The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-03-12
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HxAD Qu&xrRRs ARMr BorosAc. March
: A. esarkers au6 sunfyabsnds have been
ceminR iHquise freely of Int, NntsA knss-
nay ntSht Last. when the rise N the Zap
dan put q CHECK 50 emigration.
0nerr;IIss 6osstifue their deviltries
s1ong tia. lina All fhe sailrnad
sYssHrxo4os. 5.-The Republican last
asening says ID In aathowised 10 announces
fhss aeysse . hss rsseIssd 8 1890 S
.,s.s;si Fri roo q ii II s.a III tie rail.
road end Telegraph coxnknanicatacn Of
Gen. Lee with Richuaond, by tearing mn
the ra;ls on the Gsa8se& r. 3. ct various
points and destroying tho canal and mills
on James River. He bnfned mueh ofnef
nronerty baIonainu IA the rehals, infiict-
so Ssvsse I;Iow s. g. re6eIlion. he
Wa mat hx the enemy outside the de-.
fences of R;alsmond, but succeeded in
forcing him inside Of thu outer works,
where . spirited engagement ensued,
whan darkness came On and the conflict
ended. Fitzpatrick finding the enemy
TagA abssss TO sEsoasg 90 allow him 70
reach the city and accomplish the object
of the expedition, withdrew and reached
the lines Of Gem Btstasr with loss OF
about $50 men.
WAsHrscros, March ALI is assigned
FMga reason Asrths uaexpsctsd aiertnsss
aeAsks xsbeIA N pesnasing to sepei XIII
patrick that the destruction of the tele-
graph aud track of the Virginia Central
railroad was announced in Richmond by
Gen. Lee Immediately after the occur
renee over the telegraph lines between
Richmond, Lynchburg and Gordonsvilie.
This seems highly probable from the fact
that the expedition passed through Lees
pickets and beyond his rear without a
skirmish, and was met some distance
from Richmond by formidable force of
mounted infantry.
Special to the Times from Washington
says:
Gen. Meade has been summoned here
by the President to answer the charges
preferred against him by Gems. Sickles
and Doubleday. before the Committee on
the conduct OF the war. The matter is
assuming rather serious aspect.
Secretary Chase in communication to
the Committee says in order sosbring the
revsnue DIP 10 the amount estimated in
his report it will be absolutely necessary
to largely increase the tax On several ar
ticles specified, and recommends tax Of
one dollar per gallon on spirits. On leaf
manufactured tobacco, Atty cents per
pound rFFfE
SPECIAL to the Tribune from Washing
ton 4th says:
A dispatch dated Memphis lst received
this morning gives some new and inter
esting details Of Sherman's movements.
The dispatch says after having reached
Meridian Sherman sent out scouts to as
certain whether Logan who had started
from Florence to meet him, and Smith
and Grierson on whose cnvaly relied to
prosecute bis march on Selma, were ad-
vancing. Three days elapsed before he
received any answer, but as the army
had but limited ratious, he, by the rapid
movements which 40 Disconnected tbs
rebels, suddenly turned towards Column
bus. in the richest part Of Eastern Miss.
where his arny.was sure to fnd an abun-
dance of provisions.
BY this movement he turned his back
on Selma and Mobile, and marched
towards Logan. who had already adj
vanced to meet him, and by an audacious
stroke ofstrstegy. placed himself at dis
lance of about one hundred miles from
Johnston's flank, now menaced by his
advance. -.
The dispatch says that the rumor con-
corning the attack on Mobile and Selma
was spread simply TO divert the public
attention from the real object of the ex-
petition, which aims at the invasion Of
Georgia sernew here between Trenton and
Lafayette.
BosooN, March 5th.-The drug and
medicine establishment of Weeks i Pot
ter was destroyed by fire this morning.
The building was valued at hundred and
thirty thousand, and the stock at hun
dred and forty thousand. The insurance
on the building and stock was hundred
and five thousand.
WAsRrxGrox, narch 5th.-- The com,
nittee on elections has decided that Mr.
Loan ofMissouri is not entitled to the seat
he now occupies.
NEw YoRK. March 5sh,-Special to the
Commercial says:
It is not believed in military circles
that Admiral Farragut intended to ac-
complish anything more at Mobile than
make demonstration to draw the atten-
ton of the rebels from other points of
operation.
Stories are aAoat to the effect that the
testimony of Gen. Sickle, touching the
battle of Gettysburg viii make it neces.
sary for Gen. Mede to resign command of
the army Of the Potomac In that case
either Gen. Hooker or Gen. Smith will
be his successor. Gen. Grant
Smith.
CHATTANOOGA, March 4th The follow
ing kilograms fran Dalton gives the reb-
elview of the recent movements in that
quarter:
Dalton Feb. 27th.-eThe enemy's line
of skirmishers were within two miles of
Tunnel HillIast night. Tits not believed
that they will make any general attack
on ourfront. -
The enemy's forces have fallen back
from Lafayette to Ringgold.
There rs brigade OF cavalry. at Sum
msrsville.
From the present appearances the en-
envy will await endorsements to make a
aankmoyemsnt by Lafayette.