Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-10-24
mIsoELLANEoUs NEWS.

GENERAL JEFF. G. DAVIS 10 said to have beer
released because no charges were preferred
against him. At his own request, tho case wal
taken before the grand jury, who refused to tinc
bill.
JUDoE RICE, Of Illinois, has decided thatEcol
ored persons are not privileged TO teach school
in that Stote, and that the public moneys can
not be appropriated to pay their salaries
The Louisville Democrat has report, said
20 be- Of O reliable character, that the rebel
Van Dorm WAS killed by a staff officer of Gen.
Price. Van Dorm and Price had difficulty
Van Dorm drew n pistol 10 shoot him, but
Price'a staff officer killed Van Dorm before he
could FIRE.
THERE are not less than two hundred thous-
and men ia the Union armies, to-day, Of Irish
birth or lineage, according to the New York
Tablet.
The Navy Department offers to buy any vea-
ael which will capture the Alabama, and pay
her owners $500 900. The owners of any
vessel which may destroy the rebel craft will
be paid 5000 900, subject to an appropriation
by Congress.
The Pope has ordered photographs to be
taken of his two hundred and 6lty-eight prede-
cessors, from portraits both 10 the Vatican COL
ectons and the Papal Mosaic mandatory
Petagua is the artist intrusted with this task.
The Insurance companies at New York have
advanced the rate for the war risk to five per
cent, on account Of the operations OF the rebel
steamer Alabama.
EIGHT thousand signatures have been ap.
pended to an appeal from the women of the
loyal States, praying for the removal OF all neg
ligent, incompetent, drunken, or knavish meu,
who in the fret hurry Of selection obtained for
themselves posts of responsibility and that the
President will retain in the army only capable,
honest, and trustworthy officers,
GrsERAL BEAUREoARD has presented General
jackson silver mounted pistol, of q new pat
tern, made In Paris expressly for Jackson. 1t
Is q revolver, constructed TO throw bale as a
cannon throws grapeshot. With this weapon 1t
is calculated that he can destroy half dozen
enemies at q single discharge of the revolver.
80 says Southern paper,
AN indianapolis dispatch of the 22d inst. says
that John Morgan destroyed Gen. Wood's
wagon train OF one hundred aud 6fty-two Wag'
ons, with supplies, elk miles north of Bards.
town, on the Goth inst, and took the horses with
him. An officer, whom Morgan held as pris-
oner for several hours says that Morgan re-
eeived orders from Bragg while he was with
them, to report to Nashville, Bragg's army
being on the march for that place.
In the rebel House Of Representatives on the
I'd inst, Mr.. Foote introduced q set of reso-
lutlons, which were, on his motion, ordered
to be printed and referred to the committee on
Foreign Affairs, the titles Of which are as
follows:
Joint resolutions recognizing the practical
neutrality Of the States Of California and Ore
gon, and Of the Territories Of Washington and
Nevada, suggesting the advantages which would
result to the people thereof upon an INN edi ate
assertion on their part of their independence Of
the United States; and proposing, upon their so
doing, the formation of league, offensive and
defensive, between said States and Territories
and the Confederate States of America.
THE Boston Daily Advertiser of the Gosh inst.
says:
At the present time there are about twenty
political prisoners at Fort Warren, the most
nromin emf of whom ara Mavor Rrown and Map-
island. Captain William H. GLADDEN., of the
prize schooner Defiance, who was brought to
this port In the United States gunboat Alabama,
was the latest accession to their number, which
will probably soon be increased by the arrival
of other prisones from the forts near New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore.