Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-10-28

them again and drove them back, leav-
ing Il considerable portion OF their wagon
train in his hands, which he secured.
We did not follow up the chase be-
yond Fishers Hill. The infantry COM
mands moved up to Cedar Creek and
went into their old camp, while the cav
airy bivouacked for the night little
beyond Strasburg, at auckland.
The slaughter of the enemy was inn
mense. The whole country between
Middletown and Strasburg was literally
strewn with rebel corpses.
At an early hour next morning the
pursuit was continued by Powells cav
airy. He captured IA pieces OF cannon,
mountains.
AT Woodstock the column was halted
and rested a short time, when it return
ed towards Strasburg, picking up many
prisoners by the way.
LOUISVILLE. Oct. 24.-The Journal
saws the rebel General Lyon has five
hundred men under his command, and
that his move to the south side of Cum
berland river is supposed to indicate an
attenl pit to strike the Nashville Il North
western railroad near Charlotte.
Four regiments Of rebels are reported
at Centreville, Hickman county. TO
whose command they belong is UNI
known.
Scouts report Forrest again crossing
The Tennessee river, below Florence.
\ force of four hundred rebels was at
Ogdensboro Friday.
A guerrilla leader calling himself Col.
Cheveworth was in Henderson Friday.
His band committed but few depreda-
tons.
It is thought several outlaw bands
are scattered along the Ohio river, be-
tween the mouth Of Salt river and Ev-
ansville, and will number about 1000.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. ga freight train
of thirteen box ears of army supplies,
was thrown off the track on the Nash
vile railroad, near Woodbury., by guer-
rillas belonging to rebel General Lyons
command. The cars and freight were
burned and the railroad INSTRUCTED
thereby during yesterday.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 24.-An arrival
from the army of the Potomac reports
that heavy firing was heard nearly all
saturday night towards James river, APP
parently coming from our gunboats.
The enemy shelled working party
at Dutch Gap Canal most of the day,
| but with no effect.
Richmond papers of the 22d acknow-
Iedrc = defeat in the Shenandoah Val
lev, and say they lost % guns, besides
those they captured at first, and about
IL. 900 killed and wounded, with few
prisoners.
NEW York, Oct. 24-The NrrGld's
Washington dispatch says that General
DiX's course in ordering the pursuit OF
the st. Alban bandits across the Cana
dian border will be sustained.
1t is now alledged that stanton viii
be offered the Chief JusticesAir, and
that Cameron, Banks and Butter are
mentioned for the War Department..
Refugees from the Shenandoah Val
lev report that Notwithstanding the de-
VISITATION caused by Sheridan, there
is still an immense quantity Of grain ON
the outside track taken by our army.
General Ricketts, physicians say if he
gets through the next two weeks with
out Il renewed hemOrraGe of his wounds
he Will be all right.
Letters from New Orleans cGy unusual
quantities Of cotton have been sent MO
Mexico from Texas, where American
and European spectators are buying it
up AT q com paratively small figure.
Upwards of 80 rebel prisoners at Point
Lookout have taken the oath OF alleSl-
uuCr.
Officers Of the Veteran Reserve Corps
have been put on the same footing with
regular army officers.
WASHINGTON, Oct. GA miral Por-
ter communicates to the Navy Depart
ment the capture of the steamer Neva-
Ga, a blockade runner of 800 tons, with Il
cargo OF $50 bales of cotton, captured by
the United States steamer Fort jackson.
NEW YORK, Oct. -24.-'Fhs Ifcrq'I 5
Chattanooga correspondent says itiu
theatre of war has been transferred to
Whitfield, Walker and Lade counties,
over the northern border of Georgia, in
which large forces OF rebel infantry are
operating, and use Rome as 0 base OF
supplies which are brought on the CDu-,i
river.
Rome was abandoned by our forces,
i,cseca was held against the attack
The road was torn up again nearly 80
TIltOn. Dalton and TiltOn were cap:
TIRED. Ringgoid, Tuniis! Hill and tlese-
land were evacuated, ana II oDpGeHtra-
ton Of the Union forces was made al.
Chattanooga. ii Hoods army was As
strong as When lie took it in hand, he
could not take Chattanooga.
BY the fight with the rear guard Of
Hui.ii's main army, our troops have go:
between hin and his detached forces
Hoods great aim was evidently to get
into Alabama, but lie WAS shut out by
the range OF mountains. His army are
Obliged to s.,hsist on roasted corn.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2i--Tlc gold ma
ket has exhibited considerable strength
to day. the result, it is understood, OF IL
vigorous con- bination to bull the market
price. Gold opened at -, 122; under
large purcilasef; for a rise, it touched
| s., i6i before noon. Since noon il con-
:nued firm at s., 16s.
The Commercials Washington special
says: Gen. Augur's plan to prevent
guerrilla attacks OH tjle railroad trains
works first-rate. Since secessionists
have been compelled to ride on the cars
10 guirriIlGs have appeared Oh the line.
';:ie mail boat from City Point to day
brings nothing new.
New YORK, October 2i,-The lh Is
Washington special says: The Provost
Marshal Of Maryland reports that Il
large proportion of the drafted men in
Baltimore have escaped.
Yellow fever was prevailing to an
alarming extent, but the heavy frost of
Saturday night checked it.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-The steamer
Arago, from Hilton Head, 2lst, has
arrived
| On the 10Th large naval feet arrived
off Charleston, including schooners la
den with ammunition, &c. Destination
not known.
The schooner Chrysalte, from Phil
/ adalnhia and for WASHINGTON load