, 1864-10-06


THE NEWS.
The war in Virginia gives no promise that
-cbsnges the certainty estahlished some time
ago, thst 1t will be slow aud tedious pro-
ccsB set to take Richmond. There will
be no d8shlng in, and seizure Of the rcbsl
capital by bold, sFcep1ng stroke. It will
be praEu&l, au6 toe only chance for sbarp
fighting will BE- when Lee, grown desperate
by hunger and confinement, dashes to break
the ring of stee1 with which 1t is Graut's
plsn to e1circle him. The promise OF a few
eays was short~used, and illusory as far rs
concefns the speedy capture OF Richm onl
BY assault. At any day, however, the des-
perate rebels may commence the assault On
our army, and 10 our victory there can be
bnt one result
The Secretary OF the Treasury anaouncss
that be will receive proposals, until October
74th, for forty millions OF $50 Bonds, The
5-2os have always been so popular that lib
eral premium is expected, and q considerA-
ble amount will probably be taken ou foreign
account The + 80 lean will not be intcrfcred
With, and remains the most convenient ln-
veetment at par that Is nov In the market,
while the "propcss1s'' may be desirable for
banks and capitalists. The subscriptions to
the T-:I0s have already amounted to over forty
i've millions. Full particulars In relation to
both these loans will be found In our adeer-
tlsing columns.
We give Oh our inside full account of the
Iowa traf disturbances at Oskaloo5a.
Our St Louis dispatches eivo au interest
ipg summary Of news from Missouri, the ex-
tent and as2ects OF the reu:l raid. &c.
We learn by dispatch from Omaha th2t
The overland stages are running, and the tel
ceraph in working order. THIS amends our
rscent information On this subject, correct,
doubtless, few weeks since. The Interests
involved are too grea. to allow the redsains
to postpone Dsn. Aal1idas's stages, aud the
electric wire.
Our Monroe, Wisconsin, dispatch gives the
particulars Of the great bsl,k robbery ia that
place On Tuesday hight, in which the opera
tors cot lately off with $50 900 booty, after
blowing the bank vault to atoms. Heavy
s1eepc.s the citizens Of Monroe must be, and
of quiet consciencs *ithal. to slumbes
through such night Incident.
Our Le5ghboss ovet tie Water ere not to bn
Showed to go urscatbed b the events that
declare how saolJ the times are out of jcint
The Cbina4s tws elsewhere reports serious
revnlstons taking place in t1ace. aud the be-
eiDniEg Of disastrous commercial failures.
Perhaps we would PITY them ii we had
le.sure. The. hare oons 60 little, however,
to relieve us tn our home trias that the Brit
ish Lion ca2 60 through severe cfamp with
out disturbing our peace OF mind.
Col. Eaton, Genera! Superintendent OF
Freedman for the Deper. me:t OF the Teupes-
gee and LIE State Of Arksnsas, reports that
lis, ,G50 freedmen were under his c:re during
the pust ,e.r. or thess, Il $50 were In or
attached to the army, and =, 500 were on
plantations or In free3meu's VILLAGES. OF
the hitter, G., 500 ste entirely self supporting
Tho senntping 10,200 receive s1bsisteuce
from The Government OF THESE, 3 600 IRE
members of families yahose heads are c4trg-
i1g On plantatioue, and are to pay thu Coz
trrnent for their eubtietence from TIA tiret
income Of the crop. The remaining 1890
includcs the panpers-thoss over aud under
the ee}ffupportiDg age, the sick an1 the 10
firm. Of the LIS, ESQ blacks above meu-
toned, $500 h,re been uncer instruction
in letters; about 0co hsve learned to read
quite fairly, and about 2,000 to write.
E1U1u 1EuUEbttG VIC 1taTu LuAs EUIEESks
alarmed by a rise In the Tennessee River, is
endtayo1iDg to make good his escape. The
railroad to Pulaski is working again. The
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad coulin-
ucs in optraton. Forrest has not accom-
plisted nuch BY bis raid. On account OF the
scarcity Of horsee, Rousseau IL unable to drive
these uaraduers out Of tie State. He has
infantry 10 plenty, but they can only BE- en-
.plo3ed to defe1d particular points; thsy n
not pursue, and hence lne rebels, moving
about with eele1ity, can do pretty much ID
they p1ense. L Nashville Letter says: There
are come 5000 rebel cavalry in the State,
under the general command OF Forest. To
make up this number nearly all OF Wheeler's
force has been de:atched from the command
pt that 1ugacions individual. This aggregate
force has been divided into three or four
:ba1as, o111om ], 900 to . COO each-the largest
under Forrest In person, tue remainder ua'
der Rodds, Clinton, and Others Ut lees n5t=-
We eiye in our nornluk a3vi:es IRON
Sprirg6,l6, the. tun 6ealls and pro
CT csddinre Vi 1..e greet = ass meeting ysster-
day.
suppose The ss7 nta1]y ez1ct, Richmond
agniu under the 1lag, tie Confederate rag
rent, End Its armies tcziterrd. Do you kno =
thst thcu our GREATEST pesil might besfa to
loom ac7oss our pathy That It would be
then th,t DAGGER night, peradysntnre,
a1iee> to meet which JomtDi'e Art of War
supplies 1o 1ules. Ttat our musksts ard
canucp, our mcniloFs gcd iron.clsde would
be powe1less asainet tte Yetisisso There
is 10 more dangerous houe for truth than
Il al in -