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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26
From the Indiana Journal.
A MOTHERS ADlEU.
TO c OLU NJ B U S.
BY MARY Z. NEALy.


Good bye. my Son: Thou art gone now
With Hopes fair rainbow around thy brow,
With thy blue eye lit with thought of fame,
And thy spirit burning to win name;
With patriot fires in thy brave young breast.
And A longing that viii not let thee rest;
With the goal already in prospect won
May God be thy Helper. Goodbye. my Son!
Good bye, my Child. was it /. was it l., sicaa
Who let thee 60 forward. perhaps to diel
How strange il seems that Mothers pride
Can so far conquer Affections tide! f1r
All, but for this what food OF fears
Would check this fight of thy fourteen years
Would make my brain and my spirit Wild
TO see thee go-yct-Good-b bye, my Child.
Good bye, my Boy. in the ranks Of Men
Thou wilt stand, when gaze thy face again;
Thou wilt ken hard lessons the world hath taught
Thou wilt value "home' as a lored one ought;
Thou wilt backward gaze with swimming eyes
To thy childhood's days, as to Paradise
And wilt meet us all with gush ofjoy
A world could not purchase--Good-bye, my Boy
Good bye, my loye. when the winter time
Shall cover our earth with frosty rime,- t
When the twilight gathers around thy tent,
And thy lonely thoughts in thy soul are pent,
Remembcr--tllat never one willful smart ~
Thy deeds have brooshtt to mothers heart
That the dutiful son, by the God above,
Will be blessed and shelscrcd Good bye, my love
Good bye. my brave one, my soldier boy!
Thy absence will shadow bright home JOY.
Yet it stirred the blood in my mother heart
To hear thee pleading to bear thy part
In thy couutry's struggle. A boy--so young.
Whose heart is yet with Spring dew drop strung
To brave the battle shock and tho grave
Q, shield him. my Father,-Goodbye, my brave
Good bye, for while. shall ever pray
That Heaven may guard thee by night and day;
That He who has given me patriot sons
May lead their Footsteps from vicious ones,
And may bring them back to the old home light
With souls as pure, and with eyes as bright,
To illumine my heart with the oldcn smile.
God bless thee, my boy, and good bye--for while
Indianapolis, Nov, lS6l.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26
The Figh, at Mumfords,ii:e.
The Indiana German Troops Whip Ten
Times their -Nuna6er-350 dgaina 5000
Oar forces Preparing for an Id
rance. .ss.r s.--f .,...s-

LOUISVILLE. Dec. 1S.-The recent Mum
louisville engagement. considering the dis
proportion of the numbers. proves the
most brilliant Federal victory yet achieved
Four companies. or about $50 men of Col
Willach's German regiment. led by Lieu
t'nant- Col mel Won Weber's drove three
thousand rebel cavalry. artillery and In
fantry. They were first attacked by reg
iment Of Texas cavalry. whom they re-
pulsed and followed. when they were
drawn into ambush aud fired upon from
all sides by the rebel infantry. The Fed
erals returned the fire vigorously, and stood
their ground until the rebels, fell back.
leaving all their dead and most of their
wounded on the field. No reinforcements
reached VonWeber's command, as re-
ported yesterday. until after the engage
ment was over. Stones Louisville bat
terry supported the Fedesals from the north
side of Green river. firing at very long
range from rifed cannon. -Four other
companies were on the south side Of the
river. but engaged as pickets mile and .
quarter distant from the scene Of action.
Among the Federals killed were Lieut..
Sachs Of Cincinnati. who killed three men
with two ievolvers. but was finally killed.
receiving nine bullets from the rebels
Among the Federals killed were also Hem
ry laser. Richard Wehey, Fred Sboema-
ker. John Shambrosu. and Peter Smith, all
Of Cincinnati. Smiths remains go to
Cincinnati Tomorrow. OF the Texas
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26

Buffers Band at Ship Lslaud- Gen.
Theips's Procla,notioa .'

Pheips's Proclamation.
AS announced in dispatches Of a previous
issue, we have advices from the Gulf Of the
landing of Gen. Buffers expedition at Ship
Island The news comes by the steamship
Constitution. which. having put ashore the
New Englandcrs, has returned to Boston
for three more regiments. -,
1t is clearly intended to make Ship Is,
land an important strategic position. 1t
will serve as q military and naval depot.
and as base OF operations against the
most important part OF the Southern sea-
board. fi eil 81 ee18a
Occupying q midway position on the
Mississippi Sound, it commands the whole
coast line of Alabama and Mississippi and
the eastern coast Of Louisiana. Westward
it controls Lake Borgnc, connected by
railroad with New Orleans, and Lake Pom
ehartrain. also connected with that city by
about three miles Of railroad. aud skirtei
along its western shore by the New Or
leans, jackson, and Great Northern rail
road. Eastward it commands Mobile
Bay. and therefore the city of Mobile. the
Mobile river. and the Mobile and Ohio ard
Mobile and Giiard Railroads. The Pcnsa-
cola river. which is navigable for light
draught vessels for about hundred miles
into the Interior OF Mississippi, is placed
under control of this position. A few
thousand troops and small fleet stationed
here threaten Mobile and New Orleans at
the same time. thereby dividing and weak
ening the rebel force available at either city.
The chief protection of New Orleans
against attack from this coTter is Fort
Pike. commanding the chief entrance to
Lake Pontchartrain. The capture of Fort
Walker. however, shows that the strongest
fort Is weak barrier against an cffectual
feet. siea7 " ztl ioJ yliHsle' Aes
The expedition commanded by Brig.
Gen. j.. W. Phelps, left Fortress Monroe
on Nov. Goth. and on Tuesday. Dec. Sd
dropped anchor off Ship Island. We
there met with small naval feet consist
ing of the Massach usetts. Captain Smith.
(fiag officer gunboat Cuyler, Captain
Winston. Also some few prizes. among
them steamers Lewis and Anna. together
with their cargocs ofsugar and molasses,
rosin. furniture Three small fishing
smacks had also been captured. On We'd
nesday morning Decentralization commen-
ced. Mrch time was saved by using two
rebel steamers. A steel l2 ponnder. be-
longing to tho battery. was lost in trans
forr;ncx ~ fro,x, tbo ronsx.&,t,r., =. lo o.,,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26
From Columbus. XIV.
The Evansville Journal has the follow
ing interesting intelligence:

The Evansville Journal has the follow
ing interesting intelligence:
We have had the pleasure Of conversing
with an intelligent person. formerly resi-
dent Of this city. who. within the last
week, has been in the rebel camps at Co
lunibus. and who brings many interesting
items OF news relative to the forces there,
their condition. and the defenses Of Colum-
bus. 1t may be proper to state that the
person referred to visited Columbus on We
ry important private business, and after
series of hair breadth escapes and thrilling
adventures arrived in this city last Thurs
day night on the steamer Courier. For
very obvious reasons we do not give the
name Of this visitor to the rebel camps.
but we assure our readers that the state
ments below are from an intelligent and
reliable source. and fully entitled to credit
The forces at Columbus consist of about
40 regiments. none of them containing
over 500 men. and at least 1900 of this
number are sick. leaving an available force
of about 10000 men. Very few of the re-
giments are uniformed; large majority
of the soldiers are poorly clad. and some
even without shoes. Our informant thinks
that at least one hundred guns are mountel
on the earthworks about Columbus, many
Of them of the heaviest calibre. The roads
in every direction are DISTRACTED by fallen
timber. and masked batteries have been
planted in the woods back of the town..
The men composing the rebel Regiments are
represented as the lowest and vilest of the
'poor whites" undisciplined, and only
kept under control by the promises made
to them by the rebel leaders. Whisky is
freely circulated among them by the CON-
manding officers. and their courage is kept
to the sticking point" by this MEANS
The black flag has been hoisted. and il is
said in their camps, that when the 'Y an
KEGS" attack them, no quarters will be
given and no prisoners taken. Among the
troops is one company Of Indian cavalry
| from Arkansas, and our informant states
most positively that hundred of negroes
are armed and in the regiments with the
in the battle Of Bull Run. are now at Co.
lumbus.
The officers and men express the great
est confidence in their ability to whip the
Yankees" whenever they make their ap-
pearance. though it is universally conce-
ded by them that our artillerists on the
gun boats worked their pieces admirably
at the battle OF Belmont.
There appeared to be no Commissary
Department at Columbus. Every few days
boat load Of provisions md whisky arri-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26

completely at the mercy cf the South
Old Buck and his thieying, traitorous cab
met thought they had pssin that situation.
but they found themselves slightly mista-
ken. ad Has not the nation had enough of
conservative Democracy? The war i has
brought on the country win probably en-
tail a debt Of thousand millions Of dol
lars on the nation, which viii oppress pos
terity for a hundredyears to come. TO say
nothing Of the loss Of thousands of the best
men Of the country. For all these inesti-
mable blessings we are indebted to con-
servative Democracy Lovely Nymph!
re- Mcdonald says the President and
Congress 'havc given the most indisputa-
bic evidence of lack Of administrative
and executive ability. and total disregard
Of the rights. privileges and interests of
the white portion of our country"
Old Bulk. we suppose, in McDonald's
estimation, was model of administrative
and executive ability. Which would you
! prefer in the Chair of State. reader. dis
honest, traitorous, conservative" Old
Buck. or honest, patriotic Old Abe? The
"totalrdisregard of the rights. privileges
and interests ofthe white. portion Of our
country" on the part Of Congress. con-
sists in the proposition to confseate the
slaves of rebels. and refusal or neglect
to give them to lazy Northern, dough
faces like Mcdonald. who are anx.
ious to allow negroes TIE privilege and
honor Of supporting them by their labor.
These fellows are veryfraid Of abolition
izing the war, and thinking It will inure
to the advantage of re5eldom are delighted
at the prospect Of war with England
"What will you do when England pitches
into you,'. said one Of McDonald's gang
the other day, his coun:enance glowing
with triumph. to Republican. "Whip
them. as we have done twice already"
said Republican. "You had better whip
the rebels first" said the Democrat with a
sneer; England will not only break the
Southern blockade. but in turn blockade
every Northern port. destroy your COM
merce. and render such aid to the s. c. as
! will enable her to drive back your invading
armies, and in turn devastate your country
with her invading legions." he continued.
evincing by his looks. manner and tone
the satisfaction he felt at the prospect oi
the realization Of his predictions. Such
is the stuff the leaders of Democracy here.
abouts are composed OF. Who doubts
that were rebel horle to march through
Plymouth Mcdonald and his infamous CO.
sdjutors would claim exemption from mo.
lestation in person aud property. on tbt
ground of being friends2-And if proof
were called for. all that would be necessary
would be to produce the files Of the Plym
outh Weekly Democrat. o...
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26

In this way it is supposed the harbor by
this time is permanently sealed.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26

Iayisass esds',qsid ssG stroll II
iai; oisig ,sqof gsD moIl g7aiisnqbasH s.
III .o,s ~ ye6rsfsaz ,I.yeia ie9toa a .alll
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26

ton, in ST. Helena sound, and about twen-
ty-fye miles from Port Royal harbor--
The Mayflower went to St. Helena Island
on the 10th inst, and took on board three
hundred bales ofsea island cotton. The
United States government have three thou
sand contrabands in their employ picking
and ginning the cotton on the Islands,
government have in their possession about
$4,000 worth of cotton.
The forty sixth New York regiment oc-
cupies Ty bee Island, and are throwing up
works that may be used for tho destruction
of Fort Pulaski. The war steamers Flag,
Pocahontas and Savannahlay about two
miles off Fort Pulaski, 1t isrprobable that
the main portion of Gen. Viele's command
is to stop at Tybee. and take the back way
TO Savannah. Indeed. it was knowingly
said that before many days Savannah and
probably Charleston (sll that remains Of
i'll would be in possession of our forces,
"
,.t.f ---.----..- .------l-G i4a. H9u
Lieut. Col Murray, Maj d. H. Smith
Capt. Herring and Lieut.. Castleman. Of
the 10th Ind. Regiment have resigned theil
commissions. ZOOS 'a' .Eaal 80
Ne notice that number of our cotem
poraries in this section. indnlge in severe
censures Of Cob Brown and attribute the
resignation Of so many officers to dis
like Of the COL We have letters speaking
in the highest terms of Col Brown. We
make an extract from a letter by Capt
Lyle Of the Goth. which will appear II
full next week: There is no man in tn,
service who labors more diligently than
Col. Brown, to render his men comfortabl,
and'eficient. He is never to he found be.
yond the rcgimental lines except on off
cial business. ."-Logansport jour. ~
Iftlis be true it is little singular how
Col. b. should have become SO generally
unpopular among the officers and privates
Of his regiment A discharged private. il
reply to questions wea asked him. said thai
Col. B. was insulting to his officers. ant
hasty and tyrannical to the men; that h
once saw him strike q private with the cdg,
of his sword. cutting through his coat. be
cause the private did not place his feet ex
ac.ly right on parade; and that he. Col
B.. has greatly exaspcrated some by tk
cruel and unusual punishments he iuaicte'
on them for petty offences II he is thi
kind Of a man. we think the officers in
stead Of resigning should prefer charge
against him and have him tried by Cour
Martial. w
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26

sd 1t is beautiful consistency of aboli-
tiouism which holds that the Federal Con.
stitution does not recognize property in
slaves, and at the same time insists thai
Congress shall conhscate slaves as prop,
erty y.-Demorrat -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26
The Stone Fleet.

A private letter at New York, says the
Chicago Tribune. of Friday. dated the
18th. states that the stone fcct, which had
arrived safely off Savannah, for which
port it was originally destined. had sailed
in company Of . man.ol-war. for Charles
ton. ltw ictcnded to sink the ships in
Charleston harbor; and this was to be
done on Saturday last. The plan was to
sink a double row Of ships across the har.
Dor in the following order: 8ae
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26
WHOLE NO. 268.

meptel., bnt the report Of Q general crossing
Of the Federals southward yesterday is de-
MED. and would probably not take place
till Green River bridge. on which q large
force is engaged, is reconstructed, %
r The rebels sent flag of trnce today
asking permission to iuter their alleged an
buried dead. bs1Galrr t,s1 cas-
The Somerset postmaster's way bal Of
the 18th, says Zollicofer, with Z. 600 men.
had crossed Cumberland River, and was
cntrenching. The 3lst Ohio, and two
East Tennessee regiments. had arrived
there, making force about equal to zol-
licoffer's s. Iao ~ - - -. -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26

The Federal forces ON the south aide of
Green river have been considerably aug
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-08-31
TO GIPsY.


All, where art thou wandering, thou wierd little
gipsy,
Soy whence are thy footsteps and whittier they go;
Dost bring with thee dews from the sunny Spice
Islands,
Or frost on thy locks from the regions Ofsnew7
We missed thy bright eyes on the clear Summer
morning,
We missed in the spring-time thy elf gliding
form,
And wondered what sky on the planet was shining
Ger epsy, the srrite Of the sun and the storm.
Hast wondered away to the shrines of thy people
In Egypt, to mourn o'er the fall ofthy race,
Or comest thou fresh from the hills of Granada,
Where once Roma's children held power and place?
Come tell up, thou fairest and last Of Gitanss,
Where hast thou been roaming and what hast
thou seen2
Didst dine with the Czar in palace Of icebergs;
Canst tell us the gossip of Tartary's Queen?
The "latost important" from children Of Boodha,
And how do you like him-the Prince of Japan!
Or entre= nous whom do you think is the sweeter,
The Empress Eugene or Sultana Khan
Whilst slipping thy sherbet with Houris Of Persia,
Or quafiDg hale oil amid Esquimaux snow,
When lAving thy feet in the Nile or the Darro
Didst e'er thil k oflove-we are dying to know?
Then tell Us wild Gipsy, the ladies all wonder
To know what thou art If thou hast any home.
Thou goest like the mist and thou comest like a
rainbow
Vast sired like Minerva or born of sea foam?
Whatever thou art and where er thou mayst wander
Thy soul, gentle Minnie, can do and eau dare.
| Oh green be thy pathways and kindly the greet
ipgs,
For MiDniO the Gipsy, for Minnie the fair.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-08-31
lBy Telegraph.l
New York Market.


New YORK, August Bop. M.-Cotton-
Prices have again advanced with good in
uury: sales OF 200 bales at l91aC. for mid
ding Uplapds.
Fiour-Market for middling grades may
be quoted shade better, with moderate
demand for export and home consumption :
sales of 1890 brls. at 81 20@4 80 for super
fine State $4 60 for choice State; 81 20@4 80
for superfne Western 81 1904 60 for COM
mon to medium extra Western; $5@5 10 for
shipping brands extra round hoop Ohio, and
S. 20(96 25 for trade brands; market closing
quiet and firm. Canadian Flour dull and
nominslly unchanged. Rye Flour steady at
So 30@3 s5 Corn-mea quiet and without
change to notice.
Whisky is without important change
sales Of $50 bIls. at IT,.
Wheat-For good sound the market is
steady, with a moderate export demand 4:
sales of $500 bushels Chicago Spring at CSC.
@$l; As, 900 bushels Milwaukee club at 95c.
al 06; % 300 bushels amber Iowa at 81 O70
09 4, 500 bushels Green Bay Spring at 81 %
al OF; 300 bushels red Kentucky at 81 o.;
$4,000 bushels Winter red Western at 81 II
al II; 1880 bushels inferior do. at ST. To-;
5 500 bushels white Western at 81 2l@l 81;
$1,000 bushels Racine Spring at ST OIL. Rye
quiet, and prices nominally unchanged
Barley dull and nominal. Corn continues
quite firm: sales 900 bushels, at 44(941e
for common to good mixed Western; 4S@
4S1Sc for good to prime shipping do. soc.
for Western yellow, and 53c. for white West
ern. Oats quiet at 26929c. for Canadian,
ard 32@33c. for Western and State.
Pork dull and prices without material
change sales of 400 barrels at $l5 for mess,
and $l00lO 25 for prime. Beef quiet and
steady, with sales of 100 barrels at $494 90
for country prime; $5@5 so for country
mess; $9@ll 25 for repacked mess, and So
5O@i3 25 for extra mess. Prime mess Beef
| and Beef Hams dull, and nominally un-
changed. Cut meats in moderate request al
416@4Hc. for Shoulders, and 512@61Ec. fol
Hams. Bacon quiet. Lard quiet and IN
changed sales Of 100 barrels at SH@9Hc :
Butter selling at s@llc. for Ohio, and loo
l41Ic. for State. Cheese quoted at 6@71zc.
with less doing.
Coffee-Market for all descriptions still
rules very firm, with a fair business doing
sales of 1900 bags Rio at l4@l5c, and l0I
bags of Maracaibo at 1910. Sugar-A fai
business doing in raw Sugars, and marke
very firm: sales of 2,34O hogsheads Of Ou6i
at 6N@7c. Molasses continues in good re
quest, and market very firm; sales OF rs
hogsheads and 40 tierces of clayed Cuba TO
distillery at zoe; So Logsheads of Barbadoe
at 2sc., and about 40 hogsheads OF Porto Rie
| at 32c,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-08-31
Daily Produce Market,

FRIDAY ENhhlhdi august oOs
FLOUR - There is no change in the
market: the sales to-day comprised a few
lots of fancy and family at $4@I %; super
fine, Inspectors standard, may be quoted at
SO 60@3 Go, and extra, same standard, at
SO 1903 so.
WHISKY-No change: sales of 400 brls.
at l3T01l33ac the latter rate for wagon.
PROVISIONS - The market continues
dull, and hardly enough doing to establish
quotations, which must, therefore, be con-
sidered to a great extent nominal, as fol-
lows: Mess Pork, $l4@l4 25; Bacon, g. 6
and 7c., and bulk Meat, 81, 5 and &C., with
orders in hand; purchases could be made at
a shade below these rates.
GROCERIES-There is a moderate lob
bing business doing at previous rates, say SO
@3f7c. for Molasses; 7I@9Tc. for Sugar,
and 14%@16c. for Coffee; this latter article
is dull, and some sales have been made on
private terms.
WHEAT-The offerings are largely in ex-
cess of the demand, and the market rules
dull, but we have no change to report in
prices. We quote prime to choice red at 70@
73c., and prime to choice white at S0@93c
The lower grades are heavy at 60@6Sc. fol
red, and 70@7Sc. for white: sales of 3,2OC
bush. prime, Kentucky white at SIC, de.
livered; 400 bush. do. at S5c., delivered 35t
bush. inferior white at 66c; 800 bush. prime
led at 73c, delivered; 400 bush. do at zoe
200 bush. good white at 75c; 1900 bush
prime Kentucky at &c, delivered 700 bush
do. at slc., delivered. and $50 bush. very in
ferior red at 56c.
CORN-The demand is good at 27c. fol
ear. at the lower depots, and holders are
generally asking an advance of lc. pei
bushel.
OATS-The market is steady with fai
demand at 23@24c for new and old, in bulk
sales of 1000 bush. old, at canal, at 24c, ant
! 700 do. new at 23c.
RYE-The demand is limited and tn
market dull at 4Oc. for prime, on arrival.
HAY-The market is unchanged and dull
We quote prime Timothy at 50 per tun, Of
arrival.
BUTTER-The demand for the best grade
continues good with but light supply; othe
| qualities are dull we quote prime to choic
at l2IDl4c
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-08-31

BOARD OF CRY IMPRovEMENTs.-The Board
met at the usual hour yesterday morning,
Mr.. Kiersted in the chair.
The Clerk read communication from the
Workingmen's Association asking privilege
to lay down stone tagging across Walnut
street, opposite their property.
The Clerk read a Communication from the
property holders on the corner of Harriet
and Front streets, demonstrating against the
depositiDg Of garbage in that vicinity. Re-
ferred TO the Mayor.
On motion, Friday week was set apart as
q day for hearing all complaints of Insult"
eient sewers and well holes.
On motion, the contract to build a culvert
under Central-avenue, opposite Proctor Il
CANDLES factory, was awarded to John
Dean.
The Clerk read communication from
Henry Erkel and other property holdess on
Linn-street in regard to the bad condition
of said street. Referred 10 the Commission
ers, in connection with the City Civil En-
gineer.
On motion, the Clerk was directed to ad'
vertise for proposals to repair and keep in
repair for one year Baymiller-street, from
the north junction of Clark to the south
junction on Belts.