Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-15
Affairs In Kentucky,
From the Louisville Journal Oc. III

lrfom the LOUISVILLE Journal, Oct. 18th |
The latest accounts from down the river state
that Generals A. 3. Johnston, Polk, and Pillow
are at Columbus with full 40 600 men and an
abundance Of cannon Of all Sizes and that they
are contemplating an attack on Paducah.
We have letters from the ad of the Federal
army on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
from which we learn that detachment from the
Federal forces crossed NoIin creek at 3 o'cIoc X
yesterday morning and took up the line of march
Tor Green river. From what we can learn the
pickets OF the two armies are in close proximity
to each other, one report representing the one as
having been within gun-shot Of the other. We
are assured that John c. Breckinridge George
b. Hodge, VIM. Preston, and Humphrey II arsbaIl
were are Bowling Green on Monday. 1t Is said
mat about 1900 men had been detailed from
BuGkner's army and sent south, and that the force
al Bowling Green did not number more that 900
on Tuesday. Gen. Rousseau had succeeded In
repairing the railroad bridge over Nolin creek.
Captain Standards Battery, First Ohio Artillery,
which has been quartered in Cincinnati since
Sunday evening, left for Kentucky Wednesday
morning. The Commercial says that Captain
kinneys Battery would also leave for Kentucky
yesterday morning.
Two Indiana regiments arrived In the CITY YES
terday, the Twenty. ninth, Colonel Miller, and the
Thirtieth, Colonel Bass Four companies of the
sixth Indiana Regiment arrived by the City Of
Madison, from Madison, Indiana, last evening
The Sixteenth Ohio, Captain Dickey, also arrived
last evening.
We learn from the Flemming XIV Star that
several arrests for comPicity with traitors ading
the rebellion) were made at Mount Carmel Elem,
ming county, and on Tuesday eleven men, In
order to avoid arrest fed to the mountains
" Inc vo Mount Sterling ky Whig say. the clear.
Davis government 10 producing a recoil In Ken.
lucky for more manly and honorable than tn
Union men Of the other border States have shown,
and there will be force Of Kentuckians put in
the field which 1t will be impossible to conquer,
though more than half the State will inevitably
b. involved in actual war
MI. w m. Cox, an old citizen Of Hickman XIV
arrived In this city on Wednesday ", having closed
his business and left the place. believing that his
Union sentiments would meet more congeniality
elsewhere. M. Cox reports that business is en-
ureiy al stand still In Hickman and the adioin-
Ing country. A brisk trade was carried on for
some time between Hickman and the Southern
ness there has closed Mr. Cox Travelled bv land
from hickman to Paducah, and he describes his
journey as very protra and tedious but almost
everything was better than to risk himself longer
IN tue nands OF relentless and irresponsible mob,
VINO punish their victims without reference to
legal forms. Our informant says I, was the plan
OF the confederates, who claimed force of forty.
nve thousand men, to march upon Paducah at an
early day, and he would not be surprised to learn
soon that collision had taken place between the
opposing armies at or near Paducah Mr. Cox
informs US that 10 the great ambition of the army
In and about Hickman and Columbus to possess
themselves Of Paducah and destroy Louisville.
dreams ~
The Pocahontas (Ark) Herald mentions the
transfer OF regiment from that region 10 the M is
sissiPpi river, and says an expectation prevails
there that all the troops In the country round
have no doubt that this extensive transfer of troops
mas Immediate reference to the condition of things
In Kentucky. We are yet TO learn whether the
troops are to reinforce Polk or Buckner
ID Over $3.50, 600 Of the national loan has been
aken In the city Of Hartford Conn