The Union and journal., 1865-02-24
General Summary.


Nine hundrsd and eghty.thres Union pris.
oners, including ten officers, mostly from Dan
vis' came down from Richmond On tho rebel
steamer Allison to Cox's Landing. About
ooIoot' a. the Allison was on her return trip
to Richmond, and when o short distsuce above
Fort Brady, she struck torpedo, which ex-
p'od'ng completely wrecked her. She bal on
ooau 2i3 packages OF blankets, and number
OF other articles intended for our prisoners, be-
longing mostly to the State Of indians. The
loss OF life Is unknown. llAt
The Hersld's Shenandoah corrc,poo,,en, ..v.
An expedition of 300 picked men fro,, A..
Michigan cavalry, sfser march Of for,v mi,,.
Meeting With no opposition of ooo,cou.n..
reached tho Charlotte iron furnace. on Water
Lick Creek, which the rebels had In full blasc.
preparing iron for shot and shell. The estab-
lishmcnt, with oil It's machinery and material,
was destroyed. The force then returned meet
ing with trihng annoyance from guerrillss.
The main portion Of the rebel army Is said to
% near SUMMON
ine rress Ncr'o'k lVsl a"pa'on o',ne i''n
.''" na's!u'' 'ee" o"p'. 'Us, 'e,'1.f
nC" W. ''0s' .'.S.'' Az ".S.'..,.. ~. M a .S ~.
d..sL y, - .or. =, ,ho mou;,or. =, R;.hmoDd ~
cease. A double.epdcr was blown IN BY them
on Thursday last. lie says they ore about to
eracuate Richmond" H'. .r 'a"
Details OF the Mexican news show active fight
ing ~ the 'a.e'0r between .n0 'uAr,','ana I'm.
,roon. c.,.h. Nv ,h.m q s.var., ~ % ,oxn. .." ~.
threatened nv Tho J.ar,,,, anil t,. comn.,c,
into 0axaca by the French General Bszsino
gives rise 70 maen anxiety nus ADVANCE guard
,"s.. s !. veea .. ..''sn ,',,,,.. ,u "v A0'" "''
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."'s ..' py,pes' ' d., " ""'s = '"O,, 60 %O"'
h;.h - M .h., ~ ~ ~. ...,.,. ~ "o,.S ;. !, -,,..n.
Ares for the remainder OF this winter. Tho new
plan was tried last Sunday, and the clergyman
says thatifit Is tobc Continued, be shall preach
only ten minutes hereafter
Tho Hsrald's Fort Fisher correspondence
says that, on the night Of the 10th, Lisutcn-
ant Gushing made reconnaissance up Cape
rc", ,'s., n''o'' p0"V''a''"s " '"o W""',.' "
""n'"SS'u' ""''o "' i'na'"eu u""' w
sa'n'u 'nu'" '"'u"o'o '"''r'na''o"' ho u'''
covered 'he pirate OnickaihauHa SUNK III 'he
channel. on the night Of the iith no went
up close p the rebel Fort Anderson ana
heard an o'ncer' supposed 70 DO Bragg mar
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w
Reuben n. hooot' OF west eoncord' N.
h., is drawing wood this winter upon sled
with double wooden runners. the forward set
made forty years ago. and tho hinder ones
thirty fce. They have been in constant use
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.ae popular apt"'a'''" u ""u""'Dui'".
tho State Committee.
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A. p,n, r,,,. - r A.,
s;,;on !. abo,. twen,v. .tb,co miles.
Late rebel papers contain disclosures Oh
corruption IN DAVIS Cao'net' ana give causes
lot the i"te d'~o'ut'on. a cofnm"'eooi tho
Feoe' congress nave prescn'od eeaoon' tho
'a'o oec'''a'y .. war; 10 su"'y o' s'o''
anu '.'o''n'"u Pap''' u'aA0 ''A'e'
meh' "aa'ns 20 n'' su''' 1
A party OF rebol cavalry dnahcd into Cum
berland before daylight on Tuesday morning,
'a'p''Ssa ""' c.'p'ar'a tho P,'A''' anu car
'''u " u'"'' o'ooA, ".u N'',Vy. ''e'',
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