The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF TELE.
GRAPHIC NEWS.


ceeded in driving our forces out of the sbenan-
doah Valley, with considerable loss, and that
another Northern invasion is threatened.
The rebels have apparently given up the
attempt to dislodge WARREN from the Weldon
i'oao' and have retired to their works at Peters
purg IL is rumored that cavalry dash on the
DahVlile Road has been made.
I'm Thursday last Gen. Fopppsr loft Cen
SMITHS front, at Oxford, Miss and on SUNDAY
i'1uo LIS appearance in the streets of Memphis
calling at the headquarters of Generals WAsu'
EoRNE' auckland and HURLnur. and the Cav.
oso House. Fortunately these generals 1,ero
absent, so FOREST was soon after connel,ed 70
leave without paying his respects to tbeno
"A dispatch from New York saws +ho.
SHERMANs plans for the reduction of At,onta
are working to the best advantage.
The Indian war is no myth but s,ar,,
reality. All the agents, stock and coaches of
the overland stage company have been re-.
moved to Fort kearney. There is not white
lnhabltant between Kearney and Denver.
SATURDAY, August p.
There has been some fighting on the upner
Potomac, but the accounts are so indefinite tho,
no Judgments as to the results can be formed
WARREN still holds the Weldon railroad
and 1t is not proposed to evacuate it at present
The 9th corps lost 5000 men in the battle of
Sunday. The rebels acknowledge the loss of
zen. SAUNDERS of Alabama killed, Gen. LAMAR
OF Florida MORALLY wounded, and Gems. BUR-
TON, FINNEGAN and ANDERSON wounded. The
Richmond papers say it will take all of LEES
energy and gallantry to beat back this move
ment.
-lhe latest news from Mobile is 10 the 18th.
Fort Morgan was closely invested by the land
lorce' and the iron clads were engaging it.
Several noted Boston radicals have written
letter to Fremont advising the withdrawal
OF LINCOLN and FREMONT. The latter does
not feel at liberty to withdraw without consult
ing the party who nominated him. but sug-
gests coalition Of the supporters of both
nominees. 1t is scarcely a matter of doubt
that FREMONT will soon be Withdrawn. LIN.
colin will consent to almost any terms save
his own withdrawal to get Fremont ont of
his way
-Ihe announcement is twice repeated that
the President has taken Nc steps towards
peace.
al meeting OF Government employees in
Louisville, one OF the speakers said future
generations will place LINCOLN side by side
with WASHINGTON y and this sentiment was
loudly applauded. If the orator had placed
OLD ABE side by side with the Saviour of man.
Kind, the applause would have been the same.
HOWARD, the proclamation-forg has
been released. He belongs 10 BErcupp,s
church.
SUNDAY, August %
-Ihe news from GRANTS army continues
favorable. On Thursday the rebels made a
combined assault ON HANCOCK, south of Reams
Station, (Which is on the Weldon Road seven
miles below Petersburg and were repulsed.
eavlng their dead and wounded on the field.
GRANT says the loss OF the road seems to be n
blow the rebels cannot stand He estimates
their loss in two weeks at 10000. The armv
is more confident of success than at any time
since the campaign opened
On Friday the rebels made an attempt tn
cross the Upper Potomac at Williamsport but
were repulsed
/. IA great wind and rain storm occurred in
Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky last FRIDAY A
train OF cars was blown of the track, buildings
struck by lightning, and the streets flooded
On Thursday the Tallahassee DESTROYED
twenty-five American vessels off Prince Ed.
wards Island. Is old Father WELLEs asleep?
-kILPATRICK cas made the entire circuit of
do 81,
distance of fourteen miles, besides capturing a
train of supplies.
The New York Times, pretty good author.
ity, says there is some foundation for the rn-
NOR that peace committee is to be sent 70
Richmond.
The Times also states the State oovarn-
ment of Georgia desires to learn upon what IN.
sis the Government will treat for the readmis-
sion OF that State into the Union. Wonder if
OLD ABE will give them copy of his "to
whom it may concern letter
Chicago was over-crowded Yesterday with
attendants on the Convention. and Soma oro
making preparations to camp out The only
candidates now named are Gen. MCC1r11.v
AMI GOV. SEYMOUR, but the latter saws he is not
ana Will not be candidate. 1t is said n LARGE
majority of the delegates are for McC1r1.x
With MCCLELLAN as President. SEYMOUR as
Secretary OF State, Lieut.. Gen. GRANT at the
head OF the armies. order will soon take the
place OF confusion and corruption, and the ma
ton will rise again united as one man for the
restoration of the "Union as it was and the
Constitution as it is"
TUESDAY, August 80.
An official dispatch announces on the au-
thOrity of the Richmond Erasainey, that Fort
Morgan is in possession of our forces. but
whether it was blown up, evacuated or surren-
dered is not known.
"A dispatch from Gen. SHERIDAN saws there
are indications that the rebels are falling bac,,
out of the Shenandoah Valley.
On Wednesday the rebels made four dee.
perate attacks on GRANTS forces on the W.,
don railroad, but were repulsed each time with
great loss. The fifth assault, however xos
partially successful, our forces being comnel,ed
to abandon portion of the road. The .tor;os
about GRANTS intention to abandon the rood
in few days, of course are nothing hut ano, ~