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jastssett Surg. q. S. 4. Medical P1rveyo1.
DROPOSALS FOR FORAGE

gEa1ED E4:#Ss;es E'iss1S 1RfsqT sP ,dv hss*fs5
seL e Ssoss aa
Vii iecese foF tss ses aaireg ireaT ou.he
ef :Sots
ee1as sh1S ir PropSse a aEa az e
& .as IS H.
Ehse ss11 stsves shs be coneace I'd xbe
The prcs NUT be Written out IN words on tne fst,
Is itaa5 saa1 6 s99
ach The sacar 70 e furn SHE'D without etrra c1aree
fhs Government Thes Fay aaa straw 10 b security
,.o..r sina os eser,ss!on Of corn. hay.
Ai t6s xtt'ees eneres asdsE the es her Invita-,
ment Inspector before tetnE Recepted.
,oe . sss sss tess s e j ss 6.
.rrment ray Eeaulre andpaymsEt VII tc nads when
4ss bess1 iss e required to hi.
sess Is
Hitaln ten thereafter execute the coat1act for
ansl 10 ,se snount q tae eoatfact, deliver tte
T. e IL .s 5
ntsf es sz I? ae
tos1set az or '1e ps01 20 ~' taa
~ &c tsts :as e Des 2aS
GotletoE Of Customs Or snr otars nttcSS nader re
Gni cd eta'es Cover ue.t~ or nespon'lbi: perscn
Iii 81: res vi s. euly nonea Of the accsp'.nceos
Tsa fnii 1stne ana a1drrss OF each a1deer zaus,
te lexibly .~Iltttn il tho proposal .:.,
D. Ka e ca,es y bepot Guartesmata1 1p Ws.aia
to,s p .tn2 saoals bu plai II 1nsrks1" " fropets1
Dorfs, in sun equsl to the amount ofthe coauaet
a.rsd.Y tss and 1sta Is Er2ta ato1s x1n
Bsasf torms q hide Kos .antc's and bonds. nss be
NYr4x+A hS<:.R Rn@t1tf 4rInA NJ Nf
0owp. coan''. Sa snd Is s,.ss' o7e :.s@--:
e Gatsa hssss issH.e
~ i9st.ss pssRe.:s = IS . ts9:ss. :.
S- Sm:si4 af Corn. In s.cz.. At per bu.hs, ofa
--bn:Seie ot oa,s. In 4.ck,, st -per bn.ael ofs
8 sss e
II Deliver, e. tomEc.:eo on o. !efcne the LsJ
sten ecnT.et a 81 nHiss sss: e
81 IL e &. e.
Chief Depot ousstssMas:s:: s1ssas:
GuA1AxT2a..:aai Tr2a.ainst'a' .. C.
0,td sss ?sss va xas4 ~
81 s = g.. .tes E e ssss
9nss OF sata Sc 11ecute the contract Tor thn raue
FA EeoH AID ecia e.tsastieA in sum eGcat t0 tHe
q tht ctnuAck to {ornish tie fo:ss ;ropoxot
70 IT, terms Of n:ynstBe eut dafcu ia
tN a!Ac.urdcs Nhfch The tjs Z ~ fH4rc. aut Il
sin ~ snIe s-atl f1i TO etcr i1to coatracfss
;Stfr 1t r. Ega,snter 10 maize sood The tiITenee
~. ~ saE cd1r ~ t,r sN1 av* the reI9
to.1tac. n:1y he 17sarae6 ~ "o1n MT
"uAes&. Gsyea urter our lands an~ sasa,
,,,..,x !. ...,,.r -, }ssss::I}
eIs HsstIy lnt'. 70 tse bek. Of my kao xIedrs
HhG snt1. w ASoFe named fuA.xntSfa arr rn4f 80
e9 ient T. = snr.sses fsr ts auornt tor siisch III
10 r. sestidos y te Uni.s. States p,sf1,-f .tto,
ners OtllB tor Of cottsas sny .taer IN - LIZ
II. Nn - t3Ik fdne- s''-*@ |''3s0A
"Ai proposals recejyed ucdcs tht. Advertisements.
viii be ctGprd xrd cFaulfntC this o.iica ~ VII
kFsDAf .nd SATURDAY Of each ~cek. At Il "f Il.
bidders arc rcspsEtsl1ll tEs7ta To 1s pse-nl x Us
~ ss u, II. FUCKER
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The Farms offered for Sale,

It's Illinois Central RAILROAD Landa are ali situAtc
within .sen milea gifts Road and extend the whole
purposes OF lA1icr2ta they cannot be exccl1ed The
farms arc sold II tracts Of forty or eighty acres,
tracts for the capitalist or stock fniser. Tha low
prices 1t which they sold offer great ndncements
Il 1t the sales The past year have heen 70 large,
amounting to 2c3, so acreB for 9-c00,367,
, 1864-01-15

Extending SEQ miles from North to Sonth, Illinois
has Ill the diversity Of climate he found between
Massachusetts ED VIrE1a1a, and varieties Of sol
sd.ptea to the psodncts OF New England and those
aaeea tie hnsst eosn; wheat e1ghum and hay; waeh
mnneratiTe. The seeding of these rraire lands 70
tan,e rsssss ior RastHsage offers r. in5mers With
rise. inserspersea with timber In the more southern
portion Of the State. ,produce the best Of winter
still further South heavily tlmbered and here the
raising Of fruit. tobacco cotton and the manufacture
ia hardly alEpasGE by arr State Ii the Union.
, 1864-01-15

g EWIN MACHINES FOR
~ sALE.-The subscriber tss about aoo Saving
Mattlues mainly completed. from most excellens
raeh!nery fer manufacturing the sanle. An; parry
Iee!toas of enfsEtng In sueh hustness viii T.
thetr lnserest 10 communicate with s. y. .noULo,
AstLt, Seneca FALL, \. l.. .s...ial9-tsspssE
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sill further south are heavily tmbersd, and here he
zsa Fsi1as IL e. 6as. Ct
The Farms offered for Sale,
%9n q ,Ss S,ta ss @ ana
,hsg Sc ereced re n
ia5s ~ = s2la r 5ssts e 8 cShty se!
sise!s r. rs ssPtsist s:esS salsss Tha loW
sz L aas
4 Il :i'ss 81 Rss ss: si asSs as'a
Grain and Stock Raising.
In the List Of corn and wheat producing States, III.
rss1s sns hoss ve 70
ea III aoa nos sTs az
aow boast oi nany Of he largest focks in the eou.
q: NJ branch Of Industry offers greater Induce
Hemp, Flax and Tobacco.
Hsp az BE- ssea quality
aa sa& it premises to 6s ene q she most npoFtaas
E ss
Ing Of sugar no the beet ls receViag Considerable
aiSs
aa e sSsa1
io1 e3postauon~
Fruit.
r,a ..n.,., ,a ,.,.h.-.
nen,T aaats ana on @ PATS Ok sne state IRE
pGnts p.a ana slraWneles soSesaer With e1rly yege-
a. well as other mafEels nnd nfWays cnnmand
ready sale. =
- Coal and Minerals.
The Immense coal depesis Of Illinois ass worked
s pGt ssts m % aa 1hs
poteels ss- ete ye; 6a1:ly 9oaees, W
- Iumher
......... 0Se1
ID any other great MARKET Of ae Unitcd Strtes-aad
steEe aEa l9lge n1mbeE Of saw.mi!ls erected near
me ne Q! tae hanfoad n me sou:hefn peSt ol the
tate so that there Is no df!ca1tY In procuring build
ane naseI' anu az ptlees 4o*es man ID alnest ao9
~ Aonr1 p.++1o,o
10 AUtudl Gt.uiHfB |
Tho ,ndncenen.a ot,erea ara 40 pre,s that tae cc,.
fy "a ~ spa ho m ano ne
pnrcnsacrs Than ever before. .1he adTantag1s to =
eh,idren Tay crow 1p viii 81 lie beaeass ot edaea
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Tlli1tDls .Tarnt Eanns.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Il RAILROAD COMPANY
OFFERS FOR SALE
ONE MILLION ACRES OF
Superior Farming Lands,
1t from s. to ST. per acre,

In tracts Of forty acreA and for ca* OF on
credit adjacent 70 IT, line q kaif9ad, which is p!
Michigan, and bunelih. In the Northwest, to Cairo
In the extreme southern part Of the State.
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PRospzcT COTTAGE. GxoRoE7owx,D. D. c., Anr,1a +aer


GKNTLKAxH:-1t gives me- pleasure to add NV tns.
monfa to those ofotheFs, In favor Of your axcell.n
preparation. several years Of rsidcuce On tbe h,rt.
ofs BoutheEn river and ofclose application to- oitrr
work, had 80 thoroughly exhausted ny nefyous ~
TEN, and undermined my health, that had beeorns
xARTTR to dyspepsia. and Nervous Headache rrrnr.
ring at short tnteEvals and degtng a kuowu reu,er
IN the Materia Aedca. Ihad come to the souclusio
that nothing but total change Of residence and pu
suits would restore my health, wheu friend reeon
mended Hostetter's BtteEs- procured bottle as a.
experiment. Il required but one bottle 10 CONVINCE
me that had found at last the A1aHr coxa1aAT1or
or nKXED1Ks. The relief it afforded nc hns been co
petc. It is now some years since first tried Hostst
tes BtteEs and It Is but to say that haYs ouu,
the preparation ALL TuAT IT CLAIMS 10 ne. IsaA
STANDARD FANNY CORDIAL with Us; and eyes. - a
sr1xu1ANT We Ike It better than anything etso, tut
we 1t In an nervous. bilious and dyspeptl<s cass.
from fever down to toothache. II what / ha1a now
sid wilt lead any Dyspepsia nervous Invalid 10
sure remedy. shal1 have done soms good.
lrcmaiu, gentlemen. respectfully yours. .
E. D. E. n. s0UTHWoRrH
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Hemp and 1a1 can be produced Of as good quality
4s any grown IN Europe Tobacco Of tna aQAI
II IA raised npeu lands purchased Of the Company,
and It promises to be one Of tho most important
sidezsble e1tert IN the southern portion Tbs max
Ing Of sugar ffo the beet s resolving considerable
been made during the past season. Tha colti7aUon
Of sorghum Is rapidly Increasing, 1nd there are
yin produce large surplus Of sugar and rnolMaes
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Dr. 5Mcct's Ai,lin1fl,t.
z! =
"a - R
DIR. SWEETS
.I1lfaEEiFlle Eminent.

GREAT EKTTzRyAN. REMEDY.
FOR RREU.:AIIsM. GDUT, NEURALGIA, LIIM
DAGD. EflFF NEt:k AND JOINTS. SPRAINS,
Di:EfS}.S. tETS AND MCC.:i,S, PILES
HEADACIIE. AXD ALL I,IEUMATIC
AND NEEYQNE pISQRUERS.
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EAvxDxPAREkXsT.Bc BcR1ATo OF YARn AND Docu.>
uecemoer 3th, 1859.
G1n711Axs :-About fur yeats since nv ,ttenttoHn
WAS called to your Celebrated ssomach Btera r1os
at tho time perfect martyr to Dyspepsia IN an orita
terrific forms; indeed had not known Tor afr ye,r.
m uninterrupted ntaht'a sleep. Icommspeed the ue
ofYonr BtteEs, taking them accordng to youz ti!rec
tons, except that tho dose reduced ono-hac ,nf
found myself much. vxE1 xuou beaentted by the arst
bottle; tho second relieved entirely; but hiYn
evsr since taken dose in the morning. im.oc:s.tefy
rising, finding Il to sct Tonic anu NJ
the MOST AoKkkAn1s cnAaAcrxH. There Ia pecul.-
be well to state; u om sny cause shall bo sucrur
60 aecntely with the Headache, desc Of yous BteFs
HK11EvEs NC n 1111KxT a*TTrs. In conc.nAoI.I
say With all sincerity and truth, would not IL q
turned to the state Of health IN which y6ur U:sr,
toundnae, and teom which they eynaveuaquHsr1o,anrT
HxLHvED ne, 1oR ALI. TIN AoY1Y TT TIE woxLnJ
lam, with great respect, your ob's aesyr.; ,, ~
:, F. JOHN w. BRoAAUGH. Chie1 clc.x.;
r.+, r
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Fruit,

The central and southern parts OF the State, are
peculiarly adapted to fruit raislng; and peaches,
pears and BtrawheITte5, together With early Yege.
tabes are sent to thleaxo, ST. Louis and Cnciuuat
as vel Is other markets. aud always command 8
IeadY HdieA
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I IT Is TIE ONLY
iLIQUID CEMENT

PROVIDENCE, R. l.
Gold by LORD { SMITH, Wholesale Druggists, g
Lake street, Chicago, H., General Western Agents.
whom ali orders may be addressed. e1QgGllywrAx |
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kfEmuu FFscf4ty. or Eshysl0l011s
cal IeeNcslr<heN.,
Should be rtan hF everybody. It trcats on, and
shows how, the evil rcenfs arising from early abuse
ard unhappy eontan.ina.oa may BE saos ested, with
ernce IL Snern 81 f. srrsrc fts2s ea a1IE ~ x sx
l. ia A. :. nAIiRow. 49, R!seeAer street. New York.
Ic be had a'eo Of II. sCoV1L, 7b Randolph street,
Chicago. Ill. desf.tg7.ly.la7
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In the list Of corn and wheat producing States In.
moi. stands preemtnently nrsr. Its advantages for
talsnE cattle and boss are too well known to require
part at the sts1o aru ~: adapted: and Illinois can
now noast Of many Of The 1ar2e focks in the cou
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f0oo1 kII0 S"NEE4
Manufacturers, using Machines.
will ind It the best article known
for Cementtny the Channels, ns 1t
works without delAy, ID not atfec-
tied by any change Of Temperature.
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JEWELLERS

land wc claim ns IN especial
merit, that 1t stfcka Patches ami
Itninys to Boots and Shoes sufil-
fclently strong without stitching.
, 1864-01-15

The Inducements offered are SO great that the Com.
during the past year hare been larger number Of
purchasers than ever befoFe. 1hs advantages TO
children may grow up With III the benefits or eduea
ao s1ats Il the Unoe Is tncTesstes
more rapidly In population, which has tzehed In ten
, 1864-01-15

IA purcpased at low price In Chlcago-IoWer than
n any other great marEst Of tae Jailed ststes-and
here aEe lsIge n1mbeT Of saw,l!ls erected .near
state that there is dIea1tY inprocnrinS build
Ing materials and at pric o@e than IN alntst any
other part OF the country,
, 1864-01-15

1he same 1Axm may be purchased for $3.50
In cush.
Fnl Information On sit points, together With maps,
Showing the exact location OF the llnds, viii b6 far
nishec Oh application In person tF by 1stse- 10.
LAND CoMMISS1ONER,
.,. Illinois Central B. e. Co., caisaso. Ill.
, 1864-01-15

NlTt, 10 lne Two Fer cent. tuDd OF Ohio, 1t
has as little right to Offset the sum expended
on the national road, in Illinois, against the
appropriation Of her two per cent embraced.
IN and covered by the acts Of 1856 and 1857.
which declGre it shall be 'tstated, allowed:
and patd, =" md IN which there is no provision
for Or even iutimati0n Of such Offset. If any,
right to make 1t ever existed, which I affirm,
is not tho case, that right was released or re-;
lnquisled b the subsequent legislation re-
fered to. Where is the provision which au-
thorixes tho expenditures on the national
road to be charged against the two per cent.
on the Indian reservations in Illinois? Where.
is the provision which authorizes snch a.
charge to be made against the two per cent.
land fund In that Slater There Is no sucA;
legislation, and no reference to it in the acts
Of 1855 and 1857, nor can they be tortured
into auy such construction So plain are
these provisions, SO direct and mandatory.
that the Honorable Assistant Secretary did
not venture upon such IN experiment. In;
provision, tie opinion Of NJ. Wiz Da is con. a.
elusive that the expenditures on the national
road cannot be legally or justly charged
against the claim Of Illinois, By the acts re-
feTred to tho appropriation Is absolute and
unconditional, and the rights of the State can-
not be defeated, except by total disregard
In other words, tic opinion expressed By
Attorney General Writ Is, in effect, t;at as
the act for. tho appropriation of money
towards tic building Of the National Road
did not say that the cum appropriated WIS to
be reimbursed to the Treasury ont Of the five
per cent land fund, created By the compact
between the United States and the State Of
Ohio, that appropriation must be regarded as
an independent gtft. or grant, and the exeeu-
tive officers of the United States could not
make the five per cent fund Iiab,e for such
additional and independent appropriations.
So the acts Of 1855 md 1857 arc to be regard
cd as independent of, and having no relation
to the appropriat to- the National Road.
And as they contain no terms relative to an
cf:set, repayment, or reimbursement ont Of
my sreh find, Of tho sum required to be
!: stated, allowed, and paid" the executive
officers hayc no. authority to, subject snch
fund to auy eueh- liability. Congress, when
Eaa sing the acts Of 1855 md 1851 ,3ras lsgis-
iating rpon tue tlye PR cent arising from The
the inclusion thcrein Of the five per ocnt On 1u-
dian Reservations. and In no wise In:recafl
to The expeaditrr rcs on Educational Road. Tais
-'' = .-e :
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=: 3s T7.3 We II a379 Il I'll S.EH
..!;: :: ~ a.s2*o t44 ,..-;,'a.oaE !i:ii' :.
-t3.
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TuSniuhle Cement.
Useful AND VALUABLE
DISCOVERY
.tHILTON'S
|INS0LUblE CEMENT!

:1s = new thing, and the result OF
years OfstutIy, Its combination IL
on GE1ES1tYIC PRINCrLKs, and
under no circumstances or change
,,of temperature will 1t become
corrupt Or emit any offensive
:HMe11.
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General Intelligence.
fBy hsH 10 tAe Esv York Svul

Jons NTTcnEII- The Itish esi,e anil prtrio,. L,s
found his level IN thu southern COME ieracy. vshses
he 10 nov serving with musk ct In the ranks. -
much for aspirations for "fAs AlAtsrna niggers,"
Tue Constitutions, nemoer.,e Club Of Ros,o,,
sre going 70 hre ons hundred ,nus on the Cornmo,
when they hnd out whom the Chicngo CONVENTION
have nominated, whoever he may be.
RlcnxosD papers publish ,hs following d,.r.,ch
dated Atlanta, August 2s, " Scouts reports THAI
another Federal raid, several thousand strong with
nine pieces of artillery started from Decatur carly
This morning IN the direction ot Covngton, Ca"
EL9EcGnrAEY CBAik In q private letter, SAWS If
she Pubiihhed report oi private funds in tore gn ~.
crtes that the statement belongs g. the class ts,a
deserheo AZ lea absolute" He has never IN.
vested IN foreign fluids, aud says uo true Amer'can
wi do ~, whcn all that can be spared ~ required
LOT the suppression oi the rebo,n ut horne.
A sunBEs of the clergy and few beneyoieus
citizens In Chicago b7vo commenced suit scr pton
10 purchase hopo FOR the widow AMI little child
Pen of the Late Colonli JAMES A. Muhgan. No no.
Tier, better or NOR. appropriate tribute could ba
paid u the u"inory "i The gallant Chief o. the
"Ir'sh Brigsde."
A rgoIIIsG horse from New York. which had
beon entered for purse NJ x2OO, at Buffalo, on
Wedne-dsy, was poisoned By some william, and the
animal died, having utterly failed In the race Ths
managers Of the to should see that the purse 10 uoa
given the winner in this cuse-so that no bensda
can result 70 ery non such wicked and hru.
al sct.
Tps Test Havana cigars arc made hom tot,sr~.
dipped into u solution of opium. Natural haI|,,s
bscco never hiss that peculiar etfec, "A wil b. NJ
ticed upon smoking the best clean lea; IN . nl,,.
u ls the 9P um In hrst-rsis agHr. aal OF he -.
~, Do Without u sous of Tie E,yS.s .a,abiiss.
ysS va.
- (geae1nnAA q, taSs pAssl
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The Indian Outbreak.
IrGi-criininnie Msssacrc--Sl,O 200, 900
Worth OF Property DESTROYED,

Fashi'J on, Au3. sj.-hr. Ostia. General Sup
erin'eldent Of the Overland NAL route, has reach
ell Washington Tor the purpose Of representing to
a. oa.c!als tho condition of aeaLrs on the plains
The Sioux, Cheyemes Arapahols and Keoloas ar,
all hose' and according 10 the report Of friendly
Indians they number from FIVE D. eight thousand
warrogs. Ia sdGl ON to the iudlscIn nate murders,
they have DESTROYED at least a. O1O Ooo worth pro-
pcrty, INCLUDING emigraDt trains and have taken
plsscssion Of oil the ranches between Julesburg
aud fort kearnsy, distance Of 200 miles, and l5O
miles this wGy to the BE- Sandy. The wires 70 the
Pac hc have been cut and emigration rendered
insecure, excepting In large bodies. Denver and
other settlements are at present curtsled In their
supplies fsom the States and the Indians say the
country belongs to them, and that they intend 10
drive out the whites. This seems W be the onIy
argument for u.rr warfare, and la view Of this
iact, cOnc.Aation is at present out u the question
Those who have the best knowledge Of all tho ri.
trndant circumstances suggesting that General
Haraoy be placed In command Of the forces, which
can easily be rallied under hm 10 carry on hostil
ties sganst the sayages.
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GENERAL GRANT.
An Quict-Icsscs Of Thursday The Rebel
Lenle n Despo adiuu.

Wa,h;ngto', ASsua so.--A isser tem he
Army Of the Potomac, dated Angus, ss.h. IN the
evening, says;
To-day no, . gun was Arci FROM daylight v,
dark, ani ~ to this hour, o'clock Pm. there
have been very few reports. Il was the mos, quiet
day rc have had IN four weeks Our lo~- in Thurs
LAY. Z. ht II sssrtsnei " Re shou, ,~ thousand
mon in t,c aggregate, and nins gunA- four tcions-
ing 10 Browns Rho dc Island Battery, four of Scc.
of'e Massachusetts Buisry, sud one OF McKnghrs
Battery ofI'sh, Artilloy.
A. Englsh gentleman, Mr.. Edwin wallace,
swntn ihc Apromsttox lac, night and came into
our lines. lie has resided In Petersburg ever since
ue war began, and represents the prospects Of tho
C1nfcdcracv A. becoming more gloomy than ever.
Tic kobel leaders cpder~l desperate because
OF the N scarriage ~ their schcm. 10 draw General
Grant hence BY the Retel inv1s OF fennsyi-
vania. Mr. Wallace lost his wife and child In
Petersburg, shoi, time ago. They were killed
ty the explosion Of one Of our sheli, which enter.
eli their house.
Rebel Account Of Thursday's Battle.
The Petersburg Rraisrrr. Aug. "a, has the fe-
lowins
fast OF the battle on the Weldon road On Thur.dsy.
We learn that about ell ht o'cloch on Thursday mors:
Ysse e.sa1' s apdsl the eonn.n% @ o. 4. nosoSIOu.
sltste who were engaged In destroy ing the road
about four miles beyond kesm's station. They We =
son routed and driven with considerHbs los back
upon their iufantr support at Ream'A where they
we've strongly fortified. About O'Clock, General A.
7. ilill attacked them in their worhs at Resm'A
and after severe fight Of houp succeeded In cap
tnrins their works about ~o thoussnd prisoners and
nine pieces OF artillery Up to nine O'Clock lass MIS- hs
tie had teen brousht In aud register cd at the once
OF Provost aaishal brdreord ovsnteen hundi ed and
hN UriNnltr and OffceIe, the highest
rnnk being that OF lieutenant colonial. General Ill
owe ID, enemy some tso miles, innirting on HIN
heavy loss IA killed and sounded hesdes the prison
e- with losr es ima'ed At al ont ten thousand In
Killed and wounded. Most oi the wounds are sNd 10
b. sisht. he enemy 10 represented 10 have iousht
win more than his usual bravery. and our troOps were
! al one Tin. checked IN their advance. fallns down
they waited until rriTots came when they rallied
and With irr,-istibu iiry chsrccd the enemy from
BE works, ahich are nov occupiei by We aiv in-
futei that the road has been dest osed all the way
io,n DaN 10 IA iour m,ies eyond he san's, which L
some eleven or ~ elve miles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-31
GENERAL SHERIDAN.
She rneu,y still IN eur Front.

baltimore Augusf so.-A spirited cavalry hshs
Gok place at sutLfeid, seven miles from Charles
Iwn.on Monday during . reconnaissance Il Gene
raj Clusters cavalry. supported by battery Of a..
ulle-y. The enemy was discovered In strong po-
sidor, and after sharp skrmish our forces retired
ncross the 0pequan, where they received cavalry
rciniorcemcnts and renewed tho engagement.
division Of the Sixth Corps ar.
riycd On he ground at p. ". and joining In the
h.ht compelled the enemy to rccross the OpcquAn
with the loss of some prisoners. Our total lossss
amounted to = hundred, while tho rebels must
have lost much more, We hsd the sdvsntsge cf
position. TIE movements clearly established tho
iaci that heavy forre IL still In our from, In the
direction u Bunker Hlt.
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FREMONT HousE, CuoA0o, Aug.


FREMONT HorsE. CmoAoo. Aug. 90.
The scene at the opening OF the Convention this
,,orr,,, vs,I, long ~, remembered by all who wit
.,ss.,iu Tie inucuac mass Of people, the bound.
enthusiasm. ,he universal good feeling that
,r.v.,,ed among the vast throng made u an inn
,,,r,.,, arm in the history of Chicago. A. early as
.,vh, o,c,cct pccr,e began 10 collect around the
.mpni,he.tre. and at ten o'clock, when the doors
xc,o ,b,ov,n or.n, the number had Increased to
y twenty or thirty Thousand. All the seat und dr-
.r,hle Standing positions wen ou ck'y occupai,
aud in fifteen niuutes rf,r- tive o.rr,n- tho ln1d-
ipy was dens.l Is packed With pei 2. Durng the
two hours thai .ntervcaod tr:-c toe tc--r-l OPEN
,ne Of the Convcr,o,. cor,li,rors cheering for
"Lttle Ma" and tie -ever.l dele. .iions a. they
.,,.rod ,b b,,ii.,. no, va. inl,I,ed IN by the au-
dience. Precisely at twelve O'Clock August
Bflu'on. Chairman OF tho H'rona hernocrnno
Committee, called he Conv'nuon " o'ue',
The proceedings Of toe Con'enton were cohou'to
IN perfect harmony the delegates seeming aetf-
mined not 10 make TIE i-'sl error tl"' onarac'''-
ised the Charleston Convention NINandigha'n'
Wood, and even Long, o; Ohio, who IL perhaps the
most extreme peace man In IL" party, may &C.
auiesce In the nomination. Of Mcclellan upon plat
form embodying AL arm!s'iee AMI Convention OF
etatss. r"-ntHr OF less radical peace men nave
come. HcClellan's siandnrd snce the Nd
journment Of the Convention and there is now not
she slightest doubt that he viii he nominated On
she first ballot. Il Il generally thought that "e
bslotng WI! oe reached Tomorrow ou' MINK
Ibis is hardly probable Tie reports o. uie ooih'
adttses ON Organization Credcntais ana Heso'u'
Cons, together win lli TIE general pl7!hesS "i'cn
suust be completed before the bs'iothH ~ rcs'heo'
vii probably eela- The noniinAhon nh'l Mc'n'''
day morning. The enthusiasm That rcrSaaes 'He
city Is intensified since the n1loufntneht' "Ahus "
music accompanied by large cr0wds win nas'
aud banners are para ling tie Streets cheering oi
EcClenah. Tonight several mass meetings VII
- sSlt, snt VIII be addressed ty te prum'ueNl
urstors Of the party, u. II.
~ rp,, .,,-
'""'J' A''' '''- i"e plo,''n'nf'' WIG ''''
vsntion were oirHeu " b'shup NL''ehouHe "n
Ar,. read from the Palms Of David, following viii
-
rardlng
~
TIE committee on credentials reported sRains
sh. .a,nissi,n of l.le,-n,., fran he ,,rri,ores
VIZ '
Louisiana, or District of Columbia also % adm
h,,, de,c,,,ions from, xcp,uelv. each .,.ls,.,s ,
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