Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-30

I War Democrats of the United States
withdrawing his name from the Cleve
land ticket, in the course of which HI
says: While Gen. Mcclellan resolves
upon an impossible Union as it was
through war, the Chicago Convention
resolves upon an impossible Union as i
should be, through peace. The Balti
more platform, he says, however objec
tionable, does not fail to refer the re
establishment of constitutional liberty
and the restoration of the Union to th,
arbitrament Of the army, in which anG
on which alone the national safety is t.
be found. He would prefer to have tht
people brought to q vote on the Cleve
land platform, but before the principal:
embraced in that platform, is our Coun
try, and he can't stand in q position
which, by dividing, hazards the success
of those who agree that the Union can
not be restored without the uninterrupt
ed continuation Of the war.
New YORK, Sept. 22-The CONNER
ci0t's Washington spe cial says that the
lst District of Columbia Cavalry, who
lost the cattle the other day, were great
ly dlsaffected at being taken from Wash
ingtOn and being unpaid, and had de-
clared they would not fight.
1t is believed here that Early will
make stand at Strasburg. The advan
tages of the position are great there, but
Sheridan's cavalry will be able to out
flank the position.
| HEADQUARTERS ARMY POToM.lC Sept
20.-News of the victoryin the valley wa.
read to the troops along the lines this
afternoon and received with unbounded
enthusiasm and repeated cheering. 4
salute of 100 shctted guns will be fired
tomorrow at daylight, i'll honor of the
event.
Descrters say the rebels were receiving
rations of fresh beef from the droves
captured from us last week They state
that it was Hampton's cavalry which
accomplished the feat, that they took
$50 prisoners and 9, 500 head of cattle be-
sides horses, guns, etc. Some of the
rebel pickets offered to trade fresh beet
for coffee and other articles.
! Sept. p, 6 q. n1.-The guns along our
entire line opened this morning at day
light and kept up the roar for half an
hour. Since that time occasional shots
are heard at various points. [Signedl
w. D. MCGREGoR.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-The Richmond
Dispatch of the 22d has the following
| felauVe TO Early'S de1eat:
| Reports were in circulation at an early
hour yesterday morning, that a fight
occurred near Winchester, in the Valley
OF Virginia, on Monday last, which re-
suited diastrously TO the Confederacy.
AS usual, when any unfavorable news
| is atioat the grOssest eXaggeraticn pre-
vailed till the following official dispatch
was given out:
He0dQuo,ter ATH1y Of Northern ITjr-
giaio, Thursday, Sept. 20th.-Iion. Jos.
a. Rel'tlon:. Gen. Early reports that on
| the morning Of the 10Th the enemy ad-
vanced on the Winchester road, near
| which place he was attacked, and he re-
sisted them from early in the morning
till late at night, when he was com
pelied to fall back to Newton, and this
morning he fell back to Fishers Hill.
Our loss is reported to be heavy. Maj
| Gen. Rhodes and Brig. Gen. Gardiner
Were killed while nobly doing their
duty. Three pieces ofartiliery OF King $
| battery were lost. The teams and sup
plies were brought off safely.
(SignedJ il. L. LEE.
1t also says OF matters at Petersburg
on our extreme right and the enemy's s
with sleepless vigilance. Each day
| adds strength to Tie defensive works,
The tug OF war vii! soon come when il
may and Will be one OF the bloodiest con-
tests ot this war.
The schooner Sarah Gage reports that
while OF Cape Sable on the 18th inst.
| she saw gunboat chasing Il pirate
LOUISVILLE, sept. 25.-On Friday a
crossed the Tennessee river at Bates
Landing, Perry county, Tenn. His
whole force IS estimated at 5000 men,
with 10 guns.
Col. Campbell and the garrison at
Athens, Ala, were attacked by large
force Of rebels, and after q severe fight
OF two hours duration were forced to
surrender. Several buildings were set
on fire. ForrestIn person was in Athens.
At two p. In. Yesterday 800 men sent
from Decatur To reinforce the garrison
at Athens We're reported captured after
al obstinate resistance. Several pris-
oners captured near Athens report that
they crossed at Florence, that Forrest
told them he would have forces enough
to destroy both railroads and stay in
Tennessee as long as he pleased.
The rebel forces have destroyed several
miles OF the Tennessee & Alabama r. r.,
between Decatur and Athens.
There il no communication south
of Pulaski, Tenn.
An escaped prisoner reports the rebel
Sam Wheeler at Courtland, Ala, yes
terday morning. There are three COM
| mauders Forrest, Roddy and Biffier.-
Wheeier's force is reported to have gone
south to join Hood, in Georgia. 1t is
Forests intention to capture Pulaski,
Franklin and Shelbyville, and all inter-
mediate block houses on the road. AT
last accounts the rebels were moving on
Pulaski.
No demonstration has yet been made
on tn Chattanooga Railroad. The tele-
graph was working on that line up to
O'Clock P. N. to-day.
A telegram from Pulaski reports that
heavy firing was heard in the direction
of Sulpher's Branch. It was doubtless
a rebel force operating against Elk River
Bridge. All accounts agree that large
force are marching on our defences on
this line. The proper measures have
been taken to repulse the rebel force,
and it is hoped they will be forced to re-
cross the Tennessee before General ROS-
seau has done with them.
Rosseau takes the field to-day i'll per-
son.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. Is Maj. Gems.
Logan and Steadman and Col. McGrath,
10th Ohio, have arrived, en- route for
home. McGrath has an arm amputated
and is convalescing, although he has
been wounded by 25 bullets since the
commencement of the war.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25.-Dispatches from
TT Scott Ark None of the Ottl-