The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-30
FROM THE S o.U TIL.

papers Of the 28th Instant
soN OF GENERAL PNSBoAN wouNDsD.
A son Of General Finnegan was w0unded in
the battle Of Sunday before Petersburg.
rHE BATTLES BBToRR PETERSBURG.
There have been three hort but sharp contests
on the line Of the Weldon railroad since the
enemy advanced their lines 10 that direotioa oa
! Thur. day last. They took place respsc lively on
Thursdsy, Friday, aud Sunday. Ia these three
batilts A Pelersourg paper est mases ths eAsmy's
loss, Including prisoners, at no. less than eiglt
hOusand, probably more.
Up to yesterday the enemy maintained their
| entre Ines on aud across the rdiirOti, au wsro
snI engaged Ia torufy ing aud sTrng. he aiug their
| position, showing no disposition 70 depart.
THE MARYLAND LISB.
The I'd Maryland Iaial.ry a "a fearful iuroads
made upon i,s uuser-roll IN tuo bau es OF Toe
! Is ana lYh instant for tue possession ofta3
| Weldon railroad, near Petersburg. rms killed,
| NUunued, anu missing foot up eiShty out Of NOS
mOIe than two hundred. Whi Ma ylaoders
| IN the South suffer this " N Iryltud Llue,"
| baptized with the blood of the HOSNds and
| ~ Rleys, that ink II with a. ANCESTRAL Cd iia
TO the cline Of the Revolution of'I6, q melt
| away in the battle smoke Of tnis gran ter aud
| RrtAier revolution, become eXtiuct aud leAys the
old otate without n picture in the "a neAr the
basbing Of tho guns, or will they not rAyher sep
/ into the places OF their fallen brothers, elise no
| achieved ateputsfion for gaanry anu lighting
| gu hnes second TO no organization in tue army,
ANA worthy Of the "Old Line" of which this Is
| thv boOd descendant and liueal offspring Its
| company ranks must be filled up with fresh
| material from the parent STATE or the MarTland
| Line viii cease 10 exist from mere paucity VI
| Lunibers.
NAhYLAEDBRs TO SERVE IN TIE VIRGINIA RE-
| sBhVBs. sN
IL will he seen by a special order published
| elsewhere, tnat all MAryanders residing or. So
lOurniug IN X chnIond, have been declared eligi-
| BILE serve III the 20 Regiment Rsser. 9 Forces
OF Virginia. employ cd for local deien %, d, Cap
tain j. McCtainan, Company N, OF this regi-
| ment has received the rrquisie authority, aud
viii proceed at once u eorol al saci ineo mis-
company. The requirements OF this order DO not
apply 10 those VI Muyanders enrolled aire ldy in
other military Organizations for losal defense.
We clip the following from the Atlants Aepsa1,
Of August 22!- |oal.r
BusINEss IN ATLANTA. -- ...r
The commerce u Atlanta IS isi now princi-
palJ cOhtiueu ~ the watermelon and apple trade,
! ana the arrival of each train causes macy trans
actions for a short space Of tlme thereafter. We
| quote melons as ranging az auy pic; from dve 70
twenty-five dollars apiece, Bc:Drdingi 70 the
anxiety OF the purchaser, aod very nterlJf apples
! at nity dollars u bushe We may aid, tAO, that
! ful grown men are principally engaged hn sh0
trade, tAe boys nearly all having been fright
| ened OIL. .... .'rr r.
REMOVAL OF STORES. ,
All the Hospitals and Government stores ont-
line OF roud between Atlanta and West PoA j
have been removed. Tuis is q wlse pvec Aasl1 f>
~ the operations of the enemy on that Hos can W.
now possibly interfere with military operSy
here and the troops heretofore necessary %
guard IL can Oe used 20 more advantage dc HhereS
ACCIDENTAL EXPLOSION or A SHELL.
A shell that bad been carried i0to the Express
! Office yesterday exploded while oeing careossly
handed by IL negro. Although ths frigments
flew IN every ditec ion this BOY himself was the
only 81 herer, receiving severe wounds ia tnrse
places. Tue escape of tbs attaches Of ths 0tR 20,
| and others who we're present. WAS truly remark
aole. . .. ..t.
GgsBRAL GRANTS vrcroaTrs
The Examiner editoraly' holds that chs es-
tabh bm,nt Uf 9 G-ant's forces on the line OF the
| Weldon railroad may hc considered ~ a con-
nnuatVn Ot that u.ifOrm mJven ny the legs
hank Shicn heimpressvd on hIs army lgBnedately
ai'eT Dg the Rapdan, aud 0ut OF NatcI " can
10 more depart thau tue moon cia ,t.y from her
orbit. Certainly IL was highly und 'srt1le tIper-
mt the enemy ad, ance hi lett wing ghat
TuilIoud SLd the wagon road lying Tcst OF &c;
lOlhiug cuum have suited us heter thAn 20
Keep him for all the n nIainler Of Ihts 81 inner
sWe tentR in the unwnUlesOms regi0u whore
Dc was. Yet IL is not very PLAN n ~ tue I'M
poslng movement upon the raiirJal b'nehts
hn, or hurts us, 10 any great extent. He n.
t,TTupts thai line OF road, both tue "a aud
| wagon roads; hat this I, nOt besi ging or in-
Ntstipg Petersburg. The enemy has nov a
much longer tine 20 defend, aud in order TO
a. Cupy the rgilrOld IN force he nAs Ia tbaJtn-
donhil serious enterprises on the nth Ink OF
the James. He will prob ably trouble us no
more IN the direction OF Deep BOttOm and
Cbhthn's farm; and our forces can OF cIur+e De
spared in the x, eater numbers W Itch an / con-
Font him in his present position. IL my 0esup-
posed that his advance 70 the westward gives
him great facilities " send out rldiug parties
10 the Sontisde and ID nville railroads. Bat IL
he can turn his attention more c osely ia thit
direction, so can we. Ia short. this Is a conrinu-
! o ion OF Grants inevitable revolution around
Ricbmord d, under the iBfuence Of his cen'rtpstal
and centrifugal forces; and IN " end in bringing
him round to the RapidAl again, always by the
left flank"
REBEL SOURCES or suPPLY.
Speaking OF Union railroad raids, the Sentinel
says:- L ..s.
among tht m that over New river, eigh cen d Iu-
dTeu iIet loDg, aud sixty feet hIgh-Sas burasd.
Although the tlmbcr with which this nrldge vas
Tepaitd was, az the time OF its destruction,
growing in the woods, the materials wsrs pro
Tided and the work executed ia nineteen dAys.
When in the middle of June, Hunter made his
raid, he hltered himself thaI ne had done the
WOIk on this road efiectuAly 'fne work Of
| desuuctOn,' saws The Enquirer, was thoroughly
organized. Drgades tore up tho truck, ms
chHbics, detailed and provided with to ils
! for the purpose, Piled, butni, and destroyed
The cross.t.es and raii sSiIh as Dueh system
ns had been employed IN the Construction Ot
the road. They destroyed every briiSe from
LynChburg TO Se,eni, distance of siSty miles,
aid rendered IL necessary 70 replace fr IN htteen
thousand 10 twenty thousand cgO sites. The
rails had been heated, bent, aud twisted, and
were straiebtened and replaced The tim ,er for
these bridges and crossties. ~ we'll ~ for FOOd-
sheds, ana water tanks, ana othsr necessary
structures, was growing Ia the wOnd3 when tho
raid occurred The enemy hid destroyed four
Thousand lineal feet Of bridging. Ole uf these
bridges wGs nearly eight huudred feet lOny aad
sixty feet high. TIC whole OF thes1 Tepnrs, OK
cept the pTincipi bridge was finished IN nlDste
days, and the road was in running order fro n
Iynchhurg 10 Bristol within less thaa sixty days
from the day OF its destruction"
1--WE make this quotation, not only 10 show
what energy aud enterprise eau DO, but 70 prove
that our communication With tn South, by means
a of the Danville railrOad cannot be destrDyed ~
long as Taidlng parties are the only dependence
for destroying it. Permanent occupation Is the
only thing that can effect IT, and we hardly think
! that possible just at this time. Even should the
n ! High bridge on the Southside railroad be de-
IS stroyed, q temporary road could be made around
the track, or the Danyille railroad could be
q reached from the Southsde by road from Farm-
y Vile to Keysyille. Much anxiety has been felt
" with regard TO the existence OF railroad non in
sufficient quantities 10 repair these roads ~ they
are broken up; but il need no longer DC fet.
Steps have already been taken at Ly ynch0urg for
re.roiling old railroad iron, and no doubt similar
arranRemeuts will be made here and elsewhere.
In short time, railroad iron may be made