M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-03-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

MAR.11, The New York Ilcra,l's
Winchester correspondent confirms
the reported victory over Early by
Sheridan, ond sayo Sheridan has &C
cupied Stanton, and on the march
up the Valley encountered no opposl'
tion.
Rebel prisoners repor: heavy Fed
eral force advancing from East Ten.
nes,ee on Lynchbug. There are I'M
confirmed rumors fits captures
I'he 18th Corps lie eaid 10 have be-
come drunk, aud to have piilaged
Co'u,aJia Sherman ordered the burn
ers to be eho.. The people who remain
live 10 }uts and are in terrible con
.. dition Sherman left 200 cattle t3rI
tho use Of the sick and wounded, AMI
gave them alm5 to protect them agalnsI
tho negroes. Tho Southern Express
Company 8oyod its valuaOlc5.
Tie Southern pyees is anticipating
s,,at something serious will grow out
OF the expulsion by tho French inI
Mexico Of the American Consul al
Matam0ras,
The fobeIs confidently anti cipateI
GOOD news lor them from hAerman's
Amy.
Over -four millions Of G Government
Y-30 Bon ds were sold by Jay Cooke
,E Co., P'uiadelpha, yesterday.
The Pa asident has issued a proc
lslaalion in accordance with the ia~s
OF Coug,es J, giving dossrtera from
the armv n otice thai if they do not re
turn in sixt daye, they will totiei: all
civil rights as citizens OF the United
States.
Tltee Tit uslld exchengai Federal
rrisonershs ye arrived at Annapolis.
MAR. 10 The N6w York Worlds
,.Sy ijmington correspondence says Onr
advance, I'll der General Terry is
twelve nlilei from there, on the Cape
Fear River. liz ko'a troops confront It
on the other side
The Rlchr noud papers eXpress the
belief that Grant lliw attack Lees
lines around Ric hm0nds as soon as the
weather will per init.
Tue Uni1 prisoners captured at
Florence wer cent to Salisbury, on
the approach oiSherln0u. On the way
many OF lher 4 escaped.
It is yepyr ted that there have baon
1000 reool lese?lioua, including 40
officers, fro1 Lees army in Lhe last
thirty days.
Gen. Lon ,street has made a prop.
osition to on Generals to return do
serters on ca ch sido.
The new Secretary oftho Treasury,
uou. Hugh .McCull0ch, entered upon
his duties yesterday.
II is predicted by the Coaederat
pyeas that the crisis Of the war wac
rapibly approaching, and that heavy
and decisive battles were s6ou to be
fought:
MAE IS, It is reported that the
Government expects soon % near from
Sherman v%G Wilmington. |
Beauragard is torsifying Raleigh !
and ,4oldSboro. and ID aware OF the
Federal cooperating column advance
ing from Newbern. The enemy have
abandoned all the country between
Newbern and Goldsboro. Kingston
was e1acuased on the 3rd
1t is stated that Gen. Fltzhugh Lee
aid Ohea'ham have been sent from
Alabama against Sherman. These
Commanders expect to form a juno
ton with Rardee from Charleston but
other adyices say that Sherman. .huli- |
ed q few OF bis hrigades back upon
Cheatham's column, and completely |
crushed it.. Johnston is supposed toI
have made the attack il front, and
wag defeated.
Secretary Stanton has been too I'LL
during the past TWO or three days toI
attend at the department aud sigu Of.
fetal papeas,
It now appears tAat the idea Of ia.
king Vice President johnson to Sill,
vor Springs originated with Preston
King, and that ho accompanied JOHN
SOD and Blair to toat retreat. 1t is aao
stated in officia! circles in Washington
that several doctors have been called
IN for consultatiin. with view oi ma
kiug out caae Of temporary insanity j
aud lhus obtain an excuse to dispose
Of the Vice President. The tact that
Mr, johnson was nominated at Bal
tinore through the influence OF Weed
aud Seward; is much commented up
on by the radicals. Seward 10 held res.
yousible bv them for tbs recent dis