The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-04-27


monument erected to mis- memory In the
Lexington Cemetery
Ihete isnu authority for the statement
that the draft is to come off on the lst OF
May.
1t is thought that the majority will
bring the session of Congress to aclosc
about the 1st of June
The Arehduke Maximilian will slo it'y
proceed to Msxlco. The diff 1ultieshave
been adjusted with the Emperor of Aus
tria. sug
The Courts of London, Rome, Vienna,
Berlin, st. Petersburg; Spain and France,
have agreed to recognize the Emperor Of
Mexico on his ascension.
The Pope has entirely recovered. The
king of Sweden will endeavor to obtain
peace, bat in the event of failure, says
he mus, render assistance to Denmark
| against overpowering force.
| General Fitzpatrick has been sent from
the army of the Potomac to that of the
Cumberland.
General Fitzpatrick, in letter to Gen.
Lee of the Confederate army, denies fudig-
>nantly the genuineness of the order tlleg
ed to have been found by the rebels on
the bsdy of Colonel Dahlgren, rear
Richmond.
The Governor of Illinois is about com-
miseioning the officers in the negro Regi-
>meHts in that State.
The Tory opposition in the House oi
Commons, tEnglagd, are preparing for
an. organized attack upon the Government
1t is doubtful whether they will not beat
J IL IL
| Suffers and citizens have left the army
of the Potomac and will not be allowed to
return until next autumn.
The Federal fleet in front of Mobile is
reported by Southern newspapers to con
sist Of eighteen vessels.
! A Culpepper farmer, on whose farm the
opposing pickets are stationed, recently
remarked to Union officer: 81 hain
took no sides in this yer rebellion, bu
I'll be dog gorned if both sides hahn
took me!''
j 1t is reported by the Washington cor
respondent Of the New York World, tha
:, General Grant will appoint General Nc
Clellan to a command in the army Of th'
Potomac.
The Democracy have carried Belmon
County, Ohio, by majority of six hun
I dred votes.
1t is rumored that Gen. Halleek ha
sent to the President his resignation ant
: insists upon its acceptance.
The salary to the Canadian Govcrno
General is So. LII, besides the little per
quisites of $4,000, for winter residenc
IS 900, for clerk and secretaries Office ex
penses, water. gas, stables, church pc,
and other expenses.
. Thes. A. Osborne has been appointe,
u. S. Marshal, for Kansas, in place O
Mcdowell, recently elected Mayor o
$ Leavenworth.
Measures for restocking the lakes an
rivers of Switzerland with FISH have fo
D some time past been in operation. Up t
+ the piesent time a million and a half G
e young trout have been introduced int
! the Lake of Zurich.
An officer whose business it is to know
states that the effective army of the Unite
States in the field exceeds by 240, 600 til
entire force one year ago.
Lees force on the Rapidan is placed b
deserters at 10000. Longstreet was a
Charlottesville, for the purpose of advan
cling down the Shenandoah Valley.
Lees army is said to have receive
seven days ratioIs for a forward move
ment.
; Opponents of General Mcclellan ad
init that General Grant desires his al
. in the movement against Richmond bu
declare that they would sooner risk defea
than give him command.-Ex.
= Gen. Grant has returned to the army
e and active operations will now go foI
I ward
1t is rumored that another call for troop
t will be made by the President.
+ The receipts of the New York SAM
8 tary Fair, so far, amount to about 5000
900.
P NEW YORK, April 81.
i GoLD-Opened at 67, declining to 6(
. advancing to 693, closed at 694.
tits positively claimed that Longstreet
: army has effected junction with Lei
e1 Longstreet, who went to Tennessee wit
: $4,000 men, returns with less than 12
: 600.
Troops from Charleston and Joe. John
( ston's army are arriving at Gordonsvill'
i. Rebel conscripts are coming in at the rat
. of 1000 day.
Al! mail communication from the arm
of the Potomac was suspended to-day.
:. General Butler is on bad terms wit
= Gen, Smith, who has been sent down t
!, his department by Grant, and has write
:. = severe letter threatening resignation i
consequence.
y Twenty men sentenced to death for de
;. sertion, have had their sentence CON
: muted to hard labor at the Dry Tortuga
, during the war.
The World has a rumor which it say
o is we'll authenticated, affirming that Sec
IS reta-y Stanton and GeneraEHalleck hay
a positively rendered their designations, tn
II former as a member of the Cabinet an
e the latter as an officer in the service
y Difficulty between lieutenant Geners
e Grant and these two worthless is said to b
e the cause of this action. We fear the re
port is "too good to be true
If
pA- Gen. Grant had narrow escar