The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-11-03
War News.

re- Lee seems 10 be again in his old
quarters behind the Rsppahannock, hav.
ing apparently done but little by his
marching and concentrating. Meade
seems TO be engaged exclusively in
watching the idle countenances of Lee :
forces.
There has been some cavalry fighting
in Gen. Burnside's department, with a
reported success for the Union troops.
The Southern papers report an organ
lied Slave instruction in Georgia. Il
was discovered before the arrangements
were complete. The details are kep1
very quiet.
The rebels report their loss at the bat
tie of Chicamauga, at 1899
There has been some movements oil
importance in Gen. Thomas's army
Gen. Hooker and Gen Palmer have cap
tured Lookout Mountain, commanding
Chattanooga. Gen. Smith also planned
and executed brilliant and successful
movement to protect Gen. Thomas base
of supplies.
Affairs are waxing hot at Charleston
Cannonading was going on at last ad.
vices, and Gen. Gilmore had dropped a
shell or two of Greek fire into the hear
of the city by way Of warning.
Gen. Banks is successfully driving the
rebels in Louisiana, having occupied
Opelousas. Another expedition to the
Texas coast is reported.
The telegraph reports conspiracy o.
the Vallandighammers, in and abou
Cincinnati and Columbus, TO release the
rebel prisoners at Camp Chase, and over
throw the State Government. The con
spiracy was brought to light by United
States detectives, who were supposed BY
the parties employed to be spies from
the rebel army, and were treated with
full confidence. The plot, as disclosed
to the detectives, was An attack would
be made on Camp Chase 10 release the
prisoners confined there, numbering 3,
500 seize the arsenal at Columbus, take
possession of The Penitentiary, release
John Morgan and other officers confined
there, and then to commence a rebe
campaign in Ohio.
U. S. Marshal Sands aud Pro, os
Marshal Maj. Kearney arrested the fol
lowing persons employ ed in the plot:
Cbas. w, II. Cathcart, of Columbus
formerly School Commissioners Of Ohio
j. ID. Cressat, of Columbus, formerly
sutler Of the 18th regiment, who was t
lead the attack on Camp Chase JAS D
Patton, of Covington, a regular agen
Of the rebel government, who frequenll,
furnished money TO detectives under The
impression that they were spies, and as
sisted to mature the plan Of attack Rutl
Mcdonald, of Covington. who acted a;
mail carrier through the rebel lines, and
whose house was headquarters of the
rebels Samuel p. Thomas, merchant
tailor, of Cincinnati, and his wife, and
Catharine Parmenton, OF Cincinnati.
Information was obtained that an or
ganization exists in Illinois, waiting for
the outbreak in Ohio, to produce similar
results in that State. Other particulars
are known TO the authorities, but not vel
made public.
Gen. Butler has at last been assigned
a military command. He succeeds Gen.
Foster in the department Of Virginia and
North Carolina. Gen. Foster will prob
ably have command of the delences a,
Washington,
The gallant Col. Hatch, Of the Cd To-
wa, has been made Brigadier General,
and put in command of the Cavalry de.
Partment, now forming at ST. Louis.