Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-01-24

REPORTED EXPRESSLY for the STATESMAN
For last Nights Dispatches see Sd page
Morning and Noon Dispatches.


Interesting News via Washington.
i New YORK, Jan. 8.--A special to- the
Times from Washington says: Sharp mus
j Retry firing, continuing several minutes, was
J heard at three o'clock Thursday morning
among the rebels south of the Rapidan,
near Elisford, supposed to be occasioned by
concerted attempt to desert all at once by
considerable body Of men.
/ Reports that Richmond is being gradual
| ly evacuated by the rebel government con-
! tinue to be brought here by persons from
that place. 1t is positively stated that the
removed Of the gun-making machine from
the iron works to Columbia haa been going
on for weeks. faE3 -1iiu'o. ~ IA;
The Unionists of louisiana are trying
to have the State election postponed by the
| President until after q convention OF the
people is held to adopt q new Constitution
and regulate the old State laws recognizing
slavery,
Gov. Pierpont and the Alexandria, Va,
Legislature have protested against General
Buffers vigorous administration at Nor
folk. % ..trf.,.-- -.....,,
Col. States, President Of, the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal, who was sent to Fort La
fayette by Gen. Schenck, was to-day dis
charged by the Secretary Of War.
Six deserters from the rebel army came
into our lines on Wednesday. Two Of them
have been placed on picket. The number
coming in for a day or two past has been
unusually large.
The Worlds special from Washington
22d says: Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, will introduce
bill In the House next week taxing hold
ers of gold and bills of exchange, foreign
and otherwise, two per cent. per month.
1t is not positively decided that General
Rosecrans goes to Missouri, though every
indication points to that conclusion now
General Schotield left yesterday for Knox
vile.
The Senate Finance committee has bill
before them requiring the actual transfer of
gold when purchased instead Of sale on
margin. - .-.-
General Black has resigned the law re-
portership of the Supreme Court.
The Ways and Means committee has re-
ported $4,000 to supply the deficiency in
the appropriation to facilitate telegraph
communication with the Pacific.
The Tribuue's special from Washington
22d. says: Statements as to reduction In
navy appropriations are likely to be misun-
derstood. The Ways and Means committee
take ground that the navy bill should only
cover estimates for the current expenses and
work on hand and likely to be completed
during the year. The building of ironclads
or additional steamers is to be made the sub
ject of special appropriation.
The House Military committee will re-
port bill to amend the enrolment act diff
fering somewhat from that adopted by the
Senate. 1t provides that enrolled persons
may, previous to the draft, furnish substi-
tutes who are not liable to draft. Any per-
son now in the military or naval service.
not physically disqualified, who has served
more than one year and whose term of un-
expired service shall not at the time of sub
stitution exceed six months, may be en-
ployed as substitute in the portion Of the
State in which he enlisted. Drafted per-
sons who pay their Communication shall only
be relieved from draft in filling that quota,
and their names shall be retained on the
roll for future drafts. Drafted persons ex-
empted for physical disability, whose in
come exceeds $1,000 shall pay $500 commu-
tation money to the collector Of internal
revenue.
J The Heralds special from Washington
22d says: Navigation of the Potomac Is re-
sumed. Several vessels have arrived which
have been ice-bound for two weeks.
The six deserters who came into our lines
were from the 1st North Carolina cavalry.
They report many others anxious to leave
their regiment. which is stationed ten miles
from fredericksburg. The Presidents
amnesty proclamation is creating a state Of
feeling in the rebel army which indicates
its utter decentralization. Recruits and re-
turning convalescents are daily swelling the
ranks of our army, which, if they continue
to rush up, will be materially enlarged.
A Havana letter to the Tribune reports
the arrival of the side7wheel steamer Ra-
phael, at Mantanzas from New York, In
tended for blockade runner. ~ if