The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-12-07
THE N EWS.

~ ""t ana troops, was SUM, toilJ hilee
below st. Louis, on Friday.
The last act of the Georgia Legislature
while In session at Milled@eville. was to
order the removal of the public funds to
place of safety A speedy adjournment
was then ordered.
1t is stated that the United States is al
peace with all the Indian tribes.
Gen. Hindman has crossed the Missis-
sippi river en- route for Arkansas.
Gen. Banks is ordered to return to
New Orleans.
When General Sherman captured
Milledgeville, the members Of the Metho
dist Conference in session in that city
.tampeded.
1t is stated that the communications be-
tween Richmond and Macon have been
cut.
There are $4,000 prisoners in the Flor
ence Ala military prison, and the deaths
per day are alarmingly great.
1t is claimed by the Southern press,
that the Montgomery Ala. factories can
furnish sufficient number Of arms for
the Confederate armies.
The Confederate House of Congress
has re accepted the resolution to fight out
the war to the bitter end.
General Hoods army, numbering prob
ably 40, 600 men has been for several days
past concentrating on the south of Co.
lumbia. Our forces in the meantime,
have evacuated Pulaski Huntsville and
Decatur, which places are in the posses
sion of the rebel troops. The army OF
General Thomas is in Hoods front, i'll and
near Columbia A. j. Smiths corps,
from Missouri, is with Thomas. Skir-
misbing has already taken place; and a
general engagement is anticipated.
The Richn opd papers state that fight
occurred, on Wednesday, near Teyretora
Georgia, between Sherman's cavalry and
the Contederates. They claim to have
repulsed the Union troops.
1t is reiterated that Sherman has burn
ed the State House and ether public bull
dings in Milledgeville, the capital of Geor
gia.
The Governors of South Carolina anG
: Georgia have. issued calls for all the male.
} In those States between sixteen and fifty
FIVE to turn out and help stop Sherman.
A correspondent Of the Richmonc
: (Va.) Dispatch thinks the Federals car
t afford to pay million of dollars "a day
for the information the rebel papers giv,
, of Sherman's movements in Georgia.
The Richmond Fhig says there ar,
now but four thousand Federal troops il
Newbern, North Carolina.
The Charleston Mercury states tina
there are 1000 skulkers belonging to tn
rebel army in South Carolina.
The Florida has been sunk in nine faith
oms water. She was run into by an ar
! my steamer accidentally.
Solicitor Whiting and Judge Lewis ar
I both spoken of as the probable successo
Of Judge Bates in the Attorney General
Office. The New York Times correspon
dent thinks Holt stands the best chance
r Judge Davis. of Illinois, will be appoin
: ted Chief Justice.
There are no fears, in official quarters
Of rupture with Brazil.
: Three thousand Union prisoners hav
$ died in the South within the last te
y days.
The army Of Beauregard is said to con
sist of $4,000 infantry and 10 900 cava
e ry.
v Gen. Hills corps has been detache
y from Lees army and sent South, prob;
! bly, to meet Sherman.
Infiammable shells have been sent I
Grant to shell Richmond
Gen. Cadwallader has been placed
command Of the Pennsylvania Depar
ment.
V There is no detention of trains, freigl
h or passenger, by the recent raid on tt
o Baltimore q Ohio Railroad near Ne
e Greek.
l. The Secretary of the Treasury in. h
y annual report, will recommend contn,
70 ance of the direct loans and increased ta1
St alton, especially on manufactures.
=. Sherman is reported to have surrounde
d Millen by his cavalry and held i. unit
81 his infantry came up and relieved tw'
IS thirds of all the Federal prisoners col
,. fined there The remainder had been r
= meved further South before Sherman a
a rival. Milen is on the Ogechee Rive
re- and about half way between Milledgvil
and Savannah, or Augusta and Saval
nah.
A new torpedo boat prepared for acti'
service has sailed from New York Fl
parts unknown.
% On the 7th inst. Tobacco Nation
Convention will be held in New Yol
! city:
ne A new proiectile, designed to be ope
Sc ated against Richmond, was tested at Ne
os Haven yesterday, and range of sew,
at and quarter miles was obtained.
re Twenty thousand men have been Sc
On by Lee to operate against Sherman.
IN 1t is reported that peace organizatio
ist in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi a
I'd in communication with the Federal A
s- thorities, and that President Lincoln,
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