Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-10-30
News OF the Week.

IA SlD,cil piOn 10 the Gus last
week we're nearly fourteen million
dollars.
Letters from prominent citizens
OF Missouri, since the publication OF
TIE Presidents reply TO the Delega.
ton, strengthen their case against
Gamble by showing the character
al The enrolled militia 10 be rebels
Cad mI-rebels.
Railroad building is the principal
business n the Army OF the Poto-
mae at present. La having thor
oughly destroyed the line during
his recent chase after MEADE.
Quite a heavy skirmish occurred
on the Rappahannock, in which
General GREGG's command was
severely handled. There are no
PARTICULARS. The rebels have been
found IN strong force on the Rep
pshlnnock prepared 10 dispute It's
passage. Two divisions OF EwELL's
corps had been sent To Lynchburg,
which is the rebel depot OF supplies,
10 look out for Burnside. 1t Is
said that the mission OF the latter
was To DESTROY the stores at Lynch
burg, and, falling IN that, to tear up
the railroad westward. What there
Is in all this, we are not prepared
10 say; bu; EUaNsIDE's movements
have greatly alarmed the rebels.
The New York Herald having
supported FERNANDO WooD for the
Speakersh'p OF the House, for
some tine. now abandons him and
takes mp +. L. BLAIR, Jr. The
Herald is fond Of fun. As BLAIR.
seat is contested, it would, ol
course, he an excellent arrange.
inent for him to have the Speaker
ship so that he could appoint CON
mittee 10 suit his case.
General McPHERsoy mas, nc,
cords to latest accounts from below
occupied Canton, Miss.
We are promised importan,
news from Charleston soon, 10th
irom Union and rebel sources.
Dispatches in the Richmond pa
pers Of Saturday, say al was quiet
but that the movements of our
forces at Cummings Point were
quite significant of speedy hard
fighting 4 Washington dispatch
says that while the report OF Admi
raj DAHLGRES supersedure is
premature, it IS likely soon to be
verified.
The Hon. J. B BLAIR and Hon
w. q. BRowN (Uniou) have beer
elected to congress from West Nir
GINA by large maiorties. From
the Hon. IL. L. NHALEy's disiric
We have no returns, rs yet. bat ",
are got wiihou, hope That WHALE,
has been elected. Ta.S would Sc
cure three additional votes for IL,
Union side in the next House
Mlryland comes next, and there
we nav confidently expect an ad
ditional gain.
A New Orleans letter of The lotl
inst. and Caro- dispatch, give i'm
por:ant news from General BANKS
department. At last accounts, our al
vance hal crossed the Slblne river
AMI was advanced into Texas 10 tn
distance OF only 100 miles north
cast from Galveston. Gen. ORD
who bfouyh, up the recr, was al
New Iberi,, La, at last accounts.
We learn by Cairo dispatches
that Gen. Shcrman's forces, adj
vancing eastward along the line o
the Memphis and Charlie ton rail
road are having warm time witt
the rebels in that section. On the
2Ist they had q sharp fight near
TuScumbia, Ala. The rebels were
defeated and driven into the iortiti.
cations viii h they have In that sec.
ton. The Tennessee river had ris
en- nine feet, and was still swelling
Ii was navIgable for gunboats.
1t is rumored that Chief Justice
fancy will retire from the bench
and some one has spoken OF Senator
Chase as his successor.
Gov. Curtin is reelected by
over $4,000 majority.
Thomas j. Clay, youngest sor
of Henry Clay, died recently at At
lanta. He was Inspector of Buck
ner staff.
A son of Senator Ben. Wade
was sent some days ago as a bearct
of dispatches to Gen Buford. III,
rode oil night, and was set upon il
the morning hy squad Of Mosehv'i
cavalry. with fresh horses. One o
them rode up 10 Wade and demand
ed halt. Wade paid no attention
and the rebel fired several times OF
him. Wade then deliberately sho
him. mounted his horse. and sue
ceeded in reaching Gen. BAford.