The New York herald., 1864-10-16
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mr.. Il. ID. Wessfalrs Despatch.


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Mr.. Il. ID. Westfalrs Despatch.
NAssvIlx. Oct. 4, 1884
Ec,ensius P.esheY IN Geoyga-Havdse's drd L0r'nGs
Rsbss Corps Nsrh OF the C1atchoochee-SAermam
"Nerr Lets Go 10 Catch Nec Hold"-His Array Per
fecty Sscars-GoueT.or BroDa Draaand, Actios-for-
rea in TrpssDle, de-, dc. @H#
News below tonight is sschling and killing to
great many officers here who anxious 10 get to the
'front.' Tho country south OF Chattanooga has been ro
Gently visited By succession OF rain storms
which have raised the rivers aud done great damage
through the country. Several portions OF the track
between Chattanooga and Atlanta have been Affected
but not SO as to present material impediment to CON-
muncations few days is thought viii find the road
again in running order.
REnms NORTH TIE cHAIrAHooulgR
Portions q 4sEasss sga Loring's corps, numbering
perhaps ten or twelve thousand men, who have been
north of the Chatthooches for week past struck the
Atlanta and Western Railroad at Big shanty Yesterday,
and commenced destroying the track. Accord
ing to the latest Information they had torn up
aud burned about ten miles OF road, ard
were marching uorthward. Wheeler. or some
ambitious rebel using his name had again appeared at
Datonto make stiff and formal demand for the surren-
der OF that place. The rebel force was not large enough
on the Atlanta and Western line have been threatened.
Hood appears to be at work with his usual bal heeded
vsor TO force Gen. Sherman back the line towards tho
Obio but the ''groat TANKER" laughs at the efforts Al
ready such disposition OF his extra troops has been made
by Gcuera sherman that Northern Georgia rs forever
firmly fixed under the Union flag. General Sherman viii
aeyef "et go to new hold, y say his friends.
GOVERNOR BRowN's DEMAND
Governor Brown OF Gecrgin, is very powerful man In
the conlederacy, and carn on the best authority
that it is in compliance with bis demands upon Jef
iiavis, at e>aie interview that Hoods army was set
70 work 50 alter An the way down the route from
ChataGooaa TO the Cbataboochee, during the campaign
this Johnston eunscled the weary citizens
sth the promise that he would have Sherman back in
ms lorts at Chattanooga before came Marietta
Bragg added his feeble boast 10 the same effect NV
the people ana Governor Brown wnnt 10 Il done not
because they are SO soon tired OF federal rlle am
hlad 60 believe. but because they kindo' ut ID
where they stand Notwithstanding there ms hecn so
much heavy deuial aponi Goverpnr ,ro,,s 10 ca 80
fiation insist there is astonishing amount truth
The report The Governors the concderlcy
y cond 'tiena now and General Shermau 10 TO
tDat winch Providence. bis his SoAcrs hsua
gwen HIM, Georgia will be in the Union aga,a bcore
snow comes
FORREST wHsRgasor7s
This able and is in peck of trouble
The tennessee ia ar ybove low water mack aud
rlSlng four or hce iochrs day forrest snecfed or
lrom the Chattanooga trt Nashv ic Gailroad -eyera
DAYS sko having bean unable IT, and IA somc-
"oere n The ro'eh1orhnod Of necatnr Ala lie has
lnrr the srecejy IN olt al the pnces perv cans
deranir bdirs OF Union Infantry aud huds Lhe 1srr-
SOFAS OF towns he takes 10 bis path unacccrthly in-
cf eased strength He has worked copsid.rahle in.
Jury to the Tennessee and Aabams Rairoaa 90 Doubt
bus ong the Taghvlle and CHATTANOOGA road sent
open the eiec, will NOT be severely fes Fnrresi vii,
nounder about IN the mud few days. and then proba
by get across the Tennessee in soma wav. 1nere
six eg bt gunboats the river howeyer and Rous
seaus cavalry after him on land
CHICKEE
Gueras are thick aud troublesome in Tenn sssee
Just now euartermastcr Irwin OF this city. lost ns
dozen teams within miles OF town 10 nights since
aud deredations reported even nearer THAI that.
Two ralrotd trains lon the Northwestern itarosd
burned Jacksonville last ughi aad cars
destroyed near Fountain Head or MtcheIlvie. the
louisville Railroad. They also ntest the banks Of tho
below Cilrksvie fact, they ai about
bem after all!
ssrRAv'' OR TWO.
| met disioyai oyaiist lew minutes ago believe
hey term such as be COPS in =, Lawrence comfy,
Sew rork--who gave the result OF a vote taken
among the nGsoa soldiers rei9s for north ~ the
)hio 10 reclperate ber strength TIL the 9TH OF Nnvem
Der. astoupded at lts guanrmy good u'd |
Abe There OF these stardy young electors
Eoing home v,sit about these they
sny allowed vote you know, there would not haR
he anxiety there III thcir rics OF Siate Indiana
te agents would wear much shorter faces than tney
wore TINS morning, when 4 oDeral Thomas (who has
atev come up could not permit iuionghs 10 any men IN
spai here a. for duty. some seven hundred OF
ndi hearts made sick out OF batch Of twelve
b rteen hundred who expected to see their freuds
cot. Andy johnson went np the road 10 louisville on
,urdav morning friend OF mine saws ne refused TO
vote whou somebody Attempted 10 make q straw.
PERSONAL.
MAJOR General Geo r. Thomas II stopping az the St.
cud. Mrs. Thomas and friends. from View YORK. rave
the General Serena des and AL sorts "
shOwerei upou the brave old General
hese people have screotyped remark on the streets
hen the General passesThere goes tue gra udest old
,ldier of them all ("
srigadier General Thomas Francis Meagner is also in
own, the City Ho;el. understand the .'Irish pa
riot" 3 10 have command ooitting his abb ity-