The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-01
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS.

The first bale OF Middle Tennessee cotton was re.
ceived in Nashville on Monday.
The Kentucky State Sabbath School Convention
met in Covington, KY, yesterday.
Senator Trumbull reached Omaha on Monday from
his California and Montana trip, and left for home
yesterday.
Indian difficulties still prevail in New Mexico.
Trains are frequently attacked and much stock IL
being run OF.
The heaviest rain Of the summer fell at Whining.
ton, N. c., on Monday night 1t continued nearly
the entire night
The proprietor Of the Savannah (Ga.) Morning
Neus assaulted the Deputy Postmaster OF that CITY
yesterday for an alleged afrrons In refusing to de-
liver the malls to that Journal.
George Peabody lett Baltimore yesterday after
noon for Philadelphia. His health Is somewhat i'm
proved, but he Is very feeble He was the guest q
J. W. Garrett In Baltimore on Monday night.
A raceat Watervllle, yesterday, between General
Knox Jr ana 0afotta was won BY the former In
Both the day and track were bad for the race.
Thomas d. Hines, who. 1t is alleged, recently
robbed Messrs. Loring & Searles, Of Braintree.
from the lookup has been arrested In Derby, Vt
John Fields, who has been on trial at wilIamsport.
Pa for five days, ana who has twice attempted sui
eide and once broke from the sheriff IN the street.
was found guilty yesterday OF murder In the first
degree.
Advices from the lower counties OF Kentucky state
that thirty-nve men or the state Guard are to be
mounted at Lebanon and start with guides for the
mountains IN search of the Regulators who have
recently been committing depredations.
The Hudson special, bound norm, last night
struck man, horse and cart at Mailory's Crossing
south of P0ughkeepsie. The man, whose name has
not been ascertained, Is probably fatally Injured
The horse was thrown as high as the snokestack
OF the engine and into the river, and the cart was
demolished.
meeting OF coored men took place In Nashville
Tenn, yesterday afternoon, to Investigate the dis
OF refugees from that city being present Hon
John Trlmbe, Neil Brown and Henry s. Foote took
part In the meeting, which finally adjourned with.
out doing anything, till two O'CLOCK Tomorrow al.
ternoOn.
L. @. Riggs, editor OF the Mer'ide,, fConn.J Re-
corder. was assaulted yesterday morning on the
street at that place by Wilbur f. Parker son of ex.
Mayor Charles Parker. IN consequence OF the publ
cation of an article rejecting upon young Parker
Mr. Riggs was strack over the head with the heavy
end of q horsewhip, knocked down and consdera-
bly, bruised
Charles M. Russell, who was arrested at Roches-
ter on saturday last for committing burglary and
arson IN Aurora q. W., was brought before Judge
Fuller yesterday morning on q writ OF habeas cor
pus and discharged. He was Immediately re -arrested
on warrant issued Dy the police magistrate OF
Rochester and while awaiting transportation to the
police station made his escape
freight train from Louisville for Memphis, Tenn,
through the negligence Of workman on the road,
ran of the track near Brownsville Yesterday smash
ing several cars ana fatally injurtng the fireman and
engineer. A passenger train from Chattanooga for
Memphis also ran through bridge near Courtiandt,
Ala, on Monday morning, dem0lishng the engine,
In the smoking car az the time OF the accident. No
one was injured