Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-09-04
NIlscellaneous News.

GENERAL CoRcoRAN arrived in New York
city from Boston on Saturday evening, the 3Oth
ult. He was the recipient of public ovatona
all the way. Active operations for recruiting
bis brigade or division are in progress.
The law said to be passed by the rebel Con-
gress, to the effect, that If substitute deserts'
q new substitute must be found, or the original
substtuior must march himself, was the law
which prevailed in the French army under Ma
PoLKoN the First. s
BATON ROuGE, it appears by recent advices,
has been evacuated BY the forces that so gal
lantly repulsed General BREcKISRIDeE's army.
A MAN nsmed REILLY, ,aged twenty-three
years, has been arrested OF Bloomfield, New
Jersey, charged with deserting from the army,
forging note of fifty dollars, and marrying a
Miss 0oLAN, of Newark, N. j., while he had a
wife aud two children living in Orange, j.
COLONEL FITCH, who was accused in JEFF.
DAvIs's retaliation order with numbering two
peaceful citizens of Arkansas, writes to the
War Department that the story is utterly
false; be has killed operson whatever in any
other way than in fair fighting.
A WAsHINGToN correspondent of the New
York Tribune says that the rebels are march
ing not directly for Washington, but for Bslti-
more, upon the capture Of which, the fall of
Washington is reckoned certain to follow.
The New York Times, referring to the same
subject, says that, however insane 1t may appear
to u.s. it is quite evident that the rebels set out
on their perilous northward journey, with no
less purpose than that Of destroying PoPE's
army before it effected q junction with McCLEL-
Lam, and then, perhaps, fordipg the Upper Po-
tomac and passing into Maryland, while fa.
vorable moment might even arise for dash
upon Washington. ifs
WITHIN q circuit of few miles around
Washington, 1t is stated, We have force Of
not less than q quarteryof million Of men.
The rebel force now in front and west Of our
National Capital is estimated at not less than
two hundred thousand by some, and at two
hundred and Fifty thousand by others. Rein
forcements are constantly arriving on each
side, and we may look each day f'r news of
still more bloody and murder6us battles. s
The clerical and other political prisoners re-
Gently confined at Louisville, have been re-
moved to Camp Chase. g b
THERE was great excitement at Wheeling,
Va, on Sunday, the 3lst ult., in consequence of
information that Buckhannon had been taken
BY guerrillas, who were swarmlng over the
nelghbOring country; that General KELLEY, who
was at Beverly, had been utpff, and that raid
was meditased on Clarksburg and Weston
The money from the Weston and Clarksburg
banks was brought down to Wheeling, and
troops sent up to Clarksburg. ~ isa
TrIresApmc communication was open yes
terday, the 81 inst between Cincinnati and
Boyd's Station, which 10 six miles this side of
Cynthiana, Ky. ~ oE Y
GEN. MoCLrLLAN Is ordered to take charge
of the fortifications and troops about WASH
ington. General MITcHrL goes to Hilton Head,
to take charge Of General HusrER's Depart.
ment. e- a-b VI p egt1t ~ Es4s g1l
CHARLES INeIRsoLL, who was lately arrested
for sentiments uttered in speech at Demo.
cratic meeting in Independence Square, PhIla-
delphia, has been released from custody by order
Of the Secretary Of War. - 20 ~ .s4ses