, 1864-09-30

Let the Uh,oc mn circulate them everywhere,
especially
IB An.orc stur Bosa In tho Army "a
THE NEWS.
The u.ilit~ry aItuntiun has become intense
y hrijliog. The quiet in Grants lines is sud
denly broken, net by the promise or incep-
tioa ola movement, but By the feat step
already realized Of stroke which has cur
lied the Stars and Stripes to within four
miles OF the rebel capital The victories Of
Sheridan in the Shenandoah hhve prepared
the Way Tor the movement on Tie James, and
already the second, falling sndden as thuu-
derbolt on the frat, must have caused panic
11irc in the chief nest of the rebellion. Qutetly
land steadily Gen. Grants army has been re-
111orc.d snd gaps lin It's regiments and brig
aces filed, 11ntu it WIS as strong in numbers
rs recent cvcA's buye made it strong In en-
thusiagm.
Urder the mask OF General Butlerss digging
Operations on the north bank OF the James
1iy.r, quiet transfer Of our forces has been
going n from the son II butke, and sudden
II out Of the c'oud Of mystery Birney and
Ord, under The supervision Of Grant himself,
spring to the work Of assault. pEnetrate the
rebsl entrct chmen ut two p.lnts, capture
cannon, prisoners and positions, leave Fort
Darlirg, useless piece OF mi1tary lumber,
far in the rear, and at last scoun:s up to pres.
ent writing, 4 q. m General Grant officially
states that he left BirneY's Corps at the io-
1ctEcctio1 Of the newmarket and Richmond
ronds, which, {accordlnz to Hughes ncv
military map OF Richmond, Petersburg and
the Reb.1 Dsfenses, drawn for the War De
mund
But it will be best, Mt this juncture Of
news, tempting rs it msy be to the most
dt1honstraiiye manifestations Of joy, to wait
the events Of the next few days. There
;sasaf old rule of forecasting events, ney.
er better applied than In war times,
''Don't ever prophesy uniesa Sc know.'
We feel like Withholding adrice that cannot
;. reach Grant a.d help him out in hfs present
operations, sud only prognosucations, how
ever rug sc1ous as to what is really taking
place. may be lift stranded high anc dry by
eouc shifting channel In the current OF
Sveute. 1t is certuin tbat troops under our
flag have now actually penetrated to where
tleir guIs can he heard ut the Rebel War
Department, atd Where they can them.
selves almost catch the din aod bustle In the
startled etIeete, the pulls sAtioE Of the fright
chcd heart If the rcbrllion- Whether this
advance guard will actually enter
Richuond within few days, wheth r
1t ia Ill only brilliant flint, and
diversion which shall brig on the
tins1 crush surer but less suddenly,
all must be awaited to be fully
known. Meanwhile the situation is full Of
bril;iant u ouiEc, and the var cloud, whose
eide towards us Is lighted With tho glow Of
reccrt aDd prospective victories, is dis
charged with horrors in the side thst shrouds
the guilty authors Of the rebellion and the
war. All is dread and gloom and terror at
Richmond. Let loyal men be patient, hope
tul, fill up tho ranks ard the draft, encourage
.atriotisu,, keep out Of doubtful political
society, and quietly prepare for celsbra-
tion Que OF these days
RcinforcemeEts are constantly being sent
to General Sheridan
Admiral Farragat will, It IL said, soon
engage in very important naval operations.
Ever, thisg looks like negotiating for
speedy oeace By finishing up the Var.
We give variety Of interesting and i'm
portant 1cws from the South bg rebel chan
Dels.
Our adyicss from Missouri stale that Gen.
Ewing has evacuated Pilot Knob and Is fall
ing back Extensive milit,re preparations
are msAiug 70 meet and beat back the rebels.
= Forrest has retired before Rousseau at Pa-
lseki though 1t is not unlikely he will be
le.rd fran a.ain, before hls raid is oyer
Meanwhile Gen. Sherman Is proof against all
the rtbcls CA du to harm his comnuuica-
tieps.
II may oot BIZ generally proven that the
pay due to our soldiers in Southern prisons
can be obsaincd by their wiyss, on preseata-
t1up by tilt hitter OF proper vouchers, to the
Pay Department In Washington.
Mr Craig, Of the New York Associated
Press, promised the public to send 1o more
-ttrnm o,latiols' to McClcllauisn u in tue
81 ape Of dispAtchts TuhiuG Mcclellan gath
cripce. We do our best to rave Mr Cralg's
reputation for yeraclty bY leaving out of our
columns the laborions bio y for the Burli1g-
ton N. J.) Little Mackerel ovation ot yee-
tcrdsy. Mr. Craig, don't do II any more.
Some important naval changes are an
rounced. Admiral Farragrt will be imme~
diately transferred from the command Of the
Western Gulf to the North Atlantic block ID
ing service, apd that Admiral Les will take
command Of tho fleet Ia Mobile BAY
When Sheridan went into the 6hepan loah
Valley, the rebel papers hed much to SAT
exultipely about the "Esrly bird catching
the worm" They are not SO cheerful NOW
that they discover how speedily the EARLY
bird got his "Phil."
Gold closed at 1.9oI last night, with
general uncasiness Ia the market.
The Peace movement still continue to
swell the news channel. We give elsewhere
. variety OF Intelligence pro aud con, and In
cline to tLls belief that decided cop
pery flavor is to be found In much
OF this talk. The Little Mackore1s would
be glad 10 have the world believe
;. that the White uruse is closely besieged by
white-robed peace messengese, to shut ont
whom Mr. Lincoln eits with closed blinds
and boltcd doors. There may be, and doubt
less Is uneasinese in rebel ranks. Nowhere
IS It more likely than in Georgia; bnt no
formal shape has probably been taken. or If
so, it h.s not reached our authorities, But
wide cracks are certalnly opening in the re-
belllon.
Ne-learn that excursion tickets will be
issued to prrsons attending the Union Mass
Meeting at Springfield, on tue 5th Of 0cto
Der, by the Great Western Railroad at one
dtth tare iu returning. paying the whole care
one way. 1tis expected thnt similar arrange
1ments will be effected with the managers of
other rallroads. No pains will he spared to
make this' the monster gathering Of the
campaign.
JET. Davis is In Georgia. When the
sheriff knocked ut jones' front door, 1t
turud out TINT JONES had gone ont If to en
some hours before. We waeer that JEFF
took something more than hand baggage IN
his last trip out Of Richmond.
We publish on the thlrd page Gov.
fhasc'e great speech, delivered In Cincinnati
Inst Saturday evening, before the largest au-
a. ..o +h.t has assembled In thut city for