T H E E K
From tkt Eric Daily Dispatch.
Aocidont on the 2?ultimore &
Philadelphia Railroad,
Failing of the Steamer Etna for Liver,
jool With Muller, the English Railway
Murderer, oo Board.
Arrival of Gen. Butlor at New York.
FItOM ThE ARMY OFTUtl'O
mute.
ALL QUIET ON THE LINES.
From West Virginia
FROM WASHINGTON.
OSoial From Searetary Stanton.
The Condition of our Prisoners in the
Hands of the Rebels to be Materially
Ameliorated.
Baltimore, Sept. 3d.
A train from N. T. ran off the track
last evening near Perrymansville. It is
reported five passengers wcro killed and
26 wounded. Particulars not received.
New York, Sept 3d.
The steamer Etna sailed for Liver
pool to-day, taking Muller, accused of
the London railway murder.
Herald editorials condemns the Chi
cago platform, and advices McClellau to
kick it to pieces.
The city presents a gala appearance,
being dressed in flags in honor of the
victory at Atlanta
New York, Sept. 3.
Gold opened at 2,40 and subsequently
touched 2,42i at neon.
The Commercial says Mr. Barney has
tendered his resignation as collector of
this port. Postmaster Wakemen nud
Simeon Draper, are named as probable
successors.
Post Washington special says ;
The capture of Atlanta is frilly con
firmed by offioial despatches just reeeiv.
cd.
New York, Sept. 3.
Butler arrived hero yesterday. His
business here is not publicly known
though it is understood to relate partly
at least to his personal affairs.
Washington, Sept. 3.
Latest information from tho Army of
the Potomao states nothing of noto has
transpired for some days. Picket firing
is indulged in on parts of the lino at
night, but it almost entirely ceases du
ring day.
The following ofJicial dispatch was
received last night :
Tho enemy are on the move down
tho Valley, falling back towards Win
chester. Aveftf! attaeked and drove Vaugn's
cavalry from some point north of Buuker
Hill to within six miles of Winchester,
when his advance was stopped by a
division of infantry.
Aveiill captured twenty wagons, two
battlo flags, a number of prisoners and a
herd of cattlo. Ho then moved towards
Pcrryvillo.
Gen. Sheridan moved last night with
iis whole army in pursuit.
San Francisco, Sept. 2.
A draft for 823,000, part of tho pro.
cccds of tho Chrislaiu Commission Fair
was remitted eist to.dsy.
Baltimoro, Seyt. 3d.
It is now ascertained thet no one was
frilled by the accident on tho Philadel
phia RR. Three cars wore thrown from
the track, capsized and badly shattered.
The locomotive and forward cars did not
go off the track.
The accident was caused by an open
switch. Five officers and soldiers and
two civilians were more or less injured,
five of them seriously. Names not as.
certaincd.
New York, Sept. 3.
The Post's Washington special says
it is bolieved in official circles that the
importance ot Sherman's success is not
jot iully developed, and that he not only
occupies Atlanta, but has inflicted a
crushing defeat upon Hood's army, und
iiow occupies East Point, the stronghold
in the rear of Atlanta to which it was
eupposed Hood would retreat if com
gelled to evacuate the city.
The Commercial's Washington special
says advices from tho front s'tate that an
attack upon Grant's position on the
Weldon RR. is momentarily expected
with all Lee's available force. Thero
are indications that the rebels are pinch.
d for supplies.
The offioial recognition of a Mexican
consul in Philadelphia for tho Juarez
government is published this morning,
but Maximilian's Minister Plenipoten
tiary and suite arrived last night, and
he question which government is to bo
recognized will soon bo settled.
War Dep't, Washington,
Sept. 3, 8 r. m. j
No intelligence from Atlanta later
than my telegram of last night has been
received. Tho telegraph lin&s between
Nashville and Chattanooga wero brokon
last night by Wheeler, and we have had
nothing south of Nashville to day Thio
accounts fortheabsence of later intima
tion from Atlanta. No doubt is outer
gained of the correctness of the report
-received last oighi which came from two
independent sources boside Uie cfficial
dispatch of Gen. Sloeum.
Uooffioial reports this evening from
i;hTin state that the domace don? hv
una vr.jfM"'-F'9!
Wheeler to tho RR. will bo speedily re
paired, and that Wheeler had retreated
sod Gen. Rosseau is in pursuit, and that
in on engagement between Row-can's and
Whcolci's forccs.thc rebel Gen. Kelly
was mortally wounded aud is in our
baudB.
A telegram from Gen. Sheridan states
that Early has retreated up the Shon.
nandoah Valley and is pursued by Sheri
dan with his wholo army. Averill had
attacked Vaughn's cavalry and captured
twenty wagons, two bsttlo flags, a num
ber of prisoners and a herd of cattle.
(Signed) L M. Stanton,
Sec'y of War.
Washington, Sept. 3.
There is authoiitv for stating that an
arrangement has been entered into be
tween our own and the rebel government
whereby the condition of our prisouers
in rebel bands will be materially benent
ted.
Colonel Ould. the rebol commissioner
of exchange, submitted a proposition to
our Government, agreeing to release all
prisoners 'of war iu their hands iu close
confinement and iu cells, and those in
irons, and put them upou the footing of
other prisoners of war, provided our
government would do the same towards
rebel prisoners similarly held by ns.
Our government has accepted the pro
position, and Col. Ould has been noti.
ficd of tho fact.
1'rom the Erie Daily Dispatch.
From the Armv of the Poto
mac-
EXECUTION OF DESERTERS
BURNING OF TFlE U. S. FRIO ATE
BRANDYWI.N'E.
OfBeiul from Secretary Stanton.
NEWS FROM HE DEL PAPERS.
llebels Inform our Pickets of
tho Fall of Atlanta With a
Loss of 40,000 Men !
Our Communication with Atlanta Inter,
rupted by a Storm South.
From West Virginia.
Gen. Averill Defeats th3 Ene
my near Martmsbw .
FROM HARPER'S FERRY.
Enlistments in New York.
HEAVY RAINS WEST.
Headquarters Army of Potomac, )
Sept. 36 A. M. f
Frivato Sclden S. Chandler, of Bat
tery K, 4th U. S. artillery, suffered the
extreme penalty of the law for having
deserted from his command during ac
tivo operations. He leaves a wifo and
two aughters to mourn his fate.
not for mo to tell and thus inform tho
enemy.
tfunkcr inn, cept. z p- m.
Gen. Averill's division of cavalry tit
tacked the enemy this morning a short
distanco south of Martinsburg, rapidly
following him no.
We captured two battle flags, m.my
M'isonors. nearly all of one train of wag-1
ons, a herd of cattle and by 4 p. m. came
upon Rhodes division of rebel miantry
and outraged it.
Our lots so far is liirht.
We went to within six miles of Win
chester.
The engagement is not ended.
Charlestown, Va., Sept. 3.
The position ot Shrridan's army at
this place remains uneliangea. it is
encamped in line of battle in a semi,
circle, with both flanks protected from
incursions of the enemy. Our cavalry,
under Torbctt, Custer, Averill, Merritt
and Wilion keep strict watch of the ene
my ,s movements, and when he moves
ho wiP have to meet our army on a Held
not ol his own choosing.
New York, Sept. 4.
The Herald's City Point Correspnn.
dent, datina 2ud, fays : Our troops on
the Weldon road have been constantly
strengthening their position, until in the
opinion of military authorities it is now
minreirnable to the assault ot t.ny torccl
the rebels can bring against it.
r-inail irarrisons have been postcu on
the left bank of tho James to guard
asiainst rjorambulatiusf rebel batteries
who fire on our transports.
The Richmond Examiner has a dis.
patch from M"bi!o 80th uk., which Fays
there are six Union vessels off Dog river
bar.
The Petersburg Express says a large
body Yankee cavalry moved on the 30th
around to wards tho rchel right in tho
direction of tho Weldon road, probably
on another raid.
Geu. Maury says the non-combatants
of Mobile give him more concern than
all else. They will not leave the city,
i because, as they say, they have no where
' to go ; and Gen. Maury appeals to the
i planters to afford them shelter.
I New York, Sept. 4.
j Tho Herald's Harper's Ferry corres-
pondent says farmers have been permit
ted to bung their produce to that place
and dispose of it.
Fresh butter at 35o per lb. ; eggs 25c
per dozen ; meats 25c per lb. ; and oth
er articles in proportion.
It is ascertained that the Florida was
off tho Brazilian coast the latter part of
July .ind burned a New York vessel
which had $72,000 in specie on board.
Tho name is reported Nicholas Mills,
but it was more probably Nicholas Bid
dlc, as she was duo in Brazilhan waters
about that time.
Albany, Sept. 4.
Col. Townsend and Col. Stonehouse,
I of this city, commissioners to ascertain
tho credit due this State for naval cnlist
J ments prior to February 24, 1SG 4, have
maae a report, which was approveu ny
! tne reeretary ot H ur ;aturuay. J. tic
report gives New York, 18,448, Brook
Another culprit named Almiiieter was
to have suffered tho tamo fate but man- ' lyn 0,04(5, Buffalo 1,328, and other por-
aged to escape throush our lines to the tionsof tho .State l,80i. Previously
credited, 1117. Total, 27.740
In answer to a dispatch from Ass't
i'rovost Marshal ueu. lowusond, ueu
enemy two days ago.
Dr. Job u D. Heritage, of the 11th
N. Y. Vol., has been missing sinco the
fight of tho 25th of Aug. ou the Weldon
road.
Washington Sept. 4. j
The Navy Department received a dis- i
patch anuouueiug the burning ot tho !
U. S. frigate Brandywinc, tho store .
ship at Norfolk, with all her stores. j
The cause of tho fire is not yet known
nor any of tho particular. j
War Department, !
Washington, Sept. 4. ) ,
To M,ij..Gen. Dix : j
Tho following telegram from Gen. ;
Grant has been just received :
"City Point, Sept. 3. 1
To lion. E. M. Stanton :
I have Richmond papers of to-day.
They contain rumors ofn battle at Atlan-1
ta but say that tho War Department
having no offioial information declines .'
to form an opinion from the rumors. I j
have no doubt however that Sherman i
has pained a great success. j
Before the dispatch of last niht was '
received announcing tho occupation of J
Atlanta by our troops the fact was known
to our pickets. Tho rebels halloed over
to our men that Sherman had whipped I
Hood ; that tho latter had lost 40,UO'J
Fry announces that tho government
j bounties will be continued until further
: orders.
i Cincinnati, Sept. 4
! Heavy lain Saturday night and Sun
. day morning caused an unprecedented
rise in the Licking river, ihllei s and
Hiiuloiigh's bridges on the Kentucky
j Central RR., near Cynthiana, were
, swept awav. A lar-je number ot coal
i barges lying near the mouth of tho river
i were carried off, anu one or two sunk. A
; log struck the steamer Henry Fitzhugh
i sinking her immediately. Her cabin
' floated off und was carried into Ohio. It
j is supposed other damage has been don
in this neighborhood.
LATEST FROM WAR DEPART
ME NT.
Washington, Sept. 209 p. m.
To Mnj Gen. Dix :
Tho following is the latest ii telligen j.
received from Gen. Sheridan :
Harper's Ferry, Va., Sept. 209 p. m
II n. E. M. Set; :
The body ot Gen. Russell has uri ivn.l
aniplltr;
in goo1
uieu and that our trocps were in Atlanta. 1 As soon as it is embalmed it will bo for
warucl to .New lorfc.
Gen. M'intosh, with his leg
teJ, has just come iu and is
snirits.
Several officers from tho front rcpor
tho number of prisoners iu excess o
3,000.
Tho number of battlo flags capture
was 15 instead of 9.
All concur that it was a compleb
rout.
Our cavalry started in pursuit at day
light this a. m.
Sheridan when htt heard from was a
Reamston n.
I seut torward this morning arapL
medical supplies.
i uii bunsistance lor tue eutiro armv
goes forward.
It you don't hear from mo often it i
uccauoo oi mo uisianoo nom tlio seem
oi aeuon ana Because l only sen t you
such iu formation as I estjciu reliable.
Signed, Jno. D. Steward,
Brig. Gen.
Thj President has appointed General
Sheridan a Brigadier in tho regular ar
my and sssigned him to the prominent
Command &f the niiduio military division.
Geu-Graut has ordered the army un
der his command to fire a salute of 100
guniikt seven o'clock to-morrow morning
iu honor of Sheridan's grei t victory.
A di."patch j3t received from Geu.
Sherman nt Atlanta, says everything
continues well with us.
r-foiu M. Stouten.
All quiet here.
(Signed,) U. S. Grant,
Lieut. General."
Our southern telegraph lino continues
down and this with a heavy storm that
commenced in this p. m., and is still
prevailing beyond Louisville may dam
ago tho lines so as to hinder tho arri
val of details from Atlanta for a day or
two.
(SigLod,) E. M. Staxtox,
See'y, of War.
New York, Sept. 4.
The Herald's correspondent with
Sheridan, dating Sept. 1st says Wed
nesday's fight uoar Martinsburg that we
attacked the enemy's outposts to make
him show his hand, which ho did much
to our satisfaction. We then put our
trains in motion and deployed iu hue of
battlo, opening from high ground with
four pieces of artillery which planted
their shells with much precision among
the "Johnnies." The enemy expecting
an engagement opeued with two sectiyus
of artillery but with little effect. Heavy
skirmishing ensued, tlio cucmy pushing
forward in heavy columns and our for
ces gradually giving ground.
They mada several efforts to flank us
but failed each time.
Our forces thus fell back cr rather
draw on tho rebs some 3 miles from
Martinsburg towards Hinesvillo and
Falling when there was a lull.
This fulling back vh in accordance
wtfh f'-rt. ShrriJ:i!)" crtf-'rn'l w!iv n