Latest from the North.
Petersburg. Nov. 9.
--The New York Times, of the 6th, has been received.
The news is unimportant.
Gen. Thomas officially announces the capture of Bragg's forage train, with its escort, and the arrival of the captures at Chattanooga.
The train was seized in Lookout Valley, in front of Bragg's position, on the 4th inst.
He writes from headquarters at Chattanooga that Major Fitzgibbon had overtaken the combined Confederate forces of Cooper, Kirk, Williams, and Scott, numbering 400 men, at Lawrenceburg, on the 3d, and engaged them in a hand to hand fight.
The rebels lost eight killed and seven wounded and twenty-four prisoners. The Yankees lost three wounded.
The rebels renewed the fight on the 3d at Colliersville, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, and after a brief engagement were repulsed.
Among the rebel prisoners taken were Gen. Geary and staff.(?)
The Memphis papers contain information of another fight at Pine Bluff, Ark, between 3,000 rebels under Marmaduke and the cavalry garrison of the town.
They were repulsed with heavy loss.
The Yankee loss was 12 killed.
There is nothing from Charleston or from Meade's army.
The Times says sufficient news has been received to make it certain that Maryland has pronounced for Lincoln with a large majority.
Three out of the five Union candidates for Congress are elected, as also are Union local officers generally throughout the State.
In New York the Union men elect their Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney, General, Engineer, two out of three Canal Commissioners, one out of three Prison Inspectors, five out of eight Justices of the Supreme Court, 22 out of 32 Senators, and 87 out of 128 Assemblymen. 