The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-05-13


idcnce of the barbarc character of tho reb
els, and furnishes an additional reason, if
ono were needed, for tho overthrow of SIa.
vory, which alouo could breodRneu capable
ct such horrid outrages. M.
WASHINGTON, May Goth, 1864.
Burnside and .Meode in Consuitation-B Burn.
ing Of The To,on Of Madison Court House,
pd., by Our FOrcrs-.N'orM Carolina
BsaWsgard Going 10 Rictmond-Stepens
so per cent. Increase Duiy on Imports
Chdse's Reinrn-Gen. GarfeiGs Resoiu-
tions, &c, &c.
Burnside aud Moade were in consultation
on Saturday, and the close cooperation of
tho formers corps, recently formed at An.
napolis, and reviewed by tho President. on
their passage through this city, several days
since, with tho coming advance of tho Ar.
my of tho Potomac, was doubtless the OBJ.
jcct of that interview. The successful So
cresy of the collecting, forming and gotting
OF Burnsido's Army into tho field, is to all
mystery, and tho SUCCESS of Grants order
! confining all intelligence from tho Army
of tho Potomac for 80 days, to that of a
strictly official character, is bailed as tho
dawn of au era in tho history of this war,
when, through tho medium of over Jealous
newspaper reporters and "contraband itom-
smugglers," tho enemy have been placed 10
possession of all our plans and operations,
in time to fail, or at loast seriously retard,
the cousummalion of our best devised and
most important movements.
reconnaissance was mado as far as
Madison Court House, Va, on tho Goth
ult and the.village was laid in ashes. But
doubts are freely expressed of orders from
any competent official being given for this
step, although tho fact that of late it has
been considered the headquarters of mail
carriers and strong sympnth'zors and Rebel
spies, may have warranted the measure in
tho mind of tho commander of tho force.
without specific orders.
It is reported from Washington, N. G. that
tho troops under Hoke, who captured
Plymouth, had gono from tho vicinity, and
were reported en- route for Richmond, and
that tho apprehensious of an attack on
Washington were quoted. Gen. Beauro-
gard. with his available force, has marched
for Richmond. and will soon, if ho has not
already, join Lee. Tho evident policy Of
tho Confederates now is, to yield everything
for the defense of their Capital, and, with
TINT vew. they are concentrating every
available soldier to oppose Grant, who will
move upon them and tboir works in man.
ner new to thom, as well as that portion of
his force which went up the Peninsula,
and camo back again under daily orders of
retreat, under "Spado -aud-shovel" Nc
Clellan.
Tho bill which Mr.. Stevens presented in
tho House, to increase tho revenues accru.
ing on imports, passed both Houses of Con-
gress, was signed by tho President on tho
2Sth, and, on tho 3oth of April, went into
effect. Large importing houses. autcpa.
ting tho passage of this bill, made rush
for goods still 10 eastern warehouses but,
unfortunately for them, a clause in tho bill
includes all goods in store since certain
dato, and, though the amount paid into the
custom house for the week, to relieve these
goods from the so per cent. increase duty,
was greater than ever before, it will be en-.
hanced by tho clause which it was hoped
to avoid by early Withdrawals of imports.
This is but temporary one, and is to op-
crate until the close Of ninety days, to give
Congress an opportunity to mature por.
manent ono, aud one, too, which it is hoped
will effectualy check the drain of gold for
import duties, and give the Treasury largo
Increase on receipts from that source. Sec.
retary Chase has returned from New York
where no so vigorously gcred the bulls of
Wall ST., as to fetch gold "down" by the
sum. Reports of his resignation arc rife,
though little credit is given to them here.
Con. Garfed's Resolutions in tho Blair
Chase imbroglio, (charges of fraud against
the Treasury, &C., &c.,) authorize com.
mittee Of l l members, which was appointed,
with authority to send for persons and
papers.
The Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad Compa-
ny, ever found in competition with other
first-class roads in the country, for the
earliest improvement in everything pertain
ing to adding to the comfort and safety of
patrons, have now on trial at the Annapolis
Junction, newly.invented signal antcrn,
which. being attached to tho switch, warns
tho engineer of any arrangement of the
track, as well as to assure him at long
distance, if all is right. This is certainly
mos: valcable invention. and am informed
that it is to be adopted on the whole lire
OF the road. With this ingenious and yet
simple arrangement, accident from mis-.
placed switches, either at night or by day,
is rendered next to impossible, as the
change of the switch bar at night changes
the light to red from white, and, in the day
time. the white balls to rcd, thus keeping
the engineer we'll posted by a system Of sig
nails to be seen at great distance.
A. B. B.
DEATH is the dropping of the flower