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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. Fredericksburg, Va., Oct. 16.-The American Towing Company's tug Dupont, Capt. Chas. Ellinghouse, while towing a float of barges to this city, took fire about twenty miles below here last night and was totally destroyed. w Louis, Oct. 16.-A special to the Post-Despatch from Huntsville, Texas, says: A pitched battle occurred a few miles west of this town between several negroes. There were three on each side, and shot guns and pistols were used. Two sons of Ham Lacey on one side, and Reddick Stephenson on the other side, were killed. Willmantic, Conn., Oct. 16.-Owing to a run on the Willimantic Savings Institution during which $70,000 has been withdrawn, the directors of the bank to-day issued a statement in which they announced their intention of taking advantage of the "four months' notice" law. The cause of the run is not known. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 16.-A special to the Banner from Cattanooga, Tenn., says: The county work house prisoners at work near Soddy mutinied last night and twenty-eight of them made a rush on the guards, who opened fire on them with shot guns, wounding half of the men, all negroes, seriously and quelling all except four, who made their escape. Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 16.-The summer residence of Craig Lippincott, in Montgomery county, just across the Philadelphia city line, was robbed last night of diamonds and other valuables amounting to about $5,000. The robbery was not discovered until this morning. The police officials were at once notified, but no arrest have been made. Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 16.-A special to the News from Dayton, Tenn., says: About 1 o'clock this morning 225 pounds of dynamite, stored in the Dayton Coal and Iron Company's supply house, exploded, causing much destruction. Every business house in the city, including the court house and school buildings, as well às residences, had their windows shattered. No one was killed. The explosion was of incendiary origin. The company's loss will exceed $10,000, and other damages in the city are heavy. New York, Oict. 16.-Total bank clearings $993,325,904, percent decrease 14.7. Exclusive of New York, $434,333,50% 17 per cent decrease. Xenia, Ohio, Oct. 16.-Ten thousand people were in Xenia to-day, and a monster procession from all parts of the country as a greeting to the soldier speakers, Generals Alger, Sickles, Sigel, Corporal Tanner and Waltir Howard. Montreal, October 16.-Three firemen were killed and six badly injured at a stubborn fire to-day at the chemical warehouse of Gilmour & Company. The dead firemen are: Edmund Lapp, Harry King, Silvan Charpentir. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 16-The merchants Bank, one of the oldest, and for many years one of the soundest of the city closed its doors this morning, having made an assibnment for the benfit of its creditors. The failure of the bank was due to withdrawals of deposits within the last few days caused by a rumor to the effect that Tax Collector A. P. Stewart, who has $49,000 on deposit there, has been asked by the bank officials not to check any of this money out. The amount owed depositors is $275,000. There is no run on any other bank.
