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TUESDAY MOEKINQ ..., .JANUARY 14 Ifcsv..?"-V " T "The Star ctpane'frl Bannr in Triumph yi-t wares S'er the hind of tiie Free and tho homo of the Brave." - - - " sriiSCRIPTION PBIOK FOB DAILY: rvliy-rel in the City, per week 80 10 By mail or in the City, rr year in advance) 5 00 FOR WEEKLY: , ; By mall per year, Bin?l abscnber..i.........".S'I 60 " " " " rtnb of five (to one address) 6 00 ADVTC KTISIXG. Cor Torsia Me first pa, tabular firtu. . AG KNTS : - - The following gentlemen are oar authorised Ajferiti in the places naiiied ; . , , - -. Dr. Balaton, Boonviilf, Warrick 7v ' ' --''-' John M. Lock wood, Mt. Vernon, Poaoy Co. John K, Pangberty, Itockport, Soonier Co. James L. Thornton, Princetou, Gibanu Co. John B. Handy, Newborn, Warrick -. , rr. Mnrjiby, New Uarmour, Po&ey Co. A. B. Wilkinson, Cynthiana. Trefiton Tallmtt, Pofeyrille Posey Co. H. H. t'nsten, Petersburg, Pike Co. Slark Grant, Canal P. O., Warrick Oo. ' ' G. P. Cavanah, Oweneville, Gibson Co.

K. M. THATEE,.... Editor c. K. DRKW-.. ,..AssociAT EoiToa

8fegTLe recent bogus Democratic CpDver--tioa treated that portion of tua party 'which has takeu aa active part in sustaining the governmeat,rather shabbily. It was sufficient to sctilt t fei'ow's hash," to have it known he wm, o." inni beeu a T&lunieer."- Oae poor t'eiiusv aeciiii U lave goae iuto the Conveii' tiou uGilerlbe iul.eaiiou tbtt Laying served Lis ctiuaii v iiU.faUy ia the three m oaths' caaipaign, he sv'a's "entitred lo inoro coasideratioa tUau a m&a who had re;uaiueJ at Lome, a.tu3iiiji the government and sympa thizing with the rebels. Poor unsophisti cated Bemuidaffer ! what you considered as in yonr favor was really against you, as you must have discovered wheti, oa the first ballot, you was beaten for Auditor by Ei3' titie, a notorious and- boastful Secessionist I cat was not a soldier's Couvention! And Cylo-iel Duiiham, whose regiment ia al r:-.dy at the seat of war ; he wanted noiai uat;cri3 postponed for a few taonths ! But it wouldn't do; nor was he perinitted to f say a few words in tehaif of the army anil the war t Well, Messrs. Traitors,, the war may have been unpopular iu that Convention, as Joe Wright and Judge Douglas fern to have been ; but when you hear from the Democratic masses In - the Pocket counties in October next, you will learn that they entertaia quite different, views on that subject from what iar expressed in your resolutions and ticket. Having freely sent their dear friends to struggle with the pri vations and diseases of camp, as well as the rebels in the Celd, they'ars not prepared to do anything that looks like discountenanc ing the graat work in which those jfrtends are engaged. 'Oa the' contrary they intend to support, by their own votes, every meas ure and man that are calculated to have ait influence in strengthening the Union and its defenders. BU It is said the President will not ac cept tna resignation of Gen. Sigel. Let Lira then reaaoye some cf the inexperienced officials who havQ been put over Sigel. We learn that not only wa3 the troops raised by Sigel, expressly for service under him, ta-! ken away and givea to others but he was placed under bfiicers inferior to lain in experience to say nothing about ability. He could no longer hold hi3 commission with honor or self respect and accordingly resigned. v ; 1 ' '' : S A correspondent of the New York Tost in Birmingham, England, writes that paper that it is uderstood abroad that the object of Mason and Slideli's mission was the.negotiation of a treaty, with England and France; that the South was reported to have made overtures 'for the grant of extensive commercial privileges for a term of years; and that ihe emancipation of the slaves was the inducement. held out by the rebels to obtain treaty stipulations' and the support of the Earopean powers. It is further reported that news of this movement was conveyed to General.' ScoU by' Prince Napoleon. . " ..-.t .; : The Indianapolis Journal thinks the report that Col. Willicli haa resigned 13 unfounded. We hope it is, though bur information came from a source we could not call in question. We hope Col. Willie h will retain his command.. The . resignation of ao many German officers would have a oaost p-.rnicious effcu: on ttie service. CvL Wil licii is idoi.ied by his raea, and hi3 residua" tion would almost ueruor&iiza iho re-iruent-Gen. "Stone's irsolent and abusive letter to Senator Sumner will probably result in having . his name fctrickeii from the rolls of the army. Some of these military popinjays have been so - suddenly - aud undeservedly promoted that it has turned their heads. They seem to think they can . be insolent to everybody with impunity. . Congress should take prompt steps to teach such ge..:iemen their trae position. . .. gi2r The .rebel General Magruder, in a special order, states that "after a minute exauiirsatioa of the works at Yorktown he has entire confidence in thejr ability, when defended by the gallant so!dier3 of the Confederacy, 1o resist the. most powerful attacka

of the enemy, with any number of ships; j rebel defenses in the shape of fbrtificiitious and that the enemy cannot sacceed in get- j are really "formidable only on the Missisting possession of our works under any ! si ppi River.- But even if thev, together

circumstances whatever. The commanding General therefore congratulates the troops : on the prospect which the expected saiHog ! of the enemy's fleet from A napolis atlbrds them of rejiulsing aa indolent foe, whose object is to invade our land and destroy our Louies." ' " - ' El;- The House Military Committee meditate a reduction of chaplains in the army to one "or two to a brigade.

aebel Sit" In. Kentucky. ... a corresponaut of the New Yerk Tri- , ' , . J

oune at JNasuvuie, renn., gives a iun ana apparently correct statement of the rebel forces, in Kentucky, a3 also an account of their fortifications." He says that in Septernber lasf tne rebels bad not a mart over forty-Sve thousand men ia Tennessee and I iioiiUit'Xa iventucKy, ani.no w iaey naT.e.not over seventy-fire thousand all: told, and of this number1 hardly two-thirds are Wr rth anything. He feels satisfied that this aura ber is too larget and that Gen. Johnston in reality has not more than 60,000 men at his disposal, of which Pc-lk wa3 about 25,D00, Hardee 23,000, Zollicoffer" 7,000 or 000, and the remaining' 4,000 or 5,000 are in East Tennessee.1'1 We might add "ia this connection that it has been reliably' ascer tained that Polk's : command , baa - been weakened- by sending ' several thousand men to Hardee's assistance.- " ', ' In addition . to this statement aa to the' number of the -rebel forces, we copy the following in regard .to the rebel fortifications as of no ordinary, interest to oar readersat this juncture, when we are hourly anticipating news from an expedition designed to attack Eooae of tbenis,. i Of 8ucbtheir most extensive and impor tant works are those constructed during the last three months at Columbus. -' Having never visited that point,-1 am able to give only the opinion ornriprofessional observers usually rather untrustworthy authority upon a like subject. ' ' According to the statements made to me, there are now nearly completed at that point (Columbus) two regular bastioned forte -mounting' respect ive! y eighteen and sixteen guns eu Uar'oette mostly 42, 32, and o4-pounae-r with a Sprinkling of tight acd uite-iach ' coluuibtads; aad covering the approaches to t'ne town by lana. In addiuoa to the two forU there are seven batteries of heavy siepe- gvtis, including some 84-pounders, erected at short distances from one another a!on the babk of the river, so as to sweep the boat-chancel for nearly two miles., The batteries are said to mount from two to eight g-uns each, on.I t oatain an aggregate of 46 touches a feu. Colurnbu3 i well enough fortified to render it probable, if its capture is contemplated by the Union Generals, that the place will only be taken at a heavy sacrifice cf life. The secession newspaper braggstdoeio about its impregnability, however, is absurd. The tertn 'ltui.regua'ole"'. is -hardly any longer recognized in modern military language. -- Again, -no position of t be character it Columbus can .be made suflicienily strong in three months t. defy '- a ; regular siege. ' The works of that point may enable the rebels to repel an open attack, but that is all. The truth is, they are only auxiliaries to and not jnuin dependencies of a suc ees8l'ul defer.se. - - - - . , Next t-c- th Columbitf; fortifications, there are on-th MH.ihn; -.:v"er: - 1. A flick-aitn', Ky.f gaid:to mount t ': .12 -i.i,4,J-no'tp.ler. ' f - 2. 'A lort, i-e'iiri.y approaching edmpletion, near the Stut Uu. Fivo hundred e-. groes are said to be constructing it, under the superintendence of an engineer officer. . 3. Fort Pillow, a short distance below; described as a strong earthwork, with walls, ditches, and bastions; capable of mounting C4 guns en barbette, of which only about one-third are reported to be in position. 4. Fort Randolph, near . Memphis a strong battery, said to mount IS gtms. '"The reWaruoy at Columbus, as well as fortifications at and between that joint aiui Memphis, are simply intended forythe'prctecttyu of the Si ississi'ppi river.- "The; gear graphical position ofCornrabuSiS sai:h,'aptl the forces under Polk . comparatively :so small, as to render it 'impracticable to rtxtend the oieratioii3 of tb latter beyond the above aad to the, defense ofthe Teanesaee and Cuinberlaad VftMeyg.'4 " For tms purpose Forts 11 eery and Done!dnt a-Upded 4o in - a former part ot" this- letter,- were ererted.1, Tie former is located on tho east bank of fiie .Tennessee, a few, miles south of the St ute. line, at tho point of an angle forcied by the river, only, pne sideiif w hick it eomuiHiitSs. . Its position is low, andntitirelyoontintmL-'. ed by the blulTs on the west babk.' ; lt is armed with 16 guns of light caliber oiily 32, 12, aud 6-pounders. Some -columbiada tire,' however, now said to be ;'oa ; the" way there, and the'opposite hills are also to . be fortihed, according ta 'report.' :Port Douelsoti, near Dover, and the Cuuiber'iauvi ody about" twelve miles from Fort "Henry is situated on the west bank of the river. It is a; ,eimp!o'- earthwork, ; mounting : only twelreL24 and 32-pountters." "Uot'h torts, or rather batteries, are intended otily'for . the control of the navigation-ct the. .rir, and are -inadequate for defense against an attack by land. .. t ; ,-VfV . - Forts Henry1 'and ADbnelsiu1 ware' eonBt'ructed during th 6uumex, but only proper!y manned and armed siuve the ocenpa-. tion lit Snn thorn K Rnt.tinlrv hv tt.o r;.irl tion of Southern Kentucky by the Confed erates, nor some weess, worfc3 of an extensive , character, have beeu : constructing" at Clarksvilla for the protection of thw important railroad-crossing. . ShsouUl the rail-, road' bridge- at- this, -point Jbe destroyed, the commuuicatlou . w ith. Memphis . would be loot U tiia.,ix-oel ,.triuy at tk ling Green, and the possibility of a retreat in", t hat direc tion atid junction with Polk's forces eui off. -1 To prereat-ttus fatality, a very large force

of whites and .negroes are now engaged, i 0bfhUtin-"-ae.-Tbe1i f guess his atumutbrowiOjr op detenstve wofits with all pobsi-j nition ciiv-e out,' for he did'l fire asrain and

ble disiwteh ftome 'tnirty-odd guns were lepoiveu lu u.B arrivea UlarRswte,- nu som ,f tnese are pronably .mourned ere. this. .Vhe Ciftritswltei-tvoiks will Iff '' measure r:-iRfei; Fort .Doiaekoa useless. '- -- t - "v . ; . .i Beside the fortification?, the sinking of stoue-Liden canal-boats in the respective channels close to the State line has also neea resortea to ny the rebels to obsttuct tb1 atpearance of Uuion gun-boats ia the Upper TennesHte and Cumberland Vaihy. Bat ibtse obstructious will only proe effociive at low water. . Both the. Cumberland and Tennessee frequently rise fium leu to fifteen feet, -which will prove more tLun sufficient to carry . the gunboats unharmed over the former. ...... . - - 'Two old rickety bo:it3,ownfl'3 in Nashville, were lately proposed for coii version into men-of-war for the further defense of the Cumberland.' But these ancient river cruieers will not answer for the pnrpiipe 'mentinned, and will furtn.-h but sport ti the invaders. . . -. .. - - -' From the above it will - be seen that ih-; with these 00 th CnrnberUind abd Teuuessee and about. Bowling Grren,. were more extensive and better provided with arlmmeats than they are, tht v would be of uut

little effect toward impediue the Union ad- ', Every or t; '.von at once anxious to know Vance upon Tennessee, and this siniply " i what bad hsppeiied. - - . . 1. Because the rebels have no anil atr'it-ts 1 : . . " -VV by, - Kiitn -f opened my mouth ' to to servetheir guns with anything like t-ffi a'nml t if urrah forvibe oll Wolverine State!' Ciency: " I venture to assert thatuot oob in hang me if ti e fellow didn't jump clean fiftyof , tho pretended practii ioners of the down, ray swallow,- 1 turned a double flipart of gunnery among them would be pro- , flop down my own throat after bitn, caught uounced fit for active duty by competent j him just s he went arouud the corner into

judges. There has been ft a long while' al

sa-CAllel artillery camp of instruction oppo-i Ette thifi DlaCP- (Ill thn rioht hink C' the i site this place, on the richt bank cf" the Cumberland, w hich afforded me a fiae opportunity for observing the mode of schocliag.and.the progress of Ihe -recruits.-. They , lay for months in camp without even a single-piece wherewith to Leara-the- manual. -Latterly they reeeivedar few guns, but I hare yet to, hear of their practiea at the-target.. -I aicerUined-but a taw days ago from an intelligent Kentuckian, who spent nearly the whole of October and November at Bowling Green, that save a few salute3 in honor of - arriving generals and "Southern victories," no exercises "whatever vere had in all that tim&by the "artillerists" at that point The' marksmanship of those at Columbus was-strikingly illustrated by the battle of Belmont, at which the only' damage done by them, according to their own "officers, was the bursting of their biggest gun. !."'.' i.lBecause there is no necessity whatever tor & direct attack by the Amnion forces upon any of the fortified positions of the rebels. A, knowledge of the topography of Southern "and .Western Kentucky and of .the -,vast latitudinal extent of the rebel, line of defence, from Columhus to the vicinity iof Somerset, near the UpperJumberland, will bring any one to that. conclusio0..,lt, would require an army of at lea3t 150,000 " men to cover effectively "the front of 125 miles from Columbus to , Somerset, . while;:; the .rebels have hardly 60,000 for that purpose, Their armies at Bowling : Green and Columbus really.represent two Wings, with nothing for a center beyond a brigade at Hopkinsville and the forts on the Cumberland and Tennessee, to the right and left of which there are, entirely unprotected, gaps of from 40 to CO miles. . If, with a force at. Bird's Point, Cairo, and Paducah, sufficient to check any aggressive movement by Gen. Polk, a Uuion corps of 25,000 men should advance from Green river upon . Hopkinsville, or be carried up the "Tennessee or Cumberland under tLe protection of gunboats, and lake a position near the State line, it, would at once isolate the army at' Columbus from that at Bowling Green, while it would threaten the rear aud could be made to cut oil' the means of -sapply and retreat of either. The right -of Columbus at Buwiing Gteen could easily be flacked, menacing tuem with an attack on front, while passing a coiumn down the . turnpike from Mun.'ordsvtiie to 4jUagowt from which point it couldalso get iototueirrearaudentireiy prevent all , communication with Tennessee. Such a . distribution ..-of the Union forces would inevitably result in an abandonment of Columbus and Bowling Green and falling back", on the part of the rebels, ia the direction cf Memphis aud J tisii vi!ie, or in encircling them with a cordon of Union columns that could either separately , destroy them by attacks in front aud rear, or starve them into surrender by isolating them from the South: " ' ' Sbuuld the Bowling Green army fall back into Tennessee to escape that dilemma, the battje decisive of the hue ,of Tennessee will probably be fought along the . base of hills already alluded to further above. If disastrous to the rebels, Nashville will Tail, and the job of freeing the Mississippi Valley from rebel rule be more than half finished., Polk's army will be readily disperse'!, and another army, for the second Stand against the Uniouidtf, the rebels will never be able to collect. Their Generals know this full well, and Lence they are. now. tnovintr heaven and earth to increase their means of defense from the Cleveland Herald. , Aftx-enture la "Western Virginia. ' The present war already has given birth to incWwtsof deadly peril 'and ejtraordlriafy personal bravery that have rarely been equalled in ' the history of any previous campaign. One of the most "thrilling adventnres that we have yet heard wks narrated iu' the office of the Michigan Central Railroad' Line, by a'Michfgander who Lap bwn serving ' with an , Ohio regiujciit iu Western Virginia, and who'was now his way home to Jackson.; We will endeavor tb reproduce the story as nearly as possibly in his own words.- Said he: , . ., , "I had been scouting ; for about . twelve, hours and lost all trace of my comrades and of the road. Night .came on aud ,1 laid down in a piece of woods to sleep Sometime during the night I' was awaktned by a stinging- feeling -in my left ear, and. I jumped to toy ftet; Crack J. went a rlfie at a short distance, au'l a bullet whizzed by my other ear. It was a bright moonlight Dight and directly in front of me I saw a cussed Seceshc-ri siUing on', a --rock, looking up to take another rlug at me. You'd better bejiever I. grasped my tiflV pretty quick and "put" behind a tree. So did Secesh. We . staid 'JjeLiud. our trees pretty nigh unto a quarter of an hour before either of us moved. .-Old Seccsb. soon peeped out, au-1 1 seiif a bait ' through the tip of his hose. That paid for'lhe' piece of my ear that the skunk had shot away'when 1 was asttep. men cotu 01 U3 let silver whenver w rmf aT-hfliirf nrrt fr nitfK j, bout- we papered each other knocking off l . . , ,.-. : . the bark of our trees, but not' hurtiug one auiuci 111 ,iv. 11. ' .'"By this time it was near Wort ing, and the moonlight a little dull, so that we could not see each other so- well. Putty soon I seethe fellow making "for1 another tree, so I tip and peppered at him, ' but the darned thing missed fireV ' Jehosephatt ' but wasn't I mad,' and 1 hadu't ' "another Cap about me. - becesti cot to another tree meher me. t we 8taid ..eekins nt each othor for a ,-,,n.t. I f!rh!fi time: '-.At ft "her hrrA-o -.r ; fur lue w-ln B-3 nn clubbed 'and I flln-. - 1 v- uitu, luauc td his example. We met ou a bit of oo-n I ground and went at it hauimer and tones ' ;,.-:v t.i. tt. ..ni- T....t-i 1..-'" fr . uiiLi: M-jtu uus, uiuM-. xueu ttirew j away -dm gun, drew a' mighty' ugly bowie ! and made at me with a yell. I jumped for j hi throat but - stubbed'' ray 1 toe and "went 1 down, and cecesu- tuoioied over ' me. I j thought praying titn bad eome then, if ever ,-!t was to come. :.- -. - . - - - 1 ' I-tell yoo getulemea H was aJ scary i-time for a mail about ibem ijays. r rolied I over and got the - fello w by bis wrist and .threat,-and we- had a reolar routrh and j tumble for the knife. He cut uie four or i five times, but at last I got the knife" and ; jumped to my feet with a yell for the' old ,, rt'olverine State. - I wa the happiest man ' in ail Virginia at that moment," Secesh.be -gives oue spring at -me, and I threw back to .give him the - full ! length of the bjwie i when-. Here be stopped and appeared overcome by his- reconections. His l.earert; eagerly he bmo khis bead sMemnN. ,1 , :: K , I ' Gen Ueroen," sa'cf he, " thM was one of the; most . singular things I ever5 -met with - and I don't understand -it, yet. If I beard -anybody els Icil of it I shouldn't have believed it.'

mr stomach, turced him inside Out so aud

denly that he said itj'uurt him, and then en-O-no-p.l nim at Inonlrylilknli maot tr. fcaged him at twenty -dollars "a week to ex hsbitffl the Eight'i Wonder of the Wcrl' The man without a skin.", i; There was a sudden stillness5 among hi? listeners. Capt. Pearce was observed to ailently wipe a tear with" one "bandwhitc with the other he i held out a free pass to Detroit. - 1 - ' '-- tl :. : Communicated. " A. CARD. Sib : Some one enquires through the Journal why the articles in the Murine Hospital can't be turned over to the Mili tary Hospital without- the formality of a sale? . .r $ -, t (.. ,.-.,v i : .. The money to support each Department of the Government i3 appropriated by law, and if there should be a surplus after pa;-' ing the expenses during any one "year i.f cne . Department and a deficiency in aitother, the surplus could not be applied ro that deficiency without an act of Congvutss. The accounts of tho. several Departments are kept distinct and separate each chief of a Department being held to a strict account for the money thus placed in his hands. This turning over '"property by one Department to another all over the country would, tead .to confusion in accounts, be-; sides opening another doof for fraud. ': ' '".' "Respectfully," '",,' - . A. L. Robinson, January 13, 18C2. Surveyor; 1 .J'jrthe Jouru j. ,. ; . A Card.: . . '- Ma. Editok Sir) Please, in behalf of the officers and soldiers of the 3lst Reg't. Iud. volunteers, return ourgrateful acknowledge menu to the citizeus of Evausville for the box of valuable reading matter sent to outcauip; and especially to Sir. J.' P. Elliott, who voluutarily stirred up tho hearts of many for this valuable purpose.-i-.Thesa doOMtioDS will uot be forgottea by the soldiers. If any mre of the same sort" caei be spi'red, send the-Ti on, and they shall ibe faithfully circulated. .. ..4 ,.1 .-:.! . V. H. GILMORE, Cbaplrfin. A Camp Calhous, St., Jau:.,''C2. ' ' IIO.HE lSTKftr.STS. , 85" Dobell has received Frank . Leslie's Illustrate J. , "'"'.. . .. - 1 M, L. Johnson & Co, ; No. . 35 Main street, have received Harper's Weekly for tbia week. , ' ' ' ; JMr. Graham of , Adams ; Expresssupplied na with late Cincinnati and India napolis papers With Lis usual thoughtfulK5The 1 "I3ig'' Grey Eagle.JiAlieliifu! boat for Louisville, this evening. Her ac commodations and " style of living" are too well known in this' latitude 'tb iM?etl any comments from us. -, .- r . . . . . , iJi KsS For a tip-top ' overcoat, 'Which will prove dressy, durable, and "fasten the life in you" during the coming cold weatb'er, gt to Lyons', who i jiow selling rlothing at fabulously !w prices.";' : ' " ! , ' 'EST Theciipper, Eugene, will be down thU tuoraiog, and return in the afternoon, to Louisville! ' Capt. Davidson a geuial, whole-souled fellow is' in coranitiud, '"'asd ' it takes all possible ptiins to insure ' the "comfort of passengers on his boat! f The Eugeiie is always "on time." " . ' " 4 i : tSyTurn ont, turn but everybody and godown to the Marine Hospital to-day. Be there by ten o'clock, to theL,anct!OB -sl vf the f urn; vu re and .other ruoveable property belonging to iajtl il6q4 ja'-iiha bp? it an excellent?,-animaL,..instead fa t4iray" horse, as we. stated, yesterday, kelson says hrwill bive 'prentywof bot'-'sfoveVto Veep the people warm.. Conie everybody ii ! ' FiWM.BEf.oV.Thateaaier J, iC'Don" whose appesrance' OirSaDdsy, the'day jlic was due, w as anximjit - looked for by luanyd arrived yesterday morning-,) She left Cairi on Saturday moruiag Thef-aUvant'e guaixl. of the great expedition, consisting of 'C.OO'Oj pr.8,000 mco; bad left C4':o.fjir.lian estiort of three cr .-four guii.'boaisJL Where they went, or What th expedition is designed to accomplish still remaiup a mystery Wlen the Done arrived 'at - Paducah, the forces theta-werj jut ia- wtmp: Jr -opptars communication -?bet ween .Cairo anil - 'Pa-lu'ijib was interrupted during- the foggy weather of last weekf, aud thus materially interferewith tfte Vdrk""br"liarmoniz:ng the movements of tha various divisions 'it the array. From all. we. can lear respecting the exj edition, we caunot ' think H is 'the intention' of Geu. Grant ,U; alt vck Columbua at t his time. We d.o .'(Ot tliitik h- isfuify piepared to do so. ' ln.iH-Ni trt Tebis hnvp liad so much time given them ; to Sire-n'gthen their I 1 attTBafL-jt, JbauU- .ftiidotn luiLa direct attack.'1. is becoming fddobtfui. "'Yi presume it could h?- captured rtinch-. easier by a flank movement that would cut off commit uicatiou ' wifii tiie South'. Bowling Green, from ail account?, is not so strongly" fortified as C.lumbus. . it is quite certain it could be captured more easily and with less -loss of lite by- Gn'BueHj' with the imtuense army" under his command than can Ct-iumbus by ,the -forces under Gen. Griinf-. With Bowling Green or Hop. kinsvillc in our poj-srssion, Columbus would ba speedily evacuated and ' could "be'; taken posses3iou of without firing a gun." Columbus, however, wili form a valuable p iz? a - jd will be a particularly bright feather in Gn Grant 3 cftP ,! h cflt' The is a large and valuable collection of heavy ieT guns at. tliiit point, besides "a large number of field pieces, which will go to the victors. t It is also true that its capture now, since the rebels have, had so much'tima to add to its strength as to induce the belief on their part that it is '-impregnablewill enhance , . the value of th$" victory ;"" as it demonstrates the superiority of 'the5 Union soldiers over those iu arms against their country.

5? A better opportunity than the pres

eht, of buyr5g"afirst-rale ontSt for a small amount of money, has neverbefore been presented for the consideration and advantage of 'tb? citizens "of Tanderburh and llie' ajoiningounlies-rxsojcpaii-at- ence to L Lyoi', aud-Jia will do you good, as he has still a splendid stock of clothing, although it is goingfTlIki'warrdTiiscults'nce" ie haj .'madia. doehia' great reddciton ia the price of goous. , . w t -w - -', , n tSr. fifctiago of weather on Sunday afternootKwas ' sudden -and ttncomforta"ble. From spripiq: -.tha." morning, it became winter iu the evening, and by nightfall was cold as G reenlanJ... Yesterday it continued cold," and in the afternoon snow commenced I fulling with great vigor. - ' - . :. ':' J , . t& A first rale horse four ; years old, (o be sold at theHSrine Hospital to-day at ten o'clock, a. M."r -Good fires will be built ia several, rooms, so that bidders will be comfortable during Jhe day.a. .'..; v. . . ' gMrr Aehasam DAiiiiGCH of Parke county, has been appointed Mail ' Agent on t'-e Evansvijle and Crawfordsville railroad route, in plaoc of, Jacob E..Voorhees," resigned to go into the army. Mr. Darroch has entered upon the ' discharge of his duties. v -. ' vsT-.-.-. - '. -.- ..: . ..' - ti&tki.K axiviur cosrAsv. tn members of this company 'are hereby directed to appear this evening at 7 o'clock at , the Council room, for the purpose of electing a Ciiptain, caused by the resignaLtion of Capt. Wm. H. Chaudier, - '-A . .. By order, . . s,, .;. P-.Bcrke, Company Clerk. To Travelers and Boat ders. The American House (formerly the Pavilion) corner- of : Water and Sycamore street-, Evausviile, Iud., has, since its opening, -had HtCUBpara'Jelled run of patronage The proprietors am W. H. BotcouitT former! of the. City Hoto', and J. J. Pillsbury, fori-nerly. cap.tain of the "tteamer Masouic Gem. . . . ; '.The li!n-;i'"is. iiewly Ju'ruiohed' aad .fitted, aud is wi sirsnged to, accommodate the public. Prices iu accordance - with - the linfes.'.. '"...'. ."l.- -(. - t .. ' ; T!ii eatablishraent ij located "convenieotly to busiues?., ii; 1J3 in every respect, a home for vhe-wayilrrrry';-. Nov. 23-dtf. ne.w advertisements! WHOLESALE. nARDWAliB FOR 1882 ! 0.'S..:W11 NEW GOODS DAILY. V Tuicliaied for a " - r- : "s V CASH. . 7 "'5 - . i.'.VtH"alI7"Army'2 and ' , aUAIlTE?vMASTEE'S - ; "'-"H&rdvirarc.'"" . ; Axes?, (all qualities), handled. , Shovels and Spade;?, t ; : . Clay Picks (handled.) 5 Katchcts in variety.) I Kniyes'and Forks and Butcli-Army-"Plates aiid Spoons, handled Try,jPans. Cpflbems.-; , . "Also : X SXTTpIIl'S .HABDWARE. Country Merchant's v HardLs':'r5P$?S;ardware...i,t:" ; ttVi-'Biiiidcry'Hardware.1. '-- XpenterV Tools." " 0 f Cccpcrs Tools. .' t- REVOLVERS. I "Smithcsson's: ; Vi.tridrr;:;, Gun. Caps, Uelts & Holsters. - Gunsmiths' Hardware. ;-v ! -'---..,..... AISO -. -.' 1 Platform Scalea and Scale ri,:1T,."-.- Beams." - Gum' SELTING- -'Packing AT FACTORY' PRICES. v ; - : : ; ALL GOODS " ;',-.: : - ' ! sold at " '"'"", : ..LOW VATER MARK """' ::zi:or' Cash. : .-" eiiarlei& : 'Wells, - v 1 13 First Street, Sign Golden Mill Saw. Vi.alj.svt tl-itniar ,3 tntf.tly till. ('.Strut, KM rVr f ,U- nt -VlC'KEhY Rr.O'8. -'-' J j-inI4 J1L HKSJ I 4ifM&. New OrU-attg aad tiila Sjir:tr izt rtcivifil sj,i f .i- ui.. at. j.-.nit lit. Si .M iin str et. . . - iT-e- I'nt ani . ,,7 1 . if . , . V s. tar roqutre 1 nt l'.iv. t-st - r vicKrnvtt ' - - ' ' ' No. S2 1 et. jinl4 W Vi -fr-f j ' aiiir t-ctrr-r oncn Stinkers ( i Cent e:u-h, VIOKERY URO'ii, jari-14 ' No. :! JIain street'. XU.ttff ! ,A.Wi -the tuui ta mroii it tcitiiiwn f lurlv djva received rcr Ftiiinpr ltwTioi, coral riuiii-i "at virfe-y of str ton. auIrior ti niiy t rfc-rvt-ti. Also, a builv of lad KiXHterana ur' ".str 1-nrner" clmilvs. chimnoTs. wieks, 4c. For sale at. VJCKERY PRO'S, i"iU No. ti Maia strci-t.

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Ma.--A.ri. . REGULAR- PACKET3. Fast-JBlaiL Passenger Lino . 10 EOATS DAILY FROM EVAfiSVILLE For all poiuia ou t)l. Ohio , Ilivcr, (Sundaya and llinrailay, e ici-rN-d.) t ., JJ' - - TIN MAIL PACKET V i i-i $Jntzy.le&: i. UBowen re.ivmr FriniiS- Jlcn-Jajs, w'ododiid.kys , and i rldaj s, at la o'cluck, for Paducah and all Way Points. Ltaves IV'ts-.&li Tueid iys, Thnrauaya aad Batorotyrs at !l A. . SI . - i - - - - - .......... , THE MATL t'tCKET ' Lpbv.-b Evai s. il.e. Tnendnvs nnd Baturdaya im. mrdisl.ily nprn ar riral of Knj-rne. ' Cairo and all Way Points. 110 ua Miudavs aud Wednsadajra at 6 P. M. WITH ST. LOUIS AXD ILL.. CENT, R. R. l,SVt.ST J ""-.Vft Vii.t H WXTH K C ' R ,AJ LO UIS "LE PA CKETS. r Kr. i!,-!it orpa-i.K. ar.ji"v on board, or to ' ... . . I. V1ETS ABnt. "rl (uTick oer ihe ('anal itnuk. jtpUHVf.J n X P I 8- "",, r - VI t.LK, hVAS V I i, L iv end I l.j.J1 ) XiLJD&U.--v'Ji t ucket, e ' X. 1' . 0. 1 1 it, 3;iu.r. DA Vlllu', ClerL. ir c 'iM, rc and ,etHi, wilt kv- vuiiv ' lor Lut,i.n tvt rv Tuesday and Saturdav. At i oVlucti i.'. i. Vi lrei;.-tit r pi.-.fia:e ftliiy U 1 . .. P. D. VXKTS, At, C'Scf t-ver ever Canai i.4uk. Kva;tvtio, Sej-t a.h, ly.jt -. ; aopS-tt EvaiFsvitic .mil Grci;ii: River 1 J- g rik : t, " - - ' lKfl '" "t- o- Cools.! j -.&. t.t'f KU, ,f jasitri M t r. 1 'i.-.v w4.li l:f--uu i- 'tiu iii the em- ! K'V lil" lii;, l'oVerrilt?ut, ll'-ilil jVH I! hvi U e to tbd llit'i rQt i -lain iiiitu- oi Uiv.;r. j it.eui;era and trt-iiii v, ill l ii int.uu i: i!-,e tuirtftiitrv rtiit. Tha Jluirin i.o'tiia i at oiu ruliablo" pM.k.t aad haa t.c;Uuiit 4.uaL7u;tai.ioiia lii' i'asfc;,ijt.)-s. For "ri'i-htr.r t'!r-i.-, np W t ' " ' oyrjiS-tf ' Vi i".f UUliPJJJtFY, AVta. P 91. ( i;i..4it '"si -.". y-g T.i,k, cjiJStO. I,tcvll AJiD CM HO PACKET, pane, ijm , . .. . VS. B. SWOUMSTKlil, t.lorK. Will le-iTo jLVdun, nlfj ou J'hariMli.vs aad Mondaya at ii o'cl.tk wi arrival ot IjouLiviila rmt-t. itoturoiiiK, will lunvi, Cairo ou 'mdar aud Friday evcniuii, at 6 o'clock, P. M, Will lave Paducah nn Wediioxthiy aad bi;tuid..y moruiDKa. at U A. M. For frsig'.itor minacc, ily m board, or to ' txtX A IIMrnttKY, Ag'ta. All fndirht recftlt ty AiTeatu for the J. H. TtnfS will bts Ireo of eoniiuiiona.- -- i-4 ' - - ' gpMi -i iVS.3 U i,(HHrifH,CJS, J i'Mk. AK.SVttl.K' AXD 11KNPKR- fc SON PASJ'&MJP.n PA "K K'f .--Tlio ,li".:Ij-fjf D'-w and flp-Tirlid V. M ;vi 1 Pa'.-kft i.-. - .. yii 'H1U lilti:"V l.AGLK," C D. TAYtA'li, CVii-i It. r-Mri 'f, Jr., Clk Ji;v-a Kv-iu-i!l for lioniovilta vtry Tueadaj nt f oi !i .:k p. m., and every Fiiturd ty at 5 p. M. 1'- turiii a, leaves liOuisviUu every JJoud.iy aud Fri lav nt 6 o'clock P. - cci-ii . , . . c:.;X J! llUMi'IIIiKr, Actn. Paducah and Louisville Packet fst-i-. fvo,ttft.Y S'JTff, 'iic-ia ( , U- t-$ Kino, AUator.ti.Jt. Jj.udo, VVk, rri.A :..:1U ply rvKuhu-ly betweou the above fioiuta. kaviiik; i,vaimviilo GVory Xtiori-day uioruiu ot lu o'oivk, on her dowuwiird trip, aod every Siitni-iiay luoini at 10 o'clock ou hor upwar-1 U-if. rlictu.-' superior pa-onor arcominodationa. ; Voi Ut-tht or i'.-11-asO Hflf on boird or W .... JM). U. HALL, oi:l2 tf, 1 . . , .No. 2 W Uir atroet. Loufsviik, Kvassville &' Jlenlersoa . PAS S ENGE PA CKET. Tho now au.i aplcndid TI. S. Mall pucket " STAR GREY EAGLE," A. A UOS.YALIA, Capt., .1. A. JtsK, Clerk, Iivavcm Bvat?villn fur !jmvlll,5 - K'.xry Monday at 12 o'clock, and ft very Thursday at o'clock A M. Ketnrnir.jr, lenvr-s Titniisv.He every Wedncs-lny and - - '- Sat nrrlnf nt 5 o'clock p.m.- " - s'l-7 0'"X Ht MlMtr.KY. Afnt. K. M. 1IHMPUBKT. COS & HUMPHREY, Foiwacdins; & Commissi oa Merclit's STEAMBOAT AGENTS, AND ' . . , V.'HAftF-BDAT PROPRIETORS, We have takt. ili Jrey Kit ;le Wbirf-Boat, and tik ot'our:ricU'iae.iiitiuiiuc- of thir riatrinae, Oae of 1.1 wni l touu-i a'mtd botd day and nisht to.tttnd t the .t t-i-.in-ra. - . - apt 4 uto. posita. W, A. uwrn. .'.GEO, FOSTER & Go., V150 - C ALtl C30CERS, . rrouuc" ari-i Iroviion techaats, v COUNES i-i"i-'l'"T T::l!t.T ASO TUE CANAL, autfJ , K . .i N S T t T. L E I M D. Watts, Jivi-n 4. Co , I , : PaduCuL; Lf.,' f - 1 tmt ,lt tluow.N, Kvanj-riile, Ia., JJAa:ilJ.'ii, ItlVfM x Co. ?v;atts, CRAE & CO., corxmissioi; iierch'wts, . JSo. J.3 tiro.il -street, . . ' ' - A'JSir.VORK CITY. , Wn Ji-yc. or-eDBd u Huuae iu the city of New York lor i bo sale cf Tobacco cad Western Prcdncc. VATTS, CA - & CO. nr. 1; w aiia, oi ilie tiiui of Wmiia, Ciiven A Co., of rad itulj, tttniiliar with Tubacti, will take olmic ui i.-iat dopartiueut of -ur buBioeaa, and dr. I. A. Crane, ot Crane and lirown, .vaiiaTille, w ill take cliarfa-o ef the Pro.'". buxiueae. rnay.-'l WjiT'b, uKANii OO. PRODUCE A NO CO li HISSI 0 1 Chee., and .'Batter. Agency. . i - COMMISSIOII MERCHAIST. Agent for the sale of Western Reserve Butter and Cheese. No. ii tiyeaaior. Sti'--t, '' ' ' d' KVANPVZLLE, IKD. J iiH.iU T-i Jk.fiftJ We bare thi day ociatcit with in Aha l".i WMrdiox and Onmtniiisioii Hu-iu- .-, Mr. J:. K.. Iluukeraoo, "formrly nf t'i firm of Sl.-uil tcr d; Dunkerauu, uudr the firm t:.m of Ctaite rnm C... - ei'.vii: i BROwx. " Vt'Sltl-RSOX, CRANE, BROWN & CO.. Fenrardinpr and tOEiciI&sica SPECIAL RAILKOAD ' AGENTS. Give thr-Mj-jrh rfc'ft" ani pnke liberal ratrdvanr. t on KiiipmeBts of pr.Hl't- an t tobaoco to NcvrVork. ' ttftANE. JtUOW'.M d CO. i Kvuwillc. -i, ' ' ' A . - .,, lilOKI , ' ' 'CRAtiZ & JSROWN. . - Forvvai-dms? Commission -And Steamboat Agents, KVANaVlLLS, 1ND. W A:entB f-r Kar.aw-ha Suit Company. -m le.S" Llbeitil Casli advances made oa fchipaie-at cf