The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-03

| miles of Decatur:
| Hood attacked Decatur yesterday, last nlsny
this morning, and was handsomely repulsed eao{
time. Granger captured four pieces of artillery.
spiked two, and took one hundred and thirty phi
sonefs.
The rebels are retreating from Decatur but are re-
ported to have passed the Tennessee at the mouth Of
the Cypress creek.
Rebel prisoners and contrabands report that
Beauregard and Hood both with the rebel army.
Hood, in u general order, assures his men that
Sherlnan's whole army does not exceed thirty-ive
thousand men.
The Louisville Journal has a rumor that Sherman
has evacuated Atlanta.
HEAVY MOVEMENT CoSFRDERATEs INTO ARKAS-
sAs-NURDRR OF coSFEDRRATE SOLDIERS.
A telegram from ST. Louis, Of tha S0th, says that
Little Rock advees of the 2oth, say that the 18th,
fifteen thousand to twenty thousand rebels were
crossing the Saline river northward just below Bes
ton twenty five miles south of Little Rock. 1t adds
The next morning, accommodating parties were
sent out, when part OF them were seen moving south
and part OF them going west. There is some ap-
pearanee of attack on Little Rock; but whethsr
fflce, or fall upon Steele, should he weaken his
Iorce by sending troops to incercept Price, and en-
aesYos 70 take the lower line OF the Arkansas rver
ID not Known 1t is believed, however, that Steele
Is strong enough to hold the entire line of the Ar-
kansas river and assume the offensive.
number Of rebel soldiers were shot here yester
c4Y IL retalatlen for tie murder of Major Wilson's
II IN A rebel major Will be shot for Major Wilson
as soon as one reaches here from the prisoners
Gently captured by Pleasanton
The Little Rock Democrat Of the 18th SAYS the
rebel Legislature Of Arkansas met on Septan,ber az
with thirIeen members present in the Senate and
forty IN the House. J. T. Lowry was chosen Speaker
| OK the House Governor Flannigan's message re-
conmsnds the passage of a law allowing soldiers to
vote he Gays the election must be full and fair
none should De held where but snail part of ths
people can vote. He doubts whether free election
can be held IN that portion OF the State occupied by
tne Federais A. P. Garland has been elected to
the Fehe Congress over Albert Pike to fill the va
, eancy c~Gssd by ths death of @. Mitchell
] The coSFEDERAfEs RrLISo IN WEST TRsN ESSEN.
| The Memphis BaIstia of the 27th instant says
1t Is reported that the rebel leaders of West Ten
neSsee are exceedingly active. They have established
| railroad and tal9graphic communication between
Corin-h and Jackson, and are conscripting every
person able to bear arms, including old men, and
sending agents 20 every part Of West Tennessee,
outside our lines Tor sheep stock of all kinds, goods,
money, and everything that can be OF service to
/ them.
The rebel Governor Harris has been in consulta-
ton with Forrest and other rebel leaders, and
less the Union authorities prevent it, session Of tha
rebel Legislature will be held at some point in West
Tennessee, that it may 60 abroad that they have
permanently secured that portion Of the State.
rHH YANKEE CAVALRY RScoSsoIssAScE IN The VAL
LEY.
The HsTGId's correspondent gives full account
of the repulses their cavalry met with in their at
tempted reconnoissances up the Luray Valley Two
paragraphs will put the reader in Possession Of all
the truth in the letter:
Colonel Caphart formed line of battle and ordered
onat, Shen the band commenced playing there be a
senetl yea ana charge. The band played, the
men yelled, and there was a charge. This was sue
@ 1s ~ dIoSe the enemy, taking a few priSo-
hers. IhIs ended the days proceedings
FIRES were built and the men rested until the
oIIhing OF Una zbth. General Powell arrived late
Vn .ne night previous bringing nearly the whole of
iowina OF the division with him. The fol-
~" ing AiorhinB, the 10th, anothar attack was made
upon the enemy's entrenehed position but il was
ouno 100 strong to be taken by the force we had in
s,,ed on the u oy cavalry alone The fight which
pay confined TO the artillery of the contendng nar
ties The result of these operations goes 10 shoyy
that the enemy has very strong force in the Lursv
' aney, =" q t"y strongly entrcncAsd position.
MISCELLANEOUS
Gold was quoted in New York ON Mondsv a.
"a rise OF three cents.
The United States steamer Ticonderoos v,os ~
India Islands.
an oMclai message was received in Buffalo from
Janada, sunday afternoon, stating that the rabeIs
n Canada were prepared to make an immediate ra5
N Bnfalo The military We're under arms in that
laibor.
A Confederate attack on Beverly in RandsIph
ounty, Virginia. is reported to have been dof.s,5i.
IL is reported that Donohue, lone of the persons
harged with fraud in connection with ths votes of
he New York soldiers, has been convicted by the
Military commission in Baltimore and sentenced 4,
vo years' imprisonment. Lincoln - managing this
lection his own way.
Nevada has been admitted into ths Yank.a
Union" as a State
The Democratic procession in philadelphia, ON sa-
uraay night, fought people generally on the route
Captain Camp, quarteimaster made speech in
ashington for Mcclellan Saturday night and
Us no ordsrea 70 the iTont for 1t on Sunday morning
ork soldiers viii 10 hIrloughsd 10 go home and
'te-of course 1t means Republican voters
GeIisral Neal has been ordered 70 West Virginia
4 important service, which the Yankees say is 10
ieck any designs Breckenridge may have Of moving
trough nom East Tennessee.
A Chinese Joss House, or temple for heathen wor
up was dedicated in San Francisco on the 23d os
ugust. 1t cost eighty thousand dollars. A band
tapestry, embroidered with feathers and gold aud
lver thread, which adorns the place. cost one hun
g blazes with gold leaf and tinsel The priests
lout screech, yeu, groan, spin around amid the
.ekst Of gongs, drums and fddles, and smoke
pium until they are quite drunk. whom othsxs re-
;tnaly longer than his fingers, aud twisted hks
augur.
Schenectady New York boasts novelty in jour
dism IL has daily paper with two editors, ons
spuoloan and the other Democrat, who have
ge OF every days paper The second psge Il Tor
cClellan and the third for Lincoln, and spirited
ntroversies are constantly going ON within thu
nits Of q single sheet
A msmber of tho Fsnian Brotherhood, in Chicago,
Wing claimed British protection to screen HIM
4 from the draft was expelled nom the Biothsr-
,od.
Tbs last report Of the commissioner Of internal
venue shows that heincofne Of the United stases
yernuaent from internal taxesis about sis, ,000 900
month"; or nearly ssoo, ,eoo, 900 syear It's expenses
dry times that.
The keeper Of Of the Cincinnati station-hsuses
aslesp last sunday night; some passing scamp
assessed himself Of the keys and liberated all the
soners
An Ingenious fsnnsylvAnian has invented ms-
ine for ooal-mining, which weighs two hundred
unds, costs three hundred dollars and will do thu
rk Of twenty men.
Governor Morton, Of indiana, - about to tAksths
mp in New York, .sv..
Maine papers state that Thomas 5. Lang, ~ Vas
boro', has an order from Empefor NAPsAsSA s@s
.ird for four spans Of fn&tched hofssh :, ..,.s,n
sting az a honey bee caused tbs dsssh ~ SsoslS
iy OF Jaresyilie, wfsccnsin. -, .. -.
Itvo Conf..deratss, charged WITH osins spess ~
a., - Rns,.r on WEDNESDAY % eominches Al M
- 'sea.s.,s. - - ave ysars in kort Warren
-4- ~ usgsrstown, Indiana rseenuy ate
= asu - ,1-I IN euon ssouenco the next day.