Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-10
TkErokTED sESrISKL.
Noon Reports.
LATEST FROM THE SOUTH.
THE REBELS REPAIRING THE RAIL ROADS
Property Destroyed by Sherman
Smelling of Charleston Continues.
Cold Rapidly Advancing.
KeconnOissanceo OF Gen. Custer on
the Rapidam.
LATER FROM EAST TENNESSEE
FOREIGN NEWS.
&c, &c, &c. &c &c.
&c. &C.. &c. &c &c.
southern News.

NEW YoRk. March 9-The Heralds Army
OF the Potomac dispatch contains extracts from
the Richmond Sentinel of the 5th.
The Sentinel urges the trial by military law of
DahlgreD's captured men.
The same paper also contains the following
kilograms:
MERIDIAN. March 4.-The work of repairing
the railroads i progressing
Several miles OF track and three bridges were
DESTROYED on the Southern roads, ten miles of
track the SELMA road and 81 on the Mobile
ami Ohio Railroad.
Sherman burnt great deal of property here
and al other places.
All the public buildings here and a number OF
private houses were destroyed.
The enemy piiaged every house and pro
visions were taken from almost every family.
Sherman laid waste the whole country throus
which his army passed on its return TO Vicks-
burg.
DrMAPoLIs. March A dispatch from Gen.
Jackson saws he overlook the enemy at that
point on the 9th ult, and was skirmishing with
them.
The enemy crossed his whole force at r ,tliffe
and Collum's Ferry and proceeded to Canton,
where they were reported on short rations and
broken down.
IL was thought that they would destroy the
railroad north of Canton aad go at once To
NlekShurg.
Abou, % of the enemy had been killed and
captured.
Our cavalry are harrsssing them.
ATLANTA March "A special to the Appeal,
dated. Macon. Mississippi March 81. has the fol-
lowing:
The whole Federal force under Sherman was
at Canton on the 2eth.
Our cavalry we're harrassing them with decided
effect.
Grierson's command had returned to Mem
phis.
A private telegram from General Forrest
savs:
NJ victory is complete Nv loss is two killed
and sixty wounded. The Yankee loss in killed
wounded and captured i about 500. They out.
numbered me three to one.
Col. Forrest is killed
CHARLESTON. March 3.-About l25 shots were
fired at the city 20 day.
The enemy are engaged in hauling ammuni-
ton TO Cummings Point batteries.
A derrick boat and schooner are lying along
side OF the sunken vessel engaged in raising hel
guns.
CHARLrsroS. March 4-One hundred anc
eight shells were fired at the city in the last q
hours ending at o'cIock this evening.
One white woman severely injured in tn.
leg this slorning.
MS ~ the oniy Casualty from 10 smells nret
during the last fortnight
The Monitors fired a few shells at Fort Sum
ter to-day.
ORANGE H. March THE excitement
about the raiders has subsidized and all is quiet II
this department
The cause OF the firing at the lower tords yes
ter,iay evening has not been ascertnined. but /
j. believed 10 have been our artillery Smelling
feeble demonstration on the part OF the enemy
cavalry.
SAVANNAH, March "A special to the Re-
publican saw:
detachment from two of our regiments o
cavalry and some infantry all under c0mmlnc
of Col Anderson. Of the Ssh Georgia attacke,
the enemy n Camp FiuneGan OF Tuesday. Tn
camp was retaken and the enemy WAS badl
whipped and pursued to within three miles .
jacksonville
Our loss was killed and % wounded