Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-09-06
Current News Items.

The draft has been postpoued-perhaps for
"a few days only, or if recruiting is continued
successtullyit i may be indefinitely We judge
from outside indications, that recruiting is
brisk here
We have a rumor that John Morgan was
,urpriped and killed on the 4th inst some
where in East Tennessee The report needs
confirmation
H. II. Dodd has been put under arrest for
alleged completely in shipping pistols to Indi-
ana This is an outrage. There is no law,
and when the pistols were sent there was not
even an order forhidiiug the traffic. The peo
pie, by the constitution, have the right to bear
arms, aud Mr. Dood, at the worst was oaly
furnishing them the means Of exercising a
constitutional right
Late accounts show couclusively, what was
indicated at first, that Gen. hood withdrew
his army from Atlanta with very little loss -
Nothing is done in Georgia, so long as that
army exists, and this Gen. Sherman we'll
knows and does not deny.
All the decent portion of the Republican
press speak of George Il. Pendeton in com
Plimentary terms
Geo H. Peudetou has been honored with a
serenade by the citizens Of Cincinnati
Among the hosts OF Republicans who are
going to support Mcclellan, we notice the
name Of Mr.. Ogden, Republican Senator
from Illinois.
Leading Republicans Of Cincinnati an.
nounce that Lincoln and Fremont will both
decline in a few days Batter the Beast seems
to be the coming man
At all the shows, musical entertainments,
&c given in the country, no name ELECTS hall
the enthusiasm which is manifested when
Little Mac" is spoken Of
Lincoln calls in the aid of powder, prayer
and proclamations TO celebrate the capture o
Atlanta and the successes in Mobile Bay. BE
doubtless hopes, by all this fuss, fury and fan,
iaranade to retrieve his fallen fortunes, and
save his election. It wont win.
The rains recently in the vicinity of-Cin
cinuati have been extraordinary, 1t iL be
heved that so great quantity never before
fell in that vicinity in the same space OF time
The Republicans are about to prove, be-
yond the possibility of doubt, that arbitrary
arrests are justi6able They are quoting
JEFF Davis, who it is said, threatens to resor
TO this species Of terrorism. We have no
iced ever since the war began, that The Re
pubcans never pretended to higher stan
dard Of morality or Law than that adopted by
jeff Davis Whatever JEFF, did, they felt tina
right aud expsdieuoy required them to follow
his example.
"The President" has rendered the lhauk
Of the Natiou" TO Admiral Farragut, Gen
Candy, and General Sherman. for the late
successes in Mobile Bay and at Atlanta. Al
60, to Divine Providence
The "forty thousand" loss of the rebels il
the late battle near Atlantis has been reducet
to few Hundreds, and the 10 locomotive
captured, cut down to ~, and the number i
still dwindiing with good margin,
Simeon Draper has been appointed COllee
tor of New York, in place of Mr.. Barney
The latter is a friend of Chase, and Draper
is a SewRrdite.
1t is rumored that General Wallace is Il
have an important command under Grant,
The Richmond papers state that, in the bat
lie near Atlanta, the Federal troops were a
first repulsed, but were finally successful The!
admit heavy loss, including three Generals
Hardee, Patton, and Anderson.
Sherman's official dispatch of the capture
of Atlanta is received A battle was tough
ON the lst, 10 which the rebels lost 10 gun
and 900 prisoners. The enemy are said t.
lave destroyed 27 locomotives, and 81 car
loaded with ammunition aud stores at Allan
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