The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-17
MAINE ELECTION.
A Nut for Copperheells.

-. 80 A1AND, Sept l0.-kS0tuF00 from y
counties give Cony 26.72I Howard, Il, sos
Union majority, a,l6S. This excludes
little over four-tenths Of the State, and u
tne same ratio the gain will amount to 70.
wv IN the whole State, making Cony's tota
majority from Is, 500 to 70, 600.
The counties have all undoubtedly Ron,
republican, electing their State Senator,
and county officers.
The House Of Representatives win stanc
IA Union, to % opposition. At
Inc gubernatOrial vote In 1860. preceding
President Lincoln's election, stood. Re-
publican, .O,OO3; Dem. $3.50; straight whia
ana scattering, 1,755-oeing q Republica1
majority of l4,.25, some Loo short of the
probable majority this year. -
VWing 20 violent storm, the wires work
ole to send their returns BY telegraph.
Inc polls Throughout the State have been
kept open until six o'clock to-day. two
hours later than heretofore.
Inc amendment to the constitution ner-
uniting soldiers to vote will be carried al
most unanimously.
Specials % New YORK Papers.
NEW Yong, Sept. 13.-The Herald $ spe-
cial says: The Union signal station a
Dutch Gap was bombarded BY the rebels
on FRIDAY. The covering Union batteries
replied with vigor. The officer at the sta.
ton remained at~his post during the CON
test. The damage to us actually amounted
70 nothing, while with the enemy it was :
quite different affair.
Aiter the cessation Of firing their earth
works bore unmistakeable evidence Of hard
usage, and they were busily engaged until
dark repairing the damage.
Especial to the Herdld.1
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-No decision has
yet been arrived at in regard to the promo
sltlon Tor thousand million loan madebv
European capitalists, and it may be held
under adviseMent till the sense Of Con-
gress ID taken upon It.
Although without any apparent cause
number OF bids for the thirty-one million
loan contained the request that IL not ac-
cepted, they should be applied to the = 3Os.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-The World spe-
cha! says OF HancOck's brilliant movement
on Friday night last. when the Rebel pick
Ct nne with intrenchments were carried.
Inat our line IN front was rather irregular,
ana u was determined to Strengthen il up
by taking that held by the rebels. The
coveted position lay at the foot Of a hill. on
the crest Of which Is strong rebel fort.
making the attack one Of great hazard. be-
SIDES 1t was Of value to the enemy. mas
much a. It afforded him adurvey Of q good
II stretch of our works toward either
Hank; so AZ ~ 4. n. on the 9th, the 10th
Indiana and I'd Z. 8. Sharpshooters. AM
under Gen. Detrobiard, started noislessly
rom their positions, and with bayoneis
sition.
= The rebels were asleep, and our troops
we're into their rife pits ere they knew Il.
In the confusion two Or three shots Were
nred, and that was all. Some artillery dr.
ed from behind, but did no DAMAGE. Our
troops Instantly went 70 work, turning the
lntrenchments to- THAR own advantaRs.
About ) O'Clock rebel force was heard
approaching, whereupon vigorous fire Of
musketry and artillery was opened On
them, aud they retired. They declared,
however, they would come again and re-
take the works. which BY the time this
reaches you, will be greatly strengthened.
NEW YORK, Sept. i3'--To-day' 1sl0nne's
Washington correspondent ssys that In
formation deemed Trustworthy il received
% the effect that Gen. Fremont has placed
MS letter OF withdrawal in the hands 81
his friends who will make it public ii the
proper time, and that before lOnr.