The daily Wabash express., 1861-11-13

War Items.
RrosxrSrs TO Moyr-The 4ith regiu s1t.
Col. Reed. at For, Wayne. has been ordered
IN Indianapolis, and the 43d. Colonel G. X
Steele. at Tsrrc Enute. 10 Evansville Both
Of these regiments VIII soon be put into as-
tive service.
Mary Henderson. an old lady OF johnson
county. who has been blind for number OF
years, has knit twelve pairs Of socks for vol
unteers in the army from her neighborhood.
the yarn for which she twisted herself at the
spinning wheel This is an example worthy
of being initiated by those who are younger
and have the unimpaiscd use Of their organs
of vision.
Yesterday two additional car loads OF En-
field rifles were received at the State Arrnory
from New York. per the Great Western p's-
patch freight line They are part OF the re-
cent purchase OF 10000 arms heretofore no
tced-
The papers of Washington aud Knox
counties publish long lists Of contributions
made TO the soidicrs BY The patriotic citizens
Of those localities. The contributions en-
brace many useful and needed articles. to-
reshsr With luxuries, money and "keep-
sakes." Our gallant boys on distant fields
ar. ever remembered by tseir friends at
home. and always in q grateful and snbsssn-
tial manner. -
The of6cen Of the Railroad resiment-the
s6sh--says their regiment was numbered IN
honor Of the ffty y-six members Of the Cont
mental Congress, who made themselves i'm
ror..l by signing the Declaration Of Ameri
can Indspsndencs. II an the members Of tho
sssh resimest prove ss wise and patriotic a.
the s;xners Of the Declaration. they will also
be Immortal 10 story" We hope they may
all have such lof,y and such undying fame.
The vevay Reveille relates the following
experience Of some Switzerland county com
panies OF the IEdiAnA Legi.s with the seees-
ssoaisss Of Kentucky. iD the neighborhood OF
Jesse d Brghs's home:
Our soldier boys Of the Legion all arrived
home last "Wednesday night, well pleased
with their trip 20 Warsaw. and all the better
for their three days experience OF active
camp HE. In the skirmish or Tuesday night.
co-spany A killed two rebels and wounded
seven The companies at Florence and Pat
ROT were also NJ the camp part Of the time.
In fact. desschments from the Florence com
,uny had been over every night for week
before the outbreak. The officers and pri.
Yates acquitted themselves admirably. and
received the plaudits OF all tho loyal Ken
trckians Of Warsaw and visinity.
The Evansville Journal says: oae hun
drsd and ffsy six soldiers from the 3ist In
diana and Colonel shackieford's Kentack,
rseimsnts. arrived here on the 0slluE, We'd
ns~.ay night They are no~ o. O'Riicy'
-harf boat. and are comfortably Psoside'
f5s.
The 6ad regimen; IS filing up rapidly q
Rockrort. A fne camping ground has eee
sslecssd near town. ami the citizens OF sper
esr county have generously contributed 70
he erection Of new comfortable and sP-olou
quarters for the several companies. and ever
Arrangement is riadc for the health. eoas.
nisucs and comsor; Of the men.
We are inserrn>d by Col. Lewis. cf th
sseh regiment. nov in camp at frinceso'
that the regiment IS nearly ready FOR servio
Il hss filed up nore rapidly than any 9th
rsrinent nox forming The hrst recrui
vent into camp about three weeks ago. Al
sssrs are At presen, over 800 men m camp.
Aconpiese est6s--snifarn-. arms. ten
kc,-has been furnished the regiment III
expert 70 be fan and under marching orsis
in few days. Lieut. Col Carr has been
Indianapolis for several dnss on business
the regiment.
In 1850. Charles II grated 20 Lord Ga
e,don and Others the province OF SAro'''
which had previously been attached to '
g;nis. and In 1910 company Of ieysl'<ts
Gated at PORT Royal. bat removed the %
loving year 70 Old Charleston
The harhor is considered the fnes,
South Carolina. In ordinary tides the
rose vessels can enter. spacious soou
- asas navy. II nothing more. a viii .
- a isvslushle place Of rendezvous
ugpay for fsssrs SEPARATIONS The ssAssp<
- sss cf lisas value.