Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-15

NV YoRK, October l4-It is rumored in the
city that Richmond has fallen. but the rumor i
not generally credited.
Richmond papers say that the battle OF Friday
last created great excitement. All business was
suspended, and everybody worked on fortified
tions. Even the schools we're closed, and the
prisoners hurried south.
The Examiner saws the papers, by \ mistaken
policy, claim that the Confederates won a vic
tory Oh Friday.
The Enquirer says negroes were impressed
into the service. After speaking of the need of
troops, it urges the taking Of men from every
where and of every occupation by force.
On the morning of the 9Th a party of seven
teen men from the rebel ram Albemarle, came
down in a launch boat with the intention OF cap
turing a dispatch boat plying between the Fed
eral fleet in Albemarle Sound and Roanoke Is
land; and also intending to blow up the powder
schooner wing close by, but OUT forces hearing OF
the plan, frustrated it. They succeeded. how
ever in destroying the Choctaw light house, stu
ated eight miles south of Roanoke lslend, in
Croton Sound, and taking the light house keeper
and wife prisoners
NEw York. October H-The Commercial
Washington special says:
General Augur has determined TO put trains
on the Orange aud Alexandra railroad.
SecessiOnists from Fairfax and adjoining
counties are held as hostages 20 prevent guerrilla
outrages.
IL is supposed = passenger trair was captured
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad last nigh;
by the rebels
The office OF the Adams & CO Express, at
Grafton, Va was robbed Wednesday night the
9Th inst. containing notes of the First National
Bank OF Pittsburg, Of the denomination OF 500.
The notes were uncut, and in sheets of four notes
to each sheet. there being two hundred sheets
Besides this several small packages were taken
containing $500.
The public are wared agains, receiving any of
these notes as payment has been stopped at The
Bank sud a description of them ia detail ha>
been issued and sent to Brokers
A special dispatch to the Commercial. dated
Washington l4th, says:
Secretary Stanton has received returns from
twenty four Penusvivsnil regiments which gives
1880 Union and $50 Democratic votes.
The steamer Caledonia from Glasgow passed
Cape race on the 18th.
The Mace and Coburn prize fight has been
postponed for the present If not altogether, owing
TO the dispute arising relative to the choice OF
referee.
The Commercials Washington special SAYS:
The government has no official confirmation
of the rebel report OF the capture of Rome and
1000 negroes.
The Commercial, special from Philadelphia
saws:
Culver. Republican Congressman from the
10Th District is elected ba l65 majority
The steamer Dudley Buck. from NewbeTn.
brought three soldiers who arrived there last
week, They we're confined at AndersouviIle
and escaped with some sixty others while en-
route for Florence They walked nearly 800
miles.
The Worlds special correspondent with Gen
Sheridan. giving reasons for iheTe.roglde move
ment, says:
No further necessity exists for direct offensive
operations against Early army. The victories
at Winchester and Fishers Hill have so com
~pletely broken up and scattered that force that
there is no great body left TO contend with the
army which We have been fighting ia next To
impossible.
Large numbers OF men composing Elrly's ar
nv are natives of the valley, and during It's re
treat thew took the liberty of retrslting to their
homes and into the mountains. They have been
coming into our lines and giving themselves up
at the rate of fhy per day. There i no neces
si,y for remaining far away from the supplies.
but "a \ possibility still exists that the rebels may
send another army up the valley.
The Tribune's special from Strssburg. dated
10th, SAYS:
The rebel cavalry force which went down the
valley in pursuit of Sheridan is ascertained to be
under command of Gen Lom,I. with General-
Rosser and Bradley Johnson as subordlna,Cs.
Rosser's Ommand was successful in a cattle
raid at Harrison's Landing, by which his troops
won the sobriquei OF the laurel brigade.
He was sent TO take the place of Fiizhugl
Lee. who was wounded at Winchester,
Great things is expected Of him
Gen. Lomax marched through Woodstock Sat.
urday with flying colors, and his men confident
and bOastful.
he went back through town on the follow iu9
day with his whole command routed aud all hi,
artillery, except one gun and ammunition wagon
lost
His men we're fying in disorder to the noun
tsins.
II vas. repetition Of the scenes following th'
victory At Fishers Hill.
Gen. Lomsx himself escaped by pure accident
from being made prisoner
aThe re6els were feeding their horses Ia par
upon pressed hAy brought from stanton. III
onlv place ~here l. can be bad.
There is nothing left in the Shenandoah Val
ley on which the people can subsis, much les
large rebel force.
From 80. Louis
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