Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-11-29
mIsoELLANROUs NEWS.

TIE people on the coast Of Maine are great
ly alarmed at the presence of avessel supposed
to be the pirate Alabama.
Col. J. A. MULLIoAN, the hero Of Lexington,
formerly Of the 23d Illinois, has been promoted
to Brigadier Generalship.
The counties of Warrick, Spencer and Du-
boie, Indiana, have produced tobacco crop the
present year valued at $600,0OO.
TWENTY of the drafted men of Mentour
county, Pennsylvania, absolutely refuse to sub
mi. to the draft. and have 90 far defed the OF.
forts Of the Marshal to induce them to yield to
the law. ra-t.
The wife of Governor Bradford, the patriotic
Governor Of Maryland, is among the late arri-
walls at Richmond. One Of the papers Of that
city says: "She is said to strongly sympashiEs
with the South, and has a son In the Confeder-
ate service"
A SPIRITED cavalry fghs, in which rebel
battery was taken and rebel barracks and
equipments destroyed, was the result OF re-
connoissance OF Gen. Fosters forces from New
bern, in the direction of Kingston, North Car
olna. on the 18Th inst.
VIZ. Fl. ALLEN, LID for thirteen years
President Of the Girard College, Philadelphia,
has resigned, the resignation to take effect on
the 1st of December. -s....
HAVANA papers of the 18th say that on the
Let inst. General Forey, the French commander,
was at Orizaba, Mexico, but that tie military
operations against Puebls had not commenced.
The French had taken Jalaps, which was only
weakly garrisoned. Six vessels OF war had
called for Tampico. and the place had probably
fallen.
ADAM THUNDER was drafted In Franklin town
ship, Pa, and Theodore Lightning has been
drafted in the third ward of Kenoshs. With
the assistance OF Thunder and Lightning we
certainly ought to be able to conquer the
rebels.
A WAaHINoToN dispatch to the Cincinnati
Gasstts says that the Presidents message is
substantially completed. 1t is not much longer
than M. Lincoln'o former ones. II treats the
Emancipation proclamation ss an accomplished
fact, and suggests the legielation necessary pre-
vious to Jan. lst, to carry It into effect.
BIYARD TAYLOR, Charge d. Affaires at 81.
Petersburg, recently had an interview with
Prince Gortsohakof, in which he iutimated on
the strength of Secretary Stewards dispatches
that the rebellion was about to be put down.
Gortschakof was very friendly, but expressed
doubts as to the truth Of the prophecy which
he had heard so often.
Ward, the young American who was re-
Gently made Mandarin In China for his bril-
liant military services In the Imperial cause,
was recently killed at Rungpoo while defend
Ing the city against an attack Of the rebels.
At the time Of his death Ward was In supreme
command Of the Imperial forces
GENERAL MARTIsDALr, Acting Military Gov
ernor Of the District Of Columbia, is carrying
ous the work of dlschsrging all prisoners of
State, confined in the Old Capitol prison, on
frivolous or unsustained charges. Major Sher-
burn is Eigidly examining the case of each Of
such prisoners confined there, and many are
being liberated.
FRANK LESLIE has offered $4,000 for the best
original novel, and $1,000 for the best original
story, to be furnished him by May next, for
publication in his illustrated Newspaper. Lit.
erature, verify, is taking an upward tendency.