Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-04
Summary of Atlantic News.

CINcINXATI May 6th.-James NJ Duboys,
one of the clerks in the Hamilton and Day
ton Railroad Office in this city, has been de-
tected in the forgery of check on the La.
fayette Bank for $1,000. The discovery was
not made, however until after Duboys had
received the money on the check and alb
seconded.
A dispatch, dated st. Louis, May 10th, says
Intelligence has been received here to-day of
late and bloody battle at Coldwater, be-
tween the Cheyenne and Paunee Indian
tribes, in which eleven of the latter were
killed. The balance of the defeated Pnwnees
were captured. The number of prisoners is
not stated, but it is believed to be very large
CHICAGO, May 9th. Michael McNamee was
executed this afternoon for the murder of his
wife last July. A respite was granted in
the case of Michal Finn, also to have been
executed to-day.
The fight between lIeenan and Sayers for
purse and the English belt, will not take
place before Spring. During the interval it
is expected that Heenan will practice con-
stantly with John Morrissey and Mr. Citing
non. Since the sparring exhibition for the
benefit of the widow of Harrington, Nor.
Iissey and Heenan have become warm friends
If the arrangements for fight with Sayers
are completed, Morrissey intends going to
England with Heenan, and to second him in
the ring.
The challenge of Seereiter to Phean to re-
peat the game recently played at Detroit has
been declined by Phean, who gives good
reason for declining, in letter forwarded to
Detroit, which will find its way into the
newspapers in due course of mail.
CINCINNATI, May 6th.-The steamer Jacob
Traber, in attempting to land at the wharf
here this morning, struck pile of pig iron
which had been covered by the late rise in
the river, and sunk in ten feet of water. She
afterwards took fire and will, probably,
prove q total loss. She is insured in this city
for six thousand dollars
NEWARK, May 6th-The Directors of the
Morris and Essex Railroad Company, yester-
day resolved to extend their road from the
terminus in this city to New York, and to
raise one million of dollars new capital for
that purpose. Their stockholders are called
to meet on the 10th of May to carry out the
details. The extension viii probably go to
Hoboken Ferry.
The New York correspondent of the
Charleston News says: Daniel Il. Sickels.
on dit (who is back from Washington is to
sail for Europe about the middle or last of
June there to spend few months in quiet
repose, and recuperate his present shattered
political energies The report that he is
about to sue for divorce, is, to employ n
cant phrase, all "bosh" Daniel and Theresa
will live together at some future day as har.
moniously as though nothing has happened ,
An act passed at the late session of the
Maine Legislature to exempt all cotton and
wooden factories, hereafter to be erected
from taxation for ten years, provided towns
and cities in which such establishments or 10
Gated, shall give their assent to such exemp
ton
A fair was to be held in Charleston on the
10th May, for the purpose of securing addi
tional aid for the monument of John G, Cal
hOun. The managers accumulated 100000
They propose, should the proceeds of the ap
preaching fair warrant it, to commence tn,
work Immediately.
ST, LOUIS, May 1.-THE correspondent O
the st Louis Republican, writing from Pike
reak mines, gives very gloomy account o
the prospects and success of the miners there
He says large numbers Of miners are return
ing without the means of subsistence. and !
is feared that many will die of starvation
1t is also feared that they will attack the out.
going trains
ZANesvILLE, o., May ll-.Reuben johnson
the negro leader of the gang who attempted
TO rescue the fugitive, jackson, has been ar
rested for an attempt to shoot Deputy Mar
shall Campbell. His pistol missed fire.
CLEVELAND, May ll.-Lanston, one of tn
men arrested for being engaged in the at