The New York Herald

THE COPELANDS.—We had been misinformed when we announced the killing of James Copeland, three weeks ago, but we have now information which may be relied on, that he is lying very low of a severe wound, and that Tom, his brother, has been arrested.

The Copelands state that they were crossing the swamp of Big Creek, near Mobile, on foot, and were met by a man, who demanded their money—that Jim Copeland fired at him, but his shot failing to take effect, he was beat down by the robber with the butt end of his gun. Tom fled at the commencement of the rencontre. Such is the story; but the most probable statement of the case is, that they undertook to rob some one, and met with resistance.

Old Wages and his wife have left the country. A report reached them a few days previous to the day they left, that a party from Perry county were on their way down, to swing them to the first tree, and that night some forty or fifty ruffians were stationed around the house as a guard. From this, it would appear that the clan are still very numerous. No one, living remote from the scene of their depredations, has an idea of the dread in which they are held by the surrounding country. Persons are continually disappearing in their midst, and the houses of men who dared to abuse them, have in several instances been way-laid by armed men.—Paulling (Miss.) Clarion.