Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-16
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a citizen OF Fairfax county, Virginia, has jus
prisoned for several weeks in Richmond for th
crime of giving shelter to destitute Fedora
soldiers who were taken prisoners by the enc
my's forces, and applied to him for assistance
His humanity was not to be tolerated among th
rebels, and he was made to pay severe penal
ty. He reports that the rebels at Richmond
had indulged In extravagant rejoicing over thu
attack upon the Wilson Zouaves of New York
at Santa Rosa Island, and claimed that thei
troops had won great victory on that occasion
The governing authorities of the rebel camI
have had great trouble. Their officers hac
given trouble in various waye, and ex. Secretary
Floyd and Ex-Governor Wise were fairly In dis
grace.
Roger A. Pryor 10 running for the rebel Con.
gress, forsaking the army on the ground thai
there will be a suspension of hostilltes during
the wioter.
A meeting of railroad officers took place to.
day, at the General Postoffice, at which views
were freely interchanged with Postmaster. Gen.
eral Blair. II is proposed to send night mail
from this city to New York, leaving at six
O'Clock and arriving at New York at sx o'clock
the next morning.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the llth inst
just received here, has an account of the con-
fiscation of estates and property in Virginia,
which had occurred under the terms of the re-
cent sequestration act of the rebel Congress,
since the Both Of September.
The aggregate value of the property thus
con6scatsd, owned by Northern citizens or 10y.
al Vrginians, 10 estimated at $500 900.
Among the sufferers are the following per.
sens, who are named in the Enquirer's list
August Belmont, New York, who loses five
hundred hogsheads tobacco, valued at SOS, 900;
Roads, Savrey & Farant, of. Norfolk; c. Mer.
fry e. Co., of New York, and Chickering &
Sons, of Boston. The last named house loses
large stock of pianos, in the hands OF their
agent at Richmond; also, an estate owned by
William G. Rives, Jr ,'of Boston, consisting Of
eight thousand acres of fine land, fully stocked
with negroes, live stock and implements; and
another estate owned by Francis Rives, of New
York city, also containing eight thousand acres
of eight hundred acres, belonging to Mr.. Sig
Quincy, of New. York city, with lis negroes and
live stock, has been confscated,
The rebel authorities have appointed agents
to take charge of these estates, and to pay the
revenues arising therefrom into the rebel
treasury.
It is reported that Ex-Governor Wise has
been attacked by an illness OF 60 serious q ma
ture that his life is endangered.
The War Department has ordered Genera
Sherman, commanding the department Of the
Cumberland, to reinstate all the officers of the
24th Illinois regiment, who were illegally dig
charged by General Fremont, through the in
stfumentality of Colonel Hecker. The COM
mittee of agGrioved officers will leave Wash
ington tomorrow to report themselves for duty.
The commissioners Of the Worlds Fair or
ganized to-day by electing Secretary Seward
chairman, and the superintendent of the census
(Kennedy), secretary of the commission. Ed.
ward Everett was absent; he sent letter of
excuse. A committee was appointed to wait on
the President, with q request that he send
national vessel to England to convey all Amer
lean contributors who may desire to exhibit.
Gen. Walter Jones, ON aged and distinguish
ed retired lawyer, died to day.
This p. NJ, soon after FIVE o'clock, O small
detachment of rebel infantry and squad of
rebel cavalry appeared In view around a house
occupied by Widow Childs, about three miles
from Miners Hill, A body of our troops who
were out on q forsgiDg expedition, advanced
upon them; sharp sklrmish Immediately took
place, and for q time firing was constant on
both sides, when the rebels were driven from
the house. One of our men was wounded. II
is impossible to learn the rebel loss. II is be-
lieved that number had secreted themselves
in the out buildings, but after the firing of the
first shell from Miners, they left.
[Times's Dispatch.l
am satisfied that for the present our troops
will remain where they are, not moving for
ward or falling back, but quietly awaiting the
action Of the rebels.
Weather extremely cold, with heavy white
frost this morning.
. (Tribune's Correspondence.)
Before leaving st. Louis this morning, the
Secretary OF War, by letter, ordered Gen. Ere,
mont to discontinue as unnecessary his field
works around the city and that which he is
erecting at Jefferson City, and to suspend work
on th barracks he is building near his residence,
and his body guard OF three hundred cavalry
men, and ordered him to employ all money in
the hands of disbursing officers to the payment
Of the current expenses OF bis army in Nilsson.
ii and to let all his debts in st. Louis, amount
ing to Sd. SOC, 900, remain unpaid until they can
be properly examined and sent to Washington
for settlement. He also ordered that disbursng
officers should disburse their funds and not
transfer them to irresponsible persons who do
not hold commissions from the President and
are not under bonds. He further ordered that
hereafter all contracts necessary ito be made,
be- made by the regular disbursing officer of the
army. Gen. Fremont was also informed that
payment would not be made ry officers appoint
cd by him.
1t Is naid there are over two hundred of them
whose commissions do not bear the Presidents
signature, and that Paymaster Andrews had
been verbally instructed not to make such pay
ments. Special exceptions were made In favor
Of officers of volunteers.
The number Of forces planned by Gen. Ere.
mont for defense Of st. Louis is eleven,
An intelligent contraband, who came into
Gen. McCalls camp this morning, reports that
when he left Fairfax Court House yesterday at
two p. M no movement of rebels was on foot.
The rebel troops are destitute Of nearly every-
thing except fresh beef. They had plenty Of
but great scarcity OF shoes. They
were tearing up the railroad track 70. Vienna
and hauling 1t to Fairfax Court House. Should
there be a battle tomorrow, no sufficient &C.
could be had for the wounded;
at present the hospitals are filled with sick sol.
dlers. The number discharged because physi.
cally unfit for duty at the time of enlistment,
was very large. Colonels and Captains have
shown themselves too anxious to raise men to
see that they are good men. New buildings,
however, arc in process of erection sufficient for
all contingencies. -.,-,---
WAsHiNGLoN, Oct. l5.--To save trouble 10 all
concerned, IL is officially announced that the
Government has ceased to grant passes to 20
Sonth through the United States lines,