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THIRTY .FIRAT VPAR. NUMBER 10,072. H — By Telegraph to the ¥. ¥. Sua. _ G00 NEWS FROM SHERMAKL Ead of Hood's Grand Movemeat. RETREAT OF THE REBELS. Only 15 Miles of Railroad Destroyed, SHERIDAN’S ARMY. A Charge on Longstreet’s Porces, THE ENEMY DRIVEN IN CONFUSION. MOSBEY’S CAMP SURPRISED. Cannon and Prisoners Captured. THE MARYLAND ELECTION, Constitution Reported Adopted. 4 80,000 SLAVES EMANCIPATED. EXCITEMENT AT BALTIMORE. Wholesale Arrest of Business Men, CONTRABAND TRADE THE CAUSE. Important European News. COBURN FIGHT EN UP The East River Tragedy. HEAD OF THE BODY FOUND. Bullet Holes in it. &e, &e, &e GENERAL SHERMAN, Commapications Restored Sherman ta Pursalt of Hood. Louteville, Oct, 16.--Chattanoogs advices ony that Lieut. W. Grude, Seventh Kentucky, led a scout towards Lafayette, twenty-three miles from here, On Wednesday, drove a amall squad of re. bels out of the town, pursued them to their camp, eaptunng nine out ofeleven, Afterwarda fell in with fifteen hundred rebel cavalry, and retreated. Bome of his prisoners, say Wheeler's whole com- mand, comprising [Martin's, Rhoddy's, Jones’ and Pattersen's cavalry, aggregating from sight to ten thousand, are allin the country towards Chatta- nooga and Dalton, The rebels entered Reaacaon Wednesday morn- fhe, and took prisoners the only troaps there—s colored regiment—by surprise. The rebels imme- diately thereafter moved upon Dalton. On Friday there war considerable alarm at Chattanooga, and every able-bodied man was put to work op the for- fications, At last advices Gen. Ki\patrick with his cavalry was et Dalton, No apprehensions are now felt for Chattanooga or Knoxville Gen. Sherman has over ene hundred days' rations at Atlanta. Knoxville Sas an abundance of provimons to stand a six monthe’ siece. At Chattanooga the Governinent storehouses are fal! of provisions, and large supplies benidas are on the ground, covered with tarpaulina, Vien, Milroy wasat Tullahoma and Cen. Schofield ®t Chattanooga, A private trustworthy source eave that on Aatnr- dav evening Hood's army was between Dalton and Lafayette, making for the laster place, with Sher man pressing him closely. Prominent mihtary men eae Hood's last move places him exactly in the po- wetion desired by Sherman There was consideratlerxcterment at Clarkevilia Tenn. in consequence of reports brought in by seonte that the rebel Gen. Leon intended to attack Meplece. Government employees are al!) armed for miditional dete of Clarksville, FECOND DISPAT Oct 17 —The Comwrrciat special dispatch from Nashy which saya munication is agsin open with Sherman, He was ot Tilton, nine miles from Delton, on Baturday at noon, Hood left Dalton on Saturday afternoon, rooving inthe direetion of Bridye port, Sherman uae g in the eame direction, and N» Dattle had been tough Hoot Las pearly Lis whole Cincinnati, bars Com- cod mov ul at the lust advices. has ec is clone “i's rear, privy with bow, Rie Dieeha lou Hood's Great Movement Abandooed. lorrionsi.) Washington, Oct » 9:40 wral Dit :—Advices from Gen, ing of October 16th, indic str War Department, 17 # MM jor suermean to teat oe giborhood of D. before Sherman “u the eve after haviny k the railroad in the ton and Keseea, bas fallen back without Nubteng, abandon ng his great movement upou f COmmUncabons He bas torn up some fifteen miles of the road from Reseca north, but we injury will be repaired with- ous difficulty. The interruption will cause no in- tonvenience to Sherman's army, bin stores of supplies south of the break, as well aa north of it wreample. Hood haa retreated towards the aouth- west, Fis rear left Dalton in haste, at 6 o'clock on ®Sinday morning. CA line Dana, Acting Seeretary of War, FOUBTA DISPATOM Chattanooga, Oct 17e-4ien. Sherman andthe !right aud masters of the situation, Every point ever held by us is atill in our posses Arwy area non, the short rajlrond will Le repaired in ten days, ond ine telegraph in three days, Hood thus far bas no more men than we have, snd his raid has produc. no military result, He was dreaditully repulsed vt Alatoona br Gen, Corse and bis brave compeers, whe deserve the thanks of the whole country for us gallant and stubborn defence Signed, Witrann Wanwen, of Gen, Soe man's Bteff, CWS | weonnrin | | pau. Atianta ia all right with plenty to eat, and | Rebel Account. Oct. 17. ~The Charisaten Coren of Oct. 11th, hess despatch fram Augusta, datai October 1Mb, which sare: The correapondent ofthe Wontgamery Mair with Hoewi's army, sys the occupation of Rome wae effected without s fight, and the dash nto Marietta waa bloctiess, When Sherman jearnad that Hort had moved northward, he crossed the river with two corpy and formed a tine of ohaervation ab Vining's Station. Gen Hood's bne croamed the railrow! at Big Shanty on the 4th. The two armies held th s position to each other without fring » gun. On the 5th, &herman withdrew, retiring to A'lanta. Onr army then setto work, effectually destroying the railroad trorn Be Shanty to Oaste- neule. Al! the bridges from Marietta to Dalton were destroved. We have strongly fortified Kene- faw Mountain, and Jackson holds Bome and Wheeler haa posscasion of Resacoa. From New Orleans and the “ississipp!. Cairo, Il, Oet. 17 The steamer Forsyth, from Now Orleana on the 10th iuat., has arrived here. A Natchez letter of the 9th inst. saya that if Sage Were recaptured by Lieut. Carla while on their Way to the rebel beadquarters on the east aide of the river, They mostly belonged Indians regi- ments. A mail captured at the same time contains ed full returns of the rebol forces on the wast aide of the river, and a letter from the Governor of Louisiana to the rebel govern ent, reer ymmending the arming of negroes. The steamer J.C. Irvine Diew up in the Cumberland river, near Fudy villa, Yesterday morning ; seven of her crew were killed, Admiral Porter haa sent for some of hie best offi- cers to join him tn hia new command, From Mobile. Washington, Oct. 17.—The Charleston Mencrery of Oct. 11th has a dispatch from Mobile, dated 10th, which ears: On Saturday our eastern shore batteriae opened fire on the Yankee gunboats and whipped them off, On Sunday the sane battery openad on a ride. wheel steamer and hulled and disabled her. The veasel te not now visible in the fleet. Tuts morn- ing all but two vesseia disappeared, but came back in the evening. Washington, Ort. 17.—Charieaton papers of the 1ith inst, announce the death by yellow fever, of Col, Harria, Chief Engineer of Beauregard's Stat. The Coverme of the same date, anys, 56 shot have been fired at Charleston since the last report, and 2% at Bumter, from the @wamp Angel Battery. Gen, Reauregard reached Columbus, Ga, on the 7th. and proceeded immediately to his command. Char- leston papers condemn Davia’ Macon apesch as un- wise, GENERAL SHERIDAN, Retrent of General Longatreet. War Department, Washington, Oct 17—9:40 P. M.—Major General Diz :—Genere| Sheridan reports that the rebel army lately under Barly, but how apparently under Longstreet, having appeared in the vicinity of Strasburg, his forces moved to attack them on Saturday. Crook, who had the advance, found! the rebels drawn up in four lines of battle, but upon his charging them with his accua- tomed impetuosity, they broke and withdrew in considerable disorder without giving the opportu. nity for any serious conflict. Sheridan reports them as continuing their retreat in haste far up the Valley, C.A Dana, Acting Secretary of War Moseby Surprised. Captore of Hie Artillery .Prisoners Taken. Waahinaton, Oct, 17.-Official information hes been received here to the effect that on the evening of the 14th instant, Colonel Gansevoort, command- ‘ng the Thirteenth New York cavalry, surprined Mosehy'searmp, near Piedmont, Va,, and captnred all of his artillery, constating of four guns caiasonn, &e.: and aleo a number of prisoners and horses The captured mins have been aent to thie citr, Antl(jaerrifin Arrangement. Washinaton, Ort, 17. The paople of Alexandria were yeaterday thrown into conaternation by the arreat af 25 or 30 of the moat prominent Southern citizens, in accordance with @ Inte military order This morning some of them were placed promi nently upon the plattorma of the Manaeaas Ra lroad cary AF & prevention againat fring on the traine ho guerrillas, This arrangement is to be continued, From Missouri. Oar Forces in Pareuit of Price, St, Louis, Oct, 16. The D erat of this cite | bas aspecial dispatch from Jefferson City, which aaye: * The Pacific Railroad is running to Lamine Fridge, and troops are rapidly sent there. General Fisk leaves in the morning on an important recon- noissance, General Pleasanton starts for the front w-mnorrow morning t) take command of the caval- ry. Itis believed that if our mounted force moves rapidly the train of General Price will be captured Geuera) Suubora’s cavalry ie tu bot pursuss of Jeff thomperor,'? Bill Andersou's Achievements, &c. St. Louia, Oct, 11..-Bill Anderson aud 40 of bis mfurderous crew, eutered Danville, Montgomery citizens, usor o., Friday evening, murdered five tally wounded another, aud burned eighteen build jugs. A few the centre of the town, and undertook to defend it, but the rebels burned the hous, with all the county itiaena occupied a block-h records, and the law offices aud papers of threo | prominent lawyers, The rebels then went to High Hill and burned the reilroad pr perty, and plun- dered all the stores, On Saturday afternoon the militia force overtook the miscreants near High Hh!) and killed 15 and wounded 17 of them ington waa occupied by the rebel on Seeurday, the Federals baving evacuated it the day betore. Warrenshury was also oceupled by the rebels, From Havana, (Per Steimer Liberty.) Havana, Oct, 12,—-From Mexico we have noth ing new. A schooner arrived yesterday from Nas Her captain siates that be wos spoken by tke rebel corsair Florida, off Bale Key Bank, and that the latter was steering toward Havana, The non arrival of the steamer Columbia from New York, due bere, gives rive to a rumor that she has been | captured by the Florida. The blokade-running steamer Susanna has just arrived bere from Gal- gale for a week past has cleared the city and bar- bor of the yellow fever, EW YORK! TUESDAY, OCTORI lex) | The Maryland Election. | Prebable Adoptien of the New ( onatitution. | Baltimore, Oet, 17, . The returne are all in The bome vote foote mp 12,920 ageinat the new Con- the home vote of 1,474 woten to recive ite adoption | Rot the soldiers’ majority, thus far rreetved, | amounta to 2,443; making the majority for the | Canatitntion ®89; whieh will be increased tt te | thought by not leae than £0 votes more. Thus the few Constitution is already miopted, and Maryland Will henceforth rank aaa free State The New Constitution of Marvinnd. The Constitution maker rome very important changes in the law of the State. It declares that all men are created equally fren and are entitled te the enjoyment of the proweeda of their own labor; that heroafMer thero shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitule, @x- eept in punishment of crime, whereof the party | shall hare been duly convicted; and al! per | sone bel! to service or ta an slaves are de clared free, Tt prohibits the General Assembly paasine any law to compensate maatere or clan ante of slaves emancipated by the Conatitn’ion Lotterics are forever abvlisied by the Constitution Tt affirms that the Constitutions and laws of the Cntted States are the supreme law of the land, to which every citizen swer paramount allegiance, The Leg » omiake provision for taking the vote of soldiera in the field, An important leature in the Constitutuon is thas which reudlers Ineligible to office and incor potent to vote at anv elaction, unless restoreal to citivenwhip be a two-thirda vote of the Legislature al! persons wh have aided the rebellion in nny way, either by ser viet money, goods, leters, or by information This will Clefranchise a good many of the fo citizens of Marrland, and isthe first atternp Riste to puniah ite citizens for lending aid to the rebellion, Historical Dates, On the 10th day of October, S11, aneathe Balt more AMRIacaN, the Congress of Chili decreed that every child born of slave parents after that should he free On the Oth of April, 181% the Government of Ruenow Ayres mate aaimilar decree, to take effect on January Ist, 1815. On the 19th of J 1°21, the Congress of Colom bin emancipated all the slaves who had borne arme in detence of the Republic, and prov ded for the er tire emancipation of ite siaver, 280,000in number, in eighteen years, Mm the 15th of Beptember, 1821, Mexico granted immediate and unconditional emanc pation to al! ite slaves, On the 4th of July, 1827, the tare emancipated at once ita 10,000 slaves Om the Ist of August, 154 Great Mritain eman oa all the slaves, 800,000 In murder, in ber eat India pomseselons On the Lith and 18th of October, 1864, Maryland, not to be outdona by auch iluatrr examplea, nor by the provetypea af Lov nana, Miasovrs and Weat Virginia, uneonditionally emancipated NT.180 alanea, Do not these italica string tagether bandaomely ? And what» beautiful record will they make for the history of this eventful standpeime vf New York Pennsylvania Election. Philadelphia, Oct. 17, —Vhe Inqvinen (Rep ) of this city, aays the corrected retima foot up a Re publican majority on the home rote of over 3,000, Wayne County (offeial) Demewratic nus ta Democrasic gain of 42 as compared with Curtin's vote The following election returns are official + 14th Diatrict—Frankiin County, Derm, may 60; t Dern gain 435 1zth District — Luverne County, Dero. maj. 2,945 ; Union gain 747) The Repul Means cispute one dis. trict, which, if thrown roa). 2)2 votes th “t —Sarmerset County, Tinian lose io0 Harrvaburgh, Ort 17..-The commintioners with 8 few exceptions have returned ie bringing with them wheiming Union preponderance, -Delaware County, (mion ma). 143%; Union ma), 1713 from ATID. returns which show an ficial returns ofthe home vote have reached the Secretary's office, The return prefer to await the reception of the soldiers’ vor before sending them in Philadephia, Oct. V7 Gh District county, official Dermacratic majorite, 670. Deno cratic gain, BMA 14th PMetrict .tuniata counter, fiera! Democratic majority, Af Democratic gain, 11h, 19th Diatrict—Clearfield county, offeial The moersuc majonty, | Democratic ain, SLO Pittaburg, Oct. 1T Vhe following offeial eote for Congress in the following Counties has just heen received : tdges doubtless Reciford Armatrong, Dem. ma; ) Peaver, Proan may ret itler, Union moa) 19: Crawford, PE nion may 1,147: Pavette, Derm mal. $1 reene, Dam, ma} 1,484: Lawrence, Union maj 6 Ohio Election, Comemnat, Oct, 17 Returns from seventy. three counties in Ohie give a Republican majority of 27,285) The Cleveland Leanen ives the named of fourteen Union Congressmen elected on the home M Aw nd in the Tenth; Columbus Delano, 1,275 in the Thirteenth; and ho A. Bingham, 200 the Sixteenth No- body doubts the election of these menu by the sol- diere’ vote Baltimore, Get, 17.~ lhe follo ot the Ohio soldiers in Gen, Ore Gen. J TH) ek | vote in stonud with Sherman's army, baa been reported te the Aweur cas, ‘The vote is ou the Rtate theket Uvion Dem, 86th Obie Vetersa Infautey ( v3 Reyiinent Veterans 2 im ' i Inu ‘ 116th Reyiment wi Vasa Rewirnent lie Battery L, Int Ohio ‘ Total 1421 ro Fs Indiana Llection, A dispatch announces that Daniel W. Voorhees ie re-elected in the Seventh District by less than 100 majority, but that a proceeding gross!y illegal on the part of one of the judges of elections in oue { of the counties will vitiate the result, so that the | feat on contes$ must be given to ¢ Harvey D | Washburne. | Vermont Flection, | The Legislature has just ¢ canvass of the State. The voi Smith, 82,062 ; Redfield, 1 19,415. eee sas The Confederation of the [ritish Provinces. Quebec, C. B., Oct. 17,—There was an important | public demonstration here on Saturday uight, on uy stan le 9. Uniou majoriy, stitution, and 11,246 for it, showing a deficiency on | Ut, Would reduce the Dem. | wR IS, ISA4. lp date ONO | taken inte cnatedy | aboil nullify the oath preseribed by vere | Rat vary few of. | heen made in the Gonfederstion aeteme ft je un- Tato] that there wll be an sarily season in all the proviners to submit the echeme to the leeisia- tires, to avoid appeals to the peope. Ifthe local Tésislatirne aanction if, it must then be enacted br the Bogcheh Government. Military Arrests. Basiness Hones Closed in Balttmore and Washington for Contraband Trading. Raltemors, Ort 17,--Aa areal eeneation wae cre ates here tha morning, caused by the aimu!tane. ous seizure by the military anthorities of a number of larce busines« houses and the closing of thetr @stabliah ta by ® guard of soldiers, The aeiz- ures are Understond to be pursuant to orders ama- Date from the War Department. Nothing defi- nite in ky te the charves which induced these secures, but they are aid to be contraband trace rebel mail Tho houses thus far seized are ae fo)! Measra 1 rm, Foster & € Baltimore «t Mesers. Charles Ei Charles street Mesars, Jordan & Chase, clothiers on Ralunore street, The two Co., clothter Mesere. 8 mor Moonrs, A. & I wh ae ated arrying. wa drs goody on Waters & Co, hardware, 16 warehouses of Messrs, Weisenfelit & Vale re Kireet Frank & Ca, clothlers, Frederick, closbiera, ner emplovens found on the Pretiises amzed, have been arresiad and sent t) Was hin understood that the War Department has ordered otber arrests to be made, All the proprietors, ork and ¢ teten in + special train ARPPETS IN WASHINGTON, Washington, Ort ITA number of dry goods clothing and ahoe atores, perbapa ten or more, were cloeet by military authority to«day, and guards laced over them and the principals and clerks on atney fon of being engaged In welling cooda ty Mockade minners apoearances on one of such vessels, recently captured, afford. ing, Sls said, @ cause for those proceadings The Voting Question in Tennessee. A protest from many citizens of Tennasaee againat Governor Johnson's alleged usurpation of power, Was mubniotiet to Prosifent Lincoln on Saturday by dotn Lellyett, Eaq. of Nashville, Thess citizens claim that{Governor Johnsen aasimes ao te modify the law of Tennessee as to admit persons ©) vote at the coming election whe are not entitled w) vote under the law and Constitution of the Stata, and protest againat hie conduct in thet Teapect, The main canme of dissatisfaction, however, ja the test-oath promulgated by Governor Johnson, by which every citizen to be qualitied for voting must Wear that he “Will cordially oppose all armiatices or nego f Biatons for pemee with rebels in arma until the Constitution of the Luited States and all Iaws an! proclamoetions made in pursuance thereof, shall be estabiistad over al! the people of every State and Ternt embraced within the national t and that Twill heartil Aid and assiat the loval People in whatever measures may be adopted for the attainoent of there enda; and further, that f take thimosth freely and voluntanits, and with: ut mental reservation. So help me God." To obligation thee emphaticatie abject The they state, to t any oath te prove their lowalty te the Pinion, but elaim that they cannot consistent! thos are willing, endorse certain portions of the oath, which ara net only repugnant to them- welves, but in direct conflict with the law of their Mtate They ask, in conctnsion, that the President Gow Jobnser, and that a lawful oath he ambatinited The protest tela the President that the names af those eppended to it are thoae of persone who have heen selected on electors ipen the Denaeratio ticker, and that they ee pect to cast their eotes for Gen, MeClelian The document wae submitted t the President be Mr Telivett, and the following iss rapart of the man ner in which it was received > Worninatas, October 1', 1804, To the Fditors of the National Intelligencer I entied the President to-day, and pre- | sented and himthe above protest. Having wnelnd Mr Lincoln responded + Toinquire how long it tank cou and the al vote | ) pened to be present New York pol voianat oncect that paper 9 Crepled Tk was oncoeted in Nashville, with. aut mminnication with anv but Tennesseans. We communicntat with cithenaof Tennesses one wide of Nasbelle, but not with New York politins. win.’ “Twill onewer,** anid Mr Lincoln, err phaticalls, “that Dexpectts let the friends of George Bo Mc- Clellan manage theic mide of this contest in their own way, and T will manage my sideof itin my way? “May woark an answer in writing 9 I mg. wested “Not pow, Lay thoae papera down here. I will g ora pronow FP iney or may not write something about this hereafter [understand this I kaow you intend to makes point of thie Bote 4 You have my snawer,"* * Your anewer then is that vou expect to let Gen MoCilao's feuds toannge their + of this con test iu ther own Way, sud you will manage your wide ol tia your wey Tthee thanked the Presid: for his courtesy in givius + bearing at all, an k tiny leave oN nof this elty present at the in WwW, to whom I r rdw the eoraet- nea of this resort, On # ‘ng oubade the coor f the Exvoutiy senmou d mamediate wrotedown the en's cropheue respouse and aibna va oMs 1 another yentlernan who bar wud they both prouounced it “ SPRICE ONE CENT..IN GOLD’ (TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY, Waantsoton, Oct ld 14it Flom Cran Misww Deak Bree Lah to yous inapestion what! hare wetien in reference to my {nterview with the President to dee, and will ask vou toatate if you reward the earme nein scourae report, Raepectfially, dors Leuiretr Waanitnoros, Ob Ih Jak Jone Levireyy, Req. Drar Sra, lu comphnce with the neet in your note of thied.. lua onty to say that I was present at the wtervew re | ferred to. Your statement of what took piace te | substantially correct; and on al! material points Deheve it hrerally ao. Yours truly, Coa. Mason From Europe, (ine Day Later News, The Inman steamer City of Washington, fron Liverpool Sth, and Queenstown 6th of October, ar- rived at this part yesterday. Her news is one day Inter, The fret that the Royal Sovereign, the fret of the British turre abipay bai Leen ordered to be | paid out of commiasion excitad niuoh atteutiong and the Lonton Testms calls alo ul furan explanne tion of what 16 tertus 60 Oxtraorn usr o pro edure Mise Slitell and Mr. Erlanger Lave lar areod at Pers, with much pomp The crew of the Aniertean ebip B 2 mus tinte’, and Mr Job nm, the third mate, vas stab bed in the thigh, but not seriously THE PRIZE FIGHT. The Fugiiah sporting papers pive copious dotullé of the preparations for the; ceat prize fight between Mace and Coburn that did not come oif iu Irelands and discuss the suppesed causes of the failure with great interest. A numberof sporting character@ wrotover from Fu land to witness the event, ands among others, Heonan, Henilton, Jerry Noon, and Nob Taylor, The Beu ibited great in- terest In the success of Coburn, Noon wase; cally retained to second Mace. Mr, Edwin James, the FKughsbh New York lawyer, ated as the agent of Coburn, Mr. Ja:nes bad been in Dublin for some time, aud repeatediy declared thus it was Coburn'e intention to fight, Mace, Milner, and Montague are rived at the Salt Till Hotel, Monkstown, slout er miles from Dublin, on Weducsday, and at once went on with avigorous system of daily preparation, The system waa to walk out from four to Ove miles before breakfast. after which he would take a hend~ erin the soa, and invariably eat hie Hage tiths | meal sa ifin the moat per'ect health, He wou then take a walk of five milea and wind-up with a sLarp burst at bia pace. The dumb-bells, which were. of course, used each morning on getting out of bed, were again brought into active application, and after being well rubbed down with whiskey and lemon-juice on the muntles of the body to tighten the akin, rare appetite was stimulated for dinners and the athlete would make @ hearty repast and re~ tire to reat early, Mace walked about openly and made ne attempt to conceal hia movements from the polee Coburn, it is atated, kept bimeelf se cret at Dallangolla, about ten miles from Liinertel. An intimation that the police were on Wie look out | for Mace caneed him and ble friends to rapmir te | Dublin where rumors of « hitch in tho ar-anger mente soon became rife. On the evening ot the Sde when the articles of the match required that» referee ahould be appeinted, a meeting was held for that purpose at Island Bric near Dublin, & Dubla letter in the London Sromtixa Lire dee scribes the acene an followss It was four minutes to three before any American ambasswlor arrived, and then Mr. Edwin Janew | put in sn appearance as the sole representative of | Coburt Th # abort time, the business commence | ed, and after a little parley it wae agreed the: Brune { ton, Miner, Mr. James, and others should reure te } a private room to discuss the question, Hruntong Mace*s agent, and Mr James cid not lke to open the ball, but agreed to tesa ae to who shouk! tras name, Rrunton lost the toss, and baving to name first, wiocted Mr. South, of DS ‘a Lirt who, for the anke of bringing off the affair, resolved ty ack {f mutually chosen, despite the rumours of the Tip- rary ‘‘boya'! and abillelagha at she rug aldo. bi< Was at once objected to by Mr. James, Brune tor then declared that he was willing for Mace | fightifany known and reaponsible person wae aaq | lected, and asked Mr. Jamer to name. The latter } then chose Mr. Dowling, of Limerick. As a master of conrsa it waa asked who and what Mr. Dowling wna, as none of Mace’s party knew him: but, te Tonko masters worse, it came out thet he was @ '¢- lative of Coburn's Tlus person Bruntoa ob- jected to most atrennous!s Mr. Samoa was seke ed af he would propose any one eélae, but b + replied hy stating, ‘That he'd dome," and that hie instructions give him ne alernative, He further tated that it wae possible that Coburn wonld agran to a referee at the ring side, and that the American would be present atthe appointed place on Turs- day morning. Rrunton stated his determination. to abide be the latter of the articles, affirming poat- tively that “the gene wae up,’ aud thathe should ishandso the affair atonce and return te England, as it was clear that Coburn's party would not haten t© anything rational, nor agree any measires caleniatwed to bring the fight to a termina. tor The expects! ultimatum, “no fight, did hot take any of the Englah divimon by surprisa, ad Brunton, to prove bimself in earnest, hastened Ite Dublin, ‘ked Up ua traps and staried by the nail for Fagland, Mace and M!lser also Crossed over fron Ko ngestown the sare night. | thus settuy at rest all probabilities of the mill take ing place be preparations were nade by all the Foul #) party for following mit, The *out- who went over tar ring-keepin ¢ were fear- sagrined at the state of wifwirs, ae shey foud- pated o barvest A Limerick telograu: states that Coburn, accom panied by bis frends, made their appearance om the ith, om the spot fixed for the figbt, aiuidet tree | i ! meudous cheers fiom an Unwense multitude, It Jos said that he will claim the stakes owing to the rarance of Mace } fully ly wnt e were ou the alert at al the stations | to L k Junction, and corel | prec nam staken for Mace and Coburn wee re accur ste jemted to heve boon arrested. A teleyraus from And 1 I! a word to aay tothe people of | Dundrum, sage the Unite st ‘ r bio be the mage} | “@obu t sppenrs, Was etopy {oa farm ters ot A ni die paper which Dhad | house near Gouldaer The police avarched for | tbe ' to present to the ‘ ent ia not the | bitny but he escaped." ‘oncort New York politicians’! however, | The followmny letter bas appeared irom Mace [a thas mirht os t er This the solemn v Pl eeladion 16 the affale f nonce free andy 1 people, pe tesiing age ost 4 " anchise t the avent of Abra- tO TUR EDITOR OF THR sPOm SING Lire It ta the vo! those Joyal menin | gry, -1 take the earliest opportn ruing bave borne the reproach of @ pros | you, on 4 g lonuon this ef shal Je they still] » supporting the Presidentim wll | arn great! Y at pot? 1 vtted to awhil efforts to prowrve the UVaion The reward | @gig Ushi ave for the aa cokers, fous ality ja clefranchisernent The cup of | taken every pains ‘nt ny ood teaay T wes PRIMEY. V8 ier pay re lips because iin | never more tit or bevter in iy loc Ws uy trainers own that we will not touch its contents, Judge | yyiner, will verti? Tito not rroyself well Hiween toe people of Tennessee and Abrabam | jreated. and Mr. Brenton, wlio never found a @hil. jn, It ma eroeet that our solemn and re ling of my movey, bes taken eyervihing to hime tful appeal should be thrown aside with a con- | self, wud aseerte ms be was oulely respons. ble in opiuous sneer, Look to it. YoU, the poople | petting gentlemen t the omount required, the riheru Bites, aball tain this act of | Mr. Brunton eauddenty tt mein Dublin, ou Mop An our own tine will soon come, the | day, with no explanation, Coburn had every op- tent of the United States may ‘manage his portunity it be od to meet iney and would onty side of the contest!’ by setting aside the very letter | through his represer chooge one referer, a Mr. ot the Coprtitution aud altering the elective laws | | | the occanion of a dinner to the delegates from the | veston, Another is signaled, A strong Northern | different provinces attending the Conference, by | Lellyett, has been called by the latter in the follow- | the Quebec Board of Trade, The speeches of the delogetes indicated that cousiderable vrowress had of the Btates soos to disfranchise his opponents liberty is already dead, Journ Leiyett The Hon Charles Mason, having accompanied Mr. Leliyett in bie visit to the President, and hav- ing t resent at the interview accorded to Mr, ing note to authenticate his report of the conversa. tion had with the Presidents The reply of Mr, Ma- son la also appended, | Rowling, of wacom T know mothing, and who is also salu to be # brother-in-law of Coburn's, I am most disappiuted, and how on earth could it be supposed that I should Aght, with a man for ref eres of whose position I know nothing, and whe weeabundred miles away even when proposed * I wished any representative of the Press to act, 1 Milner even asked Coburn's frierd, Mr. biwn James of the New Vork Onirren, when Mr. din..a Comtinued an last page.y

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