Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-13

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New Yoak, September 1s-The Worlds
special seys q hancss k's brilliant move
'nent on Friday night last that when the
rebels were in their entrenchments that
they carried out our line in front rather
'rrs gular, and It was dctesmined to straight
en- It up by taking that held BY the rebels.
ihe coveted petition ~ At the foot OF ,
NIL, on the crest Of = hich Is : strong rebel
tort, from which An stack was made and
Q. e If great hazard, .h~sjdes it was Of value
to the enemy, in - much Is it offered him
survey ofa good.y stretch Of Of our works
eowarl either flank.
At IL .. m. the 9th Pennsylvania, 25th
Iowa, and the 9Th United States sharpshoot-
ers all under Gen. DE Trobiand started
noiselessly ON their position and with
hxed bayoncts moved quickly toward the
rebel position.
An additional World special says:
Inc rebels re asleep and our troops
were INTO their rifie-pits ere they knew it
and caused great confusion; two or three
| shots were fred and that was all.
Some artillery fired from the pit but did
no damage.
Our troops instantly set to work turning
the entertainments to their advantage !;
about o'clock force Of rebels were heard
| approaching, whereupon vigorous fire
Of infantry and artillery opened on them
c using them to retire. They declared.
however, that they would come again, and
strike the works, which by the time this
reaches you will be greatly strengthened.
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New York, Sept. Ia he Washington
Union of the 1vth learns that Horace Gree
ley has aga Ii entered into correspondence
with Sanders, assuring him that commits
sloners will be quietly ssnt, it desired by
Mcssrs. Clay and IIolcomb, to Richmond,
to neg tate for peace, without conditions
precedent.
A special to the Herald from Washington
| 18th, says ITO decision has yet been arrive .
at in regard to the proposition for 81 .Uo0,-
u00,0 900 made by European capitalists. 1t
| may ba held under advisemcnt until the
sense Of ongress on it is taken.
Bids offered for the s3l 900, 900 loan con-
tanned the request, that if lot accepted they
sholld be applied to 1905.
| The Richmond Examiner of 9Th, has q
marked editorial in which it looks for peace
IA lasting permanent pesce-on Calhoun $
doctrine that the executive department OF
| the Federal Government should be repOsed
in two parts instead Of one.
The Heralo's SPECIAL says the Union Sig.
nal Station at Dutch Gap was bombarded
by the rebels ON Friday evening. The I'm
ion batteries replied with vigor.
An officer at tbs station, It, Arnsden, re-
manned a. his post during the contest.
/ Tho Iau,ana IN acfuaily tad AZ
nothing, while with the rebels it was quite
different. After cessation Of firing their
earthworks bore III mistakable evidence oil
hard usage. Men were busily engaged un
til dark repairing damages.
PORTLAND, Sept. 13, LAB A. NIB towns
gives Cory 26,71l, Howard 1903, Mon
majority 9,i6S. These towns include a
little over four-tenths OF the State, and some
relative gain will amount to 10000 in the
whole State, making Corey's total majority
IRON $500 to 10000. The counties have
all undoubtedly gone Republican. eIecting
their State Senators and county officers.
The House Of Representatives will stand
about the same as last year, when it stood
IA Union to 26 opposition. The guberna
torial vote in 1860, which proceeded Presi-
dent Lircoln's election, stood Republican
10000, Democrat 50, $50, straight Wing and
scattering l.755-being Republican ma
j"rity of 1925, some 400 short Of probable
majority this year.
violent storm has prevented many o.
the towns from getting their returns to the
telegraph offices, and has made the lines
work badly.
The polls throughout the State have been
kept open until 6 o'clock to day, two hours
later than her, tofoic
| The amendment to the Constitution per
hitting soldiers to vote will be carried almost
unanimously.
BURLINGTON, W., Sept. 12.-The election
returns from III towns which foot up as
follows: Smith 36,2l9, Redfeld 1881
Smiths majority l5,S4S.
The returns from 230 towns show the
election of 231 Union and 90 Democratic
Representatives.
The Senate is unanimously Union.
New York, Sept. 13.-The 7riJune's
Washington special says:
Col. Darea Of the l43d PENNSYLVANIA reg
iment who has just returned from under
ire at Charleston, reports he was assured
by parties who had been out to Fort Sum.
ter. that it was rapidly settling, and in a
very short time it was believed water would
enter the lower tier of embrasurcs 1t is a
| fact well known to our engineers that this
fertilization was erected upon quite thin
point Of sand, which strata rested upon .
| soft pulpyncss Of debris.
FoRT MONROE, Sept. 12-Thc steame-
running between Norfolk and North Caro-
lima was captured yesterday on Dismal
Swamp Canal by party Of rebel raiders.
The crew and passengers were made prison.
crs and the steamer burned.
| CINCINNATI, Sept. ID. The package con-
| taing $4,000 stolen from a stage coach be-
tween Portland ard Galipolis, few days
since has been recovered end the robber
arrested.
New York, Sept. 13.-Thc Tribunes
Washington special says:
| Information deemed trustworthy has
been received to the effect that Gen. FIRE.
mont place his letter Of with rawal in the
hands Of his fri nds, who will make it rub.
lie at the proper time, and that before