The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-16
LATE NEW S.


WA6HiNGTON, Ocb. o.-Ane SccOno I
edition Of the Washington Star Of last
evening states that il is currently report
ed that Gen. Banks will succeed Mr. (
Stanton as Secretary Of War, and that
Gen Halleck returns TO his old command |
in the West; that the command Of Nc
Clellan's army will be given to Gen. |
Hooker, and that Mcclellan will succeed
Gen. Halleck.
Brigadier- General J. ID. Cox, of Ohio, |
late commander of the Kanawha division
Of the army, and successor 10 Gen. Reno
in the 9th Army Corps, has been promo
ted TO the rank of Maj General, and
assigned to The command Of all the troops
in the new department, the name Of
which is not yet announced.
INBrAaAPoL1s, Oct. S.-The Indian
apolis correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Commercial says that the Copperheads of
Hartford, Blackford county, collected on
Monday and forcibly resisted the draft
They destroyed the ballot box and en-
rolling papers, and either forced or scared
the Commissioners and Provost Marshal
TO resign. They claimed to have two
hundred men armed, aud said they were
determined TO resist the draft at all haz
ards. They denounced the Government
and all those attempting to sustain it,
A battalion Of the Third Indiana regi-
ment was ordered to Hartford, which
will enforce the draft and arrest the
ring -leaders in this disgraceful proceed
ing.
FREDERICK, Nh, Oct. Last night,
at Harper's Ferry, house formerly used
as a powder magazine was exploded.
The powder had all apparently been re-
moved but enough remained TO cause an
explosion from spark from soldiers
pipe. The house was used as guard
house and nine soldiers were wounded
by the explosion, including two men of
tho 7th Michigan.
The Herald's Washington correspond
ent says Governor Bradford and ex-G Gov.
Hicks were to-day to ask the aid of
military force, to protect the agents of
the State in making enrollments for the
draft in certain counties of that State.
The enrollments have been completed in
all the State except the southern coun-
ties of the western shore, where Che Sc
cessionists have destroyed the partially
I
the officers out of their counties.
The request has been granted, and the
secession counties of Maryland will be
forced to submit to the law.
Parties from the Pacific coast are here
importuning the'government tOlaccept the
services of 10000 cavalry well trained
horsemen, and good horses who can
march across the plains, and reach the
Atlantic coast at a very little greater
coast per regiment than is now required
to ring regiment of infantry from the
city of Boston TO the Potomac.
New YORK, Oct. Son Monday even
ing, Captain Buck, of the British steamer
Despatch, was arrested by u. s. Mar
shall hurry, on two warrants, one for at
tempting to steal the vessel from the IT,
S. marshal, and the other warrant foI
the attachment from Judge Belts, for
the sum of $4,000,
George Grove, the chief engineer Of the
Despatch, now in New York, says the
Captain made a proposition TO him, when
the vessel was on the way from Liver
pool TO Nassau, TO sink the ship if she
was likely to be captured but not to do SC
till he passed word, so that he might be
able to claim damages at the hands Of
: the United States. The Captain had &
bundle of papers rolled up in canvass
and spun yarn, supposed to be from Ma.
son ard Slidell to the rebel Government
which were TO be thrown into the fur.
mace in case of capture.
The steamer went near Charleston, bu
being afraid Of the U. S. fleet, the cars,
was transferred TO two schooners, whicl
it appears succeeded in ruruing th'
blockade. The papers referred to wer,
taken by a passenger. Mr.. Wright, o
Charleston, who Went on board one o
said schoOners.