Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-08-30
AN ATTEMPT MADE TO BLOW UP A
TRAIN OF CARS!
MIsCELLANHOUs MATTERS 8.
81 C. SC.

NEW YORK, August 29.-Ellis B. Schnabil
was this morning committed to Fort Lafa-
yette, as a Government prisoner, by the
United States Marshal of Connecticut. He
was taken in Litchfieid County, and was or
ganizing and preaching Secession peace, and
other reasonable doctrines.
David Wilmot is i'll at Tonawanda, Penna.,
and it is feared he can not recover. He has
a cancer in the stomach, and has been declin-
ing for several months.
WASHINGTON, August 29.-The New York
Posts special say that the Washington Re
publican of this morning, expresses the opin-
ion that a battle across the Potomac can not
be avoided many days longer.
Mrs. Greenhow is aunt to Mrs. Douglas.
Mr.. Russell, of the London Times, has re-
turned from his expedition among the camps
and reports that our troops are wonderfully
improved within the past fortnight.
1t is thought that Elihu Burritt will re-
ceive the appointment as Consul to Newcas-
tie, England.
Adyices received from Virginia to-day re-
port that everything is quiet.
Considerable alarm was occasoned in this
city by accounts of the skirmishing yester-
day, bat a quiet note followed. There are
strong indications, however, of an attack
from the rebels within very short time.
The enemy are in full possession of Bal
ley Oross roaQsi anu aie prlnglus up Inelr
baggage from Springfield station, distance
of four miles.
New York Tribune's Correspondence
WASHINGTON, August 29.-Last night, at
i, tteeG O'clock, General Franklins brigade
| the Fifteenth, Eighteenth, Thirty. first, and
| Thirty.second New York-were ordered to
advance, without knapsacks, and were
marched within tWo-and-a half miles of
Bailey's Crossroads.
Early this morning the enemy opened
with two rihed cannon on them, about
quarter of a mile beyond the crossroads,
drove in our pickets, and followed them
| about half a mile.
General Franklin, with about three thou.
sand Of our troops and five cannon, marched
to point near the Crossing, and eight hun
dTed were sent into corn field.
A detachment of pickets, under Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Washburpe, of the Thirty-frst,
went forward.
The enemy were seen about eight hundred
yards beyond our advance guard, and fred
upon them, but without doing any injury.
Three rebels were seen to fall.
New YoRK, August 29.-The Commercial
says that the captain of a Maine vessel, taken
by privateer in May, and who was allowed
the largest liberty by the rebels, is aboard
the Minnesota. He obtained valuable in
formation in regard 10 the fortI6cations at
Hatteras Inlet, and doubtless ere this has
guided the naval expedition there, where it
will operate in the reduction of the bat
teries.
INDEPENDENCE, No, August 29.-The Santa
Fe mail has arrived, with dates to the 18th
inst, and twenty thousand dollars worth of
gold dust.
The troops, seven hundred and fifty in
number, who surrendered to three hundred
trnf Will
Fillmore, have been released on parole, the
| Texans retaining their arms and the horses
| belonging to the mounted rifles.
General VIM. Pelham, formerly Surveyor
| General of New Mexico, and Colonel Glenn
ents were arrested at Santa Fe and confined
in the guard house, by order of Colonel
Canby, of the Department of New Mexico
They were suspicioned of giving improper
information to the Texas troops at Fort
Bliss, below Ell Paso. Colonel Clements took
the oath Of allegiance and was discharged
General Pelham refused 10 take the oath and
is still confined in the guard-houEe
Hon. NJ. A. Otero, of Albuquerque, has
been appointed Colonel of regiment o.
Mexican volunteers that is to be raised in
the Territory. Colonel Candy has, by proc
lamation, suspended the writ Of habeaS CORPUS
in New Mexico. Fort Stanton has beer
abandoned by the United States forces. Tht
fort was 9fterWard fired, by order of Colone
Candy. New Mexico has been visited latel1
with very heavy showers of rain, which hay,
done considerable damage to property.
WASHINGTON, August 29.-The War De
parLment has just issued the following:
"By the hfty-seventh article of the act o
Congress, entitled, 'An act for establishing
rules and articles for the government of tn
armies of the United States approved Apri
10, 1906, holding correspondence with o
giving aid to the enemy, either directly O
indirectly, is made punishable by death, O
such other punishment as shall be ordered b
the sentence of a court martial.
"The public safety requires the strict en-
] forcement Of this article. 1t is therefor
ordered that all correspondence aud commu
nication, verbally or by writing, printing q
telegraphing, respecting the operations
!. the army or military movements on land Q
/. water, or respecting the troops, camps, a
o senals, ,entrenchments or military affairs will
in the several military districts, or by whiC
intelligence shall be directly or indirectly
10 given to the enemy without the auth0rit
q and sanction of the General commandin
Le be and the same are absolutely prohibite
y and from and after the date of this ord
persons violating the same will be proceeds
}. against under the ffty-seventh article
ii war.
Another article provides that the CON
g. missiOned officers of all volunteer and mil
ke tary organizations, no matter whether estal
lished under the authority of State or Il
United States, will be regarded as haviI
of been commissioned on the day when mu
re tered into the service of the United Stat,
- :, and will take rank in their respective grad
D. will be entitled TO pay, and be obeyed a
IN respected in their several positions from th
as day.
thereafter no minors will be muster
10 into the service of the United States witho
the consent of their parents or guardians.
Ii is extremely difficult to obtain relial
il intelligence respecting the result OF I
G. picket encounter on the other side of I
"a river; but there seems 10 be truth in the
~ port that several of our troops were kill
20 and others wounded, along our lines vest
day ana last night.