, 1864-06-14
qtli1agu Qrtbnne.


no sign. We miss Secretary stanton'a bu1-
lctin. but do not disturb ourselves with sug-
reBtion1 Of evil at its lack. We have news
paper rnmors Of decided advantages
gained before Richmond, and these
up to this hour are uncontradicted,
which is saying something for thetr
crcdibility. The n. 7. Tribune report that
Fort Darling has been captured Is perhaps
TOO good news to be true all at once, andyc
the best and most reliable army correspond
erts have, oflate, been declaring that Grants
destined movement on Richmond would be
made from the james river, as base, with
the reduction of Fort Darling, as first ne
ctsasty. Certainly our base has been chang
cd to the James, but the rest
nay not have been yet realized
The other report given IL yesterdays
Washin gton Republican that Hancock's
corps by heavy fighting on Sunday 'orced
pasragc of the ChiekahominJ At Bottoms
Bridge, driving back the enemy, and are
holding the West bank Of that river. is &
not improbable sequence to operations
previously reported. We believe all is
going on we'll before Richmond.
Tho rumor that Grant has taken Fort Dar-
ling may prove premature, but the move
ment itself md its objects We have anticl-
pnted, and we re-assert upon this point the
views which VIC expressed several weeks
since to the following effect:
Eve bcllese It il part Of Graut'e plan in tak-
Ing Richmond arst to take Fort Darling. wheth-
'cr by bombsrd1neut or by stornlins. Fort Dsr-
lipE once taken, It is not eaatmed TINT any.
thing remains adequate to prevent our gun-
boats from removing the distractions In the
.!an e., and appearing 10 Font Of Richmond.
T! eir co-opsta.lo%a % you'd be equal to re.ntosce-
itse:t. We co rot believe that Grant has sent our
fleet Of six monitors, three double -endess and
o 5anea to
in nn aim1ess movement. The Thunder Of the
mon'tors vii yet CO operate. We must hope. With
snd in cutting OF, pennsns up and destroying the
rebel army
We give place in another column to the
pronnncianento Of the Lincoln aud Oslesby
Campaign Club. organized at the Thursday
evening Ratification meeting last week. The
evidences are abundant that the work oil
the campaign is begun In earnest, and that
the camp nres are being widely Andled, NOT
to 90 down until November secures whst
the hearts, Of loyal men nrc bent upon, the
reelection Of Lincoln, the rea f1irmation OF
the policy Of the War, the sealing of the
Presidential election.
horeaa's mid into Kentucky, 1t would
now appear, Inns come to substantial gfiet
Burbridge routed him at Cynthiana, and cap.
tured 400 rebels, reeapturing many of ouz
own men Of Hohson's force. The scare In
Kentucky will soon be over. and Morgan
now appea1s only anxious to csc. .pe
The foreign news 10 interesting. The
Danish war seems likely to end In perma-
neut partition Of the disputed Du.hies, 4
share becoming Joined to Germany.
Illinois Is still ahead Of all her sisters in
putting men Into the field. She no stands
81. 600 ahead Of al1 calla, according to figures
iu the Adjutaut Generals Office, at Spring.
held. The present week will see our quota
OF One Bundred Day troops all in the field
or in readiness to march, ant this ia, We be
licye, ahead of both lndiana end Ohio. not
withstandiDg their muster under this cal
waB based on organizations Of thei
militia, already in existence. VI
huve the right to b. proud ut thes
evidences of the patriotism Of the Empir
State Of the West We have the right Il
urge It aa simple Justice, that other>etates Ii
ar1ears for men be now speedily called upo,
BY IN adequnte law Of draft to come up II
tue scratch md I'LL their quotas. Congress
owes it to the country that without more 0
windy dabn&c mud waste Of wind they act
nnd In such manner as shall Civ
our holy cause the eRccor It need
and will soon imPeratlyely demand
men 10 III our afnaee. Ihe patriotism
ana zeal OF our STATE could scarcely naT
"tonEht SUCH stcfi'ng results oht foF 1h'
Fka4Aul difecsaon, ana care1u1 overnight o
those at the head II military Affairs In ou'
state. Ad1o1ant General Fuller could moi
We'll desire proudef monument to hi
merits Us public officer than the rolls O
our ILLINOIS troops mat nave 1has grow
under his hands until A'anols Leads the val
o1 all Inc 4osal states, ana now, "lthou
aeun4as' e1a ~ 1saos .u.n 1nu oeeAon eoiu
y! Ae1 ino'e ~ y '40 '''' :" 'o41'' 1n A''s'
pfifhis'
AZ ens 1a'e ee " .ns nas'snaa a.sa n.o
tra.ans.s.-to"s Ho". ~ ~ ~ T,ans.,,a r.,n.s;.
tAs asauaua ~ M.va-,s ~ 80 -s.ss.a J. =.
ice were txed AZ nc" ORR c'ty, Whefe II
Chairman. Hon. Henry J. RAYMOND, resides
A., adx;snrr r,n,ni,taa Vas o1ao const;tu
Au ao4lhot3 1oaut'~1oc WIG e47' eo"..s'u
ted, with headquarters az ot. Aoo's. he3
nfe tue ADVISORY Co"'n11tee pro'4oea tof D.
the resolution: AessFs. 4.ane, oi hahsas
Il. nosa. u -"o'' D. " 1ooA1 VI Ill., u
r. stueos1 o. 1o"a' and Aoomas simpson
OF minnesota
From accounts no" received 1t "ould aI
ppar that the loss OF the gunboa1
Water Witch, III oesaoau Sound on tn
Gcorgia coast "aa most dfsgFAcefnl atfal1
Hcr tftic. II uud Gre" "erc found last asleep
sud tic splendid "ar r+fsel was capture
by fey boats from the shofe "ltaout hrin
l: +hpt on either side. She hhs been take
over to Nassau and will prove an ugly cus
toner for ns, IL presen. hands, as she Is
strong and fret craft. Hnd we our gunboa
back Aeain the enemy would be welcome t.
an many such crews as he could set-
ao,no .s nch1r Rrrean ~ la. t,ren eearrh}1
the ,rood hook. fur a paya1le1 ,or the man wh
nar,s lis hair In the middle, aud tlnds tn
r.. o~tn,,a1 nj tbr c,rre1and f.orventfo
!nst ~ -o 80 a1...ss 81 1o.e.
-. aaa1, u -sst .ss, ~ a,s,,as. .na ,a.
one 1nat vas IN de sr. aud every one thst wa tIs
eeuten.ed, gathered themselves INTO him; su
n t,,, MsnnG M 1t Gaa,1 eaa1 hn us sdrt a "s1
Tho co,a ,n.-ret vas ercftea vesferda
,,,a ~. ~, c,ntc,,no n. HIGHER 4;onrea fo
Aflse' 1oe "neat MARKET causat Inc le'e
and our reports else where give sales OF som
1VO,0 eco bushels. closing at a general adyanc
of :1M cents On rates Of earlier in the day.