The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-02-10
Summary of News.

lhe Army OF the Potomac IS reported
to be on another grand move. A sharp
fight occurred on the 5,h, in which our
loss is said TO have been light, and that Of
the enemy heavy. The movement, at
last accounts,w was still in progress, and the
final result unknown, though the prospect
OF success was fiatering.
Major General Gilmore has been ap.
pointed to the New Department OF the
South, which includes South Carolina,
Georgia. Florida, and a part if not the
whole OF North Carolina. He supersedes
General Foster; but General Sherman, of
course, still remains 10 command Of the
army in the field, as heretofore. Gen.
Gilmore and staff started from New York
for Hilton Head on Thursday.
Major General Pope has been appoint.
ed to the command of the Military D,vis.
ion Of the Missouri. comprising the De.
Par,men. OF Arkansas. Missouri, Kansas
and the North lie was in Chicago
on Friday, on his way to St. Louis.
The shipping of the Atlantic Gable
commenced on the 10Th OF January, and
will continue without intermission until
the end Of May. when all The cable will be
coled on board the Great Eastern. The
London Times feels confident that the en-.
terprise will this lime be successiu iul
The Black Laws OF illinois have been
wiped from the statue book. ibe repeal
ing bill having passed both branches Of
the Legislature. The Ccpperheads tried
every means 10 save the relic of slavery,
but in vain. The records OF the Prairie
State show wonderful progress of aboli-
tionsm during the rebel war.
Illinois, Maryland, Maine. Michigan, Mass
achuse'ts. Rhode Island, New York Penn.
sylvania and West Virginia have ratified
the Constitutional amendment abolshing
slavery.
Mr.. Richardson, who lately escaped
from The rebel prison at SALISBURY, pub.
fishes in the Tribune clear, candid, and
moving statement Of the cond ion OF our
prisoners in rebel hands. lie proposes
first an immediate and general exchange,
or second and immediate retaliation upon
rebel officers. and informing the rebel
Government that tnev are being subject.
ed 10 the same treatmen, tina: is being
meted out TO our prisoners. He shows
how effective retaliation was in the cases
of Sawyer and Flynn, and the negroes
who were put to work on the rebel forti.
tica,ioIs under our fire.
BY a late fire at Savannah one hundred
buildings were destroyed, about 30 per.
sons killed, and a number wouuded.--
Among he houses consumed was ont ip
which a number of shells were stored, the
explosion Of which KEEP, up lombard
meni for about two hours, can sing the
widest alarm. 1t is not yet fully ascer-
;nined whether the fires was the result Of
accident or rebel design, though the ge n
era belief was that ,hey were caused by
the latter.
The Canadian Government has de-
livered up the rebel pirate Burleigh, who
was one of The thieves who stole The steam
er Parsons on It's voyage from Detroit TO
Sandusky, aud robbed The boats officers
OF their money.
General Curtis retired from ihe depart
ment OF Kansas and assumes command OF
the department of the Northwest. The
department Of Kansas and Missouri are
united and placed in command of Major
General Dodge. Major General Rev.
noids retains command Of the department
of Arkansas.
1t is announced that Prince Napolson
has been designated by the Emperor Lou
is Napoleon. with the consent OF the En-.
press, to be Regen. of France in case the
Emperor should die during the minority
OF the Prince Imperial.
The statement made some time ago
that Beauregard is TO command in per.
son the army lately under Hood and now
under Dick Taylor is repeated.
Illinois has the honor of being the first
State 10 ra,iiy the Constitutional Amend.
ment. Both branches Of her Legislature
did 1t on the LIST inst-the Democrats max !.
ing no fight against it, and some of them
voting for it.
New YORK. Feb. 3.-A whole family:
named Bishop, six in number, were suf.
located by gas in Washington street,
brooklyn. last night. One or two Of the
children were found dead. The others
were rescued nearly exhausted, and con +.
veyed to the hospital.
BY late southern papess it appears
that the rebels now bad all their able
bodied men forced into the army by con
scrlption and are sirgularly calling for
volunteers,a and bill has been Introduced
into their Senate urging all except those
already in the army and deserters to form
military companies TO serve during the
war; and the members TO select their ow