Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-11-30
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THR assessors vAlussionoi New Orleans fol
the presen, year Is sl2l, ,7O5, ,s65.-a decrease OI
q, ,469 ,lsS compared with the year 1861,
The Nashville correspondent Of the Chicago
Tribune estimates Bragg's army to oompria'
thirty Ave thousand men, including three thous
aud eight hundred cavalry, and one hundred
and eighteen batteries Of artillery
TIE town Of Henderson, Tennessee, has beer
captured by rebel cavalry who burned the sta
tion of the Mobile and Ohio railroad and tool
company Of our soldiers prisoners.
A dispatch from Washington says the --latest
news from Fredericksburg conarAs the opinion
that there will be no speedy moNsinent. The
roads are in terrible condition, and trans
portation very deficient.
The Washington special to the Cincinnati
Gazette says lot of prisoners we're released
from the Old Capitol on Friday, and adds: "A
general jail delivery ia in progress over the
whole country, in order to got ready Tor the
meeting Of Congress" We do not exactly
see what this means Perhaps 10 is intended
to nsipuate that unless the State prisoners are
pretty generally released Congress might In
sdtute some troublesome inquiries, and send
for persons and papers,"
IT 10 reported from Washington that certain
members Of the Cabinet, talking Of the militia
ry situation, express Dissatisfaction with the
siowness of movements now in progress In the
West. There ls nothing surprising In this. II
is nearly lime for the Abolition malcontents Il
begin to demand the removal of General Rose
Grams.
ON Thanksgiving day Pierre soule, Of Louis
lana. was released from Fort Lafayette, ant
Marshal Kane, Of Baltimore, from Fort War
rem All the political prisoners 10 the forme
fortress and twelve Of the inmates Of the lat
ter were set free.
TaE death of Mr.. Hanchett, recently choae
to represent the Sixth Congressional Dlstric
of Wisconsin, is announced.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred on the Ken
tlcky Central Railroad, near Kiser's Static,
FIVE miles this side Of Paris, KY, on Thursda
evening, between four and five O'Clock, b
. which three persona we're killed and three o
four more or less injured. The names of th
killed are E. H. Crow. Of Faysite county, O.
John Simpson, Of Knox county, Ind u, and Mis-
Josephine Hisn, of Yellow Springs, Ohio.
A WAsHINeroE dispatch states that examins
|, tions into frauds In the Quartermaster's an
other Departments, have resulted in the arrei
OF some scores Of clerks who are now packe
away in the old Capitol.
The New York Tribune of Thursday has q
inter resting item of news. II states that th
day before, stand of regimentsl and standsr
colors was presented to the lst Regiment sout
Carolina Volunteers, the Abolition name 70
the first negro regiment at Port Royal at th
Church Of the PuTitsns. The Rev. Dr.. Cheev
er made the presentation, and the Rev. Mans
field French received them on behalf of tn
regiment, now doing duty at Port Royal 10 th
service of the United States. The colOrs hsv
log been presented by one white clergyman t
a black regiment and received BY another whit
reverend in lie behalf, must be an emblem o
negro equality as well as of an Abolition war