Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-01-27
'TELEGRAPHIC.
REPORTED EXPRESSLY for the STATESMAN
For last Nights Dispatches see I'D page
Morning and Noon Dispatches.
News vim yyashinrton.


Interesting News vim Washington.
New YORK, Jan. 26.-A special to the
Times from Washington 25th, says. Gen.
CAN'T will issue an address to the people Of
Arkansas urging them to return to their al
legiance, and declaring as slavery is dead
that there is nothing left for the South to
fight for.
The Senate having passed resolution re-
quiring members to take the oath, Senator
Bayard will take it and resign. 9g;
General Wilson, of General Grants staff,
has been appointed chief of the Cavalry
Bureau. J
The Emigration committee win probably
recommend the sending Of Commissioners
to Northern Europe to facilitate the in
creased emigration expected this year. 'A
A special to the World from Washington
25th says: The President to-day notified the,
Arkansas delegation that he had instructed
Gen. Viele to order an election for Governor
in that State at once. Regular elections Of
State officers and Congressman will follow
Over seven thousand citizens of the State,
have taken the oath of allegiance. -r-f
The Senate has confrmed r. S.. Perkins
as postmaster of San francisco. 45
A special to the Tribune from Washingsi
ton 25th says: Gen. Halleck expresses the;
belief that last desperate effort will be
made by the rebels in the spring to transfer
the real fighting to Northern sail. j
Gems. Hitchcock and Candy, and Major
Halpine, are appointed board to revise
the rules and articles of war.
Senator Wilson intends to introduce bill
prohibiting that all lands confiscated in the
South shall be devided into homesteads for
soldiers.
The House Military committees bill to
amend the enrolment act provides that SOL
diers now in the service can not be hired as
substitutes. --,,.t
The Herald's special from Washington
26th says: The gang which captured the
gunboats Satellite and Resolute some time
since, still infest the vicinity Of the Kappa.
hammock, and is preparing for another raid.
Several new boats have been built and re-
cruits added to their force.
The Herald's Army of the Potomac spe-
cial says our pickets near Raccoon ford
were driven in few days since by about
sixty rebel cavalry, who crossed the river
and had brief skirmish, but were after
ward repulsed and compelled to retire in.
confusion. A considerable force of cavalry
and infantry are visible on the other side Of
the Rapidan. Deserters say Lees army is
widely scattered, but do not believe any
portion of it has been sent off. They are
certain no troops have been sent from their
immediate command. They represent for
age difficult to obtain and horses reduced
in number and efficiency; also, that no
supplies are received by Lees army i'm ad-
vance of its actual necessities. Among the
deserters are guards who were assigned the
duty Of watching the rebel pickets. g.
A battalion of the 10th New York caval-
ry made reconnaissance to Wolf Run
Shoals and Occoquan, but discovered only
five or six rebels where they expected to
meet comparatively large force. The roads
are very bad and mud deep. ..,-.
On Saturday the rebels in front of Kill
patrick's cavalry undoubtedly had fight
among themselves. Heavy artillery and
infantry fighting was heard there. ..,...'
The Tribune's Washington letter says
Longstreet is to be recalled from East Ten
nessee and placed at the head of new
army, with his base at Suffolk, and to oper- :
ate on the south side of James river. Kirby
Smith is to succeed Longstreet in East Ten
nessee. .- --.'hi
Another correspondent relates the arrival
of Jim Dennison, otherwise Pemberton,
who for nearly twenty years has been the
personal body servant of JEFF. Davis. He
says the latter is unreserved in urging the
abandonment of Virginia; but Gen. Lee is
peremptorily opposed thereto, and says all
Virginia soldiers will lay down their arms
If their State be given up to Yankee despo-
tism. -
Vice President Stephens has not attended
Congress this session and not visited Davis's
house or Office for over year. Report said
he had gone to Europe.