The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-01-27
Summary of News


- and 7si6une's special: One of the results
vlPhilsf Secretary Stanton's visit to Savannah
fsli ths 10 solve doubt as TO the soundress O.
So,'' 'oo, ien Sherman on the negro question. -
duSo 20 his soldiers views ard policy are those
dstbev, ihe Government. His trealme ~ of tho
u,the eegroes OF Savannah he's inspired them
% TRith confidence, and they rely on him
. tiyclHholly. He has borne in bis heart a
4, the great scheme for the benefit OF their race
the IN Georgia. and il is understood here that
sniug.he country will be electrified in few
now days by an order from him pari!ioninp o
rs, among them The abandoned Sea Island
rvav property of fugitive Rebel planters, and
Wfstab fishing them in their new freeholds
tbo and layiug the foundation oil new social
tmadeondi:ion 10 the South, whose superstruc.
Jail ,lure but few politicians in the COUNT >
,sud are now permitted clearly TO see.
will Gen. Terry has rot only been con
70, at,hrmed by the Senate as Major Genera
CT .;T; OF Volunteers, but nominated as Brig
,ea NJ adler in the Regular Army He was
the confirmed without reference. TIE frs,
,trbinstance under the Governmen, in which
Tia volunteer was thus snatched 10 the bo
tagesom of the Regular Army from that level.
Not His appointment as 3rgaGier last Au.
for numn was due to Gen. Buffers persist
@ tne ens efforts TO bave his gallanlry rewarded.
viii 1t is rumored that the next draft will
for come off 10 secret. none being present but
wbhthe enrolling Board. This OF course in.
NcIudes surgeon, clerks, and deputy pro-
systvost marshals. Those drawn in the
cue morning are summoned that Gay to the
.ne office, and are at once sent into service.-
;.n, su, After this muster he is allowed time 10
cas-, apply for exemption or to. bring sub.
whe s'itute. While thus engaged he is q
hun sworn soldier, and il be deserts will incur
are the highest penalty Of The law. .-- ...
aay The monitor Patapsco was DESTROYED
orc orc, Oh Charleston, at 2 O'clock on the M orr i.
sho ing of the; l7sh inst, while doing picket
exp duty. She was blown up by a Rebel
in' torpedo. From forty to fifty of the crew
vii weEt down with her. Names not ascer
4 tanned. 80 te. . as, ai :,-s ga 81"
to sOn Saturday night. .l4lh inst, the Sew
oh enteenth Army Corps and Tie troops com
+ 20 90 handed by General Hatch advahced on
srv the Pocetaligo Bridge, on the Charleston
twf and Savannah Railroad, and captured
ere that work, together with the fortfcations
eac and IL guns, losing in the charge 40
ea killed aud wounded. The enemy evacu.
pa, ased darng the night, and fell back to
ion Ion Ashepo. ii :, ; .'',,' ,.. :.as.Ir4.
~, The Secretary of the Navy in response
the to call from the Hoase for the facts rel.
an, alive To the bursting of the Parrot riflsd
in guns al Fort Fisher, says that the mum
ai Der destroyed was FIVE. on board the III.
W conderoga. Juniata, Mackinaw, Quaker
City and Yantic, and that forty FIVE per.
] sons were thereby killed and wounded.
The cause o' their bursting il is declared
cannot Undetermined for want OF further
O., data. None OF these guns were entirely
ah OF wrought iron. They were Of cast iron,
So strengthened at the breach by a wrough,
m, iron band. 80. err aG o.. ,5
Ge The best order is maintained in Savau.
po nah, bY the military authorities, and bu,
Cn lew soldiers were visible on the streets.
!o' Trade is limited, but prices are now reg
-, uiated by law. Jast before leaving at.
nc lanta the army was paid about eight mil
ns lions Of dollars. and the soldiers spend
A their money freely at the first opportunity
81 IT. is said that toe suffering among ,ht
citizans OF Savannah is not so great Al
q, has been represented. a#t'.
A Washington dispatch says that a
party Of Rebels made another raid on IT,,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on the nigh
q OF the goth. They captured a freish
j. train near Harper's Ferry.
Auc nun W tuc BuuOOat lDulhnOa, sum
in the lower Mississippi by the Rebels
two years ago. has been raised and fount
in excellent coalition. She will be re
built. '
The 1ridans's Fort Fisher correspond
ent says: The explosion OF the maga
zine was caused by the carelessness O
our men, who were careless enough TO g,
10 with lighted cigars They were eau
toned, but paid no heed. The total loss
es during the fight will not exceed 400
f and those by the explosion, about 10,
more. must be added for the rfavy.
The revised quota OF Ohio under tn
pending call is 26,027, a decrease of on
ly ie from that previously announced
Senator Wilson OF Massachusetts W a
reelected on Friday of last week (by ,h
State Senate having 81 votes 10 3 fo
Gov. Andrew. The House elected Ger
Wilson about a year ago. T.. &c..
The President has approved the ioir
resolution charging the President wit
the communication of a noti:e to the &c,
srnment of Great Britain OF the wish @
the United STATES 10 terminate the Rec
procity of 1854.
Itappears from communication .
the Secretary OF War that the ent,re sui
ject Of an exchange OF prisoners is no
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