Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-23
PENNSYLVANIA Election


been received. We make up brief summary
nf the news:
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.
PHILADELPHIA. October l5-Thc Union
League have reports from most uf the State,
and concCdns to Woodward the mninritcs
claimed for HIM 10y the Democrats in Tire pnr-
tion of the State yet unheard from, the result
figures up as follows:
Cnrtin, lLinroln) 50 :;nS
Woodward, (Dem.,) ;il,>SG
Curtins majority, 2n.4,2
Later returns make WoOlwari'1 m"in..-
" in Berks county $3.50, and in C!earheil
bradford county is reported at 4,09u !vr
Curtin.
In Allegheny county Curtin's majority will
he 800 and may rearh 5000. Curtn's ma
lority i'll Potter county is 500.
ONO ELECTION.
CISciSNArl. Oct lG-Scventy-one cnur-i"s
give Brough (Lincol ritc) G.47G mlinrity The
complete returns Of the city of Cincinnati filot
up G,4IG majority for Br"ugh.
IOWA ELECTIONS.
In twcnty-six Counties of Iowa the ,c uf
st (Lincu!nitel is | .993 ahead of his Demo
cratic c'mpctituS. Stone; majority in lhc
State will bc from l22.000 to lj.0VU.
THE FIGHT AT BRlsTuw STATION.
The Yankees clailn II decided rict-,y at
BrStow Station, virginia. on Thursday last
Meade telegraphs to his friends ~ Wash
ton that he captured five pieces of artillery
tw" stand rf colJrs and four hundred and fr;v
prisoners.
MISCELLANEOUS.
One thousand men from the cn::aiss.art
camp at Washington were detailed on the 5,.i
10 throw up trrtlications south Of til" Poo.
mae.
Major General .trgur (l grea; .or') ;s tom
THrarily III command ur the troops around
Washington. Gen. 1eint2clinan being sick;
The 1ankac journals say Gen. Nr.'lc las
arrived ut Manassas, where he will I've the
rebels II they desire if they give him q
chancrchancc. Hero. they say, hc can l." re-
in!nrccd from Washington with 80, 900 mon l.:
necessary.
Affairs in Rosccrans' army a.e rer rjci 70
be without interest,".
STILL LATER.
We are indebted to Commissioner Ould fnr
Northern files, comprising dates of the l7tl.
The New York Herald" of Saturday, suns
up the principal items Of news as follows:
No general engagement took place between
tho arlnic3. Of Generals Meade and Lee vcStrr-
day, hut On the afternoon Of Thursday some
skiraishinS took place near Bull Run. II
was thought that a. p. Ililis rebel cnrrs ha6
moved fr. IN our front towards L"rshnr. 4
General movement OF the rebel cavalry towards
the Potomac was hooked for ard provisions
were taken to prevent another raid IN ~
te!npt of the rebels to flank the army o. Gen.
Mea.lc, by making push for Washington,
was regarded Is quite probable. fha, il. If
Gen. Lees forces are strong enough 70 max,
the effort. On Thursday night the Second
army corps was in line Of battle lis LEFT rest.
in. On Bull Ran. The baggage and transnnr-
tatinn trains had been sent to tho rear. and TIE
suffers were ordered to Alexandria. aud ihcv
we're pouring in from the front yesterday in
perfect torrent. The rebels opened fire from
battery at long range and without effect upon
the supply trains Of the corps. Their battery
was speedily slcnced. and 81 lively Infantry
stirmish "nsucd continuing some twn hours.
General Webhs and General Hayes divisions
sustaining the principal fire cf tho enemy.
with loss Of five slightly wounded in rhe G':-
l!ltT. anu I"b bHIS III lHc li'lfF u.Ni-i''l
At six o'clock in the evening all was quiet
The smoke of the rebel camp fires indrn.ni
shat they had fallen back To Manassas. in the
immediate vicinity Of the brick hou'" where
General Beauregarh had his Headquarters be-
fore the first Bull Run battle.
Dispatches from Chattanooga to the in;il
state that no artack had been made hy til" cn-
envy since the Ith instant. and that their bat
terins on Lookout Mountain had bees, renewed.
AMI General Bragg was then at Missionary
Ridge. Rumors were atloat that Il c"ntlt'
hai ,aken place in General Bragg's camp It,
tween Georgia militia recinena ard the r"g
,u'ars tho former having fused to cross ;t;e
Safe lire. BY an order from the War De-
partment Generals McConk and Crit'eud.r
have been relieved from their commands arG
ordered to indianapolis to report to the Adiu-
tant General. a court of inquiry is nrdcrcI
to investigate the conduct oi these officers at
the late battle Of Chattanooga.
TIE SITUATION ST CuARLESTnS--TuE HAREoR
CLOSED AGAINST THE IRnS CLADs.
WssnINGToH, Thur-day, Oct. lj.-From
~hiat can b" asccrtain"d ri the real STATE O. al-
fairs at Charleston, the Rebels have cffccu-
ally closed the channel to the city t. cur
tl'rr. es"TvinG II passage. i"wcve-, tn their
own craft, after the manner of Il cauai, witb
safety lock against the enemy The obSrrurti"'s
I'll y be OF such nature ~ Int to he r.mpvri i,y
any appliances "f"nr own ur Of too fnrnida
bic II naturc 10 Justify hazardous artemi.; l.y
nTr ironcaI+ IL penetrate turlhcr into tho han;
b.r. ami wi'hinIange IF the rrbcls gum. IT,
Ter rhes" circumstances, the hest en-: .ncnring
AMI strategic skill b comes nece.-arY cn tic
part at ,he respective couIi-ardcrs % tie l"i,d
4. III
c"--tnl demonstration upon Charleston. SIc,'
:; ..su. is not CON idcr"d i, nb,ui. bat tiiI"
H. ne.'"+s;.r ~ required Tor tic cun>urimat:oa
a. t!.cir pEIns.
STRENGTHENING THE DErEHCES OF wASnISGToN
CITY.
:. despatch to the Herald" dated Wash
ins."n, 10th, says:
In addition to the largo number Of soldiers
already employed In Strengthening ;he de
fences, enc THOUSAND ,ncn more We're detailed
irtin the Convalasccnt Camp today 10" that
duty. The fact that, while sick men are dc
taI.h tor this daty, there are SCccru negro
regiments lying III idlencss, cxci;es no litl!c
comment.
To-day there has been perfect torrc;,t .:
army suffers pouring into W;sIinat t";,. in con
sequence oi an order DIRECTING ai that class
IL leave the front by five o'cloci; this a't"r
noon. Hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
worth Of goods are being stored, and Saca'.t
sons, CELLAR, &"., are disposed Of III most
exorbitant rates.
The military authorities here appear to un
derstand the recent movement Of the rebel ar
my OF Virginia. By some it is conrendrd that
Lees army numbers no more thtn thirty