Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-23
NEWS OF TINE DAY.

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been one Of tho most desperately contested
of the war. The Confederates we are
bound to admit, from oil accounts, have
gained an important advantage. Geueral
Rosccrahs, in his own dispatches, &c.
knowledges the loss of 1000 in killed and
1000 wounded men, and we doubt not
that later investigation win disclose a
more serions loss The battle did not ter
inmate with the severe struggles of Satur-
day and Sunday but on Monday afternoon
while Rosecrans was retreatiag upon Chat
tanooga, the Confederates renewed the at
tack, their blows falling chiefly upon the
gallent men of General Thomas Division
inficting most serious damage. The situ
alton is represented as being still extreme
ly hazards, and the public awaits, with
inexpressible anxiety, the full history of
the engagements.
The Nashville Press of the 2lst says:
"Since Friday evening last, two hundred
and six rebel prisoners have arrived at this
Post from Stevenson, Alabama, Mufrees
boro and Franklin, Tennessee. The ma
jority of them belong to Tennessee regi-
ments, and report them ,elves as deserters.
Colonel Spaulding released forty-fve of
the number on their arrival here"
Where there's red sky it is sign Of
wind, but where there's red nose it is
sign of wet.
The Goddess of Liberty, who left this
country some two years ago, will return
about the fourth of March, 1864. 1t is
proper to remark that the chains that were
forged for her by the Abolitionists, will it
is thought be used to grace the forms of
those who got them up.
We learn from the Auglaize County
Democrat that the Democracy of Wapa-
koneta had a glorious meeting on We'd
nesday evening last. Hon Sam Cox ad-
dressed the meeting in one of his character
istic speeches.
We learn from the Cleveland Leader
that the people Of Chicago are engaged in
the discussion Of an interesting plan of en-
gineering-the construction of a tunel un-
Lake Michigan, for the purpose Of secur-
ing supply of better water than they can
get near shore. The proposed tunnel is to
be two miles in length, extending from the
shore directly under the lake, perpendicu-
larly to the shore. 1t is to be five feet
clear in diameter, walled with brick and
cement eight inches thick. The bottom of
the shore end of the tunnel to be sixty-six
feet below the level of the lake, and to de-
scend at the rate of two feet per mile to the
further end. There are to be four shafts
opening from the tunnel to the world above
--one on land, one in the lake, at the far
ther end, and two at intermediate points
in the lake. These shafts in the lake are
to consist of cast iron cylenders and to be
protected by hollow pentagonal cribs.
Bids for executing this tremendous work
were opened last week. They ranged
from S239 ,54S to 81 .O56,OO0. The con-
tract has not yet been given out. 1t is to
be completed in two years.
New ToRK-We are told that there are
in New York 100000 German inGdels;
$50, 900 persons who dent go to church;
1900 families.
1t is now stated that General Butler is
to take the field
General Burnside has placed Brigadier
General Shaekelford, who captured John
Morgan, in command of the division Of
cavalry of the 23d Army Corps.
A snow stom-"the first of the sea.
son"-visited the head of lake Michigan
on Friday last Snow fell to the depth Of
an inch.
A large rebel force has arrived at Kings
ton, North Carolina, and it is reported |
that from 10000 to 10000 troops were
lately in the vicinity of Raleigh. FEEDER
al prisons recently escaped from Richmond
state that soldiers were constantly pouring
throngb that citv In a sontharlv diractio,,