The New York herald., 1864-09-09
PETERSBURG.
Reported Arrival Of a Pors
tion of Eariy's Corn Hiand
Ola Our Front
Another Struggle Anticipated
for the Possession OF ths
Weldon Railroad,
SsS Ass, ass
Mr.. w. ID. t:cGregar's Despatch.
ETAnnnAnInrux ha.lr -. ..... % 49,. !.

mr. w. -. McGregar's Despatch,
bEApoUAnrrRs. Aasy or srx Poro.aaY
sept b-Evan!ng
To day quiet hss regned along The ine excsevoS A.
occasional gun from the cenise Of out the
Ram has been ia.Ius all day asd sill. Continues E,a
a coia wind blowing.
Rumo9s boon pgegsieal for two DAYS ossi is,s
Part oi Esrys troops hed arrived our sront ana sr
messing oit dsns, necossIatmg anoher sfroy.l,
Gor the possession o! Tie Weldon Railroad and Drey,
tions made receive thsm; bus thus far visa u.
exception OF few gaeriuas. hiss aposarsa a
that direction.
Last evening the enemy II troDi us our line wisrt
crosses The railroad were very iool,al pr atine a.
duigpe to loud Cheering whcD extended along ths ,1t
to the right toward the Arpomslt,x.
Our pcsets bsled thers ana asked the c&Sst
OF the comnotoo, aai tue susser Gano scta
lanta has been reIaEeo by H0oa.n NOis,s.
standing the hanoss sufy of The story beta.
true IL rapidly gained crcgation, anu caused
depression Tor ,iag, bur altor dsserter
and reported that OF their mad tied
dogs tai and started him through neir aes, thnSiuG
thus TO irighe0 oar nen but iho dog kept his
side, and his frightened sped soag 50
loud haloong ard cheering " the rebels. Thus tue
ter was exp ai1oa
Yesterday party OF coiorsd recruits here
on their wy 10 tner req rather 70 IT.
front than trey had oscuAted. Ii passn. nns
space, netr fpTt Warfca, Ioucis oStt&el VIEW
them, and threw shell two iato mast, cSlsst
such scattering among tnen taa. II Vas roaily "
dcrous Abandoning tIeir -, ka lpsacks, &c. ttes
few towards thefott IN trout OF winch IL ditch elk
seven feet wide snd maay ceep with mud ana setsr
Into this they piled issl AS tney c,ud, 90
on top Of another, esideuty thu1as tnov woaA
be SAFE there, while tno the rort rushed
aod ped quito harvest cr snspsacss &C., wnch Ay
IN the road The olcer charge Of the recruits
to have first reached tue trcnca ana endevorcd to pre-
vent tue men from following him, ords'ius them y
orally" When tns olCer asked wnAt 40 WAS doing
thers. he saia he mad not been under m
for some months, and rather nervous n
his close proximity TO the enemy. Considerable
effort required 70 extrcate the party from their
somewhat unpleasant position, attor winch they lea 70
join their con mands 1t is hoped that they
charged upon by the enemy they will profit BY Ne
lesson they received, and not into trap 10 winch
the rebels would like 70 catch them, and dossc
could keep thousand without tho slightest fear Of ons
escaping
The Fortress Monroe Despatch.
FORTRESS MONROE, sopt. 7, 1854
Major General Butler returned last evening from hia
trip North, and left this noon tor the front
The steamer City Point reports from the front
Captain Osgood Eaton died here last night OF dropsy.
lie formerly from Boston, and for long time
nected with the Engineer Department at this place
The follow ipg the deaths 10 Hampton Hospital
ssm Dresser 7th Connecticut; James Ryan, 9th New
Jersey battery WIN. Damant 3Ttn New Jersey: Andrew
Col. 1ysth New York Ami Woodbury., 18th New Ham p
shire Captain L. M Rogers, 85th Peunsylvani died o
wounds Mathew Dodd 9th Pennsylvania cavalry; G. W.
Gilman, 9th Maine; s. Nruh 6sth Penusylvsnia; p
DAILY, Slh Connecticut Eli Johnson List United Staes,
colored
Ohio Congresst0nai Nomt N atiOus.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 8, 1884.
The Democratic Convention day nominated George
Pueh Congress- the First district and Henry O.
Lord from tho Second district.
Vasc0nsIu Cong al NOmin tfOns-
MnwAuKEs Sept. 7, 1864.
Hon. Amass Cobb nominated to-day the unisa
candidate for election Congress from tho Third WIS.,
cousin district.
RAcTSs, Wis, Sept I, 1884
The Republican Convention Of the First Copgressonak
district held here to day nominated General Hubert
Paine, os Port Hudson member for Congress.
The TenDossee Union state Cenvention.
NASHVILLE Sept s, 1894
The Union State Convention held herc has adjourneA
d IL passed resolutions iavoriug the call OF ststS
Convention AID tue universal abolition OF slavery.