The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-07-08
Summary of News,

burg and Harpers Ferry, and are threat
epng other points. He states that the
public safety requires q call upon The
State Executives Tor militia force to repel
the invasion, and he calls upon New York
for 10000 militia as lis quota for 100
days service. t
The Paris correspondent Of the London
Globe says: The Alabama made Two at
tcmpts TO board the Kearsage, but her
commander outmaneuvred Semmes, and
finally SEM projectle right through the
Alahama's boiler; the n. seeing what had
occurred, he brought all his guns to bear
on the pirate in concentrated broadside
from slarboard, and made a breach OF
four yards in length under her water
mark, when she began to sink rapidly .---
Nine killed and twenty priva;es wounded.
Semnes and a part OF bis crew were saved
by the English yacht Deerhound.
The Senate, by vote Of e4 to ls, and
the House, 80 to 90, passed a bill on FRI
dag last. to repeal the act prohibiting GER
tnn sales of gold and foreign exchange,
commonly known as the gold bill The
nc, was one OF the shortest lived ever on
the statute book.
Members Of Congress, and other high
officers OF the Government, nof liable TO
military duty. have already put into the
army representative recruits, in accord
ance with the recent circular from the
Provost Marshal. General. Several Ia
dies, it is said, have followed the patriotic
example. .....
There has been terrible FIRE at Sara.
toga Springs, destroying the four hotels.
tie Water Cnre, and, OF course, many
other buildings.
Mr.. Bowler, a prominent Railroad man
aser of Cincinnati, was killed on the 4th,
by being run over by m omnibus. But
a few days since prominent lawyer, Of
Baltimore. was killed, while going in an
omnibus to the depot in Baltimore.
Congress sat ali nigh, on Saturday,
and then adjourned until Monday. On
Monday Congress sat uHtil midnight, and
then adjourned finally. 'r..
! Hon. Josiah Quincy died July lst. at
his country seat in Quincy, near Boston,
aged e2 years. Aside from the iD6rmi.
ties OF extreme age he was in good health.
and rode out on the day before his death
General Fremont and wife arrived in
Boston, July Sd. 1t is understood that
they will pass the summer at Nahant.
A Washington dispatch Of the 5.h says:
Passengers on the mail boat Highland
Light report, that day before yesterday
General Grant sent demand for the un.
conditional surrender Of Petersburg, but
the answer was not known at City Poin
when that steamer left. 1t was believed
tie demand was not complied with, tha
a reasonable time would be allowed for the
removal Of women and children before the
Town would be attacked. They also say
that appearances indicated lively work.
Gov. Curtin, of Penn, in obedience to I
call OF tho President. hns issued n proclama
tion calling for 10 coo 100 days men.
Tho Senate, on tho Goth ult., voted, by 81
to q, that Messrs. Fishback and Baxtcr, pro
Tossing to represent tho State of Arkansa,
in tho United States Senate, arc not entitled
to seats in that body. ... aH
The House has taken one stop forward b,
voting, in concurrence with the Senate, tha
: hereafter no witness shall DO excluded frou
} tho United S,atcs Courts ou account o
color. r.
A recent fire. in I.onisville destroyed abou
million dollars worth of Govornmen
property. II il probable that tho fro wa
ncendiary.
A omigrant train. consisting of clovor
cars, went over Beloit Bridge, near Mon
treal Canada East. on Wednesday morning
Of last woek, with 35I emigrants on board
Eho engineer went down with his engine, bu
oscupod with slight injuries. The depth o.
tho water where tho injury happened il
about ton feet. Tho number of bodies re-
covered from tho ruins of the train, is 81
tho number of wounded, so.
; Mr.. John Clancy, noted journalist anC
politician of Now York City, and for a NUN
her OF years past proprietor and editor o
tho Now York Leader, died on Friday frou
. tho effects of u sun stroke, received at LAX
e Mahopac. Mr.. Clancy belonged to tn
d Tammany Democratic party, and had hel
tho position OF Councilman. Aldormau an
County Clerk. Through tho efforts of tn
4 Tammany Society. no was brought over I
V the War Democracy.
: Information has boon received ut Fol
Smith. Ark, from tho cavalry expedtio
recently sent soutnward from that plac
p that Rebel iorco 500 strong. under Co
!. Wells, was attacked on tho Goth, at poil
not mentioned, that all those not kiilG
l. were captured, and sent as prisoners to Iii
tic Rock, and that our loss was very sligh
y Tho Tribune has tho following, whirh
{ doubts:
n WASHINGTON, july 5.--A dispatch wei
d from hero TO Now York this evening, .. Fl
O'Clock. declaring that Petersburg was t
e ken yesterday. .. ....
In Now York, ou tho Fourth, thore we
l. some thirty fires from fireworks, Fl
20 large buildings, the Scotch Presby teri
a CHArch on Wooster street.. and five dive
!, ings on Grand street wore destroy cd, besid
- heavy damages to some ten other buildin,
u is the result of one fro. The gross loss
ne about $3.50, 900.
" Marmaduko is still south of the Arkans
river, 10 miles below Napoleon. His for
er consisted of his own brigade. Dockeyo's a
at Cables brigadGs. and about 600 men, six
n eight pieces of artillery. There is no rel
ax artillery between Arkansas aud White r
10 ors, and only throe companies of guorrill
,'s' The apprehondad seige OF Little Rock
Ae' much diminishod. .....
m At eleven o'clock, on me 9th, Fessend
I'D entered upon his duties as Secretary of /
ere Treasury. At noon Mr. Fessenden
n. tended the Cabinet meeting.