Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-08-29
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fnb Illinois State Agricultural Society has
dkeidca 10 dispense vlh the State Fair this
ye,s ExteusIvs preparations are making. how
ever, for the "world's Horse Fair" to be held
a. Chicago. which Is expected to call out some
of the ansst stock In the country M
THE New Orleans Advocate Hgures up a loss
to that city of two hundred and fifty million dol
lars, az the effect Of secession already expert
enoed. or this amount one hundred and fifty
milIions Is set down as the value Of egticultu-
raj productions, lost TO that port by the suspen-
sion of trade. This ls paying dear for the
whistle.
THERE 10 only one account given respecting
the fruit crop In all parts Of the country, The
uniform report is, that the yield will be univer-
sally large, This year, the apple crop will be
very plentiful--perhaps adequate to the entire
consumption here, and other States in the Ohio
valley will do equally we'll. This Is fortunate
for the army, which will demand large supplies
and it's to be hoped that dealers 10 fruit will
have reference to this fact and preserve an
abundance, especially for the hospitals.
THE Governor Of Wisconsin objects to the
formation Of regiment to be composed exclu'
slvely of MethOdists, although he does not Wish
to deter any of them from enlisting,, who desire
o do SO.
One Of the surgeons at Fortress Monroe states
that from the llth to the 18th Of August, no less
than sixteen thousand sick men were removed
from Harrison's Landing With boats of the San
inry Commission.
TIE Washington eorrespondence of the New
York Tribune states that JIM LANE, according
to recent advlces from Kansas, Is rapidly or
ganizing two African regiments, comprising al
most all the loyal blacks in Kansas. So soon
as these regiments are armed, IL 10 sAid, they
will be used in such wise as effectively to in
crease their Eumbers by recruiting from neigh
boring States.
The report that the resisuation Of General
PaELYS. OF Abolition proclamation memory,
has been accepted, is stated to be correct.
TIE number of deaths in the city Of New
York during the past week was five hundred
aud twenty---a decrease Of one hundred and
sixty FIVE as compared with the mortality Of the
previous week.
TIE draft in Kentucky does not take place
until September 81 The object Of the delay
is said to be to enable the people to fill up the
state'S quota by volunteering.
TEN miles above Fredericksburg, Virginia,
the Rappshsnnock river forks into two branch
es. or rather receives there the tWo tributaries,
which makeit; the southern stream is the Rap
idsu, the northern one is called the North Fork.
This latter Is the stream on which the opposing |
armies are now operating, and which strangers
aud le,ter.Writess call RappahaDDo.k, but which |
does not properly bear that name before the
junction, twenty miles below, where the Gull
pepper railroad crosses the North Fork.
INoHNDiARY nres ia Spain have been Of late
quite numerous. 10 many instances whole for |
ests Of olive trees were consumed in few
hours, and at VAllanuva del Rio the damage is
reported 70 reach the sum Of 10000 reals.
TEE London Globs warns Italy against COM
mlttius herself, In conjunction with Russia and
her allies. to the perilous task of breaking up
the Turkish Empire, in the hope, By that pro- |
cess, OF destroying Austria, and winning Venetis
and Rome.
An old man, aged one hundred and AVe,
named GAllot, and residing In Paris, recently
preseuted himself at the Ministry of War to
receive an allowance from the State. He was
accompanied by his wife, aged one hundred
and three, both enjoying excellent health and
nos appearing to have any intention of dying.
The old man had served nine yeAra under Louis
XVI, and in part Of the wars of the Republic
and Empire. He left the service In 1915.
IDTHE 10Th Ohio (GermaD), at Cleveland, 10
reported full and organised with sERIPHIM
MEYER, of Canton, Colonel; CHARLES MILLER,
# Cleveland, Lieutenant Colonel; and GEoReE
ARHoLD, Of Msssillon, Major.