The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-11-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

bis devastation spared all the whisky. know
!ng il effects on The troops. Truly this is
a cheap way OF gaining victories. and might
10 save life. be adopted By 0,her Union
Generals il the field.
Charleston Is being constantly sheiiei by
200 pO1nders. The firing ELECTS but al oc-
casiOnal reply from the neighboring rebel
batteries. The effect Of Smelling Charleston
Is said 10 be quite destructive. Five large
fires have been visible during lhe last eight
DAYS.
The whole number OF rebels placed f0rs
CT c0nitGf 6y Sheridan in the Shenandoah
Valley IL now stated 10 be 10. 600. Ker-
sl VS. division went into the fight with %
rev brass cannon. Just finished OIL Rich
mond Sheridan bagged all OF them.
The rebel General Price. ofMiss0uri note
rlety. continues retreating Southwark Our
cavalry -Lcceded in hs" asSng his forces %
al alarming ex.ent. end II l. stated thai
his mel re utterly GemOTaized in c0use-
QueGCs Of their late defeat Gel. Steel has
been heavily reinforced ri Fort Smith. and
will contest the formers entrance into Ar
kansas. Among The prisoners taken in
tie battle OF sunday Was the notorious rebel
chieI,ian Marmaduke. Gen. Caoel, another
rebel General OF some note. was also tsken.
The Boston Trcrel.s- has the following
in regard 10 rebel finances:
MI Trenholm, who presides over that
vacuum which is known as the Confederate
Treasury Department, esti mates that the
rebel debt will be 81, 500, GOO. 600 on tho Isl
OF January; and he supposes that the war
will continue until the debt reaches Sc. 600, p
600 600. The Interest. he SAYS will be
about $40. 900. 600, from which Il appears
that the rebels promise 10 pay but TWO per
cent, which Is two per cent more than
t.er creditors will ever get. But Il the war
sh0Ild 90 on until their debt shall amount
q the sum mentioned, while ouiS shall be
AZ 500. 600. 600. all owing 10 some body or
Other. or about 81. COO 600 more than that
or Crest Britain. which has been 100 Years
aud more, In accommodating. while the Amer
lean debts will have been created In less
than five years. Add 10 these debts oil that
the war will have cost In other WAYS. and
we shall have 10 admit that secession is
/ lrightiully dear for so very hateful thing.
We suspect that there must be mistake In
| the copy Of Mr. Trenholm's letter that we
/ Rave read. and that he wrote Sl40. 600. 00O
as the annual interest on the presumed
Confederate debt when the Conleieracy
shall have been established and acknowi-
edged. for elsewhere, and repeatedly. DE
! speaks Of serCa per cent. As the rate. "
/ NEE YoRE Oci -
The ITIbafes Washington special say>
the Military Commission Maj. Gen. Double
day. President, was ordered TO suspend the
trial OF the blockade runners TO-DAY and L.
proceed 10 Baltimore forthwith. 10 investl
gate and III recently discovered case o.
most astounding fraud and forgery c0nhec
! ted with the New York State soldiers vote
The charges are in brief, substituting Nc
Clellan votes IN tho orig mai envelopes sub
mitted by the soldiers. and forging nance
thereto One box, over three feet long
contains many thousands of these fraud
ulent votes. some say fifteen thousand
Others sro known 10 have been sent 10 New
York The developments in his cas-,
promise 10 be ~ rha mO-' startling chaTac
ter.
BALTIMORE. Oct Is.
The military committed 10 investigate ih,
alleged frauds in the taking Of the Vote O.
the soldiers nom New York Was resumed
to-day. Donahue was brought into C0ur
about one o'clock lie had no counsel. bu
proceeded In hiA Own behalf 10 object L
the jurisdiction Of the court. The prisOne
pleaded guilty ~ his having signed th'
name OF {. :. Arthur, Captain and \. p. G.
and no others, and rs II iii not anpeA
that he Mas an officer Of tine state u New
York or the United states. there was A'
cOntented 40 crime.
NFw YORK, Oct. -.
4 correspondence has passed betweei
Gems. Grant and Lee concerning the comb
ton OF prisoners ON both sides. ami il la
been agreed upon 10 allow supplies to b
forwarded 10 the prisoners on each side.
The mode will be adopted forthwith
4 new fractional currency Is 10 De ISSUE.
10 take the place ~ that which has beef
! cOunterfeltcd.
MAR IxF-RTxzA1,
WASHINGTON o. tohsr 80 B.
r. Ma. Gen Dix
4 dispatch ,l0m Gen. Grant, rcceiye'
this evening. informs the Department tina
an advance in force, Tor the purpose Of ge
cOnnOisance, was made Yesterday by War
rem and Hancock. In The evening The enc
my attacked Hancock vigorously, but wer'
repUlsed. The purpose being accomplished
the troops were withdrawn rom their al
vanced position The following telegram
from General Grant, give ali the details -
ceiyed:
CRY PoNF. Oct. ~ P. VI.
To Hon Z n. Stanton Sec. % War
have just returned from the crossing O
the BOydtOwn plank road with Thatcher
Creek Our line Is now extended from IL
former lef( 10 Armstrong;. thence west b,
the sonth bank Of Thatcher's 10 the poin
named No attack was made during d.
day further than 10 drive the pickels an'
cavalry INSIDE the main work. Our casual
lies have been light, probably less thar
: 200 In killed. wounded and missing Tn,
.f.-Ir L. rsf~k -.
captured seven loaded teams on their " a,
, from Stones Greek, about a dozen beef cat
tie, a travelling forge and IS 20 100 prison
ers. On our right Butler extended arounC
we'll 10 the Yorktown Road. without finding
! d point ungarded. I shall keep our troop
out were they are until noon tomorrow. il
hopes Of Inviting An attack.
/ 8 GRANT liolt. Gee
Cirr PoISI. "a. Oct T.,
70 HoA- Il n stAaieE, So Il Va
The attack On Gen. Hancock, nos tha'
a report has been received. proves 70 10 &
decided success. he repulsed the enemy
and remained in bis position, holding pos
session Of the field Till midnight, whom hC
+ commenced Withdrawing Orders had beer
given fof The withdrawal OF the second corp.
before tue attack was made. We lost ii
pftsOuers except tn0 usual slraSgler5 "nt
are always picked W. Our captures Tor 10
day. % the South Side Railroad, foot "
si2 The rsbe. General bearing Is repOrtet
killed
Gea. Meade 10 bis report SAYS: afo Ia
duced 70 believe the success VI the opera
4 lion. which vas most decided, was mainly
due 10 the eXertions OF Maj. Gen. Hancock
and the conspicuous gsllantry OF Brig. Con
Eagan.
(>ig1ec) [ : GRANT, Ma .sc1
: Reports from Gen. Sherman's Department
/ 10 six o'clock this evening indicate thai
the rebel army is again threatening demon
STATIONS against Tennessee. but there ) nC
+ reason 10 doubt but that Sherman and Thorn
as will be prepared for vhaieys. 81 moment
may take place.
Reports from Missouri and Arkansas con
eur 10 stating the defAst o. Price with heavy
Oss
(SigBes, n STANTON
Secretary Y. y -
NBH YORK. Oct. p
The Ir15sae's correspondent with Gea.
Butler. or the 74th. SAYS: Ia connection
with the action OF the rebel Governors
intimating their intention 10 call on fheii