Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-02-02
lead to speedy abrogation Of the passport

SlElelH.
INCREASED PAYMENT OF CoNGREssMES
Mr. Sprague has introduced bill in the
Senate to increase the compensation ofSenHa.
tors, Reprcsentativcsand Territorial DELEGATE
to $1,000; for each Congress the mileage to
remain as at present 1t is also provided that
the members of the present Congress shall be
entitled to receive the difference between the
compensation received under the present law
and the compensation allowed by the new bill.
| The total number of National Banks now
IN operation is seven hundred and sxtv-one
INTERESTING FROM WILMINGTON.
New York, Jan. 26.-The Heralds Fort
Fisher correspondent of the Goth says
Br!gadier General Paine weht out again
yesterday in force to reconnoiter the posiTtion
OF the enemy. He found the enemy as before
IN force, about two miles from our extreme
line, and after a severe skirmish, in which we
succeeded in capturing fifty prisoners, General
Painefetire,l.
4 esferdsy afternoon, as the dispatch boat
Eliza Hancock was proceeding up the river to
u point further than any we had vet reached,
she was opened upon by the guns of Fort St
fhlllp, on the south of the river.
The blockade runners have already heen in.
formed of the tall of Ft Fisher--thc Owl hav.
ing run IN and made her escape out again the
night before the evacuation of Ft Caswell
lhe Times Washington special says the
Richmond papers of Monday substantially
confess the evacuation of Wilmington and that
Gen. Terry is, beyond doubt, now in possession
of the city
D. Al
Both armies are fortfying in their respect
i've positions, and hot work may be looked for
at any time.
The Raleigh Progress of the 10th says:
PRISONERS who left Wilmington on the 18th,
say that the rebel forces fell back to within
eight miles Of the city, and General Terry had
demanded the surrender of the place, giving
bragg to the 10Th to answer. The removal
OF all public property was going on as fast as
possible, and we doubt not that every prepn.
ration was making to fall back.
Persons from there say all is confusion at
Wilmington. The general impression was
That the place would go, and that most of the
people would remain
SIX HUNDRED MORE
St Louis, Jan. 26.-Late adviceS from East
oort, Miss, confirm the report that the 18th
lennessoe Cavalry, six hundred strong, under
Colonel johnson, cncamped at Clifton, Ten.
leSS2o sent word into our lines that thcy wish
I'd to surrender, take the oath and 90 home.
'IREs AT BUFFALO, DETROIT, AND HAMILTON,
C. W.
buffalo, Jan. 26.-1he fire only ceased last
light by burning itself out, destroying all the
uIdlnys to the corner of Main and Court
treets.
The entire loss is now estimated at three
uarters of u million dollars. II
Hamilton, c. W., Jan. 26--The Ontario ,
establishment and contents cx- "a
ept'ng the safe, were destroyed by fire this
lorning. Loss over 100000. Insured for a
100000 a
Detroit, Jan. GA disastrous fire at East /
ngInaw, this morning, DESTROYED the Hess a
lock and several other buildings. Estimated Il
'ss, $4,000. Insured for about $40 900. c
WHOLESOME LEGISLATION IN CANADA.
Quebec, January 2j.-ln the Canadian Par T.
alnent, last night, the Attorney Genera: e
ought IN a bill for the prevention and SUP C
'ess!on OF outrages Oh the frontier, and Tie o
and shipment of arms for nplaw h
i purposes and providing for the seizure and t,
summation of suspected vessels. II
Also 10 give notice to persons proving TN 4
olthy OF the hospitality Of this country to r. "
owe from it. The bill was copied partly from V
g lmprrias act ahd partly lFon, the act of ~
ongress OF the United States Of 1883. The ii
IL was read first time and passes 10 Il sec, II
ID reading today. la
PORTED DEGLiEATioN OF LEE AND JOHNSTON t!
New York, Jan. 2G.--lhc Times Washiur "
II special says every member Of the reiel w.
'binrt Xc apt Trenholm has gone out anIIe "
bel Congressman arc withdrawing homewHrI
@"hHstcA las refused to take BeaurcsarI ,,r
partmlnt "
Lee has declined to take charge ofany army II, ,''
/ his own "
NEWS FROM EErEL SOURCES. W
New York, Jan 26.-lhc AUGUSTA Consti, lit
lonaI'St says that city is fillcl IT, fugitivcs pl
IN South Carolina, 1t would appear that a SC
mic had seized upon the people oi. that State ur
the approach Of the Union army; and thct W.
ready to leave every thing to save their &C
2s. Eth
ST. MARK S LOOKED AFTER ~
New York, Jan. ga private letter saws VI. ""
proposition of the rebels, to make st. ,'.' "n
rks, Florida, a blockade running port, will ~
succeed, as Lieutenant Rockwell has three
sels there able to put stop to such opera RI RI
ms. v,
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HEAVY BANK ROBBERY. VII
cleveland, JAN. 26-The Bank of Craw tie
d County Meadville, was robbed of one
1drcd and fifty thousand dollars in U. S. eu
Ids this evening: The robbers were sccrc- Ia
IN back room of the Bank Intense ex all
'ment prevails No arrests yet madc.--
900 reward is offered pei
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette " ",
"'"oi'oN' lee
Washington, Jan 26.-Brg General John 60,
Smith, of Galena, ILL.,, commanding Il div
n in Sherman's army, has been promoted to the
a Major General by brevet. res
COL. NORTH RELEASED. o'c
Whether as result of the House invcstiga- an, ,
INTO arbitrary arrests, or for some less rpt,
stactory, reason, the Secretary of War is wb,
erstood to have to-day ordered the uncon- Sn,
onal release of Col North, the New York ho,'
te agent, tried for ballot-box stuaing. Go
THE POTOMAC IcE-BouNp WI,
he navigation of the Potomac is closed Ic Da'
the present, owing to i"e, which for miles II
n the river is twelve inches thick The oet
boats plying between here and CITY
ut haye. been compelled to suspend Their p