Show miscellaneous 3 NEWS ITEMS on the night of the ultimo between thirty and forty of the confederate prisoners who were put into the tb eState state prison at alton illinois effected their escape by digging a tuel tunnel under the waria walla several prominent individuals were hereof of the nuu number ber the state slate of maine was the firstal girst first to furnish her quota of the three hundred bundred thousand vol voi voli i called for or by bythe the president Prea preg ident ideLt after gen hec mec lc Cellan bilan ellan changed the base of his operations before richmond by a recell treaty made wi with alth the ottawa indians they hey are to bs be deemed citizens of the U united cited S ates at the end cf of five fire years jears j ears i arrangements for a general exchange of prisoners having been entered ino info between the federals and confederates upon terms satisfactory to both parties the work of sending captives eo athward for a like number northward has been going on briskly for several weeks R but it has not been made to I 1 appear which party the ibe balance of ot exchange is arwas or was waa in favor of nor how many poor fello feilo felled hii kil vill till have to remain in captivity for the want I 1 of kind en cri ibe the part of their respective na t cf of country cou coun coubry nry fry ai the balance of ol annor c capot ag as in commercial arrange penta pente be paid jn ill coin cr or bullion 1 to brin bring the war to a the Pie aident caused to be issued by bythe Wr war department on the ath ot of au gust bat an order for three hundred thousand thou militia to be obal obtained ned by ly draft to serve nine months unless soon r disc dise discharged barged A pro rata number cumber ii to be drawn from each stute the new levy is to be officered bythe president fhy fey prom promotion maian etlan tar tor gallant and raer bonous nonous ro i induct cn duct in fhe the he regular army and from the volunteers any deficiency that may exist after the 15 h inet amit in the number of volunteers to make up the quota required tom every state und under erthe the order of july 4 h is alsoto alsol also to be made maie draft a measure which several states slates expected 0 fo o be b e compelled to adopt before the order for three bundred thousand drafted men was primul gel kel drafting drafting for tace tl e navy it ia is believed will mao wao have lave to be resorted to soon as otherwise a buff bumm iclene nitin number iier tier 01 of ol seamen cannot bs be stained the ile service dees does not appear to be as attra 41 jve ive as it was one yer ago the changes chances for a safe return from the ser sc serles rles nes tita of strife having materially diminished within the last six sif |