Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-08-05

! ~ w. 800 VI 1iie 18th Ohio. Thew
ues'[oteu Tue fa!ifoad bridge over the
tween the Big Black and Canton hnrasa
| Ways Bluff Station, burned six miles IS
| the railroad track OF the Jackson and New
| Orleans and Mississippi Central Railroad.
locomotives, so cars, IL large manufac.
| turing establishments and railroad build.
ihgs completely destroying the Dixie
Works, and burned l00,O 600 feet of lumber.
At Canton they also destroyed two
miles OF track, burned two locomotives,
twenty-five cars, the depot, and large
lot OF cotton. At Calhoun they burned
pontoon bridge, on which jackson crossed
his division over Pera river, DESTROYED
the ferry at Grants Mills, and bnrned
several bridges on the railroad.
We captured about 100 prisoners. Our
loss Is twenty killed and wounded.
me value OF property destroyed is inn
mense. The railroad is completely de-
stroyed for 40 miles. Johnston's Who'll.
srny Is demoralzed and in full retreat to
Meridian.
Mississippi is completely conquered, and
the people are begging for deliverance
from Southern -ule
Gen. Steele is still in pursuit of the
heeing enemy toward Meridian.
Cincinnati, July 29.-Morgan claims to
have been paroled by militia CaptaiH to
whom he surrendered. Gen. Shackleford.
VINO arrived shortly after, refused to re-
cognlze the parole, and the matter is to
be referred TO Gen. Burnside. 1t is said
there is good evidence that Morgan sur
rendered to Major Rue. 1t so, his claim
| amounts to nothing, and, in any event.
the brigand will not find himself at liber-
ty very soon.
A Columbus special says the question
| whether Capt. Burbeck had authority TO
| accept the surrender of Morgan will be
| speedily determined. Burbeck was not a
| regularly elected militia captain, nor had
| any command at the time of Morgan's
| surrender. Burbeck with q few compsn-
ions was acting as guide for Morgan when
the latter discovering our forces closing in
| upon him, offered to surrender to him in
Older that he might secure terms to suit
| himself. Burbeck at once granted the
terms which Morgan proposed. a few
moments afterwards Shackelford took
charge of the gang, refusing to recognize
the terms OF surrender. Morgan will
doubtless be sent back to Columbus and
lodged IN the penitentiary.
The draft will take place in this state in
few days.
Cincinnati, July 29.-The, funera! of
John j. Crittenden took place at Frank
fort this morning. The ceremonies were
OF most imposing character,
Judge Buckner, Speaker OF the Legsla-
ture, announced himself an independent
candidate for Congress against Brutus
Clay. Gen. Boyle also announces himself
| a candidate.
a rebel force of about 1900 entered
Winchester, KY, this morning, moving
north.
Tonight considerable force IS threat
ening Paris.
Fort Monroe, July 28.-The flag of
truce steamer Nelo York arrived from
City Point last evening. She brings Rich
mond dates to the 9th.
The Fayetteville, G. S., Observer insists
, that DR.. Morris, President of the Tee-
graph Co., should dismiss the enterprising
reporter who invented the story of Gen.
Lees taking 10000 prisoners.
: Gold is worth II dollars in Richmond.
The Mayor of Savannah has issued a
proclamation requesting all residents of
, that city to organize tor home defence.
Ali managers of stores, work shops and
: other places of business to close them at
: 2 O'Clock on Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day for the purpoae Of drill.l
/ Cairo, July 29.-Nothing of special i'm.
| portance from below. Gen. Quimby 8
division had arrived at Helena-destina-
ton unknown.
New York, July 3O.-The Times has
tie following from the army OF the Poto-
mac under date OF July %: This army
to-day occupies practically the same line
it did two months ago. Recent active
movements will be necessarily followed by
= period of comparative inaction, during
which il Will be recruited and recaperated.
For the next month, cavalry will do
. most OF the fighting. As | have before
: stated, Longstreet's and Hills commands,
? after passing through Throntons, not
\ | Chester's, Gap, have encamped between
! Culpepper and GorGonsville. Ewells
command covers their rear and flank by
guarding Blue Ridge passes. The bulk OF
5 this corps is now moving down the valley,
: and attachments threaten our lines.
Yesterday morning at 2 O'Clock our
4 pickets were driven in near!Amosville and
r indications to-day are that our posts are
: liable to be forced in at eny moment by
= superior attachments of rebels. There Is
D but little sickness and men are more llber-
s ally supplied with rations than ever be-
t fore This, taken with recent Union VIC
y loIleS create SeueTal BoOd ieeiiHS ID the
> army. large number of officers have
recently been detached to bring on drafted
men.
New York, July sO.-The Tri5unes
< Washington despatch says it is reported
2 here by officers in from the front shat
| Gen. Meade threw his pontoon bridge
2 across the Rappahannock near the Rail-
road yesterday. There was some opposi-
t ton made by the enemy.
J The Herald has the following:
Nashville, July 9.-We are permitted
to send you the following facts collected
) here from deserters fresh from Bragg's
army. In the fight On Morris Island the
rebels sustained very heavy loss of killed
and wounded. 1t was at first reported at
500 and then reduced to $50.
Among the killed is Brig. Gen. Joe
Smart, Col. Langdon Cheeves, Col John
Bee, and Maj. Tate. The body of Col.
Bee is In Union hands, the other three had
been brought into Charleston. Great con-
sternation pervades the city. Woman and
children are leaving. All free negroes are
being pressed into the service, and tie
only hope for Charleston, say its friends,
is Dy the bayonet.