Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-16

House. Between 500 and 600 wagons
are constantly engaged in this business.
Confederate officers are taking all the
grain to feed their animals, leaving none
for farmers to plant next season except
just enough to say they didn't take all.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-I0 Maj. Gen.
Dir This Department has received
dispatches from Gen. Sherman down to
10 o'clock yesterday morning. His army
is concentrated at Atlanta. His troops
are in position and we'll. He says Will
son and Steadman are stirring Wheeler
up pretty well, and he hopes they will
Morgan. The weather is beautiful, and
all things bright.
No recent intelligence has been re-
ceived from Mobile.
No movements are reported in the
Shenandoah Valley, or in the Army of
the Potomac.
Recruiting is progressing vigorously
in most of the States.
(Signed) E. NJ. STANTON,
Sec'y of War.
BURLINGTON, VERMONT, Sept. r.
The returns from III towns, foot up as
follows:
Smith received 26 ,2l9, Redfield, 1881.
Smiths majority, Is, S4S. Returns from
AoO COWIlS SHOWS lut cleCtlOU Oh Z0l
Union and 20 Democratic Representa-
tives. The senate is unanimously Union.
PORTLAND, MAINE, Sept 10, las A.
M:m oaa towns give Cony 26,77l !; Howard,
1903. Union majority, GIGS. This
vote includes little over four-tenths of
the State and the same relative gain will
amount to about =, 600 in the whole State,
making Cony's total majority 1880 to
20,O 600. Counties have all undoubtedly
gone republican, electing their State
Senators and county officers. The
House of Representatives will stand
about the same as last year when it stood
IA Union to 26 opposition. The Guber-
Material vote in 1860, which preceded
President LincOln's election, stood Re
publican 7O003, Democrat 81, $50. Straight,
Wing and scattering, 1855, being Re-
publican majority Of 1885, some 1000
snort OF the probable majority this year.
Violent storms have prevented many
towns from getting their returns to the
telegraph offices and have made the lines
work very badly. The polls throughout
the State have been kept up until six
O'Clock to-day, two hours later than here
tofore. The amendment to the COnsti-
tuition permitting soldiers to vote will
be carried almost unanimously.
New YORK, Sept. 13.-The IVorlds
special says of Hancock's brilliant move
Friday night last when the rebel picket
line with their lntrenchments carried
that portion of our line In front rather
irregular and it was determined to
straighten it up by taking that held by
the rebels. The coveted position lay at
the foot of hill on the crest of which lisa
strong rebel fort, making the attack one
of great hazard, besides it was of value
to the enemy inaspuch as it afforded
him survey OF a gravelly stretch of our
works towards either flank. So the 9th
Pennsylvania, Goth Indiana and I'd U.
s. sharp shooters all under Gen. De To-
bland started noiselessly from their po-
sitiOn and with bayOnets fixed, moved
quickly toward the rebel pos Ion. The
rebels were asleep and our troops were
in their rifle-pits ere they knew it. In
the confusion two Or three shots We're
fired and that was all. There was some
artillery firing from the hill but did no
damage. Our troops instantly set to
work turning entertainments to their
own advantage. About O'Clock a force
of rebels were heardapproaching where
upon a vigorous fire of musketry and
artillery opened upon them and they
returned. They declared they would
come back and retake the works, which
by the time this reaches you will be
greatly strengthened.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 13.-The package
containing 200 dollars stolen from the
stage coach between Portland and Gal
lipolis few days since has been recov-
cred and the robber arrested.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-The Richmond
Examiner, OF the Sth, has a marked ed
itorial, in which it looks for peace-last-
ing and permanent peace-in Calhoun's
doctrine, that the Executive Depart
ment of the Federal government should
be reposed in two parties instead of one.
New YORK, Sept 13.-The I,i5une's
Washington special says: Information
deemed trustworthy, is received to the
effect that Gen. Fremont has placed his
letter of withdrawal in the hands of his
friends, who will make it public at the
proper time, and that before long.
PITTsBURG, Sept. 13.-Ex Governor
Bigler has been nominated for Congress
by the Democrats of Clearfield county.
NEW YORK, Sept. l3.-Gold opened
this morning at 2lS, but under heavy
purchases advanced before noon to 2235.
The Commercials Washington special
says GOV. Andrew of Massachusetts has
arrived and given i'll his adhesion to Mr..
Lincoln without reserve.
One of Gen. Grants staff just arrived
here, reports the situation of the army
as improving vastly. Lee can't attack
with any effect until Early returns and
Sheridan holds him so closely he can't
fall back without great disaster.
The Richmond Examiner of last Fri
day says Grant has massed a great many
troops on the railroad two miles south
OF Petersburg and has withdrawn in the
tN,, Il .l,l J. I,ft
fourth OF a mile west OF the railroad.
He will, at an early day, make grand
burst and try to reach the south side of
the railroad at some point near the town,
this is to be his next grand movement.
The lVhig says Sherman boosted to the
rebel wounded at Jonesboro and told
them that he intended to take his army
to Atlanta to rest and then go to Ander-
The Wing says this may be
as Yankee bragadocio.
New YORK, Sept. 12.-The Coaaamer-
cial's- Washington special says contract
ors are clamoring for pay, but the Treas
ury is Withholding all over payments in
order to pay the soldiers. No news from
Grant or Sheridan to-day.
New YORK, Sept. l2.-The CONNER
ciol's Washingtonspecial says MIR. Chase
denies the insinuation that he does not
support Mr.. Lincoln. He promises
letter for publication on the subject.
The secessionists denounce NcClel-
lan's letter bitterly.
NEW York, Sept. 14.--fEo Herald's
dispatches from Shenandoah. : alley re-
port that the enemy has 1ianked his
ines to the left of Ourforces and is mass
ng towards the Potomac. The roads
ire at present impossible, on account of
recent rains.
The troops whose time has expired are
with vigOr-not singly, but
~ regiments.
The Herdtd's dispatch dated 'In the
Field. Sept, 18th" saws: Another move