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The New York herald., 1864-06-29
THE EIGHTEENTH CORPS.
mr.. Joh" A. Brndy's Despatch.
HEApoutRrggs EleurExSrH ARMY CoRrs,
In TBE lsi.D Juae 26--A. VI.

mr.. John A. Brndy's Despatch.
, REApousarrns, E,eurExSrn ARMY CoRrs,l
In TsE siD, Ju0e 25-A. NJ
RscoSyoissAScE TO srRav COURT HousR
Yesterday Captain Hill pf the First New York mounted
nse Point Of Rocks, after successful
ssnossaa.e sons bank Of the james TO Sur.
~ tourt House. Captain IN lett Bermuda Hundred
Ne sS inst, with troop OF hts regiment and, taking
rasort landed Fort Powna,an after dark aud dis.
smoarxed hs troops
BRANDON curRu.
ros ,orce immediately moved forward, and IN . fcw
Aasrs reached Brandon church. Here discovered
VI ioree Of rebel cavalry supposed to be In pos
s-~,oo " surry Court House. Nothing daunted, Captain
E1 pushed on Tor the place. determined to hgnt
AR.
POINT.
poeding creeks and moving along the dusty roads, Cap
Hn hts until be reached the cross
tssd ~ CABIN Point Here toe Information he had
s-cs'ved ai Brandon church confirmed, and, with
.ery expectation Of a nsht, ths command continued
,ssr march.
suery COURT uousr
49, 81 engh rcached, and the distant chin
49, we're discovered Captain HilI ordered bis men to
soAge. Ata a,op tney entered the place but to their
great dsapI found enemy II was disco, cred
toe fcfce ,a, occup,ed tue town, which the people
dats,ce tsa m,gsined ioto large detachment OF
tsoe' cavalry, really only party Of guerss. Upon
seo vsring CAPTAIN Bnls advance, they had loft pre-
s.ftsteiy
rAxiHo ~ ALtrefAvcv.
numbers Z the hhsbi ants, who had been met with
the aud al the dhereut places where tho cavalry
stopped, ded asssxs captain di, and begged
ssve aim ADMINISTERS rssss9h q aIss'arcs and give
tsen safeguards TIE Captain, however, bad sutno.
rsy this matter, aud them I'll Gene.
,a buthr How they 70 reach the latter not .
,sse,,oa that he explained
Borsifssstss cy rns Rsnrntiov.
ms utter hopeessness q the rebel cause seemed 10
hvs niered the minds % the farmers b this ueigbbor
ssod sud great snxiety manifested to be again o.
s,aersd citizens Of the Union ss 1t was or asnhs
Arer reman'nga sh ~ time and accomplishing the
scec Il The exteditiot--n n,ly apdIng out whether
s rebel force vas IN .bs yscoisvhs cavalry set %,
The New York herald., 1864-06-29

General shsrdan's sommand met with slight nss In
engagement with the snsmy's 81 Wilson'S land
Ing but punished the eusmy greater extent than our
loss
General Sheridan win complete bis crossing over The
James river at sundown tonight, which being accom-
pisned entirely by Transports and nos by pOnoons, ~
heretofore erronsously reported.
The New York herald., 1864-06-29

on their return reached Port PowhasaA IN time -
be landed Il Bermuda yesterday d noon.
ACCOMPANYING oy1CKRs.
Major Hamilton Of the First New York mounted rines
accompanied the command a. volunteer Captain Shaf
fer. a General Buffers stsf also went along, with NE
orders Of the general guiding their movements.
The New York herald., 1864-06-29
Sketch Of General Hnrker.

Bgadsr General Charles g. H'rker, reported mortaiy
wounded In Georgia. was n New Jersey about tho
wear 1897 entered West during 1854 and graduated
IN 1883 He entered United States Army as brevet
second lieutenant Of Second infantry July 1858,
became full second Lieutenant OF the Ninth infantry on
August l5 1885, and ieu,eu mt Nay Ia ls6i He
was appointed second seulor eleuans tho Fifteenth
United States infantry during August 1884, with COM
mission dating Nay H. and promoted 10 captain on
October "a 1851 He selected lieutenant colonel
OF the sxtyGth Ohio Volunteers 10 the TALL OF 1861, and
afterwards became its colonel, with commission datug
from November IL, 1851. lie joined General Buells
Army OF the Ohio helped TO build the military road In
Eastern kentucky participated 10 the battle OF shiloh and
the siege OF Cornth commanded brigade OF the force
that chased Bragg Of Kentucky his brigade joined
Cen Rosecrans Army OF the Cumberland 10 ght braveiy
at stone river and he recommended in The Official
report promotion which he however, dd not receive
he part Tennessee campaign OF 1868 and un
der Thomas helped to theiarv ut tnck lnsuga on
Ssptem Der 90 GeD. Thomas earnestly recommended
him for promotion fr his conduct tna uay aud alter
he had again dsnpushe himself under Gen. Grant as
Chattanooga he was appointed . Brigader General of
Volunteers date from September go 1888 his appoint
neut he ne confirmed as recently as April 7, 1851 He
Commanded a brigade under Howard during tue recent
Georgia campaign aud bed the PEAK Of Rocky ace Rdse
on NAV T. 1884 In spite ~ the eiorts Of the enemy 70
dtsloaee bin. His bravery during the war bAs been
characteristic and has only been excelled by his exIrsms
modesty.
The New York herald., 1864-06-29

News from New Orleans.
CAIRO, June ~, 1864
The steamer sultana has srNved from New Orleans
2lst There has been a slight advance in sugar and
moasses. Operations in cotton limited and quota.
lions are nominal.
The New York herald., 1864-06-29
Rebel Ace0u n 20.

MEMPHIS, juno rs, 1864.
rebel despatch, received at Holly Springs yesterday.
announces the rspuse Of By johnston with tho
loss Of iorty i've and also claims victory
at Petersburg alter tho severest engagement Of the cam
paign
The New York herald., 1864-06-29
Attack and Kepuise OF tho Rebels ne
Lafayette. y

CHATTANOOGA. Jnno rs, 1854.
Yesterday, At Eve O'Clock in the morning, ias Oh
truce was sent into lafayette in the name o Gen Pillow,
demanding the immediate surrender OF the town, ana
threatening to burn sbs demand was not complied
with.
Tho rebels we're three tho,sand strong and had com
pieely tho town. and on tho refusal OF coosi
Watkins, VIII, had ouly tour hundr men, 70 surreuder
tho rebels advanccd frcm All directions
Al nine O'Clock they occupied tnreeNourths Of tho
town. when Colonel John Croxtes, OF tho Fourth Ken
tucky came up and cap ured about seventy rebels.
Colonel Watkins lost about hfsy killed and a. many
wounded.
General Pillow left one hundred dead and wounded on
the field.
Colonel Faulkner, OF the Seventh Kentucky was cap
tured In an attempt TO make ch,rgo upon the reoes
The New York herald., 1864-06-29

FosrRas sioSsos, Juns ~, 1864
The steamer Highland Light arrived hero At ux ooccs
from Citt pont
She report~ that al is oaiss IN fronL
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25
The New Gold BiII.
From The world.l

What could possibly be more absurd than
this foolish and veXati0us bill? A man
cannot buy gold with the notes of the Chem
ical Bank, or the Bank of Commerce, or OF
the soundest and most solvent state institu-
tions. He cannot sell house for gold, nor
a farm, nor cargo of grain. He cannot
even buy gold and pay by his certified check
on the best bank in the country. A mer-
chant cannot buy cargo of coffee on ship
board in our harbor on credit of few
days, because no contract can be made for
the delivery OF gold on day subsequent
to the contract; and foreign goods must, of
course, be paid for in gold. Nay, he cannot
buy the goods and pay for them on the
same day, for the bill makes it penal Of
fense to give in exchange for gold anything
but greenbacks or the notes of the national
banks. This absurd law, if enforced, will
compel the people of California and Colora-
do to starve. In California they have ad-
hered to the old standard of value, accounts
being kept and payments made in gold.
But It Is now unlawful for a man to pur-
chase a pound of butter or sack of flour
and offer gold in payment. "But this is
not sale of gold, but purchase of food"
Indeedl "Change places" says poor King
Lear, "and, handy-dandy, which Is the JUS
tice, and which is the thief" Change
places, and, handy-dandy, which is the
buyer and which is the seller? If such a
change is all that is necessary to evade the
law, it will be easy to sail a California
steamer through it with all its freight.
Such a statute is worthy Of 'the dark
ages" when the wages of labor and the
price of wheat were attempted to be regu-
lated by law. AZ ~
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25
DentI, Of gen. Polk.

fGeorRia Correspondence Of the N. Y. HeraldI
On the afternoon of the 14th party OF
rebej Generals, consisting of Johnston,
polk and Hardee, rode to Pine Mountain,
for the purpose of making some telescope
observations of our lines. AT the. time
brisk artillery fire was going on between
the two armies, but no engagement OF ghe
infantry. The rebel Generals were on iooS
at the time, having left their horses OUT Oh
range. The artillerists Of the Fourth corps,
observing the party, fired at Them, puG
failed of their mark, as they were proseG,teu
in measure. Another battery, unuero
stand, of the same corps, Dut some ulsIa,,cS ar.S
on the right, got range on the party anu
gave them a discharge. One of the prolec-
tiles struck, says my informant, Gen. FOLK
on the left arm, about the elbow, passed
through his body, considerably managing
it, and carrying off the right arm. Inc uh-
expected circumstance occasioned great
excitement and CONSERVATION anOng the
Generals and rebels In the vicinity, as couid
be plainly seen by some OF our troops,
though the cause of the confusion was not
known to them at the moment.
{ A short time ago signal officer by the
name of Fluke, II remember the name
rightly, discovered the principle OF the
rebel system of signals, which enabled MN
to interpret what was transplrlug aionS
the enemy's lines. The discovery and Key
to the system were made known to some OF
our signal officers, and often through them
and by this means valuable information has
been secured concerning the designs OF the
enemy. On the afternoon of the l4th, after
the death of General Polk, 1t seems the fact
was announced along the enemy's lines by
signals. One of the signal officers OF our
corps read and interpreted the signals, and
at once made the unexpected announcement
to our officers. -,
An officer tells me, when we drove the
enemy back on the following day, that
pole with u piece vf paper lasIened at the
end was found standing against stump.
One of them secured the paper, upon which
were these words:-"You damned Yankees
have killed old General Polk"
When the first news of his death reached
us there was some doubt whether It was
Lieutenant General Polk or subordinate
General of the same name. From the facts
since secured, however, there seems to be
no doubt about its being the veritablc
Bishop General Leonidas.
l made some inquiries as to the effect his
death will probably have upon his troops.
They are of the opinion, though much la
mented, his loss will not seriously disturb
the morale of his army. The fact is, the
General was not very popular. The sue
cessor of General Polk will be either Gen.
eral Loring or General French.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25
DIR. TOBIAS
Venetian Horse LiniInent,

pINT BOTTLES AT FIFTY CENTS, FOR THE
4 cure Of lamsness, scratches, wind gals, sprains.
bruises spnts. cuts, collie, slipping ste, over heat
ing throat nail in the foot &c. It's warranted
cheaper and better than any other article ever offered
to the public. Thousands Of animals have been
cured of the collie and over-heating by this Lini-
ment and hundreds that were crippled and lame
have been restored 10 their former vgor. II is used
by all the first horsemen throughout the States.
Orders are constantly received from the Racing Sta
blcs of England for fresh supplies OF this Invaluable
article. Deer $500 testimoials AaUe Been receised.
Remember, 80 cents laid out in time may save the
life Of your horse. Sold by all Druggists. Office So
Cortlandt street, New York.. gf vi'i o "a s-
iunel4-d&Wlm tr.r.tt t f..T .Tr.l rt. ..
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25
The Chicago Convention -. The
POsfpOmement. @

The action of the National Democratic
Executive Committee, in postponing the
Chicago Convention from the 4th of July to
the Goth of August, is favorably regarded
by the Democracy everywhere. We have
heard of no member of our party who is
not well satisfied that it was done. A later
day had been selected in the first place than
ever before but that was deemed to be en-
inently proper, in view of the extraordina-
ry condition of the country. Itwas expect
ed when the Committee met last winter,
that by the 4th of July the great spring
campaigns would end, and would probably
have accomplished their work. Thisexpec-
tation was then generally shared by the
country; and it was understood to have
formed the basis of the Committees action
at that time. 1t was thought by everybody,
that public sentiment would be shaped,
more or less, by the results of the great
campaigns of the first half of 1854, and that
there could be no intelligent political ac-
tion until those results should be known.
ITO lay down platform and define a poll
CIV in advance of events certain to have a
controlling influence on publico opinion, but
whose character it was given to no human
foresight to descry, was deemed, by saga
cious Democrats, to be inconsistent with
that wise and mastery inactivity which
postpones a decision until the facts can be
ascertained on which it should be based"
The military campaigns are still in pro-
gress, and are likely to be for some time to
come. Hence, the same reasons that con-
trolled the Committee in calling the Con-
vention on so late a day as the 4th of July,
were doubtless deemed sufficient for their
recent action In postponing it until the Goth
Of August. The military campaigns that are
now watched with such intense interest at
home and abroad, and on whose success or
failure the Presidential election will, it is
thought, mainly hinge, ought to be brought
to close before the day now fixed for the
Convention. The logic of events, in times
like these, is far more powerful and efficient
than organization few months earlier
could possibly have been. 'The Democratic
party, believing that Time, the great vindi-
Gator Of Truth, is its strongest ally, prefers
to act on knowledge, and accepts the delay
by which knowledge must be acquired.
Having started on the principle that it will
notselect its battlefield till it has first recon-
noitered the ground, 1t awaits, in the slow
ly unfolding military denouement, the pos
sIbility Of this indispensable reconnois-
srnce.n ~
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25
The bill Increasing the Pay of
Soldiers Signed by the Presi-

dent. e
The President has signed and approved
the act to increase tn pay ofsoldiers in the
United States Army. 1t provides that on
and after the lst Ut May last, and during
the continuance of the present rebellion, the
pay per month of non-commissioned Off
GERS and privates in the military service
shall be as follows:
Sergeant majors, S26; quartermaster and
commissary sergeants of cavalry, artillery
and infantry, 500; sergeants of ordnance,
sappers and miners and pontooniers. S34;
corporals of ordnance, sappers and miners
and pontooniers, $40; privates of engi-
neers and ordnance of the first class, SIS,
and of the second class, SIG; corporals of
cavalry, artillery and infantry, SIS; chief
buglers of cavalry, $23; buglers, SIG; far
riers and blacksmiths of cavalry and artil-
lery, $lS; privates of cavalry, artillery and
infantry, SIG; principal musicians of artil-
lery and infantry, $22; leaders. of brigade
and regimental bands, $50; musicians, SIG;
hospital stewards of the first class, $685.
hospital stewards of the second class. $25;
hospital stewards of the third class, S23.
All non-commissioned officers and pri-
Yates in the regular army, serving under
enlistments made prior to July % 1861,
shall have the privilege of re-enlistlng for
term of three years in their respective or
CARNATIONS until the 1st of August next,
and all such non-commissioned officers and
privates so re-enlisting shall be entitled to
the bounties mentioned in the joint resolu-
ton of Congress, approved January 13,
1864.
In all cases where the government shall
furnish transportation and subsistence to
discharged officers and soldiers from the
Mace of their discharge to the place of their
enrolment or original muster into the SER
vice, they shall not be entitled to travel,
pay or Communication of subsistence.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25
GnLLaORE AND
BUTLER.

-
General Giiimore nehtcYen from tno
Oommand % shc Tenth CorPs--Fhe
Reasons observation-disclosures Grant
HnterrerestO Prevent Injustice Being
Done--Cause Of Butlcrss Hostility to
General Gilmore.
Eo.~,rss NroNpor J,oa 10
MSS NOA, oa"o io
MAJOR General Giilmore, WIN MS stan,
passed through TINS department to,uay eh
route for washington, TO report TO tne Au-
jutant General, by order of General Grant.
1t appears that General Butler took occa-
sion, In an official report to the Secretary of
War, to severely censure General Gilmore
for falling to attack the enemy's works at
Petersburg on the 10th. General Gilmore
then, in a letter to Butler, suggested that
he should probably apply for a court OF in
uuirv upon the matter. The language of
his Communication was decidedly respect
ful. and there was nothing in it at which
General Butler could take offense. But the
latter immediatelv issued an order reliey-
inc General Gillmore of his command, and
directed him to report at Fortress Monroe,
there to await court of inquiry. In. this
he was a little too fast, as no investigation
had been ordered. or even called for, and
the order was therefore irregular. When
General Grant arrived at Bermuda Hun
dred. the matter was referred to him. He
immediateIv issued an order relieving GEN.
eraI Gillmore from the command of the
Tenth Army corps, Eat his own request"
and directed him to report to the Adjutant
General at Washington.
Almost before the ink was dry with
which the last order was written, events
occurred to Justify the course of General
Gilmore. He was sent to attack Peters,
burg with but one corps, assisted by Gener-
al Kautz's cavalry, which. was. to co-oper-
alto with him IN another direction, render
ing him no Immediate assistance. lie
found upon his advance that the enemys
works were so situated as 10 De aDsoluteIy
impregnable to his force, and ms Judgment
dictated that he had better WithnraW IN,
stead OF sacrincing MS MEL ne LILY; Gtu soa,,u s.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25

$1,000 Reward.-The above reward will be
given to any person who can furnish prescription
for Coughs, Colds, Whooping- Cough, Asthma, and
Consumption, which is equal to DR.. Strickand's
MeiAuous Cough Balsam. This Balsam will cure
the above complaints, also splitting Of blood and
night sweats One fifty cent bottle is sufficient for
any one to try The worst cases of chronic cough.
asthma. whoopng- and primary cases of con-
sumption are cured by DR.. Strickland's Mellinuous
Cough Balsam. 1t can be had at any Druggists. It
is different from any other cough medicine we have
known in this country. day2-d&w1w
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25
REFoRE PETERsBURG.
~ n |I|TI |||
ruE SITUATION IN ITS GENERAL ASPECTS.

Thus it was that this golden moment was
lost. And in this situation the united
armies of Meade and Butler now enve,op
Petersburg in about the quadrant of a cir
cle-Butler's force, (the Tenth and Eight
eenth Army Corps,) being placed north of
the Appomattox, facing Petersburg on the
eastern side, and the Army of the Potomac
fronting it from the south, in line stretch
ing from the Apponattox across the Peters
burg and Suffolk railroad, where our left
rests on Poo Creek.
This much that you may see we are not
in Petersburg, as you fancied day or two
ago. Yet we are surprisingly near it. The
line Of rebel works, on accommodating ridge
south of the city, taken by Smith on We'd
nesday, are but two miles from Petersburg,
and thence one looks right into the "Cock-
ade City," which lies in the valley Of the
Appomattox. But our line Is now ad-
yariced far beyond those works, and In
places not over half mile from the town,
which lies perfectly under the range Of oui
batteries, and has already received quite a
number of accidental shells. .F,u ,.r-g,-,
In this state Of facts / readily anticipate
| the question, "Why, then, Is the city moi
| shelledY" To any one who has conception
of the ground, there Is ready reply to thii
question. Petersburg lies In hollow, and
4 Is commanded both BY the heights on the
south, which are in our possession, and BY
the heights on the north, which are In the
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25
The Meeting of the Chicago Com
vention Postponed till August %.

Atameeting of the Executive Committee
of the National Democratic Committee,
held In New York, on the 22d day Of june,
1894, 1t was voted that in Difference to the
desire of very large number of the Lead
ing members of the Conservative Union
Democratic party throughout the country,
the meeting OF the Democratic National
Convention be postponed to Monday, Au-
gust 90 1864, at twelve o'clock noon, at
Chicago a4,
vd AUGUST BELMoNT, Chairman.
FREDERICK o. PRINCE, Secretary. pryr
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25
The News.

The telegraph this morning contains
several important items from Petersburg.
Correspondents mention another flank
movement in the process of execution.
There is also a Philadelphia report that
rear attack was made by the rebels but was
repulsed. The report does not say whether
the attack was made by Lees forces whose
location is doubtful or by portions of
Beauregard's garrison.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25
The Eighteenth Congressional
at h1sif Al District.

The Democracy of the Eighteenth Con.
gressional District-composed of the,coun-
ties Of Cuyahoga, Summit and Lake-held
their District Convention in Cleveland, on
Last Thursday, and elected JABEz W. FITCH,
Of Cuyahoga, and VAN r. HUMPHREY, of
Summit, as Delegates to represent them in
the Chicago Convention. d. r. PAIGE of
Lake, was nominated for Presidential Elec-
tor for that DistAct. d. p. RHoDEs, Of
0uyahoga, and NoRcAsL Roor, Of Lake,
were selected as Alternate Delegates to the
Chicago Convention. Hasls ioast
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25

THE MoNRoE-D DOCTRINE RESOLUTION
Senator McDougall introduced in the SEN
ate Wednesday the identical resolution
adopted at the Baltimore Convention, reaf-
fifniing the Monroe doctrine. A fairer hit
was never made. The Senate Foreign Re-
lations committee, under the rule of Mr..
resolution, thus introduced, to come up for
consideration. 1t is transparent that the
Monroe-doctrine plank in the Baltimore
platform is merely for buncombe, for Re
publican Congress dare not stand by it.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25

THAT apocryphal production, Abes last
joke, is thus reported in connection with
his visit to Philadelphia: "When the Presl-
dent began the work of filing himself at
the table of the Sanitary Fair, he exclaimed
TN fight it ont on this line If ID takes all sum
mer.' So far as known, this is the only joke
he perpetrated in Philadelphia"
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25

In Richmond, at this time, common whis-
ky sells at $50 per gallon, and uncommon
at whatever the seller chooses to ask for it,
yet whislSy-drinking goes on. Chickens
sell at s25 piece, and turkeys at $50.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25

: A. FIGHT AMONG THE BARRIERS. The
Philadelphia BARRIERS are at war. Two par
ties have sprung up among them--one fa-
voring the closing Of theirshops on Sunday,
and the other opposed to it. Those who
are in favor Of the movement seem deter
mined at all hazards TO compel their stub
born brethren to yield, or ego and do like
wise.r Several personal collisions have oc-
CURED among them. n19 "a 7poT
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-25
QUACKERY!

earnestly. caution all young men suffering from
Nervous Debility. etc.. against endangering their
You can fully recover by the methods used by the
Advertiser, and by hundreds Of others, AND IN NO
OTHER AT. Read letter which will send you II
you will send me postpaid envelope bearing your
: 1850 EDWARD H. TRAvER,
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