Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-29
From the South.
A Federal Officer ShOt-GrOwls nt
and Advice TO JefE Davis-A
Worthy Example-Forrest Wa
ters his Horse I'm the Ohio.

of the prison loading their muskets before
going on duty, and had nearly completed
the operation when one of the guard, while
Gaping his gun, let the trigger slip, acci-
dentally, and exploded the charge. The
ball passed through one of the front Win
dows of the prison, struck and slightly
wounded in the neck Lieut.. ID. 0. Kelly, of
the Tooth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
passed through the head of Lieut.. G. ID.
FORSYTH, OF the same regiment, killing him
almost instantly. The accidental character
of the occurrence was corroborated by sew
eral witnesses, and it was ascertained upon
the examination which was instituted, that
the private had lost the use of the first and
second fingers of his right hand from bull
let wound in the middle of the hand, re-
ceived in battle. The body of Forsyth was
properly taken care Of and the wounded
officer was placed in the prison hospital for
treatment.
The following letter was soon after hand
ed to Major Turner:
LIBBY PRISON, April 10, 1864.
MAJOR TURNER: Sir--Lieut. Forsyth, One
Hundredth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was
accidentally killed this morning by the pre-
mature discharge of gun in the hands of
n guard. The officers of his regiment are
desirous to send his remains to his widow
ed mother in Ohio, and request that You
will grant the permission; also that the offl-
GERS may contribute money to purchase a
metallic coffin out of funds in the posses
sion of the Confederate authorities for the
same. Respectfully,
e. L. HAYES,
Lieut.. Col. One Hundredth Owl.
This letter was duly forwarded to Gen.
Winder. who Immediately granted the re-
quests stated The body will be sent down
by the earliest flag of truce.
ARREST OF SUPPOSED FEMALE SPY.
A female spy by the name of Gage, who
came down by the Gulf Road to Savannah,
under suspicious circumstances, was arrest
ed on her arrival, and taken to the bar
racks. She is Northern woman, and gave
to passengers a number Of conflicting ac-
counts of where she came from and her
destination. Parties who came through the
lines from Jacksonville state that they saw
her on board a Yankee vessel. fe,
ADVICE TO JEFF DAvIs-GRowLs FROM THE
PEOPLE.
lFrom the Richmond Enquirer.l
To his Ercellency the President Of the Con-
federdte States:
SIR "A wise and magnanimous Chief
Magistrate will not turn a deaf ear to the
well meant suggestions of the humblest citi-
zen; and therefore, / address these lines
directly to you, that you may judge your
self free from the Intervention OF any one
else whatever. e.a.a
will not speculate upon the probable
results of the loss of Richmond and East
Tennessee, and Northern, Eastern and
Western North Carolina. But j think can
see very clearly how Richmond and Vir-
ginia NAV be defended and held by our
armies, and look forward to the happiest
results from such consummation.
We have arms and ammunition in abund
ance, and men enough, and there Is food
enough in the country, in my opinion. III
this be so, and the whole world sooner or
later know tiff it really be so-tben If
Richmond and Virginia be not successfully
defended, an awful responsibility must rest
somewhere. 1853
! believe we have not only food sufficient
for the men and horses, but that there Is
ample railroad transportation to place 1t in
Virginia. where it is most needed. l have
seen two thousand heavy packages of goods
exposed for sale at single auction; lawns
selling at fifty dollars per yard that were
not worth fifty cents, and, studying the sub
iect. / found the secret of the scarcity and
high price of provisions. l found that no
| Government could compete with banded
spectators, realizing such profits. They
can afford to pay express companies and
railroad companies ten times the freight paid
by Government. Every day / see express
wagons filed with heavy packages of pro-
visions at the doors of the departments and
bureaus in this city; and infer that the fa-
'yored officers (non-c combating have plenty,
even IL the soldiers, wading through fire
and blood, are kept for months on short
rations. 4k ~ - tiAtaf
These things are seen and known by the
soldiers. who are still patient and patriotic.
| It is true, thousands of dollars are expend-
ed in advertising that express agents will
carry food to the army-thanks to their
patronizing omnipotence. But the parents
of the, soldiers will not send it unless
they can be present and deliver it them
selves. larars71-
But the remedy. I would humbly sug-
gest to your Excellency the necessity OF
exterminating speculation In food and raj
ment. Let the Government take the entire
. surplus of these indispensable articles into
: its own keeping, as it has taken the entire
population of certain ages. Then make ev-
, erything give way to Government freight
. and accumulate in Virginia notonly enough
for the army, but for the families of the
soldiers, &c. Nothing could be easier ol
: more simple. Let the surplus products b.
J paid for at schedule prices, and sold at tn,
! same, the army being provided for, ant
: there will be no more speculation. You
: Excellency knows how salt has been sup
e piled In Virginia; everything needful car
Y be supplied in the same way, and we coult
2 maintain the war for fifty years. .08
6 trust your Excellency will listen to ;
e word as to men. They are not to be sup
# piled by few clerks from the departments
IS Indeed, It would be a crying injustice, sucl
o as would ascend in thunder to Heaven, :
n remove some of them-those who have lei
It house and land, and forsaken all for tn
= cause, having here parents, little sisters an
Q, brothers depending on their salaries tor
Ia scanty subsistence. No; remove only th0s
who can not make affidavit that they hav
10 no other means of supporting those deper
j dent on them but their salaries, and th
4 viii reach large per cent. But look mai
rowly to the non-commissioned oflicel
" here, who are patronized by the exprel
T. wagons; young men red faced and robuss
Sc and rich, who 20 about boasting their abb
n ity to keep their clerks, In spite Of law an
n order--look for these in all the department
Of and bureaus; aye, even In the conscriptic
to department itself, and the bosom need NJ
is be idle. Atv
q The community is disatfected by seeir
n. these starred aud striped gentry In 80
or places,n while those near and dear TO the
dis are driven like sheep to the slaughter
ry Camp Lee--and the officers and soldiers
a. the field may grow discontented. Let ev.