The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-05-12
Summary of News.

cOrdance with the recent orders OF Prcsi.
dent Johnson.
Gen. McDowoll has stationed several
companies OF troops on tho routes from
California to Idaho, the Indians proving
troublesome. A largo emigration to tho
latter locality iJanticipalod.
The War Department has ordered tho
| printing of blank discharges in sufficient
numbers to iuclldo nearly all of tho army
Mrs. Lincoln will take her dcpArturo
! from tho White House about tho middle OF
the mo"lh, in tho meantime tho executive
business viii DC transacted at tho Treasury
Department.
| lts rumoled that jeff. Davis has ar
ranged for the iron clad Stonowall to enter
ono of the numerous inle's on tho Atlantic
coast, and carry him to place of safety.
TlorG IS now teIcgraphic communication
between Macon, Ga, md Washington. some
of tho Iiuo passing through Georgia, North
Carolina unG South Carolina, whero we
have no troops.
Arrangements nro being made TO pay all
tho troops that rendezvous about Washing
ton, prior to mastering out. Tho force
kopt in service is not to exceed 80 600, and
these will bo mostly colorcd troops. The
organized army will consist of four corps OF
10, 900 each. ono of regulars. one of white
unu lWp vi CblOltu NDlunlttIo. IIdtIl VIII
have its cavalry, artillery and infantry, in
proper proportions. The ID aud 3 h corps
wuro received in Richmond. on Saturday
preparatory to marching TO Washington.
} Tho Richmond Uhig o. the 9th contains
an order from General ilallcck, that, after
the 2Oth, AL persons found in arms against
tho United States in Virginia and North
, Carolina will bo treated as robbers and out
laws. Porsuns assisting in organizing guor
rilla bands, aud continuing hOstltics against
tho United States will DO tried by u militia
ry court, and be subject to death. Military
officers arc to preserve order and reconcile
differences between freedmen and masters.
Freedmen arc obliged TO work, but may 30.
loot their own employers. For minors. not
cared for by parents, the apprentice system
; is to be introduced.
Tho Iribunes Washington special says
, all attempts to disparage Tho weight of tho
the testimony IN possession OF tho Govern
ment duplicating leading spirits o! tho re-
[ BOLTON in the assassination plot, will prove
futile. When Secretary Stanton several
days since announced that tho plot had boon
r discovered TO stretch from Richmond to
Canada, no spoke from tho record Judge
Holt has since received "a great mass of owl.
denco which is known to bo of crushing
I weight. President johnson fully compre-
hcndod the gravity of the charges mado in
his proclamation.
Lieut. Dougherty, who was in command
|, of tho dotuchmcnt OF the 18th Now York
, Cavalry, which captured Booth and Harold,
has been promoted to a captaucy bv q
: commission from tho Governor of New
n York.
Ii is rumored that jeff. Davis and sovera
u leading Rebels will be included in tho bl
!. of indictment before tho Court for tho tria
q Of tho murdorors now in custody, and ye
-, to bo captured.
Tho principal portion of tho Potoma,
J. army is on its way to Washington.
II The Legislature of Tennessee have elect
cd two United States Senators, A. Il. Pat
y terson and j q. Fowler, tho former for four
}, and tho latter for six years.
All the Draft Commissioners in tho S tat
~ wero ordered TO bo mustered out on Ma
'r 9th, and all tho Surgeons of tho Boards G
IN Enrolment ns speedily as practicable.
! dispatch from Knoxville states tina
u jeff. Davis was in YorkviIle, S. c., on III
K 2Sth ult., and only left ono day befor
q. Stoneman's cavalry entered tho place. III
:, is said to have beon accompanied by guar
III of 1000 cavalry and several of tho Rob'
ut leaders, and hardened by train OF
o wagons.
Stoncmans cavalry is now in tho Valic
n of tho Saluda, with headquarters at Ande
I'd son, S. c., scouting towards Augusta,
y q Eopes of finding tho fugitive hoad of tho c.
" Confcderacy.
" Beujamin G. Harris, Representative
st Congress from tho Fifth Maryland Distric
is now on trial in Washington tor aiding ar
no abetting tho Rebellion.
OF 1t is reported that in tho trials for d
:
charged with murdor--two of tho numb,
49, being women. These do not include Il
at accomplcos aftor tho fact--thoso guilty
m harboring tho assassins.
Tho Post publishes a lettor from Il.
Blatchford to G. A. Seward, in which Il
writor, nttor referring to tho improved co
dition of Secretary Seward and his so
says that Paine, tho assassin, has fully co
i'll tossed his crimc and tho details rcspoctir
re il, and tho difficulties he encountered. /
to SAYS that all tho plans of that Friday mig
elk not being carried out was tho greatest ia
L. uro hat ever was.
h "Ihe Black RcpubHcan" is tho signHca
ko tito of u newspaper established in New q
at, leans by colored men. 1t is edited, q
10, typo set, and tho edition worked off by mi
S. who probably wero slaves a year or Is
90 ago.
10 The He,dWs Washington corresponds
Ior says Twenty ono. and perhaps twent
ay three persons concerned in the assassin
tn, on, will certainly suffer tho death penali
est jeff. Thompson has surrendered his c
o. tire army to Capt Mitchell, U. S. N.
ON
No. HARPER's MONTHLY MAGAZINE for Ma
ON gives the following variety:-l. Wash
Aeyisited. 9. Chidless. 3. Lynn