The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09

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the first to march OF with the Yam.
KEGS. ltappears that the State House
, and Governor mansion at Milledge-
vile were not DESTROYED, but horses,
food, and everything of that sort were
appropriated, and the people were
: lappealing to the citizens of Macon
for assistance. The latest and most
Ireliable news from Gen Sherman is
) through an exchanged Union officer,
! who loft Savannah on the lst instant.
}, Sherman's advance was then within
six miles Of the city, and the greatest
oensternation prevailed in Savannah.
The Notifications on the West side of
the city were unimportant, and it was
believed Sherman could take it with.
ont serious trouble. Within q few
days we shall undoubtedly hear of
Sherman's arrival at the coast, if not
lofthe capture OF Savannah or Charles
ton. The rebel press reports losses
of over six hundred (rebels) in a
fight at Griswoldsville, of which we
had not heard before This place is
in the Gorgia Central Railroad, TWEEN
( ty four miles South W est of NIilledge.
vile.
! Mr.. Wetmore has forwarded to
[ Governor Brough one one of the
usual daily rations dealt ont to our
men at Andersonvillc. 1t consists of
q little corn meal, rice and salt, tied
up in one bag, it weighs only G1 oun-
ces, including the bag For dinner
on Sunday the men were allowed
about 100 peas, with which they en-
deavorcd to make soup, hut as the
hearts had been eaten out by worms,
they found it hard work. 1t is no
wonder that they were soon reduced
to skeletons, for such fare would har-
dly eustnin II musquito.
The three noticeable points in the
Presidents Message, which called out
the loud applause of the members of
the House during the reuding, were
the two near the close, and the one
where he paid n generous tribute to
the Emancipationists of Maryland.
The severest criticism the Democrats
make on the message is that there
is nothing conclusive in it. Senator
McDougal says it strikes him as a
collection of great platitudes.
The Senate on Wednesday, con.
ttrmcd the nomination of Salmon L.
Chase as Chief Justice of the Unit
cd States Supreme Court.
Major General Rosecrans was, on
the 7th superseded in the command
of the Department of Missouri, by
Major. General Dodge, of Iowa.
Gen. Steele is also understood to be
superseded bp Major General Rey.
nolds. Gen. Rosecrans, it is suppos-
ed, will pc at Cincinnati for time.
: Last week Gen, Merritt started his
division of cavalry on grand forage
expedition in the counties east of the
Blue Ridge, the region where Mose..
bps guerillas abide, and from which
they derive their sustenapce. Gen.
Merritt secured Loudon and Far
quhar counties thoroughly, and last
Saturday came in with over 1900
sheep, more than 500 hogs and n
large number Of turkevs-sufIlcient
TO furnish thanksgiving dinner for
the cavalry of Sherldan's army. No
force of the enemy was seen except
squadrons of guerrillas. About twcn.
tv guerrillas were captured. Gen
Merritt lost one killed and three or
four wounded.
Among the significant items in the
rebel newspapers, is one in the Rich
mond Whig Of the Goth nit, urging the
little real Importance of r chmond to
the Confederacy. This is evidently
put forth to check the shock its fall
will produce. Wood is 800 per cord
in Richmond and many families are
without fuel.
I A Life Insurance Company is being
started in New-York on n new princi.
ple-nove' at least in this State. fol
Insurance Of Mrqhd L'ves. The in.
surance of invalid lives has for some
years been specially with many OF
the English Insurance companies, one
or two of the wealthiest of these cor,
porations devoting themselves entire,
ly TO this class of business, in which
experience prove that the risk attend
ing the insurance of any single life o
this sort can be estimated with equal
If not greater accuracy than that o
sound or frst-cla lives.
Private advices from the extreme
West indicate n resumption of the
Indian difficulties. The hostile Sioux
are said to be gathering in large mum,
bers at several points, and threaten
to cxtcrminatc the whites.