Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-24
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WARRINGTON, June 2l.--The Secretary O
War has issued an order 10 encourage enlist
ments, either volunteers or regulars, BY paying
premium Of two dollars to each accepted recrui
volunteering for three years or during the war
and secure the first months pay In advance
upon his company being mustered Into the ser
vice. This order will be transmitted to thI
Governors of States and recruiting officers.
The daily overland mail to the Pacific ID
sgain In successful operation. Announcement
10 made Of fact that is not generally known
that there Is sufficient military force to protect
travel. The time from 81. Joseph to Placervillt
10 about seventeen days.
Within the past week the Postoftloe Depart
ment has opened several old offices In Virginia
The bark Gem of the Sea, has captured the
rebel schooner Mary Stuart, from Nassau, AZ
tempting to run the blockade Of Santee river, 8
9. She formerly belonged to Gov. Aiken, Of
South Carolina.
The United States steamer Calhoun, has cap
tured on Lake Ponchsrtrain the rebel steamers
Whitman and Venus, and cut of the rebel gun.
boat Corphyeas. A number of other vessels
have been captured by our squadron.
Ten churches have already been accepted fol
hospitals and six have already been fitted up for
the reception of wounded.
Gen. WadsTorth has been relieved of the
command Of ell the military except the Provost
Guard. Gen. Sturgis has been assigned to the
command Of all military forces In the vicinity ol
Washington. sob
NEW YoRK, June 23.-The Tribune's Wash
ington correspondence says: R. @. Washburnei
With four regiments of cavalry, left Springfield,
ILL.,, week ago to relieve Gen. Curtis In Ar.
kansas
A grand convalescent camp has been eatab
lished BY the Government OF Fairfax Seminary,
Va.
Gen. Rosseau has arrived here. He has been
recommended for Major Generalship by the
Congressional delegations of Kentucky and In
diana. rr
Col. W. w. Donnslly, of the New York 2sth
has been nominated q Brig. General.
The World's dispatch says: An important
rumor has been circulating to-day to the effect
that Secretary Stanton Is about to relinquish the
charge of the War Department, and that Maj.
Gen, Banks will take the place vacated by him
II 10 also said that In case MOj, Gen. Mcdowell
should manifest q wish to retire from active
service, 1t will be granted / give these rumors
for what they are worth.
WAsHINoToN, June 90 "A meeting of Indi.
anIans was held tonight at Gov. Wright's
rooms. Senator Lane was chosen Chairman, and
0OuuytCE OUhuA ONcE bWCNO huu
dred dollars was subscribed for the relief Of
alck and wounded soldiers. Hon. D. P. Hol-
loway was chosen permanent President, Hen. ].
P. Usher Treasurer, and w. T. Dennis Ssoreta-
ry. An Executive committee of eight was ap-
pointed. The subscription was In addition to
eight hundred dollars already expended by In.
dianians.
A dispatch from the Peninsula states that the
court convened to inquire into the charge
against Gen. Birney, terminated its session af-
ter hearing the testimony Of Gen. Kearney in
his favor, 1t being considered unnecessary to
prosecute the inquiry further. Gen. Birney
will no doubt be Immediately restored to his
command. s..a
WASHINGTON, June GA dispatch to Repre-.
sentative Phelps Of Mo-, dated CassVille, in the
southwestern portion of that State, says that the
lst Arkansas regiment Of cavalry are rapidly
filling up. Hundreds are repairing to the re-
cruihng rendezvous from the western and north
western counties of Arkansas. This regiment
will be organized in Missouri, though composed
entirely of Arkansans.