The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-03-23

e0u' N"oAiiiian driVe0 NJ HariS OF
the 5th, aud it is rumered he will leave
for Mexico on the 25th, all difficulties
having, been settled.
F. o. c. Smith, formerly Clerk oI
the House Of Representatives, al
Washington, and new editor of the
Portland (Me) Advertiser, has been
arraigned in the latter city for adult,
ery.
The Senate Gold Bill, with some
amendments, has passed the House oi
Representatives.
| The President is tahing measures to
enforce the conscription of negro
slaves in Kentucky.
The initiatary steps have been ia.
ken to have soldiers vote at the spring
elections.
The Geld Bill which has passed
Congress, as follows:
| "Rf solved, &c., That the Secretary
OF the Treasury be authorized to an
ticipate the payment of interest on the
public debt by period not exceeding
one year, from time to time, either
without rebate of interest upon the
coupons, as to him may seem expedi-
ent; and he is hereby authorized to
dispose of any gold in the Treasury of
the United States not necessary for
the payment Of interest of the public
debt"
| 1t is also provided that the ebliga>
ton to create a sinking fund, by the
act of February 25th, 1862, shall not
be impaired thereby.
Congress talks of increasing the
pay Of soldiers to $1s month.
1t is reported that the Confeder-
ates, $4,000 strong, are near Guyan-
dotte threatening Barbourville.
1t is reported that FIVE hundred
Federal prisoners died in Richmond
in the month of February.
The bill authorizing the soldiers to
vote at the spring elestion, has passed
the Ohio Legislature.
Joseph sebell, Abolition Represent
ative from Stark County, offerd his
resignation yesterday, but it was not
accepted. He is charged with buying
and selling recruits.
Steps are being taken in Congress
to abrogate the Canada Reciprocity
Treaty with Great Britain.
A great case, involving the title to
large portion of the business locali-
ty of San Francisco, is about to come
up before the Supreme Court of the
United States.
The title to the Rock Island Reser-
walton, which has been in dispute, re-
mains, with small exception, vested
in the United States.
All army officers in the Potomcc
Army must return before General
Grant commences the work of reor>
ganization.
The Legislature of Ohio has passed
bill for the erection of new asylums
for the deaf and dumb, and for idiots.
The State of Ohio is about 5000
behind on the old draft, and under the
new draft, which is about 90 more,
makes it 1000 in all.
General Gilmore's Chief of Staff re-
ports that the Federal have destroyed
the lower half of Charleston with their
shells.
Colonel Sawyer, just returned from
Richmond, reports that the Confeder-
ates have chained three Federal Off
GERS, commanding negro regiments, to
six negroes, and are feeding them on
bread and water.
In the discussion of the Gold Bill
in the House on Wednesday, Mr..
Thad. Stevens said that specie pay
ments would not be resumed by banks
in twenty years, and that nothing
could materially retard the advance
ment of gold. He asserted that if it
was 60 per cent. premium now, it
would be 200 when the interest on
the public debt reached 100000, 900.
He would pay interest in Government
paper money, and receive imports in
like manner; as prices deprecated, he
would raise imports.
Our Baltimore dispatch states that
the friends of Secretary Chase are not
abating a jot of their activity in de-
nouncing Lincoln, particularly on &C
cont of the alleged superior influence
in the Cabinet of Blair, Seward and
Bates. There are other reasons adj
vanced to prove that the contest be-
tween the President and Secretary of
the Treasury is waxing hotter and
hotter. Lincoln is losing strength
among Congressman, the most promin-
ent Of whom have boldly declared that
Line oln as President was burlesque.