The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-03-03
Summary of News.

dropped to indicate that he was some days
since within easy marching distance of Fay
cttevi|le, which is sitnated on Cape Fear
river 95 miles northeast of Wilmington
Water communication is uninterrupted be-
tween tho two places at all seasons. and as
our latest advices from Porter stated, he
was pushing up the river as rapidly as pos.
sible with his gun5oats. it is probable the
junction of Schofelds forces with Sherman
may take place at Fayetteville One of the
largest arseDnls in tho Confederacy is stu.
ated tbore. Bragg has taken bis Whining
ton forcos up to Golds5oro, followed by
General Terry.
Tho Commercials correspondent near
Hatchers Run, OF the 25th, says We are un-
der marching orders having received in
structons to be ready to move at a mo.
mepts notice. We expect TO have another
tilt for the possession of the Southside Rail.
road, and look for heavy engagement -
That something is going on In tho lines in
front of us is very evident. | do not be.
ileve, however, that Lee is going to rc,roat,
though dcserte-s are now coming in in
greater numbers than ever. They report
that Leo is preparing to fall brck to Dan
vile. Lee could not fall back to overwhelm
Sherman without having Grant laundering
close ON his rear in less than six hours.
! 1t is quito definitely sottIed that Judge
Mccullough oflndiana, tho present Comp.
| troior OF tho Currency, will suaceed Mr..
Fcssendcn IN the Treasury.
The louisiana Eegisa ure, OH tho l7.b
ult ratified the Constitutional Amendment
The vote was unanimous in its favor in the
| House, and wanted ono vote only of being
SO in tho Senate
The steamer Memphis which loft Charles
ton Bar on the 2lst, reports that tho Ma
tiOnal flag was flying over the city and all
the forts in the harbor. General Gimores
| headquarters were established in the city.
The ioits which remained in good cond
! ton are of a most formidable character
Two hundred pieces of artillery. spiked but
otherwise upinjured, lell into the hands of
tho National forces. About 6OO0 bales of
cotton were burned by the rebels before
they left but II is believed that large guam
titles Of it and also OF tobacco are concealed
| in tho houses. Just before the National
troops entered tho city the rebel rear guard
were busy in plundering and firing the
houses. Fow but tho poor inhabitants re-
NAMED in the city after its abandonment
the wealthy leaving it before or with the
rebel army. The now blockade. runner
steemer Deer, with u cargo Of liquors, was
captured in the harbor on the night of tho
18th. while running up towards the city,he
officers being entirely iguorantOf the change
in affars. .tbero. Ii is said that the .garri
sons from tho forts. and the crews OF tho
rebel gunboals in Charleston harbor, were
sent to Wilmington, North Carolina
GEN. Grant, in his testimony before the
Committee on the conduct of tho war
touching the first Fort Fisher expedition. is
reported 10 have cxculpated Gen. Butler
from blanc. The gussy and vindictive Ad
miral Porter in his mali snant assaults upon
Gen. Butler. will TO likely to damage him
self, moro than the gentleman whom he as.
sails. .... .. ~ t-. DO '
| A special diapatch to the Cincinnati
GoseAe, dated, Wilmington, N. c.. 22i-
P. NJ, says that General Cox was tenn.
porarily in command of Wilmington
that comparatively small force could
hold the oily-and that it was expected
communication would soon be opened
with General Sherman by means OF
scouts. From papers found in Whining
ton it is concluded that Lees plan is to
concentrate his forces into two grand div
isions, one under Beanregard 10 confront
Sherman and Schofed,S and the otheI 10
hold Grant.
At fourteen minutes past one o'clock
on Friday last, John Y. Beall, the Lake
Erie pirate, was executed on Governor s
Island, the President having failed tc
grant any further repreive. His bearing
at the gallows was calm and self-possess-
ed and he passed from life with scarcly a
struggle. Quite large crowd Of visit.
. ors Witnessed the tragic event. .......
The 81 Adams raiders case at Montre.
al has come 10 stand-still, on account
! OF the illness Of the Judge. T ..
In the w-Jersey Legislature, the bill
, ralifying the Constitutional Amendment
, has been reported BY the House Judiciary
Committee, with an amendment provd.
. ing for its submission TO a vote OF the
o people at the next general election
o Kentucky refuses to ra,ify the Consti
tutional Amendment abolishing Slavery
. In the Senate the minority report o
= Mr.. Robinson, favoring the amendmen
!. on condition that compensation be made
o Tor the emancipated slaves, was rejected
!. by vote Of "a TO o; the House selected
: tee same report by a vote 90 to 2l. TIL,
g majority report against the amendmen
= was adopted IN the Senate by 2l yeas tc
), ;, l2 nays; in the House. by SO yeas to 90
:. nays. .......
s tits reported that Gen. Singleton ant
% Judge Hughes, late OF the Court o
Claims, left Washington for Richmont
70 on Wednesday of las: week. Their mis-
1t sion is said to be to convince the Rebel