M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-03-09
NEWS Ms-CLIPPINGs,

--,5 MAROH 6.-lhe NashNlle us
patch announces an immense ireshet'
the largest ever known in the Cum
"a berland river, and great destract lor
-.'aofproperty' %.
500 The War Department has INFORM
10 led Governor Fenton, Of New York,
Information received from Halifax,
~" that the Confederates in tho pro7in-
ces are contemplating a raid on OS-
-oiI wego and Rochester.
10 We have statement this morning
% in telegraphic reports, that owing to
-, the large influx Of deserters from the
..s enemy into our lines, approximations
5laa of deep designs are entertained in
% certain quarters. 1t is coujectured
that these deserterS, transferred into
t.- the very heart Of the loyal portion OF
-. the country, will organize q raid on
-'Gdan extensive scale.
y.! lyrNrw YORK, March 4.-AdvicCs
% received here through private sour
ces from Mexico state that the war in
G52 tbe United States is attracting the
30 social atteLtion of the Imperial
---"sG Government. The police are direct
9ra-e ed to arrest all who express their
mo sympathy with the federal cause, and
sdm one named Valdez has been senten-
oil ccd to az years imprisonment foI
y'r5 speaking favorably about the United
b'@ States and predictinga speedy end OF
's't the rebellion. The Imperial Treasury
is constantly getting lower. The
hostility Of the Church party to the
ioa Emperor Mtximilian, is on the in
~n crease. The friends OF the Juarlst
'a-'. cause here refuse to give credence to
az the reported defeat at Oasaca.
-. p','t The Raleigh. North Carolina,
journal thinks that Hapgood'S brig
, ade, with the exception Of the 7th
u" battalion, has been captured BY the
-a5. ,f. Federala near Wilmington.
,,p.T ,., The Raleigh Constitution !ndulges
'llD ,l the hope that the Contederates will
,''1 cable to bag Sherman, or send HIM
'."s .s bowling to the rear. ifthe report is
.''''ti1 rue that the small force he left at
Columbia has been expelled, then a
a., '..'Hn, Hrne,pulse in front would make his at.
,cr fairs almost desperate. 49,. ...
L. The Richmond Enquirer says
d1o Grant has stripped every section ol
10 1.-The country OF troops, and that in
.-~.o Western virginia he has not men
- enough to protect Ills Generals while
sleeping.
,Lhra.Our Naval forces have captured
.y4s Fort White, a splendid work, noun,
q ting seventeen heavy guns, just be-
low Georgetown, South Carolina.
s'aodHThe Asg slip of Admiral Dahl
,g'aI prep, the Harriet Mason, while on
- her way down, was sunk by a tor
Ell pedo. Ali hands but one were saved.
aJH.t't The citizens of Oswego, New
q Yoik, have held meeting, in view
"a of another raid from Canada by the
'." rebels.
oa1Il7 The frs, United State mail, since
'2., The war began, has left Charleston
,!"" itr Philadelphia.
Mr. Flanagan was taken under
dtiv guard on the 9TH inst, to Fort Della.
aid ware, to serve ont his sentence OF
six months hard labor,
-o.fr Official dispatches from Secretary
.;s Stanton and General Grant annonce
-; that Gen. Sheridan and his force com
mencad their movement last Mon
d.Ga day, and wera at Staunton when last
m heard from. Maj. Gen, Hancock was
placed in charge Of the middle mill
tary division during the absence Of
9b92 General Sheridan, with his headquar
Oh ters at Winchester. DeserterS report
.sg. that Sheridan captured CharletteylIle,
'.alalso Early AMI nearly his entire force,
gji kouaiitips o. 1,S00 men. Four
20 lbrisades were reported as being sent
e. IA Rypcbburg, to get there before
Gen Sherman il posiible.
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