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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-30

the way OF the shephs and Harpers Ferry road
point where the road the Harpers Ferry
and Charesown road where the al rance columns OF ne
other portions OF General Sherdans army Tho
iorcos here consolidated, moved iu four columns,
and kept up the march reached Charlesown. From
Charleston tho different comns pursued deren, routes
One column proceeded The Smthned road, another
the Summit Point road and another the Winchester
turnpike, reaching ne four mos south srd outside Of
the town. halt was ordered and the troops canped
for the night
sKansu.
In the afternoon there was q small ard unimrortant
cavalry skrmish the sm'thhcld road between our
advance cavslry and body rebel guerillas FROM
point 10 tho north OF Chariestown late Sunday alter
noon, for upwards OF hour brisk cannon adc w.s
heard from the direction OF Wiliamsport, where u was
supposed General Ayeris division crossed 10 the morn
ing Early this morning the cannonnding was resumed
from the same direction aud supposed that Genera
Averll had met a considerable force OF the enemy.
RYBErs SILL RrrnxATlNG
learn here from residents OF the town that the ene-
mys rear guard passed through Charestown going to.
wards Richmond. late on Friday night ard that the
main body, which my informant says small COM
pared TO General sneridans army, preceded t two
three days Scouts report tho enemys rear guard al
Winchester and the main body Friday last short
distance south OF strasburg Your correspondent
smined tho ground carefully over the position which
had been occupied by tho enemy.
The RT5sIs THR VALLEY
ana ASs ,sa ns a le.rea. On sraay ngh. AZ Only one po
denoe that the rebels had been in force Their forfcs
ons In front Of the position Horpsrs Ferry very
pits and such defcnces easily afforded by fcnce
rails, rocks and sumps General Sheridan, the
trary had constructed the most formidable and ample
works for the defence OF Harper's Ferry, making
OF all the natural advantages Of tho topography Of
the country and constructing such artificial deen
were necessary 10 make the line nvunerable from any
assaults OF the enemy The inhabitants OF this town
complain bitterly OF the bardships Of the war; and say
that they are 10 a semistate or starvation
Tho operations 10 the valley OF the Shenandoah promise
TO be OF very quiet nature tho rebels doubt-at
least the main body OF the force lately operating the
valey-have returned TO Richmond
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REBEL ACCOUNTS.

Heavy shirmishlng near Smith ne Ia
Early Presumed to Enter Psnnsyive-
nfa.
lFron the Petersburg Register, August a7.l
rhe Lynohburg Republicans of last thursday eays, pss.
sengers from ths valley last evening brought 40 ths
latest news from that quarter An intelligent and re-
liable officer, who lest Winchester on Msnday, informs
us that Sunday there heavy diminishing hetwseu
Early and sheridan near suithned puetees mica be.
low Winchester ipwhich gained decided ADVANTAGE.
On Monday Early drove sns enemy through thaies'ow
and u vas reported that lsrge portion ci tism ~"
creased TO the north sidc OF tfc Potomac VI tns W
informant positively isiu though he y vsn
dent they will cross N they have tdooe 80 WetnmS
also that EARLY will follow them into peunsylyanis
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Mr. y. n. Tarrsirs Despatch.
CHARLnuowy, Va, August ~, 1894.

ADVANCE o. THE ARMY,
General sh sridan army reached here last night from
Harpcrs Ferry. The reconnaissance made by General
Crock from tho s Of position 10 the right Of the
rebel position the Char turnpike seemed to
d,saie that the rebels large force; but nforma
tiou obtained tho following morning discovered that
Crock opposed only by the guard Of Lieutenant
General Andsrsoni (not Early ~ rstreating forcea
rHs SUDDEN xovHnSrr or LEEnr
from left created the impression among our leading
orncep that they were crowding and massns on our
right with the ultimate view OF changing 'front.' facing
the rotcmac river and crossing into Maryland BY the
shephsrds,ovn ford
GENERAL SHERIDAN
he'd already provided for suoh and The
day preceding crsokS movement sent Gen. Wilson's
airy division 10 shpsburs, via Boonsboro. The troops
crossed the Potomac 10 the right OF position, on
ponioos bridge, early ea Thursday night, and making
night march reached the margin o. Bconsboro early
Friday, whore thcy bivouacked until Friday,
when they started for sharpsburg, distant sx miles,
reaching there late In the afternoon.
GENERAL wuSon
Immediately picketed the snephordstown ford and carly
next nornpg-sunday a detachment across the
river TO rsccnnoer and the crossing OF the entire
command The pioneer force crossed without opposition
AZ ven O'Clock the crossing OF the entire command
airy and horse artillery, was commenced. and by two
O'Clock r. N. every safely the Virginia
side The river Ia In excellent fording condition, tho
water only reaching the horses shoulders
nARcs.
The command over. the march vas taken no and, BY
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MoBnn. August ~, 1894.
Fort Morgan 10 In tho susmys hands-wheshsfsur
dsrsd blown up or evacuated, Is unknown rhefs are
conflicting reports. bus nothing reliable
dag Of truce boat visited ths snsuays upper feet to
day.
The federal exchange agent not having arrived nothing
vas accomplished.
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News by way % New Orleans.
cAao, August 70, 1894
The steamer McGn, from New Orleans on The 12d INST,
hes arrived here.
Her news 10 rendered valuable BY the announcement,
throuss Ne Richmond papers, Of fall Of Fort Morgan.
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Mr.. John A. Brcdy's Despatches.
HaADouARrsRs, EIGHTEENTH AaxY CoR's,
HArcu's Houss, PoIEr or Rocks. Va,
Auruet ~. 1854.

HAru's HOUSE, PONr or ROCKS Va,
August 81 1854.
ouAxoE IN rosrlcs.
10 day the movement going for the last two days
was finally and the Eighteenth army corps
has beea entirely removed 10 the north sdo OF the Apo
matox taking tho place formerly occupied BY the Tenth
coYps-tho latter organization replacing the Eghtsssth
in The trenches front OF Petersburg Although
pshed and tho wearied veterans Of the Eighteenth no
have constantly facing the rebels since the com
mencement or the campaign, and who have been lying
since the advance Petersburg in the trenches and
gopher holes exposed TO the weather and missiles OF the
can restore .ne health OF the sick aud rongbsn ths Iron
endurance OF those wbe ever continued with unbroken
determination 10 perform their duty.
HArous Houss, Va, August IS, 1864.
The Eighteenth corps has enjoyed the nrs day Of quiet
has experienced since the sommeucsment Of the
pagn Relieved from the works In front or Petersburg
they s along the Point OF Rocks and Deep Bottom line
without any annoyance from the enemy. Occasional
battery nring has taken place. but nrng has been
~ harmless the enemy theirs has certainly 10
~, ws have nothing TO boast Of.
DExr sorrox-uMmAI PAINE.
me works on the north bask c the James and tho
forces protecting them are now commanded By osaeral
Paine Of louisiana fame HIS command has experienced
but slight annoyance from The enemy, who think
that they may as well remain qulet
has been heard occasionally from the drecsoa OF Peters
burg but Il " probably nothing than the usual sx
change Of artillery compliments. The thirteen Inch
mortar opened to day from nov posion with orders 20
drop shells into Petersburg every nftssa minutes
RKSHt DoKnrxns
came inside lines this morning They state that the
capture OF the Weldon Railroad has been and ID consider
cd by the whole rebel army a. . severe blow, And thkl
they would feel that ost In cane the pan.
VILE road was also taken possession of
oExHRAL Ike DANGER.
From deserters and from talk between the pckets I
learn that General Lee great danger OF being cap.
tsred ~ the late movements on the north bank Of
the James A. one time hs was entirely cut OF with
sssos, aimed 81 greater capture and he succeeded
wormng hs way esI
The Press Dsspasoh.
WAsHHoroE, August 20, 1904
letter received from the Army Of the Potomac dated
yesterday, says
All quiet except the usual picket nrng Ia IRON. of tho
MIA IA corps.
The nriDg on our right on Thursday and Friday was
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Mr. Deb. Randolph Kcfm's Despatch.
HAHrYR's FERKY, August 20, 1864.
ADVANCE.

me- 0ens Aon0Oipn fAcims Ocspnscns
HAHrERs FERKY, August 20, 1864
ADVANCE.
The rsconnossances Of cavalry the 17th, bring
ing Information that the enemy had disappeared from
our front, led 10 yesterday of Bhsridan's
entire force. The march at nrst was unimpeded but
towards evening severe cannopading was heard, which
Indicated The presence least light portions Of rebels
watching our advance. In the evening troops
pied charsstown and General Sheridan established bis
headquarters there
KRnIsu BUSKxR
A cavalry party sent out towards Bunker bill, near
skirmsh eBsucd in which our troops met with snc
cess.
sxRnnMHo wuLAMsroRT.
party II the enemy demonstrating towards the Hoto
and on this Wilamsport road, meeting with body
OF cavalry, made attack but with serious
suits either side There great deal Of rips but
small Losses.
sHsnDAs's DESTINATION
II Ia not thought General Sheridan VIII move south Of
Winchester even the enemy be not found his side.
There no necessity OF going farther His Instructions
70 hold the valley This can bs dcEs ely without
the unnecessary OF long de OF
south Winchester The suerias Of the country arc az
active and keep close watch OF smal parties
ne dssppearancs OF tho rebels has developed the fact
hst the force front did not exceed three thousand
men, commanded BY General Anderson. The enernys .
works also OF the most imperfect character being
mere temporary mounds OF earth thrown up 10 cover
small parties OF ritcmen.
II 10 now believed on all sides, and recent develop
ments confirm tho suppostlon that Early moved south
several days ago and 10 fastening back 10 Richmond 20
strength Lee The recent advantages gained by our
have doubt necesststed the return Of Early
and very probably the future, except such troubles ~
have always been experienced from gueras VIII 90 one
will be officially known whether Early has reay returned
70 the rebel capital.
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SHERIDAN.
Our Advance Up the Shenan-
deah Valley.
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DEFEAT OF tine REBEL CAVALRY.
Early Making All Haste fol
Richmond,
- &e.. D.
DEFEAT OF the REBEL CAVALRY.

hAnnSsBUR0, Va. August 20, 1854.
Our cssslry whipped Fitzhugh Lee yesterday, neal
smifhnold Considerable sriss 10 heard towards
sheridan line The firing seems to be between Barry
vilie and Smithneld
portion Of Averill's cavalry this morning sncoun
tered vaughans brigade, between Marnsburg and Win
chester driving the rebels beyond Darksvle and cap
ur ing some prisoners. We have besn skirmishing oil
day.
Colonel w. b. Howell has been recommended for brig
adler esneralship by all his commanding officers for gal
lantry In many battles
General Averill has driven the enemy's cavalry upon
the rebel infantry line and position.
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. Washington Despatch.

The WashinGtOn Despatch.
WARRINGTON, August 20, 1894
Information received here from Halltown ~ late
yesterday states that he advance" has been sounded
and another battle In the valley Is expected and pre-
dicted.
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Sudden Death OF Hon. Ephrafm Marsn'
OF New Jersey.

Ths Hon Ephra,m Marsh President o. tho A0rrs osna'
and Banking Company died suddenly At the rcsdsn0e y
his SON q. schoolsys Mountain, at hapss' sis osoe.
on Sunday morning, Of heart disease Ioase sarsa n.'
been IN ususl health until within fsw hours 81 as Ga
cease. us returned Phiadelpnis % Jersey oy gu
Friday hast. feeling l,'s .nwo so1 On ss ~ ~
a. s.v,ng FOR scbooIeys koustau bis summer resi-.
so,s,,,sd physician, but Afterwards procssded
s. Il, ,urns,. Tns train denysd some four hours
= oons.oueucs Of collision a Eaet Newark, and sonsc.
o.sny Jsdse Marsh compelled 70 ride IRON Hacssss
ss~n !. ,bo Mountain ss midnight which was dhdoubted
!, severe trial in his state Of health.
Judge Marsh about sizsy.eisht years Of sse. Hs
as one Of the leading en os thA State Of New Jersey
sat was also widely known beyond the limits o. 'ho
state .-..., "A
The ,spesal viii, take place tomorrow lwsdnssosyl -
ccu6ocys Mountain. train OF cars VIII % s M
"Wednesday on the Morris and Essex roAdi 70 oonvy ~
frends desiring 20 attend she funeral and w fe'' "
same dsy.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-16
An ArsNistice.

The supporters of Mcclellan advocate
an armistice. They are careful, however,
to conceal from the people the practical
workings OF the measure There can't
be any such thing without doing just
what the war on our part is waged to
prevent. An armistice is not a military
truce, agreed to by opposing generals for
q temporary purpose. 1t is the compact
of the governing authorities-im
equality of power, authority and right.
In this war such a.thing as an armistice
cannot be without an acknowledgment
of the :" Confederacy," the thing we can
notin any event agree to. We don'tpur-
pose doing anything of that sort. If the
rebel leaders desire peace they know the
road to it. But they manifest no great
desire that way as yet. They have not
even asked for 'armistice.' They have
Suggested no terms. They leaveall that
to their Copperhead friends. But they
can have all that they choose. If any
thing short of separation will satisfy
them, if they are willing to live as good
citizens under our Constitution and laws,
the way is open. If they want better
terms they won't get them. Men who
proffer an armistice thereby acknowledge
Confederacy and consent to disruption
of the Union.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-16
E0W.A NEWS.

Franklin township, Linn county
has credit of 25 over all calls for vol
unteers.
The Cedar Falls folks are clear cf
the draft. They paid $500 each to vol
vnteers sufficient to fill their quota.
The wife Mr.. Kelly, of this county,
gave birth t41 three, elftid3a}t5s:
The Copperheads of the Desmoines
district have nominated NJ, D. McHenry
for Congress. Kasson will beat him
worse than he did Finch two years ago.
Rev. P. P. ingalls,, Agent Of the
Iowa State Orphan Asylum, willfnot be
able to fill the appointments he Las
made for the month Of September. He
will fill them in November.
Gov. Stone has called meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the Iowa State
Orphans Home asylum, at Burlington
on the 30th day Of September, COM
mencing at 10 o'clock a. III. He re-
quests full attendance Of the Board.
James Grant, of Davenport, other
wise known as injunction Grant, 'is the
Copperhead opponent of judge Richman
in this Judicial District. He stands a
better chance OF being struck by light
ming than Of being elected on that ticket.
The treasurer of the Northern Fair,
held at Dubuque, last week forwarded to
the Sanitary Commission S15,0 900, ma
king total of SAC, 900 as the proceeds of
that Fair. Musc0fiae journal.
| OfcourSe the $40, 600 were sent Us the
proceeds of our Fair, but not as the ayhoie
OF the receipts, As your statement would
seem to imply. The Treasurer of the
Northern Iowa Sanitary Fair has near
ly $4,000 more awaiting the orders OF
the United States Sanitary Commission.
Times, 9Th.
THE STATE FAIR. The arrangements
| for the State Fair are being fast per-
iected. The liberal premium list offered
will doubtless induce thousands to at
tend. The Society has splendid hall
mile track, five hundred stalls, an am
phitheatre that will accommodate five
thousand persons, plenty of good water,
an abundance of room for the safe keep
ing OF the fine art productions and, in
a word, no pains or expense has been
spared to make the preparations thorough
and complete. The patriotic will also
have an opportunity to visit the Santa
ry Fair, which will be held during the
State Fair. Let everybody come
H0oCkeye.
The Fair opens on the 9th inst
S., 1926. 25 DAMAGEs.-At the late term
of the District Courtin Fremont County
Nancy Hendrickson recovered the above
amount in suit against her brother-in-
law, II. c. Kingsbury. 1t was for an
assault and battery upon the person OF
the plaintiff, young lady, as she was
going to Sabbath school, upon the high
way, by tearing off her vail, hat and
shawl, and tearing off the skirts of her
dress and lower garments, so as to ex-
pose her person to passers-by. The
case, from the evidence, seems to have
been a very aggravated one.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-16
Pretty Good Evidence.

The New York World published a
long description of the late Mcclellan
meeting in that city, and the following
extract occurs in it:
"In front of the grand stand, while the 22d
War Club was passing, All individual, evidently
a member of the shoddy family, took occasion
to allude to the crowd in these terms Said he /:
These are the men who hang negroes, burn
houses, killed children and robbed and plum
dered last year in their draft riots Shoddy
had scarcely finished his TRADE before heavy
glossy tile into a shapeless mass. a boot was
suddenly applied to very important portion OF
his person. and his nose was severely twisted by
a plebian's fingers. He departed suddenly, pos
sfbly wiser, at any rate wiser and more quiet
than he had shown himself before.
The gentleman who. was abused GER
tainly told the truth when he made the
remark quoted in the extract. No other
evidence was needed to prove that the
character of the crowd was what he
represented it. Still, this law and order
paper-the World-glories over it as an
exhibition Of the right manner in which
to treat those who exercise the right of
free speech. ooh! consistency, tbou
art jewel"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-16
Free Ballots or n Free Fight.

What do our opponents mean by this
declaration? Do they intend to convey
the idea that the freedom of the elective
franchise has been abridged in any dis
trict Of any State or Territory whose
people We're not engaged in rebellion >
If so, then they simply lie. The only
States where the military power has in
any manner interfered with the unre-
Stricted freedom of the hallot-hOX are
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Del
aware. In each of these are large num-
bers of persons who spend the greater
portion OF their time in the rebel army
and Just before election return TO their
homes. There are also large numbers of
disloyal persons who are in constant
communication with the rebels, and who
furnish information, money and sup
plies to our enemies. In great part, each
of these States is occupied by Union
troops, and the people are consequently
subject to military rule, to very con-
siderable extent. In these States the
military authorities have prescribed test
elections. Who objects to such proceed
ings? The Democratic party.
In the case of Kentucky, the military
order relative to the conduct of elections
in that State recited the laws of that
State, and did nothing more.
Have the people OF Iowa, Illinois,
Ohio, Maine, New York, or any other
loyal State, been interfered with at the
ballot-bOX: Not one. Then what does
all this bluster mean about 'free bal
lots ~ 1t means more than appears
upon the surface. The laws of every
State guard against illegal voting
Among the many checks thrown around
the sanctity of the ballot is the right of
every citizen to challenge the right of
any other citizen to vote. This is sa-
cred, legal right, and can only be des-
5royed by ''free fight that shall result
in driving from the polls persons who
deem it their privilege and duty to chal:
lenge all fraudulent voters. This is the
right sought to be destroyed by the par
ty who are in favor of free fight if they
can't have all the free ballots they want
Fernando Wood, in his speech at
Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 23d, gave The key to
this war-cry in the following language:
II counsel no violence. I propose consttu-
tional remedies. But if your right of voting is
|questioned if the military subverIs the civil
power, when you are to be deprived of your lib
critics, then comes revolution with a cause far
holieT than that of your fathers. Be cool, oelb-
crate unexcited; but when you do strike, strike
home.''
There is the language of peace man!
Fellow Unionists, are you to be deferred
from doing your dutyto your country in
preserving the sacredness and purity OF
the ballot-box by any threat of revolu-
ton. ''If yOr right Of roting is qucs-
toned then comes reuOlutiOn." That
right a0W be questioned, and when the
free fight comes there will be two parties
to it, We are not to be brow beaten,
and want only those rights secured by
law. Those we will have.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-16
McClellan's Record. q.

The following article went the rounds
of the press soon after its appearance in
the Richmond Dispatch, in which pa
per it first appeared in June, 1862. 1t is
The key to McClellan's failures. His
Bympathies were with the South. His
campaigns were conducted with an eye
bingle to pro-slavery compromise, and
not with any view to conquering a
peace. Preserve this extract from the
Dispatch:
In the early part of this war, Gen. Mcclellan
wrote to distinguished officer in the South, ex-
pressing his desire to serve in the Confederate
lrmy. If he dare deny the fact-and his recent
Feports prove that in mendacity he is the repre-
tentative man of the Yankee nation-it can be
demonstrated by such evidence as will close his
ps in eternal silence. When he was at West
Point he affected to fraterniZe especially with
hose from the South, and to have little Sympa-
hy with those from his own section. We dare
bay this genuine, and that he really was
LnXious to serve under JEFF. Davis in this war,
but the high bribe offered by Lincoln was too
much for his easy virtue. He was not the man
10 sacrifice interest to sentiment, and of late has
(hOwn a disposition to become as extreme in his
ntagonism as in his friendship for the South.