Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-10-26
WAR NEWS.
From Richmond.


following items of news Gen. Grant has again
transferred to the Southside Of the James large
body of troops with ten pieces of artillery. This
looks as if it portends some new movement in that
quarter, but all else seems quiet in fact there Is an
awful stiffness pervading the whole operations Of
the two armies in Virginia. The Yankees have
fully fortified Fort Harrison and thrown into it .
garrison of 800 men. They have mounted . mum.
Der of guns on the fort in embrasures but have
not yet opened on our lines: Every morning At
sunrise they discharge the guns and reload them to
keep them in perfect order for use. Our men are
distant in their trenches 500 yards Buffers canal
is progressing slowly. Some Of our deserters hav-
ing made affidavit before him that so Yankee
prisoners and negroes had been put to work by US
on the Notifications around Richmond, he has re-
taiated by putting the same number of captured
Virginia reserves to work on his canal, and notified
Commissioner Ould of the fact.
On Thursday last the 18th, the Yankees assaulted
our lines below Richmond, but the Richmond papers
refer to the fact only casually
All was quiet at Petersburg on the 18th. No news
from the Valley, and no news from Georgia.
Northern News.
The elections in Pennsylvania appear to be in
doubt. The Democrats carried the State by
majority on the home vote, some say 5O0O.-
Whether the army vote will alter the result is in
doubt The commissioners sent to take the soldiers
votes failed TO reach Sheridan and Shermans armies
Afraid of raiding parties. Thus the Pennsylvania
troops in those armies did not vote. The following
telegram is from Philadelphia to the N. Y. Herald;
"The following returns official: First district
-Randalls (DemocraD majority, 4,le7. Second
district-ONel's (Union) majority, 4,l6s. Third
district-Myers's (Union) majority, 1,1O5. Fourth
district-Kelley's (Union) majority, 3,279.
From information received here this morning it
is absolutely impossible to determine how the State
| has gone until the reception of official returns
Both parties claim small majorites but unexpect-
ed results in heavy northern Union counties render
it scarcely possible to overcome the large Demo.
cratic gains. In either case, it is admitted the
majority will be small, and can only be determined
by the official vote
The recording of the soldiers votes is necessarily
very slow, being distributed among various coun-
ties and from the manner in which they appear on
the tally papers, it is impossible to make aggre-
gate until the record is more complete"
The returns from Ohio show Democratic gains
on Congressman from the first returns Ashley,
Republican, is defeated in the Tenth district also
Delano, in the Thirteenth district The Democrats
have also elected their Congressman in the Fifth
| and Twelfth districts.
The Northern papers contain accounts of Mos
bys late raid upon the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
in which he captured 5000, 900 in greenbscks He
flung the train from the track in a level country,
without much damage and no loss of life, bagged
two quartermasters and the greenbacks, With other
valuaOles burned the Express car containing an
amount of money and papers, and left The Balti-
more papers call for brigade of cavalry to protect
this road, as they rely upon it for fuel, &c. Some
of Mosby's men have penetrated into Maryland,
and part have also attacked the Manassas road,
which the Yankees were rebuilding.
Gen. Price made speech at Bonneville Missouri,
recently, in which he told the Missourians unless
they rallied to his standard it WAS the last time he
would come into the State to relieve them Prices
movements are probably meant to affect the United
States Presidential contest hy keeping the Federal
armies of the West so much engaged with himself,
that they can have no time to exert their influence
over the ballot boz.
The captured steamer, Advance, is being reftted
in New York Yankee cruiser.
Ohio and Indiana gave very large Republican
majorties
Maryland gives a majority of 5000 against the
new anti slavery constitution, with the army vote
to hear from.
The Latest News.
Up to this morning, the Goth, there has been no
news received of very great interest. We make a
short summary Of some nnimportant movements in
the Valley, at Mobile and in Missouri
telegram from the Valley dated the 18th, saws
that in the affair at Fishers Hill fought Thursday
the 18th, killed from 30 to 70 of the enemy and
captured as many prisoners, who reported the 9th
corps at Front Royal This affair was at first mag.
niied, but turned out to be only small engage
ment. The enemy were near Strasburg Friday last,
and small force of cavalry in the town. We are
just week behind in news from the Valley.
despatch Of the 18th from Mobile says that on
the Tuesday preceding Captain Amos, command
ing company in the 1ath Confederate cavalry, en-.
gagged near Melton, Fla, five hundred Federals AT.
ter fight of four hours he drove them back. Fed
eral loss from thirty to forty. Confederate loss
three wounded
The New Orleans Times Of the 11th has been re-
ceved at Osyka. 1t claims great success for LEAFS
raid in Eastern Louisiana in the destruction of pro-
perty and the capture Of prisoners. All accounts
agree nearly with our own previously forwarded
1t says additionally, that Lieut. Arle, commanding
Independent scouts, captured Major en- route to
Richmond with fifteen battle flags taken in the Red
River expedition, together with large number Of
important dispatches for the Confederate war Office,
and several prisoners, including Commissary with
the rank of Major.
Earle reports the capture of Woodville and =
number of prisoners by force from Dana's COM
mand.
1t is reported the rebels would not surrender to
colored troops, which resulted in q large number
being killed.
The Northern news from Missouri comes ola
Senatob'a and Mobile and is to the 18th inst
Price has retired without attacking Jefferson city
and has gone westward to Bonneville. Two thou
sand of his men had crossed the Missouri river to
operate on the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad.
Price was making clean sweep of the Pacific
railroad. He burned the splendid bridge over the
Lomoine; also two bridges east Of California The
invasion is in formidable force estimated at from
$4,000 to 5000. The condition Of affairs is con.
siderably worse for the Feder.ls than at any time
since the beginning Of the war. Some papers are
advising the abandonment Of Arkansas to save Mis-
souri, =
Sandburry is skirmishing with Prices rear
The Gontederates represented to be clad in new
clothes. They are abandoning their worn out
horses for new ones. The men and horses are load.
cd with plumber
. The Memphis Argus of the 10Th has later dates,
which confirm the destruction of 4 gan of the Gas