The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-04-01
Summary of News.
The 4ist Ohio veterans arrived at Knoi

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vile on The night OF the S0th.
The King Of Bavaria died on March
II. He is succeeded by his son, Under the
title Of Ludwig ii.
A Lexington, Ky, Dispatch Of the 22d
saws: Gov. Bramlette. the Hon. Archie
LBixou, and A. G. Hodges LEI: to day for
Washington, TO assure the President that
no resistance would be offered 10 drafting
negroes in this State. They do not rep
resent the "Union Democrats" and will
assure the President OF that fact.
Seventeen thousand votes were cast at
the recent election in Arkansas. Only
200 votes were cast against the new con.
stitution.
The Cairo News publishes the following
list Of vessels said to compose Admiral
Porter's Red River feet: Fort Hindman,
seven guns, Cricket, eight guns, Lafayette,
rine guns, Neosho. three guns, Ogant.
two guns. PASSPORT, nine guns, Choctaw,
/, eight guns, Usage, eight guns, Chillicothe,
eight guns, Louisville. fourteen guns,
Carondolet, fourteen guns. benton. eigh-
teen guns, Pittsburgh. fourteen guns,
J GAzelle, eight guns, Mound City, four.
teen guns. General Price, nine guns, Lex.
n ington, eight guns, Oachitta, thirty.nine
guns, Black Hawk, thirteen guns. OF
II these, the Usage and Ogant are turretted
vessels. The Lafayette, Eastport, Cboc-
taw, Chillico,he, Benton, Carondolet,
I Louisville, Pittsburgh, Mound City and
Essex iron ciads.. The Lexington is one
, of the three wooden boats that were first
put in commission on the Mississippi
u Oachita and Black Hawk are formidable
wooden vessels, partially plated. The
; balance are denomina!ed irouclads, Auto
" Graf. John Payne, Baltic. Diana and Hos
t piial boot. Woodford's Marine Brigade
accompany the expedition also sixteen
transports.
Hilton Head advices state that the
N rebels have mounted six ri1ed guns in the
classmates Of Sumter, bearing on the
y, channel, to prevent tie advance Of Unior
:, gunboats.
X Judge Pearson, Of North Carolina, in
he recent babeas corpus case tried before
iy him, decided that the recent act Of thu
lie Rebel Congress to conscript persons who
- have furnished substitutes for the war, i
r.. unconstitutional.
-. The Rebels report the capture OF For
Powell. near Mobile, by Admiral Farra
y gut. Date not given.
Artemus Ward is on his way hom'
oh from the Pacific. lie spoke his piece a
rn st. Louis, on Tuesday Of last week. Thi
e, is a new piece, called Robinson Crusoe, il
ts- which, it is said, he relates personal ad
st. ventures in Mormondom, etc.
nh HILL -. a, F. II-.t.-.Ny,
Ala, 18Th, which states that Gen. Smith
IN who commanded the recent cavalry raj
in Mississippi, says he obtained posiiv
" and reliable Information that Vice Presi
dent Stephens, 'of the Rebel Confederacy
wv is hostile to the present policy Of the Con
at feGeracy, and has written 10 Richmon
that he will not resume the Presidency {
he the Senate until the recently adopted cor
ea. s~cription Jaw is re repealed, he regarding i,
vo. passage a violation Of the pIighled faith
Of the Con'ederacy.
Gen. Pleasanton has been relieved frel
49, the command OF his cavalry corps in tn
p' Army Of the Potomac, and is ordered
n'd report to Gen. Rosecrans.
I'VE Gen. VIM. +. Smith, who has been cor
i'll. firmed as Major General. i, is ssid, is
the have a command in the East next uIdt
go Gen. Grant. Gen. Smith will act as Chi
OF Staff to the Lieutenant General, an
has dlrec: whoever is noninally in comman
%. Of the Army of tbs Potomac.
oh On the 10Th inst.,. a new iron. clad WI
steamer was successfully launched
up Charleston. She is called the Ashley
This increases the iron.clad feet
. Charleston haIbor TO seven vessels. 81
is described as a formidable vessel, wit
To- many improvements on former efforts
tho Conlederates in naval architecture.
Advices from Vicksburg, Marcl, l5ll
adj. report a large number of fires. Sever
in Government store houses have been s
tho fire to by incendiaries. On that da
tho a large railroad depot and several adjoi
and ing buildings were burned, consumil
large quantities Of property.
an On the 18th ult. there was an engageme
op,e near Fort Pillow between 800 Unioni,
,ti o. and 1000 Rebels. resulting In the defe
,hn Of the latter, with q loss Of so killed a
,ern wounded.
viii! An official order condensirg the Arm
,ace Of the Potomac into :hree corps, relic
IKE ing certain Generals, seems to indies
that the long silence on the Rapidan m
,ho very soon be broken. Gen. Grant
DIN. set his face agains. reviews. s%oirees, a
plan other elegant pastimes, and his initiate
Sol. steps clearly INDICATE that be suppos
armies created for fighting, and not
no holiday parades and dancing.
ana Al Memphis, n few days ago, a bic
D. "n Of twenty buildings. used for stori
her. commissary goods, fell in, burying
mad. the ruins a large number Of perao
cool. -Four women, more or less wounded, a
Has I2 children. have been dag out.
.hs Col. McCabb officially communica
e Ira. the part taken by his command in
,onts late action at Vidalia, Louisiana, VIII
read resulted in n victory to our troops.
It. of force Of 800 coloreG soldiers put to fiji
Has in great confusion, four or five times
Or in number Of the enemy, with a loss to th
mat Of one killed and five wounded, SC
GdoS MORALLY. and a number of prison'
rm ! Not "a man Of our command was b
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