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ucs,. to render such assistance SIS NAV be
necessary.
Those who were not on the spot, however,
have not been Idle, for, 81 abo1e stated
twelVe Of the robbers hafs eeen Arrested in
Ca nada, namely IN Farnam, Waterloo, Stan
bridge, and 81, Johns. The man taken at
Waterloo was secured as the train was lca7-
ing that place yesterday morning. Two
Packages containing 5000, and three Re evolyers
were found on him. Another of the robbers.
arrested at st. Johns yesterday, Is said to
hare had SIC, eco IN his possession. Accord
Ing to statement matfe by Mr.. Swales,
Cashier Of the First Nst1onaf Bank, the
bonds stolen BY the robbers'at st. Albaas on
the 18th inst. we're ~. follows; viz: S29, $50
n $40 .. 8. Treasury Bo2ds, dated Aus su=t
10th, ls64, not payable to she order Of any
person.
The q. s. Government VIII not pey any
such bonds, aod lfa Lame be inserted they
must be endorsed, apd the government will
insist upon the identification Of the party
holding them, snd will require the bold er to
show that he got them honestly through IN
authorized agent Of the government. The
legal tender notes stolen were dated Dececa-
ber 1st, 1868. The amount is SO. GOO; The
government have redeemed nearly all Of the
above date, excepting $4,000 stolen 50
above, Also $500 Of compound interest
person excepting the 1awful owner. 5000 In
81 bonds payable to the order Of 4. swale9,
cashier, are also void.
Pereons are al5o cautioned agalust receiy-
Ing aD5 of the above bonds Or notes.
The report Of the shooting Of two bailifT.
fB eaid to be untrue.
Judge Coursol proceeded yesterday morn
Ing, with body Of armed police, from st,
Johns to FaTDhau,, to bring 10 to St. Johns
the prisoners there. When all ara collected
they will be brought into Montreal, where
tee examination will be made aud the appli-
cation for sxtrad1tton heard.
, 1864-10-26
FROM N1GNTIIExAI.,
The st, Albans R1ld-PursuIf Of tho
MnloeIa-The Reeapture aud LxecDY
exY pf f6Ana 1ttt and RuoEy.

MONTREAL, Oct eeo:-The authorities are
still actively epgogtd in Investigating the
circum stances attending the extensive bunk
robberies at St. Albans and The subsequent
unlaw1ul and violent proceedings OF the des-
peraaoes By whom they were effected. The
measures taken by the Governments OF both
Canada and the United States, to bring the
bold robbers to justice, are meeting with
much success, and at the time We WriIe, four
I, ,eu arretts have been made, twelve in Cana
an ard TWO In St. Adams.
In the account given yesterday morntue It
should nave been stated that the Hon. Judge
Alaia, Of the super1or Court Vermont, I'm
stead of the President of the St. Albaus
Barkl came to this city, and afterwards pro-
cetded with Judge Coursol to St. Johns. In
oroer that both the Governments stnuid
hays fnll and reliable information Of the
whole OF the proceedings. Yesterday Ed,
Carter, Esq, Clerk OF the Grown Tor the Dh-
QUEBEC to proceed to Farnhsm, where Judge
Gourso1 and the other officials then were,
We also lesrr that Col Connolly has re-
ce1ved Instructions to place himself ana
detachment of the men IDder his command.
ct the disposal Of the Superintendent OF Po-
, 1864-10-26

to get aboard, and Insisted on being sent
home to st. Ionis. The reasons alleged
were various. Among others, that the Sth
regiment had been sent home and they were
entitled q IKE privilege; that General Pike
troops at Washington Col. Stone was pow.
erless to quell the .mutiny, and seemingly
acquiesced to the proposition Of the mutt
neers to return to st. Louts He according
u procured az extra train aud they started
tor st. Louis. Immediately after their de-
parture, however, Col Stone te1egraphed to
the military authorities at Franklin, and on
s1rSa .4% a INT sts0n thsy marched ed
abont Two hundred and twenty, and By their
iuconslderate action. will probably be com-
pesltd 10 serve another month, either on the
Notifications Or in military prison.
sT: LOUIS, October GA dispatch from
Washngton, No, says the dead bodies Of
Msjor Wilson, Of the Sd Missouri militia. and
Pilot Knob, have been found In the woods 10
Franklin county, Major Wilson was shot
through the body several times. He was
identified By papers found On his body, and
there Stems to be no. doubt that he and his
It y as uecc1tained that these men had been
turned Over to bald OF guerillas to be exc.
cuted. the Provost Marshal OF this Depart
meut, bs order Of Gen. Rosecrans, sent
1ecel u jor aud six. prisatas In irons to
Al'or, tu be held until the fate Of Major
Wilson should be known. When It IL DIFF
uitely Learned that Wilson and his men were
FILLED hY the rebels, these Confederate hos
tacee will be shot In retaliation.
When the rebels lett Richmond, Ray
county, ,they carried away about $40, 600 worth
of goods stolen from stores there. Colonel
Harding and 500 Of Ills com nand, captured
md psroled at Glasgow, arrived here last
eVer1ng. Colopel Hyncs, Of the 18th Illinois
cayalry, Is among them.
We saye no ue~a to-day Of ths operations
in Nesitru Missouri
, 1864-10-26

Especial Dizpatch to the ciicaso Tribune.]
DEsNo1sEs, Iowa, Tuesday Oct. a5.
The grand jury Of the United States Cir
cult Ce urt tonnd bill on Saturday, against
Hetry B.rker, for mail robbery at MACON
City, Frarklin county POST Office, last SUN,
mtr.
In the same court In the case OF the Unit
cd ststes esainst s11as Harr, George Rohrsr,
Benz. 4. Smith, OF Mahsska county, on
charge Of consplring against the Govern.
mtns Of the United States, md to forclbiy
1etis tirg the arrest OF deserters. The de.
fer dsn.s were found gntltY b7 the iury on
Saturday evening. Tue testimony Of the
dsfendants witnesses was enough on cross
exa1G1nptton to damn the Whple aceurspd
crew OF the Sons Of Liberty, Order of the
Stsr, O.. a. 4. or Mcclellan minute men, or
whatever else the poor devils call them-
Selves To The eternal infamy OF tue traitors
the witnesses for the defense were mem
bcTs of the Order, and confessed enough to
prove the worst that has ever been said of
the Order. Members ore seduced into these
hot-beds Of trcason and guilt, under the pro-
-feseion that the object of the Order IL to as-
certain the strength Of the Democratic party,
and contribute to the downfall or treason.
With the disclosures Of this Gaze before him,
10 honeet man can hereafter have any excuse
or mitigation for the crime of associating
himself With the secret rebel Orders OF the
North. The witnesses tor the defense con-
feased to the death penalty for revealing &c.
crets, to the efgnal for calling the members
together, md the several signs which were
to he used in battle. -
Hon. John Sherman addressed q 1arga as
semblY Of patriotic people In the Court
.Honse square on Saturday afternoon. The
day was bright ard beautiful. The speech
was splendid, manly, and full Of vim, Of
live mans spirit, and the spirit Of the people
The meeting was great success every way,
and closed by singing the battle hymn, tie
Repn bltcans giving three chesrs for the
Union,
, 1864-10-26
Q)ifaoo Qribnue.



Three weeks remain for vigorous campaign
edot~three weeks to roll up The immense
majority which the world exp4c+s rs to glye
for the Union ticket-.hree weeks to decId E
the tate OF the Republic. Ctrculste the doc.
umcntsl We have prirted ecd sold nearly
Two Hundred Thousand Of our
documents entitled:
L. The Convention nPauaphae1-Saytoxs
and DolnEs If the Chicago Copper.
hea6 Convention.
2. Issues Of tho oampai=n-shau the
Norta Vote for II OlsunIoa Reace7
The dexoaod for these docum eu+s coptinus Is
unabsted Send in your orders. We for
wnrd them by express ut Two DOLLARS TER
HUNDRED.
We hive received 50 Eauy a2Plieat1o.s for
Gen Logsn'e great speech, delivered IN Car
bondh}e on the 1st inst. thst we hare con-
cluded to issue It In pamphlet form We
sha,l have 1t ready for delivery On Monday
morning. the 17th inst
IhSa IL the best Kind OF campaign docu-
reent to circnlate In Middle and Southern
Illinois ard Southern Indiana. S:nt br ex-
Press, g. per100 Address
TRIBUNE Co., Chicago. III. :
, 1864-10-26
FROM SPIsINGFIELD.
mnttere Political and Military at tht
SkAte Capital.


Especial Diepatch to the Chicago Th5uae.1
SPRINGFIELD, H., Tuesday, Oct 25.
Twas led into error by Copperlead infor-
1natio1 yesterday respecting General Single.
ton. The facts are, that he and his friends
subscribed Attesn hundred dollars, Of which
be paid five hundred dollars, for the pur-
poses Of bis late peace meeting here, but bis
policy Copperhead friends took his money
AID used It Tor their purposes, beeides trying
to turn his meeting against him. On his ar
rival here from Washington, on Saturday.
Instead Of the bills having been paid, he
found the morey nil spent, and the bills
having been presented to him he paid them.
city, and told him be would hold him pet-
eoually responsible for the amount paid for
1Etse bills, aud gave him till halfpast four
was paid.
1t is to be hoped that every soldier In camp
and hospitals throughout the State shall have
iuslougis to 70 hone and vote. There arc
bstween three and four t1unsand such yot-
err. Let the boys In blue vote for their can:
tidates.
Tns following promotions have bsen made:
rRo1oT1oSs.-,
c,p! John Morris, Major 12s:h, wee Walsshlre
Captain Lucius ". Desl, Lieutenant Colonel Of
1Atb. wee BeatdrleT resigned.
Assistant Surgeon D4nl. c. Jones, Surgeon Of
I'd Cavalry. v,ct Cats mustered out.
II, ,c,2ta.n Jsmes T. Files, Major OF 9Th. vice
Major Humil!on 3. Doe, Lieutenant Colonel Of
A.si'tsnt Surgeon Ira Brown, sa,seon Of 65th,
vice Park hanotably d!eshssSed
C.p.s,n Roet; ". neay, Major Of 6ath, vice
Captain Msthex Van Dutkirk, Lieutenant Col
Gel o. 92d. vice Sheets resig1ta.
, 1864-10-26
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
Price,s Esc4pe-GueriIlas ut yVnrrens-
butR-rne Late Majhr Nll&ou-
nlce1ing Of 1ne 11tn Missouri Vol
nnf3ArN.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Il1bnue.l
ST. LoC1e, Tuesday. Oct Is.
II Is believed that Prizes 8 army has escaped
The fight on Sunday, south Of Kansas City,
WEE designed to give time to the wagons in
adyhnce to get good start. There Is no
confirmation at headquarters OF Pleasanton's
capture Of three guns st Independence or
rontirg of the rebels on Sunday, as tele-
grsphed from Kantas City.
Gue1fIlas are reported near Warrensburg,
though that rlaee ie now held By garrison
commanded BY Col Moore, Of the SD
Illinois.
Col. G. Harry Stone arrived In this city
this morning, with the papers, &c, found
On tbe body OF Major Wilson. who was mur-
defed by the rcEels, after be YVES taken
prisoner by them at the battle Of Pilot
Knob. The papers, which consist Of orders
from Gen. Ewing, telegraph dispatches and
rriyate letters, were handed over to General
Ewipe. and ate now In his possession. No
doubt, therefore, remains as to the terrible
tatt ot the gallant Major Wils on 1t appeared
that he was shot through the body several
tines, but tht Papers In bis possession were
lett undieturbed. The bodies Of SIX men who
we've captured with Major Wilson, were also
found at the same time The hostages held
for Wilson at Alton will probably be shot on
Nj Iday. :,
We learn that three companies Of the nth
Missouri regiment, stationed at Washington
mu1inlea. Three companies received orders
to proceed to Hermann. They were marched
to tie depot, bnt wh{ie awaiting the arrival
Of tie train Esprit Of characterization seems
to have arisen among them, and when the
ca-s for Hermann came along they refused
, 1864-10-26
3'ME YELLOW FEVER.
One Hundred knd Nineteen Deaths In
1yvcuty-IHnr hours Mt NsGvbefu Ir0u
T<tkQW Fever

From the Wilmington 1o2r.s1, Oct. 81
TIE FEVER At WILMINGTON AND CHARLESTON.
A letter received b. gentleman here Eta es
TINT there Ind occurred In Nswb. m within
Heuty -four houss-tAat Is to Sag IN ono DAY
and nieht-119 deaths trun y1uo~ fever.
Tits Is fearful, ard appears almost incredible;
still the writer Of The letter Is perfect
II truthful gentleman, and places full reli-
snct. in the information upon Which his
statement is based. Ttis can, hardly. wa
sup1>oee, be taken as an average or anything
IKE It. Still the average is undoubtedly high.
The Yankee troops have b. en- buried otf into
the woods OF any where. OF course they have
eutI-red. -.
From the Wilmington Jou1as,. Oct. 15.1
Unless we have chaDge Of wind to the
south, with warm damp weather, We appre-
hend no darger from the spread OF the dis
eaee; but as ne have no guaranty that such
change Of wind may not take plHce 81 any
time, we see no reason for changing our ad-
vice to those who can conveniently eet tnels
families ont OF town, and that ts, to Eet them
out without hurry and without panic, oos
simply as matter of precaution~
fFfon the Richmond Thie, Oct o.:
= At Charleston the disease is said to BE- on
The Increase. The mortality among children
is very large. Some neishborboods seem to
be more stftcted than othe1E-especIalIy il
this the case around the arsenal. Its intro
durtion has been owing to the Or .per pre-
c5ntion in allowing blockade runners too Tree
acc GO to the city on arriving from Nassau
and Other affected ports
, 1864-10-26

hStuAAE-V11lE1&A dispatches
Of Saturday contained tie fol'oxin@: Ns hune''ats
COY. cAaNEr!S DISPATCH.
FoRT Oct. q.
(signec) ". E. srARK. It. Ccl.
pxc H.. n kAfsAs C1TT, Oct. 21-5 P. N.
Price'e whole army is at Little Blue, nine
miles east Of Independence. Oar forces are
falling back On this stream. Hurry tor rard
I'll available troops in Northern KANSAS at
once. The danger is very great. Gen. Curtis
Is at the front.
<slznsd) e. " aH11,, Tn0s GanyE1' a Ut Cor. Cor
fhoA THE coatNASDHRs OF THE sTArE FOR
HEADorAe7zRs KAssAsFs7ArE MILITIA,
IL CAAP At S41AwasE1ow3,
October q, 1854 :
IT! The following is published for inforna-
Isest K4ss.s s247E Ms4
October II, 1s64.
sPEc1AL ORDER, No. = No leave Of 40
6ence to officers, or fuElougas to men Of this
command, will be grated for any cause ex-
ee! eept gpoR the approval Of the Major General
b. order 81 MAI. GEN. Ds1rz1ER..
Commanding hsnsas state Militia :,
: aut ordered to the front with all nv
available forces. use the influence Of the
press to. get these ,deserters to return to
probably can do more good than Anything
tlse. r n, Hggyup1gEn.
~ 1t: Col. Com'dg Post -
!. GEN. -DE1TzIER's DISPATCH.
~. IxE1E FIELD; 2: BE Blue Oct. s1-a:15 P: II.
Price IL forcing The n.asaee Of I,tt1a g1ne
and advancing On independence. The bot.
tls has been in progress since noon, and our
forces are slowly falling back. Our wound
ed are coming into Independence, aud the
Capt McLane, the 1st Colorado battery. bad
his arm shot OF near the shoulder Capt.
Gregg, CO II, 11th KanRas, Wourdal. Gen.
Curtis Is ut the front. Kausas ia In immin-
ent Danger, and every man should hasten to
the field.
{SigneD GEO: ". DE1TzEER:
= Maj. Gen. & s-M
GEN CURTIS DISPATCH.
By TELEGRAPH SaoM FIELD, Oct, ~ 1864,
To Minor S. s. Curtts:
We hage fought Price's army since ten this
O. m, near Little Blue, with only. ny regular
volunteer forces. | an lighting aud
falling. hack, to avoid flank moyements.
designing to make another stand at Big Blue,
where the militia, With ARTILLERY, ara located
in strong poaition:
8. r. CUrTIs, Major Gen.
GEN. CURTIS LATEST p1srATCu.
fHDEPExDEScE, Oct, I-10t15 a. n.
To Major 3. 8. Curtis:
The enemy has now appeared in my front,
and will take some Of m5 best troops and
move forward Those who come after should
co2greate at the Big Blue, or aa ne4r there as
We can ret them, to make a:stsnd.
The Big Blue aud KlDsas- City are the
strong points for final effort. / shall move
cautiously. We are all we'll.
8. R. CrET1s, Maj. Gan,
, 1864-10-26
LaTEST NEWS FROM GRANT
AND SHERIDAN,
THE RICHMOND PRESS
ON OUR VICTORY.
Foreign Items The Italian Qu5s-
tion The Cotton Famine.
Yellow Fever at Charleston
and Wilmington
WAR, Famine AND PEsTlLEHcE BE-
FALLING TIE GUIITY--aeBELS,
FROM WASHINGTON.
Interesting General News Summary.

Especial Dispatch to tbs Chicago .T,.buce.1
WAsHrsG7oS, Tuesday, Oct. q.
TIE WAR IN VIRGINIA
sheri6an's prisoners are now reported at
shout 1900. Fifteen hundred were brought
into Harper's Ferry on Monday. Eleven
hundred had been previously brought In, md
1,O00 were left at Winchester.
Our cavalry are gathering in many strag-
gltrs from the rebel ranks. The number of
rebel officers captured VIII not fall short Of
SEQ, ard the entire loss Of rebels In Killed,
wounded, prisoners, and straeElers. Is esti-
mated at 5000. Kershaw's Division had
twenty two new brass cannon, made in Rich.
mond-twenty OF them were captured.
One thousand two hundred stand Of
email arms have been gathered from the
field.
It is asccrtafned that the rebels had FIVE
1ntsntrV divisions, with their compliments
Of artillery, and i've brigades Of cavalry in
the frht~
Our wounded are being rapidly conveyed
from Winchester to MArtinsburs.
McebY's guerillas are again near Washing.
ton, en- the Virginia side. Some Of them
we're taken prisoners the other day, near
GreatsFa on the Potomac.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
The Post Office Department is quite cont
ntnt It will be able to put the neT rooney Or.
der E, stem in force BY the 1st Of November.
TIE MARYLAND CONSTITUTION. e..
The majority On the new constitution OF
snnG f
e'-4@''' -, !
LIE naAs1'
Inc supplemehta]y ofalt continued Today
Very little attention was paid to II By any
DOGGY except tne lucky ones VINO drew pr1z:s-
TIE ARMY VOTE.
The following Is full statement Of The
vote il. seven regiments Of the ARMY OF Inc
Ar11J: 11th New York battery, Lincoln 93.
Mcclellan II, 5th New York Engineers,
Lircoln 1G4, Mcclellan Z, 9Ith New York'
Lineoln s, MeClel,s1 100. Ilath Trw
York, Lincoln s85, Mcclellan 8, lI1h
New York, Lircolu 60, Mcclellan 119. 1RSth
New York. IIncoln 5Os. Mcflt1i7n ~
7Sqth New York. Iircoln 381 Mcfsie1ian
~ rurnn.zuT.r T.n '''
~, ~ nnA1.1.As AA~
bids for the Braztltfn mail service, and hopes
to make the award this week The forth.
coming report Will advocate the establish
mtnt Of q sitctlar line Of mail steamers be.
twet san Francieco md Japan.
ILLNESS or SECRETARY srASros.
s7c.e4a,v s,antt,n IL III Win c,,,llo ooa
ternr - go ~~4D ~"
Nrw YopE Tnesdar 0ct -s5-Tho r,..-
,,.r...r- Wsshfnuto,1 snec;si ssra. Tha III
*, ~ an al s1-eodv ntv}nr +hs5- ,7n.os ~.
p..eiiaet Savrrs1 reei465anta ~ w. ~ sle
eeiS;sSs +; - a-n - ~. ps+e' D.. ,s" M 1oah
.t..a'. 49,. o - tas ,a..t;s - LIZ she Lase
Etseu Icy - -: ~, ooont ~ t., VINE
rotns ' 'A'es oA Ao"4
, 1864-10-26
POSTSC R:IPT
FROM NEW YORK.
0ur Midnight Dispatches Highly Ia
tefefalng Summary Ut latest
NexRR-

Especial Dispatch to the Wea:ern Press.l
New YORK. Tusaday, Oct. s5-Mian{sht.
THE WAR II 1UGEsA.
A. gentleman just returned from Gen.
Grant's army speaks Of the Eood health
of the so1dlers Us owing to the eGosts of the
Government and Sanitary Commission. He
says deaths By fever are'zernarkably small,
The Worsd'e Washington epecial aaya Col
Alexander, Of the engineers, arrived tonight
direct from Sheridan's headquarters, and
confirms fully the. statements Of the victory
and results Of Thureda9's desperate battle.
EARLY hes made no demonstration since Fri
Gay. At lsst accounts they were cons1dera-
bly, below Harrisburg, and In d lisorga1ized
state. Nearly Ill our wounded have been
removed. ''
The Wo,zd's Army of the Potomac special
Of the 9th says seEtre sE,rmsa occurred
1sst night between this plckets In front of
WIS heavy firing of artillery on both Sides
a rebel shell burst II front OF WaEren's corps
killing aud wouuding SEVERAL men. This de-
mo1stration makes 1t apparent that tie rab-
els have replaced their heavy gucs In posi-
ton On their works in our front. Their re-
cent removal Of them was only 4 feint.
Along the immediate front Of Peters burg the
rebel sharpsnooters have become very
t1opbleso1pc. On other portions Of the line
ell has been quiet
=: The Worlds washington special tonight
says !. Adyices from the Shenandoah Valley,
received tG-day, show no movements Of i'm
por'ance 10 have been nade. Tbs enemy.are
not IN position, and have made no demou5tra-
ton OF any kind since their abandonment Of
Fieher's Hill -
Tho Tri6ure's special Washington Of tbs
s2a sa?s: 1lo pflsoasts =. haze 3qst arrived
Of about !, COO prisoners taken on the 18th
Wa have captured & guns, inc1nding 20
taken from Us By the enemY in tue morning.
The steamer Dictator arrived today from
City Point. AL quiet. A soldier named
Linch Was shot on Ffllay. for deserting.
He had been once pardoasd for like Of.
Tense, r.
Two men were captured on Saturday In
the vicinity of Washington, By Capt. Nc
Pherton, Of the 16S.h New York, who repre-.
serted Themselves aE..Lleut. II. Turner, AID
to Ger Lee, and Capt. D. H.. M,guire, Of
be is Capt. Chapman, Of Mosby'sl gusrillas,
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Fort MONROE, Oct. 24'-The mail steamer
Lonieana, Capt Porter, from Baltimore. ar
rived o'clock this morning Among her
passengers were Maj. Gen. Doubls daY, aud
A D. G., senor Don II. Romero, Mintater
from Mexico, ~ dese1te1s aud prisoners
trom Gen. Buffers lines, last ever ine. TneT
have taken the cath and are goiug north.
SOUTHERN NEWS. .
The Richmond authorities hRYe received
no late intelligence from Hood.
: The Montgomery 4dneTsissr is diegustsd
with Jet Davis, because after every disaster,
be calls Tor more men, and says It every day
becomes more obvious that they are victims
Of pers1stans mismanagemens: The Ezanin.
a1.n nal $~ T..
, 1864-10-26

HALIFAX, Tuesday. Oct 25-Bv the steam
rutper Little Hattie lad arrived ut Bermuda.
with COO bales Of cotton, and that the Hope,
with 1900 bales, and the Falcon with 500
bales, hid arrived at Nassau, all from vii
uipgfon. The Alavrcccr5atos :slso rcports
tl.t the pirate Tallahassee and Edith left
Wilmington the same night With the Little
H&ttie, for raid. The Colonel Lamb. a
eteel plated blockade runner, ealled from
Hh1ifex this evening,
, 1864-10-26
THE NEWS.

The ncws from Western Missouri does not
very clearly es yet declare the precise sftua-
don. Probably our commanders are toot
busy diapatching rebels to attend to other
dispatches.
The men Of the New York reztmeuts are
now engaged In forwArclng their ballots for
president and State ticket to their proxies to
be by them deposited in the ballot bog on
The 6th OF November. Te have the result In
TWO regiments complete, the 112sh aud 1s9th,
, 1864-10-26
FROM ST. PAUL,
How the Minnesota Soldiers Love Lite
Tie Mac.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trtbuae.1
ST. PAUL, Minn., Tneeday, Oct, q,
A riot occurred In the guard-house at Fort
Smelling, last night. Tho prisoners attempt
ed to escape, but the guard fired on them,
and shot one eeTerely.
The sth regiment is voting today at tae
Fort, preparatory to their departure to-
morrow. Nearly all the soldiers are for Lin
coin. In the sth regiment, out of s68 votes
Liacoln received $50. That is the way all
the Un;on boys vote
Governor Miller received to-day the battle
nues Of tne 35th and S9th Miss. regiments,
captu1 ed By the 18th Ainnesota 1t Allatooua