Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-11-21
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Two steamers. ~ cost Of $4,000 O day,
vsfe kept al Boston Ave weeks waiting for
troopsv
Two clerks in the Quartsrmaster's Depart
msnt Of General Grants army have been Of
rested for dealing In cotton'-
The New York Evening Po't contradicss the
report that General Fremont had been OF was
about to be assigned to che command Oh the
defenses of Washington City.
wAeHIEeros dispatch says the General'in
Chief has determined toissue only shelter tenss
70 the army this winter, In order to Tighten the
,ransoortat tion. The Quartermaster's Depart
men.ip procuring large numbers Of shelter tents
and will doubtless soon be able 70 supply the
whole army. ssp
ApyloEs from Txas report that the Fedefais
have captured Indisnols and Matagorda' ana
that the rebels arc intending 70 make stand
The New Yoik regiments taken prisoners Of
Harpsr's Ferry, and for come time stationed In
Chicago, have been exchanged and ordered to
Washington, .,,e--s.,.3 sl,.,1I
Tar people Of New York City are evidently
becoming alarmed es to possible opefations Of
the Alabama, 90 they have secured the detail
men, of the Roanoke for the defense OF their
harbor. fs saI ,al
TIE Monitor, }" building at Wilmington Dell
will coon be ready for active service. Her ma
chinery ls nearly al in condition for uae' snd
the oiicers' quarters have been completed,
The .ufret will be completed In about two
weeks The two guns for the Monitor arc On
the wharf, one ef them, she riAsd cannon, hav-
Ing arrived at Wilmington ou Saturday The
other is to be l5-inch guh.
THrRr is singular feature OF tho coal trade
this fall. aud something quite unprecedented
Coal can be shipped from the mines to chicago
BY rail- two shIllings cheaper on ton than u
can be shipped BY lake. sis being shipped
In large quantities over the Pitssburs, Fort
Wayne and Chicago road, Fre'gh" on the
lakes have taken long jump ahead Of iste'
THE expedi.ious OF General MilroY to Hunt
ersville, Monterey, Franklin, and through the
counties Of PocAhontAs,g Bath, Highland and
Peudleton, Western Virginia, is reported to
have been eltiroly successful. He captured
Major VIM. Harness, Captain Evans, captain
Boggs. the notorious Camp, and about forty nVe
prisoners; also about twenty. five horses aud 7eV
enty head of beef cattle That region Is no"
clear of rebels. The smali-poI is reported to
be raging OF stAunton and in the surrounding
e,untry. e
GENERAL GRANT has appointed Chaplain j..
Eaton, Jr., of the 27sh Ohio. to take charge OF
the contrabAnds, who are 70 DO employed In
picking cotton within the linss of the army -
The a elds around Lagrange and Grand Junction
are full Of cotton, that vas abandoned by the
owners Of the plantations al the time cur army
approached. This is to be picked, prepared
for market, and sold 90 Government aceount'
70 will yield lsrge reyenle.
A GENTLEMAN, who has just arrived at Wheel
ing from the Kanswha valley. describes !. as
being In state of utter destituton. What
few natives remain In the country are In an Ut
.erly deetitute condition They have nothing
to eat but aitch and corn "pons." The corn
on. of which the "ppne" Is made Ia cracked be-
sweens big log and griudstone, In what tho
natives call hand-mill. and the grains srel
broken Ia no. more than two or three Pieces
The whole country is infested with horse thieves,
sllof whom seem to be doing q good business.
I. was understood among the soldiers that Gen.
sral Cox's army, or portion, Of Il, was moving
toward Cumberlsnd or New Greek.