The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1865-01-18
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.

-uov. HAL, OF Missouri in his annual mes
sage says that slavery will be abolished in thar
State by the almost unanimous vote of the
people. '<
Since Mr.. Lincoln's Inauguration in 1854
tnere nave been tive changes in his cabinet: Mr.
stanton for Mr.. Cameron, Mr.. Usher for Mr.
smith, Mr., FessendOn for Mr.. Chase. Mr.. Den.
nison for Mr.. Blair, and Mr.. Speed for Mr..
Bates.
Forrest, the Rebel Cavalry General. is de-
scrlbed AS a fine-looking man, very large and
well proportional hair almost white motistache
black, quite decisive in his speech, and of q
gentlemanly demeanor
Upon careful calculation it is estimated that
President Lincoln, in the two hours of his la,,ae
| on New Years Day, shook hands with abont
| seven thousand persons, men, women and child
rem OF all ages ranks and races.
| Gen. Robert Anderson states that Col mi
ian ian Aien, the agent for procuring supplies for
the poor of Savannah, was the fl rst who sent aid
In the shape OF boxes of cigars and tobacco-to
his men IN Fort Sumter in the Spring of 1861.
The total gold and silver received at the
United States mint this year is less than twenty
coined, including cents, is forty-seven millions.
The total value coined since the establishment
OF the mint in 1897, is nine hundred and eleven
million dollars. 'o'-
man in New York, whose sales are rising thirty
million dollars annually, has the largest incoms
or o. any man, In America or perhaps the world
a net income for 1863 of five mi lion dollars
San Domingo papers are filled with nroo,a-
III matOhs OF victories over the Spanish INVADER
me President of Hayti had offered his services
10 nedlate between the hostile Governments.
and it was hoped peace would be secnred on ~
oasis or Domi nican independence If not tho
left o VA o' man ID h
On the 7th inst, party of Indians attacked
Cne overland Mail Coach near Julesburg Colo
RADIO, robbing the express mail. They also at
lacked mule train near by, killing one man.
The troops at Juesburg were at once i'm nursnit
ana nght ensued, in which 35 Indians and IA
ed southwark.
u npel SUIT In New York on Friday last, Mr. viii
nam M Evans was in the midst of an elO0uant
plea for the defendant, when he was interrnpted
by Jewish juror, who said that his sahhoth p
was about to begin ard he could not listen anv
longer. So the Court adjourned to Monday al.
Ter controversy, in which the Juror said that he
contempt or not. ~ Ao'
ury, IN fuiaski county, that holding or sell
ng slaves is crime, amounting to a felonvu
mo Iourfliths OF the qualified jurors agreed to
ma bills of Indictment against the slave hoiIars
II that county, in accordance with the cboroa .
t would have been bold prophet who sh0nld
our years ago have predicted a state of affairs
Arkansas In which this could be possible.
The total of the rebel forces now in the field
loes not exceed 100000, and one half of them ara
n Lee army, and therefore useless for the de- ,
ence OF rebeldom beyond Richmond which in AZ
act has no real value, for they are kept in Rich.
nft Sy whe the rest of the confederacy.
eiC uelence!ess, is being subjugated by Grant,
generals. The moral effect Of losing Rieh,,,nnS -
vouid be bad to the rebels, but otherwise thevsrr
you'd, now that Savannah is gone have r. ~;,,awy >
harleston to save what they have there. THAI
&c ropose 10 make their army in the spring 49,
" men, winch Will be a respectable force If tha {.
plrlt IL not whipped out of them hoforo 81 ~sS -