Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-04-01
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From the Daily No.pareil.

the honor to report that occupied Colds.
boro this afternoon, with but slight oppo-
si,ion. Gen. Terrys column, from Will
mington, was at Parsons depot last night
and should be near this place to night.
Sherman's left was enga ged with the enc.
my near Bentonvlle on Sunday. The ar.
tillery firing was quite rapid during the
day aud for short time Monday morning.
Sherman's righ', 18th corps, wus near
Mount Olive on Sunday night. There has
been some artillery firing to day, which
Indicates the gradual approach of Sber.
mans army towards this place, all this
being strictly in accordance with his plans.
| have no doubt all swell. hope to
have more definite aud late intelligence
from Sherman very soon, and will forward
it to you without delay. fad the bridge
burned, but otherwise the road is not in.
jured, and depot facilities are very fine /
captured here seven cars. Gen. Terry has
captured two locomotives and two cars
which he is now using. SCHorlELD.
City Point, March 25.--News has Just
reached here Of an attack on our line this
morning at daylight, by the enemy at F.
Steadmsn, near the Appomatax river,
capturing the fort, and taking prisoner
nearly its entire garrison.
They sent these prisoners over the works
towards their lines, but on the way they
broke from their guard and nearly all es.
capped back to our lines Reiniorcements
arriving the fort was retaken, and they
were driven back, losing heavily 10 killed
aud wounded.
City Point, March 27.--To Stanton -
The battle on the 18th resulted in the fol-
lowing losses on our side:
In the I'd corps there we're 81 killed and
4O2 wounded, missing 3O2
In the Oh corps 80 killed, wounded
1873, missing 3O6 .
The Sd and 9Th corps pushed forward
and captured the enemy strong entrench.
ments and turned his guns against him,
and still hold them. The battle lasted un.
til sp IN, the enemy losing heavily
Humphreys estimated the loss Of the enc.
my in his front At three times his own
The enemy brought in a flag Of truce for
permission to collect his dead, and per.
mission was granted.
am in receipt of Sherman's report Of
operations from the time he left Fayette
vile up to the pa inst. 1t shows hard
fighting, resulting in very severe loss to
tho enemy in killed, md wounded, and
over lOOo prisoners. His own loss. he
says, will be covered by $500 men since
be left Savannah, many Of them but slight.
ly wounded. GRANT.
New York, March 25.-7he Tribunes
Washington special says it is believed that
Richmond has been evacuated, and that
only a strong rear guard has been lief, to
keep up the pickle! li,s along Grants
front. 1t is also rumored that Lee is at
the head Of the liberated Richmond army,
aud marching with all haste to unite with
Johnston and fall upon Sherman.
A long list Of Senators, Representatives
and other public mcn.who are in favor of
reconstruction on the basis of the Ullon
and Constitution is given Ex- Senator &
c. Clay, recently returned from England
would have nothing to do with the Con.
federacy.
When Stephens returned from the
Hampton Roads con ference, he t,ld his
friends tina, they would have peace before
the first of May, 1865, and that the sub.
stance of what Mr.. Lincoln said was that
he could make no terms with Mr.. Davis as
leader Of the rebellion or could not treat
with the States while they confessed ale.
glance to the Confederate government, but
that he was willing to treat with the States
separately, and if peace was declared. he
would do all in his power to remi, the
pains and penalties.
Davis Instructions were tia: ncc0,ia.
ha id
independent nations. and pending the ne
gotiations au armistice of 90 days vas
not entertained by Mr.. Lincoln.
The women Of Montezama. Parke coun
ty, Indiana, have dried up all the li1
uor saloons by summary process, aud mott
fy the public through the paper of that
town, over their own signatures, that they
intend to keep them dried up.
At a fair in Syracuse, N. Y. recently,
one of the plays was the Mischievous
Monkey" aud while the chap who played
monkey was hanging head down from the
WALL bis tail broke and he come down on
the heads Of his audience, some twelve feet.
1t is estimated that the oil product of
Venango county, Pa, is at least 10000
barrels daily. This, at the average price
of $40 at the wells, which is low average,
will give 100000 a day, or over $3l ,0oo,
900 year.