Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-08

with prisoners, forty-four men and three
officers. The officers were to be sent to
Camp Chase, and the men to Chicago the
next day.
EXPECTS OF DECEASED SOLDIERS UN-
CLAIMED.-The effects Of the following
named deceased Ohio volunteers remain un-
claimed at Marine Hospital, New Orleans:
George Middagh, Company ], 10th; Charles
Furguson, Company B, 130th; Daniel Ken
dig, Company G, 40; David Rhodes, Com
pany G, 10th; Edward Debill; Company X,
120th; Martin Eppley, Company. II, S3d;
Peter Rotes, Company c, 42d; George Full,
Company G, AID; George Miller, Company
K, 48th: Jacob Tracey, Company @, Hath;
Chas. f. Moore, Company A, l2Oth, (an am
brotype)
Hon. E. DELAFIELD SMITH, U. s. District
Attorney, at New York, has received in
structions from Washington to procure
the extradition of the Chesapeake pirates.
Two officers were to sail from that city on
Thursday evening, in the revenue cutter
Miami to Halifax, to bring the prisoners
back to New York.
The number of new men mustered into
service In Ohio for the past week were 1884,
which Is 342 less than the previous week.
The total number Of men mustered in since
October "a last Is 21,40S.
FIFTY marriage certificates were issued
from the Probate Court Of Hamilton county
last week.
ONO REGIMENTS RETURNED TO THE FIELD
The Cincinnati Enquirer gives the follow
ing list of Ohio regiments of infantry which
have exhausted their furloughs and return
ed to the field: 18th, 18th, 2lst, 3Sth, 39th,
43d, 55th, 63d, 6eth, 73d, 10Th and 77th. Sew
eral others are about ready to leave for the
Army of the Cumberland.
A LATE number of the Richmond Dispatch
has rather an extravagant estimate of the
rebel strength. 1t says that there are in the
Confederacy eleven hundred thousand men
able to bear arms, between the ages Of
eighteen and forty-five, and four hundred
Thousand under and above those ages who
are capable for service.
The Richmond Examiner of late date
says the prisoners of war held in Richmond
now number nine thousand one hundred
and sixteen, including one thousand and
twenty-one commissioned officers. The
number has been decreased by two thou
sand four hundred sent to Americas, Geor-
gia.
The rebels are reported to betray as much
fondness as ever for dramatic entertain
ments. The latest London theatrical novel;
ties make their appearance in Richmond, as
soon as their New York contemporaries. The
Ticket Of Leave Nan has just been brought
out in Richmond, on ''scale Of unequaled
grandeur"-in the language of the bills.
STILL another donation is said to have
been made to Yale College. Mr.. c. s. Bush
nell, Of New Haven, has presented the Di-
vinity School with $4,000.
The FIRE AT On CREEK.-We have al
ready noticed, says the Cleveland Herald of
Monday, the burning of the Maple Shade
well on Oil creek. 1t appears that parties
boring for oil, on the afternoon of the I'd
inst, near the Maple Shade well, struck q
vein of gas which ignited, and the fire was
Immediately communicated to the Maple
Shade and other wells in the vicinity, as
well as the filed tanks. 1t was estimated
that between twenty thousand and thirty
thousand barrels of oil were destroyed, and
more were still burning.
CONNECTICUT has appropriated toward
the support Of the war $s 600 OOO-with her
proportion of the public debt sum equal
to one-third Of the entire taxable property
of the State.
SOLDIERS of the Potomac army complain
Of the immense size of stockings furnished
by patriotic ladies.
IT is reported that Mr.. A. T. Stewart Of
N. Y is the gentleman who has just given
Yale College $4,000 for new dormitory.
A SILVER half-dollar of 1888 brought S55,
and a silver dollar of 1852 $40 at sale Of
coins in Philadelphia.
AFArAL disease has broken out in Clarion
county, Pennsylvania, which battles the
skill Of the physicians.
JEFF. DAvIs's coachman now ornaments
the lecture-desk, being announced TO speak
in Gardiner, Maine.