The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-10-12
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET
For Recorder-G. HENRY FRESE.
For County Clerks. j. sOYSTER.


1t is stated by rebel papers that Hood
has thrown his army in Sherman's rear,
and one account places him on the railroad
between Vining and Marietta, and military
men at Griffin say that Sherman will be
obliged, in q few days, to abandon Atlanta
and fight his way out.
Price is reported to have attacked Jeffer.
son City, Mo-, on Friday, the result Of
which has so far been kept from the public
by the military authorities at St. Louis.
The rebel cavalry are holding the Gaps
Of the Blue Ridge. II is supposed that
Early has gone to Richmond with his in.
Mntry.
JEFF Davis and family have packed thei,
small traps and started in haste south
ward. ......... ..
A dispatch says: Seen. Lee has pro.
posed to exchange oil the prisoners taken
in front Of. Petersburg, ntgros and ALL"
Gen. Meade is within four miles Of the
nearest point Of Southside. railroad, but
tina rshals stisthssa4 s'r,tt use there -.
On Friday night the rebels made an at
tack upon Buffers lines. They drove
Kautz's cavalry back, capturing all his ar
tillery. Afterwards they assaulted Birney
ana were repulsed. Birney followed them
up and rc.occupied the position from which
he was driven. The Federal loss
Gen. Butler being the authority for the
statcment-was "slnall not one eighth that
Of the enemy" Buffers Dutch Gap canal
will be completed in about three weeks.
Gen. Burbridgc, with 5000 men, was
defeated by Echols at saltvillc in south
western Virginia on the I'd inst. Burbridge
rctreated, leaving his killed and wounded
behind him, and was holly pursued by the
enemy on the Sd.
Gov. Brown Of Georgia asserts that Gen.
Sherman asked conference relative to the
withdrawal of his State from the confeder-
acy, but says he refused to act in such a
matter without concert with her sister
States.
tits again rumored that Secretary Stan.
ton will resign.
1t is reported that Steele attacked and
defeated Magruder last Tuesday, while the
former was en- route to Missouri.
At latest advices from Charleston, the
bombardment of the city and of Fort
SWnpter was being vigorously prosecuted.
Forrest is on route for Florence, Ala,
near which point there is large body of
federals; and battle in that vicinity is con-
sidered imminent.
A Richmond paper gives report of the
death Of Gen. Imboden.
Gen. Sheridan reports to Gen. Grant that his com.
mand il at Woodstock, Va.
Stanton says reports from Butler, Sherman, Thomas
Sheridan and Burbridge have been received showing
the favorable condition of military affairs in their
spectiye fields Of operations.
Gen. Grant has been at Washington, accomplished his
purposes and returned.
An attack was made on Altoona the 9Th. The enemy
was repulsed with loss Of 200 killed. and 1000 wound
ID and prisoners.
Sheridan has won another victory over Longstreet,
the successor Of Early, but no details are given.
Gen. Hoyey offers $1,000 reward for the apprehension
Of Mr. H. H. Dodd who recently escaped from the mill
tary prison at Indianapolis.
The Tammany congressional nominations for N. Y
city arc follows 4th district, Morgan Jones; 9TH
Nelson Taylor; 7th, John W. Chandler; sth Thomas
Barr Nominations for the 9Th and 9th districts will bt
xads on the 18th inst.