The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-25
By Telegraph
b Dr.. A. RICHARD JONES
NO REPoRTLAsT NIGHT
LATEST NEWS.
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
90 YoRK ~ 23

Nav YoRK, Nov. %
The Tribune has a letter from Bra
shears Falls, n, Y of the 10Th, reporting
a great excitement along the line of the
Northern Railroad in consequence of a
Fumor that a large body of raiders have
collected in Canada aud armed them
selves for the purpose of making an as
sault on thissection of the State. It was
their intention to tear up the track,
destroy the locomotives, and set fire to
the depots and commence housebreak-
ing and highway robbery. A force Of
men sufficient to Tepel the wOuld-be
robbers have been armed and station
ed along the road on every train.
LIVER Our Vice Consul at Montrea
sent word that some robbers intend TO
make an attack on AlulOne, n. Y, to
rob stores and burn the village Seye-
raj persons vera arrested and their
baggage examined, but the authorities
failed to find any positive proof
A letter says: A communication was
received from an unknown person, adj
dressed to the General at Champlin
purporting to come from Montreal, that
plan was on foot to burn upper Champ
lin, n. Y, and the same be destroyed
within nine days 1t would appear
from what happened at Rouse Point
that the citizens along the entire from
tier would do well to be on guard
The Commercials Washington spe>
cial says: The latest news from Rich
mond states that Sherman was but
few miles out of Macon, and there was
a great panic. throughout the State in
consequence of his advance.
Quite number of distinguished civil
and military officers met at the White
House this morning, and had an inter
view with the President The Mary
land Republicans are wrangling over
the Federal offices in that State, and a
large force of offieeseekers are present
The Times Washington special says
Richmond papers of Monday have Just
been received, dated Saturday. They
state that Shermans army was march
ing rapidly on Macon, and reported his
advance as having reached the out
skirts of the city. They have no doubt
that Cobb's militia will be able to hold
Macon. At Griffin We captured a por-
his march thus far has spread out his
force, sweeping wide space of devas-
tation, creating ruin, and panic. Sher-
mans other column is reported as NOV
iEg on Augusta and MilledgeVille. The
Richmond papers state that they have
other news, but as we are exclusively
dependent on them for information
they do not mean to crafty Us by com
municating it
CAIRO, Nov. 23.-Three steamers Fl ON
Memphis of the 22d bring six hundred
and forty bales of cotton for ST Louis.
Two hundred rebel prisoners were
captured in Arkansas by the 9th Wis
consin. Nearly three hundred Confed-
crates from various parts of Tennessee
and Missouri were arrested in Memphis
on Monday and Tuesday. They came
to sell cotton under the impression that
they could take back one-third the
proceeds In supp lies and ii 2 remain I,
in greenbaclSs, and being satisfied ina
so many able bodied men couldn't live
in the Confederacy without being iden-
tilted with the rebel army, the COM
manding General ordered the arrest of
every countryman 10 the city, when it
was found thata majority of them were
rebel soldiers, including TWO or three
officers. Many Of them had furloughs
Some were subsequently released, they
being very peaceable.S
Two citizens were hung on the 18th
twenty miles east Of Memphis, for re
sisting the CONSUMPTION. One hundred
and fifty Texan conscripts crossed the
Mississippi river at Unionpoint a few
days since for the Army of the Missis
8 ppL
WASHINGTON, Nov 23.-The Republi-
can of this afternoon has the followin|.
We are permitted to announce thai
Richmond papers of yesterday morning,
Tuesday, Nov odd, contain dispatches
from Macon, that on Sunday last Gen
Sherman was within eighteen miles Of
that place, marching upon the city.
1t is believed in high military quar-
tiers that before this Macon has fallen.
Information considered reliable has
been received that the city was only
garrisoned by Georgia miliHa-old men
and boys-and that no attempt would
be made to defend it, fearing that its
destruction would follow.
No reports from Richmond papers Of
to-day having been received, the infer
ence is confrmatory OF the above, prob
ably.