Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-05-20
STIRRING WAR NEWS!
~ Telegraph to the Gazette

ny AeleSrapH 10 the Uazette
NsAR SPorrsYLvAxrA CorRr HOUSE,
May l3, 81 Pm.
The eighth day Of the battle closes, lea
Ing between 5000 and 1000 prisoners il
our hands for the days work, including tw'
General officers and over thirty pieces of ar
tillery. The enemy are obstinate, and seen
to have found the last ditch. We have los
no organization not even company, willis
We have destroyed and captured one Divis
ion, (johnsons,) one Brigade, (Dobb's,) and
one regiment Of tho enemy.
E. NJ. STANTON.
WASHINGTON. May 13; $50, Pm.
To Gen. DIX: - The following from Gen
Dana has just reached the War Department
SPorrsYLvANIA, May 10; 8, AN. - Lee
abandoned his position during the night
whether to occupy new one in the vicinity.
or make thorough retreat is not determined.
One division of Wright's ard one Of Han.
cocks are engaged in settling this question,
and at z. A. NJ, had come upon his rear
guard. Though our army is greatly fatigued
frm the enormous efforts Of yesterday, the
news of Lees departure inspires them like
men of fresh energy. The whole force vii
soon be in motion, though the heavy rain Of
the last tsirty-six hours makes the roads
very difficult for wagons and artillery.
EN-. STANTON.
Washington, May 10.
The prisoners captured yesterday morn
ing, were taken in lIancock's charge upon
Johnson's Division. They report that the
rebel army is state Of almost total insur
bordination on account of the want of food
DuRuouE, May IA.
Private dispatches received yesterday, say
that Johnston has evacuated Dalton, and
Sherman occupies the place.
ra.e Philadelphia, May Is.
Our losses for the past eight days are very
heavy-from $1,000 to $4,000; but the con
test being mostly in the woods, thousands
may be lying there Of whom no report can
be made at present. gsr..
Heavy firing is now heard and our lines
are advancing, but hard work is before U.S.
1tis thought that by tomorrow night the
game will be up with the rebels.
WASHINGTON, May 10, oAp.n. {.
To GEN. DIx.-A dispatch from General
Grant has just been received, as follows:
New York, May 15.-The following from
e. S. Sanford has just been received:
The official news is glorious. Sheridan
has taken Ashland torn up six miles more
Of railroads; destroyed locomotive and
train Of cars; government ore-houses, and
large amount Of supplies fought and
whipped Stuart's cavalry killed Stuart, took
two guns, and recaptured nearly four hun
dred more Of our men, including two colonies.
lie has driven the enemy within their en-.
trenchments at Richmond, and joined Butler.
Friday night the 9th and 9th corps Of Grants
army made a movement on our left flank, to
get in the rear of Lee and drive him toward
Iynchburg. The assault was to be made al,
day break, but as no firing has been heard il
is inferred that Lee continued his retreat
during the same night.
Grants army is well supplied and heavily
reinforced. Good bye, Southern Coniede-
racy. (Signed) L. a. SANFORD.
MUSTARD AT THE WHITE MOUNTAINS Tue
PAINFUL AND LUDRIcUs CoMBINED.-A gen
tleman (residing not many miles from Cam
bridgeport) who visited the White Mountains
last summer, accompanied by his wife, stop
ped ct the - House, and one night
while there, had a sudden and violent attack
Of collie. An application of mustard was
recommended to relieve his pain, and he
consented to have it tried. His wife, on go
ing down to the kitchen found the mustard,
hut nothing suitable to spread it upon, and
her pockethandkerchief was taken for that
purpose. No time was lost in returning In
moment she was at the bedside, aad--ap
piled the plaster There, that will help
you, know" said she. She had scarcely
finished the sentence. however, when the
poor man turned over and roared, What
the ID are you about?" 1t was not her
husbands voice! Her lamp had given but
feeble light, and she had got into the wrong
room! She found her own apartment with
out delay, and related the circumstance to
her husband, AIDING, with horror, that her
name was on the handkerchief! The sick
man was completely overcome with laughter.
His collie disappeared as suddenly as it came.
1t was agreed not to remain long in those
parts. The landlord was called up, the affair
explained, and the man and wife left on the
earliest express train. The gentleman who
was so unceremoniously disturbed (and who
is well known in BOSTON, has preserved the
handkerchief Query-Ought he not 10 re-
turn it2
THE Dubuque Times says that the Presi-
dent OF the Northern Iowa Sanitary Fair has
received letter from Hon. A. W. Hubbard,
the Representative in Congress from this
District, full Of encouraging words and noble
thoughts, accompanied by $4,000 to be used
in aid Of Ii. good work.
THEY intend to send half ton of silver
froT. Nevada to the Great Sanitary Fair at
ST. Louis. So So
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