Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-10-29
mIsoELLANrous NEWS.

It'd. Governor of Ohio
MISCELLANEOUS NEWs.
Ar St. Louis, Dot. 25, the u. 9. Qusrtermas
ter awarded contracts for three hundred mule
at $99 each. and nine hundred do. at $lO'
each.
The Grand Jury at Louisville have indicted
Gen JEFF G. Davis for mAnslaughter, for kill
ing Gen. Nelson
GEN. RosEoRANs accompa MED by his cts q, ar
rived at Cairo, Oct 81, on hisway to Kentucky
Gen, Hamilton succeeds to the command he
has just vacated. ,E
TEE rain storm of Oct T go completely
flooded the rooms of the War Department al
Washington, that the water stood next morn
ing some inches deep upon the Aoors Of III
halle, while its cellars were complete feseryoin
This resulted from the fact that the roof has
been taken of, and another story added Co the
bulldog.
Ar the request Of Mejor-G General Mcdowell.
Court of Inquiry, consisting of Ger erals
Hunter, Cadwallader and Garfield, was to meet
OF Washington oct 81, TO investigate the mill
itsry conduct Of that gentleman
A sTEAhBoAr, said to be the largest ever built,
is nov being constructed in New York ct the
foot Of Tenth street. East river, for the Peo-
ples' Line to Albany This monster craft is
four hundred and tWenty-four feet long, BY
ninety in width. She is to have four hundred
large statsfooms. will accommodate fifteen
hundred passengers, and aspires to the name Of
"Dictstor ...a r.---o,,.
The will Of Margaret Burr, admitted TO pro-
bate in New York, Dot. ~, Decides liberal pro.
visions for relatives, spprophatea $3.50 600 70,
religions and human echarilies. The American
Bible Society leads off with $25 900.
A TERRIBLE locomotive explosion occurred
near the Long Dock in Jersey City, on Saturday
evening, Oct. IS, by which ave uen were
killed and two injured. TIE engine had just
been repaired, and the explosion doubtless oc.
CURED through carelessness 10 permitting an
undue accumulation of steam.
TIE Milwaukee Seatiasi makes the ssd an
nouneement that Madame Anna Bishop, the
celebrated singer. vac burned In st. Paul, Min.
nesots. by her clothes accidentally taking fre
on Wednesday Oct, 20, from the effscia Of
which che died dhths Friday following.
MAzzIEI has addressed an appeal 20 ,he ltal.
ian people against the Italian moratehy. he
declares that ".he Royal bullet which wounded
Garibaldi has torn the last line Of the contract
entered into BY the Republicans of Italy with
monarchy" He afirns that constitutional
monarchy has been everywhere, save in Eng
land, o failure, and denounces the Italian mon
arohy, is professions, It's practices, and lie re-
suits.
THx political canvas In Kansas is apparently
becoming bitter sud excited. The LeayenWorsh
ConseJpatirs states that Hon. NJ. J. Parrott,
while speaking Of Junction City, on October
18Th, was forcibly interrupted BY soldiers whom
General Lane sent down from Fort Riley for
that purpose. They swore that no man should |
'peak against Lane. Finally Mr.. Parrott was
taken to the house Of one Mr.. McF,rstney-lheI
soldiers followed, and rode up and down in front
'f the house, firing their guna at the house, and
wearing that they would take Mr.. PArrott out
md hang him. They finally left without doing |
,im any bodily injury.
GESERAL orders appointing Rosecrans, name |
he State Of Tennessee, the Tennessee river
md such parts Of North Alabama and GeorgIa,
10 may be taken possession Of BY United States |
'roopa, 90 constituting the Department. Of the
and the troops under the COM
nand Of Major- General Grant will constitute
he 18th Army Corps, and those assigned to |
he command Of Major General Roseeraus will |
constitute the lash Army Corps.
News from the Isthmus brings The intell-
gence that Mosquers has quite established bis |
throughout New Grenada, or, as |
Il is now called, the "United State of Colum.
oia." On the 18th ult., the Conservatives,
under several Of their Generals, thirty Eve
hundred strong. attacked the forces Of Mos.
Iuera, numbering two thousand, under the
command Of General Santa Gutierrsz, but
strongly fortified, at place called Santa Bar
para. The battle lasted ak hours, but result
ID in the total rout Of the Conservatives. A
arge number were taken prisoners, their Gen.
'ral (GIesldo) killed, and large amount Of
rms captured, This battle will virtually pu.
IN end to the war; for Giraldo was the most
'tter Of Mosquera's enemies, and his influence
las been chiefly instrumental in keeping Anti
quia SO long In arms against him. ThIs State
8 we'll as Cauca, will now become part Of the
dosquera Government. Arboleda win be fore.
d into Ecuador.
A WAsRMOToN correspondent of tho Cincin-
sti Gasetts says the army, which Ia now moy-
ug into Virginia, is the largest ever before as
smbled on the American continent. II is Or
anised in Two grand divisions, commanded re-
psctively by Mcclellan and Burnside, as fol-
,ws.
BurRs;ds's Command,
I'd Corps--Msjor- General Couch.
18th Corps--Msjor.G General slocum.
9Th Corps-Brigadier General Wilcox.
McTellsn's Command.
lst Corps-Msjor-G General Reynolds.
5sh Corps--Msjor Gent " Porter,
9Th Corps-Msjor General franklin.