Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-16

I"ohaooo, 0uo4uen~nh"n coun'y, OuIlih
lei majority. li- fis q p.
Brooklyn, Curtin 180 majority.
Franklin, Woodward 33 majority. -.--.
Harmony township, Curtin SO majority.
SuSquehannah Depot, Curtin 70 majority.
Great Bend borough, Woodward II mai.
Athens township, Woodward 80 majority.
Doylestown gives Woodward majority.
Oakland, Curtin 26 majortg.
Harrisburg, Oct l3.
Rappo township, Lanc .ster county, Curtin
90 majority unanimous. ~ 1854
Chambersburg gives Curtin 33 majority.
Harrisburg city, Woodward So majority.
Lancaster city, Woodward "a maj; Union
gain $50.
Gettysburg, Curtin SO majority.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 13-midnigh.
The Union men are rejoicing and paradng
the streets, deeming Curtin's election certain
by large majority.
.a5'- P1TrsBuRa, Oct. 10.
In two districts in Allegheny county, Cur
tin gains ,05a over 1860. The county will
probably give Curtin 5000 majority.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 13.
Most of the wards in this city give large
gains for Curtin.
New York, Oct 49,
Bradford county, Pennsylvania, will give
Curtin $500 majority. .-
PHILADELPHIA, Oct Is.
Butler county, eight districts, give the
Union ticket 40 majority. lr as.....
Crawford county gives 1000 majority for
Curtin.
Erie City gives 300 majority for Curtin.
Fifth Dist Woodward $50 majority. 18th
Curtin 90 maj. 18th Curtin 70. 10th Wood
ward 3ss mai 18th Woodward 3S1 maj
The official returns may alter these figures,
but the majority will probably exceed 5000.
Lehigh county gives about 200 for Wood
ward. 49, ....-. -..... -
Monroe county gives about 800 for Wood
ward .i.si
Oh. PHlLA DELPHIA, Oct. IA.
Forney's Press figures up CuItin's majority
81, 1872, with Al counties to hear from, which
in 1860 gave 1882 majority for Curtin.
EAsroN, Pa, Oct. 13.
Wayne county gives Woodward 500 ma
jority. .t 'l-
susquehanna county gives Curtin 1900
majority. r.
Cumberland county gives Woodward 500
or 800 majority. -.ev.b ...-7
Berks county gives Woodward 5000 ma
jority
Carbon county gives Woodward 500 ma
jority.
Bucks county gives Woodward 400 major
ity.
Lehigh county gives Woodward 1868 ma
jority.
PHILApEl PHIA, Oct. H.
Philadelphia gives $500 majority for Cur
tin. tat-...
Lehigh county, complete. Woodward, $50
maj.
INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 10.
Election returns so far as beard from in
this State, for county officers, indicate large
Union gains. This city gives Union ma
joritv of 2,100, gain 600. In every county
and precinct reported, the gains are equally
as large.
Secretary Chase IS expected to visit this
city tomorrow. .s
DEsMo1NEs, Oct IA.
The following are majorities for Col. Stone
for Governor: -''
Pottowattomie county, $50; Polk, 200;
Dallas, 26S; Jones, 500; Black Hawk, $50;
Delaware, 500; Buchanan, 800; Cass, so; JAS
per, 40; Guthr e, Is; Warren, 425; Marshall,
500; Madison. 1856; Lucas, Is; Clinton. 400;
Fremont, 100; Poweshiek, $50; johnson, $50;
Mills, 1870; Muscatine, 355; Scott, 900;
Henry, 1900; Lee, 20; Jefferson; $50.
The following are majorities for Tuttle:
Dubuque county, 1850; Wapello, as far as
heard from, 1875.
Delaware county gave Stone 2e4 majority.
Eight companies Of the 18th regiment at
Springfield, Mo-, give Stone 267 and Tuttle
votes.
NEBRASKA.
OMAHA, Oct A.
Nebraska elects large majority of Union
members of the%Legislatui The House will
stand at least q Cops. to 80 Union.
.. WASHINGTON, Oct "A.
The Etening Star says the whole Of Gen.
Gregg's division was ordered from Bolton
Station on Saturday towards Culpepper and
arrived there at Pm The I'd brigade of
the I'd division was ordered to Fox Mountain
70 the support Fitzpatrick, but finding he DID
not need rtinforcements the brigade left him
Sunday morning and r'joned the division at:
Cnlpepper. On Sunday night Gen. Gregg
moved to Sulphur Springs, arriving about
P. NJ. on Monday. Two regiments of the,
4th and 18th Pennsylvania regiments were;
sent forward to Jefferson, Is miles from Sui
out towards Little Washington to reconnoiter..
The last named regiment encountered large.
force of the enemy beyond Mossville, and:
were surrounded, but CALAMITY cut their way,
out and crossed the river at Waterloo Ford.
about IL miles above Sulphur Springs. About
10 o'clock Monday the enemy advanced on
the 4th and 18th Pennsylvania, which were,
at jefferson, with great care, showing heavy
infantry supports in their rear, when our"
cavalry seeing they were being overpowered
fell back slowly, contesting the ground, to a.
large forest this side of Jefferson, where Gen.,
Gregg, who led these regiments in person..
dismounted q portion of his men and sent,
them out as skirmishers, they having been.
sent back to Sulphur Springs. After con-
testing their position for over two hours they
we're ordered to fall back slowly, and as they
were doing so heavy infantry force of the,
enemy was discovered on each flank, and at;
the same time three regiments of cavalry
attacked them in the rear. At this time the.
18th New York was sent to support Gen.,
Gregg, and Reid's Battery of the I'd New
Hampshire opened on the enemy, but owing
to the short range CT the pieces no serious
damage was inflicted on the enemy eai
The 4th and 18Th Pa were now pressed
severely and our centre broken, and at the
same time they were attacked on each flank
and in the rear. Our men cut their way
through and escaped across the river with
heavy loss. .- ...
The 10th Pa. was now dismounted and
thrown along the river bank as skirmishers,
while the 9Th was also dismounted, and order
ed to support the artillery, which had only 4
short range guns, and the enemy opened
ON US with some 20 pieces Of artillery, but
our troops CALAMITY held their ground for
several hours, repulsing the charges Of the