Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-06
From New YORK.

NEW YoRk, March 5-0n Sunday morning
at 3 O'Clock the wires of the Western Union tele-
graph were connected with the Pacific lines and
communication established direct between this
city and San Francisco. Though the weather
was bad, rain falling az times and at many points
on The route. the wires worked well and con.
siderable amount OF business wss transmitted
The distance is nearly 1000 miles and the differ
ence of time about four hours. This is unoues-
tOnabIy the longest telegrsphic circuit ever
worked. and the fac, that such length of wire
was telegrsphed over in one circuit is a notable
era in the history Of tslegraphing.
The Herald's Washington special says au,hen :
TIC information has been received that Sherman 8
advance has reached Fayetteville The same
special also says that Sherman has reached that
point. H
The Herald's New Orleans correspondent has
information from Mobile of the 9th, at which
time the rebels were receiving reinforcements
and strengthening the defenses.
Besuregard was there on the 18th inspecting
the works, and made q speech expressing great
confidence that the place could be held
The force in Mobile is said 70 be much larger
than had been generally believed.
Gen. Granger was 81 Pensacola on the llth,
and inspected the union troops.
The Hersld's army of the Potomac correspon-
dence saws: Every fresh batch OF rebel deserters
that come within our lines reiterste the state
ment made by prisoners that the rebels are pre-
pairing to eyacuate both Richmond and Peters
burg, and says letter from Winchester states
that the 18th cavalry relnforcemeDts and pontoon
trains arrived there, and on the 9th General
Sheridan starts with 5000 cavalry, il is said TO
operate in the direction OF Lynchburg. Some
gay Sheridan and Sherman will meet aud act to-
getheT in that direction.
Gareral Hancock asaumed command az Win
chester the departure of Sheridan
The bark Idaho from Aspinwall 18th ult re-
ports the North Star was IN port dischargng her
cargo the prize Str. Deer also arrived from Beau
fort \ G. and proceeded to Boston
The Panama Mercantile Chronicle, Feb. 18th
hiss a report that the mission of Gen SckIes is to
procure from Columbian government a cOncess
ion of lands on which to form a settlement OF
30 900 of the negroes emsncipnted BY the great
secession war. Report said but the Chronicle
doubts it, that one million of dollars would be
paid for the privilege.
Adyices from Canton, Miss state plsinly that
all west of the Mississippi is to be evacuated by
the rebel leaders.
No effort il TO be made to hold any of the
country between Yazoo and Big Black rivers.
The line of the Central Mississippi railroad is
to he given up, which OF course yields Jackson.
The Mobile and o. railroad is to be their new
Inc, which II Will De their endeavOf TO hold.
About ID miles east of jackson will be the
point at which they will make stand against
any federal advance on the line of the railroad
connecting at jackson with the Central and run
ming east TO the Mobile and Ohio road. The last
named road is to be their great line of communi-
cation between Dick Taylor in Alabama snd-the
rebel forces in the southern portion of that state
while at the same time it will afford covering for
Selma and Montgomery.
Hood has split his old army, marching away
part Of it to South. Carolina. leaving Dick Tay-
Tor in command of the remainder. small por
ton OF it wss doubtless turned over to Forrest
he retaining all his original cavalry force and
collecting enough more to swell his command 10
10000
Forrest, since bis assumption of the command
OF the department Of East Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama, has been making some radical
changes