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mee oe - - THE BR.) f THIRTY .VIRST VERA NUMBER 10,071. The Latest News By Telegraph to the \, Y. Sun. THE WAR WESTWARD. Rsbels in Force at Dalton. SHERMAN CLOSE ONHOOD, ABUNDANCE OF SUPPLIES ATA NIA, Successful Federal Expeditions. GREAT NUMBER OF CATTLE CAPTURED Many Prisoners Taken. THE REBELS IN MISSOURI. Capture of Sedalia. CONTINUED ROBBERY AND MURDER. LATER EUROPEAN NEWS, Joe Coburn in the Ring, but Mace Fails to Appear. ENGLISH VIEWS OF OUR WAR. Local and Miscellaneous Newse THE ONE CENT QUESTION SETTLED, Blore About the Mysterious Marder. &e., &e,, &e. GPNERATL SHERMAN The Enewy in Force at Dalton, Ve. Chattanooga, Sept 18 Major-General Sehoteld arrived here to-dar, and asumed the general di Peetion of affairs here, The enemy are reported in free at Dalton Colonel Jobnaom of the 48th Phited Kiates C- lored, was making a determined defence nt Chattanooga, which is strongly fortified and supplied with troops to make @ protracted and foeveasful Cefence. Genera! Boerman is close on Hood's rear, end undoubtedly will make it a hor- wet's nest for him, The track and bridges on the @silroad line ruun ug from Nashville to Atlanta, which were considerably/injured by the late fresh- ets, are being rapidly repaired, aud will all be in workiug order in a fow days, SECOND DISPATCH. Chattanooga, Get. 15.—The reports of our scouts 1! to show the presence of any considerable body of the euemy north of Tunnel Hi!) Walter and Whitfield counties have undoubtedly been scoured dy wamall body of rebel cavalry, which has not been very effective in destroying the railroads, though in possesion of Alton ; and bus little dem- ece is believed to have been done. General Schofield sent out a strong reconnoiter- ing party to-day to discover the whereabouts of the rebel column «sid to be moving towarde the Weat, Scouts of the Forty fourth colored regiment, in the garrison at Dalton, who escaped after Colonel Jobnson's surrender, arrived here today, They give numerous accounts of the affair, They state that they were on picket, wanted to fight, knocked over the flag-berrer, and after the surrender mapy refused to stay caucht. Ringgold and the inter- mediante points have been strengthened by General Bhofield Wo have nothing definite aa te Sherman's where- ehouta, He is known to be energesically at work toopen and keep open the route to Atlanta, no matter what rebe! column intervenes. TRIED DISPATCH, Chattanooya, Oct. 1b, 915 P. M~Our forces to-day re-occupied Ringgold and the block house three miles in advance, and found the railroad and bridges anfe, It is generally believad thas Dalton, with the 46th colored, surrendered to Hood's army yesterday, but nothing official is received, There is co communication yet with Gen, Sherman. There | wag an ambulance of aupplice at Atlanta, in antici. | pation of anch # wovement by the rebels, Major Gen Stedman had arrived and resuroed command ofthe divtrictt. There are #ix mouths’ supplies on bund, and the officers of the army feel that Hood is making @ mCvement that will ourtanly prove cis- sstr is. GENERAT Keconaoissance by Butler, Htc. Portrena Monroe, Oct, 14.—Gen. Butler sent out | @ recounois#ance on the north side of the James yesterday They wivanced two sud a half wiles towards Ricbriond aud returned without | low. They met stall squads of rebels and only rue slight skirmishes took place, Washington, Vet, b.—Acecounts from the Army of the Priomac continue to represent that all is quiet along the linea, with the exception of ocea- sional picket firing, Secretary Pessenden and other prominent personages bave leit Washington for the Army of the Potomac Washington, Oct, 16,.—A letter from the Army of the Potomac says the enemy exercise the utmost | vigilance to prevent desertions from their ranks. The retel cavalry appear to have been massing on our left, meditating, it was supposed, a raic on the ralroad near Warren's Station, Preparations were made to give them a fitting reception. Many new recruits baving a:rived, dr.ling was going on at v' boure of the day, Cannon and musket shots were frequently exchauged by the opposing ar- mos. Asvldier belonsing to the 2nd Maryland | regiment bas been shot for desertion, Guerrillas Cross the Potomac, Washington, Oct. 15, -loformation has reached | cre that yesterday afternoon about one hundred of White's guerrillas crossed at a ford of the Pow. \mac River, tx miles above Elward's Ferry, and advanced to Poolesville, Md., where they drove ont sLocitizena and committed much damage, There tre additional reports, but which are not authenti- | enters ether guerilla bands vand moved di wn the | that later inthe das | NEW From Missouri. Movements of Peace, St. Louis, Oct, 14.—Genera! Rosecrans reached Jeflerson City to-night, but we hare no definite news of the eneroy. At last accounts Price's train waa on Lamine River, with his main force, but whether be would move north or eouth was uo- known. St. Louis, Oct, 15, The rearscuard of General Price left Booneville the nigh, before last, march- ing toward Leringtom. Our cavalry, under Gen. Sanborn, is sail to have been repulsed at Piggsh, Cooper County, on Wednesday, but since are re- ported at Selaila on the Pacific Railroad. Great excitement exists !n Kansas and the malitia have been called out to repel the invasion of the rebela Budge Pagman and thirty Germans were killed at Lafeveite, a German settlement, on the 10th inst. by the rebels under Pool. St. Louta, Oct, 16. —About 2,000 rebels, with two pieces of artillery, under Jef Thompson, attacked Recialia at 2 o'clock, yesterday, aud drove the mili- ta outof the place. A few of the militia in the fort reaisted the attack, but tually murrendered, and were paroled or shot. The citivens were re- leased without parole, The rebels left during the night, aud @ Federal infantry force arrived there this morning. The rebels rolbed stores of several thoneand dollars’ worth of clothing, booty aboos é&c., burned the water station, but did no other in- jury to the railroad, The rolling stock was all feut to Tipton, Price is reported to be movmg on Letington, Bill Anderson has cut the North Mis- souri Railroad at High Hill He ia aleo reported to have visited Florence. Anderson says his onty or- ders are “to revee bell in North Miasouri."* (aerrilins ip Kentucky. Touvaritle, Ky, Oct, 15.-Porty suerrillas on Tourslay night burned the jai! in Irvin, Eatalle county and release four prisoners. The aame even~ ing guerriilas plundered the stores in Branden- burg. Laet night fifteen guerrillas fired upon the Rardstown train, twelve miles from the junction. The guard returned the fire aud wounded Eugene Tiand, the guerrilla leader, From Cairo. Highly Saccesafal Expeditions. Cairo, Oct. 15, The steamer City of Alton, from Memphis, passed with 57 bales of cotton for St, Louis The rote of the Ohio soldiers in the hoapitala and on detached service in Memphin, gives 147 ma- jority for the Union candida Natcher dotes tothe %h give the particulara of Col, Osband's expedition, Col. Oshand detarked from transports at Junica Bend, on the 6th. Eerly on the morning of the 6th they surrounded a force of rebels at Woodville, killed 45, including a major, captared three guns, two officers and 54 men, Onur loss Was four horees killed. The rebele were eure manded by Major Cook. A battalion of the Third Louisiana colored cavalry captured the artillery Some rebel telegraphic instruments and many im- portant despatches were also captured, A large amount of rebel stores were Gosiroyed. Several bundred bead of cattly horses and mules turned over to Colonel! Kent, at Fort Adams, and shipped to this place. Colonel Osband then went some distance beyond Woodville ; but finding no enemy joined Colone] Farrar, who was on the Ho- mochitta with 1,000 infavtry. The two commands then returned to Natchez, bringing in wore stock Colonel Kent also captured considerable stock while marching from Tunica to Fort Adams, Lien- tenant Dobbs, of the rebel secret service in this vicinity, waa killed in one of the engagements. Tho series of operations undertaken br General Dana, commanding thie district, have constituted one almost continuous scout from far up on the Ya- ro on the North to Barou Sara on te South. The fruits of theese raida area large number of cattle, 5) horses and mules, various valiiable anpplics, ine!nding 56 bales of cotton and # great number of colored recruits, Lieut. Farle, of the special acou's, arrived Inet night from the vicinity of St. Joseph, on the weet side of she rive’, having captured one major, two captains, several mai! bags contairring important official and private letters in traasitu from the trans-Missiasippi Department tothe rebel headquar- ters; also 13 battle-flags captured from us in va- rious eogagemenute on the west side of the river. Co}. Osband's command embarked here again to- day, ‘The prerance here of Genera! Dana indicates other movements on foot, Cairo is full ot rumors of a threatened attack on | Columbus, Ky. and swinforcements are being sent there, A large rebel force ie at Maytield, threaten- tng Paducah From New Orleans. Impertunt Federal Saccessen. Vhe steamers Yazoo aud Creole bave arrived froma New Orleans the latter bringing advices of the vth. The reports of General Asboth's expedition to | Marianna, Fla, are vfirmed, Our los#in killed and wounded was $2, inclul.oy Capt. M,M, Young, 7th Vermont, and Licut’ E,W. Ayre, 2d Maine Cavalry, both killed, and Gen. Asboth's lett check broken and left arin fractured in two places, An expedition sent by Gen, Duna from Rodney, Miee,, of colored troops, reached Fayette, 2d inst, capturing 600 cattle, a large number of horses and mules, and several prisoners, Another expedition sent out by Gen. Dana, attacked the rebela at Wood- | were ville, 6tb inst., capturing three guns two officers | 64 men, and killing 40. Our loss, nove, The Cavalry expedition under Gen, Lee, captured | Clinton, La. on the 6th, with 80 prisoners, includ ing Lieut.-Col. Pinckney, Relel Provost Marshal | General of the District, and considerable stores aud ammunition, At last accounts Lee was ten miles | east of Clinton, moving on A reconnolssance sent out from Morganza, under Col, Guppy, 24 Wisconsin, with three regiments of infantry and one of cavalry, returned prior to the fth, afters severo skirmish with 1,000 rebel cay- alry, Our los was 2 killed and 8 or 4 wounded The enemy's loss Was supposed to be considerable. | Thirteen prisoners were taken, | A force under Col, Dye, 20th Iown oooupy Bimmnsport end Morgan's Ferry, on the Atchafalaya. The rebels have been criven beyond Yellow Bayou Advices from Matamoras give @ rumor of the vapture of the pteawer Ike Duvis, bound trom | vive, | car and the rocks In mich a manner that it was | Connecticut River, Saturday forenoon ¢ _YORK! MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1 Bagdad to Now Orleana, by @ party who had taken | paseage on her, and ran into Galveston, | A gentleman from Bagdad, 2ist ult, at New Or | leans reports the 800 French marines yet thers, and mtrenched Six ships of war lay off the bar, The expedition up the river went within 20 miles of Matamoras but returned! on sceonnt of the low: ness of the water, and were not driven back by Cortinas ; the boata lying too low to command the banks of the river, Continued raing had prevented the French troope from moving down from Mon- terey, though it was reported that the cavalry were within two days march of Matamoras, waiting for the infantry to come up It waa reported that Cortinas had guns bearing on Prownevillg and threatened to bombard that city if the Texans mo- leat! him. New Orleana, 10th—Noon, —There are no things Yet of the steamer Morning Siar which left New York on the lat From Port Royal: The United States steamship Fulton, from Port Royal 13th, brings news of « blocke t+ runner off Charleston, on the night of the 12) of October. At dark a larye alde-whee! steamer, with two smoke stacks, was seen attemptiny to run into Charleston. The blockading fleet opened fire and suuk ler off 1 ng Island, and far enough from the shore to be outof range of the enemy's guns, She now lee there, her bull under water, but ber amoke stacka and masta plainly viaible. [tis probable that she may be raised, and such of ber carg: as haa not been ruined Mi the water saved. She yposed to bave come from Nassau, and her cargo is beliew- ed to have bean @ valusble one. News from Florida reports the capture of an en. tire militie meeting at the town of Enterpriae, Volu- fin County, by a Federal cavalry force, which mades long night-mareh and quietly eurrour the place of meeting beforehan Twenty-nine men, forty Dorses and a quantity of provisions werethe reaultof this movemens. General Foater has been making 9 tonr of the military poate in Plonda, No fever prevaileon the F orida coast, reporta to the contrary notwithstand ing. Captain Cox, a Manaachusetts officer, has cacaped into our lines from Charleston, and reports the vel. low fever as very bad in that place. The reports of Union prisonera taking the Confederate oath of legiance are unfounded, THR STATE ELECTIONS, Vennevivania, Pa Ort, 15. In the Fourteenth District Willer, Republican, hae one hundred and eighieen majority In the Sixteenth District Cof- froth, Democrat, haa six hundred majority. In the Beventeenth District Jobnaen, Demoerat hae two hundred and twenty-teren majority. Tp the Nineteenth District Boofield, Republican, haa thirty. eight majority In the Twentieth District Culver, Republican, hur five hundred and sixty-five uia- jority. Haresaburd, lodiana. Harriaburg, Ps, Oct. 18. Governor Morton tele. Sraphs here us illows: ‘We bave eight members of Congress, being a gain of four, The lower House of the Legislature is decidedly Union, The Senate is a tie, or probably Democratic by one or two ta- | ' jority. My majority is not less than 20,000, and the prospect ia that it will be a few thousand more. No official recurns of the home vote have yet rewhed the office of the Becretary of Bret: impossible to give any aggregate of the 6 vote "* Maryland. | Baltimore, Oct, 1o.—The latest footing upon he Constitution vote ia as follows: For the Conatitu- | tion, 11,917, against the Constitution, 14529. The | Regative vote includes many estiiaasted majorities, | which may be reduced. The affirmative vote in- cludes 671 solders’ votes in Maryland. There is no report of the vote of the soldiers with the Army | of the P tomac or with Gen, Sheridan, The result | sti! doubtful Baltimore, Oct, 16...The latest footing up of the returns of the Constitutional election show ama. | Jority of 420 againat it. The official returns and the soldiora’ votes can alone decide, The friends of the measure claim a majority with the soldiers’ votes, Great Railroad Disaster. Numbers Killed and Woandod. New Haven, Conn., Saturday, Oct. 1o.—A rail- road accident, with fearful results, oecurred on the Shore Line Railroad about 11 o'clock this foresoon, The train consiated of six passenger cars, contain: ing two hundred and seventy-live sick and wound. ed soldiers, who were being transferred from the United Btater Knight" Hos; ital, in this city, to Reedville, Mass, The train, an extra one, left this | city atdotclock, When about four miles east of the Connecticut River, and while passing through ® deep rock cut, known as “Rocky Ledge," a broken ra{! threw the eutire train from the track, aud dusbed the cars into the solid rock ledye on either side, One car in the middle of the train was thrown up and across the track, fortuing ~ come | plete arch some twenty feet bigh, The balance of the train was piled in all directions, and three of the cars were smashed t such au extent that it would be impossible for o spectator to vscertain the | number that was in the train except by connting the wheele, Nine of the unfortunate taken from the ruine dead, Two of the brakemen, | navied Horace Beebe and EBujnr Parsons were ine atuntly killed. Another name H, Chitten. | den, was so badly injured, that he can hard)s Ten or twelve aoidiers were eer and The dead and woumled were conveyed back tw New Iloven, and returned back to the Government hospital The | more unfortunate were forwarled to their destin ation. widiers were sure | boro twenty more alightly injured One of the killed was jammel between a ulgnt before the body could be extriwate, the care being a perfect wreck SECOND pisraTcn New Hiven, Ct, Ovt, 16.The following are the | names of the killed by the accident on the Shore Line Iailroad at Rocky Neck, four miles east of the L. V. Poill’ps, 82d Massachusetts regime Edward W. Dalton, 10th New Hampshire, ree N. W. Doyle, recently from the Chestnut street | hoxpital, Philadelphia, W'iiiam Maffit, Co. Fy 6th Connecticut regiment, Horaee Beebe, brakernan, of New Londen, Ct Edgar M. Parsons, brakernan, of Berlin, Ct, Thomas Johnson, §9th Masa regiry Richard A. Young Veteran Reserve Urry» | Montgomery Groen, 4d Jounectiout Artillery | mitting of the Conference the Danish pre | Italy. char! Daxter, of a Massachusetts mgiment, Cod on the train conveying the wounded to this et . on Satuntay evening, Alexander BLM died at the Knight I va Sb R 1, tet Mass artitlory, pital, in tha + this moru. The following persons were badly wonndedt and were brought to the Koight Hospted in thi city on Satuniay evening. Joba A. French, 86th Maasechnaetta regiment, of Brooklyn, N. Ho; left thigh, badly bruins, Sengeant Ro TT Matthews, 40th Mass, of Yar- mouth, Maes, leg broken, Charloe W, Boyer, Co, B, 56th, Masa, of Bridge. rt, Co; left thigh badly torn, Martin FE. Finkle, Co, bh. Maas, of Sheffield, Masa, left leg broken a masher! A.J. Bolinell, Go. Cy 16th, Mane, of Westfield, Mass, bruivet and internally injured, , George H, Newhall, Co A, 40th, Masa, of Exeter, Nv TD, skull fractured and beft log badiy brulaed Joho Jackson, Coy Ky th, Maas, of Boston, log amputaced this taornlug, Daniel Sawyer, Int. Maes Cavalry, skull frace tured ; recovery doutefal Bamue. Chittemien, brakeman, of New London, Ct, bad an arn and leg broken and received inter- nal inuries. He cannot recover, and was taken to New London, Twenty -tive others, slightly injured, were taken to Readville, in The rulus of the train were burned to«tay. Three care of the «x were saved, two of them con- siderably duinaved. The traing will commence rumung roularly again this eventog, From Europe. Detaile of the iecin’s News The detaila of news by the Tecla, from Liver- pool 4th, via Queenstown Sth, the tranemiason of which was impeded by the storm, have been re- oni ved The United States got ashore on Cora Grande, near Maranhan, on the Wrh of Augnst, but evatained n The Tres editorially, 1 fn ita American cor reapondence by the steurship Beotla, continues t consimie the current of affairs as favorable to Lin coln'« re-election and damaging to McClellan. It faye the capture of Atlanta made Lincoln's election possible, while Sheridan's victory bas rendered it alinoat certain orvette Ticonderoga injury an In regard to the alleged naval operations on Lake Erna the livre asaya that anething that should oe cur ty prolong thiaconfict ia to be deplored, tor thera areeigna of ite extending to recions tt could hardly have been expectad toreach. The Southern refugees io Canada have for sore time been unquiet and threatemmng A party of these men by the old atenterem of em! arking as passengers have seized two American steamers on Lake Erie We believe that neither the Foueral vor the British Govern. went con by or Pp any armed vessels on these inland seas. Put meane must be found of fuppreasing this new kind of ermdera The Lakes are under the j not juriad’ction of the two Govern. ments, and that is not lable to the doubts and limatation# which apply t) the authority of any one nation on Oceans oan to all the world, We must keep the war froma the shores of Canada as visslantly a iy from those of Great Un- bain. Th eDaly Newe regards the victory of Sheridan over Early as one of the mont tmportant contests of the war, and warmly enlyizes the generniship of Bheridan, Tt think mattera look Con eders in Virg able to concentrate t The betrothal of the Crown Prince of Rugsia with f Denmark bas been officially 1 here. A salite of 100 guue was tired wor of the event Wu we serous for the nin as the Foderals are now the Princess Dagroar « DENMARK A Vienna telogram of the 2d saya the next siting of the Conference will take place on Tuesday or Wednesday, by which time the Danish Plenipoeten- tiar es expect t receive replies to the quesiions ad- dreasm! to their government. Copenhagen telesrums state that the question of the boundary line between Schleswig aud Juand ia atill unsettled. The point in depute is the sroall town of Christiansleld, in Sehleswig, which Den- toark clainie. The Vienue Nev reek Paesar states that in the inst position, to tion of Tiquidating settle by arbitration the qu that porbon of the Daneb property to be to the duchies, was declared inadmissity definite answer on the point was demunued by the German Pen ipoventiaries % i ITALY Another political meeting was held at M lap on the 24. A res lution was passed expressing the conviction that the France-Ttalian Convention waa asign of great progress aud of the resurrection of The Convention was also considered to present means of reatizing the national programme, which contd not be accomplished outof Rome, A alight popular demonstration hm! taken place avaing! the Frenek troops in Kome. Sediti were rained ; out onder wae quietly re the lewier was arrested? The Turin ofc pub ishea the programme of the uew miniatry, Phe eabinet wecepis the Comvention recently atip. ulated with France for the evacuation of the pon- tifical territory by the French ; a6 alse the tranus- fer of the capital to another locality, and compensa. ion & Turin Drouyn de lugs ina dispatch, explaing the wns why France desires the evacuation of Rave Ue save cUupation of Rome const tutes an aot of tats niion contrary to the funda mente! principles ot French public law, and ta dict cult to jnstify, loasinuch of the object of lending armed wipport to Piedmont was te tree Italy Gov foreign intervention ‘The consequence of this state of thi places two sosveretentios face to face on the game territory, freqneutly jives rine to serious difficulties, and inconvemtie 1 the dif. ferent practionl points of view evenee tou often obliges us to give advice nm Court of Rome believer itself boumd to dee In witness. jpg ncte at Variane ith var social condition and Inaxiias of lege » we teke with diffienlty the respousibillky of @ pohey we cannot approve, yvesets A portion of a large powder mill in the auburba of Potereburg, late'y exploded, killing ix and w tnore (han ofty people, and destroying a large amount of property. PHP GREAT PRIZE FIGHT, The Lond Shor rosa Lire, October et, haa the following duepateh trom Lublin, dated Bept. 80th : Ky Choug has gene off amoothly ap to the mo- me ! this telegram being dispawhed this eve- ning, Mace and Coburn bave for prudential rea- sons kept remarkably quiet since their arrival in Dublin, and the anxiety of the public to catch o | eliupee of the combatants remains unabated, The iv for the selection of place of fighting took his (Friday) sfternoon, Mace olen vented by his secretary, Harry Montague, and Mr. Kewin James, of the New York Curprra, acted os ambassedor for Joe Coburn. The American, as our readers will remnetnber, won the toss for choice of ground, and named this afternoon a spot at the extreme verge of the 100 miles limit, and there can he ne doubt that a long journey from Dublin will be necessary. Although we are in porseasion of all the facts an to the probable place of fighting, our rewlers will see the urgency of ke ctbia piece of \uformatiun catouely "ders’ Mace niace | Was See ee cera ee SS - = zr ———t PRICE ONK CENT—IN GOLD TWO CRATS IN CURRENCY. and Coburn are beth well and contideut, and the battleground selected isin such a peaceable loca: ity thet great bopes are entertained of bringing of the mill the fires time of asking. Indeed, the no- lice authorities, to epeak 6 © truth, soem as much tntereated result ag anybody i Fagland or Ireland. Our called upon Mace Inet (Pri day) evening, at his teaining-quarters near Drib)\ but Jem was out with his indelotiga brainor | a, Mk, and did not return in tins for ar spection, The only important matter tol «4 ed now is the agreement on both aides vq do the choice of a referee The represetatives of the wen Wil) meet at Mr. Woodroffe'’s, the Carmbridve AP US Istand Bridge, near Dublin, on Monday, betowen, twelve and two P.M, to agree as to the election of thie all-(roportant functionary. The Brornna Lire says editorially of Coburn : Coburn, since his arrival in Eugland, has con- Ancted himself very quietly, and is represented as being in the perfection of condition, His fr! Lave great confideace in his prowess aad Aly not Hkely to held him too cheap, aa Jem learnt @ Jessow from King that is likely to be of service to him in all future contests, Indeed, Englishmen will not treat American pug late lightly after the surprise they received wheo Hecnaa made such * remarkable atand ayainst Bayers, the very best tmicidle-weight man that ever pat np his hands ino prize-ring. Coburn, it is certain, be ve mean antagonist. To his last fight in Au 86%, he met and defeated an inne named M'Coola, after @ desperate battle hour and twenty minutes, © Coburn, on that cs easion, welghed but Ist, while M'’Coole str. pret @ gant, 6f. tin. im height, and w ne about Sst. ib. However, he did all that was re quired of him, laughiug at some of MoCoole's (ont wavawe blows, and finally reduciug the planus to th physical weakneas of a mere child when t! ¢ owe Was thrown up. It will be seen that © ‘s wae no inaigniieant achievement, and tust Mice Lan te meet an opponent on Tuesday, whey at alt events, ponsensen the qualifications of conn ce a that marked activity and power which sie cos- ble atnall nen to couaterbalance any disparities of weight, height and Jencth which may le age cst them Mace ta looked np tone the eet ® prigitiat amoug Englishmen, illustrating hia art of self-defence in its beat aepect. All his recent Ste have been honerable to him, because they have con manly, and when defeated be uae not been dimgraced, OCOBURN O8 THE GROUND MACE DONS NOT APPEAR. It i reported that the preparatious were come pleted for the fight between Coburn aud Mace im Treland, on the th inat, although the authorines were understood to bo making efforts to prevent ity when a disprte arose concerning the appo riot of ereferee, which could not be arranged aud the matter stands over for the final adjudication of the stakebolder on the 7th, Dublin, Tueatay—The expected battir betweon: Mace and Cobum did) not come lb was, ae cording to Coburn's nominati ye of om Friday, to take place between Gol \'s Cross Station and Cashel, but the representatives of the men dias agreed yesterday about the selection of a referees and those scting for Mace stated they would return to England that evening. Coburn's ageut declared that hie man was anxious for « fight, aad woald appear at the proper hour at the ring side, Mace's provincial representative arrived in Londou yester= day morning from Dubling and corroborsies the report tht the juteuded fight is entirely off for the present Dundrum, Oct. 5, 2:15 P. M, -Coburn has ere rived, and, accompanied by his trien!s paced the field intended for the fight amidst treu sudous sbonts from an iramense multitude asscmbied, He looked exceedingly wel, and was in first bate spire ite, Tb in expected be will cluirn the siunes owing to the non-appearance of Mace, i nD, to co Nowa ivems, (By Telegraph fo the New York Sun) News from Chinato August 29th, coufmas re account of the capture of Nankin vy me La.peria- inte, Ir is stated at Washington that the cour ribs ers Robert R. Miller and Jamos Norris, arreste] as Port Jervis, N.Y, have been discharged, on giving bail m the sum of €4,000. Two heavy shocks of an earthquake were felt on the lower part of the State of California on Tburs day night, and another Friday morying, friguten~ ing the people out of their nouses, but Going ne damage. A WHALING feet in arriving at San Fravcusea from the Arctic region, Three reasels are in. About twenty in all are due. Tho cruise bas nat been a very successful our, thougb the last season has helped it much, A youne man named George FE. Gordon, belong ing in East Albany, is under arrest, at \!bans, om suspicion of belng the murderer of Owen Thomp- vou, the New York cattle buyer, who was killed. and robbed at West Aluany ou the night of the Ifth of September. The circumstances against Gordop ere strony. Ma Stawron has gone to City with him the Quarterinaster, the Commissary Gen eral and (he Surgeon General, to confer with Gene eral Grant Upon Wc War estimates for te ensuing year. Itis believed that by the transier of the seat of War to the cotton States, 4 considerable re duction of expenditures may be made, crpecially ia Wie forage and subsistence deparuuenta, General Intelligence. (By Mail to the New York Sun,| +a. Point, taking A veaerut gale reged all day Friday at Hu! Trees were blown down in every directs televraph wires broken y out the Tar English brie Lonian wae anlzed be Chore vrates Inst summer sud all hands billed I'he tact as just leaked out, Tow milk combination at Boston | 4 down, and there 's plenty of It to be had at cents a quart, instead of teu, which the mo tried to charge, Gronax T. Feermanti®, a yearty shot bis wile wud then hinune!ty bre at their boarding-honse in Bowon de the cause, Both were alive Baturday tn wore ox pocted to die. Ir is said that the greatest concert feat on record iw when the foreman of a BD oten five engine plaved on 80 pianofortea at one Hime, with one hand (Lig fuch nozzle), at the burning of Hallett's manufac- tory. He beats Gottschalk. A OALL has appeared for @ three days’ convention of sorghum culuvators to be held at Ruckferd, lli- nol& bo commence vo the 24th of October, T " ject is to compare notes res ing the proj modes of raising tho Cane and making the syrup and sugar. Javanese advices of Bept, 8d say that a naval expedition had railed to chastise the Indepences Prince Lechesin, who atill closes the into and interrupts the commerce of Nagasaki. Shee dition consisted of nine British, four Dut db, thre French and one American vessels. (Continued on laet prgey young mon of °% say nightly y waa uing, but ”

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