The New York herald., 1864-10-05
NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

Oc mama 1Or the 6QrHcmO0x Oh AImOooU
Ala. ana Dslsos. Ca. BY tho Nsbs's-
Activity OF the riAlas-MOvo&oass
Of General Forrest. &c.
EAsHvrlLa. Oct. 4. 1894
On Saturday. General Buford. with part OF ForressS
command, Including all his artillery attacked Athssss
Ala shclling the place for two hours and demanded ~
surreuder from the csmmaDdant. Colonel Wade, q ~
Seventy third Indiana who refused. Butord 5000 aees
retired.
The fears or attack Columbia wore ucfovndsA
Forrest having gone in the direcsoo OF Foreacs was
then below Mount Peasant
large force OF mechanics and aborers are engageA
repairing the railroad and telegraph It Ii believes
that railroad communication will bo open 70 Puaaa
during the week.
kilograms from Athens announce that numerous gss.
rita bands operating tho c,sy, from four -
eight miles the several roads Last week two o. three
oommssary and forage trains captured ths wagoae
disabled. and the mu,es and drivers carried or Ono =
these bands is commanded BY Duvai McNairy.
A party just from Chattanooga report that demsa1
for the surrender OF Dalton, Ca, made yesterday ~
. body OF rebels claiming TO be Forests force. No
further particulars have been received.
Ihe telegraph is working TO Chattanooga and Columbia
Major General Thomas and Brigsdsr General r. =
Msagher arrived here last might,
Capture OF Two Freight TrAlas ~
GusrllIas.
IoupvnIs, oes. A.IseA
band OF thirty.avs guerillas captured two uewarA
bound freight trains on the Nashville Railroad, u ~
O'Clock last night, between Rohland station sad Foxas
tanhesd. They burned nineteen cars but they co...
taned stores. To-day the trains viii be slightly u
Arranged BY the dlsaster.
Police InseiiiGsncs.
SUPPOSED FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY-TaA PnRRnp
TRAITOR sURRRspREs HIMSELF.
At q ate hour Monday night John Shannoa rsstAa9
AZ 6l3 Fifth street. emerged from Mr. MasoUs saloon u
Houston strsos. near Columbia, where ne had bees fos
refreshments when he met iour acquantances, e
whom is named John c. Smith. Shannon and Smith ~
involved in angry alteration, and after free
exchange OF abusive spthes smith revolver aaA
fred several times him. One bullet took eHeos
in shannop's right breast. inlicsing what 10
thought TO be mortal wound another bulies
lodged IN his right leg. and third entsred his
left log These last wounds, however, are not serious.
The other shots fred By smith did n0t take effect Afeg
be wounded shannon pursued smith, but soon fsss
exhausted conveyed ~ the New York Hospital
smith the Eleventh ward station house. and afss
reporting that he had shot in sell defence. surrsa
Coroner wildey Shannons ante depositisa
In the hospital. Although the victim sn,ertans hopes
his recovery a. very impro6abIe Justice shsSdisy
ccmmittsd smith 70 await the result OF Shannsn's "
Juriss.
AMAN DANGEROUSLY SHOT BY POLICEMAN.
About O'Clock last evening" ofnces era wford.
OF the Twenty precinct pasrong his beat nesS
First and Thirty. first street. sorioss disturb
took place among gang Of rowdss In the vicinity.
he nerored 70 quel dim Guilty, when he set ~
melee . notorious character. named Michael noGuis,
drew pistol and, as he was In the act q shootine,
ocer Han Of the same precinct. who I. tho no Ms.c.a@:
danger in which Crawford vas placed shot neGure With
his p.G Ih. ball passed directly hroSss sns esws
taken 70 Bellevue Hospital and the ball extracted
ALLEGED ATTEMPT AT MuRDns.
On Monday evening James Shaw, seaman, twsntT-
two years ago. entered OF the Third oars
In Chatham street. and atsr riding short distance 60
int alteration with the conductor. while angry
words we're passing be.wecn them young named
Daniel Mcqueen stepped the car, and In instant
shaw deliberately drew pistol and nred, the ball taknQ
effect In Mcoussn's right thigh. dangerous wound
fatal. The alarm instantly givco, whom sergeant
walsh Of the sixth precnct up and arrested shaw.
await tho result OF Mcqueen injuries The latter was
conveyed 70 the New York Hospital
COLLISION Bxrwssr ALLseED BOUNTY JUxpuss--
ONE or THIN SHOT.
collision occurred the northeast Of Laursos
and Broome Streets Monday evening" between Charles
Miller and . named Sidney, both OF whom, N
alleged BY the police, "bounsy Jumpers" and duriDs
quarrel Miller struck Sidney blow In the faoe with
his as,, causing the blood TO 6ow freely In few mo
the bali taking effect over his es eye and passing Down
wards under the skn lodged sooxet OF the Jaw In
Hicting a very serious wound. Miller instantly ran
towards Broadway ana being met by ofncer Wright, OF
the Broadways quad, was conveyed 70 the New York
Hospital whore attending surgeon extracted the buI
let Sidney led Immediately after firing the piso and
has not yet becu arrested. Captain ne Camp and his
officers Of the Eighth precinct however, are In bos pus
suit OF the fugitive.
MRS. AGNES HIoks-CoxPLArNr DrsxlssED.
The complaint recently broughs against Mrs. Agnes
Ticks residing a % King street. charging her w,tn
fsouiousy taking diamond ring, valued 81 $780, from
Hattie Burisgh At els Broadway has boss investigated
before Justice Dowiing and dmmssod for want OF svi
dsoee 70 sustain IT, Mrs Hicks was, thereore houorsby
discharged from custody.
Death OF Charles r. Ourtss.
BusroH, oct Z, 1894
Charles p. Curtis Esq., prominent lawyer of this
cltv. died 70 day