The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-11-12
Miscellaneous. News.

Gen. Wallace is to report to Gen Nc
Clernand, who is to command the Missis-
sippi river expedition. 8aas5z C
The Alabama is believed to be cruising
on the. track of the .Aspinwall steamer.
for the purpose'of capturing the Califor-
MIA treasure.
The Mormons are turning their atten-
tion to the cultivationqof cotton, putting
money and enterprise into it. =. Sc. s I.
I IT. is ex pected that another battle will
soou be toug ght4 between Grant and Price,
The latter is thoughtto to have seventy five
thousand men, The rebels drove in our
pickets at Chcvalla on the Both ult.
Gen. Thomas A. Morris, OF Indiana,
has at last been appointed Major Cen
eral, and ordered to report to Major Cen
cral Rosecrans in Kentucky
Brighten. Canby passed through In
dianapoiis on the lot inst, on his way from
New Mexico to Washington.
Port Royal advices uiention the capture
and destruction Of three British rebel
steamers, but give no details. A similar
fate may be in store for the rebel ram
Fingal, which is expected down the river
from Savannah.
The Hon. Townsend Harris. just from
Japan, says that the last person that he
parted with was Tommy, who was in
6ne health and spirits, and was attached
to the American Embassy there.
1t is announced, authoritatiyely. says
the Cincinnati Camn,erciai, that Simon
Cameron is returning to as. he is not so
deeply enamored with Russia as he was,
and Cassius NJ. Clay leaves u.s. The
country would survive in the absence Of
both Cassius and Simon
Admiral Wilkes is keeping an eye upon
rebel trade with England by way of Ber-
muda, and the Inhabitants of that colony
are greatly excited in consequence.
The Government has purchased sixty
eight acres of land at st0J per acre,
directly east of Indianapolis, near the cor
poration line. for a permanent arsenal.
The City Counci! Of Rochester. New
York, have ordered the issue of $780,
600 in fractional notes upon new plates,
to supply the need of small change
The B,ltimoreans arrested by General
Wool have been unconditionally released.
The elections are close at hand, and the
Administration undoubtedly feared that
the suppression of the right OF petition
was rather too bitter a. pill for the people
to swallow. 80 S fs8 ts88F
Kentucky is clear of the rebels, with
the exception Of small guerrilla parties in
the extreme southern counties. The re-
port that Bragg's army took large guam
tity of supplies out of the Slate is pro-
nounced untrue. Bragg and his 81 If have
arrived at Richmond, va. ~ es7s
Mr.. Fulton, editor of the Baltimore
american has fillen under the dispieasurc
OF the military authorities, and he has
been arrested on charge Of publishing
contraband news. ~ N
James r. Lackland, late Judge of the
Circuit Court and Sample Orr; Register
Of the State Land Office, have been arrest
ed in Missouri on charge of making dis
loyal utterances They had, among other
things, denounced the emancipation proc
lamation. sssg
A Washington dispatch says that Gen.
Rosecrans' commission as Major-General
was dated back to the 2lst Of March, 1862,
the time he ceased to command the De-
partment of Western Virginia, as re-
ward for the gallantry and success of that
officer; and to make him outraak the Ma,
jor-G Generals who will have to serve under
him. AZ
In the Circuit Court at Wheeling on
the Both ult., judge r.. L. Berkshire pro-
nounced the sentence Of doath on DIR.
Pool for the murder of Adam Buch, to
be carried into effect on Friday, Janu-
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