The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-10-14
GENERAL SUMMARY.

Sheridan's dispatch, announcing his grea
victory In the Shenandoah, THE rebel
lost In killed the following general officers
Gen. Rhodes, Gen. Wharton. Gen. Gordon ant
Gen. Ramsay" but he forgot Ia enumera,e
among the severely wounded, Gen. q. Is. Nc
Clellan. copperhead candidate Tor rrcsuent
! the United States. No rebel suffered ~ severe
ly as he.
The N. O. Times staies that thc2d Maine cav
airy il suffering from sickness, aud that th'
.curvy has broken out among them. owing t'
their living upon salt provisions Inc cnnp
lain Is on his way home tn ssta supply VI mssl
provisions. and we hope he will meet win
large success.
| At n crowded republican ratification meeting
at Fall River, Mass =, on Friday evening, ex'
&c vernon Clifford took the ground that vote
for the Chicago nominees Is m MD To tho re-
bcllion. II was delusion to suppose. no SAID,
that We could. consistent with loyalty, support
the candidate Of the traitors Vallandigham and
Woo.
A Richmond letter In the Charleston Courier
Of the 81 inst, says Longstreet relieves Early
| and unless the cnemy's force be really $4,000
veterans we shall get good accounts from the
valley. Thirteen thousand men in reserve, al
ready brigaded In Virginia, are to DO called OUT
The rebel Cart. Blackwell on the 3Oth alt sur
prised and captured 80 Of the guard Mt Shelby
vile, Tenn, and burned the railroad depot anu
lot OF arms and munitions Of war. Ten OF the
Federal prisoners were shot by blackwell near
Fayetteville. and the balance were delivered 10
Forrest. Six of the latter escaped aud had
reached Shslbyyille. .r...
The four great American historians, Motley.
n n t.ta tvna atas nf
the no. election of Abraham Lincoln. All the
distinguished poets of our country, Longfellow,
Bryant, Whittier, Holmes, Lowell, Bayarl Tay:
lOr, Stedman and Boxer are earnestly engaged
on the same side. The most eminent scholars,
such rs Emerson, Marsh. Everett, George vii.
liam Curtis, Lieber AMI Sparks all give the
weight Of their great influence to the party OF
the Union and Of Liberty.
Every time our brave soldiers whip the rcb.
els they whip the Copperheads also for the
Charleston Courier has said sour failure Is
McClellan's defeat"
Among some Mcclellan transparcncies VIC ro-
Gently noticed this "Thc way Little Mac will
settle this war" with picture Of Little Mac
holding "Abc" and "Jei," out at arms,
length by the throat That represents Little
Mas as he was on the Potomac. He would not
Lot any one else fight, and, like the dog In the
manrcr. would not fight himself HIS letter Of
acceptance. however. is full Of growing.
We have examined with care the descriptions
in our Comprehend exchanges OF the Mcclellan
demonstrations which took place in nearly all
the large cities on the l7,h, AMI VIC have not
found among the hundreds Of notices anil
TRANSPARENCY inscriptions reported one single
ollusion 10 the victories OF Mobile or Atlanta.
The fact speaks for itself.
The steamers on lake winnepisseogec will
cease their trims for the season. on Saturday,
the 10Th. inst. The S.43 train from Portland
now connects with the first Lake train ut Dow
err. Returning, the Ch0corua leaves Centre
IIarbor On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
,tSl5 "A. NJ, and Meredith. same days, at 0.
Is A. NJ. Wolfboro. daily Mt 100 p. NJ. con.
nesting with trains east and west from Dover.
Grants LEFT was advanced y half q mile on
Saturday, for the purpose OF feeling the
strength Of the enemy.
Tho rebel attack on Gen. Buffers cavalry. on
Friday, was repulscd with horrible slaughter.
The "a brigade In Birney's division was armed
with repeating rifles. which made CHASTITY re-
cord on the rebel ranks.
Hon. John Sherman says II he was going to
select n man to make bow TO the ladies' he
should select Mcclellan in preference to "Old
Abe" but for purposes Of statesmanship to
swap the latter for the former would be dey-
ilsh losing business.
When Gen. Early reached Browns Gap. on
his retreat, his total loss in killed, wounded and
missing was nearly fifteen thousand. This s
known to DO fact. The celebrated Stonewall
Brigade was all but wiped out ut the battle ct
Opcluan-a few hundred cripplcs and prisoners
being all that is left of II.
As twccile.dum is to tweclle-dec so is SC.
cessionist to 'cessat!onist."
George Peabody, Esq, the great American
banker in London, has retired from business
life.
An order will be issucd by Gen. Grants to
shoot every guerrilla, burn every house, AMI
drive out the men, women and children trOm
the guerrilla. ,nlestcd region Of the Shenandoah
Valley.
One hundred and forty.ave towns In Con-
ncc,icut, nrc hcar,l from (; eighty.f,ur went
Union, and sixty one Rebel; the Unionlsis gam
nine towns; the Rebels gain three.