The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-03-18
Summary of News.

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the Confederate service. Some had new
er been in service at all. Ono was a
drummer boy only Is years old. There
was much indignation among the people,
and on the same day a riot occurred in
Raleigh, but all accounts Of it were sup
pressed. The loyal people Of North
Carolina are anxious for revenge, and, If
they get the chance, blood will be taken
without mercy. 5.af
We have from apparently trustworthy
sources the terrible statement that the
prisons in Richmond where Union soldiers
are kept, were mined when Kilpa,rick's
raid was heard Of, and that it was the
certain purpose Of Davis, or his interiors,
in case OF she capture Of the city, to blow
the Union prisoners into eternity before
the eyes Of their rescuers.
Cairo dispatches say passengers by the
steamer Sultana report that Sherman's
expedition penetrated 25 miles beyond
Meridian, destroyed all the railroads in
that vicinity, 80 locomotives, and a large
number Of cars. There was no more
fighting after leaving Canton, where Writ
Adams Rebel cavalry was encountered.
Sberman's loss, in killed, wounded and
missing, was 500. A large number Of
plantations were destroyed.
Suffolk, Va, was captured by the
Union forces on the afternoon of the 10th,
after a brief struggle. On the previous
day there was skirmishing two miles
from the place, between the Rebels and
three companies Of Colored Union Cav
airy. The Rebels lost 25.ou side 10. killed.
The town Of Waldron, in Arkansas,
so miles south OF For: Smith, was burned
by suerriilas a few days since.
Gen. Sherman has destroyed forage
and provisions enough 10 subsis! the Rebel
Army from three 10 six months. In one
place he destroyed over 10000 900
worth Of property. In other places he
destroyed immense stores. Thousands
Of bushels Of corn and large quantities Of
wheat were set on fire and consumed.
!, lie brought in large droves Of cattle, sev.
eral thousand head Of mules, 5000 ne
groes and over 400 prisoners, with but
trifing loss in men and materials on our
. side.
General RosecraEs has issued a very
stringent order in his dedartment in Mis-
souri,, requiring all persons attending re.
ligious conventions, assemblies, synods,
and so forth, 10 take the oath Of allegi
ance.
, The notifications of the treaty between
the United States and Great Britain for
D the final settlement Of the claims Of the
. Hudson Bay Il Puget's Sound Agricullu-
raj Companies, have just been exchanged.
. All questions with respect to the possess
4 DRY rights and claims Of those companies
| and Of any other British subjects in Ore
gou and Washington Territory, are to be
settled by the transfer of those rights and
. claims TO the Government OF the United
J States for an adequate money considera'
! ton. --, .. .'t .s POO.
An express train on the Cleveland and
4 Toledo Railroad on night OF The 9th inst.
came in collision with a coal train at Belle
vue, whereby two men and one chic
!, were killed. AT the same time and place
a grain elevator was burned. causing
J loss Of . ! SO, 900.
D There are only twelve Revolutionary
!, pensioners now living-the youngest il
, 90, the eldest 1O5. ..-ftH ta4
The Raleigh Standard, recently sup
pressed by Jeff. Davis. has been revived
The Committee on the Conduct Of the
War has already examined several wit
nesses concerning Gen. Gilmore's Floridf
Expedition. 1t is a~scertai ned by theil
evidence, satisfactorily TO the committee
q that nei Their the President, Secretary o
War nor Gen. Halleck is responsible fol
D the movement which had 30 disastrous
l termination.
t Gen. Grant intends to concentrate al
our western forces from the western boun'
+; Diary of Texas to Mississippi camps, for
. smashing blow this spring. .
Gen. Wadsworth left Washington fol
Fortress Monroe on Sunday last, with
, orders from the War Department to STOP
, all the exchanges of prisoners upon the
8 basis recently acted on by the Rebels
by which one hundred Rebel prisoner,
. are exchanged for every seventy. five o
b ours in possession of the Rebel authorities
Gen. Wadswo,th has been instructed t
Q state hat no more prisoners will be ex
changed except upon the principle Of mar
! for man, and that, too, without regard tt
color.
!, Brig. Gen. w. F. Smith has been nom
: mated for Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, vict
Grant, promoted. This is supposed &
be preliminary 10 his assignment! to tn
8 command Of the Army of the Potomac.
The vote of Louisiana for Governor, a
!, officially returned, stands : Hahn, 6.158
: Fellows, 2,720 Flanders, l847. Terre
bonnie Parish, the returns from whicl
were not received in time to count, would
$ change these totals TO Hahn over both
!, 996 total vote Of the State, II ,346.
From New Orleans We learn that Gov
Hahn was inaug uratod on the 4th. wit
grand ceremonies. The vito of Gen. Beau
regard died on the I'd. Her funeral wa
the most SOLEMN and imposing known Their
for years.
o A dispatch from Frankfort says It is IN
d derstood that Gov. Bramiette of Kentuck
has sent to the President an earnest re
monstrance against tho enlistment Of slave
Ie in that State. The dispatch indicates tina
the tone of this remonstrance is very lik
that of a threat.
An expedition was last week sent by Ger
Butler. consisting of two regiments Of cava
nv, to King and Queen County, the localit
OF the mnrderous attack on Col. Dahlgren