Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-04
WAR BUDGET.
SECESSION GRATITUDE.


pitslity of Colonel Wood, Of Kentucky, for
number of years, repays it by driving the old
man, now sixty years of age from his home,
coDfiscating bis property and turning the
house in which he has been received as son
into barracks for his soldiers.
General Hardee is in Kentucky, it is
now known beyond a doubt, aud commands
a division threatening Greensburg. A. Sid.
pey Johnston is in command over him and
Buckner at Bowling Green.
Indiana is raising, and has nearly full
her fiftieth regiment. Indiana has taken
contract to fight the war. She has had a
regiment in every battle that has taken place
since the commencement of hostilities, except
Bull Run and Leesburg.
. INCREASE OF THE NAVY.
From the 10Th of April to Saturday last
seventy vessels of war were fitted out at the
Brooklyn Navy-yard. Many of these were
frst-class ships, and the entire number is
larger than the number of vessels in COM
mission at any time previous to the rebellion
since the formation Of our navy.
THE CLAsHING BETWEEN REGULARS AND VOL
UNTEERs.
The members of Congress who are now in
Washington City are also discussing the
propriety of wiping out the distinction be.
tween the regulars and volunteers, by de.
claring the volunteers to compose the army
OF the United States Unless something Is
done to legally obliterate the distinction
now maintained, and to do away with the
tyTannical rule of the regular department,
the volunteer system will be utterly des-
troyed. AS it is now, no officer, however
capable or meritorious, can obtain any posi-
ton or consideration with the heads of the
army bureaus, and nothing is conceded to
the volunteers that can possibly be with
held. For their arms, clothing, equipments,
transportation, &c, the volunteers must
dance attendance, day after day, upon men
who openly derde and malign them, and
who never treat them with deceucy, and
never speak Of them except with contempt.
1t is astonishing the extent 10 which this
feeling is carried, and still more astoui,h-
ing that the President and Secretary of War
have permitted.it to be manifested, as it has
been done, and is being done daily and
hourly.
SCARCITY OF FORAGE.
Owing to the danger of transports moving
up and down the Potomac, hay and oats for
time are becoming scarce. This has made
foraging expeditions beyond our lines neces-
sary, aud strong bodies of troops are daily
sent out to get corn and corn-fodder, which
are plenty, though hay is entirely gone, hav-
| ing been previously taken by the rebels. In
|
manders for forage taken, which are paid
upon being presented in Washington.
MILITARY CHANGES.
It is intimated that Colonel Van Rensse.
| laer has been invited by General Mcclellan
to become member OF his military family;
that Colonel Wright will return to his regi.
| ment; Colonel Hamilton go upon General
| Hallecks staff, and Colonel Townsend re-
| sumo his duties in the Adjutant. Generals 8
| department.
| A SUGGESTION.
An officer from West Point, who COM
| mands one of the finest regiments in the
service, suggests that wooden mittens for the
soldiers will be greatly needed when the cold
weather begins. Will not all who can em
ploy themselves in this way, help to furnish
| five hundred thousand pair2 They should
be knit with one finger, to allow free use of
the first finger and thumb. 1t is said there
were more soldiers disabled in the Crimesn
War from frost bitten fingers than from any
| other one cause.
THE BOUNTY TO SOLDIERS HEIRS, sc.
The following order has been issued:
WAR pEpARTM'T, ApJUTANr. GENERALS OFF1CE,l
| WASHINGTON, Thursday, October 3lIls6l. J
General Order, No. SO The bounty of
| one hundred dollars granted to the widow
or heirs of deceased volunteer by the sixth
| section OF the act ITO authorize the employ
| mentof volunteers" approved July %, 1861,
| which the Second Auditor has been directed
to place to the credit of the said descendants,
| on the final settlement of his accounts, will
be charged to the fifty-fve millions of dol
lars for the pay of two and three ears vol
unteers, appropriated by the act "making
additional appropriations for the support OF
the amy" approved July II, 1861.
= Second: Such commanding officers of vol
unteer regiments, raised in conformity with
direct acceptance from the War Department,
as have not already done so, will at once pre-
pare to transmit to the Governors of their
respective States complete muster.ro Is Of
their several commands, as at present orgau-
lied.
Third: The attention of officers is called
to paragraph 997, Revised Regulations, in
| which they are forbidden to give or take any
receipt on blank for public money or prop
| erty.
Fourth: Captain Henry B. Davidson. First
Cavalry, having left his regiment, July l,
1861, on thirty days leave, aud having failed
TO report for duty at the expiration of said
leave or service he will be dropped from the
rolls of the army, to date from July 30, 1861.
L, THOMAS, Adjutant, General.
BUDD's FERRY.
Budd's Ferry is becoming an important
point of operations ON the Lower Potomac
II is situated about forty miles, by the river,
below Washington, near the mouth of Chick.
amoxon Greek. Part of General Hooker's
division is stationed here, the remainder