The New York herald., 1863-06-08
THE SIEGE OF PORT HUDSON.

How the Negro Troops Fought UnAsR
Genoral Banks-Omcial Despatch - sAa
Government, SC.
NEW ORtsAss. May 2s-2P.M
To @ 8 DESNIsoS Special Agent
The negroes reported by all parties 10 have fo~ghs
WELL The enemy yesterday tried TO get through our IN
wing but were driven hack with heavy loss This Wosn-
ing heavy cannonadng was heard continually. AN =
going on weH Pickets OF the rcbcs who have dessrssa
70 our lines report provisions short at Port Hudson
General Banks well and fine spirits and confident a
entire success G. 8. BULKLEY,
Superintendent q. 8. NJ Telegraph.
SKETCH OF COL. cowLRs.
COL David g. Cowles, who was killed at the recent -
tack Port Hudson resident Of the city of no9
In this State and the brother Of Judge E1woRe
p Cswes Of that city. when the call for further trooSa
was made last summer, the deceased raised The 0se
Hundred Twenty eighth regiment Of New York Ssae
voluntsers Of which regiment he was appointed the Co.,
mAnder. with rank from July n, 1881 The rsginsss
mustered into service the latter end o August -
formed part Of the Banks expedition. has ben -
duty ans very recently In the vicinity of Nsw 0sss1
and attached 10 Gen. eherman's divsoa Ths dsossso
net his death while assaulting the works Of ths rsss
and 'disd with his face 10 the enemy"
The Diiliard Teurnament.
PHo0Rnss o. rHB roURNEY-UCITINo MAroH -
TWEEN DEERY, o. WASHINGTON, AND Trn1AN. %
cNcrNNATI-LARGBsT RUN uvBR NADB n =
MArcH-EAvANAoH AGAIN vIcroRIoUs-Dun1
BxATS r0LBY. er.tfr rkN rs q
mo nins,ssnsh game Of The billiard touruamsas q r.
wing Hall. on Saturday assnooa, bsswssa Ne Two
accomplished professional artists Desry. Of washiassoss
and Teman os Cincinnati Owing 70 the former having
been bsateu his games with Godhwa Yox and spAs,
Teman the general opinion Of the spsctasrs ~
down the almost certain winnor This impressIoa -
his favor founded upon his magnificent playing IN his
previous match with Foley whom he had beaten By
less than as points In the usual game Of 80
up. TiemAn at once took the lead, hls two
runs OF 70 and 70 on seventh eighth innings ~
mediatey placing him $50 ahead he turned The thire
hundred 2o5 ADVANCE the fourth hundred he led
less than 2s2 points, and his winning regarded
certainty But with such finished players Desry. 10
tory certain until the marker procaims the game
and the present match instance OF H. for Desgy
getting the red balls into his favoriss position ~
lower corner pocket o. the table, made run O sIs po..
ssvsd perfect ovation Of applause The Termination =
81 rum ssnthe Srrsss sver maze BY sny pisysr b -
world public billiard match and beating hh own IN
preceden.ed score Of aoa made In this city few months
The next match was one OF unusual interest The csa
for 81 600 Dudley Kavanagh, Of the billiard rooms =
Broadway and Tenth street, and William 0odthwaie.
kayanagh had been victorious In all hts previous oos
cuiion made him the fsvorite in public estimation he
well mainsapedl his hien reputation won in many :
contest by taking the lead from the commencement an9
winning, without being headed approached.
by 2se points nearly one half the game His average
| was thirteen, and highest run 1es.
In the evening twenty first game Of the tournamsne
between Messrs Foley, Of Cleveland and Deery, q
Of the series as Foley his forteh innings, 4oe,
lacking two points only TO win when Deery, by hno,
pssky play won The game out o. the n,s q r. tro pomss
steady style Of playing excited the general sympathy q