Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-11
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WASHIgeToN, JAN 9-Ths United States
Agricultural Society to-day reelected President
Hubbard, Secretary Poor, Treasurer French,
aud nearly all the old Vice Presidents. The
executive committee vas re-orgauiEed, and con.
siss OF Marshall r Wilder of Macs, Frederick
Smyth Of N. H Isaac New ton of Pniladelphis,
Chas Culvert Of Md, Legrand Byington of
Iowa,J. H. Sulllysnt of Ohio, and Mr. Myers
OF California.
Prebident Llhc0ln's recommendation for the
establishment of an agricultural and statistical
department was warmly commended, and he
was elected an honorary member. The sug
geStions of the Presidents address were debated
and ihdorsed, and large edition was ordered
to be printed The Establishment of an aRrioul-
tural department was discussed and recon-
mended.
There was decided expression Of opinion
against national exhibitions, unless they can be
held at Washington.
Members of the Van Wyck investigating
committee have been to B,ston, New York aad
Philadelphis, sharply looking into the WAYS un-
patriotic men have Of making money out of the
Government In the night Of its dead hug with
rebellion. To the shameful developments al
ready published they will add enough TO inf anne
the disposition which now exists in Congress 10
ernment in time of war. ..--
The Judiciary committee thls morning au.
thorized the chairman to report resolution ex.
pelllng the two Missouri Senators, Messrs. Polk
and Johnson. asa fogF (
The Colonel of regiment stationed az Hill.
ton Head, who came up on the Vanderbilt, nov
here, says he has no doubt of his ability to take
Charleston with his single regiment, SO great ID
the Southern panic Housfs ten miles in the
interior are known to have been abandoned BY
their owners and left In the same condition az
the Beaufort residences were found
| On Monday night a council was held at the
Capitol between oil the members OF the Cabi.
net and the War Investigating Committee
The session lasted three hours. The propfiets
of silence as to the debate and the conclusion
1t was brought to, are obvious. IL is stated tha.
the Cabinet officer whose life has been spent In
courts Of Law. led the demand for immediate
battle, and that the counsel for delay came from
the heretofore belligerent member OF the Ad-
minietrstlon.
daylight, the Freeborne, Island Belle and Satel.
lite, under the direction of Lieut.. Magaw, oom-
manding the Lower Departmental the Potomac
Aotllla. shelled the encampment of rebel repi.
ment near Fook's Landing. Just about day break,
on their return TO Liverpool Point, they ran
within about three.quartera of 9 mile Of the
Aqua Creek battery, and threw In some thirty
or forty shells, with what effect is not known
The rebels. strange to say, made no reply.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l0.--The United States
Agricultural Society adopted series Of fesolu-
tions adyertiug to agricultural education, and
prepared o premium list for o series Of experi-
ments on the cultivation of cotton 10 the Middle
and Northern States; aleo OF hemp and fax.
The awards arc to be made by thee aRri
cultural societies of the States in which the
competitors reside. Arrangements are also
perfected for q national exhibition OF native
wines, to be held In this city in January next.
An effort will be made to establish bureau
for supplying and inspecting clothing for the
army. h''
Those Senators who were absent to-day when
the vote was taken to expel the Missouri Sena-
tors would have voted for expulsion If they
had been present.
The State Department has advices that tbe
pirate Sumter was In the harbor of ST. Pierrie,
Martinique, on the 22i of December, The Iro-
qnois was one league Of the hAtbor waiting fol
the Snmter'5 eRress. ......... -