The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1865-04-01
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bad eaery ambulance aud wag0a lid
With commissioned oiSoars
New York, 23d--Ccnmetcialfs special
says Richnond pa pers just received ous-
tain nothing e0aArEussorg nf reported
eheek % Sherman, there ia ascaFeely ean-
eealed hopale&sasss in tene Of Riebmoad
press that augars we'll for Sherman.
| So far as best informed military sdt kbi>
tsties regard Sherman > position emiaeatly.
hopoful. : -. .s......,;..s
He ID approaching a POINT Wlnrs rebsas
must fsht If they wish to bold Rieh4ncaa.-
New York March 23i--eOinmerciaIs
special says War Dept is reported 70 have
received dispatch from Fortress Monroe
that Sherman had arrived before defaness
of Raleigh Saturday and having planted
his guns in position commanding cityt sent
summons to Johnston to surrender. Re-
! isuit not given. =
| Ft Monroe March, 22a--stearer Phil
adel2hia from Newberne with mails and
dispatches from SehofeIi's army had az
rived. ..'=.
The srtpy had moved from Eingston
y. {. with view it was thought Of joining
Terry aud Sherman near Goidsboru, where
according to latest adYices rebels were as
semblin in strong force under Bragg and
Johnston with intention of giving battle
and make desperate resistance befors sur.
rendering the toWH. p: ..-.--@
Affairs in and around Kingston eonipaF~
itivel j. quiet, some ofiRhabitants have nd.
mitted Bragg was badly beaten on the
10Th inst, the day he attacked Sch feld's
forces but others deny il E. 49,
Washington March 23d--Fsiehuaond
Examiuer Of Tuesday eontaiHs the follow.
ing. ....
Headquarters March 2o,h--To Brsek-
inridge
Gen Johnston seporss that about 5P.
Vi. Of the l9tE be attacked the enemy
hear Brentville and routed him aud cap
tureI three guns. uIiEe in rear he raj
lied on fresh trn0ps bat was forced back
slowly until t p. II when receiving more
troops be apparently assumed offensive,
which was resisted Without difficulty until
dark.
Thi. morning be is eRtreuched.
Troop, behaved admirably. Dense
! thickets FFcvcntcd active operations on
tho llth
Stanton had announced that Sherman
was doing finely and thar his army was at
Fayetteville quietly resting preparatory
| TO another advance northward-
1t seems that he did not advance, bat
not for this successful attack by Johnston
gives earnest hope that the reduubtshle
Shernsn has at length met his match
Albany, March 2O.--Owiag to deten>
tions OFT The New York Ccntral railroad in
consequence uf the late inundation, 40
stock tr2in, have arrived since Thursday.
The tutaI su2rIy Oh Sale l1F the week only
reached lOU0 head. leaving sone 1900
till to come, and which ran scarcely ar
rive 10 tlnc for this weeks New York
market. In consequence Of his small
supply holders advanced prices e per Ib.
and 40J or 0s0 head have changed hands
at the advance. There ID nothing doing
IA sheep or hogs, ~
New York. March 20.-Filcs Of late
Richmond papers show that efforts to
raise negro regiments fa rebel armies
have commenced in earnest The official
order has been issued, and rendezvous
for the reception of regiments, slave, and
free, has been established, All who are
received will be mustered 10 for the war.
Gen Lee, 10 letter written Oh the 10th
inst, urges on the work OF raising aud
organizing negro troops, and says he is
anxious to witness their first experiment
IN fighting fer the rebel cause.
Buffalo, March 10--The New York
Centrrl trains commence running to-mors
row, passengers being transferred By An,
drews street bridge in Rochester, The
road is but slightly damaged. Freight
trains will be sent Wis the Batavia aud
Canandagua line, which Is but slightly in
jured, and will be all right tomorrow.
A GENERAL PAS1c--The. scene in
the general markets yesterday has no par
allel in the commercial history Of our
city. The premium on gold fell 8 per
Oens,-opsning as 1851, snd falling az
low as 166. This created . general paa;o
among spectators and holders of.produes
and other auctuating property, and We
have to record q very material fall in
prices. Wheat declined 5 sIaSc per bushsl;
sAts, 23aSo; rye, 10; and prime n1sss pork
sI,00 par Dbl. No. ] Spring wheat ssal
a. low as 81, 10 par bushel, and shsrs
were no buyers Of oats at the elrse as
/ 'ovsr 500 Per bushsl Meas pork, which
seid in The early part Of ths packing sea.
son 1t s40. 90 per Dbl was offered % e23
without buyers, and pFins mess pork
which sold at S38, so was offered as eS7.
Since Saturday hst, ve note . dselina
in aour Of 500 per bhL; wheat Ea1sc:
oorn Sa6e; oets 6ia6ic. rye saI0c psr
bashsl;; mess po4k 800 per bbi: prime
mess pork $500 per bbG 2!o per Is; rsw
sut ags, saIo per Ih; tea, ffse pers Ibr and