The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-01-19
News and RumOrS by Telegraph.
PROM EUROPE.

FROM EUROPE.
PORTLAND, Jan. 1.-The steamer
Moravian, from Liverpool Dec, 10Th,
via Londonderry 30th, arrived here
this noon. --....-
The commercial news is unimportant
owing to the holidays.
Gen. DiX's order to pursue the rebel
raiders into Canada attracted much at
tention, and leading journals hope it
will not be acted on, as it might cause
trouble. ......-- ....-5
The papers generally discountenanco
the idea of being driven into unfriend>
ly relations with the United States on
account of the raiders in Canada.
The Times shows that the rebels
could desire nothing better.
MONTREAL, Jan. 1.-THE st. Albans
raiders to-day got another postpon-
ment for thirty days, to get further
evidence from Richmond.
FROM TEXAS, VIA HAVANA.
New YORK, Jan. IL. ......
The loss Of the rebel steamer r. E.
Lee at the mouth Of tho Rio Grande
is confirmed. Six men were drowned.
The cutting oGt of the schooner
Bcllo at Galvestoa, by Federal ex-
pedition, is confirmed. Part of the
crew of blockade running schooner
have been arrested at Galveston,
charged with the design Of surrender
ing the vessel to the squadron.
New YoRk, Jan 12.-Tho Worlds
Washington special says the Demo-
cratic politician who has gone on Il
peace mission with the approval of the
President is Gen. Singleton of Illinois.
Hepreceded Blair a day or two. 1t is
said the rebel Congress adopted in Sc
cret session the resolution to appoint
Peace Commissioners, and they have
been selected and sent to Grants
headquarters. o.. ...
ANOTHER FREE STATE.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.-THE State Con
vcntion has just passed the following
ordinance ofemancipation by vote of
60 TO 4:
"Bo it ordained by the people of the
State of Missolri, in Convention as
scmblcd, that hereafter, in this State,
thcro shall be neither slavery nor in
voluntary servitude, except in punish
ment Of crime, whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, and
all persons held to service or labor as
slaves arc hereby declared free
On the receipt of the news in JEFF
ferson City OF the passage of the Eman-
cipation Ordinance by the Convention
the Legislature adjourned with three
times three cheers, and an immense
mass meeting was Immediately held
at which Gov. Fletcher made verv
able speech, and was followed by sew
eral members of the legislature and
military officers eliciting the most vo'
cifcrous applause. Flags We're dis
played, cannon fired, and in tho even
ing, fireworks and general illumin
alton, closed the most exciting and en-
thusiastic scene ever witnessed in Jef.
ferson City.
REBEL NEWS.
Richmond papers of yesterday
chronicle great fire at Charlotte, N
G. The Government warehouse, quar-
termaster and commissary offices and
portion of the N. G. & Charlotte and
S. G. depots were burned. The loss
was at first estimated at 100000, ,00s
but since reduced by saving the grain
su ar, etc. Yankee mercenaries were
the supposed cause, but it was subso.
qucntIy asccrtaincd that the fire was
the result OF accident.
Hood Fortirying at CorInth.
CAIRO, Jan. 1.-The remnant oi
Hoods army is reported fortifying at
Corinth, with u view of going into
winter quarters at that place. He is
also said to be repairing the Mobile &
Ohio Railroad. ....
= Hoods report of the battle neal
Franklin says he lost fifty pieces oI
ARTILLERY and several ordnance wagons
His loss in killed and wounded wa:
small. The prisoners were not count
cd.
I, WAsuINGToN, Jan. 11--A gentleman
in Washington, who has seen The
Richmond Enquirer of Tuesday last
says that paper mentions the follow
ing .
A call is out for y Convention of the
| Confederate States. The intention o
the authors ofthe call is to revolution
izo the revolution, to depose Mr.. Davis
wipe out the Coplodorato Congross, ap
point dictator in his stead, and. per
4 haps, TO surrender to the enemy.
REBEL REPORTS FROM SAVANNAH.
Tho Richmond Whig Of the l0tl
has the following items from Savan
nah.
Tho Augusta Chronicle and Senti
nol of the 18th publishes a number o
news items derived from gentleman
who lett Savannah on the LIST inst.
The most perfect order is maintained
in the city. No soldier is allowed t
interfere with the citizens in any par
ticuar. A citizen was arrested by ;
drunken soldier a few days since
The citizen knocked the soldier down
The officer of the guard, as soon n
he arrived, said nothing to tho citizen
but had tho soldier taken to the bar
!, racks, gagged and soundly whippe'
for his misbehavior.
A drunken soldier who undertoo'