The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-03-03

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soon be fought ina triangle composed
of Goldsboro, ,Dnnville and Richmond
On the night Of the 22d, IL was known
that -Beaurcgard or lIardee had not
passed north of that point. t. was
expected to communicate with Sher
man by means of scouts before the
close of last week.
Bridgeport, Ala, was almost an.
tirely burned on the 2lst OF Febru.
ary.
Gen. Washburn has been appoint
ed to command at Memphis.
Two hundred and sixty -four desert
crs from Lees army game into our
lines on Friday, and arrived at Wash.
ineton yesterday.
!. The amount of National Bank cur.
.rency issued last week was 3,lS3,.
$3.50. The total is now nearly s97,-
100000.
! The Senate, in considering the tax
bill, struck out the House section ex-
empting bibles, tcstaments and school
books, from taxation.
Extensive preparations are being
made In New York for grand cele-
bration on Saturday next.
; There is rumor by way Of Louis.
vile that there were 600 mounted
rebels in the vicinity of Mount Ster-
ling.
! The Senate Monday, by vote OF
"a to ~, postponed until next Win
ter, the question of recognizing the
State Government of Louisiana.
The Democrats are again at their
old tricks in the Indiana Legislature.
They refuse to pass the appropriation
bills. and the time yesterday was
chiehy occupied with frivolous mo-
tions, and at the evening session there
was no quorum.
A rumor. believed to be sensa-
tional, prevailed ut New Orleans on
the 2lst that Macmillan had sent off
the United States Consul Mt Mata.
moras, and had forbidden clearances
thence to American ports.
Many of the prisoners at Elmira,
New York, were marked to be ex-
changed by order. Those who wish
ed, of certain States, to he exchang-
ed, were ordered to sign the paper,
but Of | 500) fifteen hundred, some
two OF three hundred refused entirely
either to put down their names Tor
rather mark, for two-thirds cannot
write, or be exchanged at all.
The Constitutional election in Ten
nessee has gone all one way, and the
free State amendments have been
adopted. A sufficient number of re-
turns have come in to indicate the ro-
suit, and Gov. Johnson has issued q
proclamation congratulating the peo.
pie on the beginning of q new and
brigher era for the State. We have
already published the vote of Nash
vile. That of Memphis was equally
significant. Out of $40 ballots cast
only six were against the measure
The Bulletin says: "The vote was
almost n 'mudsill' one, as scarce any
of our me camille men or other old
and influential citizens visited the
polls or exercised the slightest inter-
est In the matter"
Rebel dispatches state that their cav.
airy struck the railroad &C Athens and
SwpetwateI, Observation-Disclosures and
Knoxville, on the 24th. and captured
detachments of the Doth Ohio, station
ed ut those points This has proha-
bly, some connection with the threat.
ened attack OH Knoxville. The reb.
els are evidently contemplating some
move in the latter direction, and this
is likely the event that is to astOnish
tho world and make the Yankees howl.
Knoxville is very strongly fortified.
and If properly garrisoned, it will be
a hard place to capture. We pre-
sumo it is sufficiently defended. The
cutting Of the railroad between Chat
tanooga and Nashville, however, will
give them some advantage, tempo
rarily
The exports, exclusive OF specie,
from New York last week were IS,
I3,465 The total imports for the
week were S3, ,l72,60l.
BY way of Cairo we have report
that the rebels had no intention of
evacuating Mobile. This is the most
likely story.
Rebel desertcrs are still docking to
Grants lines. One hundred and flf
ty--a Major among thcm--came in
on Thursday.
DR., Martin w. Delany, full blood
ed African has been commissioned q
Major of United States colored troops
and ordered to report to Gen. Sax
ton.>
The rebel ram Olinda is said to be
a failure. We hope the same may be
said of several new prIvateers said to
be fitting out in British ports to prey
upon our commerce.
Senator Wilson's bill TO set free the
families of all soldiers in the armies,
which has passed 1t is estimated, will
free from 10000 to 30 900 women and
children, most of whom are in Ken