Sallie
has been captured by an expedition from
Pilatka. She is a very valuable boat.
A night attack was made by small force
of rebels on the ed upon Pilatka, but orr
forces drove them off promptly. Beau
reguard is reported to have erected large
earthworks 10 miles from Pilatka.
The Tribunes Washington special
says:
An authoritative denial is made that the
U. 8. will send Minister to Maximi.li
ans Mexican Court. Our government
will recognize only the republic there
/
| Union prisoners lately sent TO US and
rebel prisoners lately returned to Rich
mond are not exchanged but paroled.
/ The Baltimore correspondent of the
World predicts that the rebels will aban
don the defensive and assume the invasive
policy this spring. The invasion will be
made in two columns. One under Lee
into Pennsylvania and the other will
strike for Cincinnati
A Washington correspondent of the
same paper states:
Gen. Forests present raid was plan
ned in the North, and supplies Of clo-
thing &C., from New York and Cincin-
natl, were shipped to Paducah, for the
express purpose Of being captured by Gen.
! Forrest in order to clothe his men.
Forrest, at last accounts, was at Jack
son, Tennessee, apparently intending to
20 South
The Abolition ticket has succeeded in
St. Louis by majority of 2,O00.
There was considerable rioting at the
election in Leavenworth. Kansas.
/ The city election in Columbus resulted
in the triumphant success of the Demo-
cratic ticket, by majority Of from 500
to 600.
James Moore, of Coshocton County,
has been appointed Member OF the Board
of Public Works in Ohio, in place of
Gamble. deceased.
The election in Connecticut has resul,
ted in an Abolition triumph.
| The amount paid to veteran volunteers
in bounties is said to reach ninety millions
of dollars. 6ist
Colonel Woolford, of Kentucky,
has been dismissed from the servi eby the
President for his speech on the Aboliti-
on policy fthe Administration.
The President has, it is said, offered
4 Fremont q foreign mission. but the de-
: has his eye on spot good deal nearer
home.
! Frank Blair is about to resign his scat
/, in the House, to take effect the momcn,
the special committee on his casc make
report He will be reapponted maj"
general, and take tho field in General
/ Shcrmaus department.
The London Times says it is certain
there will be no intervention iii Ameri-
can affairs. - re 'a
1t is said the Federals obtained furty
thousand bales of cotton on Red River
Gen, W. L. Smith is to command tht
troops in Buffers department.
Great ezertions are being made to pest
: pone the holding IF the National Repub
llcan Convention until September, and tt
change the place of holding the sam,
from Baltimore to Cincinnati.
At Meridian, Miss Sherman's raider.
burned the office of the Daily Clarion
They had previously destroyed the Bran
don Repu blican and the Canton Citizen
; We believe there is but one Journal nov
published in Mississipw-thc Macoi
Beacon.
: There are over 10000 sick soldiers nov
in hospitals in the United States, owe
, 1000 in Washington.
The President has signed the enablin;
acts for Nevada, Colorado aud Nebraska
/, allowing them to form State Constitution
= and come into the Union.
General Gilmore. in reply to Genera
; Halleck's Interrogation as to whose au
thority he undertook the Florida expedi
. tion, says-president Lineoln's order.
! The New York Express says some o
i. those most active in keeping up the prize
Y of gold, and, therefore, in keeping up tn
price of all the necessaries Of life, ar
V those who pratc most about loyalty AM
$ copperheads.
s There is political revolution in Penn
d sylyauia The state has recently gon
r Democratic in the town elections by fift,
thousand majority. This is = good ex
e ample to the country.
Q Nine Cardinals hats are at pres
It ent disposable. Plus ] X has, during hi
! reign, created 45 Cardinals, and seen 8.
e disappear from this werld.
II see &.
r A5s nasoIutsa. Rns.,