The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1863-11-10
MORT BERN ITEMS.
from the New Orleans Era
New YORK, Oct. 18th. Is

The election in Iowa. on the 18th inst,
resulted in a majority Cor Stone, the Union
candidate, of $4,000 votes. In Ohio, 50
counties give Brongh 1900. Pennsylva-
MIA gives Curtin over 10000, Colorado
and Ncbr ska Territories have both gone
Union by strong najorities. The locals
elections in Indiana show heavy Union
game enough to have elected eight out of
the eleven members Of Congress had there
been an election for those Offices.
The New York STATE nominations are al
most completed. The prospects for q Uu:on
victory are very bright. Gibson and Ma
viene have been nominated for the Senate,
wan Tor the Assembly. A project is on
foot t. run Gen. Dix for Mayor Boole
mary beats Mozart on the chances in divid-
ing the Districts. Mozart gets the platform
in the State. The tickets are divided on
the isst,e of non-intervention, against con-
cilii:tioa. foreign interference, armistice,
compromise or disunion.
Mcclellan wrote letter declaring that
Woodward the war Democratic candidate
for Governor Of Pennsylvania, wos his
choice.
y battle between the Army of the 'Poto-
mac and Lee is promised by Gen. Meade.
He had shire wdly drawn Lee from his in
trencAments on Tuesday.
Ihere.was cavalry fight at Catlett's sta
ticn on Wednesday. Our artillery was
brought to bear on the rebels. when they
rc.reated.
Affairs in Missouri remain unsettled.
Shelby was attacked on Monday near
Brownsville. The rebels We're defeated af-
ter a running fight of several miles.
The i}ta;r9 demand that Schotield shall
be retained.
Gilmore is waking no headw~
Charleston. Last Week he thr Jme
Z l. Il
kouses. The rebels sent out torpedo.
which OK plOGed under the bow of tie New
i.onsiles. The vessel sustained no injury
Whatever Gilmore still has possession Of
all OF Morris Island. and has :; toothold on
James Island. The people of Charleston
are in a starving condition now that the
blockade il complete.
Rumor Indicates that Gen. Sickles is to
be the next commander OF the army of the
PclOnlac.
The Richmond Examiner complains that
although the rebel victories are brilliant,
no territory is ever retaken from the Fed
erals.
JEFF. Davis has left Richmond for the
South. Bragg has been still further rein
forced.
Burnside on Saturday encountered 5000
rrnels and defeated them.
Lieut.. i'ramell and ten cavalrymen re-
Gently made a peri Gus expedition into Ala
bama. They were absent two weeks. and
have just returned. bringing with them ITO
recruits and rebel conscripting officer as
Il prisoner
A battle was fought at Bristol Station on
Wednesday. resulting in a complete Union
victory. We captured an entire rebel bat
terry.
\ war of extirpation has been declared
by the people of Missouri against guer-
rillas, The latter have been defeated in
four fights within the last two or three days.
President Lincoln has replied to Drake
and the other MisSoHranS. who petitioned
for the removal of Schofield.
Gov. Curtin has 1900 majority. with p
counties to hear from. These counties
gave Democratic majority last year of
1851. In Ohio. Brough has received ma
jority of 52.l44 in fitty-four counties. This
is gain Of Al, 900. Cincinnati gives him
GAG majority.
Gold closed at l5;Al.