Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-17
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WASHINGTON. Ost. Is.
Thsre 10 no truth in the statement
sscsutly published that the Secretary 81
he Treasury has decid d to ask new
loan for the Government.
We learn from 6hsrpsburg that q
gentleman Who arrived there on Sator.
day from Richmond states that theirs
are zoe, 900 rebels between GordonsviI.
10 end Winchester.
The railroad bridge between Staunten
and Winchester are not rebuilt, and
much embarrassment results TO the reb.
eIs 10 the transportation IT their srtil.
Isry and supplies.
He states that the journalists ana
aristocrsts Of Richmond 80 bitterly op'
posed TO oil overturss OF reacc. while
The middle and Js~er classes favor such
policy. but .re in,imidated into silence.
The Fresident's emancipation pro.
cl.mstion has excited great wrath 10
the South.
The Times specis! correspondent At
Frederick says: VI have just seen .
lieutenant who left PoolesviIle At 0 o.
clock this morning. He says the same
rumors are current there - in Frederick
10 regard to q return Of the rebels, bu.
the story is altogether destitute Of toun-
dation."
One Of Gen. Mclellan's staff, who left
headquarters this morning, says nothing
was known there Of the enemy havin:
crossed the Potomac.
Mrs. Mcclellan was still ct head.
quarters.
Rebel cavalry pickets are in sight
tom Bolivar Heights.
The I'd regular cavalry are recon.
noitering, with two days provisions.
Especial t. the Tribuss.l
A report which we mentioned last
night to the effect that the enemy cav
airy, 10000 strong, were at Leesburg,
and perhaps bound on . dash into
Washington, caused unusual precautions
to be taken last night by the authori-
ties.
An expedition was sent ont to ascer.
tain the facts. They proceeded to
Leesburg, aud finding only few caval-
~ encampsd there they entered the
town. There they learned that Ste.
warts cavalry had been encamped near
the town on the road to Conrad's Ferry
from Sunday noon until Monday eve
ping, at which tine they passed through
Leesburg on their way back to Win.
chester, ~ was supposed.
Scouts FROM various other directions
have come 10, all Of whom bring the old
report Of no enemy in force this side OF
Bull Ran and Hettern Mountain,
A reconnaissance to CuIpepper found
only small force of cavalry there.
Especial to Herald
1t is rumoredin high circles that Hon.
Leonard SWEET, Of Illinois. has been
called to Washington to assume . 70.
sponsibIe position near the President.
Col. E. P. Scammon, Of the 43d
Ohio, has been appointed Brigadier
General for gallant services at the bat.
tie ofS,nth Mountain.
Col. Wm. T. Polk, of Tennessee, is
here.
The experiments with the Is inch
Dahlgren guns are satisfactory, and it
is not doubted that this species Of ord.
nance will be made useful in naval oper.
rat,ons.
Intelligence has reached here that
Senator Pearce 10 At the point of death.
A letter has been received from Gov.
Curtin, in which it 10 stated that he has
been informed On good authority that
the general in command of the troops at
Hsgerstown knew the rebels had cross
ed the border at 10 o'clock Friday
morning, 20 miles by railroad from
Chamtersburg, which was in our pos.
session, and . like distance by good
roads, and the reb. ls did not leave
Chambersburg until 9 O'Clock Sutur.
day morning, SO that the whole force
could have been captured and the peo-
pie Of Pennsylvania saved the disgrace
Cast upon them.
The Governor desires q thorough in
vestigation, and the military authorities
have already ordered an Investigation
In the mean time, they have taken ao.
tive measure to protect the border from
any furtber saia.