The Union and journal., 1864-10-28
GENERAL INTEadIGEMGE.

The latest returns from Pennsylvania ere
said 10 render certain tho election Of ssrenfesn
Union members Of Congress, gain Of Ave.
The hills in the northern part Of Grafton
county, N. H.. were white with snow last week.
The Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph denies
q statement of o correspondent OF the New
York Commercial that Archbishop Purcell, Of
Cincinnati, had said that no would vote Tor
Mcclellan.
The Charleston Mercury says:-"If we hold
our own aud prevent further military successes
on the part Of our foes, there Is every prospect
that Mcclellan will be elected, and his election
upon the Chicago platform must lead to peace
and our independence.
The notorious rebel Mrs. Rose Greenhow Was
drowned recently on board blockade runner,
which was run ashore by our blockading feet,
while attempting to get into Wilmington.
At the close of the labors Of the Grand Jury
at Lowell vote was taken of the members pre-
sent (twenty-onc in number.) Abraham re.
cciycd twenty OF the twcnty-one
Mr.. Pendleton's neisbors showed their mp.
probation 0! his principles and his comfort
by allowing his dear friend Pugh to stay ut
homo with HIM and comfort him.
JEFF. Davis gave strong reason. in hisspeech
n. Macon, for keeping Early in the Shenan-
doah valley. The rebel President says this
was the only way Of defending Lynchburs-
the capture Of which would enable Grant to
hem in Richmond with Gordon OF troops.
Grants brilliant strategy is thus reluctantly
acknowledged even by tho enemy whom no
seeks to destroy.
Gen. Hcintzelman. described in n Wheel
ing, Va, paper us go quick-spoken, silver
haired. handsome, earnest t-looking man.
about iiIty.fvc years Of age" followed Sena-
tor Wiley ut n Union meeting in Wheeling
on the 5tn, in speech in which he said: "l
can see hut two Issues in this contest-an
honorable peace accomplished by vigorous
war, or an armistice, u convention OF States,
and final dissolution of the Union and eter-
nal war;"
DR.. Iicbblrd seems to be the Star in the
lecture field just now. Correspondents and
the Press speak Of him in the most extrava-
CANT manner.-Irdpeiier.
A pretty young woman ut Jackson, Mich,
has been carrying on the recruiting business
In a novel manner. She marries man on
condition that hc will enlist and give her his
bounty She being strikingly handsome,
the man consents. After he is gone, she
marries another. Four men she has thus
welded and sent to the army. On the fifth
occasion she was detected.
A returned veteran of one OF the Massa-
chusetts regiments. upon entering store in
Worcester last Friday, was asked IL he had
come home to vote tho democratic ticket.
"Why" said tho soldier, "I've been shoot
ing democrats for the last thrc, years."
Gen Custar has been promoted to Major
Generalship ia consideration Of his brilliant
services In the Valley. This was announced to
Gen. Cus,ar at the War Department during the
presentation of the flags captured by Shcridan's
forces in the late victory ut Cedar Creek.
We have report from Brazos Santiago that
Gen. Cortinas surrendered his forces to the I'm
perlalists and accepted Brgader. Generals
commission in Maximlians army. The o.cu-
patton Of Matamoras By tho French Is con.
6rnied
Memphis is again excited by q rumor that
Dick Taylor is near the city with large Rebel
force.
An interesting letter from the Supt. Of Freed
men Of s. c. will appear In next weeks paper
It Is stated the murderer Of Parker, ut Man.
chester N. II. 20 years ago, and for which the
WentwOrths of Saco were tried and acquitted,
has been discovered by the dying revelation
If n woman of that place. Blake, the person
implicated, was arrested in Milan. The story
smells little "tishy", but VIC hope it may
prove true.