The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-06

By order Of the Republican "a State Central Com
J. sroTprr, Secretary 4o1 G1-.1
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NEWS by LAST NIGHT,s MAIL.
The Commercials Washington dispatch
says General Grants remarks on the attacL
ga Petersburg, are such as to demonstrate
that Lee has not sent any considerable
force into Pennsylvania. Gen. AyerilI is
censured for allowing Chambersburg 70 be
burned. His excuse is that he was, re-
mounting his cavalry at the time L a.r
IBusHwHAcKErs AT Cow CREEK.-We
learn that the bushwhackers are concen-
trqting at Cow Greek. A gang of about
go were rampaging in that vicinity on
Thursday last, and had one piece of light
artillery. It is reported that several hun
died more, composed in part of pawpaw
militia, have crossed the Missouri border
to Join the others. Between Baxter
Springs and Gibson, the road is said to be
perfectly safe Conservative. y
PRoMPT-Company E (from Emporia) },
of the Seventeenth Regiment, raised at a
greater distance from Leavenworth than
any other. was the first full company mus
tered in, and the first one to take the field.
They passed through here on Monday en-
route Tor General Blunps Department, to
report at Council Grove. -- .--.- Ell, ass;
a. R.. Bancroft. of Emporia, is Captain
ofthe company, and will make most fi-.
Gent etiicer.--Laqrence Tribune E.
After The mine explosion in front of Pc
tersburg. our forces attacked the rebels on
the 30th, A dispatch from Washington,
August lst, sums up the result as follows ::
{ a tier the mine exploded in frontof the
95h corps a charge was ordered, and the
rebels Immediately opened terrific fire from
every point of their line. 1t was impossi-
bic fer our troops to Withstand such gall
ing, FIRE, and they fell back in very good
order, bringing with them 8, 500 prisoners
A brgade.of colored troops were then Or
dered TO charge. Six pieces of artillery
fell into our hands, but it was impossible
to extricate them from the ruins of the ex-
plosoh. The loss of the enemy was severe
One South Carolina regiment was blown
into the air and large numbers were killed
Generals Wild and Bartlett were captured
by therebels. e.s-
Another dispatch says our loss is beljey-
ed 10 be $500, exclusive of the. missing.
TbeI1e of both armies are about the same
RS before the battle. .ai1fa
Tie last adyices from Pepnsy IYania re
port that the rebels are leaving the State.
The burning of Ghambersburg is confirmed.
Adyices from Atlanta are as follows
The Chattanooga Gazette, dated the 9Th,
says the following dispatches we're received
there tie day previous The battle Of the
29d was very severe. Tie enemy attacked
seven times. aud were as often repulsed.
Our total loss is 3. 500, and l guns. The
known loss Of TIE enemy in killed is over
5000. We captured over 1000 prisoners,
10 stand Of colors and over 5000 arms.
The total loss of the enemy in killed,
wounded and missing. cannot fall short Of
10000 10 10000. In the battle of the
goth inst, the enemy's loss was at least
5000. Our army is right on Atlanta, and
in good condition, -- - ss.s-
Gen. Hooker has been relieved at bis
own request and gone North. FL
Gold remains at 255. p vs5. as
Nofurlher reports of Indian troubles.
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z How TIE o mo ''DzMocRAcr" SrAXDs.--
The Columbus: Crisis gives list of Demo
cratic delegates from Ohio 70 the Chicago
Convention and then breaks out in the fol-
Lowing touching refrain: -i' bra
LET heDemoersts fejoice-let thefriends
Of peace everywhere rejoice, that Ohio will
stsndsin The Chicsgol Convention almost
Unanimously Tor peace-a peace candidate
aUda peace platform. When full. the def
egateso consist of forty-two. We do not
thiHk over eight of these can be got TO SUP
port a war man and war policy-aud as
Ohio goes, so will go the Union.
"A brother of General Grant, who recent
ly2Yigited the General at his Headquarters,
asked him. ULYSSES, how many men have
yeu-?'' s5'T have . good MANY replied