Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-28

NtU department or Ohi0 embraces INDIANA
as well as Ohio, and so much Of Kentucky
as lies within fifteen miles of Cincinnati,
which city will be the head-quaIt r.
Department of The Camberldnd-The States
of Kentucky and Tennessee. Head quar-
Western DEPARTMENT State Of Illinois
and the States and Territories west of the
Mississippi and east of the Rocky Mountains,
including New Mexico and Utah. Head
quarters at st. Louis, Mo.
Department Of the Pdcifc-The country
west of the Rocky Mountains. Head. quar-
ters at San Francisco, Cal.
Lieutenant Slemmer, Of Fort Pickens
formerly, has been sent by the Government
at Washington to investigate the affairs con-
nected with the Oommssary and Quarter
masters Departments in Western Virginia.
Fifty pairs of socks have been already
knit by the inmates of the Indiana Insane
Asylum for our volunteers, and they are still
admitting. ..t..
''sKADADDLE."
The Washington correspondent of one of
the morning papers informs US that the Ger
man soldiers have christened the rebel earth
works back Of Munson's Hill "Fort Ska
dsddle."
For the benefit of future etymologists, who
may have dictionary to make when the
English language shall have adopted
'Skadaddle" into familiar use by the side of
"emPIoye' and Telegram" We here define
| the new term:
1t is at leastan error Of judgment, if not an
| intentional unkindness, to foist "skadadde"
on our Teutonic soldiers. The worlds used
throughout the whole Army of the Potomac,
and means ITO cut stick" "vamose the
ranche," slope" "cut your lucky" or "clear
| out" So that "Fort Skadsddle" is equiva-
| lent TO Fort Runaway."-New York EUen-
ing Post.
The expedition destined for operations
down the Mississippi is to consist not only
ofgun-boats but of floating batteries, which
are thus described in the Peoria (Ill) Union:
They are of solid timber twelve inches
square, and lying in three tiers of this tim
Der deep. This is strongly bolted together,
and forms the hull of the vessel. Wells are
| cut through the upper tiers, about four aud
| half feet square, and lined with zinc to
| keep out the water. These wells serve for
magazines or places for keeping the smmu-
milton. There are four Of these in each boat.
The solid platform is sixty by twenty. FIVE
feet, being longer in the middle than at the
ends, each end being sharpened. The whole
is covered with thick plank. Entirely
around the outside of the float is a parapet
or bulwark of iron three eighths of an inch
! in thickness and six and half feet in hight.
This is inclined inward, 80 as to give a
glancing direction to any shot that may
strike it. The armament of these boats is to
consist of elk sixty-four pound mortars,
three upon side, and so arranged as to de-
liver their charges over the iron parapet
that surrounds them, and which protects
those who serve them. There are thirty
eight of these monstrou5 batteries to be built,
| twenty-eix of which are nearly ready for use,
and the remainder are begun. There is no
machinery on board of them for locomotiop,
but it is intended to tow them by means Of
gun-boats.
A LOUISIANA VIEW OF FREMoNT's CASE.
The New Orleans Crescent says:
We are sorry they have taken Fremont
away, because he is the man we wanted, Of
all others, to whip. His infamous proclama.
tion, while it was of great service to thu
Southern cause in Missouri, in arousing thu
indignation and resentment of the people
was such an atrocious document that WI
desired to have the pleasure of cutting hi
comb, as well as his operations in Missouri
and his proposed military expedition dowI
the Mississippi. The Federalists have
cheated us out of our game by taking away
Fremont; and if they disgrace him as {
military leader, through the intervention o
what we ourselves would have done had hu
. remained in the field.
Colonel Hazards Thirty seventh Indan
is at the mouth of Salt River, Kentucky
! erecting Notifications.
THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
! The Medical Director, DR.. Triple, unde
! instructions from Major-General Mcclellan
. is now in New York, having visited Phia
, delphia for the purpose of making arrange
, ments for the accommodation of all sick an
, wounded now in hospitals at Washington
Baltimore and Annapolis. He has -alread.
, rented, at Philadelphia, a number of larg
] buildings, including the Girard House, and
!. it is supposed, will secure the State Arsena
i and other edifees. The hospitals thus cleare
in Washington, Annapolis and Baltimor
e. will then be held for the use of those VIII
may be wounded in the forthcoming battle
= Who General HaIleck Is.