Nebraska advertiser., 1864-02-25

tle morning OF lne OH, WltuOut alg NoS
Il is reported the expedition will
push on to Tallahassee.
At least one.haIf Of the people Of Mis-
sissiPPi and Louisiana. in places Access
sible to our boats, are desirOus Of taking
the oath, and would, if present prOhibI-
tons were not IN existence.
The Herald's Washington special says
i. is understood that government is pre-
pairing a protest against The French Oc-
cupatlOn of Mexico.
Through General Buffers %interven-
lion The officers and men Of Colonel
Straigh,'s command have been released
from close confinement and their irons
removed.
Ii is reported by military authorities
here that troops from Lees and Beaure-
CARDS armies are being sent lO~olher
points in the ~COnfederacy, probably to
Mobile, Atlanta and Knoxville.
The New York Herald's dispatch from
Vicksburg states that jackson and Yazoo
City are in The hands of General Sher.
man, after a slight skirmish, attended
with but little loss to US. This success.
gives US fine foraging country. Gener-
ais Mcpherson and Hurlbut occupied
jackson. Colonel Gates occupied Yazoo,
after a short fight at Saiartia, where we
lost a few men.
Ten hundred and twenty bales cotton
we're accidentally burned at Wilmington,
North Carolina, on the Slh.
Hon. Marcus Moron, formerly Gov
ernov of Massachusetts. died on the 9th,
at his residence in Taunton. His age
was eighty years.
A Detroit letter TO the New York
Herald says a great number of rebel de-
serters are scattered through the North
as in~cendiaries. Some are even 10 ship
as crews of vessels, and act as pirates at
sea. The story is given for what it is
worth.
Hong Kong papers of December 21st
say the Chinese Government r~epudiates
the bargain made by its agent with Mr..
Osborn, agent of the British Govern
ment, on the ground hat the instructions
were exceeded.
CONTINUED dry weather in California
operates njuriously on the growing crops,
causing the grain market to assume an
increased irmness.
A deserter from Prices army states
that no knowledge of the Presidents
amnesty proclamation existed among
Prices men, and expressed the opinion
that as soon as they have a knowledge Of
its conditions there will soon be Ii tie lefr
of his army.
Deserters are coming into our lines il
large numbers; eight regiments are
forming two filed,
Missouri's quota of troops to be filled
by the draft, is estimated at 22.526, from
which the recruits enlisted since October
l7th, 1868, will be deducted.
Speaking Of the Idaho fever, the
Franklin CoDnty News says: .Hnn-
dreds are being hurried to that bourne
from whence no traveller expects to re,
turn until the wal is over, and there j:
no probability of their being drafted"
In a vote on the CONSUMPTION in the
House several Administration men de.
sired to record their vote as net oppos.
ling drafting of slaves, of which they
were heartily in favor, bat the proposed
payment for their slaves to which They
objected. as a Congressional recognition
VI IiSLl VI pIOPSlty III mail
The Milwaukee Chamber of Com
merce, in a memorial to the Senate, rep
resents that within a few months more
than twenty-five millions of dollars il
gold and silver have been mined in Idahr
Territory, which remains there for wan
of means of transit.
Governor Andrew johnson, OF Ten
nessee, has arrived in Washington.
The New York Tribune -reckons'
that Governor Carney's election as Unite,
States Senator will stand.
The Senate Military Committee ar,
unanimous in their determination not t
report General S~chofeld's nam to tn
Senate for confirmation
t Idaho" is the last cry Of the gel
$ hunters. When they go there and ge
back, they have "eyed-a-hOe, but no gold
The Attorney General of Penpsylva
MIA reports the bankers and private bro
: kers of that State owe so, 900 for take:
1t is estimated that the efTectiv'
l strength Ct the European armies-in
time of profound peace-amOunts I
5 2,S75,S4S men-nearly equal to tht
whole population of the State of Ne1