Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-10-14
nIIsuRLLANnOus NEWs.

TIE Mint In Philadelphia coins daily IRON
one TO two thousand dollars of nickel cents. al
Of which are distfibuted almost 40 soon as madas
but still they are scarce. s--
GENERAL HAILrcx Ia represented In q Wash
ington special dispatch 70 the Cincinnati Co.
sstis, as stating that Gensrai Butler now gives
three rations, aud Will soon give ten rations to
negroes for one 10 soldiers. s.-aasi.'
CoMnIssIoNER BourwELL has decided that rails
road companies must pay psr.censage on all
their receipts for the transportation Of passen.
gers, including troops, whom they may carry
for Government.
TIE Philadelphia Common Council has passed
vote of thanks to General Mcclellan and the
officers and soldiers who, under bis command
and direction, achieved the late brilliant victo-
ries Of our army, on the soil Of Maryland, and
drove the invading rebel army back into Viz.
ginia. ta 4
In q circular letter to the postmasterS, callipg
attention to the order against allowing defaced
stamps to pass through the mails, the Assistant
Postmaster General says: gPlesse cause mos.
careful examination to be made Of letters de-
posted in your offico. and send me specially all
suspected cases, 30 that the writer's may be disc
covered; or, If In any case you have the means
to know the writer, without having the letter
opened here, you will proceed at once to
proper investigation. The Postmaster. General
is anxious to make some public examples under
this law. If violations occur ss apprehended,
strong temptation being offered by the extensive
use Of ordinary postage stsmps a. currency"
FRARoE has thirty-nine iron clads; England
twenty.six. and tho United States forty nine.
The rebel General Stuart's recent raid into
Pennsylvania is thus summarily sketohed:
He crossed the Potomac near Hancock, about
FIVE miles from the Penney ylvania line, and fifty
above Hsrper'e Ferry, overcame the opposition
presented BY portion Of Gen. Cox's Kanawhs
division, pushed along the turnpike road to
Mercersburg and followed IL TO Chambersburg,
seized few Government stores, valued Of g.
600, and destroyed q bridge and other property
of the Cumberland Valley railroad valued at
$40 900, and plundered boot and shoe store,
and then moved directly south, re-eLtering
Maryland ct Gettysburg, passed on through
New Market, which 10 but few miles from
Frederick City, tore up the trak Of the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad, and then swept down
the Monocacy to Its mouth, re-crosslng the Po-
temac and entering Virginia at either Edwards's
or Conrad's Ferry.
A ST. Louis dispatch OF the l2.h inst. says
that advices from Gen. SohoHeld state that his
advance under Gen. Brown had driven the rebels
out of Perryville, and that they had Aed hasti.
ly across the border into Arkansas. He says no
rebel force is now In that portion of Missouri.
GEN. HALLEoK has directed Gen. Curtis to
consider Colorado Territory, as In his (Curlis's)
department.
TIE following ls reported statement of the
forces engaged and the losses on both sides in
the battle at Perryville, Ky, on the 9Th inst.:
The Federal force was $4,000; the rebel force
Was 81 regiments, the aggregate unknown.
Federal loss 500 to 600 killed, g. 800 wounded,
and 440 prisoners. The latter we're paroled by
Buckner. The rebel loss is 800 killed, In
| cluding one General not named, and IL Colo
nnels and Lieutenant. Colonels. This number Of
killed and wounded is admitted by the rebel
Medical Director Of General Cheathsm's di.
vision.
IT 10 reported that an engagement took place
on the llth inst. near Harrodsburg, KY. be-
tween the rebel forces under Bragg and Kirby
Smith and the Federal forces under Buell.. The
fght commenced about eight o'clock In the
morning and eliminated in general action
about noon. II is stated the result was favor:
able to our arms, and that the enemy were
driven along the Harrodsburg road to Camp
Dick Robinson.