Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-05


WASHINGTON, September 4.-The President
has appointed Jonathan @. Burnett, of Kan.
sas, Registrar in the Land Office at Fort Scott
Kansas, and WALES Holland, of Missouri,
Receiver of Public Money at Warsaw, Mo.
NEW YORK, September 4.--The HeraLFs
Washington correspondent reiterates the
story of jeff. Davis's death. The report was
brought to the correspondent by a negro
from Manassas.
Henry A. Reeve, editor of the Wdtchrnan.
Of Greenpoint L. l., was arrested last night
as he was entering the cars of the Hudson
River Railroad. He was sent to Fort Lafay-
ette.
The Herald mentions another supposed
plot to blow up the Croton Aqueduct. The
Captain of schooner, which was filled with
powder, was seized near the Croton Dam
and is under arrest.
The reception of Hon. Joseph Holt of
Kentucky, at Irving Hail. last night, was
most cordial.
A letter from Panama says the Privateee
Sumter was seen on the 18th of August pass
ing Marquisita Venezuela, out of sight of
land, and steering west, which course would
bring her into the track of the Aspin wall
steamer. Captain Simms, her commander,
when at Trinidad, announced his intention
of proceeding to the Brazil Coast to look out
for lndiamen and California vessels but this
proves not to have been his true intention.
WASHINGTON, September 3.-The New
York 1fmeS'S correspondent says that there
was no Cabinet meeting to-day, although
this was the regular Cabinet day, which IN
dicates that every thing is running smoothly.
From all parts of the country the Govern
ment has assurances that recruiting ia going
on with great briskness. The average mum.
Der recruiting is about FIVE thousand per
day.
WASHINGTON, September 3.-Captain Geo.
]. Flint, of New York, has been appointed
Assistant Adjutant General, and ordered to
report to General Thomas, at Louisville.
The President has reinstated Roger Perry
as Commodore in the United States Navy.
Virginia refugee reports Confederates
constructing batteries at Cockpit Point, op
posite Budd's Ferry, forty miles below Alex
andrla, and have orders not to fire on vessels
till the battery is completed.
Officers of the hotilla report that from
Alexandria to the Rappshanock River, dis
tance fifty miles, not a soul is visible on the
Virginia shore; the country is apparently
desolate.
Information received says that part of a
Massachusetts, regiment captured fifty Home
Guards, of Charleston, at Harper's Ferry.
MONTPELIER, VI, September 3.-In the
State election to day, party lines were en-
SiiOlJ ulohVn' lIOluEOOh Is supported by
Republicans and Liberal Democrats; Small.
ley is supported by straight Democrats, and
Tracy by the Union party. Returns from
twenty-seVen towns show Holbrook greatly
ahead.
[New York Tribune's Correspondence
In connection with the rumor of JEFF. Da-
viss death, it is mentioned that he long had
chronic disease of the optic nerve, threat
ening cancerous result. His physician ap-
prised him that death would speedily follow
the extension of the disease to the brain.
A picket of the Michigan Fourth was shot
through the loins to day, mortal wound,
On application of Hon. Elihu Washburne
three thousand stand of arms have been for
warded to Governor Yates, of Illinois.
WILMINGTON, DEL, September 3.-Entire
Union ticket elected to-day. GiIpiu elected
Mayor by seven hundred and seventy two.
out Of one thousand three hundred votes
BALTIMORE, September IA letter from
Key West to the Baltimore american, dated
August 20, aboard frigate SGntee, says that
the steamer PolchattGn captured prize of
the Sumter, having large letter bag, con-
tanning letters for JEFF Davis, one giving in
formation of the Sumter whereabouts. The
Po,ohattan has gone to look for her. All
quiet at Pickens.
ST. LOUIS, September 4.-ColonelD De Alma.
Of the Indiana Legion, has been court mar,
tailed on the charge of conduct unbecominq
an officer and gentleman, and sentenced to
be dismissed from the service of the United
States. lThe Court was presided over by
General Pope, and the finding approved by
General Fremont