The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-15
TEE LATEST NEWS.
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

NEw YoRK, Oct. 70. The New Orleans
Picayune says; We leSrn by the arrival
of the schooner Cleaner, from Matar
moras on the 22d ult that MatamoFas
was not taken up to that time Corti-
mas had one thousand men at Matamo.
ras ready 10 meet the French expected
from Monterey.
The Herald's Shenandoah special
says; The situation in the valley is en-
tirely satisfactory In the fight on Sun
day the rout of the enemy was COM
plete The whole rebel cavalry that
fought ours was defeated and dispersed.
There is now no large organised rebel
body prepared to operate against Sheri-
dan in the valley
Lieut. Myers, of Advocate General
Merrett's staff, goes to Washington
with colors captured during the recent
successful operations of our cavalry.
The Richmond Wing of Monday
contains Augusta, Georgia, dispatches
ofthe 8th, announcing that the capture
of Rome was considered doubtful
General Sherman telegraphed to
Altoona on the evening of the 9th, as
follows: Hood, Observing our approach,
has moved rapidly back to Dallas and
Van Vert
A Winchester letter of the 18th says:
The hospitals have been put in fine
condition Sher;dan's field hospital,
which is just on the outskirts of the
town, could hardly be improved, as
the tents are pitched on an elevation
that drains well, near a fine spring
Eighteen rebel surgeons attend to
their own wounded
A private of the 18th Illinois pub
fishes statement in relation to the
horrors Of the Andersonville prison, in
which he says that all the stories pub
lished concerning the cruelties are true.
The suffering is represented to be very
great
The Herald's Newbern letter says:
The fever still RACES violently, and
numerous deaths are reported.
Several escaped prisoners from An
jacksonville, who have arrived at New
bern, gay over one hundred others
escaped the same night with them
Many refugees are arriving from Viii
mington, mostly females.
The London Times correspondent,
writing from Nankin subsequent TO its
capture, says Nankin will now be opened
to foreign trade, and the subjects of
England, France, and America will
enjoy equal privileges.
The new blockade runner was sunk
while she was entering Charleston Har
Dor last Wednesday.
A dispatch from City Point says that
six Pennsylvania regiments cast l,0Tl
votes, of which l2l were given for the
democrats.
Official returns of Baltimore city in
crease the majority for the constitution
to 1926.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Is.
1t is generally conceded that there
will be Union majority on the home
vote in the State. The Congressional
delegation will probably stand l6 Union
and Democrat.
The soldiers vote has commenced
comingin, and, though but 1928 ballots
have been received, the Union vote is
1867.
OMAHA, Oct. l3-Nebraska has elect
ed Union delegates to Congress by
large majority
NEW YORK, Oct I3-Gen. Sherman's
official report occupies twenty columns
of the Army and Navy Journal The
aggregate strength of Sherman's army,
on the lst of May, was 98, 795 men, and
96 guns.
The report includes all the operations
from Chattanooga to Atlanta.
WASHINGTON, Oct l3-A number of
quartermasters employees were sent out
on the Manassas Railroad to day to
clear away the woods and other shelter
ing places for guerillas along the road
This step was considered necessary, in
order to put a stop TO such murderous
guerilla outrages as that of Monday
last
The railroad to Manassas and beyond
is again in running order, and supplies
have been forwarded to Gen. Sheridan
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l2-Erie county,
as far as heard from, gives Schofeld,
Republican, 1923 majority.