The Placer herald., 1862-10-25
EASTERN NEWS.

selves to Gen. Sibley. who sent them under
guard to Yellow Msli'ine
KANSAS CRY, October l7.-Santa Fe
mails have been received. Gen. Carleton
has established post n, Apache Pass. and
parrsoned it with snffi lent force I" pro
iect The Pass against the Indians. All was
qnet along the r"a to Santa F..
LOUISVILLE, Oo'oher l7-rhe JourndL
dsrreIlls the reren, fight AT Big Hill between
Lexington and r ch,nnnd. on Tuesday
Bragg, with 10000 men, was at Crab
Orchard, rapidly relrea''ng towards Mount
Vernon aud LONDON. Krhv Smith was also
reported in the vicinity of Janiterty, Clay
county. Ii was reported that The mountain
GERS ate telling trees, and otherwise blocking
the roads over which The rebels must pass in
order To leave the State.
A letter from FayaI, September Oh says:
On the 9Th and g. a rebel steamer, supposed
TO b, The Alabama burned whaIers and
schooner,
The Steamer City of Washington. which
sailed for Liverpool to-day, took Sl,OO0,OOO
in spece'
PLEASANT VALLEY, Pa, Octob- Is The
rebel Gen. Stuart was at point miles
from Lertown yesterday; and Gen. Lee was
at Stevenson's Depot, miles east from Win
CHESTER Gen. Longstreet, 10 miles above
Winchester; and Stonewall Jackson. at Bun,
ker Hill. Before our forces arrived at
Charlestuwn, the rebels sent to Winchester
all the military stores they had.
The residents OF Charlestown and the sur
rounding country complain bitterly of the
treatment received at the hand of The rebel
soldiers. When called on for supplies for the
army. II not given voluntarily force was
used The rebel soldiers also seiziny all the
negroes they can get hold OF aud sending
them Srulh.
Relative to the surrender Of Harper's Fer
rv, the citizens of Charlestown say some one
got a good round sum in gold for it. The
farmers of the surrounding county had their
wagons ready at daylight t e morning of
the surrender for the purpose of removing
stores, in anticipation of raising the white
tag; and at one time they became impatient
Al the delay, statements having been mad ty
the rebel Officers the day before the fight
that it would he surrendered
CAIRO, October Is Capt Sperry, COM
manding at Birds Point, has just returned
from a srouing expeiilion, and reports that
The rebels in Mississippi county, Mo-, are &c
live. The ectsh of the surrounding neigh
horhood are tl,rkin- into the camp at LltlIe
River err,. 2 900 is alealy concentrated
in that vicinity. Squads Of horseluen are
perambuating, stealing horses and plunder-
ing private houses
Gen. Price is sail to be gathering large
number of troops at Holly Springs, with the
view, it is supposed, Of attack; G some point
on the Mobile aud Ohio road.
There is rumor here that an attack has
been made on the Federal troops at Island
No. 10, but it is not well authenticated -
There seems 10 b., however, some trouble
down the river, AS We have hal no boat from
Memphis for three days
LINCiNNArG October S-Teegraphc
with Paris, Ky, was re john
ed to day, on the arrival o. a dttarl,inent of
our forces 1t was reported .heie to day
thai john Morgan, with 1900 gu-r,iaS en-
tered Lexington 1t day iigh' lhls ru"rnlny,
r>uaneuI 500 cavalry. Sufficient reinforce
,nenis will reach Paris i" night. to hold
them in check. Morgan If L-xlnyt-n IA.
same evening. A '"n Of his r"mmani
went to Coxs Crr->. near l'ar>I"wn. The,
captured and burned n Tram OF 81 wagons.
81 # winch were loaded Moryun tn-n
Aeii To liarsiown and burned another Ilan
l- appear-! t. he doing an immense anount
of IN srhi-t.
| is reported the ronfe lerate troops @
-,aclaliny Western Virginia and gong IN o
E,-l tennessee
The n. u Herald says the pressure for
= forward movement Is becoming almost
general The cry '"n TO III hnond' i, not
forgotten.
The rel,-ls are said to have 100000 trooj S
in the ueiyborhood Of Ri hmonI.
The r edmond Eraminer claims victory
for The Contelrra'es HI rerrysviil-, K>. and
says the Federal loss there, was 10000 in
killed, and w"unl-I and prisoners; and the
Confederate loss 5000.
So far AS reported, the Democrats in the
Legislature of Pennsylvania, will have one
majorry ON joint ballot. Further news
may increase it. The Democrats have elect,
ed Congressmen, and R-puls. l5. so SAY S
he telegraph. In 20 counties the Demo,
cratic candidate for Auditor has 1860 ma
j,riiy.
OH:o.-This State has.sufely gone demo
cratic by handsome majority. The D-mn'
ats elected IA Congressmen, the R-pubs.
5.
INDIANA The democratic State ticket j.
elected 10y from 5000 to 5000 maj 'rity;
which we hope will secure the election of
Bright to the Senate. They have also elecl'
e'l 5 Co"gressmen certain, and probably 7;
and the Repubs 4.
The N. Y. Tribune says England and
France will rrc"gnze The Southern confed
eracy 10y the lst o next January,
Gen. Bragg has eIuded Buell. and taken
his army back into Tennessee
Ey The Abolition presses of California
are clarifying over the defeat of Hon. g. l..
ValIa"digham, in the h Congressional Dis.
jrlct Of Ohio as AN evidence thai ha is mn,