The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-03-05
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CwIcAoo. s.-We have Orleans dates TO
23d, The total vote Of Louisian State
election 10 9, 293. Michael Hshus major
| itY over Flanders, il ,595. over Fellows.
conservative candidate, 3,542. The other
candidates of the Hshus ticket were
elected by shout the same majority.
CArRo, 3d;->A band of sixty guerrillas
dressed in Federal uniform, surprised o
company Of the Lee MIssissippi colored
regiment, who were standing guard
about mile and half frem the main
body Of foraging party on the 18th. --
They were eli killed or wounded but two.
CHICAGO, Sd. - The Senate yesterday
appointed new committee of conference
on whisky bill without instructions.
WASHIxorox, I'd The Star says Gen.
Custar returned this side OF the Rspidsn
from the cavalry expedition, having sue
ceSsfnlly accomplished the part Of the
WORK which he started out 10 do. He
harrnssed the flank OF Lees army con-
siderably. and near StanardSville sur
prised ebrl camp which he burned and
totally destroyed, and captured number
Of prisoners and horses.
Gen. Gustav did not lose q man.
Nothing officially known of the where
abouts of Fitzpatrick. Il Ii said in well
informed circles that on Monday he Was
in Spottsylvania G. II. which is is miles
from Richmond.
An officer who arrived here to, night,
reports that when last heard from be
was within IL miles Of Richmond.
Castar's move was to strive to draw of
the attention of the enemy while kilpat-
rick iourneyed in an other direction. Il
is supposed he has got o fair start with no
danger in the rear. He has certainly had
time to reach Richmond II Euch wss the
plan Of operations.
PHILADELPHIA, 3d.-Richmond papers
announce with unfeigned regret, the ap-
pointment Of Bragg ss commandment.
chief Of the rebel army over the head Of
Gen. Lee.
The rebels acknowledge heavy loss of
life in Florida.
WASHINGTON. 2d.-Correspondence be-
tween Gen Butler and commissioner
Guild in relation to che exchange of pris-
oners. resulted in the declaration of an
exchange in which it is agreed that ell
prisoners delivered at City Point up to
the 24th of January 81 are exchanged.
NEw Yoak. Sd. Richmond papers to
Monday Last inclusive, contain q dispatch
from Demopolis, ed, which represents
Shermsn's force making retrogade
| movement.
Dalton dispatches say the Union force
passed through Tunnel Hin On the Goth
/ and would not probably make o stand
before they reaceed Chickamauga.
Longstrsst's retreat 10 partially con
fessed.
Mobile dispatch Esd. says . Ere was
opened that day upon Fort Powell by six
monitors and 4 gun boats. They shelled
all day.
The Florida affair is made much OF, and
the rebels conceds heavy losses on their
side. Editoriyl of Journals before us 10
fall Of brag about the bright prospects of
the South, and the decentralization and
bankruptcy Of the North.
4 special 20 the Times says:
A report 90 Brandy Station to-day
brought in by desegter, that our cavai.
~ hare torn DIP several miles of the
track Of the Virginia Central rsilroad be-
tween Lonisa court house and Talosville.
The deserter further states that troops
that have bsen dispatched to Richmond
to defend sit against our cavalry we're
obliged to return owing to break in the
road.
Several bridges were destroyed.
| The rebels cannot repair the damages
in leas than ten days.
We shall probably bear from Kilpat-
rick at Suffolk.
Nav YoRK, March g. The Richmond
Examiner Of the oath says:
Ofhcial dispatches received at the war
department last night frsm Polk state
that Shsgnaans fosces have evacuated