Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-06
from North Carolina.
Soldiers from that State Leaving the
Confederate Service.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS $


FORTRESS MONROE, September "A flag
of truce from Norfolk came in this morning.
They state that the North Carolina Confeder-
ates are terribly exasperated in consequence
| of the recent victory. The floating battery,
said to have been towed to SewalPs Point,
exists only in imagination.
STocKBRlDGE, MASS, September 5.-The
cotton factory in Great Darlington, belong
ing to Olney Gaf, was consumed by fire this
morning.
PHILADELPHIA, September 5.-MsiOr Nor
decai, late in command of the WaterVleit
Arsenal, publishes a card denying any COM
plicity in furnishing the rebels with drawings
of the machinery for expanding the rifle bull
lets, as charged. He acknowledges having
allowed Abram Schnyder, the inventor of
the machine, to have copies made, but shows
by q letter dated in January, that he COM
municated the fact to Colonel Craig, of the
Ordnance Department, saying that it was
not too late to retract the permission, if
thought necessary. Major MordecAi has,
since his resignation, been residing in this
city, supported BY his daughter, school
teacher.
BosToN, September 5.-Yesterday Ex-
Governor Briggs, at his residence in Pitts
field, in attempting hastily to take down
coat, hanging in room, displaced loaded
musket which discharged and shot him,
carrying away his left jaw, infieting q very
serious, if not fatal wound. The Courier
has the following despatch:
Classroom, Maine September 5.-The
ship Alice Ball has just arrived here in
charge of prize crew. She was captured
in tM Bay by the United States Revenue
Cutter, ArGgo. The Alice Ball is from Liv-
erpool, and has no register or other papers
except clearance from the Liverpool Office.
She carries a secession flag, which was flying
.,,.4l nd 10
the third ship that has been captured in a
week by the ArGgoi the prizes are all lying
in the harbor."
PHILADELPHIA, September 3D.. P. Per-
kins and Robert Boulton, armorers at the
Frankfort Arsenal, had a hearing before
Judge DFier, on a charge of supplying can
non primers to the rebels.
BosToN, September 5.-The Boston Banks
made another specie gain of 1876, 400 to-day,
which sWells the total now held to about
$780, 900. The Sub-Treasury deposit amounts
to over $l,250,000.
PHILADELPHIA, September 5.-The schoon-
| ers Emma Amelia, Gale and Henry Cole W ere
seized to-day under the Confscation Act
| also sixty-three boxes of tobacco, aud nearly
| nine thousand dollars worth Of property OF
S. NJ. Daily, of Richmond Captain Of the
| rebel army.
The schooner Abby Bradford, of Boston, q
prize of the Sumter, was recaptured by the
PolVhdttGH, and has arrived at the Nayy-yard
with one of the rebel prize crew in irons.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, September 5.-The Re.
publican Convention at Oskaloosa yesterday
nominated Joseph F. Wilson for Congress
TO fill the vacancy occasioned by the resigna.
ton of General Curtiss.
|, CAIRO, ILL.,, September Sit is rumoreG
that Pillow is leaving Madrid with his en-
tire force.
+ 1t is believed that the troops at Hickman
that fred on the gun.bOats yesterday Wert
f from Tennessee.
: General Grant this morning telegraphet
' the Kentucky Legislature that the Confeder
I ate forces in considerable numbers had in
yaded Kentucky, and were occupying ant
fortifying strong positions at Hickman ant
Chalk Bluffs. This afternoon he received
7 reply that his message, with one from Gov
: ernor Harris, of Tennessee, to Governor Ma
2 goffin, had been referred to special com
mittee.
Governor Harris message says: "The troop
! that landed at Hickman last night did 8
= without my knowledge or consent, and,
= am confident, without the consent OF th
' President. | telegraphed President Davi
|. requesting their immediate withdrawal"
= Accounts from the rebels in South-ea'
Missouri are conflicting. Their numbers ar
yariously estimated at from nine TO thirt
thousand.
CLEVELAND, O, September 5.-The Unio
Convention at Columbus to day was yer
. large and enthusiastic. Thomas Ewing pre-
sided. David Tod (Democrat) was nominate
for Governor; Benjamin Stanton (Reput
licsn) for Lieutenant-GOVernor. The bal