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News Items.


TuE Subscriptions 10 the thirty loan for the
Ia. two days are si,0so,co0. and to the tep.forty
loan sIi,oNo.
1nE Conu~riicut Republican stsfc Convention
met YESTERDAY at Hartford, and was largely al
tended. Elcctors ohos,t tn rrprcsent the
s.atr IN the electoral College.
Tns 20Sd rcnusylvanis Regiment tprnoy's
sharpshoo,ersl left Philadelphia. yes,eriay. Tor
the front. II numbers more than = thousand
men.
Evrrv town srd ward IN the :4th n Y. Con.
gressou,l D,s'uc,, embracing Auburn, has filled
Its quota the last call 81 re President for
100000 m'n IN quite q number n the towns
there Ia an excess
Apviors from New Zealand M 10 July "a state
that the war virtually closcd. Tho B-''sh
troops gnincd signal victory few days before tho
sd q july, and the leaders NJ the insurgents were
yielding unconditono'ly.
TINS Griffin tGr.l REnrt o' the i2th, W gr,,ihci
st its assumed informat IN that tie Northern drat
has been shGudoncd. aud enys; 'The nrciencc
that volunteering is going on to an extent which
renders the dtaft unnecessary, IL thrown out for
1fc benefit - tie iaua.ics who demand n vigorous
prosecution Of thc war" Tic REREL believes "a
few shor, weeks rnoic - determined heroic re.
s,rancc will settle this campaign, aud time will DO
the rcst'
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lPENF OSE CRNT-IN COI.Ds
1.-TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY.

sr,att.n casc = fcrlrc .nd detection has hccn
tuH Developed n TroT, In this state well known
resident OF that city, narnei Tholrusr, some wecks
aso look cd up bis HOUSE, ami with his family, went
~ s1rnd seaspn in the country Ourrg thcir
shsencc, two young women -rlizatcth and Mary
Hsys-fcrmcd . plan to rob INC house. being is-
norant of the fact that the family were not al home
They accordingly supplied iLensclvrs With chlcr".
form, To stupify the occupants whom they expected
" tind, and Effected an entrance. Axroeahly dis-
sypointcd 10 find tho house deserted. ,hcv co--
cludei to take possceslon. and have ''hish old
time" by themselves, and acted accordingly. Soinc
days thereafter, lady relative Of the absent family
went " the house with = mechanic, 10 have soms
rrrairs made previous 10 the return NJ The family,
and WAS surprised " dni the two women In POS
session. The latter, however, gave q plausih'"
"ory about having Just come to visit one o. the
ervauts- and went away, carrying with honi two
sree h,ndlea. containing tho most valuable articles
In the house. When Mr. Tholimer and his 'amiy
| returned, search was made Tor the women, but not
| the slightest clue could te obtained fcw DAYS
After their return. Mr.. rholimer and his wife nap
pcnci to tc carriage rldiug some distance from tho
city, and the latter, In passing two women on tho
road. discovered that ono Of them was attired in
one of her missing drestcs. Thereupon Mr..
Tholmer arrestcd both Of them, drove them TO the
city IN his carriagc, and they finally indicted
for grand larceny. Most II the goods werc re-
| covered.
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From Havana.

N,r York. Sept 2o.-1hc steamship rsyle, from
Havana. l,ib, arrived q, this port this afternoon.
and brings the following news:
The steamer Dcnbish arrived At Hav,ns on the
18th inst from Galveston, and the Susanna on tho
,2th hvc days from Houston. The latter started
With three hundred and twenty Ave bales of cotton.
bu, reached this port with only seventy three hav
ing thrown tho balance ovc-hoord to facilitate her
escape from unitod stsics cruiser ct Cape Fan
Antonio
The United State, Steamer fioaoyr ricklc. at Ia
vnna from Key West, teI-rr the capture ~ the
Msagordn- formerly the Alice, with ak hundred
bales oi cotton, aud Of the arrival Of the prize 81
Key West. Appleton Oaksmmh IL said 10 have
t~cn hoard under the name of Macdonald
The Mssssords was from Galveston. bound to this
t,fs
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The IusIinu " NJ

Washington Ssp' 2,.-Gcn sully'r oNhcial re-
port ~ .he battle At -o-kuty Mountain. sit
Ga,ed On The Little s.ouri, Gros ventrcs has been
received. There were at least hvc or six thousand
Iniisn warriors while sully's entire force num-
hcrcd on the fed about two thousAnd two hun.
drod men Of all arms of the service The country
il in'crsectod by drip ravneS filled with ,tntcr,
~ which the savages took advantage. Bu' by the
ssllul mnnpuvrcs of our officers, they were driven
in . circIe of about three miles to tho tssc ot the
mountains and beyond the Inc of sliriushers,
snd many Of them killed. The Iniinns 'ough, With
skill snd e,iraordinary desperation, but were al
finally rut ,o fight. By sunsc. none were tho
ground and our troops that night slept on tho bat.
'c-neld. There were subsequent successful operl-
tons AGAINST the Indians, whose vast quantities of
goods left the timber aud ravues were destroy.
ed, Ery in August, suy march~i .teard the
Yellowstone, expecting to again ovcr,okc the enemy
on his wAv
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NETS sloop -or.war prootyn arrived at tbs
ChirlestoVsn Navy Yard about ~ o'clock TUESDAY
morning she left Mobile August lSih FOR Pensacola.
from which port ehc slilcd September 9th for Ro.-
ton This vesse' lcd In tho memorable engagsmen.
ut Muh''c, srd suffered more FROM TIC Hre of For
MORAN than aug ohcr vessel Fity nine shots
are recorded Of having entered hcr sides, most o.
ii EN- on tho berth deck. and seventy three shots
tool, effect in other parts II hcr On her decks srs
to tc seen moro than 1000 pounds n iron, which
were poured .nto her from he rebel batteries Al
one time she was m ,isken ~ the enemy for Far
rs,-lt's fsc-ship. Lieut. T.. r. Ln'l was executive
officer during the night lie has since been assigned
To the command of the iron clad Tennessee, lay
ing of New Orleans. The Brooklyn hrcd
about 3co rounds in ali, the guns being loaded
and discharged with the utmost rapidity. Lieu
tenant Bake, Of Worcester, Massachusetts, ws~
severely wounded In the leg. His escares from
death are almost miraculous, from the balls that
scratched his apparel without doing any further
injury Tho ot.icers of the Brooklyn regard Bu-
chanan, G. z. Y, the rebel commander, as avery
brave, but !ool.hardy fellow. Instead Of at
tscking Ut midday, he should have waited Tor
ught " ret IN when hls chances for success would
have Lesu much more favorable. The brooklyn
osInes "A guuf, tue heaves, armament OF any ship
iu that feet. They are mostly siuch, smooth bore
and are splendid guns at close range The career
Of this splendid ali p and her officers and crew. has
| been most llustrious- and adds another laurel IA
American naval history. Tie Brooklyn was tho
creates, sufferer in the attack at New orleans as
well a. at Mobile She lie now about to oe over
hsuloi and thoroughly repaired, which Will con-
| sumo several months
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From tho Southw est.
nustlc In Missouri.

s. Lou'' sept. el.-pisp,,chcs to headquarters
announce thA; a hsht occurred on the 10Th, At the
rovder MIL, on the Little Rock Rive, in Southeast
Missouri. between detachment ci the Third Mis-.
uti Militia, under Lieut.. Papen md portion n
sholby's command Our loss was ~ killed ana
wounded The rehc' loss is unk nown. Wounded
prisoners report Piicc aud bis whole arny al P'ca-
hoatns Ark One thcus,nd rebels are reported At
Chalk Run, md tn at Kcnnctf, preparing 10 attack
Bloomfield. stoddard county. Shelby WAS rcp'-'od
a, rowha,tsn Ark. on the i?th. with from ,.ooo N
1000 men
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very recent occurrence and could go on
and enutnerate hundreds Il o hers ard
ehalenee suy fair man 10 Judge ~bich of us
has the heart 81 pity fer the families of "braee
PEOPLE" ay II 10 = kindness ,o thee" families ~
Ausnta to remove bsri uoN nj once rom scenes
which ~orrc. and children should not bc cAposei
~ and the brave people should scorn to commit
1helr wives and children 10 the rude barbsrisns
wto thus, as you csy violate the laws OF war, ss
illustrated In the PAGES ~ us dark history. In the
nainc u common sense ask you not 20 srpes &
Just God In such = sgcrilc nous uanncr--you, who
IN the midst Of renrs .nd Iso orcriiy, have PLUNGED
nation intr ~itll war, 'tiark and cruel war;, no
dared and radgrrcd us 10 ts,tlo insul,ci our has,
seized our arscnals and forts that were iei in the
honorable custody a. peaceful ordnance
sergeant, sezci and made prisoners of war
the very earrisons Amt to protect your pcoplo
a. overt act was committed by the 10 v "haie.
ul Lncoln Government - tri~i to f1rcc kentrky
ami Missouri into the rebellion, srate of themscNts
Mahod the vote 81 Louisiana; turned loos' your
rrvntccrs N purdv unsrmcd ships eNrc let
Inion families by the thoussnd. burned their
houses, and declared bv act OF vour Congress the
conhscaton NJ AL debts due Northern men for
goods had and received. Talk thus to the marines
hut no, N me, who have these thin, sand who
" this day make as much sarrihcc for the peace
md hrror of ihe south, the bcs born southo ncr
among you. II we must be enemies, lot us lie mon,
and fight II out as we propose toe lay, and not deal
IN such hypocritcal srpcais to God and humanity
God will judge us in Jue time and nc will PRO
no'ince whether II he more humane to hyht win q
town iull of women and the families n "hrAvc
people" at our bs.k or 10 remove them in time to
Jla.es Of safety smong their own friends and rco.
PIE.
avn .-ry respectfully,
Your obedicni servant
T. W. snErNAr.
MAJOR General Comd's.
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Frightful Railroad Disaster.
Over 80 Lives Loot.

Philadelphia, Sept. 2i.--The fas'-linc train go
ing eastward, on the Pennsylvania Railroad. which
left Plnsburg last night at $40 rnn into the rear
cnd " freight train on the eastward track. ~
Thomp-opion Station, Junia'a county, Pa, At half
past four this morning. The passenger train was
moving at It's usa, srccd when the accident occur
rel The engine was dornolished, and the grc,Ier
portion of the train was badly wrecked. The bag
gage car WAS driven into the front passenger car.
tool src froo the ovcrscttius of stove, and, with
three passenger car, was dcetroycd. 1t Is sup
posed that SIX persons were instantly KILLED. or
held among tho ruins II the cars snd conrimed
shn them John Musou. the conductor Of th"
pass tns.r train. IL among tho lost
s7coSp prsr,rcu
DiHid,t hid, Np'. 2i-Thc train len Pittss
hu'gh at o'clock Tuesday night. and nt4 A. n.
run into frsleht train, dcmn'lshing the engine
aud forcing the baggage car IN Top ~ tho hrst pas
,engcr car, which Immediately caught hrc Or
informant states tina, the foremost car, in which
tho loas vas greatest, wonld coutnn sixty passcp-
ger, anil Tut scv.n or eight arc known TO have
cscapcd. The doors we're locked Tho car was
crushed. and partly covered With the wreck Of Tho
baggage wagon.
| Coals from the locomotive hrci the baggage car,
which communicated to the passenger car, and
caused the explosion n N. gas receiver. The car
was burned VI With all on board. 50 that only tho
| charred remains could lo found, which were he
| yond idcntifcation. The conducsor was rccog-
! niycd by his keys. Sx or seven who still lived.
| wcrt IN such physca agony that nothing could bo
! CLEANED from them. Passengers in the third and
fourth cars were ~ ,ed without irury, but tho cars
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The scene of zen. sAcrisap,. Operations

hes in the Shenandoah Valley, west of III. Shenan-
doah River and the Blue Rh!-c. Berryvil'e, the
gene a Moatay 3 hattie, is situated twelve mites
nst Of Winchester. The later place, which was
saptured by forces, and where 1000 rehe,
wounded were found abaulUncd, Is the terminus ~
,he W.nctes,cr & Potomac Rslroqd, which con.
ne,ts with the Baltimore Il OHIO Railroad at uar-
por's Ferry Cedar Greek, which h ~ been crossed
by GEN sheridan u pursuit. is twenty miles from
W nchcster, aud thirty niles youth Of the scene Of
Mondays battle, 1t ~ HipPoeed nat Gen. Early's
6rces are rc,rcl,ing 20 Stanton whence they will
probably fall back 10 one of the numerous Cars In
e Blue r dge which Is distant only about 10 mile,
nom that place The situation Is rapidly approach.
ing the condition that prevailed shortly after the
battles Of the Wilderness, when our forces operated
N that region. with this difference, however, that
glr strength If now corsrlla,ci, in place Of heing
pai,er-I as At that time, and the rebel army is
n-oken ty defeat. Tie possession Of stanton
'rhieh rs hundred and tvtn'y nll"s from Rich
ponG and nearly the same distance from NasN-
nr.ou,y with the ad dining Gaps IN the Blue Ridge,
places Us directly on the only remaining lines n
.4lroad co.nInupications tctween Richmond md the
;cuth. But these positions too importan 10 he
abandoned with out struggle, and there is there
fore, strong probability Of further fighting b. that
u1iarter
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The Lake Pirates.


Washington, Sept. ?i.-Commander Carter, n
the Z s. steamer Michigan. has t'lesrsrhcd u the
Secretary n the Navy. dating off Johns,n's Island
to-day. concerning the carsu-c by pirs'c. of the
steamers Parsons and Island Queen. lie says they
were pursued by him, and that he has got the pr,n.
cipal agent prisoner on board, and many socom-
pliees. lie adds "AlI ia safe and well ct present.
The ot.-c, ~ss to capture the steamer Michigan"
I, further srrcar. tha, Col Hal has six II the pi-
rate party on Johnson Island.
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70 ghssspsis, Sept. 21.-A scriouS accident Or
CURED near Break neck Tunnel, on the Hudson
Rver Rqilroni today, 10 Tho train from New York
at AN An n,o Il the tender brokc' throwing
tho entire train from the TRACK. Two boys In the
baggage car we're killcl, and brakeman and ono
pa-srnycs IA l,dyl injured
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EcjoirinG.

Rdlrroy, sept 2l.A salute NJ I'm guns was
s-ed to-day from Fe,.rsl Hill, IN honor Of Gcnersl
ecrdsn's victory.
DubuyA Conn. sep, 2i.-Thc holls wc~ ring.
Ing and salute fred here to-iay, IN honor Of
fheridan's victory.
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Powers. Rnsss. France srd vre',rd are
sunc IN con eri. with the sole object NJ parslysing
the work oi peace. to sase at least North Schesw,H
10 ncnmaYt, and tc effect n reunion n tho Dichies
to Denmark ty the aid n the fatal question cf sus.
cesnor, which stiil remains pending d"
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4u6 AdC0SC NEWS
ny Telegraph 10 the y. Y. Sun.
SHERlDAN'S VICTORY.
PURSUIT OF the REBELS.
Prisoners Still Coming In.
5000 ALREADY REPORTED.
Union Raiders in Earll'S Rear.
INTERESTING REBEL NEWS.
Richmond to be Shelled
INHABITANTS ADVISED TO LEAVE.
LETTER FROM SHERMAN.
Hood Treated TO n Piece Of
History.
THE LAKE ERIE AFFAIR.
CAPTURE OF The PIRATES.
Terrible Railroad Disaster In
PenIasylsania--J0 Persons
Reported Burned TO
Death I'm n Gar.
Important European News.
&C., &c, To.
THE LAKE ERIE AFFAIR.
CAPTURE OF THE PIRATES.
Terrible Railroad Disaster In
Pennsylvania Persons
Reported Burned TO
Death I'm n Gar.
Important Europesn News.
&C., &c, TO.
GENERAL. SHERIDAN.

Puy-pt Of the Rebels 5000 Pri.oncrs
already tnpured.
M, Department. Wash,A9iop, sept. u--iO.iS
NJ Ho,or-Gsne,1t ,Lohsl 4. Dur; This De-
rartment has eived the following Telegram, an.
ncuncing the CONTINUED pursuit Il the retss by
Gen. sherid,u Cedar Creek, which Gen. Sheridan
vss crossing Yesterday At three o'clock in The
sh.rnoon, is shor, distance this SIDE of strssbrg.
II. had pursued the r~pls owe, 30 miles from tho
poin, where he attacked them a, day s,h, on Mon
isv.
Hayp--'s P.rrH sept. ?l.-Ho". Edr'1 NJ
Stanton, Seeye,Iry n War. Reliabn news from
she iroai s:Aies ,ha, army vas crossing Ccisr
Creek, Tuesday, at 3 r. N. Tnorc was no fighting
Tho following list OF rebel Generals, killed and
wounded, is correct: Generals khodrs- Ratnscur,
6ordon, Terry, Goodwin, Fsad!oy Johnson and
Fitz Hugh Lee. From oil I can learn, the number
Of prisoners will approximlte 500" The indiea-
tons are that the rebels VII not nnke n stand
short Of siaunton. Tncv are evidently to, much
demora.1edtu make H;h'.
Jous n. srrvE>soN, Brig. .-Gcn.
General Grant transmits tie Glowing extract
from the Richmond srNrI~Et of yr-'erday;
"a slight ripple of oy-itcmcns was produced
tere yesterday by the report that = raicins party
".s sdvancinr ON Cord nsvillc ~ i were within
few niles 80 n Jlacr Tie 20 ut pf all our in
'r~s W this head ia that this rep nrt orgr sied ia
bhe oct that early yesterday rsr,y nj Yankee
r. lders. whosr numbers arc not known, vsite I
e,pdar bridge md af,cr dcsirovirg II, proceed Il
" Lihertv Mills FIVE OF 50 mc' above, vh cb
th~y also destroyed From MS h,tcr place thcy
ere helived 10 have gone back 10 C'JpeTr'r."
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TnR Massachusetts Democratic State Convention
met at Worcester and nominated Henry W. Payne,
- Cambridge, for Governor; Thomas F. Plunkst,
n ri'tsheld, Tor Lieut.-Governcr Robert c Win.
,hors Of Boston, and Erasrls p. Beach. Of spring
,eld, for Yleetors at large The resolutions en-.
ierted the Nominations o! the Ch.csgo ColvenIiop.
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SHgRIDAS's VIcToRY.-One hundred guns
were fired in the City Hall Park at noon, yss'er-
day, in honor Of sherdsn's victory in the Valley.
The National hsss were displayed from the City
Hail. and other public budings. The guns in the
Pgk we're fred by the Union Associsison-
tCswt,AvsA on IAS laasA
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EDwAED BATHS Esq,
Ittataoal


The London GAZETTE announces that Her MaJcs.
~ las been pleased 10 order, that for the future no
ship-of-w1 belonging to either Of the be Is er.nt
powers OF North America, shall be allowed 20 eltor
or to remain OF lie in any Of her Ma.eg,y's ports
for the purpose Of being dsnanilcd or sold.
The agcn, OF Lloyds reports that a large steamer
ie reported ,o have put into Modup with signals ior
spilOt. She CHANGED colors At Rr,merhavcil, md
hostcd tho Confederate flag The p.io, who took
her to Rrcmerhaven believes she s,ill remains
there. She s'eams ten fpots at hslf speed She
is reported TO be commanded by CAPTAIN somu-s /;
has 300 men on hoari and IL pierced for ~ guns
Stated 10 have been butt, - rdcsu. II. plot
volunteered The Information.
Tie Executive OF the tuion and Elnsucir ratiu OF
Society have Issued an address 70 "the % plo of
Great Britain and Ireland on the progress and ptOs-
prci- of the great struggle for freedom m Auieri-
en-" in reply to document which hns teeu circu-
lated for signatures bt the southern Independence
ASSOciatlon. The address expresses confidence that
tie people uf this country viii never give their
"sanction N any proposition, even in the holy
name Of peace, that seeks 10 bolster up and sustain
an Infamous slave power" The address further
noin,s out the great lraer"ss which has been mnce
during kr. L'ncolns Presidency In the work OF
emancipation, aud concludes by declaring that
"not until slavery Is snnihilAfed throughout the
United States can come 'hc longed or era of peace
versal liberty"
The British Govcrnmen, were shout IN appoint q
Commission of Enquiry into the causes OF the late
riots at Belfast.
The Liverpool Female Penitentarv had been TO-
tally destroyed by FIRE. There were 40 inmates ut
tho timc Of the outbreak, but all escaped without
injury
The OsT DEuTscuE PosT says "The reports n
dthculfies which have arisen In the peace DoQotia-
tlonA ot now pretensions put forward by the
Danish Government, AN regards Northern Schles-
wig, are daily renewed In vain does he press
sndeavor 10 point out the memorable :cssity Of
Denmark, as she Is eircumstanced, IN. conclude
peace. The r,imor Of poetponement II peace still
prevails" The Vienna NEv FEE IhLss says
Denmark would never have dared 10 raise obiec.
tons as regards the financial question: or threaten
ed IN abandon the clauses stipulated 10 the prelius-
nAxieh bhs were not backed by the three zreSi
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There ave been many rumors, Of late, that Gen.
John C. Fremont intended 10 withdraw his namo
as a Presidentia candidate. We are happy to to
allie " state, on authority which we do not 4 res
lion, that this II trne. letter from him TO that
effect i. TO 10 published within day or Two. N
the character OF the ietor itself We know nothinG.
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oar tevnlry Picking S'rnasIcr~.

Wd,h,na'or Sept I'll Information recciusd hv
y. Government M n noon TO-DAY makes 1t o.rtsin
ns' Sheridan IN. occurred sve Thousand pri' oners
and every hour more nre sent To- tho rear
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Hood Treated to IN Piece Of
History.
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70 si6S GFricr,

S-pt. 9th, CI (
SIH-i A. directed by Earl Russell H. MI rrn
you, with reference to your letter Of the 2T,h ull.
that Her Majesty Government are of opinion that
tire osse ~ the Georgh" must 60 before tho Pr Ze
Court in IN" United States, ana that YOU must he
prepared to defend your interest therein
am, sr,
Your most uhed.er,, hurnhlc scrvnn.
III
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Richmond to be Shelled
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INHABITANTS ADVISED TO LEAVE.

LETTER FROM SHERMAN.
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The Latest News
Prisoners Still Coming In.
5000 ALREADY REPORTED.

Union Raiders in Earll'S Rear.
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INTERESTING REBEL NEWS.