The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-14

escape, nj the firing Of the signal gun, the pri-
goners huddlcd together In the middle Of the
inclo,ure and raised a white flag In token Of sub
mission.
The Meycuyvs article on a convention Of all
the States raises some points which appear 70
have escaped notice here, and will, doubtless,
attract not little attention. But you may rest
assured that the "ageuCy' has no thought Of
accr ding 20 such q convention.
Mr. BcDiamin's "circuar" in regard 90 the
visit Of Jaqucs and Gilmore TO Richmond, dis
closes little that uI4 not already known. These
dogs were sent here by Lincoln, 70 make party
Capijal-uO doubt Ot that-and tilllcd the whole
al ir 90 that the capital was made the other way.
The IIhg i0b office has reprinted one OF the
Republican clap.trup pamphlets against the peace
party, headed, "kgOcllon ia the North Extra
ordinary disclosure Nulandigham's Plan TO
Overthrow the GJytrumCuti!" &c. West q
Johnston have "Johu Marchmonts Legacy in
press,
of the better classes are drawn 10 the theatre.
Miss ida Vernon In Elt Lynne, is the attraction
NcrroCs are selling Yankee papers In the streets
at 81 each There Is % deal Of sickness in town,
both among young and Old. HEnHEs.
AUGUSTA POWDER woUEs-FEAHruL EXPLOSION.
FyoUtl, Charleston W.n.nfy Slyk o.
The Savannah Macs learns that the Govern
meut powder works at Augusta were blown
up on Saturday nOOu at - o'clock, with some
10000 pounds Of powder. There were nine per
sons employed in the works vt the time, all of
ns
heard no futhcr particulars Of the accident.
The destruction Of these works will be q
serious loss 70 the Government, but we are graft
fed to know that the present supply Of powder is
ample, and that other works I'm the Cuucderaey
will be able to furnish all that may be required.
ATLANTA.
From the Cou,ter
A compositor Of the Macon IclegraDh rode
through more than half of the encmy's deserted
lines ON Sunday, starting from Cobbs Mill, on
the extreme Federal left. Very little in the way
of valuable relics were disCOyerablC, but he pre-
sumed good deal had been removed by our
troops and the PEOPLE.
Tie only thing bctaying neglect was the inter
mCnt of the Yankee dead, very few Of whom were
altogether covered with mother earth. Arms,
legs and heads were to be seen prOtruding from
the soil in all directions. On tree, blazed for
the purpose, was written 10y some Ohio officer,
afflicted with the c0cOrthrs ScyiJeHdi these words
--"Nut being able TO drive the - rebels out of
their works, we leave them ours
The citizens OF Atlanta, male and female were
GOCkiug back To- town; and, if they should be
yic'imilCd by ShCrmdu's flank movement, will be
very much Gil Bias when he was caught like Il
rat in a trap
On Sunday several men and boys were killed
and cruelty uutllutCd in the effort TO unsCrew the
Yankee capped shells The little boys have been
at this business for some time, collecting the
powder ard balls enclosed in these shells, and
making merchandise of them. On Sunday, Our
informant thinks there were twelve or fifteen
persons killed or wounded in this hazardous
business
1t is needless to say that General Hood s wide
awake, end every possible movement of the
enemy will find q timely foil.