Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-10-03
Geltgrapbif Wtlus.
From the Omaha Daily Nebrasklau.1

headquarters Army OF the Potomac,
Sept. 27-Ever:,hins is looking as quiet
peace itself We h Ia nh the forts of,he
RaPidsn, with our front for twenty miles
The enemy beyond are cen,ered at Orange
Court Honse and at Beat Grove Court
House, and based on Gordonvile. Their
vigilance 1t oil points seems unusually
severe.
Memphis. Sept. 2G-Tbe Mobile News
Of the 18th contains an editorial from the
Atlanta Appea! Of the 10th, upon the War
situation, saying: The seat Of war 10 re-
moved from Virginia to Tennessee o:
Northern Georgia, and in,imates that .
great portion OF Meade's and Grants
armies have been sent to the assistance
of Rosecrans.
New York, Sept, ga Worlds special
says, the good news received from Rose.
craus is interpreted BY an official organ
to mean that reinforcemen,s bad reached
him. Our present position at Chattanooga
is such that an attack on our lines is e1-
ceediugly improbable. The sanitary con.
di,ion Of the army 10 very sa,isfactory.-
There is good reason 10 believe that Leo
is not anxious to press an engagement,
and tina. if he should attempt to flank our
movement his labor will be in vain. A
large portion Of our army is 10 camp near
CuIpepper.
Washington, Sept 27.-By recent ex.
changes fifteen thou sand soldiers hereto
fore released on parole will be returned to
duty, and added TO the effective strength
Of the Union army Four Thousand de.
sertrrs from the Army Of the Potomac,
We're sent to the from, to day The dele.
cation here from Missouri are said to DO
unanimously in favor Of Gen Butler as
the successor Of Schofeli. They express
a determination TO remain till the latter 10
removed, and Butler or some equally ac-
cc?tablc commander is appointed.
Washington, Sept. o7.-Governmen. At
present has GA hand in different arsenals
,hon ~.hou, the country half million in
IS rapidly increasing. Springfield alone
Is turning out twenty five thousand riAed
muskets monthly. under contract made bv
Secretary Cameron two years ago with
private parties for two hundred thousand
rlted guns Only twenty FIVE thousand
have as yet oeen delivered to Government.
From figures On the Provost Marshal
Generals office, ii is a>certained that on
the Is, Of July, 1868, there were ninety.
two thousand seven hundred and eighty
nine desertars from all the armies in the
field. Since the establishment of the Blu.
reau OF deserters over fifteen Thousand Of
these have been returned to their reei.
ments.
St. Louis. Sept. 2s,h A special from
Cairo, says Trustin Polk. formerly I. S.
Senator from Missouri, was captured at
Bolivar landing. Arkansas. on the 18th.
Polk was Gen. Holmes Judge Advocate
General. *-> .sE
Fortress Monroe, Sept 2o.-The Rich.
mond Examiner Of the 26,h SAYS, after
two distinct efforts to capture Chattanooga,
the enemy still hold and are strengthen.
ing ,ha, strong position. Meanwhile the
situation in Northern Virginia has become
critical. The enemy is preparing for
general attack on the Hapidan, and mass.
ing forces. At sCulpepper. and also en-.
croaching on railroads and the river which
shows discrimination to fight. -,
ETERNITY. Eternity has no gray heirs.
The flowers fade. the heart wi,hers, man
grows old und dies the world lies down
in the sepulchre Of ages; but time writes
on wrinkles Of eternity. Eternityl A
stupendous thought. The ever preseas,
unborn, undeeaying and undyine-,hs
endless chain passing the life Of God-ths
golden thread ent~ininE tke des.inies Of
the universe Earth has its beauties, but
time shrouds them for the grave ito hon.
ora are but the sunshine Of an hour it's
palaces are hut a. bursting bubbles. Not
so in the untried hours. In the dwelling
Of the Almighty can come no footsteps Of
decay, La ways viii know DO darkep ping,
Afes i,sl anle ndnr- far Mia iha annen. a .f