Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-01
Noon Dispatches.

! CINCINNATI, August 3l.-Dispatehes
from Buszen bark station, Butler county,
Ohio, say the crowd on the train from
| Cincinnati started at am, having on
| board not less than $500 persons, includ-
| ing membe of the press from New
| York, st. Louis, Chicago, Louisville and
| other cities. Whatever element of the
roughs or fancy was on board, it did not
make itself obnoxious or conspicuous.
| The proportion Of respectability was in
| the majority. The morning gave evil
| dence of good weather. Jones was the
| fAvorite for first blood, first knock down
and final victory. At S:45 the ring was
| formed, and at 9:45 Cusick and Dawson, i,
1 Jones' seconds, entered the ring with
Jones in fighting paraphernslia. The
crowd st the last named hour seemed to
/ number $500. Rufus Hunt, of New
| Orleans, was selected as referee Dad
/ Ryan and Jack Looney, both Of st.
/ Louis, as umpires. At 1O:i5 both men
appeared in the ring, amid much cheer
/ ing.
At 1O:45 the first round began in spar
/ ring first knock down and blood for
McCoOls. The fight was won by Nc
/ CoOle in thirty-fOur rounds, knocking
Jones out OF time from the first round to
the thirty-fourth. Although Jones
| planted some heavy blows upon MeCoole,
the result seemed to favor the st. Louis
man, for with his powerful blows be
sent his antagonist to grass at every
round, amid Misses from the spectators.
The fight lasted twenty-five minutes.
Jones still insensible ten minutes after
| the fight. McCOole left the ground with
a fresh step and smiling.
SAVANNAH, August 31.-It is rumored
| here that petition has been sent to Gen.
Pope, requesting the removal of the
present mayor and board of Aldermen.
A counter petition, signed by all the
| influential citizens and merchants in the
city, to retain the present board, has
been gotten up.
WASHINGTON, August 31.-A special
| TO the New York World says there are
reasons to believe that in q few days the
| president will issue an important proc
| lsmatiOn Of amnesty supplemental to
| that issued on the 18th OF May, 1865. 1t
will not proclaim universal amnesty,
| but will enlarge the fourteen classes
named in the proclamation. Among
the classes excepted by the latter, but
which, ! Sun assured, will be included in
the coming proclamation, will be all per-
Sons who shall have been military or
naval officers Of the pretended Confed-
crate government who are below the
rank of brigadier-geneFali in the army or
captain in the navy; also all persons
who are or shall have been pretended
civil or diplomatic officers, or otherwise
domestic or foreign agents Of the Con-
federate government; also all who have
been engaged in any way in treating
otherwise than fairly and lawfully, as
! prisoners of war, persons found in the
| United States service as officers, soldiers,
seamen, or in any other capacity. The
other details are yet 70 be arranged,
which may delay the issuance Of the
| proclamation for at least q week yet,
| but it is probable that il will be decided
TO pardon all persons except high officials,
who may be on bail for trial, before or
after conviction.
The cabinet to-day had before them a
onaplete record of the proceedings be-
tween Gems. Grant and Sickles, relative
| TO the latter's course in North Carolina,
| in interfering in the process issuing from
Ia United States court, and which event.
ually led to the prompt removal Of Gen.
| Siekles by the president. 1t was decided
| to publish this record, and it will be out
in Mondays papers.
| RICHMOND, VA, August 31.-Rapp &
Co.'s tobacco mandatory was seized
yesterday fora violation Of the govern
ment revenue laws.