Nebraska advertiser., 1864-11-24

Montreal. 16
Case of the ST. Adams raiders, is
postponed until the bah Of December, to
procure evidence for defence
Indianapolis, Is.
Fifty rebel prisoners succeeded in sea-
ling the walls Of Camp Morton Monday
night, 40 escaped.
New York. 23d.1
There is nothing later from the She
nandoah Valley worth notice. The reb-
els have apparently abandoned the Val
ley, or at least the contest, for the pres
ent. with Sheridan for its possession.
Worlds Washington special learns
from an officer who arrived here to-day
from the front at Petersburg, that the
rebels show no signs of %eyacuating Pc
tersburg, on the contrary they resumed
picket firing IN a most animated manner,
10 demonstrations have been made by
them since they captured a small portion
OF our picket line in front of Butler
which they still hold. Terrible suffering
expected there this winter.
New York, 22d.
Serg't Gibbon, of the 1881 N. Y, and
another gentlemen who escaped from
Charleston, report that the lower part of
that city has become uplenable in conse-
ouence eff our shells, there are $4,000
troops ia and around Charleston, S heavy
guns are mounted facing Sumter, there
are 6 or S batteries mounted IN the cry
on the wharves, the cilizeus are much
troubled ia consequence of the bombard-
menl, they expect uaCh suffering this
water.
Washington, 22d.
Nearly two weeks have elapsed since
there has been any direct Information
from Sheridan. Government has no IA
telijgence OF his recent movements latter
than those contained IL Richmond papers
Of Friday Sheridan about a month ago
informed the proper authorities at Wash
ington Of bis plans, which, judging by
rebel accounts, have thus tar been carried
into effect with bright prospects Of sue
cess throughout the campaign.
Information received here from Rebel
papers state that Sherman was within 80
miles of Macon on the 18Th. II is re-
garded as probable that that city has been
occupied ere this.
New York, 23d.
The Trihune's correspondent at Wash
ington says Information received at the
War Department states that Gen Candy
vas improving. Late Rebel papers say
Gov. Yates, Of Alabama, has had an
official conflict with rebel conscripting
officers, the people Of Selma being forced
into the army they applied for redress te
the Governor who issued an order that
as State officers they were exempt from
the draft, and they were therefore re-
leased.
The Richmond Examiner is very
on detection Of Gov. Brown, Of
Ga. and the Legislature Of hat State.
and the Governor Of Alabama, and says
that tie Convention of all the States
and South for the purpose Of agree
ing on terms of peace VIII meet on the
day with the Parliament Of man.
kind for the LIBERALIZATION Of the world
not on hour sooner.
The HeraId's special says advices re-
;eived to-day from Gen. Sherman's army
show that he was on the 18th within 80
Of Macon. He has met wish but
lttle opposition.
Macon is $50 miles from Atlanta and
me Of the great railroad points of Ga,
t also contsi rs an extensive arsenal and
factory; its capture viii be the first
IF a series of brilliant results 10 BE- hoped
or from Sherman's grand campaign.
New York, 23d.
The latest intelligence represents Hood
2 corps, numbering together about
600 men. was stlI IN the vicinity of
Florence, Ala. on the Tennessee river.
There are reports that Dick Taylor has
oined with an addit io#al force of 10000,
lut gives DO indications Of early offensive
.peraiipns.
BeauFegard with Robel Gen. Stuart's
was sill at Corinth, Mss, when
lstheard from.
Gen. Thomas, commanding the Union
designed TO cheek Hoods advance,
J, rapidly couce,stratirg his force as tho
10 make al attack on The rebels
] some direction. But one boDdIng has
cen destroyed in J~ohnsohvilIe, Union
oops sui hold the place. s
The rebel Gen. Breckenridge Is sus- 4.
eoted Of a design to march from Eass
.ennessee and invade Kentucky. Gen.
oTbridge is making a rapid disposition
troops to check such a movement.