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The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01

The Richmond ExAnispR Of Friday last dis.
courses M follows:
An impression prevails and II s fortified by
several concurrng considerations and cirrum-
stances, that Petersburg and Richmond arc TO re.
eeiye the force Of the shock. sherman Is as per-
iectly happy IN the possession OF Atlanta bride.
groom Is Of his bride. He seems to have no am
hition beyond. He is apparently settling himself
Tor the winter. To bold and forify Atlanta, and
TO protect tis communications with the rear, are
probably all that he propose to himself. Mean.
while, scouts report, and other INFO nation con-
ours that Federal troops are Fastening up the
Mississippi and thai recruits are being sent
10 Grant and Sheridan NJ fast as can he brought
Thcse movements of troops all point to Vlr.
ginia the object Of an energetic endcayor during
the six ten weeks that remain Of III. present cam.
pagn. The clouds are gaihurin s-u.e storm will
burst GRE long. sherman win be reduced probably,
to garrison aud re al guard. Sheridan, who already
has large army, will be further strengthened
in numbers, and by an infusion Of regulars
among his raw men, which. II Ia hopcd, will give
the latter stesdincss Thus reinforced, no Is 10
press up the valley and make heavy diversion in
favor Of Grant, by threatening the flank Of Lees
position, Grant himself, strengthened we have
seen, is 10 renew his hcadlung attempts against
Lee. He will be willing, as her toforc Ia nav any
price ia meu 70 accomplish his object. lie Ia nov
extending the City P,ut Railroad around Peters.
burg to his u, sition On the Weldon X Abroad Au
the signs show tha, he is pressing lis icN and ,i,'i
his frs DESIGNS are directed against the railroad
leading from Petersburg 70 Lyuchburs--thc South.
side Railroad, We may expect to hear at an eaiiy
day, that he has made m enjeaycr 10 cam that
road Ihat Graut Will throw his whole sttcnVtb
INTO whak he may attempt IN sufficiently attcsicd by
his past. We shall there ore, probably, soon have
heavy fyting on he south and Southwcs, OF peers.
burg. We have stated plainly what i, isprobab'e We
shall have 10 withstand OF removed endeayor on
the part al the enemy 10 carry Richmond and
oycrrun Virginia. We lave done that our PEG.
pie may fully understand the magnitude OF the
stake winch 10 TO he fought ior, and may nppre-
ciate the necessity Of such measures Of defence as
may be stopped To- the reinforcing NJ the army,
prepared to respond with sscrity TO whatever cell
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01
THE WEEKLY SUN.
uTrRDAY MORNING, OCT. ], 1864.
Gcncrui sherman ms n Peace Msn.

1nr reported peace movement In Georgia has
ben invested With intense interest by the news
That reaches ~ e. the cgo,t that General suxpx.s
ja now In correspondence with vicc-Presiden,
SryrnENe ani The leading citizens Of tha, State,
having in view tho return of Georgia N The Union
The initiative nc1o iatons once taken, !, would he
entirely practicable a. arrange tho ba,c. n
lns'inz peace, founded on tho e.i,rni-sion Of
abe State 70 Tive Union md the Cpnsn,u.
Con. % course, Grucra Snrsv.y would bold
no paroy upon an other terms than UNION
shhonal loyalty, and he uuc,nIto1,l mode ~
warfare having Ut ,s, forced upon The people the
choice NJ tho ISSUE hc,sc,ri si miles, md eSser-
Innauon. they mns, It "a Iosstic wisely decide In
favor 81 The former pncs. ihr ''p"a'el defeats d
abe second t,si nuns o- tho Cpn'c'lcrstes, under
GENERAL Jous..H. uri Uopp, resulting in the fail
81 Atlanta, and me iuyinsIblo purpose on the par,
of thc command lt general 10 make clean work of
NJ and l'nvc cnrni's IN LIS rear mus, have
convinced tIc lci'r ~ Georgia NJ the hupcicssncs.
n resistance thl' would convert their FIAT. INTO
= desert, nnd inclined the leaders 10 sibrnisss n
In .hs .c's, ih' capture II Atlanta would bc At
tended hr oven more rlrriou- results than the car
turc Of vickfhurr The voluntary return Of
fate Of the C,n'cicrac". q her states would fi-
dow In due course, and son all the wander NJ.
e'srs would tc ps,h,rci into the T. -fner galaxy.
JErF. DsviN ncc riinp to The theory OF ~cesgon
Gan tntcrp'sc mo- objection to the return "
Georgin, md " he a,tomp's ~ q, ~ General
sHrnsAN ~ ir Ioaiton 60 chcckmaie hin,
Every State, 70 is claimcd by .lyrp, IL .ov.
sreign and INDEPENDENT and IL free N come
and so NJ sic wny determine Thu. "a
Fin, according ~ HuIos, rs constantly eSrosed
Ga destruction by her offspring u ith, 30 the Con-
iederscy s doomed 10 cr'h At the hands II the
eeceeeion r-rc pic that gave IT birth. Should Con.
sral snSRsAS restore ,eorria g. the Union. he will
seconc the nl"d 'epr'ar roacc mnn IN the United
States Their - virtue in stones, after all Paper
pellets and grass have failed 20 bring down any
rebel STATE. Il nov looks ~ II hard blows were
hko'y 10 prove e'Iectna Victorious Generals are
evidently the only true "PeNc," NJ ,otiators
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01
GENERAL GRANT.
Colm liefOre the storm.

#a@'ngtoA Sept Authorization from the
Army Of the Potomac is to the effect that nothing Of
Importance has occurred for the past three or four
days The attack of the enemy expected on Mon
day did not tSko place. although from indications
1t was believed tina. the rebels serious meditated
an assault Scarcely shot had been heard along
the Lines foy twenty-four hours. Numbers of de
scrterr werc coming IN daily, but they brought no
news, citizen OF Washington having contributed
300 as reward to the first man o. our army who
will un',rl the stars and sirires In the City n
Richmond, the money has been sent to Lieutenant.
General Grant for that purpose
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01
The Electoral CoIleae.

The relative strength Of the several States IN the
electoral college has been considerably changed
since tho last Presidential election BY the deem
MAJ respportionnoent. Maine bad votes in
lsoo, and in lsOi will have but Z Massachusetts
sso loses one, falling from Is TO IL votes; New York
drops from IS TO rs Pcnnsyivanis loses one. Ohio
, ,os,s TWO, and kentucky loses one, Alatsma, Ar
SNnsNs FLORIDA, Hsorgio, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Nnt'n carolina, South Carolins, Tcxas, Tennesscc
ahu Virginia viii not be heard Of in the eectur-
ooi.Se' The vote OF California wall he increased
I'm - Votes Illinois viii advance from II 10 10
Votes' Iowa. which had 4 votes in $40 VIII nov
, Wisconsin viii have votes stead OF 5 /;
~" nsah increases votes, and Kansas, with her
so.e VIZ be added 10 the college. Tie total mum
majority Of this electoral coIlev. ia ncccssn,v n,
~ s,os,o' ana iast majority IL hundred and
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01
ltnilrpnd Academia,

The frequent occurrence o. irightfn railroad ar.
cdcnts IN this country s evidence Of defec, In tho
general system up'u which our railroads. are con.
Quoted. II Fnglnni ami on the continent, Gallant,
tics this nature NJ very rare occurrence, and
statistics show that the loss Of life is mere fr.c
lion N comparison with tina, resulting from like
'n,sc5 n our own country. rhc papers Of yes.cr.
Dig recorded forr destructive railroad accidents
Wy.'gug an aggregate loss OF perhaps sixty lives
o-eoi wAit4 casualties WAS he most appalling
TIT has loel recorded for some months, aud
serves 10 Mast, Ate the detective system prevalent
up,u the rlaj On Waich II occurred. The Pennsyi-
Sara Cru.rl' la the reputation u Icing one Of
hclc tcontuctol aud safest railroads In the Unitet
Safes gel the public are horrihed by the inielli-
rraoe that perhaps l!ty passengers have just been
,..lod aud burned on that road and the survivors
slate that in their BELIEF he dcsh Of .east some Of
.hcsc victims was attributable to the fact that the
var doors pere locked, and they had no means Of
,1it. This system Of locking passengers within
lie cars is an extremely dangerous one, aud has
the subject Of repested denpnciAnon by the
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01
Frirhtfui Railroad Disaster.

Phddd,ipha Sept I..-1ne fs,t.lins train =,
ing eastward. on the Psnnsylvanin Railroad. whicS
ieit F'snburg last night 1T $40 ran into the rev.
end OF n freight train on the sastw ard track n
Thomps 1ltop Station Juniain county IA, n half
pasi our this morning. The passenger train WI
moving At IS usual speed when the sccilen, occur
red. lae enginc was demolished. and The greater
portion Of ,he trsu was badly wrecked The oas.
sage ca was driven into the front passenger car,
took h-c IRON the ovc-sctang Of stove, and, with
three passenger cars, WAS destroyed. L. is SUN.
passed that slN persons were instantly killed. an
held among inc ruins Of the cars aud cous ,med
with 'h'm. JOAN Musop, the conductor Of III,
passenger irar, 10 among the lost.
sRoosD DIspAToH.
Ph'hadPh'd' Sept. si-rhe train left Pitt,
burgh A. O'Clock Tuesday night, and MAN
rhn in'o freight train, demolishing the engine
and forcing tho baggage on top Of the first mas.
senger car which Immediately caught irc On,
Informant states ths, the toremos, car. IN vhic,
the loss was greatest, wonld contain sixty psssen.
gers and but seven or eight arc known 70 have
escaped. The doors were Locked The car WA
crushed aud partly covered with the wreck Of tho
baggage wagon.
'oals from the locomotive fred the baggage car,
which communicated N the passenger car. and
caused the eSpioson Of the gas receiver. The ca
was burned up with sll on board. so that only The
charred remains could he found, which were be-
You'd identification. Tho conducsor was recoe.
nized by his keys Six or seven who still liysi.
were in such physics agony that nothing could bs
CLEANED from them. Passengers in tho third and
fourth cars were saved without, injury, but the carr
themselves we're bnrnhd. II is though, that NOR,
lives might have been saved II the doors OF the ca,
had not been locked. Thr survivors to the mum.
her OF eighty-six subscribed to statenen, 70 thu,
effect
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01
The Lake Pirates.
Capture Of tho Gang.

"dsh'ngton- Sept. ei.-Commandcr Carter. a
the IT, S. steamer Michigan, has telegrspbed to ,hA
Secretary Of the Navy. dating Oft Johuson's Island
to-day concerning the capture b. pirates OF the
steamers Parsons and Island Queen. He says they
were pursued by him. snd tia. be hes got the prin.
cipal agent prisoner ~ board, Ani many accom-,
pieces. lie add, IAN 10 .,te and we'll OF present.
The object was TO cspure tbe steamer Michigan
II further sTpoarI that Col. Hal h.s six II tho ~
rate party on Johnson's Island.
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01
ThuISlsy, SeDt. -.
GENERAL SHERIDAN.
Purssft ~ the RebeIs-5,O00 Prtsssers
already Captured.


already Captured.
wav Department. WasA'eotor- Sept 9i--i0.iS
A. Northumberland JOHN A. Dts: This De.
psrtrent has reccivcd the following telegram, an.
nouncins the continued pursuit Of tho rebels by
Gen. sheridan. Cedar Crock. which Con. Sheridan
was crossing yesterday al three O'Clock In the
sfernoon vs. short distance thi. side If s,rssbury
IL hsd pursued the rebels over 80 miles from tho
point where he sl,ack.d tbon 81 dsyigh, on Mon
dav.
Haypey's Ferry sept. Fl I'm Edo,n N
StIn,on, .Secr.,I,y n var. Reliable news from
The front states that our army was crossing Cellar
Creek. Tuesday, at M. There WIS no hghtng.
The following list of rebel Generals. killed and
wounded, In correct; Gencras Rhodes, Rsnscur,
Gordon, Terry, Goodwin, Bradley Johnson aud
F'1 Hugh Lee. From all csn earn, the number
II prisoners will approximate 5000. The indlca-
tons arc shs. the rciels will not make . stand
shor, Of Stanton. They are evidently to- much
dcmorsli,edto make fight
JonS u. STEVENSON, prig. Gen.
General Grant transmits The following extract
from the Richmond sssTI-xI Of yesterday;
"a slight ripple n excitement was produced
here yesterday By the report that . raid'ng psrty
was advancing on Gordonsville, and wcro within a
few miles of that place. The result Of all our In
qur IN thus head s that this report originated in
raiders whose numbers arc not known, visited
Rspidau bridge, and after destroying !. proceeded
70 Liberty Mills FIVE or six miles above, which
they slsn destroyed From this latter pac~ they
Arc teiyed 10 have back CuperDcr."
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01

, a"n non. LORENZO Burrows discovered the other
uaN, IN nn unCSeuped store of his at Albion, " Y,
snake foot long in u spiders web The snake
hsd neoh urawn up from tho floor about half his
Length, and The lln'e spider was above, working
INC sacte ~ wn'ch he intended TO wholly suspend
web. The snake struggled IN vain TO escape, aud
was only released by the care,essness Of a mau who
went TO see the contest, which was witnessed by
hundreds Of psople during the day, y
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01
Accident on the Hudson River Railroad

Poushksspsi', sep,. al.-A serious scc,oeu, 90.
CURED near Break neck Tunnel, on the Hudson
"''ei h.'lroad to-day 10 the train from New Yors
a. d. An axle Of the tender broke, throw,ins
Inc entire train from the track. Two boys in th,
baggage car were killed, and brakeman and ous
passenger "a lady! injured.
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01

ue-deld. fhsre v-re subsequsns sunpsssful opsrs
aoos sesnss The Indians whoes vass suAnrtee 8
soois len in The timber and rsvines were destroy
I'd. bsr'y in August sully marched toward To
Yellowstone expecting 70 again oversaas the enesr
on his vsv
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01
Arrival OF the L. :. steamer BROOKLYN,

ihe o. g. sloop -of'war Brooklyn arrived at III,
charlestown Navy Yard about o. o'clock Iuesds,
morning Ste left Mobile August 18th for Peusaco.
from which port she sailed september 9th for Boz
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01
" Died Of Starvation

Nyv YoRK. Sept. 22i, 1904.
NJ. Bexh IL know you 10 be friend u the
po'r and distressod. with boart full IL sorrow,
SIX You In the name OF God 10 sound the alarm
have Just hoard N the death Of lady IN the upper
part of our city, from starvation. She los, her
husband In the war steal she could not, and she
was to- proud 10 leg. This Ia moi the only case oi
poverty which know ~ ask yo,i, can nothing
IL done for the relief ~ such worthy, though nm.
fortunate people or, must sec such de IN our
midst without relief Can they not he employed
or l"osed sftcv hy tho-~ who happen 10 ne moro
iortuns'ef Something must h done as hundr.,is
are now suffering. Tie street leggar can get
slons but the refined and respectable, who hereto.
fore hs,e MT felt The pinchng hand NJ poverty re-.
qure sympathy. Should not = meeting In called
At once, aud vigilance committee appointed 10
look amer such distress, l. for one, Will do all can
70 help the needy aud suffering Yours tor hu.
mainly. IL d. q
No doubt there are many cases similar 10 the
above this city, slth ouh these events are not in
vessigsicd by a coroners inquest. We have no
doubt vigilance committee" would discover
many de'iostely nurrircd sdies who ar. literally
starving, having lost their husbands in this cruel
war;" We saw the other day, at the oficc of the
Workingwomen's Protective Union, 10 Chambers
street, list OF several hundred soldicrs' wicov-
and wives, who desired only rcmunerative employ
ment TO keep the wolf FROM the door" during The
approaching winter. We would esrncsty second
The 'uggcston Of our Correspondent, aud call Tor
Vigilance Committee" 20 assist ilosc females"
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01

B1irnoys, Sept T.--A salute Of 100 guns was
fired to-day from Federal Hill, In honor n General
shcridAn's victory.
Danbury Conn, Sept 2I.--The bells were ring.
ing and salute bred here to-day. in honor Of
Saeridsn's victory.
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01
EDwrs u STANTON. Secretary Of War.
Our Cavalry Picking Up Strangers.

Warrington Sept 2,.-Informstion received by
'he Government up to mon today makes I, certain
that Sheridan has secured FIVE Thousand prisoners
and every hour arc srn, to tho rear.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13
Loyal Lou,sviillans R rjolclng.

Special Despatch fthc Cincinnati Gazette.
LOUISVILLE, October II, lS6l-Thc
news of the great Union victories in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, was
received hero by the loyal citizens
with the utmost delight and cnthu-
siasm. Tho Loyal League of Louis
vile was in6cssion when the news was
received, aud gave three times three
cheers for the Union victories, and ad.
journcd to tho street, marching up JET
fcrson street to tho Union Press otlico,
where they gave rousing cheers for the
Union Press, for the Union victory,
and for Lincoln and johnson. The
great crowd then passed up Main St,
singing Old John Brown, to the Gait
House, where James Speed welcomed
them with u stirring address, and said
it was the first time that so loyal Il
song was ever chanted in the streets OF
Louisville. The loyal men Of Kentucky
will now put forth their utmost efforts
to carry the State.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13
To The People of Indiana:

TO The People Of Indiana:
The exposure of the Sons OF Liberty
has been made. Every word is true.
Harrison II. Dodd, Grand Commander
for Indiana, has been on trial. The
proof was overwhelming Dodd was
released from military pi ison ON his
paroll Of honor or not to attempt to
escape, and was granted quarters in
the United States Court building
Last night he escaped from the third
story window by Il rope; only one man
was with him; that man was Joseph
J. Bingham. Innocent men do not do
so. The act confesses guilt Citizens
every day shows that you were on
the threshold Of revolution. You can
rebuke this treason. The traitors in
tend to bring war to your homes
Meet them ut the ballot box while
Grant and Sherman meet them in the
field. This is no time to stand back.
He who doubts whether he is for the
war, can not be trusted. The expos
ure made will stand upon unimpeach-
able testimony. | know there are un-
believers and skeptics, but l know
that the Sons of Liberty meant trca-
son. Not one-fourth of the testimony
had been offered when Dodd fed
Citizens-brand every man who is a
party to it, or will not put his foot
upon it. | have been fair to all par
ties. | have sent drafted men home
to vote, irrespective Of party. The
Government favors fair ballot and
assertions to the contrary are false
The war draws to an end. You must
whip the rebellion, or be whipped by
it-choosc yc. | am no politician |
know from two years labor, what the
secret order plots. l am pledged to
prove all have asserted of their plans
and purposes. Believe me or not,
say to all men, Of all parties that the
election in Indiana has become Il mat
ter Of national interest. Defeat trea-
son at home, and our armies will re-
Iioice, the rebellion will wither and
you shall have Union restored, with
perpetual peace. But let the Sons OF
Liberty triumph, and you have nc
assurance Of victory in front, or secu'
rity at home:
You may say that go beyond tho
providence of II soldier. | do not
Traitors arc traitors, wherever found
and my profession brings me dowr
iupon traitors, whoever approves Oh
objects. With you is the duty anC
the solemn issue.
HENRY b. CARRlNGTON,
+ Brig. Gen. y. S. V.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13
Dcnonrat Umon Dem gain Union gain
Majority Majority over last over last
GEBH affairs

There are four districts in the Uni
ted States which nave always given
large Democratic ma ajoritlcs. Their
names have become known through )ut
the country, because they stick to the
party a and never cease voting for Gen.
Jackson. They arc Fairfield county, y,O.;
Bcrks county, Pa; Egypt ILL.,; aud
the Tenth Legion, Virginia. The re-
turns in show that Fairfield continues
to stick Bcrks county sticks; Egypt
has had no election but will no doubt
stick in November. The Tenth Lc-
gon is composed Of Rockingham, She
nandoah, Luray and Page counties,
Virginia, tho place where Phil Shcri-
dan has been ramping round intcricr'
ing with the freedom of the ballot box
Therefore VIC will not have any re.
turns from tho Tenth Legion, but
could the people vote they would give
larger Democratic malortics than
Fairfield, Borks or Egypt.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13
OHIO,

Ross county-Somo townships give
Union gains, and the county has pro-
bably gon6 for thc Union on the home
vote. ...
Clarke county gives Union mojori-
ty of 400,
Montgomery county-Dayton, 27O
Union majority. The Democratic ma
iorty in the county is about 100
SchcnclI is elected to Congress by
about 1000 majority.
Miami county gives q Union majori-
ty of $40,
Madison county givos n Union ma
jority Of 300.
Highland county gives Union ma
ioriy Of about 200.
Crawford county gives about 300
Democratic majority, II gain OF 100.
Tjflin gives n Democratic majority
of % n Union gain of Ii,
Crcstline, II Democratic majority OF
| 70; n Democratic gain of IS.
Lorraine county-Elyria gives BOG
Union majority.
Wayne county gives a Union MAORI
ty, o,
Alliance gives a Union maj, of14l,
Ironton-Bundy's (Union) MAORI
ty is 3l4.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13
THE REBEL ARMY.

jeff. Davis, in his speech at Macon
the other day, said that "two thirds OF
the army (rcbcD were absent without
leave" The rebel soldiers as well as
the rebel people are sick of the war.--
We hope Con. Grant will bring about
II cessation of hostilitics and peace
by moving on tho enemies works i'm
mediately. Only ono-third of the rob
el army in the field, and yet tho Chi
cago Convention wants to surrender to
lhnm.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13
The vote In CSEs DistSiot---Phc Little.
Joker Laid Out.
CoLUMBUs, Oct.

COLUMBUS, Oct. IL.
The vote of the soldiers at Camp
Chase was Union, sos !; Democratic,
l12. Union majority, 493.
Wards of Columbus indicate small
increase for Cox over Vallandigham's
majority, but large falling off from
Cox's vote OF two years since.
Cox;s majority in Franklin county
will be about 1900.
Shcllabarger will defeat Cox in the
District by at least 1900 majority on
tho home vote.
Such arc the indications at this hour,
$3.50 p. NJ.
COLUMBUS, Oct. I'LL P. NJ.
Private dispatches state that Law
renee, Union candidate for Congress
in Fourth District, has largo majori-
ty in Darke county.
Shcllabargers majority increases
Cox has gone up to tho tune OF 1000
at least The Union men are para
ding the streets wild with delight at
the defeat of Cox.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 11-11-4O P. M.
Madison County gives 300 majority
for Shellabargcr.
The 8,h Ohio Cavalry, at Beverly,
gives ShellabargOr 44S votes out of
460 cast.
Coppcrhead quarters are closed up
tight.
Returns como in slowly.