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In a trotting match on Long Island, July 25th, Ethan Allen won the first heat and Flora Temple the second, and the race, owing to Ethan and mate running away with their driver, Flora trotted this heat in 2 20½. Among the Hessians killed in the late battle was Col. Wm. D. Kennedy, brother of the New York Superintendent of Police. There is a rumor in Alexandria that David Funsten, Esq., was shot in the battle at Ball Run. No volunteers will hereafter be received into the Hessian service who cannot speak the English language. Gen. McClellan arrived in Washington last Friday. The Irish census shows a decrease of 11 per cent, in the last 10 years. Gen. Wool wants a high command. He is in New York, awaiting orders. Lord John Russell is to be created a Peer.
The Daily Dispatch: July 31, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. July 31, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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