The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-01-13

Abe policy of the administration were adopted.s
BAErrMonx, Jan. s
Kx-Gov. Hicks was to-day ,elscted u. 8. Sem
ator to ell the unexpired term of Senator
Pearce, TO which he has been appoiutcd by che
Governor.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4.
"A special to the Herald from Cumberland
Gap 9Th says:
The garrison at Petersburg, Western Va, is
surrounded to-day, Fitz Hugh Lee and Rosser
moving between New Creek and Petersburg.
kThs enemy drove our forces out of Burling-
ton to-day.
Cumberland. Nd, is threatened, and much
excitement prevails here tonight. It seems
probable We will be attacked here about to-
morrow morning.
Passenger trains on the railroad are stopped
from running other trains nevertheless are
moving. r ae 80
The enemy yesterday captured q train af So
TIE rebels are reported to be moving in
three main columns.
Iuboden has been attacked at Winchester,
and driven back. s. snail f-syessz
The Worlds dispatch dated Washington,
9th, says -
The Senate debated the CONSUMPTION act
most Of to-day, but came to no conclusion on
any amendment. But neSeHator favored the
repeal of the three hun lred dollars exemption
clause, while all Others who spoke opposed
such repeal. Indications are that not one third
of the Senators favor its repeal.
During the debate on the Conscription bill
in the Senate to-day an important fact came
out that the terms of enlistment of only 20 900
veteran volunteers expire before the Let of next
July in all cur armies.
An Army of the Potomac dispatch of the
9th to the Herald, says:
Gen. Meade had gone to Washington.
EszsIt is rumored that Gen. hancock had been
relieved from command of the I'd corps, and
Gen Warren takes his place. .
Also that Meade has resigned and Hancock
been appointed commander ofthis army.
NEW YORK, January 10.
New Orleans dispatches of the Sd, says:
Information has reached here from three or
four different directions, that. all the rebel
troops which have been operating in W-stern
Louisiana, on the bankssoi the Liss river, and
in fact the whole force of the enemy are
gathering in Central Texas, and uniting to
form one large army to attack our new scqui
sitions on the coast of Texas. They will
number at least 20 600. Thu most ample
preparations have been made to meet this
force as well as possible with the number sof
troops in this Department.
Ri ERE will soon be news Of great interest
from Texas
The 18th Army Corps still remains at New
iberia Nearly every regiment has no enlist
ed as veteraass The Agent of the State of
connecticut is at New Iberia, p~ayingeeyery
man from that State who re-eniisted $780,
The Eth Conn. has re-enlisted en- mass.
Letters from East Tennessee Of the 18th
inst, to the Herald states that our forces have
been driven back from Bean Station by Long
street. Our loss in four days. skirmishing
reached about two hundred besides a few
waeons.
Rebel prisoners state that Longstreet has
been reinforced and he had been ordered to
take Knoxville at all haz5aras. Longstreet
has about 40, 900 men
Gen. Foster is at Knoxville and Gen.
Harke conmands in, the fed.
Washington, Jan. 9.
The Secretary and Assis.ant Secretary OF
the Interior. and the heads Of the several bu-
reaus. together with all Che employees of that
Department, met in the rotunda of the build
ing this P. NJ and adopted suitable resolutions
in view of the recent decease of Judge Smith.
formerly Secretary of the Interior. As a fur
Their mark 0 Prospect, Secretary Usher ordered
mainder of the day.
Mr.. Howe offered a resolution that the Pres
ident be requested to call out a million volun-
teers for 80 days, to carry freedom to every
captive in the rebel prisons, and Gen Grant
be assigned to the command of said troops.
Referred to the Military Committee, and
ordered to be printed.