The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-10-24
The main body has not advanced far beyond

Pennsy'vanians say that Gov. G}urlin's
majority would have been rocco had the
soldiers voted who we're sent from theiArmy
Of the Potomac to vote. Not of that
army went home fer that purpose.
The Presidents Missour; letter, said to
be his most Characteristic. says be must, as
Chief Magistrate. ignore parties and pOliti-
cal factions. He has sent to Missouri for
additional evidence concerning the Enrolled
Militia, whom he wants to keep in service
under Schofeld.
A large force under Buokner is reported
moving into Kentucky from the southeast.
apparently with the design of striking the
Ohio at Galipolis
Judge Woodward is holding court at
Alexandra, Virginia, and expects to render
a decision in several confscation cases, and
intends to con6scate rebel estates in fee
simple, instead of the life estate, as has been
done 10 other districts. In his opinion the
Constitution permits this, aud nothing in
the confscation act or the joint resolution
explanatory thereof, limits the Constitution
al power, the sole intent of the latter b4iug
to confne the law within the limits Of the
Constitutional provisions, leaving the extent
of these limits to be determined s6y the
courts.
/ We have the following news from Chat
tanooga: Official returns from the infantry
engaged in the late battles are received. The
losses in cavalry are not reported, but it
will make a grand aggregate Of 10000; of
this 1895 are missing, and about $500
wounded. Thirty-cix pieces OF artillery
were lost, and few wagons Southern
papers of the 9Th are received. They still
| insist their whole loss will not exceed 49,
600, but partial returns published by them
indicate that it is greater. Hindman's divi-
sion alone lost 2,1O0 out of S.4OO men
The tone of their editorials continues very
desponding over the failure of Bragg to take
! Chattanooga. Joe. Johnson is proud to
have been all the time in Mississippi, and
not with Bragg army. Their reports from
Mississippi say two corps from GRANTS
army are moving to succor Rosecraus-one
on land from Memphis and one by water.
jeff Davis is reported to have arrived in
Bragg's army on the 10th. All has been
quiet along our front for the last TWO days.
The vote of the Ohio regiments of this army
as far as received, up to this morning foots
mp 9, 423 for Brough to 252 for Vailandig-
ham, with Is regiments and battalons to
be heard from, which will swell Brough's
majority to over 10000. Torrents of rain
have. continually fallen, and kept both sides
quiet for three days. All the water courses
are rising and the roads getting very BAD
Gen. Crook submits report to Gen.
Rosecrans of his late raid in Tennessee,
from which we take the following item: 81
| have had three fights with the enemy snce
l left Sequatche Valley, whipping him very
badly each time, the last battle ending at
Huntington. Tenn, when fought WHEEL
er's entire command with but two brigads.
ii cut his force in two, scattering ialne
portion and capturing four pieces of ar6l-
lery, 1000 stand cavalry arms, and 24O
prisoners, besides the wounded. AS l
pushed on after the enemy Immediately,
| have not been able to ascertain the number
of their killed and wounded but it was very
heavy. They were scattered over distance
of fifteen miles from this. Their retreat
was a perfect rout, their men deserving and
struggling over the country. l pursued
them with great vigor, but their horses be-
ing better than mine, l was only able 10
come up with two regiments at Summer
Creek which were left to detain me.
made charge on them, capturing some 500
and scattering tie remainder in the noun
tains 1 crossed the river, and found they
had all crossed at ford three miles above
Sans Ferry. When they commenced 10
cross never saw troops more demoralizsd.
[ am satisfied their loss in this raid was not
less than 1000. No fears need be enter
tanned of their making another raid
large Union meeting was held at Nash
vile, on the night of the 17lh, to celebrate
the late elections in Ohio and Pennsylvania
Officers from Chattanooga report Bragg's
army in force ia front of Chattanooga.
they do not believe any part of the rebels
have left to reinforce Lee.
Tie Cincinnati Commercials Chattanoo-
ga correspondent confirms the reported mu
Iiny in Bragg's army. It was oeeasioned
By the refusal of the Georgia militia to re-