The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-10-31
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[From the Louisville Journal.
Affairs In Kentucky.
BOWLING GREEN.

most flourishing town of Southwestern
Kentucky, save Louisville II is lOca-
ted on Barren river, a branch of the
Green. Both streams have been slack.
watered from the Ohio as far as Bowling
Green. The population Of the place
approaches five thousand.
Steamboats, Of light draught have ac-
cess to the town at all seasons of the
year. The principal articles of trade
are tobacco and pork Enormous quan.
ties of hogs are raised in Warren (of
which it is the county seat) and the ud-
jacent counties. To obtain supplies of
corn and pork was the immediate cause
which drove the rebels into this part Of
Kentucky, while their ultimate aim was
to reach the Ohio river at Louisville,
the seat of Kentucky's wealth aud
commerce, and thereby control the nav
igation of the Ohio
Bowling Green is the headquarters Of
General Buckner, and is one hundred
and forty five miles from the capital Of
the State, and one hundred and thirteen
miles by the line of the Nashville and
Louisville Railroad, from Louisville.-
Along this line of railroad, Buokner
attempted to effect a coup de main, but
was disappointed by the vigilance and
courage Of an unknown and devoted
Unionist in tearing up a switch.
HOW BUCKNER WAS DEFEATED.
Gen. Buckuer, with 5000 men, was
proceeding to Louisville by railrond.
while the people Of that place we're un.
conscious of their peril At Green
river a young man became aware Of
Buckner's purpose and ran forward to
switch a short distance beyond Green
river, pried it opeu, and 80 allowed the
train to plough its way into the earth
This detained the rebels twenty. four
hours, and meanwhile the people Of
Louisville became aware Of their danger
and prepared for it-Buckncr remain
ing at Green river, instead Of going for
ward to the city,
GREEN RIVER.
This river was watorod full.
twenty years ago, in order to give the
people Of southern 6nd southwestern
Kentucky access to the Ohio river and
the Louisville and New Orleans market.
This improvement was Invaluable to
that section ere the present railroad
system had been introduced into that
portion Of Kentucky, and, indeed /. is
yet Ofgreat use In the transportation of
the grossor articles Of commerce. The
recent attempts Of Buckner to blow up
the dams upon it show that tho oonfed
ate leaders deem the continuance of its
present system Of navigation Of great
importance to the cause Of the Union.
NoLIN's FORD.
This point is ffty.two miles from
Louisville, and is the point whore Buck
ners myrmdons burnt the railroad
bridge over Green river, upon the route
of the Louisville and Nashville rail
road. This bridge has since been re-
built by Gen Rosseauss s advance. This
is the furthest point to which the Union
advance has been pushed
MULDRAUGH's NIL
Is between Louisville and Nolin's
Ford Il is distant from the former
some thirty miles II is an enlinence
of considerable height and has com
manding sweep of the Nashville aud
Louisville Railroad, No advance could
be made either DorthWard or southwark
along the road against batteries erected
upon it. 1t is therefore a strategic
point Of great Importance. .r. .r.
PROSPECTS.
The whole Union population of
Northern and Central Kentucky arc
rapidly arming The force il will send
to the field will not fall short Of 10000
by the first of December. The federal
government will have more than that
number Of her own troops within the
territory. It is simply impossible that
the Confederates can concentrate more
than half that force at that season
eithor within or upon her borders.
Christmas will SEQ East Tennessee liber-
ated her Union sentiments thoroughly
aroused and secured in tho enjoyment
of its rights; and Middle Tennessee oc-
copied by federal troops ia such force
that no attempt 10 Gust them can posi-
bly, succeed The advance of the Union
troops southward will be in Accordance
with northern instincts and habits,
slow, sure, complete, and triumphant
GENERALS BUOKNER AND SHERMAN.
The leaders Of the two rival columns
have been so much spoken Of that it is