Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-12-10
SUMMARY OF, NEWS.

Sherman. Slocum 3 column has aben-
donea the idea of capturing Macon and At
last accounts was marching eastward to
join Howard's column which was checked
by the Ooufederates forty miles west Of
Augusta. Macon is thus out Of dopger.-
The indications are that the Federal cal.
airy have abandoned Milledgeville and
joined Sooum, are also marching to unite
with Howard, Sherman, it appears, has
discovered that These isolated columns wero
too weak to cope with the enemy, and
changing his plan has determined to unite
them in an attack upon Agusta. That
city is not yet threatened, however, and a
large force Of Confedcrates from North
and South Carolina are there As each
day goes by the chances of it's capture
grow smaller. Bcauregard, with the ad-
vance of his army, was at Macon on No
vember 22nd. lie is now moving east af
ter Socum, harrassing the Federal rear,
From the neighborhood of Nashville,
VIC have but sittle news. The Confeder.
ates had pontoon across the Tennessee
River, near Chicka,aw, south of Johnson
vile. A Federal cavalry expedition was
sent from Nashville by circuitous course
to destroy the pontoon. They we're driv-
en- off, however, and were unsuccessful.
There are some reports of the doiDgs Of
Mosbey's men in the valley An attack
was made last week upon another body Of
Federal cavalry and forty, five ou. oisixty
were captured. There has been no change
in the position Of the two armies in the
Valley.
From Petersburg there ia information Of
the renewal of the heavy firing between
the pickets. No event Of Importance has
occurred, however. General Pope is now
at City Point, and it is rumored he is to
have a command. General Humphreys,
who, since the battle of Gettysburg, has
been General Meade's chiei of staff is now
in command of Hapcock's Second Corps,
There seems to DO general impression
In the Confederate camp at Petersburg
that Grant intends.to mako another effort
to capture the Southsde Railroad. He is
reported to be moving large numbers of
troops to the Weldon Railroad. In the
Federal, camp, however there is an equal
ly strong impression that a Federal attack
on the north bank Of the James is intend.
ed, and there are constant rumors of tho
completion of the Dutch Gap Canal
Nothing has occurred on either side, how.
ever, which would indicate the beginning
of an attack.
The Confederate raid on Saturday up.
on New Creek, on the Baltimore aud Ohio
Railroad, was much more serious than has
been supposed. The Confedera,es cap
tursd three hundred Federal troops, and
six or seven cannon, A great deal Of
plunder was also taken. The railroad was
not seriously damaged.
The Federal prisoners confined at Sails
bury, North Carolina, recently made an
attempt 10 esaaPc, After a fierce conflict
In which forty ofthe prisoners were killed
and many wonnded,the guards overpower.
ed them.
In Baton Rogue, Louisana, Govern
msnt building, through the negligence Of
some negroes, was destroyed by fire
Nearly two hundred horses and mules were
burned to death, and seventy i've thousa nd
dollars worth of Government property de
stroyed.
The mutiny among the Federal paison.
ors at Salisbury, North Carolina, occurred
on Friday, November 25th.