Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-06-09
BALrrxoRE, June s.


and no rooms could be obtained for
the past forty eight hours at any of
the large hotels. The evening
trains have come in from Washing
ton and the North heavily laden,
and the town is overfowing. AS
yet, however; there is comparatively
little excitement.
Among the distinguished men
already on the ground are Governors
Dennison and Tod, Simon Cameron,
Rev. DIR. Breckenridge, Henry j.
Raymond, Thad, Stevens. G. A
Grow Judge Williams of Kentucky,
and a whole host of Cengressmen
and other Office holders from Wash
ington. The Presidents private
secretnry-John G. Nicolay, is here.
There is no discussion on the subject
of the Presidency.
Mr.. Lincoln will have no opposi-
ton, and the probability is he will be
nominated by acclamation. There
are several delegates here, who were
determined to vote for Gov. Chase
in spite of his withdrawal. but one
of them having notified him of it,
has received from him a reply say
ing: Il have no doubt the people
Of your district, and of the whole
country, are Overwhelmingly for Mr..
Lincoln. You ought not to do other
wise than faithfully represent them.
and on no account must you in any
way make use of my name"
The same feeling that prom Is the
denomination of Mr.. Lincoln, gives
Mr.. Hamlin a better chance than
& any other man for the Vice Presi-
dency. There is no united opposi-
ton to him, and none of the other
candidates bave any considerable
strength.
~The Gin Gazette. IN summing
up the news of the day. says:
Official advices from General
Grant are up to Saturday night
The rebels had made further assaults
upon our lines, but as usual were re-
pulsed with heavy loss Wilson.
with his cavalry, whipped brigade
of Heth's Division, which Lee had
thrown out to envelope Burnside
The rebels were driven out of their
rife-pits in confusion. The same
officer previously fought and routed
Gordon 8 rebel cavalry. On Satur-
day morning it was found that the
enemy's left wing, in front of Burn
side, had been drawn in during the
night The indications are that Lee
means to fall back into his inner in
trenchments. The various unsuccess-
ful attacks upon our lines cost him
heavily in men. Our entire losses
in the three days fighting around
Cold Harbor are reported by General
Grant not over twenty-five hundred.
The New York HeraId's CORES
pondent reports that five hundred
and ten men, from two Georgia re-
giments, came into our lines and sur
rendered The rebels, they said,
were very much discouraged by the
late series OF reverses.
UuotS Vi Gu. ruranEr iieanS 10 sGay IN
that section Repair shops are be-
ing erected, and the place has the
of large city.
From General Sherman, official
advices are down to Saturday morn .
ing, the 4th inst. His headquarters
were fifteen miles west of Marietta.
He held the Allatoona Pass, and all
the roads leading south. OF the
fighting from the 18th up to the Both
we have full particulars. All our
undertakings were successful, with
an aggregate loss of three thousand.
McPherson's victory at Dallas was
very decided. The reoels persisted
IN attacking his position and were
badly cut up, their loss in that en-
gagement reaching $500, while our
loss, from the fact that we were
protected by breastworks, did not
exceed 300. Hooker, in other
fights. lost 1,500. Woods division
suffered severely. Gen. ,H"9fsabIed
slightly wounded bg.;.h . d,~aster
,osira Co5" Patrick killed, and a
,nrnSo- % i men killed and wounded.
we have full dispatches regarding
the political situation at Baltimore,
There will be no opposition to MI
Lincoln, and he will be nominated
by acclamation. Mr.. Chase peremp-
torily forbid the use of his name
Robert j. Breckenridge will be TEN
porarily President of the Convention;
and the chances are in favor OF Ex
Governor Dennison 70. permanent
President. Thus far Hannibal Ham
lin has most strength for the Vice
Presidency. Simon Cameron is a
candidate for this office, or President
of the Convention, or almost any
thing Daniel S. Dickinson, Gen.
Dix and Governor johnson are also
named for the Presidency
Dickinson will probably sfound to
be the strongest when it comes to
voting A radical platform is pretty
generally conceded.
wa NEw York, June 5
The Heralds Fortress Monroe
dispatch of the Sd, says the rebels
continue to waste gunpowder on
Buffers formidable works
General Kautz was to have started
out again on an important mission
on the night of the I'd. Its destina-
ton was To a noint ~ tl -. -