The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-07-06

The Herald's Washington special says:
The President will call for a half a mill
lion of men Immediately after the ad-
journment of Congress,
New YORK, July 2.
The special to the Post, Washington
End says
The Conference Committee on tina Mil
itary bill have agreed and will soon make
their report to Congress. Communication
is abolished and recruiting is permitted
tu certain rrteuieus-Sta+es-~Aiah-are
named in the bill. No recruiting howev-
err, can take place on account of the Nor
| thern States in Tennessee and Arkansas !;
so DAYS is the time fixed for volunteering
before a draft.
Mr.. Fessenden has not yet decided
whether he will take the position of Sc
cretary of the Treasury, but it is consid-
cred certain that he will.
The Commercials army correspondent
says that Brig. Gen. E. w. Kinks, lately
in command of the Sd division, 18th
corps, composed entirely of colored troops,
has resigned, and his resignation reluc-
family accepted. He has had no less than
ten bullets in his body, two of which yet
remain.
The Washington correspondent of the
Post says Mr.. Chare is fully exonerated
by the Treasury Investigating Committee,
but that Detective Baker is charged with
conspiracy with an actress to ruin the
characte; of Mr.. Clark, head of the
Printing Bureau.
The Ocean Monitor Puritan was sue
cessfully launched this morning.
The Commercial says that the news of
the repeal of the Gold Bill has not yet
produced the full effect anticipated. This
morning the price ruled between 22S to
232.
BALTIMORE, July 3.
Rumors have been circulating here all
day that a large rebel force under Gener-
al Ewel attacked the federal troops at
| Martinsburg, and compelled them TO evac-
uate that place. The following informa-
ton in regard to the matter has been re-
ceived at headquarters, principally from
dispatches from Harper's Ferry:
About ~daybreak this morning intelli-
gence reached headquarters at Martins
burg to the efec- that the rebels were
approaching in three separate columns,
one by way of the turnpike towards Shep-
ardstown, another towards Martinsburg
not far from the line of railroad, and a
third west of it.
Gen. Sigcl on receiving this informa-
ton at once prepared to check the ap-
preach of the enemy in order that no
movable property should be destroyed.
He telegraphed to the railroad compa-
ny here as to the state of affairs and all
their trains and movable property was
safely moved away.
All the freight and passenger trains
from the west were worked successfully
les st night. but no express train for the
vest has left Baltimore this evening. AT
last accounts there was no injury done to
the road or bridges.
The supposed invading force is some
which was sent against Hunter who 1s
understood here to have retired into West
Virginia towards Gauley, to await the ar
rival of supplies. Finding Hunter bad
eluded them, it is thought the rebels will
now attempt a raid into Maryland.
1t is thought their strength has been
greatly exaggerated, and it will dwindle to
a small raiding party which will scarcely
venture far beyond the Potomac.
Sigel has fallen back to Harpers Ferry
and holds a strong position on Maryland
Heights.
There was quite an excitement at Ha-
gers own and Fredericks today, owning
to exaggerated reports brought down by
ugitives from Martinsburg. !