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From Petersburg.

fETERsEURG, july o0.-1he enemy
sprung n mine under works on Baxter's
road, ore and half miles from this city
this morning at 8 o'clock, blowing up a
considerable portion of our works which
were occupied by Graham's battery of this
city, supported by EIIiott's South Carolina
brigade. a numbcr Of lives were lost.
The enemy At once bounded forward with
yell, driving in our forces aud occupying
Il large portion Of our lines
Gen. Malone, being notified Of the posi-
ton Of affairs, hurried his own and Wrlghts
brgades to the scene Of action. On arrival,
he threw them forward TO re,ake the, W orks
temporarily lost. Charging with yell,
they recrptured large portion Of the line
temporarily lost, and took 40 commission. o
ed officers aud 400 prvates, representing
four divisions Of Burn-ide's corps Among
tie prisoners are some % negroes.
The slaughter Of the enemy during the
engagement Is represented bv distinguished
officers M the severest Of the war For the
numbers engaged. The battle field was
literally strewn with dead negroes
The firing ceased at 8 o'clock, but it 10
understood We will renew the attack at ,
O'Clock
Among the casualties, Gen. Elliott, OF s.
u, was severely wounded Col. W.isiyer,
commanding Mahone's brigade. was slight.
ly wounded. The z ,lant Capt. Girardy,
Mahone's A. A. G, slightly.
During the 6ght the enemy's crap. and
shrapnel fell thick and fast 10 the. on,,kirts
of the city.
Our loss in prisoners Is not believed to
exceed our captures. Yankee prisoners
say Grant has been mining three weeks.
PETERSBURG. August I-Our losses in
Saturday affair foot up l2OO. Three hun.
dred killed and wounded, and three hundred
prisoners from Elliotts y. e.. brigade. Ma.
hone. loss, about 450 killed and wounded.
a mine vas sPfapg on Bushrod John
sons front.
Yesterday evening Burnside sent a flag
OF tsnce asking prrmission TO bury their
dead. The communication was returned
with the endorsement that application from
the c"mmandersDf the army Of the Potomac
would be entertained Meade then sent
flag Of truce. Permission was granted, and
hours from 5 to o named. This period was
diligently "cesp Over TOO dead were
buried. Yankss sQlx@b said their loss in
wounded was 5000.
There was great complaint agaiost Burn.
side for his failore
Our captures Of battle Gags reach 20 and
prisoners I,I0O.
Yankee priscaers say Grant Is organizing
a grand raid against the Weldon railroad.
Gen. Elliott is improving.
Nothing Of interest TO day.
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and sixty eight to Montgomery and one
hundred and ten from Atlanta TO Macon
Eas. Point is six mi,es west ON the Yves,
Point road. The Macon & Western and
the Atlanta & West Point railroads form
n junction at East Point, but trains of either
company run into the heart Of the city. At
one place, Peachtree creek runs within five
miles of the city. At the last acc ounts the
enemy weie all along this insignificant lit
tie branch.
Ful county is bounded on the east by
Dekalk, on the south by Fayette, on the
west BY Campbell, and on tho north by
Cobb, counties. 1t is oddly shaped, for
whilst its extrene length fran north 10
south is ,hitty miles its width from east 10
west is only ten. J, is drained by the Chat
tahoochee and Peachtree creek at the north
and another little creek in the southw west,
the. name of which We have forgotten. The
land 10 OF the ,poorest red clay and very un-
productive. The surface Of the country is
generally fiat with here and there small
ridges, and wholly unirviting to the tillers
Of the s1il-Adcon Confederate.
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Geographical Position of Atlanta.

There are four railroads terminating 10 At.
lauta. The Georgia railroad, the Western
and Atlantic, the Macon and Western. an d
the Atlanta and West Point. The first one
Of these, the Georgia, was com plsted about
1928, and then terra mated Mt Whitehall, -
a small county tavern near the centre Of
Fulton comfy. Commrhcing at Autusta,
it ran in n northwest direction To that point
Then the Macon and Western rs con
structed from thi, citv Ia Whitehall, and
soon after lhe then village Of whitehall
was named The town Of Atlanta. The West
Point road was the next constructed, run
ming To the ChatiachoocEe river ON the
western 'boundSry Of the State. The Wes-
tern and Atantic, rnn"ng northwest 70
Chattanooga Tenn, followed.
The county of FGiton, Of " Itch Atlanta
is the centre, is bounded on it's en- lire north
west face by the Chaltahooche Siver This
stream rises in the Black Mountains, spurs
Of the Bue Ridge, in Habersham county,
and no, fSr from where, IN the same coun.
ty, by the junction of the ruIfulah and
Cnttooga creeks, the Savannah is formed
Flowing southwest, for a distance of one
hundred and fifty miles, il strikes the Ala.
bama line south OF the thirty third parallel,
and from thence runs almost due south,
dividing the States Of Alpbama and Georgia.
and finally empties into Apalachicoia river
and the Gulf Of Mexico.
Seven miles north Of Atlanta is the Chat
tahoochee bridg., where tho Western and
Atlantic railroad crosses the river. This
bridge has been destroyed by the Couf.d.
crates, and is again being constructed by
the Yankees. A few hundred yards above
hIs hFi hfrn.
Chattahoochee from the east. A little
creek called Nancs's runs into Peachtree
jnst above the mouth Of latter.
Farther up the Chat,ahe eochee, and six.
teen miles northeast Of Atlanta, on it's
northern bank and in Cobb county, 10 the
little town OF Roswell, which at present is
the base Of the left wing Of Shsrunan's army.
This town is due east of Marietta.
Decatur is a town, or rather the first dc.
pot on the Georgia Railroad. -four miles
from Atlanta, and sixseen from Roswell.
Stone Mountain is an isolated, barren
peak, several hundred feet in height, and
perhaps two iiilss around the bas, ABRUPT.
Iy rising from the plain like one Of the Py-
ramids of Egypt, ten miles from Decatur
and sixteen from Atlanta. IL can be seen
from a long distance off and from it's sum.
nit grand view Of the country can be OBJ.
'aDed. There is DOT a tree or shrub upon
{, but.presents nothing to view but rocks
md rocky cliffs. IL is supposed that Lo.
yap's corps Of Sherman's army has now
possession Of the mountain and railroad
iear it, IL is the only elevation Of the
'lightest importance any where about At
anita.
, II is one hundred and thirty-eigbt miles
rom Atlanta to Chattanooga one hundred
md seventy one from Atlanta to Augusta
Eighty -four to West Point; one huudrsd
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leaf; how beautifully she has dotted tbis
Grape myrtle with hearts-ease and white
rose buds"
Why did you not say those words to
your daughter! She would have emb lin.
ed them with a child's precious love, and
stored them away in memery's urn, to glad.
den her heart when friends prove false, and
the world unkind-when the sorrow Of the
present makes her fear the future, and turn
for relief to the remembrance Of childhood's
joys and youths sunny hours Fathers,
speak kindly, loving to the little one. a.
ronnd you. Thank them for their love Of.
ferings tell them the 40 wers are beautiful
and sweet; point out their beauties and
sweetness tell them in what respects they
resemble little children, and thus teach then,
to "look through nature up TO NATURES
God" II you have adopted repulsive
manner, abandon it, and make home happy
by your smiles, that your children may be-
lieve you when you cay you love them, and
know how to understand those who talk to
them Of fond parents and happy f,miles
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South, and We are certain they will do hon.
or to the State when brought into action.
The Telegraph also states that similar
number will go down to Atlanta, each day
during the week from this place. There is
now aia'ge force Of militia at Macon, which,
when sent to the front, will prove valus-
bic accession TO our gallant army.
MISCELLANEOUS.
His Excellency Goy. Joseph f. Brown,
Gems. Joseph +. johnston, b. Bragg. An,
derson, of Tennessee, Wayne and Hindman,
were all in Macon on Sunday
' RciafeTcements from Gen. S. ID. Lee
have arrived, ana large number Of troops
from the same direction are on their wav
Tne army is in fine. spirits, eugcr for II
fight, and confident Of success and while
they deplore the removal of Gen. Johnston,
have implicit confidence In Gen. Hood and
n fixed determination to s,and by him and
never allow Atlanta tc fall into the hand.
of the Yankees. ..
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1T 10 only HIS Way"

"Pnpps, here are some pretty flowers for
you.' said little Nollie Loring, as she ran
To meet her father on his return home
"tiD't they beautiful 7" continued she, ex.
tending heS fingers, and iaying their taper.
ing tips u pom kalf blown Euxcmburp,
Cape jessamine, and white bud that seemed
trying 10 hide itself amongst the crisped
petals OF Grape my rtie.. 'Thi, tea rose is
playing DO peep at you amt they pretty,
Papaa'
"Yes. who sent them 10 mew
"Nubddy. 1 gathered them for you"
"Pshaw thought some friend = sent
them. Go play and do not pester me-"
There were more dimpIe. than one in
that quiveTing chin, and something more
than The heat Of q midsummsr's day had
cnmsonod the sweet face Of the child, as
she tut ned into her dolls house. saving 10
herself. 81 fixed them so nicely, and tied
them with my dolls new blue sash that
Aunt Nina gave me yesterday Ma says IL
Is only his way, but j think is is a mighty
bad way that's all | know about it, and
, wish that our papa was Ike Carrie Mar.
What pity that papa does not consider
u "a bad wayT what q pity that he does
not know how such conduct estTanges his
little ones from him, aud throws back upon
their warm hearts the sweet affections whish
they are 80 happy in offering, and he would
be so happy In receiving, II he only knew
how to appreciate the love OF children--if
he only knew how to speak kind words 10
them! But he is kiadly disposed it is only
his way--for even now, while Moliie is re-.
GREETING her inability to draw from h i'm
word Of approval, he is turning the flowers
In his hand, and say, as no admirss them
"Weil. She certainly has displayed very
good taste in potting them together. Moth.
log could b. more tastefully arranged than
these rerbenss on this lemon gersnium
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APPROXIMATION. a
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

4SoLUmBiA, y. u, July I'll, 1864.
BY his Erceiieney AfILLEDGE Il. BON
ham, Gorernor and Commander in
Chief in and oper The STATE Of South Car.
oiinq.
&tf fHEREAS Information has been rece,vA
w at this Department that an atrocious
murder was committed on the II tn instant
upon the body of ELIAS GRANTHAM, A Dan.
u,y Sheriff Of Mayion District, whilst in the dis.
charge Of his duties as SUCK Deputy and that
NICHOLAS w. GADDY, CHARLES TARY.
and DAVID DEASLEY, free person of color
stand charged with said murder, and that .aid
persons have fed from justice
Now, know We, that to the end justice NAV
be done, aud that said GADDY, TART aud
BEASLEY may be brought 70 legal trial for
their offence, as aforesaid, do hereby offer n
reward Of Iioo thousand Dollars for the appre.
hension and delivery Of the three offending
parties in any jail in this State, or One 7Housaad
Dollars for NICHOLAS w. GADDY, the prin
c'pal offender, and Five Hundred Dollars each
for the others. When last heard from they
we're IL Horny District, near Gallivants Ferry.
Gaddy was Born in Marion District, IL about
20 years o! age, feet 10 IL inches high, grey
eyes, auburn hair, rather sallow connie xion.
stoops little in the shoulders usually wears
his hair lonS-by occupation farmer aud mill.
wright.
Tart born in same District, isa youth OF
about 10 ye ars OF age, well grown. rather fair
complexion,. dark hair, eyes believed to be
blue.
Bsasley, Born in Richmond county, &c,
bright muiatto, thick set, weight from 60 to
$50 pounds, from IS to So years OF age. 6 feet
IL or i2 inches high, k,nky hair. and Of a red L.
dish, sun'b burnt appearance-by occupation a
carpenter-has lived about Fxyettevill. and
Lumberton, n. C.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the State,
L.. s. at Coumbia; this 2lst day July, Ammo
pom,E'' isSt. MI: BoNnAM.
WIN. X. HUNT, Secretary Of State.
July 20, 1864, .2i-st
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From Macon.

MACON, GA, Aug. 1.-The raiders have
mace no demonstration against this place
since Saturday. They have been driven
from the line Of the Central railroad, and
are now between Clinton and Monticello,
where our cavalry are operating agaius,
them. They appear to have made Clinton
n centre from which lhey scot paies 10
operate on Macon, Grisw oldsvillc Gordon
and the line Of the railroad. At this place
and GordonsvilIe they attacked and were
repulsed, but succeeded in buring ~ cars
AT Gordon, they burnt about 80 cars and
the freight depot. Oconce bridge as also
burnt The track and telegraph line only
partially destroyed
sEcoND DISPATCH
Macon, Aug. ], 6 o'clock, p. m-Our
cavalry under Gen lver,on, attacked the
enemy, yesterday, near Clinton. The Yam
KEGS, commanded by Gen Sloneman, were
routed and Stonemar, with rs officers ana
about 500 prisoners, with ! pieces Of urtii
lery, surrendered. and have Just reached
tins city. The rest of the Yankee forces
are scattered and flying towards Ea,onton
The pursuit oniinues. Many have already
been killed and captured.
Trains are running regularly 10 Atlanta
Affairs are reported quietthere yesterday
and this morning.
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The Situation Of Affairs around Allan.
hta-What the Georgia Papers say.

We'eather some interesting paragraphs
from our latest Georgia exchanges in re
gard to the situation cf affairs along ",he
ftont:" '
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Rags! Rags!

The highest market prices will be paid
Tor all clean cotton and liasu rags, In large
or small quantities delivered At This o,iiss
Persons 10 making up their package. of
rags will please be sarsfoi MOTTO include
any wooden se,sps If -
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-12

Horace Greeley was opposed 10 Lincoln 5
denomination. he is the man who defeated
Seward and caused Lincoln t. BE- elected in
1860. But Lincola has proved such poor
stick has shown hmsc. incapable of max
ing peace OF waging successful war, he
has moreover became 80 identified ii. the
public nind--at the North with ineapac.tv
and low jokes, at the South with abolition
fanatcsm and Implicitly, that even Mr.. Gree
ley looked upon his denomination II advance
a. great misfortune Tor the mon al.l an
equally great boom To the rebel cause
These are his words, uttered after Lincoln
was renominated
W. beiteee tho rebeiiiop rouid hosf iost
sam.tkina Of ITS cohesion anil tsuom from Me
hour IN which IL ,oas kno,on that nor prfs-
sdsnt ,ioould SURELY be inougtrated az tie
4M Of March MEET"
He said further, to show ,rhg the rebel
lion would have lost something of its cohe-
sion, &C., that in case a change of Presi-
dents were certain to take place, that VERY
ldcL WOULD tnaDle Tile feistlS 10 cover iieif
retreat from their untenabe position by d
pretense that Lincoln supercedure had oh
waited their chief objection 10 recognizing
and obeying the National authority
Rabld partizans opposs3 changing eandI-
dates, Mr. Greeley states, 10, the reasons
here given But he himself said IL reply
to that class
" We cannot but teei that il would have
been Wtser and @ifsf to spike the rncst ser
viceable guns Of our adversafies 10y noml-
mating another President
Mr. Greeley is right When men get III
= false position it is almost always the part
Of wisdom to furnish them with a prete,t if
We can, to leave their false position and
take right one. Such has ever been the
idea of the greatest and wisest rulers OF all
countries and III every age OF the world
An assured change on the 4th OF March
next would even now have the precise effect
upon the rebellion which Mr. Greeley has
stated in the language quoted Then We,
all OF us who desire to produce that effect,
Republicans as well as Democrats, should
disregard the dictates Of party and vote for
Mcclellan In no other way is change
possible.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-12
SICKNESS AND DEATH

But to starvation and exposure, to sun
and storm. add the sickness which prevails
70 most alarming and terrible extent ON
AN AVERAGE ONE HUNDRED DIE
DAILY. II needs no comment,
no efforts at word painting, to make such
picture stand out boldly in the most horrible
coors.
DESPAIR AND fDioeY--pEATH eougrED.
They are fast losing hope, and becoming
utterly reckless of life Numbers, crazed
by their sufierings, wander about in a state
OF idioey others deliberately cross The
dead line and are remorselessly shot
down.
TIE CHARACTER Oh fHE MIS- LIT 10 SUCH A
FATE bf LINCOLN.
Few Of them have been captured except
ia the front Of battle, III deadly encounter
and only when overpowed by number
They constitute "a gallant a portion Of our
armies as carry our banners anywhere. IT
released they would soon return Ia the "A,
my again to do vigorous battle for our cause
why rurl SUFFER- Ase pIl-THr MN iSptg-
STAND TIFF gissos--TBr NEGRO.
We are told that "ihe only obstacle in
the way Of or exchange j. the status 81 ne
go soldiers captured from our armies. the
! | nited States claiming that the cartel covers
all who serse under ,ts flag, and the Con
Tolerate States refusing t. CONSIDER the col
ored soldier heretofore slaves n prisoners
~ war
rnn kh.na PRISONERS -.ea WHOM oar ~u'fL
arN AK SACRIFICED now rnlf lsi
Avp AIRS CARED ron
The black j, Oh the contrary, are seldom
Imprisoned They are distributed among
| TIA. citizens, employed on government
work Under these circumstances they r.
celve ennueh to eat and are worked nu
harder than they have been accustomed Q
be- They neither starved nor killed on
~ the pestllrnce IN the dungeons of Rich
| moid and tharleston 1t is true they are
again made slaves but their slavery is free
dom and happiness compared with 'he ciuel
existence imposed upon our gallant men.
hey are not bereft of hope. AS are the white
soldiers, dying by piecemeal Their chances
of escape are tenfold greater than those OF
the white soldiers. and their condition, in
all its lights, is tolerable in comparison with
that Of the prisoners Of war now languish
ing III the dens and pens of secession
VIEWS AND eoNeLC5loNa OF THE MfMoRfAIiaiS.
We are profoundly Impressed
with the convection that the circumstances
II the two classes Of soldiers are 50 widely
different that the government can honoratly
consent to an exchange, waving for a time
the established principle Justly claiming TO
be applicable in the case Let thirty five
thousand suffering, starving and dying en-
listed men aid this appeal. BY prompt and
decided action in their behalf, thirty-i VIC
thousand heroes will be made happy. For
the eight hundred commissioned officers now
prisoners we urge nothing. Although de-
sIrous Of returning 70 our duty, We can hear
Imprisonment with more fortituae if the IN
listed men, whose su'erings we know t. be
lntoiera5ie, were restored 70 liberty and 10
life
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-12

THESE lhllcrs are prepared, N pure bourbon
Kinds dfrooiS barf- aud herbs which act ~ ;,tt
fect concert one with he other prepared from liz.
original formula given bf the 1rca, chief + ID
Jacket, ~ ~ thHpn who used them success ttily
~ ms pracicr tor MANY Years aud by then ase
gained So great popularity ~ thccnrr 81 liz pep
sla, LIVER Compliant, Constipation. SICK and Nei
rpii~ hraiaciir. Fever and ieue. and ali s,a7
arising ir"n torpi'i liver ~ in.lge9iion Persons
suffering from eiller u these lnathson. diseases
VIII ind SURF cure hs the USE Of these Bitfers,
whieh are leriecil, pure and tree from al those
drugs and Pos"ns nsualiF put up IN such preptrs
atoms and palmrd off 90 an un~,ispecting public
One TRAD viii convince the most skeptiea thar IN
Red JACKIE 3 tirture Which none other possess
They strengthen aud lntigorhte The 81 stem.
They uneqnaed Tor general debility
They sur cure for dyspepsia
They give a good and healthy appetite
They assist DIGESTION
They are the best stingicnt IN existence.
They are preventive OF fever and ague
They relieve constipation
They cure nervous headache
They are perfectly pure aud palatahle,
Aged persons and delicate female. vii Ind .ey
can large doctor bills bv Use Of these ,nt. rs
H"warc Of counftrftits. Red Jacket i.itters lre
only sold IA bottles. with our name blown on The
side orre--
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JOINT upIsCu sssONs,

BErwsEs Geo H. Parker, Democratic eandi-
date for Congess, and Hon Hlrap Price Repnb
lcan candidate in the I'd Congressional District
AZ the following times and places.
We would urge upon our democratic friends
to make all necessary preparations Tor these meet
ings in their respective counties. i.et the dsn-
ocracy turn out IN such numbers a. vii convlnre
our opponents that we are fully IN earnest ~ thi-
political struggle
sECoSb DISTRICT
Mnscatine. Muscatine co. Monday, Oct -.
Upton, Cedar CO. Tuesday, oct J.
Marion Linn CO.. Wednesday Oct. II
Anarnosa, Jones co. Thursday. Oct -.
Maquoketa. Jackson co, Friday Oct IA.
Dewitt Clinton co. saturday, Oct. -
Davenport Scott CO.. Tuesday, Oct Is
LeCmre, Wednesday ~
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CHRISTOPHER. 1..r -, - -,
MANHOOD!

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sexual Debility and lmpedimen,. ~, m.'ssions.
generai'y Nervousness, Consumptm "rr, ,,lg
ahn ries; Mental and Physical fnca,,s ..nePsy
s .g ron self Abuse, Ac, b, Kosspa ','y re-
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se a. NON ,,,". % Thousands Of su0erers 20
dress po ' .a seal q PLAN enveps 70 any, ad-
ros'age sseamps. BY DR. III KLINE IT"' ~. Or two
-. New ork-Post Office boz 1855. je To- 10y"