The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-11

.Lhe restitution OF the people is re-
presented as extreme, and starvation
is said to be staring them in the face.
One principal cause mentioned for
this is the absolute worthlessness to
which tho rebel money has been re-
duced.
A Louisiana letter srvs none ofthe
absolute necessaries Of life can he
purchased with the old issue. The
people have none Of the new, nor any
way of procuring it, the Departments
refusing it even at the discount made
by the rebel Congress. The State
Issue has all disappeared through the
zeal Of the Government, who, anxious
for the credit of the State, is with
drawing IL from circulation. No beef
can be purchased with Confederate
money either in Louisiana or Texas;
no oxen or transportation for pro
curing fuel. The mass ef the people
will be upon the verge of starvation
nnd freezing. Thieving, plundeliny,
pilfering and horse stealing seem to
be the order of the day. Misrule is
~ tue usSSDutiiN'
The Richmond Dispatch of the 81
aays great interest is felt in Buffers
canal. The isthmus known as Dutch
Gap, which connects Farris Island
with the mainland or north bank of
the river, is exactly 200 yards across,
eighty feet high on the Western side
and sloping down TO the river on the
East. The channel of the river runs
against the West side, striking It Oh
liquely. The channel being on this
side will greatly aid Butler Had it
been on the opposite side of the river
he would have been obliged to con.
struct a break.water 10 turn the
stream into the canal. lie is cutting
dagonally through the isthmus, be.
ginning one hundred yards below the
narrowest point, and deviating so as
80 come out at II point where the
channel strikes the bank. We have
reason to believe the cannal proper
has been begun, the cut to the waters
edge having been more than two
thirds completed.
The following order is published
n the Mobile papers:
All persons between the Gges of ID
and 45 not belonging to the army or
navy OF the Confederate States, and
within the county of Mobile, whether
State or county officers or foreigners,
and all bonded agriculturists between
these ages, arc ordered TO report at
the State Bank of Mobile for organ
,Eation on or before the 1st of Sep
tembcr, or they will be apprchended
and treated as desertcrs.
The exports of gold from New York
last week were S2,375,000. This il
the secret of the advance in the price.
The cause of the heavy outward move
ment is the financial crisis in Eng
land. The adviccs we have this
morning show that the pressure has
not yet eliminated The failures,
however, are confined to third rate
houses.
Major General Custer, who has
servedwith 40 much distinction on tho
Potomac, and lately participated sc
creditably in Shcridan's great achicy
ements rs to win promotion, is ai
Ohio boy. He was horn poor bui
that did not keep him back.
Latest advices from the Pacific coast
or South America are to the effect that
war had not commenced between
Spain and Perm, though the Spanish
neet at the Chncha Islands had been
re enforced and matters still wore a
belligcrent aspect. The other Re
publics are less Jealous than ut first
in their partsanship Of Peru as they
regard her conduct "a unnecessarily
rash in repelline all offers of media
tion and compromise.
A dispatch from Gen. Blunt dated
Eeosha, Mo, Oct. 80, says that on
the 2Sth he came up with Price at
Newtonin, and alter severe fight Of
three or foar hours, drove the enemy
from the field in confusion, with loss
of over 200, including two Colonels.
Our total loss was about 100. The
Federal troops consisted of Ford =
and Jeunisons brigades of Blunts
division. The enemy were fully l0,-
600 strong Price is retreating to-
ward Cassville, and will be vigorously
pursued, He is reported still To have
large train and about ten
thousand unarmed conscripts, but
ths is quite doubtful.
About six hundred aud twenty reb
el prisoners, captured from Price, ar
nved yesterday, Others are to come.
The Democrats Cairo special says,
Information from Paducah, states that
on Thursday last Forrest, with n large
force,placed batteries on the Tennessee
river, within mile and a half of
Johnsonvil!e, whore three gunboats
and eight Transports were lying -
Early on Friday morning Forrest
moved his batteries up and opened on
the transports, which were fired by
shells, and the gunhoats fell into the
bands of the enemy after being dis
abled. The crews and officers of the
fleet were all taken prisoners. A
large amount of Government stores
and considerable artillery are report
cd captured. 1t is also supposed that
the supplies at Jacksonville we're
taken.
All is quiet along White river, Ar
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