The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-06-25

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badly injarsds noatly by hsziaas.
New York, 10. RE aisiant sssasus
or received from Inc sessatasy pf d.
treasury the following atssasneAt &c he,
public debt and the assouns ef nuass b
circulation !:
Amout Of debt, iiscaaaiug III ~ ssns
der notes and unpaid segulaaiohs . = sTise
395, 108.8S.
Amouns Of interest," herring legal tender
interest and bearing other aesss, With
drawn, OBS, s95, roo. .st 81 b
Amount Of ordinary treasury ncfesuith-
drawn and place IN reserve, III ,SSss.
8T2; showing reduction ID ptssent u
all descriptions of S56 lac ,572.
This statement shows the actual pres
ent state Of the debt and circulation. or
course It win be necessary 10 replace
portion If the S psr cent legal teUdess
with compound interest ut 8 per cent
(signedl 8. p CHASE.
Mr. Cisco states that he has personal
a. uranee from the secretary Of the treas
ny that it Is the purpose Of his contrast
circulation as much rs possible and rega-
late the future issues Of currency By the
strickest necessity. >s-.... r.
Washington, 1.-The Senate to-nighs
refused by majority Of 3 to strike out
the $500 exemption clause TO the enroll
ment act. .... -.~----
The section to make draft for year
was retained. ...
In the House an additional section was
offered to the bill to the effect that IRdi-
an tribes with whom treaties have been
made and who are receiving annuitiesfrom
the Government, shall be required to fur
nish their quotas of men, and that the
force thus raised may be employed By the
Government for the purpose of maintain
ing peace and protection from hostile In
dams in the territories and of relieving
such troops as are now engaged in that
duty. .... ..-.. 49,
Louisville, ia staff officer from the
front reports heavy fighting Wednesday
on our left.
Blair's corps was storming the enemy's
works. e..
The whole army is in line and firing
along the entire front
The rebels are beingslowly driven back,
under FIRE mainly of artillery. ,--
Our loss is slight.
Blair is reported as south Of ChatAahoo-
che river Wednesday night.
johnson massed his artillery TO prevent
our right from crossing.
A severe fight is expected there. a
A rebel courier was captured Tuesday
night with dispatches from johnson to
Wheeler ordering him to distroy the bridge
which Sherman recently built at Etawah.
Headquarters Army Potomac, 1s.--An
attack was made on the enemy's line yes
terday and With more success than at 6rst
reported. He drove the rebels from their
lines Of rife pits with heavy loss, taking
4 guns, 400 prisoners. and holding the 20.
sition. During the afternoon the enemy
was again pushed still further, getting
within about mile and half Of the city,
and taking more prisoners.
Shells were thrown into the city during
the afternoon.
Special to the n. 7. Times says the G&-
plot of small part of Buffers corps on
the Richmond and Petersburg railroad
was brilliant affair. Aforce Of 1000 ad-
yanced 8 or 4 miles, directly in the teeth
of Lees veteran army, which it succeeded
in cutting in two by destroying 8 miles Of
railway over which the troops were pass
ing as fast as trains could carry them. .s,,
While the men were destroying the rail-
road force of rebels came down and we're
held at bay by mere handful Of our men
as compared with them in Numbers, until
the work was completed, when our msn
returned.
Headquarters army Potomac, 1S-In
the attack by Gen. Martindale On the
right we took about 500 and 50 scesdsd in
advancing our lines. .....--..7.
The 9Th corps did not lose heavily in
their advance in the morning, but their
loss was considerable, in the attack On the
left. =. ~
Our losses during the 2 days viii reach
from 5000 TO 5000 In killed and wound
ed. !. '-.- - H. %-%ts
The loss to the enemy at some points
is greater than ours, but being gensrally