Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-15
From washinRton,

WASHINGTON, April l3-The military com
mittee of the House have q report ready estab-
lishing national cemetary In the District of
Columbia.
NEW YoRK, April l3.-The Herald's dispatch
says: The rebellious ladies Greenhow, Morris
and B,xley, have not yet packed their trunks
for the South, as required to do under the
direction of the commissioners and the order of
the military Governor. They are allowed to
remain until their preparations are completed.
Mrs. Greenhow is quite oracular in reference
to the campaign. She predicts, that Gen. Nc
Clellsn will not be able to strike blow at
Yorktown for many days, and that when he
does, he will be defeated by the rebel army,
which will be one hundred and twenty five
thousand strong. ,-as .r3r
The Tribune's correspondent says further in-
formation from Pittsburg Landing shows that
there was terrible carnage among the Illinois
troops, of whom many regiments were In the
battle. There we're more than four thousand
troops from the fret district (Wsshburne's) en-
gagged. They lost two Colonels, Ellis and Davis
Maj. Goddard, and many other officers. Many
more are known to have been wounded.
The Tribune says: Our special corr respondent
with McDowell's command, reports all quiet or
Cedar Run, fve miles beyond Manassas. The
Nv buht pUluVJ uycu Uy Iut
rebels, will be reconstructed this week. The
railway track beyond will be rapidly repaired
Rebel scouts are constantly prowling about oul
camps, and occasionally q strsggler is picked uT
by our cavalry, Two privates Of Gen. Blenker'i
division who said they had just returned from
the vicinity Of the Rappahapnock reported thai
Gen, Blenker and his body guard had been sur
rounded by rebel cavalry and captured. Doubt
| full. q.C Ile WOW
WAsHNGroN, April l4--A private dispatch
dated Fortress Monroe last night at ten o'clock
received here this morning, represents tina
there was clear moonlight and all quiet inLths
vicinity.
Some of the newspapers erroneously stat,
that the tax bill as passed by the House, take
the stock OF whisky and other spirits on hanI
previous to the frst Of May. 'a
The Senate to day In executive session con
frmed the appointment of o large number o
Paymasters, Aesistant Commissarles and Quar-
termasters Of volunteers, and also the follow
ing: Capt. Csvier Grower, of the Tenth In
fantry, and A. W. Whipple Of the corps of To
biographical Engineers, to be Brigadier- -Gener
ale Of volunteers; Clark McDermont, of Ohio
brigade Surgeon; Major w. R. Palmer. Of tn
corps Of Typographical Engineers, to be Cole
mel; Capt. Franklin d. Calendar, of the ORD
nance Department, Msjor by brevet for falthfV
and weritotious services In hIs department
Capt. Rufus Ingalls, Assistant Quartermaste
performed services fourteen years, to be Major
Samuel H, Elias, of Nebraska, to be Secretar
for Colorado Territory, vice Weld, resigned
John Loree, Indian Agent for the Indians Z
the Upper Platte; George L. Searle, Of Ne,
York, Consul at Shanghai. gEA ViTe
A Board appointed BY the Navy Departmer
to examine the plans and specifications for boat
for The western waters, consisting Of Com. i
seph Smith, chief Of the Bureau Of Docks ON
ii Yards, John Lentel, chief of the Bureau I
Construction, B. F. Sherwood, Engineer
Il Chief, Edward Hart, Naval Constructor, an
Daniel B. Martin, engineer in the United Stat,
Navy, have recommended that contracts
made with the following parties Tomlinson
i Hsrspel, Of Pittsburg, for two iron vessell
/. Brown & McCord, 81. Louis, for three wood,
vessels George G. Bester, Cairo, one woodl
ve,sel J B, Esds, S., Louis, two iron vessel
The aggregate cost of the eight vessels will
q S., ,229. 800. ...., - Tee.r~ II,