Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-10-28
mIsCELLANEoUs NEWS.


MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
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THERE ia said to be q probability that the
President will appoint Colonel Mulligan, the
hero of Lexington, Brigadier. General.
A FIRM in Newport, Rhode Island, have re-
Gently completed contract at their lead works
for forty tons of Mimic rife balls for the Gov
crnment
UNrrKD STATES SENATOR JAMES A. PEARcE, of
Maryland, is now lying so low at his residence
in Chestertown, that no hopes are entertained
Of his recovery,
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY WILEY, Of New
London, Connecticut, has decided that the State
authorities must commence the suit, if any ac-
tion is taken to suppress the idsue Of shin-
plasters in that part of the State.
AT Hartftrd, the other day, woman went
into brokers Office and inquired what he paid
for gold He told her. "Well," said she, put
ting her fingers In her mouth to remove her
false teeth, 81 thought I'd sell the old plate"
SToNEwALL JACKSON has taken up his head
quarters at Martinsburg. The rebels have
doubled their line Of pickets along the river
and seem toerAbly vigilant, while they occupy
themselves in dcpredations upon Union proper
ty within their lines.
The city councils OF Philadelphia, wishiDg TO
fill their quota without draft, have passed a
resolution requesting the Mayor to seek Its
postponement. They have also offered to vol
unteers a bounty Of two hundred dollars in ad-
dtion TO the Government bounty.
The substitute market 10 Baltimore is very
brisk. Those who feel disposed to Off,r them
selves hold their services at high figures. Sew
eral obtained $3.50 each; number held out for
$500; while one man obtained $500 to 60 as a
substitute Tor man in Prince Georges.
On application ol General WadsWor,h, the
Department has ordered the return from Chica
90 to New York of all the Harper's Ferry pa
rolled prisoners belonging to New York regi'
ments.
THE prisoners taken by our forces at and sub
the Twelve or fifteen hundred sick aud wound
ed, who, lying helpless at numerous farm.hOuses
and barns at and near Sharpsburg, came Into
our possession. are being rapidly paroled and
sent Southwark via Fortress Monroe.
A WAsHlSaroN dispatch says the rainy reason
has set iu, and great suficiency has fallen to
raise the Potomac so as to render the majority
Of its iords impassable, and to entirely change
the character of the fall campaign Ii will re-
lieve not less than fifty thousand from doing
guard duty at the vsrious iofds along the Upper
Potomac.
ATrEMPTs are being made to put altered
Ualted States notes into circulation. The fig
ures SIS, $40, or $50 are paated over the one
dollar denomination, A little caution 10 ex
aiming this kind Of currency only 10 needed 10
prevent imposition.
LATE dispatches to General Pope, ut ST.
Paul, Minnesota, state that OF the Indians tried
before the military Commission, tWenty-one
have been found guilty. Others are yet to be
tried. The number of Indiana who nave sur
rendered themselves to General Sihley, end
been sent down to the Agency, was fifteen
hundred and seven. About Afty lodges are
yet with General Sibley. The Indians sent
down are in charge Of Captain Whitney, COM
manding battalion Of two cowpanies-his
own and Captain Kennedy's. They are en-
ployed in digging and taking care Of the large
potato crop at the Agency.
WITHIN week past the following regiments
have joined General sigel's command: one
Hundred and Nineteenth, One Hundred and
Thirty fourth, One Hundred and Thirty sixth,
One Hundred and Fifty-fourtb, and One Hun
dred and Fifty. New York; Thirty
third Massachusetts, and Twenty-sixLh Wis
consin. The Elghty-second Illinois is on the
way, and probably joined him on Wednesday.-
General sgel moved bis command to tie neigh
oorhood of Cenlerv:lle on Tuesday, and eStab
Iished bis headquarters there.
AN official dispatch to General Hslleck from
General Curtis, announces the defeat Of the
'ebels near Maysville, Arkansas, Oct. %, by
General Blnnt. The rebels were from FIVE to q
seven thousand strong They lost all their
artillery and portion of their transportation
and garrison equipments Our cavalry were
n pursuit at last accounts. General Scofeld
las chaaed Hindman beyond the Boston {
Maysville is near the northwest Q
I'm corner Of the State, go that our forces
will now be able to enter the Indian territory, ,
md restore John Ross and other loyal refugees
% their homes.
WE have the intelligence. through rebel !
ources, that Galveston, Texas, was occupied Q
y our forces on the 5th inst. The rebels had |
our days to consider matters, and concluded to
vacuate. 1t will be remembered that an ex.
edition sailed in this direction, from Pensaco- !.
>, some weeks since.