Shreveport news., 1864-12-06
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NEWS ITEMS.
From the CaZe'tee Extra

Northern D!spatc hcs .--lArri-onburg,
Pa. Nov l5.-G.nerai order Issued for III.
enrolment OF all tn. militia in the State
Immediately.
Great fears ar. en- te1taHA.1 OF /, rebel
raid into Pennsylvania.
Butler il to supcrcede Staunton.
New York. Nov. i6.-The Tallahassee
has escaped
land and water attack on Richmond this
month.
Brown and Boyce TO resign.
Fears are entertained that Beaureyarj
will strike for the Mississippi river, thus
preventing navigation
Fears for PadMcah. Memphis and Column
bus are entertained.
| Tb. Florida has been ordered to New
York for disposi, n by prize court.
! Sherman was in Atlanta on the 7th
| New York. Nov. Ii. -RumOrs say the Al.
mini-trn'ion is about to offer generous terms
! 10 ihc Ich.ss. '"
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! Tii- city is tplI o; rumors with re gard TO
! the amnesty offered to rebels.
/ Buffers troops have returned to Fortress
Monroe. He has been assigned TO An im-
! p "stan' command
/ Tn. Ike Davis is loading cotton in Ns,n-
gorda bay. III. Cbickamanya is ut By
muia awaiting repairs.
Candy is reported dead.
Heavy skir mshng is going on in tn.
valley. A very large rebel force is rcpor,
ed. under Early.
stanton is dnngcDn-ly ILL.,
! Cincinnati. Nov. lG.--3o. 900 rebels are
in IN. vicinity of Florence. One corps
j. on this side OF the river. The condition
uf the ronls will prevent operations.
I Mcclellan $ resignation has been accept
ed. Gen Sheridan is appointed Major
General in McCl-lan's stead,
All houses within reach OF tn, gr,pboa;s
on James river are To be destroyed. Grant
viii make a desperate effort before gorn.
into winter quarters. H.p,
Special for the Shreveport News.
New York. Nov. l1.-Thc total losses "
the rebel General Price in Missouri. from
III. commencement of the campli gn at ff"
10, Knob down to the tins when he took
refuge in III. eastern part of Kansas, on
The 29th alt. are estimated at over 1900 in
killed and wounded, and uboui 5000 pr!e-
onrrs,
. Tn. cn,ire Union loss was 1000 when
Gen Frasan,on relin1uishcd the pursuit Of
Pric,.'s shattered army on the 18th ul'.-
. The chase taken up by Curtis, who,
,otne tim. since, as our reader. are aware.
drove the rebels across the Missouri border
into Kansas.
/ New York. Nov. l5.-The c. mme rcinl'-
| Washington sp"ctsl says, 1t is thought
"rani c"ntempia'es another movement in
a few days 1t is certain he W i'll max.
, other effort before going into winter quar-
! '"rs, which. however. will depend on
Shcridans movements.
New York Nov. l5.-.At the eutertain
. ;u"ut given Gen. Butter last evening Mt the
l Fi.th Avenue Hotel, H. announced that he
7 will leave FOR his army in the field to-day.
= In his speech he thought the olive branch
should be once more extended to the reb
els aud if again refused. then he asked for
5 u sharp aud vigorous war.
e He Thought the bounties given our sol
: diers should consist of lands conquered
: from the rebels which should be eauitably
. divided aud their owners driven from the.
% country forever.
$ New York Nov. i5-The Express has
+ the following:
:. There have been mysterious rumors of
- peace on the street lately, and the speech
II of Gen Butler last evening Is regarded As
l. very significant in some quarters. that there.
L is really something on foot. The move
ment of Shermnn's army is supposed TO
9 have something to do with il. and the story
II runs As follows:
# som. time since there was secret con
n ctnve in Macon. of the leading men OF
Georgia. Including Governor Brown and
Vice President stephens. and an I'm bl ssa
dor was sent TO Washington. This gentle
. man was authorized to assure the Presnlen
tbpt Georgia would s.c.de from the Con
fedcracy, il Sherman's army would march
e through Georgia and take posses sion OF
q Charleston and Savannah. The response ct
: Mr.. Lincoln to this request, about three
weeks since. that he was not quite
10 ready, but that M worh do Il after the
- election.
u II Is commended that is the real secret OF
n Shcrman's movements. and that il is done
with view Of not only bringing back
Georgia. bit also North Csrofins aud Ala
% hama. In conDection with this it was rl
/ rnored on the street tlis afternoon that An.
n gnsta had been captured.
II h said that both T.ongstreet and Brock
inridge have reinforced the rebel army in
IS the valley. ----
i The rurnor from the army Of tho Potomac
# is pretty well authenticated. that the rebels
are abont evacunting Petersburg.
The greatest interest attache. to She's
n man, n,oycNsNts = 81