The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-17
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The Washington specials furnisl
news from Richmond papers down &c
Tuesday morning. The sum and
substance of the news from Sherman
through thus source is, that our vieto
rious General and his glorious army
are carrying everything before them
He had crossed the Edisto river
which was the line selected by Har.
dee for the defense of Branchville,
the rebels falling back. 1t is con.
ceded by the Richmond papers
that Branchville had been cap
tured, and they think 1t probable that
Charleston had been evacuated
These papers also state that the right
wing of Sherman's army was two.
thir Is of the way from Branchviie to
Georgetown, n. c. The latter ia on
tide water. Sherman's movement, as
thus indicated, means vastly more
than the capture of either Branch
willie or Charleston These latter
achievements are, in fact, merely in
Icidents as compared with the grand
object of the campaign. They are
important incidents, it is true, be-
cause as Sherman advances he leaves
10 railroad behind, and with the ruin
of bridges and tracks he also leaves
behind that portion of the rebel army
under Hardee and Beauregard, Just
as he left Hood on the Tennessee
when his Georgia campaign was in
augurated. The rebels further tell
us that the Yankees have landed q
large force on Cape Fear river. Put
your finger on Georgetown, n. c..
Glance at Wilmington. Run the eye
further, to the country south OF Rich
mond. Then put oil these out Civ
ings together, and the comprehen
sive character of the N vement now
in progress will appeeY TO us rs it ap-
pears to the editors Of Riohmond pa
pers. Meantime the rebels are dis
cussing the question of arming ne
groes, and talking about, to them, the
of lime. Upon the whole,
the situation looks promising for the
National cause. Never has it been
brighter.
A convoy Of 21 vessels laden with
cotton, from Savannah, have arrived
at New York. They are unable to
come up to the wharf on account OF
the ice in the harbor.
Out of 1000 rebel prisoners at
Camp Morton, indianapolis, only one
fourth arc willing to he exchanged
The remainder want to take the oath
of allegiance and remain North.
The Chattanooga Gazette says that
nine of our soldiers who had been
captured by the rebels and put in
Gaylesville Gala. Jail, were recently
taken out by Gatewood's guerrlllas,
shot, and their bodies thrown into the
river.
Twelve Legislatures have now rat
ified the Constitutional Amendment.
One Delaware J has rejected it. Ken
tucky and New Jersey are consider
ing the measure. The prospects fol-
its success are better in the latter
than in the former State.
A Calcutta letter to the London
Times estimates the number of per.
sous killed in India by the fearful
hurricane of October last, at 60.000
In ihe Island Of Sanger alone, 1000
perished, out Of population oI
$4,000.
The construction of the Govern
mcnt Arsenal at Rock Island, Illinois
will be commenced Immediately. L
will cost Sl,500,000, and will he onC
of the largest structures of the kline
in the world.
Col. r. b. Hayes, Of the 23d Ohio
and member OF Congress elect from
the Second District Of this State. was
on the l4th confirmed Brigadier
General OF Volunteers. The Presi
dents son, Robert T. Lincoln, was
also confirmed Assistant Adjutant
General, with the rank of Captain il
the Regular Army.
Capt. Jas Y. Beall, convicted o
being a spy and guerrilla, and being
one OF the Lake Erie pirates, will bt
hung on Saturday morning on Gov
ernor's Island, New York harbor, thu
sentence having been fully approved
by Gen. Dix.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. l4.-There was /;
fight on Saturday night, in Garrison
county, between the Home Guards
under Capt. Bates, and a gang o
Iguerrillas, said to be part of Lyons
command. The guerrillas were rout
ed, with the los s Of six killed. Bate
loss was one killed and one wounded
!, The message of the Governor o
Illinois is printed for distribution a
follows: English, $4,000 copies; Ger
man, 10000, Swedish, 1000, Danish
1000; Danish and French. 500 each
The above figures may be cOnsidere'
as approximating in some degree T.
/, the proportions Of the different ma
tionalities composing the population
> Of the State, Vi. t.H