The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-06-14

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The Uuitcd States troops have reach.
cd Grafton, the Wheeling boys among
the rest, and have taken 2osacssion of the
telegraph Office and tho baltimore aud
Ohio r. r. Col. Kelly hes established
his headquarters there. Tho advance
guard reached Grafton yesterday morn
ing, on foot. The main body went up
yesterday morning on the cars, the two
burnt bridges, through the immense force
Of soldiers and volunteer mechanics from
this city. having beea repaired In aa in-
crcdibly short space Of time. The Sc
eessionists, says the telcgruphic Dispatch
70 Mr.. Garlic, hcd. Ncta gun was fred.
They took to the woods, and arc suppOs-
cd to be now cncampodi In The neighbor.
hood Of Phillippi, Harbour county,
Capt. Trimblc arrived at Wheeling
last night, having in charge three prison.
crs, who are charged with burning the
bridges. Their names arc Charles H.
Matthews, Amos II. Strsight and Lewis
w, Stephens. The former was an en-
piuyoe ofthc b. g. o. r. r. az Farming
ton They were marched up from the Dc
rot by tho Captains squad and taken over
10 Camp Curhle, where they will await a
trial. Col Kelly, after a thorough in
Yestigation, discharged all the rest of the
prisoners, on condition that they would
assume an oath not 20 further Interfere
with the authority or the property In keep
ing Of the United Stat =.
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PASSAGE OF THE INDIANA rRoors.
Yesterday the Seventh Indiana Regi-
ment len Benwood for Grafton. The
Ninth Regiment from the Same State,
crossed the river last evening, and will
leave this morning. The former Is In
command Of Col. Milroy, and tho latter
is Col. Dumont's, They arc the tallest,
most thorough specimens Of manhood
that ever grew anywhere. Ifthey dom,
cover the Hoslcr State all over with hon.
or, there is no dependence 70 be placed
in appearance.
The Ohio FiNoenth Regiment left
Benwood at half past p, NJ, on Thurs.
day, Just after a portion Of the Indiana
Ninth had crossed the river from Dellair
/ These Ohio men were mono behind the
Sixteenth, which went down Monday
oil large, hearty, handsome men, Jolly
and jovial as Il they were going a pleas.
uring, and extremely anxious tofnd some
/ Seeessionists. They were greeted oil
along the route by the same demonsiru-
tons OF Joy 0s had greeted ell the soldiers
who had gone before. Atyurious place,
along the route Irovisions were put on
board the trains.
At Burton seven companies were die.
embarked with their tents and othel
camp equipRgc, aud LEFT there for the
purpose Of forming temporary camp.
These Ohio men are all well equipped
They have side arms, knapsacks, blank.
cts, oil cloth pouches, plenty OF cooking
utensils, good supply Of provisions, and
largo canvas tents, ten TO company. Il
our State had made Hs liberal appropria,
tions ns Ohio did for her citizen soldiery
the Virginia Regiment might have hat
the same. As Il H., they are tolcrablJ
hard up for all the little oonveniencici
that 90 10 make a soldier comfortable.
The remaining three hundred Of The
Fifteepth were taken on 70 Gloyer's Gal
where they too were left of, 10 form an
other camp.
Col. Andrews, commanding the Obi,
Fifteenth, remained with the camp a
Burton, and Lieut.. Col. Diekey, with tha
at GloYer's Gap. II was thought neces
sary TO station this regiment along ther,
for the present, to protect the road an,
telegraph, there being good many strag
Cling seeessionists around among IN,
hills. uHf
Col. Andrews has a daughter accom-
panying him, She Is the only woman Il
any Of the camps, and certainly mikes
good show Of haroBm. She expects I,
get through to Wsshington-and III
soldiers chivalrously declare she shall g
through in safety. ....
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