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ioc following il par, Of the cyidcn,c pro1uc,~i
against The consprs,or Odd, " the "sons II Ii.
tcrty,' before tho court lusrta at Iu1lan1pl.s:
'Wm Clayton. witness .or he . vcruuepts
was introduced. Ho reaiicl in W,r.eU county,
iuinos WIS morntcr Of the Order ~ American
hrisht- and sn p" that nj ho Order .' O. c : ..s Z
Liberty wa initiated iuto the tirte oc,rcu. .n-
tcrd and continued W tho order IN l0ll 9th va.
AiinlNet nciu'er ou TIC r-si ~ Jul, f.fl. lie
WAS initiated rs Dr. " Carney. and ll..l ny tho
name " Griffith. rrsidiny IN M1ufu1r.N County,
Illinois eoulinr remember the oil eaton Lc Look
On entering tie Orler. but had the rtual tho
hrst Degree q tho q. A. h. A. assc.smcnt
sss maze on the lcjser cor ~, pufehasr ~ arms
TIER lodge was assessed for two hundred dol-
lars. II W ~ collected hv Colonel D.ffv. on Rr-
rct'. OF ~. Louis The arms vcry to come from
Nassau y Canada aud were to Dc hrou.n, t. 40
tuhda llrc by IL JJuicItIgie .us. zoe but Ito
order was IT, paw TIE ccs. of traneuoriAt on r. "a
NasssJ u Tho ada the II NNs d.Gorstooj ia
us order that the signal ior tlc 'Ir sigz souhl he
gwen hy No supreme COMMANDER, {. l.. V.l'in-
aGnan. Next 10 him m comma was Robert
HouoSs~, Of ssour'. There wer' licrpnsnts
mn captains " cVlcnei,, "a. tt, - .,r, aud
m,jor generals for each C'q.rro's'c y L.tir.ct.
loo pensi.y ior diyuiginR the ~, t1s % toe orjer
was dohl. Since TIC exposure " Soc 1-.,r m II.
Louis and especially Of this the ot..r 80 dis
posed to tt Que and do but little. To press
eat invasion o. NJ ssour wgc m4ae ku ~ 10 tho
order IN LH l1-uiIy IS olc o. Iuirircf'f ,aen,
who sad ,lai pricc would lo IN b ssouri by Nc.
tobef LIST and etsy there until aiter no tccuou,
anu ~ much longer aA lie could. &c order ~
Illinois n-de no c'rt to ass st nv II he ,aL-o In.
The late oxposrrc7 had stopped their opcrAt ons.
TIER Temples net but had quiz Gr,ii a.. Tue
American knights were organized u Illinois ~
T. Z. w-igh. u " .ssissiIp or I!s. wa, who
came ~ spI nghelI NJ, u : Nus Demo ratio
Convection, juno i,u. 1852, aud organized
lod.es, ana instituted Ge..r.sl Council, which
eppoin,c wo otLccra Tor cacu county, T. organ 70
County Temples Wright Is elrDr OF the Now
York NE~s now. II snn, a circular 70 orr DE.
A ltNo1 phcd COPY " tA!s circular, lated .Auu-
ay Il, iSJh IN winch ! , spoke of the News az tie
o. :. Us c-pccial orynn, aud asking t.c.f aid in
circulating II, was ,denthed 10y the ". tucss Us tho
same shown 10 the IyGgo by Dr. utC.r'acy, Z
Monmouth, ~ , the Grand Soicncg, o. The Warren
County Temple. Tie wlinosa gave TIC mode q
testing brUu er IN the Urdef."
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Wednesday, Oct. s.
GENERAL GRANT.

Hedd7udrtsrs Army ~ the Potomac, Oct. -
Epsatng No fighting has occurred on hi, lin.
today. The robeis fell back this morning In their
main Enc Of works winch runs from thu ls.,
works 10 Tho south sds road or near IL. r,,s pos.
son Of The rebels n very strong one, sud oeuno,
costly be carried.
division Of the Second Corps sdyaaccd 10 the
Boynton rcd, over which ue enemy wagon their
supplies " P.scrsturg. Two lincs Of works were
found unoccupiei, only strnish line opros pv
the advance. and falling hack ~ our troops won.
forward. Near the Boynion road very sorm!da-
bic line Of works was found, behind which tho
rebels we're posted in heavy force. Il was uos
deemed advisable n attack and our men fell back
and occupy q safe position. They los, fou
woundoi In tho advance.
Our loss on Friday was greater than At first
stated. Tee total in killed, wounded and pr. aers
will foot up not far from 2,Oc0-moro than half n
whom were taken prisoners. This occurred IN
consequence Of q gap beng left between par, Of
The Sth and 9th Corps through which the enemy
charged AMI fankei the I'd Division Of the aIh
Corpe. Among the casualties are Lieut. Col. ous,
commanding the iu Brigade Of the Division II Gen.
AyreA woundeJ in tho face, but not seriously Col.
z.nu, Of the Ssh Pa. vols, wounded in the leg
Cspt. snydor, 120,h n. Y, wounded Capt. Fish,
Of the sth Infantry, WOUNDED seriously in the head.
A shell FROM one VI the rebel batteries grazed
Gen. Ncsje's boot leg to-day, took piece from the
tail Of Gen. Humphreys horse, And entered the
ground tetwoen Generals Bartlott And Grifiu. For-
tunately 1t did nos explode, eso 1 should probably
have hsd TO chronicle loss which this Army could
III Afford Just now.
SECOND DIsFAron
headquarters oct. 8, 9 a. k.-some firing &C.
Cured curing las, night but without any import
ant results.
THIRD DISPATCH.
Fortr,ss Monroe, oct. = by vay Of Baltimore.
OF. t-The msil-hoat from City Point reports hcsvy
diminishing on the north SIDE Of the james River
ON Sunday afternoon aud evening
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THE WEEKLY SUN.
'ATUt.pAY MORNING. OCT. IS, 1854.



TIE rspId spproseh Il the fro'contsl election
r. .rns na.iry a. W thu probable Influences and
.gh Of The Army vote There sre sono grounds
,,Netcr, Tor cooc,ldins thai tho scsu,i number Of
liers 10 ire rAnss legally ens,led 70 VOTE, has
.sa greatly exaggerated by The journsh snd orc.
"a 10 tie interest II tho respective candidates.. In
ct caserncss 70 clsu TIE soldiers franchise Tor
General NoCLs1LIs or NJ fd,ooLs. they appear
overlook tho Imp Jr,sns fact that .be operations
Of the war bsve eSsctd . radical change in the
sIiu,lon Of tho army. The ranks sre no longer AL.
al ~ formerly BY native OF oven nssurshfe o liens
% he new enlislu'enas probably TO, rsn per can't
a-c legally entitled W vote. In . Csstrie, in the
~cs'srn par, Of ths sta,n> which lately raised
n'oia of,wslve hundred mon, We have u 90 suit.
u'rn, authority thai the number II residents fhst
,nL1el Was between forty and hfty. and Of hcse
Ices than half were voters 10 Ibis city, Tie recent
onl s'ments wcro eh.esy made op II foreign
ers. Alens enjoyed tho monopoly Of The
substitute busDoss II Is probably Nc
same n greater or lees extent, in
many other Bates. In Connecticut . Ropubli.
can iolrus climates that Of twenty three thou
sand men now In The ranks Of volunteer regiments
from that State only about three ,Aoussud ere
iogh voters. Thcss Proportions probably prevail
IN all ". E's"rn and Ia some Il Go Middle States.
The wsicrn ssa,eS however, including Oaio will
probably pile vote nssrly a. large a. the les,
sia'e oi"rtonA A. comparatively few foreigners
layc OCCASION TO 20 W far from our srca. sosbord
'ie' " enlist. M, In The other States nentione-
nc ara" votc Is only likely To 10 important when
me coL'e" mny be very close aud even then
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I. Is said thst Ewiug's command hsd rescued
RoilA- but tbs requires confr1naton. TIC -ue,
rills hold The socs.on Of count, between nm an6
81. Louis and all rel able news Il cut 81
A f,tel force, es.i ua,ei 1t twelve thousaui rae,,
passed. Po.osi On wclnesiay Ire, going wcs.vard.
This psc. is thirty miles nor,h .of T. 70, Knob, ane
the direction OF IRE cmen, Indicated IA nten-
Ton to threaten s.. LOUIS Flee Il ts s.aie', -.
eeives noccstons T. = rs' IS ffot4 % - ~ %
synpash rers ahd guerrilla bands thr u.' It the
b'sa Tho retcs ire sad to - y rilrx the
'osh mines Th-r operations in IL part VI ,ha
country will entail great suffering end loss to tbs
fc"po II Tie locality lce's followers prowI
'nfoush the country in sangs, numbering .ui
P'"nu'finS the Union inhabitants, sod ox'eu ing
'o"t uepfeds'cns W their fr.crts WHERE 'hs
'niofisis are not numerous, or are found h. ID
too Poor TO be robbed
General X isccrans' svaNrN t,-o.s r-,l,tiy
equal these under Pr'ce by histre ., N,,d,v
las, ten thousand militia bad been o--,ni,ci In e.
LOUIS AMI the number wac incrcA. .ry. General
Al Smiths twelve thousand veterans or, undo,
Eosecrans' ORDERS and veteran REGIMENT, b,vs
re'"hec lim irou otter quarters \ l,,ie cannot
long be DELAYED. General smith. srces bsvs
driven tho enomy FROM Franklin. but to proven,
being outilankcd, may to compelled T. fau bn.s /,
the limo Of the NAramcc River. =, nom,
about thirty miles from 81, Louis. Py sons
MS supposed that the rclcls only ro-,ernplst.d n
grand raid. snd will endcavor 70 retire without
night when they shall have losied themselves piuu
spoiis. General Rosecrsns. however, evideativ re-.
RIds Tie situation Ms threatening. aud VS. rrepat.
Ing Tor war on lsryr scale
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Condition Of Our Prisoners at Anders
vnie, t.cJrgln.

The following loster apptars in .he Pnilsdc phia
Is9uIgrB,
"Ch ,isston Sept, %, f'6i.-Dsar Coustn -
send ~ Captain - who ~ 90 NJ N,rtn upJn
a special oA-Gapge. w. have lust N shc. Csep.r 4.
conclusive evldonVe L. NV mind that there viii l.,
no more seuerni exchange dur ng the wur. The
o'a-crs, "ho AIc Co.hped bore, 40 dc Justice OF
the pus.ton takon by our GlvcruIncL. IN The mat
ter, ami are eontcn.cd 10 remain as lone a-
he bDnor OF our GJyerament dcnl9uds. The
hadeTsonyl!o prsouors have bCsn pass
ing through this city. rlcre arc some SIX thou.
sand here now. Ter suAer!ngs and Ia We been
terrific You cannot iulagInc then. a. Aht ia ousand
out OF twenty ave thousand diei OF seaBc at An
dersonvillc during the months OF July and August
Nne,.en hundred OF The SIX thousand here arS ~.
'iiiy Incapable Of helping themselves. h1sl OF
Item are Insane F.y OF our reglnoat wet ~ Az.
dersonville in Aprl, and Ia Jly. whoa | Lat
heard frum u corporal OF my colnpSny, there were
but twelve alive probably they arc ali ioad by
ths limo Know Ill this 10 he a fact itoin o,hc ei.
here who have tpen confined in hosp',al mtA tic
mon. Tue ho.h Of tie officers ,spfC.,y good. Very
Lite yellow lever IN The ety. j. T." .
Atlanta, Sept. q. On the ii,h ,nsi, tho rete,
Authorities co!i..4lcIcei thu re oval o, the Ir,1n
ers from Au!ersonvil!c. Tley have been ,sken
To sv nnAn and Aug usta-a purlon OF ,hcul are
~ Aeilen. Inc iuu, .ou NJ IN, roads 20 Savannah
ana Augusta Day bcvrc yesterday, an had bten
removed, eScep, about lt,00 Tnesc would be
those too scs 90 te removed. Special app esuon,
haSu zen maue for II, cxchtu { OF Coz Frank L
sie9.n'u sud N. .for Ssolorsnd Tnoy Will probably
Le eAel.heeu. for so,ne ro.sJn, which have
no learue-, laoy Lave ueel ncI 10 eKchau.o Gen
EtVrcIlau.
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American Ideas for tho odd World.

lnr senSrs' irpIoyod tone Of tho In l:sh n.
lers and public speaker. IL References Il Arner,c.n
ahs'rT- sn1 the superior ln'enu-.ioa etAlsn,r uy
'.en uIr Ills sut lsct, indicAr ,Sst 700 oveu,- q
cur cvl war are sr,oualiy .tuc,,n g tiem MO
better understanding ~ our Ioiii, al coad ,ior.
raeii Comments are DO longer nAsxSl Wy Inc fo,.
mer 1honsve ptrciliousncSs ths, sras,el TO
fio'e ns and cur Institutions b. lie Easlish siam
fArd, aud praise % condemn tnea and events A..
'FinS I" ia'' approached ~, or rrcedei ,ru NJ,
mat 'aisI'"le s"chstons o. oxeeenee. i,
10 trno ts' J,hn Bull sln make,
Wlnco1, pu' they are iueur msrl OIL Nv The
AiH4or hrtuedia''s mental dulucss and I'm, rance
81 fo.rl rmea. For instance, lie error Of tne
London IIn.s IN Locating Atlanta In tho alley OF
The Shenandoah s comp AZ .tively ven,sl vnen com.
pared with The former imp sdent assumptions Of tbs,
!ourIial tina, our eivl war demonstratad tina, Re-
publican institutions are failure, and GRO incom-
- hlc win human soc ETY. and good government
We row hni that evcu the Journals and orators n A.
were formerly the most pcrveue in their opposit,on
w. the United States nov exhibit an appreci q
the re causes Of our civil war, and AZ insiQht iuio
toe moral and ply seal forces engaged in IL thu,
promses betfor understanding and = more cor
ma ee'.ns towards our country In the future.
rAus out OF evil sometimos comes good Toe civil
ssr nat was hailed by tho supporters Of ahsoluie
slu"rty and class legislation in the old world, -
fo,k.ns the downfall Of Republican inst turions
alreAdy proiucinS fruits that mus lead 70 con.
HNy rceui,e. Our great conflict hss attracted the
ocDciple. and torsns Il Sovsrnmmr nd do nls.
pAae rcsul~ canns but prove hecsbcisl In eni.rY-
~ the boundaries Of GordoSo ,hroushoot x.
pdd
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each ca,lisi 10 tul ZINE star" |. WAC called to-
te'heF by Or 'eT Of General McCle.i., lie night
OF Tch :, iSSS to convene a, 10 A. ". on he fol-
losing day. General &c oilpn cane into he
COUNT room At 'ls uOr appointed, and, placing
On tie table !ar,e map explained he prop sci
fen.nsuiA o"IaI.-igt Nhch, .ciOre this time, be-
1--we to have oecn known to no one prcseus ex-
cep aug Galssi.i FRANK In AMI probably Fz j. Por-
tee. CpIn rcs.r,as he lou upon the ,.Lle, tor tie
onsde'a'on u tho council, Ine following inqui-
r.et;
-whe'her his advisable that the base n opc-
rnbIots s!..Ii te chuut ci, zoe traAplr;ltuns cu
re-uy a, A ,napols Ia 4 Of next wueef
Wv a1.ltr ,it ucher 70 Inase AL advance 10
Vie roni tciute Changing ,ne Gate, eao.u such
eLsl, d, ce.e.In.. cu .Iyni
), w ne1uef aiorwHrI lO syucnL with tho OH
io-t oi soa.iv!.Ai zoe baker o., 10 aiy,ball,
"i'c "leL 1 eAii te omulouso.., -ni wletDer ,ae
laval o''e' eti lie asa sial,. o. lhu EIl Son bl.
'erS' cIu no 40 .econ p M INA, Oljo..r
IL 'es - sSssiV.i .. ..tte noI.s ,Ae eOLntll were
t.u..iluAoN -, "p.SI ..Jrt tue P.va1.u. H. ~
Hss' Aein lS"' eNs / c LuNc.! at.L uA.s.N-
NIL IeiSv Ia C.t tao ~ .;sare had been tnio ~.
ajA.is' uel.FsI C.n.a. hJ eSpr.ssS. h.,nsoIt
trahnsd 10 have sue ,IlJrtiA.ty ~ soy AID 1y.
~ sh-ers Oi Ne am! .la 10 te ius,ructe.i ty
tnth ~ Tcsari 20 army inatt,rs, wll.l wuss 10
h'iH Yer. hsoIplr 4s-Ale. l IAlLIIn,s. lIn L.i
10 'sof1e' o. 80 eoa.Sd o. az .A.sa btI Ael-
iis beaj Oh by or.UT OF SJlCr.l n Eicll.n 4 wo fl
auv.ss LIN O. tee resui NJ 10 p.o cvuln a md
YEA read ihcin 10 hiu. Wa ~" hiId NC, shave
tEc tu.Ial 10 God h. voie OF CgLt % OIL -,,o
" oAo- iANof oil tie re ..-Sllar c.niJll.T lie
.Lel asAei laany les..s.s n r'g r. 20 40 s...s.
NM N. e.an.oa Cana n, a-.d 1 p7op 500 20
rcid tne pru~eodiu,n 20 4.m. lie rcpi al
'N've ne Me r.lc.a ~ rod them M.
ST. AM, aiscr ic.,nns tacnl over anu prrp.I.
ing uls not ne ~ you say, 'pi' tnen tlAc tuA-
ca through tue sL.,t So.rtc OF eA.In.uat. on"
whch you refer TO Ills examination, m Nc for
NE purpose OF neur-l,aIg the elect ri the iocslon
=" NO council oil war on tie mind o! the Pres.ent
AMI thus carry out The oble.s II u4vse suo h.i
ooen insisting upon tie removal OF Gou. Mcclellan,
lAs'od Tor tour or hve hours curing When time h,
was only interrupted b. AL occasional cypress. ON
OF me fies'aenN indicating his ssLs.le..ou and
GrHthcsNon at the many explanations OF military
movements contemplated. And which he had mo-,
neior, eesn so!e w comprehend. !, was now yet.
ans DARK hr. s.anson's qiestious lndicated an
pru'ehing exhaustion, ana huding there was a Il
enee which called for cessation a hos,li,ics on
MS part for The night, Mr. Lnooin eIpr,ase h,u,,ii
Shy yTatihoi with toe interview, sad he WIS m.
pressed with the earnesiness and inlelli az The
othecrs prosent and that he he'd every conhdspcr
IN thcm. Ae Wa nov determined nos 20 romov.
dtn: Mcclellan. - he had promised to do, but ,hss
h should mako his campaign. ~ approved by .he
os..eG ~ gadT }x1iinsr, w6.ca b you'd
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msko kuoWn on tho ionowlng morning ~ zen
o,eiooe' wren nc oesrca inc fr"epoc u 81 The
osNors o' ,oe .ounci- snu unill -,ef wnich uine
&c ueano' 'hs' none oi uem shouin Ica'e the ciy.
oNo'. Ie1'ns ". rTesuen', Tue rccofdcf o. We
.Ve' PpaoAen''' Va. oe.f e'ary snu $40 - yoi
p'cseo hl. oss'v" rn.' me 70 nave tee lh 100.
-, g. :. ~ $500, y az ne ~! .ts uS ~
n;uS - W.. Du' ~ sV .sHs ~
". souos' su ~ III nv issoseeI WI sen
.w. %. ~. ~ ~ % ~, :. PoP. w
-. - ~s.y' =, 'as. 60, nts-s Ia..ssf.
- Iexs an .,,c,orscJ ~ ~" g snsnc
s~-.-S. a.. -, -. -
SSssh .,.b.s -.ss..- ~. g..
~,nsn - ST. i. -, 49, -. 80 ~h~n-
-. ~, :, 81 =. ,....ss ~ .J'Si,-,r',
m 'rppy. q, he spr,,issl hour. Wien ali lie az.
~. - Z ',o ~, ~ a's,.ti ~ -
~ ~. ~ - T., So ~ a. ',,'.
81. ..i ,.l,...i ~ .r i,nu.,s. ,..,orsi.
IA, rh... ,,.,..,, ,.,,i ,,,n, a. eaiI -. 49,,
-. /" - -" \ |. - =. a.. :. s..tsii, 80 -, .,
-, ~, ,,.r,,s,,r ~ No. N'-
"'' :"
II VIII permit Gtu. utClel'an u carry OUT his
campaign. ho shall lc,se stfne .ent force to defend
the works t1iore wash ~ on. lie shall embark
hiiy thousand men rom .nHrois; AM thcn, IN
less TIC ba'ter os on No foto uhe winch you assure
or slo,, al soI II reserve INV AUTHORITY 10 embark
otter troops" Hc tecn said, II ave determined
IN 'rror, i, .'rr,.,ds-. ~ ,hen
And Afterwards be promoted lae four othocrs
VINO n's' 'ppl'oa oenera' ~ cilao eAihp.Ass
cor,,x ana. WIN H.. on ri Generate Franklin
anu sn.th. who have boen the sui Gets OF constant
suIn! az shi 'nule nlecs soe' tho o'hor" Lave s
Too rgntp,a,sr c,,np,,qp wa, rrupo.ed by Gen.
ersi Mcclellan while CvinrnLndet-.h-Cnief of tho
made with he of.es then un.cr hIs GO ntnsnd IN
Ys,sru Virginia estimated At over 200 no uien
T. was 40 ac., PEI b, the pf,<ldcnt aud ne move
,ueut was commenced ON that bas q. Genera Nc
Clcilsu hal scarcely lett Washington ~ take the
t.iu ~hen the Secretary Of Wa relieved b IA "
all ia, .rms,, not under his IN gellau's) infed.-
ate coumln,, aud auerlniul oeu.rusna OF item
himself Tie ,roors lett In Sprthtastern Virginia
were plsceI una,r the command Of N DawclL
nse FroraoD, and g. .el, Ca n ietiu, tuue,ou cut
OF the o,ler. and OF Gen N Clelau. and all suijo,Js
10 the ur,lrf OF Mr. Stanton WA,e the sboyo a..
VISION q. our army was taking pt.ce tie Conc,icr-
.,es oon oen,ra,-. iae.Is uulL on tho 2bth Jay Of
JuIe, Gen, n Clcli4n io.ud iimsel Le.uro Rich.
mond with ei1hty Ave tho-ta 4 men t.uchiuuns
N Csli's div sonl and waa ui.a,ket b. the concen-
a atod TO IIssro .or,o vi ole nundieL aud sevcii-
u -nvo .uodslna At t.c ycrJ uon.cn, WHOM Mellow
FL, uuder pso,cs, wtl rev h.- awst.r,c rom
81 -Cicial. uy .te oriers OF the President and tie
Secretary oil War
Gcncrsl Nasisc then continues tn point out the
didereuce bc.ween NJ Clersn'e CAMPAIGN, aud that
~h,c, a "a. ~. pros,,.,,., ,,,.,, No.. ,,.,,
80 " Wv '' No''S was phn.
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Washington, oct. "A report that Adrnirs,
FsrrAgu. has arrived at the James River is NJ,
credited At tho Navy Departrnon. which has re-
ceived information Mat Capt. Lardner just reliev-
cd from the command Of tho West Iatbs Squadron
has reached Old Point It's therefore probable
that tho ono has been mistakon Tor tho other.
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GIS WILSON, from She~1au'. head Quarters at
H,rr.son ourn, represents gaat the dcv rncton and
capture OF rebel property by our cavalry, in their
late great raid in tho vicinity o, S,auuton were on
n colossal scale, and most con pcte IN their exeru.
Contra Railroad was badly cut up, and herd az
aAoo cattle and sheep was Wrought back 10 H.rri-
sonburg. Guorrillas have almost Abandoned Fair
f.I County, 70 opsrsse- IL ~ supposed, in Shsri.
dapl ~.
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Operations in Sherman's Rear.
Capture or Two Freight TruIu..

Louisri,ie, oct. "A hand Of thirty-6vc gicr.
r1lls. captured two upwnrd-bound fright trains on
the Nasf willie Railroad, at 10 o'clock last night, te-
tween n chlsnd Station and Fountsinbead. They
burned nineteen cars, but they contained storoe.
To-day the trains will be slightly dssrrsnsed by
the disaster.
sycosp DIfrArCH
Nashville, Oct. 4.-On Saturday, General Blu.
ford, with . par, II Forests command, including
all his artillery, attacked Athens Ala, sAeing the
place for two hours and demanded It's surrender
from Col Wade, OF the 13t Indiana, who refused
Bu'ori soon a1er retiryd. A large force Of mecha-
MICS and lsborcrs engaged in repairing .he
railroad and ie'cy-'ph. Il is believed ths, rail-
road communications will h open TO Pulaski du-
ring the week.
kilograms from Athens announce that numerour
guerrilla hands are operating near the city, from
four 10 eigh, miles tie several roads. Las, week
two ar three comm'Sisry and forage ,rsins
captured the wagons disabled. sud the mules and
drivers corr'cl on Onc Of these bands 10 com.
mauded BY Dnvsl MeNsiry.
party Just from Chattanooga report that de.
msnd for the surrender Of Dalton, G,, wss made
yesterday by BODY Of rebels claiming to he For.
rests force No further particulars have BEEN
received. The telegraph Ia working to Chattanooga
and Columbia
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Dsav GeN>y u Il n,-i Il talk WIN General Marcy,
anu mealt to have written you by b In, bu, am
caIe1 10 the eourtry, where Mrs.. Stanton 10 WITH
her Children 10 gcc one Of lieu a.e can, there
fore only sAy, my dear gcacr'l, IN III brief nv
u.eni, :ha, ,hero In no cause my heart csn-
auct Tor sho cloud that wicked men have ra.sci
between vs. ,ur neL o~n b.Sc ami selfish purros.e
n, uian ha ever trucr II end ibhu Lave becn 10
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any spcr uco ~ AID you. lime allows me 10 say 10
moro than that pray Aim clay Col W de,. yer you
AMI your army i.om all peal, and head sou 70 VIC
tory. Yours truly, EDWIN eIAsros.
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m.Je sotrot,ry ~ War By tie roques mt ucuec
oil Genera. heClo.l IL. wss v.lliy ing anu aLusiag
and Tutoring ia.sol oos against him, sad who could
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such lehori You have r.lorToi 10 lac council OF
war hold IN Wa ny ION IN March vi I5sl. Every
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.ues ~ that eouu.il te.ore We pubic. A call WIS
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iur yor spc-,a toncl', viii relate tuo his oIy Vi
that important eycnL that YOU NAV II YOU NH no
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The following loster sIpt ara in .hc Pniladc phia
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-18
FINANCE AND CoMMERCC.
oFrioE OF THE EyEsIso TEtEqEArH,

Friday, November Is.
The Stock Market, as we have noticed for seve-
raj days past, continues dull and unsettled, with
the exception of Government loans, which are
firmly held 5.2Os sold at l03i@l044, coupons
of, an advance of Z aud 10 40s at 81; ll0t was
bid for 6s of 1881, which is slight decline.
Railroad shares continue dull, with sales of
Reading to notice at 67@67i, a decline of ! 4;
Pennsylvania Railroad at 6j4 Camden aud Am
boy at l5l; Little Schuylkl at 4j4 Minehill at
GO, decline of1; North Pennsylvania Railroad
at 3Os, and North Pennsylvania Railroad bonds
at 100; 594 was bid for Philadelphia aud Ger
mantown; 80 for Lehgh Valley; 81 for Elmira
preferred 38 for Catawissa preferred, decline
ofl Ga for Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Bal
timore and 81 for Philadelphia and Erie.
City Passenger Railroad shares are without
any material change. Spruce and Pine sold at
34g and Green and Coates at 28; 694 was bid
forsecond and Third; 234 for Thirteenth and
Fifteenth 65 for West Philadelphia; IA for
Arch street; 10 for Race and Vine; aud 20 for
Girard College.
Ccal OIL shares are inactive, but prices are
rather better. Maple Shade sold at 80, an ad-
vance of Oil Creek at "a, au advance Of a.
living at Q; and Dalzell at 9@9l.
Canal shares continue very dull, and rather
lower. 32s was bid for schuylkill Navigation
common, SS for Schuylkill Navigation preferred,
a decline of 4; 75i for Lehigh NavigatiOni so
for Morris Canal common; lSI for Susquehanna
Canal, decline of 4 and 36A for Delaware
Division.
Bank shares are firmly held, and prices are
rather better, with sales of Mechanics at 800 and
Farmers and Mechanics old stock at 70; l73 was
bid for North America, an advance Of Ii 70 for
Northern Liberties; IS for Kensingtoni 40 for
Girard 385 for Manufacturers and Mechanics;
5S for Bank of Commerce So for Cltyi 40 for
Consolidation, and SOL for Union-an advance
of l.
Gold is excited this morning, and prices have
declined per cent. since last evening, opening
at 22OAi fell Of and sold at 2l7a ut IL o'clock !