Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-24

LATEST NEWS.

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Thomas has wo1 complete victory
over Hood, capturing 10000 prison rs in.
Guiding four Major Generals, also 81
cannon. Hood 10 in full retrea. closely
followed by Thomas. >~
Sherman has probably captured Sa.
vannah with large number Of prisoners
I - A call and draft for 800 900 troops to
make up the efficiency occasioned by
credits on the last call, has been ordered
by the President. STANTON.
In the Senate, Mr.. Chandler, Of Mich
igan, offered resolution in view OF the
turning loose Of the St. Adams raiders,
which Mr.. Johnson moved to lay upon the
table, Of excessively beliserent character
as to Great Britain. The first set were
excessively pusnacious; the second only
little less so. Attempts to embroil the
American and British governments into
fight, whether inausurated BY copper
heads or radical Rep4b!icans will searcel,
succeed yet awhile. .s.. .
--Beauregard comma nds the defenees
Of Savannah, assisted by Hardec and
Smith. ...,~. 81 .'
Thomas Stewart was elected u S.
Senator on'tbe' frs. ballot, by the Legisla.
tureof Nevada. " 4"
~. When the St Adams raiders were
discharged, they lost no time in scattering
from that city. Steps are being taken to
re arrest them.
- -Warren's movement is represented as
a complete saccess. His mission was to
destroy the Weldon road and bridges SO
far as possible, and to destroy the cross
road from the Weldon to the Danvile
road. In all this he was quite successful.
AT last deiuite news CO mes from SlIer
man. A grand battle took place On Sat-
urday. Twenty thousand Of Sherman's
forces at an early hour on that day crossed
the O,ecaee river, some twelve miles from
Savannah. The previous day Sherman
had so extended his left wig as to cut the
Charleston and Savannah road, after on
Friday etfscting communication with Fos-
ter. Oor loss was 400 the rebels lost
between 5000 and 1910.
OUR RAILROAD COMING ALONG:
Uader the above heading the Hamilton
county Freeman favors it's readers with an
article in regard to the progress of TIE
Dubuque & Sioux City r r. Below we
publish the article, trusting tha. time will
prove the Frseman's opinion correct:
Readers in this vicinity wilFc oubt this.
bat upon inquiry and Investigation into
the truth Of the various reports which
reach Us, we are Of the opinion lha, the
cars viii run rs far west as Iowa Falls in
in July next. Every thing seems to indi-
cate such determination on thu part Of
the Company-and great portion Of the
work is already performed. The next
section to be opened thereafter will bring
it here, Daylight il treating upon the
pSnt up peOie * NJE.HWpstcfn Iowa.
They have been compelled to seek frs,
one outlet and then anoshcr, as the d Ter.
ent rosds have progressed Blu, tho whistle
Of the locomotive is soon to wake the
echoes Of their own valleys.
From ell We see and hear we think there
IS no reason to doubt that grading will
be commenced on the line ives. OF Iowa
Ea,'4 earlg in the s,liie, and that good
par; Of the work to this niaee will be fin.
ished ,.,lore December. 1853. These prom
ises have been re2eated 50 elen 10 tue
people Of this section that they will BE-
incre1ulous, tu, we see no reason whatever
to doubt ,ha. the ears will reach Iowa
early in 1866 I,us all take courays
accorJt,,glr.
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