Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-09-07
THE NEWS.


Sullv announces a glorious and decisive
victory by his forces over 600 lodges Of
hostile Sioux near little Missouri river.
Confidence in gold is about played out
Brokers were refusing to pay higher than
30. though the nominal quotations are
about >, 30a2, So
Gen. Sherman is well supplied with food
and ammunition.
Fort Morgan surrendered to our forces
with all its garrison, munitions of war,
&c, including Genl Page.
We still hold four miles of the Weldon
Railroad
The Confederate loan, in London. had
advanced three cents
In France the grain is nearly all gath
cred. Good crops.
"wednesday, fig 31-The losses in the
Army of the Potomac on Thursday was
about :, COO
Reports have it that the prospects of
the Confederacy are becoming very gloomy
The rebels are in full retreat up the
valley in Virginia.
Shell are sent into Charleston daily.
Another Federal raid, 1000 strong, has
gone in the direction of Covington, Ga
Reinlorcements at the rate of 1900 per
week have been going forward to the army
of the Potomac, and for the next two or
three weeks it is expected 1000 per day
will be forwarded
The Chicago Copperhead Convention,
to-day, nominated Ma;or-General George
B. Mcclellan, of New Jersey, for Presi-
dent and George y Pendle ton, of Ohio
for Vice President.
Gold opened this morning at 2,34! and
closed at 2,325
Thursday SEPT 1.-The Secretary Of
the Treasury has decided 10 offer the bal
ance Of the 6 per cents Of 1881 amount
ing to about $31, 100000, to public com
| petition.
/ Friday Sept 2.-The capture Of Fort
Morgan was accomplished by a tremen-
dous bombardment and fearful rain OF
war missiles both from our land and naval
/ batteries
The war in Tennessee Is becoming more
exciting from the movement of large par
ties Of rebel raiders upon Nashville and
Murfreesboro. Our derences are strong
at both points and our forces sufficient 70
detach for offensive operations.
| Large bodies OF Indians congregate in
the vicinity Of Fort Lyon and Idaho and
Montana swarm with disafIected men.
At least 10000 of this class have gone
there during the past year and a half from
the States North and South to escape mill
tary duty in Union or rebel service.
Matters Oh the Western Plains have a
bad look, and this aspect is increasing.
1t will require warm and bloody work to
extirpate the dangerous and desperate
enemies to the progress of civilization in
the heart of the Continent
From Mexico, through New Orleans
paper, we learn that ,juarez himself had
/ left Mexico, and at the date of writing,
Aug. 9th, was on 4 vessel in the Mississ-
! ippi river. The Emperor Maximillian is
/ pursuing a conciliatory policy, and is try
/ ing 10 obtain the adhesion Of the promi-
nent men Of all parties. He had left the
capital for Gaudalajara, those whom it
was rumored were disafected He had
/ again urged Santa Anna to come to Mexico
The range of Gold has been from 243 to
243l.
Latest Ners.-From papers of the 9Th
we gather the following:
/ The capture Of Atlanta is officially con-
firmed. Hood was badly whipped on the
Macon road, ard is reported to have lost
/ 10000 men. In the Shenandoah valley,
AyeriIl has severely punished the rebels,
and forced them to retreat Gold closed
at 2,4l3 at noon to-day, Nothing new
from Grant, Collector Barney Of New
/ York has resigned. There has been ten
dered to our government a foreign loan.