Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-18

! many of our supplies arc being fast exhaust
ed. Our markets are nearly bare Of candles
cotton, starch, soap, oil, bacon, refined sugars
salt, iron, shoes, clothing and other necessaf!
The demand for bacon, an article Of prim,
necessity, is largely in excess OF the supply
with exceedingly small stocks in the hands o
dealers. ~
'tgi SaEauEsTRATroN or THE MoNrcELLo ESTATE.
i IA petition has been aled for the sequestratlor
or "Monticello," the former house OF Jefferson
I. now owned BY Uriah p. Levy, captain In the
i Lincoln navy, and occupied by his brother, who
is alleged to be disaffected toward the Confed
crate Government. The estate comprises three
hundred acres of land in Albemarle county, as
sessed at twenty dollars per acre, together with
improvements valued at $500; besides this
there Is another tract Of nine hundred and sixty
acres, with sheep, niggers, hogs and lot Of
household and kitchen furniture.
| .e.lg SURGEONS TO M EXAMINED. . q
The bad surgery In the rebel army has called
forth an order to have them examined by COM
petent board, before they receive an appoint
ment. This has excited the indignation Of the
surgeons, who threatened to eecede from the
army, unless this implied suspicion Of their
ability is retracted.
| CORRUPT oUARTEnMAsTER5.
1 A correspondent writing from Winchester,
! Tennessee, says that he has sent eighteen pack
ages Of vegetables and other comforts to the
First Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers in Vir-
| ginia, and they have not been received. He
Bays: "The papers teem with similar COM
plants, and also of delicacies, wines, cordials,
brandies, ETC., shipped to sick soldiers, being
consumed by dissipated surgeons, assistants,
and their haDgers-on." He thinks the new gov.
ernment is already as corrupt as the old one
EXTRA BILLY SMITH AND HON. ROBERT Il. SCOTT,
OF FAUouIER, CANDIDATES FOR THE REBEL CON.
GREss. sult,
Mr.. Scott has announced himself candidate
for Congress for the Ninth district This is
Extra Billy Smiths district, who ID now ain the
van of the army of patriots now 30 gloriously
achieving our second independence" and the
people OF Prince William Say they will not de-
sert Billy, and intend to elect him; 80 there
will be fight between Scott and Billy. Prob
ably General Mcclellan will defeat both Of
them. ss.s ..ss14l its
From the Richmond Enquirer Oct. 10l
QUARREL BETWEEN FLOYD AND THE OFFICERS OF
THE WISE LEGION!
IL appears that the officers of the Wise Lee
1bIisbeS th~;, onnjons n ~ P;cImoOS i En' S.u
guiyey. Mt Wbirb FIovJ 4. e,sat,v o,;anod and
sends a letter to tbe Eso,;r'r 6s whicb % the
followine Il an ertract.
HEADQUARTERS Army OF TIE hASaawWHA'}
Tn the Enou;r,r of Oct Sou h.re ~ n nnh,;,sh
ed certain letters. dated ip Csmn DefisnceI ] nur.
porting to he written by ofgcars in The "W;ae
Lepio6.b under INV command Thesa ne,sons |
pretend to narrate nv conduct in this "a mnajon'
particularly in the late actions on The Gauiey
and retreat to meadow BlufY Tbeir ststemsn,s
are calumnistory falseboods. having mo shadow
Of truth for their foundation. but their Intention
and not less their malipnity. is too obvions 10
permit me to believe that thew car be in nr;ons
either TO nv own renut,tion or that of the armv
which then commended - WV - ny
He then pronoses 10 leave bia rennt..;on 10
history. and m his a,;v;no corn,srr, ,.ha iano
pstics." In Conclusion be Jen;snds A. .ha ~ ns ,U
Of the officers who invented and published the |
lioeis against "their General, that they may be
tried by the military tribunals, and punished
according to the laws OF the army"
10 TINS letter the proprietors and editors Of
The Enqu'rtT thus reply;
ENQUIRER OFFrcE, Oct. 10, 1861.
JOHN D. FLOYD, Eso.;-SiR: Your letter of
Oct 9Th is before us. Not recognizing any an.