Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-10-22
Ohio 9tatesnram
TELEGRAPHIC.
pFOr ldte's TslesrGphic Neo,, see Sd Page.
Morning aud Noon Reports.
The war In the Southwos,.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 20-SchoAeld with bis sd.
vance has reached Ekborn tavern, in Atkan.
ses. and established bis headquarter, there.
Telegrsphic Communication 10 complete from
Gen. Curtis's headquarters to ElKhorn tavern.
schohed sends intelligence that the enemy are
making for Boston Mountain.
Generals Steele and Osterhaus, with their
divisions, are at Pilot Knob, advancing against
the enemy under Mcbride, Sseen and Parsons.
An adVsloe OF TWO regiments on thu rebels
was made at West Plain three dsys ago.
Brig''Generai Warren is at Salem, watching
them.
Acting Rear Admiral Porter being Yesterday
requested to cooperate With Gen. Curtis In Ger.
tain matters down the Mississippi, replied from
Cairo. In twenty minutes his movement wa.
commenced.
Recent orders from Washington extend the
Command OF zen. Curtis over Aikansss, Mis-
souIi, Alton City, Kansas, Nebr Rska and Col
ofado.
&ov. Evans of Colorado, IN On interview with
Gen. Curtis, stated that the alarm which was
felt 10 Colorado in reference to Indian depreda-
tious was passing away, tribes In that territory
not seeming Interested In the uprising Of the
Minnrsota savagee. To make things sure,
Gen. Curtis has consented that TIVE regiments
raised In Colorado, one mounted, shall remain
at home to preserve peace.
Gen. Fremont arrived here yesterday. He
comes as Wltness 10 the McKinstry case, and
msy be detained several days.
JEsFERsoN CIrY, Mo, Oct. l9.-Tbe rebels
that crossed the Missouri river and seized the
steamer Emile at Portland, were under Porter,
and were afterward intercepted at the Cali'or.
MIA House, near Waynesville, by Lieut. Col
sigel, and scattered. No particulars of the af.
fair are received.
More rebels are said TO have gathered at
Portland, and measures have been taken to at
tack or intercept them. In the meantime and
till danger Ia removed, several steamboats, are
detained here and at Hermann All rebel
bands remaining In Missouri seem to be en-
deavoriDg to make their way out Of the State
In the ehortest time practicable.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 2l.-Diepatches received at
headquarters from Helena, Ark, to the 18th
inst'' report all quiet and the fort nearly com.
pleted.
| The rebel Gen. Holmeu had sent to General
Sarr, under dag Of truce, communication
faisely assuming that the United States Gov
ernment, or lie Generals, had engaged In arm.
Ing the negroes In Arkansas, to which course
Holmes entered an emphatic protest. General
Carr promptly responded, telling him that neith.
er Government or its agents had armed negroes;
on the contrary, the Federal troops had been
employed disarmiDg the negroes, aud while 60
employed were attacked and portion capturey
oy guerrillas. Gen. Carr adds: Whatever mad
be the policy Of my csmmauding officer and the
Eovernment, | shall cbeeFtully follow 1t out.
10 skirmish on the llth, Twelve miles West
Oh Helena, the national forces captured the
Lieut. Colonel of the 2lst Texas and twelve
privates' The enemy's further loss Is unknown
MeJor Rector. of the 4th Iowa, was taken pris
:ner, and we had four killed, ak wounded, ant
fourteen missing.