Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-23
LATE FROM DIXIE.

Confederate DissatI STA ction at the FaiIur.
Of the Rebel invasionists to Take Wash.
ington-ssThe COME d e rate Standard low.
cred by the Failure-The North Carroll =
ma Peace Men Break Open q Jail, in
Defiance of the Confederate Auth GRITTY
Sneers of the Richmond Papers at Gen'I
Johnston and his Successor, Hood-The
Richmond Folks in a Fever of Joyous
Excitement over Story that Grant had
beer Killed by n ShelI-ConfederateR Re.
ports from Atlanta.
We have Richmond and Petersburg papers
of the Goth and 21st, from which we take the
following int resting items:
The Richmond Wing OF the goth says OF the
late rebel raid into Maryland:
Judged by the Confederate standard, the
recent incursion into Maryland falls below the
mark. There may be, and we believe there is,
something unexplained. But booty, how.
ever considerable, cannot atone for splendid
opportunity lost or thrown away by - thou
sand men. The Confederate standard must
not be lowered
An Alternative Presented
The Salisbury IN g. Waterman says:
Tories and deserters, to the umber of IS or
1O0, made a descent upon Yadkin county Jail
last Wednesday night about IL o'clock, and
fcrcibly released three prisoners confined in 1t
on charge Of murder. One of two things is
certain-the loyal Confederates alone here
must either subdue these raiders or themselves
be subdued.
From the Wing we also take the following:
From Petersburg
TX,
still the formula Of the military situation. The
train last night brought us, as we expected
nothing in the way of news. The usual picket
firing and shelling continued, however along
the lines your gentleman, connected with
the signal corps, who came over informed us
that he thought the firing much brisker We ter
day evening than it had been for a number OF
days past The ErpreSs which we succeeded
In obtaining from private source, after con-
siderable exertion, contains only the following
from the front:
he nf0 To
unbroken. The enemy still occupy his tren ches
around portion Of the city and our troops
confront him every where. The heavy boom
OF the enemy's mortars were heard at inter
walls from early dawn until late hour last
night, and the invariable and inevitable picket
firing was constant. 1t seems that enough am
fight ar win half dozen battles. Both sides
are said 10 suffer considerably from mortar
shellr and sharpshooting, but as nothing de-
eisive is accomplished by either, we think it
would be q good idea if truce to such opera.
tinns could be effected.
Yesterday the chief topic, both in the army
an about The city, was the reported death Of
Grant. The enemy's pickets, both il Chester
field and in front OF petersburg, say it is so,
and they all tell a uniform story in regard u
it. The statement is that the Generals arm
was shattered by shell, near the shoulder,
rendering ampuation at once indis ean>ablB to
save life. The patient was at once put under
the influence OF chioroform, and during tns
operation so great had been the shock to thu
state that General Grant had been long su beet
to disease of the heart, and that his sudden de.
mise at any time would not have been a matter
of surprise.
From North Georgia.
We learn from the Macon Confederate that
but little QuaItermaster or commissary stores
row remain in Atlanta, all having been re.
moved 10 safer or more secure positions in the
rear. The impression prevails In the army
that the city will be defended and not given
up, unless the army is defeated in G great bat.
tie W hich will be fought in its immediate front.
The battle has been fought and the Confeder.
stes defeated.-ED. start The Confederate
has every reason to hope that Sherman's rear
will be cut in the next ten days and the i'm.
preston prevails among high officers in the
army that ii Atlpnta Is held until that time
shall have elapsed the crisis will have passed.
This cutting Of Sherman's communications
was to have been done by Forrest who has
come to grief himself at Tnpelo.-ED SrARl
Gen; Hoods appointment plainly indicates
to us that Atlanta is TO be defended at every
hazard and TO the last extremity. Ifthere W as
to be any more rstreatings surely Gen. John