The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-07-05
Northern News.

Nashville papers claim that Hooker took
Lost Mountain by assault on the 18th inst.
capturing 1000 prisoners and IL cannon.
Schofcld at the same time attacked and
captured Pine Hill, from the top of which
Sherman counted the houses in Marietta.
The rebel works are reported very strong
from Lost Mountain 10 black Jack Noun
tain, covering Marietta and the railroad.
MOBILE, June 27.-LSpecial to the Reg.
'Ster and Advertiser from Senato obia. RE
liable Memphis Intelligence says it is be-
lieved that Washburn will command the
expedition to reinforce Gen. Sherman, after
whipping Forrest. 1t now numbers 10000,
With the intention to swell it. No more
troops arriving by the river will be sent
out, and the railroad is repaired
Gold in Memphis $50; no cotton; Con-
federate money 81 cents on the dollar, and
still rising rapidly. The officials are in n
bad humor, indicating unfavoruble news.
The rumor is current that Grant tele.
graphed to Lincoln that he was tired Of his
undertaking, and that he must come and
take charge himself.
The Chicago Times and st. Louis Re-
publican Of the Odd say the meeting Of the
Chicago Convention is postponed until the
cath of August
Gold was quoted in New York on the
22d at 225 closed at 200.
Staunton's dispatches claim the carving
OF two redOubts and the capturing of four
guns and $50 men on the l4th, near Pc.
tersburg.
Several assaults on the "rebel" works
on the 10Th were repused with Federal
loss OF GOOO.
Butler is reported to have been surprised
by Lee while attempting the destruction of
the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad,
and terribly defeated.
L'ncoIn's genus for strategy having been
appGased by The slaughter of l2O 900 men,
he viii let Gran. try his own plan.
Tho Times of the 18th, in its editorial,
estimates Grants loss in killed and woun-
ced north of James River ut 10000 men,
Federal. losses since the iiisL Of April at
fully 10000 men.
Northern dates of the 23d have also come
10 hand.
Dispatches from Granra army Of the 18th
| admit the loss on the two previous days of
5000.
The Chattanooga Gazette OF the GSth,
contains adviccs from New York and Wash
iusioE CT the 9th inst.
The assembling Of the Chicago Conven.
lion has been postponed until the 29th of
August, and the change Of time is said to
be triumph r'NaIandingham, and the
Wood aud Price faction, their object being
to await the issue Of the present campaign
of Grant, aud Sherman.
Should they meet with decided success
the Convention may promulgate a platform
pIedging the party to universal amnesty
with the rebels and nominate n man identi
tied with the war. But, if Grant is not sue.
cessiuI,they may adopt straight out and out
Peace resolutions and nominate candidates
VINO have opposed the war, who if elected,
the first act of their administration will be
a proposal Of an armislice with a view to n
tua! separation
Army correspondents in their letters da.
ted 18th inst, claim that Grant permanent.
" holds the Petersburg g. Weldon Rail
Road south of Petersburg.
I,~,J,
Hampton of the South Carolina troops
made two attacks on Badly Smith line but
was rePuised, leaving GO prisoners behind
Gold commands $4,000.
Va!Iandigham is still at his home in Day
ton, Ohio. lie was endorsed with shou,s
OF welcome by the Democratic Convention
at Springfield, Ql.)
Andy Johnson, in his speech at Nashville
on hss nomination for the Vice. Presidency
said slavery was dead sin that State and he
would leave out the disturbing element !;
that the machinery of party would move in
harmony. lie wants 10 see enigrants pour
ing in from all parts of the East, then we
may rank with New England in conve nton
TO restore the Slate-that traitors should
take the back seats. If there be but 5000
loyal men they should control the work of
reorganiznUon-thaL traitors must be pun
i7hed, their plantations must be served ard
divided into small farms and sold TO homes,
Taen,-that the day for the protection OF
lands and negroes of the authors of the re.
sellIon is past, and he means to stand by
TIE Government aud Union till the flag
waves over every town and hill top, then
he will attend 10 Mexican affairs and say
to Napoleon, you can set up no Monarchy
on this continent.
The New York World says the National
Democratic Convention will assemble at