The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-03-11
Summary of News.

Richmond papers of the LIST and Q are
received. Thoy admit that fitzpatrick pom
o,rated TO within three miles of tho city,
and relate how narrowly General Loo os-
capod capture. General Wise also had a
narrow escape, boing at tho residence of
the Rebel Secretary of War, from whonce
be reached tho city.
Tho Rebols arc in q strait about whisky y.
On tho publication OF tho usS Currency
bill, whisky rose from 800 to $l20 per GAL
Don. Brown sugar was up to $l2 so per
pound by tho hogshead, aud none offering at
that.
Three anti.slavory papors GRO about to DO
started ia Tenncssee--one ut Nashville, ono
ut Murfreesboro, and one at Chattanooga.
The latter will advocate tho formation of O
separate State OF East Tennessee.
Tho Tribune announces that a Fremont
Campaign Club is about to DO formed in
that city, for the purpose of bringing tho
name Of JC. Fromo.t before tho Union
National Convention as q candidate for tho
Presidency.
Rebel accounts Of the baltic of Olusteo.
Florida, show their force consisted of IL
regiments of Infantry, 1 bat,alions of cav.
airy. and 3 batteries of artillery. Thor loss
was 800 killed and. wounded.
General Grant has written a letter to his
tathor, asserting that he will not accept q
nomination for tho Presidency,
Col. Fry has published an official order
s%uspending the draft, and saying that a sub.
sequont day will BIO announced for its ro-
sumption.
Tho two radical German papers in St.
Louis bavo boisted tho nam3 of General
Fremont as candidate for tho Presidency.
AI.tan lrN,, Il " " "
state that the Rebel Gen. Longstroet is sup
posed to DO at Greenfield, aud his forces
hold Bnlrs Gap. IL is thought that only a
small part OF his army has Como to Georgia
Our advance is near Morristown.
Cincinnati kilograms say that dispatches
from Chattanooga ind, cato that the Rebels
arc pressing our lines. Our advance has
been Withdrawn from Tunnel Hill to Ring
gold. The Rebel furnaces at Atlanta have
stopped running for want of coal.
All was quiet at Jacksonville, Fla, on he
FL. ReIntorcements were rapidly arriving,
and General Soymour's position was sufiJ.
lent to ropel my attack. Our troops are
outside tho town some OF them at a distance
OF oight NILS. Flags of truce had commu.
nicatod with tho Robels for tho purpose of
endoavoring to obtain our wounded. The
request was refused, The main body of tho
onemv ia oncamped between Ton Milo Run
and Baldwin. The Rebels admit thor loss
to DO enormous, some setting It as high as
1000.
There is nothing new from Charleston.
The bombarGment is still continued with
good effect. Tho Rebels reply at inter.
walls, but rarely doing injury.
The Rev. Thomas Starr King died on the
4th inst. az San Francisco, OF dip,bcria.
The Legislatures OF Ia States have do.
clared in favor of Mr.. Lincoln for 70 nom.
nation, to say nothing of leagues, associ.
ations, clubs, the merchants OF Now York
City. ct
Admiral Lne has photographed to tho Ma.
Wy Department from Yorkio vn, that Com.
mandor Babcock, VINO was dispatched last
Sunday to afford relief to Co .onel Dahl.
gron's qarty, picked up fivo of the men near
Wost Point, on Monday. One of them was
Dabigren's body servant. They saw the
Colonel was killed. in a skirmish after DO.
ing completely surrounded. and his mon
then surrendered themselves prisoners.
Ills servant says he saw Colonel Dihlgren's
naked body lying, as il had boon stripped
of its clothing and left by tho rebels, with
tho ring finger cut of.
A special to the Cleveland Leader, dated
Columbus, March Ssh, says An officer
who accompanied General Grant a part of
tho way to this place, reports that he was
Informed by him that General Sherman
had returned to Vlcksburg. His expedi.
ton accomplished everything that was de-
signed, except tho destruction of tho rail-
road stock at Selma, which had boon re-.
moved by tho rebels. He destroyed o largo
amount of forage and provisions, and several
important robol railroad communications.