The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-21
NEWS FROM LOUISIANA.
AIrivel OF the Steamer Liberty
from New Orleans with
Dates to tho 18th Inst.
&c. &C.. 60.


ana Alexandria OF the 9Th rist
Geueral Banks headquarters we're at Nitsh socses.
santasn Ccchcss OF The ggnsost Chicotpe, was Rieo
en- III 9Th instant by gucTillas.
As,ieb. skirmish took place the I'd i1s at Couple,
epu rses above Grand Fcoro be,wee the rebel forces
Under General Marmaduke, numbering about four thou
.snd mon and he advance Of coovei Dudley cavalry,
N shon wo lost mcr'aly wounded ard seven
ssatly including icer oncc's' me oss Oh tne enemy
ear muca gres,er.
All Is OF ct AZ Acxardria-
The river is siiil falling.
Tncfe re New orleans papers Of tie bat.
Gle reported ria Chicago.
Tue steamship Evening STIR. from New YORK arriv ed
n Sew orleans tie l1.h inst.
TIE star q the South, from Portland with part OF the
eeocsa Indiana cavalry, had arrived She LETT Portland
with the Northampton IN tow but OF the
severity Of tic weather. obliged leave her southeast
Nantucket
The steamer Cassandra, from Portland, with another
attachment Of the cavalry, had also arrived She
h&d TO cast OF the ship WcsiEoreand for the
Tie Merrnssc, from Portland had also arrived.
Quarantine is TO be rgldy enforced below New Orleans
% and after May /.
The New Orleans Tmcs has Alexandria etter or tho
o>h INST, stating there special military new
NE army In Inc spirits and order aud moving
steadily upon Shreveport.
are improving. Tbe wheat and said 70 DO do
arcyed
AZ New Orleans the weather vas warm and the n os
euitoes were ren.y.
An Alexandria letter OF the 9th says ,ha. the
rsbcs burning al the Tie Rod and washla
rivera.
Report says tha. the Of The Rod
saroed down Bayou PIERRE cid ctanne also that
osades Of Texas troops had GOT NJ and had couple of
skhmshes.
Tho United States troops cont;nsed their advance be
yond Natchi,oches on the sth instant.
Tue New Orleans Times has letter from Baton Rouge
1a,ed the 10th inst, which says
o. "Wednesday last our advance cavalry had . small
sc-immage az Pleasant HILL within I've miles Of streve
fsss, which had few ounded and the enemy
kSout tho same number Again, Thursday morning,
another teck place about five NJ les above Natchitcches
Dur troops were driven iu bat rallied when the enemy
Aad retreat with small loss Our loss was tbirty
Killed and wcuodcc.
The Free State C:ventlcn was fully organized for bust
nsss Some thirty refugees from Red river had arrived
The schooner Matte, from Matamoros for New York
bad PIT into Nav Orleans. leaky, FOR repairs.
Arrived at New Orleans 1l.h, barks Cephas Starrett
enc Texas from Philadelphia l2,h steamer Daniel Web
sser, from New York; ships Charlotte, from do san
N9y and hountainccr, from Alexandria, Va, with
troops, bark E. Wight Jr., from Boston brig rrate
from Philadelphia.
Bel.w. ship Frank Eoat, from Portland; brig Julia,
God quoted at 1871 Gotten orm; higher grades
soinal aw ing to scarcity Sugar GIra at i5kc lee
The Turf.
UNION COURSE, L. I.-vK0TTrNa.
WEDNESDAY,, Apri o-fHse $50 mse Eeo,s, best three
y Ave. IN barnes.
D. acMann entered b. Cafcsnal......... l0l 2 Q
Mace entered D. s. Wonderful. .......... 8 3 die.
m Mar arr1 Ita
Owner entered Brown Mare ............ DIR.
Owner entered b. m Molly Pitcher. dr..
Time, 2 II 2-2425s-2s4-2.6-24Sl
ms heas.-saiiy Como Up was tho favoric against
Held at tcn to seven. only three Of the entries
rdaa the second place ana wondsria 1.-The Tho outside
Considerable delay .cnsaed before the word was given
thsy together and were started nicely, but be.
got around the upper turn both WONDERFUL and
lsagtm TO The quarter pole. which point she passed
q forty-thfec seconds. Cardinal uolted yeryenncy
en,ie acting about rs badly as possibe, and
sayng Ter inthe rear sally LED past the hafnie polo
about one length ahead Of Cardinal, in LEA On the
lower turn Cardinal pat on more steam went up the
mare, soon in front and swung on hoanestreich
vsasat. n ss sas ss made .e,y SPIRITED e,rt to
Scsten couple of lengths IN 25l.. wordr nj made
wodertr escape from teng dstsnrcd BY the judses
nosicug Is rum nix 10 get inside before the Tag fell.
second TIA GRADUAL now became the favortc as two
one against the ted The horses bad good send oil;
Dat as IN The previous heat CARDINAL and wonccriu both
er.ke 40 before they lfty yards the stard,
Biviug the mare lead Of four five lcpghs. with
witch che went TO the luarcr pole 10 forty and hair
seconds Wonderful second and Cardinal about n open
length behind he last named soon go in front OF Won
dcru and rottcd very rapidly after down the
nacksretsh She reached mile pole two cugths
m ront in %. On the lower turn Cardinal mp
yoSed the rnere. and they swung the homessre,ch
nsaA aud head exciting stsgre cnsue all the way
sro the three quarter pole tie judges stand they
sroesed the Ece evenly together that the JUICES
compelled DECIDE it a dead heat Tine 2.2 Woudcr-
sci was beaten ~ yards.
7srd ia Tho mare was again tho fayorite at ten to
eyh The h9rses were starteG pretty evenly Wonder
ea taking TIE lead the mare sec I'd, while ar,as IS
before indn,ged break before he 20, around the turn
Wonderful continued 10 lead the quarter polo passing
aheIe a length 10 front of the marc. 10 fory..hree
BEGAN make play with his hne long orer stride and
Frsdcaly closed With the LEADERS, The mare passed
Noaa.ri soon after the quarter role aud VAS
net hong be ore hs WIS last IN sally led III
lsnGhs 10 the Laf mile poc, n la3s but 60 ng around
shs lower Cardinal wen: % and IaDpei her They
Sane on the honcstretch together, and the became
intensely exciting They came aloog eide aud size un
within forty yards Of The scnre when the marc broke
~ And CARDINAL the heat about open seng
m 2:i2ss. wonderial very bad third. Cardinal
sas iben sold 20 Mr. Peiit f,r 81 600. ue Is very
, shaw Slack Hawk mare He iias 10 res emblancc 10
be ss whatever but sseasses All the striking charac
ia'''' A'' entertained q his future sd0'@s' en- tho
without ta<efs woracrfui ttas the lead sally sccorf
DardiDal up IS usual The fist to the quar-
ahsad a iao n4rc, caTiin thirty yarcs behind The
marc .or the eason the saslfa,ch. and seat 10 tie
",
Whc b al also given the goodbye Wonderful. sally held
nc around ne love. tsrn, and the home.
s,reic slly lengths In front. Cardinal chow au
eieant burst q speed 81 the way up the homestrttch
teii bc Gna6s 10 ertaSe the mare WHO by
1Gpcre cfle1gils, IN ia Wonderful di.tancc9
ft.Il feet he hackers .. the i willing
- invest c r1cre on her wherever liberal ofef
c1zce Nv tfrud at Cardinal Two one found tak
Sally toK The lead b be word Cardinal Up again
after St4tn.. The nafc led about eight lengths to the
2aafser, u cEyone and hall seconds. CARDINAL .rctted
Ssry dwn The bacistreteh ciosog every stride
snt nc broke up just before he chod tae half ms
Y-'e Tue there ia 49, the sed,Dg elk gtts
S~hbd o. tie lower turn Cardinal rallied again, and
from tho three quarter pole 20 The sisCc trotted very
eicely. bat could not ovestaxe the hke wan by
ebcut t~o cpgths, 10 246.
Ssh Heat -slhe betting was 10 favor OF The marc,
U1 ten 70 EIGHT vsgered her winning Sbs iook
ead AZ the start aud went 10 the quarter pole forty
q aud III seconds. tcu lengths atcad ~ Cardinal
- " had nj de another or