Arrest of an Alleged spy.

Dr. G. W. Ellis, of Miss., has been arrested in Cincinnati, on the charge of being a spy from the South. In his possession was found a large secession flag, copies of letters to Jefferson Davis, Robt. Toombs, H. V. Johnson and W. W. Berry; one handbill calling a meeting of secessionists; handbill advertising lectures on biology, &c. He has been committed to wait an examination.

The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA) 04 May 1861