Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-10-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.


General Braggs' army on the 10th in
stant. Ah
The military situation, East and West,
absorbs attention Just now. The indica-
tions are that the fall campaign is to closed
with apowerful struggle for rhe mastery,
by the armies now confronting each other.
If no decided advantage is gained by
either party, the probilties are that active
operations will then be suspended until the
opening of Spring.
The telegraph news is rife with rumors
in regarded to the movements Of the two
armies now confronting each other on the
Potomac. There is nothing reliable, ex-
cept that Meade has fallen back near to or
within his intrenchments at Washington,
closely pressed by Lee. A battle is anti
cipated, but in our opinion, it will be
fought, il at all, on the Upper Potomac,
and perhaps on the north side of the river.
A few days viii determined
The Cincinnati Enquirer of this NOR
ming says that it is worthy of remark that
more men have voted te make Mr.. VAL
LANDIGAAM Governor than ever cast their
suffrages to put Mr.. Chase in that office
The first time Chase was elected, eight
years ago, he had 146, 900 votes. The Sc
cond time he was chosen was in 1857, he
had 100000 votes. Vallandigham now
has at least 175,000 votes. Vallandig-
ham deCeatad, therefore, has more friends
in the State than Chase had when he was
elected.
The Russians continue to be the most
popular men in New York gay society.
All aspiring females waltz with them.
Thomas 0. Moore, the rebel Governor
of Louisiana, is native of Massachu-
sets.
Twenty-six of Morgans men, prisoners
at Camp Douglas, near Chicago, escaped
Sunday night, by digging tunnel from
one of the barracks under the fence.
A report from Chattanooga says the
rebels are preparing pontoons to cross the
river above and below.
Thirteen officers of Sedgwick's corps
were captured yesterday in the woods with
in short distance of their camp. Two of
them were staff officers.
The French invaders of Mexico have
reached the Rio Grande. They now oc-
cupy Matamoras.
General Banks forces, which he COM
mands in person, are again far advanced
into the Bayou Teche region. AT last ac-
counts they were at Vor,nillionsville, where
there had been sharp skirmishing.
A recent number Of the Petersburg Vir-
ginia Express says: ellis Excellency
President Davis passed through Peters
burg yesterday, on the 81 o'clock morning
train, for some point South. The Presi-
dent was accompanied only by friend or
two, and but for the fact that he is so well
known by the people of the Confederacy,
would have gone through entirely unob-
served. He was looking well and appear
ed to be in excellent spirits"
A band of guerrillas was captured near
Little Rock, Ark, the other day and their
leader killed
a recent letter from London says
"Ihere is very little expectation here that
there will be a war with America but
there is a very general opinion and gra-
tifcation expressed, which is still more
general, that there is a direct prospect of a
war between the United States and France.
In such a struggle the feeling here will al
most as it was with the the old woman
when her husband and his ill-tempered dog
had fight; she cared not which whipped,
provided they nearly killed each other"
Tho Louisville Democrat of the lTth
says the work of changing the gangs of the
Louisville and Frankfort railroad, so as to
make it the same width Of other roads in
is nearly completed, and we are
that trains viii run through by
Tuesdaiy next The work was COM
menced and pushed through with yigor,