Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-02

Western railroads are taxed to their ut
most to transport heavy treights OF produce,
&c.
Mexico has granted the petition of the
United States submitted by Minister Corwin,
to grant unrestricted passage through Mexico
to such United States troops as may be
ordered through their territory to operate
against hostile States in rebellion against the
United States Government.
Philadelphia is looking to its line Of river
and coast defenses. If our foreign relations
be disturbed, the Northern cities are lily pre-
pared against a steel-clad navy.
Pennsylvania has special laws permitting
soldiers enlisted in that State, qualified to
vote at home, to cast their ballots while in
the army out of the State, so that their bal
lots may be returned to the place of resi-
dence, and be properly counted as if present.
Cuba is furnishing her quota to fill up
vacancies in the Spanish Army to Spain's
working Implement ofone hundred thousand
men.
Seven companies of Indiana volunteers
have sailed from Fortress Monroe for Fort
Hatteras.
The American Board of Commissioners of
Foreign Missions are holding their annual
session, this week, at Cleveland. These meet
ipgs usually attract leading preachers from
different portions of the Union.
The semi-annual Time. table Convention
of Railroad Managers meet in Cleveland to-
day.
To give variety to the gatherings in the
Forest City at this time, the county fair is
being held.
The Dayton Fair is quite the attraction
during this week.
A religious furore RACES to have copy Of
a reprint of CromWeVs Soldiers POckel
Bible. The original issue is exhausted, ex'
cept two copies, from one of which an
edition has lately been printed.
Shoes, stockings and blankets are the
| special winter wants of our soldiers. Lei
mothers and sisters secure and send to theil
bows, and to those boys who have no mothers
or sisters, these Indispensable supplies tol
health and comfort.
The State of South Carolina, by the Col
lector of the port of Charleston, originally
| the officer OF the United States, adyertises Il
sell at short day-"conditions eash"-a lonI
list of valuable machinery, tools of variou
descriptions, and surplus material-all G
which are the property Of the United States
used there in building q custom -house--at
fabulous cost-when this rebellion brok
out.
Judge Coburu, Of the Common Pleas BencI
of Indianapolis, resigned his place in tn
Court, and commands as Colonel of th
Thirty-third Indiana Regiment in the camI
He has embarked with his force for Louis
vile.
Bishop Simpson presides over the Indian
Methodist Episcopal Conference opened
few days since at Rockport, Ind.
The field officers of the Indiana Germa
Regiment are Colonel, Augustus Willich
Lieutenant. Colonel, Henry Won Drebaj MAO
Frederick William Schnakenburgi Adlutan
Carl Schmitt; Quartermaster, Ed, Muelle
Chaplain, Emil Beschsoh.
Major Gordon Tanner, of Indiana, died {
Jefferson City, Mo-, of his wounds, receive
at Glasgow.
Colonel Hazards Thirty seventh Regimen
is at Lawrenceburg. 1t will be unitormt
and equipped on Thursday. Livingsto
Rowland was appointed Adiutant OF th
regiment.
Colonel Fitch's regiment, at Logansport,
rapidly filling up. r. p. DeHart, the Sen
tor from Cass, has been appointed Adjutan
Charles A. Ray, Esq, Of Indianapolis, h
been appointed Judge of the Court of Cor
mon Pleas for that district, TO fill the yacan,
caused by the resignation OF Colonel CobuT
In Cleveland specimens were shown fe
: days since of sixth crop of strawberri
! raised this season. The variety is known
/ the "I0RtblJ'"