Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-10-18
WAR NEWS.
From the Valley.


"A dispatch from Charlottesville ofthe 18th inst,
rys that Sheridan has marched with two corps of
IS army to the Eastern side of the Blue ridge,
through TGornton and Chester gap. This gap is
in the Luray valley and opens into the great battle
ground of the Wilderness, and the vicinity Of ma
nassas Junction. Gen. EARLY followed his army,
and finding one remaining corps under Gen. CroOke
in the valley, he engaged and drove it through
Strasburg, across Cedar Greek.
Sheridan dispatches North that he drove the
bel cavalry, under Rosser 26 miles, capturing II
pieces Of artillery, in all SO pieces since the 10Th
September last Some of the artillery was used for
the first time. On the 7th he was at Woodstock.
He says:
/" In moving back to this point, the whole coun-
try om the Blue Ridge to the North Mountain has
been made untenable for a rebel army. l have de-
stroyed over two thousand barns filled with wheat
hay and farming implements; over seventy mills
filled with four and wheat have driven in front of
the army four hundred head of stock and nave
killed and issued to the troops not less than three
thousand sheep. This destruction embraces the
Luray Valley and the Little Fort Valley as well as
the main valley. large number Of horses have
been Cotaiped' proper estimate of which cannot
make"
The Valley is full of bushwhackers, who have
done much damage to the Yankees, killing some OF
their best officers.
From Richmond.
A dispatch from this City on the 14th says there
was no news at the War Department from any
quarter. sThe fighting had not been renewed as
was exPe&Sd on the northside of the James. The
1ankee correspondents admit the repulse they lately
received ct this point also the loss oftwo batteries.
From Petersburg.
All quiet along the front. The enemy are SAID
to be still entrenching near Fort McRae Thursday
night last there was tremendous cheering in the
camps of the enemy Supposed to be caused by
the intelligence of the late elections at the North,
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. The Express
says that Mcclellan candidates received ten votes
to Lincolns among the soldiers of those States.
This is hardly credible.
From Georgia.
Gen. Sherman has telegraphed Stanton to the 9tL
that Atlanta and Altoona were safe, and that he
felt secure. He has 90 days ratIons Nothing
later from either army. Forrest has escaped across
the Tennessee. The government deems it best to
keep silent concerning Gen. Hoods movements, but
We ale assured the intelligence is cheering.
From the North.
Northern papers 10 the 18th have been received
in Richmond Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana have
gone for the Republicans by large maorlties.
The HeraM has the following about the elections :
The Republicans have no doubt succeeded in get
ting maortes in each of those States, and have
secured political preponderance in the delegations
thereof to the Thirty ninth Congress The three
States combined will cast sixty votes in the P-e>i-
Dental Electoral College, viz : Pennsylvania, 26 A;
Ohio, 2I; Indiana, 13. The present delegation IN
Congress in each of the States namtd stand as
follows: