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DECATUR EAGLE. I ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY. Spencer & Schirmeyer. riTBLISHBRS AND PROPRIETORS. OFFICE-* On Second Street, in Patterson’« building 1 , over the Drugstore. Terms of Subscription: Oao copy, one year, in advance, <1 00 [lf paid within the year, 1 50 •If not paid until the year has expired , 2Ou IT No paper wifi be discontinued until all are pai l except at the option f the > Publisher. Tarns’ oi' Vtvertisins: One squire,(ten lines) three insertions, $] 25 j [Each subsequent insertion, 50 '1 ■LT J■» l vep tiseinent will less [than one square; over ne square will be conn-I pe I an I charged as tw; >ver two, as three, etc, 1 ! T7* V liberal discount, from the above rates. I [made on alladv jrtiseinentsinserted for a period [ longer t hree months. . T Flu ah >rates will be strictly adhered hto under all ircmnstanccs. TO B P rYn T I IT G : We .ire prepared to do all kinds of job-work 1 : n\ neataad W3rkm.tr’ <<? r op themcst, [r *isonable term;. Oar mate*! f<»r the com-( •pletion of Job-Work, being new .s_,l of the latstyles, we feel confident that satisfaction' i rs n b iv u. p® pU Ti®Fr house’ I) ecal ur, India na, Frr.prit-.tr-I Will g. .'e good attention, and makes reasonable : charges. luU-VlMy*. | 1). \v (H [AMPER. /’.7ES/C.II A' 4 SURGEON .') EC \ TUJi , INDIANA.' W iPr’li', —■) , he .isi si.l ..rSeeen.-l St. V. the room forinprly occupied by J. D. Nutt- ; Inin t 4 t banking office. v I—nl'J. li '/'ili) STI DAB IKES , ATTORNEY AT I.\W C I, A I M AGE N T DEO A T UR, INDIA N A . Will P!•••■'!ir.? i»* Vl yin and adjoin inj?CounVies will •'..■cure bountr-s, pensions; and all kinds *if cl.'ii-r= 'i .-niiisl the ''overnment. LTOFFICE -On Main Street, iinn.. diab.ly So .di ot the A I'iit >rS Of’.cfr —*, C-n id JAMES "if' BO 80. Attorney an i Counselor at Law, Z?7?C. I TER. IMOI A V. 4. WoFfTCE, I': R-.-ar4er’< Offi. p .e-p Wi’l p" i? 1 in the Cour*s of the Tetph Judicial U.i- 'u ? . Vt-’i ! t the Redemption of L itv Is. th- ptv .ent of Especial atteii, ; i ».i wot 'a G> ■> cOOc! int f BtrnnfittS•P • ,< »1 v;l ’ is against the Gdvrrr.inent V.r B, IO). ’ v6-p42. , i ■ h P \ . SMITH. AnibrJype A Photograph t: ej •* sr Having permanently located in Decatur mid t implied hi n-rll' with ev.erythiug that may be € ou nd iu a Fir* I Class Picture Gallery, V.hr.l 1 call the attention of all wh •> ’ iro C f o l Picture at low price*, to rail at his r«Mini” in Houston’s Building, immediately over the Drug Store. n37-ly Large fall & Winter Stock OF READY-MADE. C. IH W W « TW«a-. THIEME BRO.. FORT WAYNE, IND. FASHIONABLE TAIT, 0 B S JOSEPH CLARK J TAILORIXG 1 FCRXISHIAG EMPORIUM . Calhoun Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Gents’ Furnishing Goods, An excellent assortment for sale low. 5-1 VICKS BUR G! I. J. MIESSE, In his line of business, Defies the World! All other LIKE INSTITUTIONS thrown in > he shade! All efforts at COMPETITION gone . by the BOARD. It is acknowledged by all that he can sell a BET! ER article of Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Whins, and all such like *’ for LESS money than any other establishment in Northeastern Indiana, without < xception. His work is all warranted to be made of the ■ very best and made by old and expo j fionced workmen. Buggies and carriages trimmed in the latest; and most approved st vie Repairing done on short notice and at reasonable rates. TTGive us a call, and we will convince you «f the truth of what we say. We PAY CAST fer our stock, and consequently BUY CHEAP<R than if we bought on TIME; and of course ' cvb in proporWcxj —-n3B~vo.

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foist wide pymismns. • !!!l \ <TBEfT EXI'IIUGE. J. LESMAN, - - - Proprietor, Main Str, WcstofCalhoan, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Good Accommodations at Reasonable rates Stage office for Bluffton, Decatur,St.Mary’s, Keiidalville, Sturgis and AnburnJ* n3fv6 i MEYER & BRO,! Whole & Retail Dealers in j ■ Drugs and Medicines, i Paints, Oils. French and American Window! , Glass, Dve Stuffs, Brushes',’Spices, Liquois and • I ’A ines,, U >al Oil ai»d coal oil Lamps, <to. . O’No. 95 Columbia Street, Fori Wayne, In - j I »liana. , n3Bv6. i b. w. oakTey? Wholesale Dealer in HARDWARE AND STOVES, And .Manufacturer of TIN,SHEET IRON AND COPPERWARE AT THE GRANITE STORE, No. 79, Columbia Street, vt-1124. TOUT \VA YNE, IND. ; i| HEDEKIN HOUSE, i IJ. EKA RFS &SCN, - - - Po’s ; Barr St.eet, between Columbia <t Main. j FORT WAYNE, IND. I This H<ms<t lias been entirely Refurnished and R> titled in good style, aud every attention will be paid Io the coinfert of guests. Boarders accommodated by the Day or Week. üßf> House, Cornor of Wayne and Calhoun Sts., .FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. C. FOX, - - - Proprietor General Stage C ffb c. vsn?(l | jusTTn~b Atreti Dealer in .[\V.WS> CM, JEV.El.in' ’ SILVER-PLATED WARR,4c.: ' \ I NION BLOCK, FORT WAYNE, IND All kinds ot Repairing done to _ord< r, ano i 1 warranted. I IAS/UND I£RH IJ jJ -DEALER INUarbie Monuwonts/ HEAD-STONES, MANTLES, C A B I N E T - S L A B S. & : . . & c FORT WAYNE, IND Work done to order on theshort^ l -'. notic< 1 ’ alid hi the neatest manner. v5nT). 3. PATTERSON, Agent, i D . F . C O M P A P. E t7~ ! PORK PACKER, MILLER UD COMMISSION M erchant, EORT WAYNE. IND. ! General dealer in all kinds of Grain, Sc t’i-h, Sa’t, Produce, Agricultural Implernanis, c£c, Best Brand Family Flours! I'TLiberal advances made on .Prddnce.etc., n44vhtf I S lfi V'OF T n E PVo LOCK. 0. P. 3H )1? GA N i .Vo. 31 Columbia Slreet, FORT WAYNE Ind. o — B > ■<3 .W. Hl-- HS 351 - ™ H a r d w a r e & Stoves -AND— Manufacturer of Tin &. Sheet Iron--15, "WKW .tW. 1833 • uo 15 j -i-L-L-.^. l ~n --O_r- -U ~ ~-I J~l --■■-■ r —— • I GUST F. SIEMON. RUDOLPH SIF.M A. F. SIEMON & ERO., Wholesale aud Retail Dealers in Books, Stationary, Toys And Fancy Goods, 1 Calhonn Street, between Columbia and Main FORT WAYNE, IND. English School Books, German and Latin Books, Tooys—a large, aasfiortment, Wall and Window Paper, • I. .king Glasses Picture Frames, Engravings I etc.. (fcC., | The attention of the -public fully ina? onr stock is impor'-d ' i; mc>ly > bx nnrselvec, Tvhirh enables us togiv/* our rustomers Great Bargains. vsn3f . UNION FILE OMP ANY. C SCHMIDT & Co. - MANVFACTVRES OFFILES. RASPS. MILT,-PICKS, STONE GUTTERS’ TOOLS Ac. , Re-C Hting Old File*., <,Vc.. done to order anti W irranted to new. AllkinU of Rasps and Files made to order Also. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Hardware. Pine Sash and Foors,! I Nails. Glass, Paint, itc., At Pr-r hr. UNION BLOCK, opposittote Bnnk. PORT WAYNE, IND. ' an Orders !r4m ths Ceunfcry attended to.

DECATUR. DAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, APRIL 2,1864.

I WHEN THIS CRUEL WAR IS OVER I ' Deal est love do you remember, When we List did meet, How you told me that you loved me, ,' Kneeling at my feet. ! Oh. how proud you stood before me, In yonr suit of blue, When y<>u vowed to me and country Ever to to true. CHORUS. Weeping sad and lonely— Hopes and fearg how vain, - ; When this cruel war is over, Praying that v. e meet again. When the summer breeze is sighing, Mournfully along, Or when Autumn leaves are falling, Sadly breathe® the song. Oil in dreams I see thee lying On the battle plain, 1 Lonely wounded even dying, Calling but in vain. CHORVS. If amid the din of battle Nobly you should fall; Far away from those who love you None to hear you call; AV ho would whisper words of comfort, Who would soothe your pain Ah I the many cruel fancies, Ever in my brain. CHORUS. I Blit your country calls you darling, i Angels cheer your way, I While your nation’s sons are fighting, , We can only pray, i Nobly strike for God and Liberty, I Let all nations see, How we love the sta’ry banner, Emblem of the free.

' Massachusetts has the reputation of being a very ‘‘ln- J State. ‘ I/t has done much towards bringing on the present ruinous, unnatinral war; is Strong against all ’ efl’or's at reconciliation; talks lloadZy about the last man and i last dollar; make;- money out of jthe war.—but is very careful to; ; keep out of harm’s way and those, i states which furnish the soldiers; and calls their citizens “copper-1 ; heads, at this time v. hi]e‘ccpper-; jhead-’ states, like Indiana aud I Illinois,have filled their quotas of I all men demanded by the “government. “loyal” Massachusetts is ■ ■ delinquent 20.592 men ot her share AV here is her “last man and last ' dollar?” she ought to have been i the first state to have answered jthe President’s calls' but she is the last, such “loyalty” is rather [questionable, and the more such loyal states we have the worse; off the government will be.—Ft, Wayne Sen. ; McClellan in New York. —An immense MeClellan mass meeting was held at the Cooper ; Institute, in New York, on Thursday evening last. Anns Kendall. Postmaster General under General Jackson, piesided.—Speeches , were made by himseif, Lieutenant ' Governor Jacobs, of Kentucky, Adjutant General Norton, of Texas 1 and others. Cooper Institute was i jammed with eager and enthusiastic listeners, and the name of | McClellan was the unfailing signal for hearty cheers. It was a . meeting of conservatives. Old r line whigs and life-long opponents ’ of the democratic party were their to join wizh their former opponents, in defense of vital principles which neither whigs nor democrats had ever presumed to question but which have been contemptuously train] led in the mire by Mr o Lincoln and his Cabinet and r the Congress.—Ft. Wayne sen. 1 ... Perry county is in debt SI,OOO, 1 and has a delinquent tax list of $3,000,

ARMY CO RRESPOXDENCE. j’| Camp 89th Ind. Vol, Rearof Vicks-) ir burg. Miss. March 8,1864. t I, A s will be seen by the heading of this ] t j letter the 89th have been on the wing of! late. We broke camp at Memphis on , The 26th of January, and embarked for r ' Vicksburg where we arrived on the eve- I, ’ ning of the 30th withont any incident!; ! worthy of note. Here was concentrated 11 I the forces destined to march through Mis- ~ [sissippi under Gen. Sherman. They;,, composed Gen’s Tuttle's, Veatch’s and j I Smith’s Divisions of the 16th Army corps ' c ; under Gen. Hulburt, and a portion of the t ; 17th corps under Geu McPherson. Forq ' want of transportation Tuttle's Division t ; was left behind. On the 3d of Feb. we ' ; ! reached Blackwater and crossed on pen- ( I toons; and the next morning took up our ; I line of inarch for Jackson—the 16th corps , t on ’.he upper and the 17th on the lower j ro J About noon we fell in with the 11 I rebel {tickets but tlwy soon retired after a ; slight skirmish. This day our—the 1st — 1 , Brigade had the advance. Dating the 1 ( afternoon the rebels opened upon us with ( artilery, but retired from point to point . ' whenever our—9th Ind.—battery replied I but finally took up a position where we . would have to cross a large open field ex- | posed to their fire to dislodge them. SkirI mishers were thrown out to feel of them ! ! I and a section of the 9th battery opened j upon them, while at the same time our ; | brigade was thrown into line of battle.— | As we advanced they sent us their com-. pliments in the way of a few shell, directing several at the colors of the 89th, but [ without effect. In the meantime the 9th j got the range of the rebel guns, silenced I one and made the place to hot for the | rebs to stand it longer, when they limbered up and broke fortlie rear on the. double quick. We encamped for the night on the ground occupied by the re- ; bel battery. The next day we moved forward, .3d brigade in advance. Dar- ! ing the day considerable skirmishing took place but was attended with httle loss on , our part. We camped for the night about, four miles from Jackson, which was occupied the same night by our cavany. The 17th corps on the lower road met i with more serious resistance, but unifor- I merly-drove the rebels. In these seve- ; ral skirmishes our loss in the entire command was probably some sixty killed and wounded. The rebel loss unknown, but from the killed left behind supposed to ■, be greater than our own. They also lost ; several pieces of artillery. I After resting a day we marched thro’ Jackson. Very little of the business portion of the town was left standing. The ■ larger portion, however, was destroyed ; last summer while in our possession. We ' crossed Peatl river on the rebel pontoons which they, in their haste, was unable to i destroy. After crossing Pearl the cavalry, of which we had some twelve hunI dred, did all the skirmishing all the way i to Meridian, and even drove the rebels, . : ont of that place. Oar brigade was the first mfentry that entered. After we left. J ackson our loss was small, but the rebels suffered considerable in killed and wounded, and also, one fine rifled gun and the i horses attached. ’ iWe remained in Meridian about one week, during the time destroying the rail roads crossing there for miles; teari . ° ing up the track piling up the ties, laying . the rails across and setting tire to the ties ! bending them so as to render them unser--1 . ■ viciable. The result is the rebels have ' no railroad communication west of the Alabama line to draw supplies from those portions of Mississippi and Louisiana in their possession. ’, We also destroyed the rebel armory ’ which had just been fitted up for the pur--1 pose of manufacturing and repairing guns 1 and also artillery carriages and caissons. Their wagon-shops, store-houses and hos pitals also met the same fate. Those buildings had been built since the war and were admirably adapted to the purposes for which they were intended. , We returned on a road running nearly I parallel with the one we came ont on, ,and from fifteen to twenty miles north

This was probably for subsistence, as our main dependence was on foraging. There ' was no end to the bacon and corn. I 1 never saw better bacon in my life. • Nlost 1 of the time on the march sides went beg- ' ging. Shoulders and hams were preferred, especially the latter. So far as we ‘ penetrated there was hardly an end to | ! bacon and corn. Instead of marching ’ through a destitute country we found an 1 abundance for ourselves and teams. The ;' great trouble was in mills to grind, in consequence of which we had to come j down to parched corn for bread on seve- ' ral occasions, and found it no bad substi-1' tute. There is also any quantity of cot- i ! ton in five country, but cotton is king no ; ! longer. Night after night the boys had ' cotton to sleep on aud there was little ; left on the line of our march that was not ■ either burned or scattered in the manner I have described. In the north it would be considered rather expensive bedding but in the army nothing has value except for immediate use. The property destroyed on the line of march cand hardly be estimated. There is but few plantations but were stripped of everything we could make use of, and the fences used for fuel to cook our rations-. The horrors of war. the dessolation following ;in the wake of large armies have never been adequately described. Great, however, as was the destruction, the most j bitter pang of all, after a planter has lost; ■ all his produce, fences and everything a- : bout him a wreck, is to see his darkies ■ take up the lino of march with us. Some ! I six thousand of them followed us to Vicks ( burg. j On our return the rebels mostly con 1 fined their operations to watching our ; flanks to prevent our foraging, several i stirring incidents occurred, some laughable, others more serious. I will confine ■ myself to but one as several engaged in 'it have friends who will be anxious to learn the particulars. On the evenig of 21st day of February I obtained pertnisi si'.?n to conduck a foraging party the next day to consist of mounted men. We ■ could raise but nine effective men. Com. Sergt Crabs, Orderly Phtgh, of Co. D; i Serg’t Gor-line and G. Riley, of Co. K; Washington Kern and D. Essex, of Co. H; and several others. We left the main . road and were soon two or three miles distant; and had just heard of a large store of provisions, when we heard skirmishing in our rear. Several of the boys thought it unsafe to venture out further, we turned towards the road, when about ■ a half mile of it we come to a ho use and in the back yard found a blanket, canteen a couple of buckets aud some chickens that had evidently been left in haste. On

making inquiry we were told that several ; men had been there about the time we heard the firing, but left for the road when the skirmish commenced. The man ; told us also that four or five rebel cavalryjust left there but a few moments before we rode up. We gathered up the things, i i filled the buckest with honey and started for the road on which our column was moving. The man at the house told us the first left hand path would take us to the road, but we concluded to follow the road a little further. There was dense ■ woods on either side. After proceeding ! a short distance, we found a lane leading ; . to a house, aud just as we had turned in- ■ to it we saw about seventy-five cavalry, ' about thirty of whom were drawn up in ) line, those in front having our overcoats '! on. We immediately halted, being -some ■ forty or fifty yards from them. My first ! impression was that they were a party of ■ oar cavalry taking in some prisoners, but 1 they soon undeceived us by giving us a ■ volley and immediately charged upon us ' Our horses were so freigh’ened by the • balls whistling over us that for a moment ’ they were unmanageable I finally got ■ mine out of the road just in t ime to let them pass. Serg’t Crab; and myself s were in the advance. He broke to the I rear. Serg’t Gorsline to the riglit cscap- ’ ing unpnrsued. Crabs give them a fiir chase and outrun them, coming into the ■’ rear of our column a few rods in advance , of the rebs, and in the confusion was tired on bv our own men. but fortilnatmly c.s-

caped unhurt, with his horse As the re passed by inc foui of them turned into the woods and gave-me chase. Before they got fairly started I had got some hundred yards ahead, but I soon saw they were gaining on me. I passed over a sharp ridge aud for a moment was out ot sight, that moment en ured my safety. I turned sharp to the right and dismounted in a dense cluster of pines, and let them pass within thirty or forty yards of me. in the excitement they failed to discover me, and when they Lad passed a sufficient distance I mounted and kept on my course. I fell in with them again after riding about a mile, the course I was pursuing being nearly parallel with the road ! our column was moving on, but again ' dodged them and escaped. My only weapon was the smallest sized Smith & Weson pistol, which I did not like to risk against carbines and the odds against m» I Five out of the nine are missing, three lof them from Adams county: D. Essex ! and W. Kern, of Co. 11, and G. Riley, of Co. K. After I turned into the woods the brush was so thick everything was indistinct, but I could see those of our boys who failed to get out of the road and the rebs mixed together, and I have r doubt they are now prisoners. The fr : of those who were captured will I iww ; . 1 that Ido about them on ieadin- tir — j Rumors have been in camp t'.< .t L.c n was wounded, but nothing ha- been i.. ai J ' fioin them tiiat is woithy of re > xcept that several of them was dww;:bed by one of our men who cscap. I f oni them. Ido not think any of them .- ere I wounded, i On our return w 6 passed thrb'ugli Canton and remained several days, destroys ing several locomotives and the railroad for a considerable di ance. While there -kirmi :)>ing -.var on ci cry Hay, artillery being used on both sides, hut with out any serious results, From Canton to Black liver there was gome skirmishing, but none hardly wo. th mentioning. i Returning flora Meridian I think the rebels captured more men than we did; in consequence of the recklessness of I those sent out to forage. Before this will reach your readers, they will know more of the pa ticuui.s of ■ the expedition than I can give, and can judge for themselves of its importance, ■ 1 have end avore lto deserib iore paf- > ticulady what took place under my own ■ eye; but having lost my memo ian I an; on ’ ‘lie trip, have omitted many things that in the haste of my present writing now escapes my meniory. Vv e embark this evening on boats; de- , stinaticn Red river, and will be far on our way to Shievespoft before this reaches ■ you. Yours, H.

Dr. Roback’s Constituents. We learn that the distinguished and : popular inventor cf those famous Scandinavian Remedies the Blood Pills and Blood Purifier, advertised in our business columns receives nearly ns tnanv letters by everv mail as the Treasury Department. The average is more than 200 per day! His patients scattered over . the broad West the Southern States and New England are said to reach the enormous and almost incredible aggregate of 103,000! By his patients we mean ' those who use his preparations as their 'only medicines. We persume that such a [Connection is witbout a parallel in Med- , ical history. K’-eT SHAKE iXTbURN ! Shake and Burn!! Shake and Burn!!! This is the life of agony endured by the sufferer from Fever and Ague. H<> wel - ders like an uncetain shadow, never : ing what moment he may be pr ' and therefore disinclitied to give any serious atten'ion to businr a. T* - i< the condition of thousands in town e.r.d . ountry. It is no exaggf ration to sav ■' -1 Fever and Ague kill-. more peop! :' ■ ! -r twenty other diseases in Amt i For a sure and speedy cure of this ter : A affliction, we take great pleasure ir. . - mending Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters which have already achieved a wide reputation f or rapid and powerful effects in • renovating tb.e system prostrated hv this disease. For sale by Druggists ard dealers gent rally, every where. [lmo This is a War Democr at. Is be not he funniest biped that eve r lived? No winder Oi l Abe pats him on the back and says, good boy, give me the men and money and T will whip tho rebels, and yutl loo.” — .Vr'C Ford Dry R -'/c.

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