Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-28
From Tuesdays Richmond Papers-Ear.
ly's Defeat Stunner-Hood h as not be r. N
Heard from in Rlchmond.

From the Richmond Examiner, Oct 95th1
Suspicious indications have been visible in
our 'front.' to the right OF Harrison, for some
days past. 1t is to be hoped that the yigilan CO
of officers commanding on that part of the line
will not be relaxed for even single moment
The Thug OF India is not more treachereus
than the Yankee, Especially when his manner
is particularly bland and sweet.
The South Side.
all quiet at and around Petersburg. An
impression prevails that Grant will desst
from his butcheries until Lincoln's election
has been decided. We trust General Lee does
not share In any such delusion, and believe he
will hold himself in readiness for an attack at
any hour the day or Light. 1t is reported
that the entire line OF the enemy's Warks on
our extreme left, near the Appomattox has
very recently been leveled to the ground and
our working parties OF some very powerful
fortlfications in close proximity to and COM
manding the abandoned Yankee line.
Georgia.
Unless the telegraph shall bring something
definite before going to press, we shall be una
bic TO lift for the benefit of our readers, the
dense vel! of fog which conceals Hood and his
army from the gaze of the profane vulgar. A
Southern paper of the 18th places Hoods head
quarters at Lee ard Gordo.,'s Mills, nine miles
from Ringgold, which is twenty-five miles
from Chattanooga
According 10 this newspaper, Sherman, at
last accounts, was marching upon Chatta.
nooga by way of Rossville, and affairs were
sharing themselves as If for another battle
upon Inc 0elO or CQlCkamauga ROSSVlile
little cross road station in Lookout valley,
five or miles from Chattanooga. Sherman
has fortified all the passes in Missionary Ridge,
bnt there is a broad gap between the extreme
left Of the Ridge and the base of Lookout
Mountain, which cannot be SO fortified as to
prevent our entrance to Chattanooga, in case
we overcome Sherman. Sherman's force is
said to be large, but We have the choice OF
ground and are concentrated. The cavalry
fighting which has occurred on the TANKS OF
our army does not appear to have been Of
decisive nature
The Richmond Enc uirer of the 25th is wrothy
over the last defeat of Early in the Valley. It
says:
There Is no propriety in making excuses and
plastering orer ,oih soft and honeyed phrases this
most infamous defeat. To say that our men lost
their victory by stopping to plunder the cap
tu1ed camp is an excuse more disgraceful than
the defeat. After four years OF war the dis.
cipline that cannot prevent plundering stray
glers from throwing away the gathered fruits
of a hard fought battle, Is crim'nally detective
The officers that cannot restrain their men
from D underipg and keep them In the ranks
are not fl to command.
A change of commanders is demanded in the
Valley General Early has done the best he
could, we have no doubt, but his mode o. fight
ing is too expensive In artillery at least. A
frier d, writing Of the "great cavalry fight" in
the Valley. speaks of il as fight "wheraiu
there were less men killed than there were
pieces OF artillery taken by the enemy"
This last victorious defeat swept away %
pieces, and 10 more just captured from the en-
troops, fear and inexperience might have ac
counted tor the flight, but it is impossible to
attribute either to the veterans whom Ewell
commanded SO successfully until, at an unfor-
tunate moment, he was supposed to be unfit tor
the arduous duties OF an active campaign, and
relieved for General Early.
MEETING OF THE MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES IN BALTIMORE.
This committee met at noon yesterday at Bar.
NUNS City Hotel, but, at the suggestion Of Col.
Oden Bowie, the President Of the late Demo-
cratic State Con yention and chairman OF the
committee, the body adjourned to Taylor Hall,
on Fayette street.
Mr.. Henry w. Archer, of Hartford county,
.uhm lifted a report of an interview with Gov.
Bradford, by q committee appointed for that
purpose, (of which he was chairman,) to con.
fer with him In relation to the alleged fraudu.
lept voting Of soldiers at the constit utional
election, which WINS accepted.
A delegate from Baltimore city then offered
the following, which was referred to one rom
each county, after which the body adjourned
to o'clock same evening:
Resclved, That 1t 10 expedient that this con.
veniion nominate candidates Tor the once OF