The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-03

New York, Nov. e.
The Tribunes correspondent on the
left of the Army of the Potomac, under
date of the 30th. says the new angle OF
mile and half southwest, acquired on our
left By the recent stragetic demonstration
is being strongly fortified, and | under-
stand the army line road is to be imme-
diately pushed out to the left two or three
miles beyond the present terminus, The
way this important extension of our forti-
cations came to be so easily made was on
account OF the enemy weakening their lines
of battle at this point to interrupt what
they took to be flank movement around
their extreme right.
While they we're massing against the
I'd and 9th corps on our extreme left, the
9th corps showed 10 at two points and took
line of their works, which was reye ersed
and now forms our new lef. angle.
Probably not during the war has 90 i'm.
portant an extension of fortified line
been made with so little fighting. 1t is
true that there was considerable march.
ing and oountermarchlng in the operation,
but that was mere froiic for the boys
who had been confined SO long in camp.
This like every other movement recently
on either side has demonstrated the grow
ing weakness of the rebel army. In Wild
ly striving to defend themselves at die
tance they have al!owed another fatal and
regular approach to be made near q vital
point.
Their confusion along the iae on Thurs
day is represented by deserters aud our
own escaped prisoners to have been un-
precedented.
The Troune's Washington special says
of the soldiers election frauds that Ferry
aud Donnohue have been sentenced to the
peni,entarv for life.
| The Secretary ot War has approved the
sentence and it will be carried out imme.
diately.
New York prisons will not be selected
! Marvin Jones, Col. North's chief as
sistans, confined with him at Old Capitol
has made full confession OF his comp!ici
(ty in forging votes and says that the bus.
mess has been carried on at Col. North.
agency much more extensively than any
thing done at Baltimore.
1t is understood that Gov. Seymour,
special commissioners are staggered b,
the complete implication of Col. North ir
the fraud.
The end is not reached. Messrs. Par
ker, Allen and Kelly were again presen
at the military court to-day, and ever,
facility was extended them to prepare
defense for Col. North. which they i'm
8 proved.
! This occupied the attention of the cour
3 until it adjourned. They expect to &c
5 cure The examination of the papers seized
i and the consideration of the ease to NOR
row but it is not expected they will b
. prepired to- put Col. North on trial befer
' Friday or Saturday.
Newcomb who was released wasin cour
this morning to testify.
, Among the papers seized at the Ne,
[ York State agency is an applloation from
man for place in Col. North's Office 9
clerk. He writes Il have been discbare
ed BY the Sanitary Commission for dis
T loyalty" His discrimination was rewa,
q ded Col, North Immediately employe
: him at forty dollars month more tha
! I he received from the Sanitary Commil
y sion.
The Times special says careful exam
nation OF the case has convinced judy
Parker and his associates that the mat,,
= 70 much more serious one than they &,
pected o. anticipated prior Ia THAR Arr
" ~, and assurnss with them the promo
tica of grave crime against do pulil