Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-11-04
mIsCELLANEOUs NEWS.

THE Alabama IL believed 10 be cruising on
the track OF the Aspinwall steamer, for the
purpose of capturing the California treasure.
THE Mosmons are turning their attention to
the cultivstion Of cotton, putting money and
enterprise into 1t.
IT 10 expected that another battle will soon
be- fought between Grant and Price, The lat
ter 10 thought to have seventy-fve tboushnd
men. The rebels drove In our pickets at Che
valla on tho 3Oth ult.
BRIe GEN. CAEBY passed through Indisnapo
liz oa the let inst, on bis way from NeV Mex
leo to Washington.
PoAT ROYAL advices mention the capture and
destruction of three British rebel steamers, but
given deiails. 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 periOD that he parted with
was Tommy" who WAS in fne health and
sprits aud was attached to the A Americau EN-
bassy there,
| ADMIRAL WILKEs is keeping an eye upon
rebel trade with Epgland by way of Bermuda,
aud the inhabitants OF that colony are greatly
excited in consequence.
The Government has purchased sixty. eight
acres Of land al $40O per acre, directly east Of
Indianapolis. near The corporation line, for a
permanent arsenal
The City Council OF Rochester, New York,
have ordered the issue of $780, 600 In fractional
notes upon new plates, to supply the need o.
small change.
The BItimofesns arrested by General Wool
have been Internationally released. The cleo.
tons arc close at hand. ard the Administration
undoubtedly fesred that the suppression Of the
right Of petition was rather too bitter a pill for
the people to swallow.
KENTUCKY is clear OF the rebels, with the eI
csp.ion Of small guerrilla parties 10 the extreme
southern counties. The report that Brsgg's ar
my took large quantity Of supplies Oh! Of the
State is pronounced untrue Bragg and hia
statf have arrived at Richmond, Virginia.
Nh, Fulton, editor of the Baltimore Ameri
can has fallen under the displeasuro OF the mill
tary authorities, and he has been arrested 90 a
charge of publishing conraband news
JAMES R. LAKELAND, late Judge of the Circuit
Court, and Sample Orr, Register of the State
Land Office, have been arrested in Missouri on
charge of making disloysl utterances. They
had, among other things, denounced the emac-
eipatlon proclamation.
A WAsHINaroN dispatch says that Gen, Rose
crans's commission as Msjos G General was dated
back to the 2ls. of March, 1862, the time he
ceased to command the Department of West
ern Virginia, as reward for the gsllantry and
success of that officer, and to make him out
rank the Major. Generals who will have to
serve under him.
In the Circuit Court at Wheeling on the 30lh
ult., Judge R, l.. Berkshire pronounced tho
sentence of death on Dr.. Pool for the murder
of Adam Buch, to be carried into effect on Fri
day, January
A WAsHrNeros dispatch Of Nov. l, to the
Cincinnati Commercial, says:
A gentleman intimately acquainted with tho
President, with whom he passed an hour yes
tel day, emphGtically declares that, whatever
may be the wishes Of others, he has not the
moet remote intention of depriving McClel-
Ian of the command of the Army OF the PO.
tomac,
ANOTHER Washington dispatch Of the same
dasO TO the same paper says;
The semi.annual interest upon fvs.twenty
bonds being paid in gold, the brokers have of.
feFed from twenty five to thirty per cent. pre-.
MUM upon the coupons, two days in advance
of their becoming due. This 10 nearly equal
to eight per cent. premium upon the bonds.
A DisPArcH of same date from Washington to
the Cincinnati Gdssne states:
The Secretary of the Treasury has yielded to
the arguments OF the Secretary of State, and
decided that Consular and Ministerial drafts
must be paid in gold The Consul at Athens
was paid the balance Of bis salary, cn draft
drawn here, in gold.
TIE pirate Alsbams is still making havoc
among our merchant marine, as will be seer by
a Boston dispatch. Her commander has adopt
ed the novel expedient of releasing vessels on
ransom to be paid thirty days after the decIA-
ration of peace to the JEFF. Davis Government.
He also threatens to eheIl New York. A New
Bedford paper states (it may be remarked in
this connectioD) that eight rebel steamers are
reported e6oat, whose commanders declare
their intention Of visiting some Northern port.