New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-25


The ustice Of the above structures will be recog'
r,ed bv All the Northern men that have been trani'
f.red lately by the tens Of Thousands upon the soil
Of Kentucky. Ask any Of the soldiers from tne
North now scattered over this State az 10 tneir op-
ion Of IT, and they will all give vent to uniavoIaole
impressions. II is a common thing to hear tie vol
rnteers from Ohio, Indiana, and other Northwest
ern States pronounce this is the poorest State they
ever saw and express an anxiety to get out OF II o.
the earliest possible moment.
But while this temporary presence OF nearly
hundred thousand men of Northern birth and sent-
mente may not be gratifying TO the invaders them
selves it will certainly exercise decided influence
uron tic future of this Commonwealth. 1t must IN
evitably result in greater intimacy of her CONNER
cial intercourse with the North-in propaganda OF
Northern political yiewsin an adoption of Northern
social habs-in better appreciation of free labor,
and thus contribute TO the removal Of sectional bar
rers and the material and intellectual regeneration
Of " Old Kentucky
The village from which there lines are dated is
fair type of the interior towns Of this State IL is
Struggling aygloneration Ct about bundled houses
inhabited in times of Ieace by twice that number Of
people, but now only by two thirds Of tie former
population owing to tie exodus of rebeliously-dis-
posed residents. The buildings save few, are all
one story high, and constructed almost exclusively Of
LOGS A haf.inished Court-Iou is the sole ediiice
of commanding proportions in the place. The malori-
ty of the citizens are poor and wanting in inlelii-
gence, and although kindly disposed not very apt to
make soiourn among them agreeable.
Were Munfcrdvle situated in a Free State, tie
"a a.. old 1..,.. mod
it Furnishing country town long before this As 1t
il, even the stimulating influence of railroad COM
munication with the North ana South seems TO have
been lot upon il. The village enjoys at peseit an
accidental notoriety and lveness owing 10 the en-
campment Of Union division upon It's outskirts aud
viii douhtlessly continue hi ary denot Of import
guce during tue war. Peace, however. will surely
cause the place TO relapse into its former obscuriy,
unless its transient Northern residents determine to
make it their permanent home.
Qaite sensation was produced last evening by the
arrival Of an insamen often edfrgitives direct
from Bowling Green. They proved n new descrP-
ton Of contrabaud-runawdys not from, but by the
authority of, their masters. Hey were tie property
Of Unionists residing in the vicinity Of the rebel
stronghold, who, fearing tie impressment OF Their
chattes by the Coniederates for work without COM
pensation upon the Notifications, gave them leave Oh
absence with the advice 10 make tracks Tor the uhoh
lines, which they did most cheeTlully and promptly
One Of their number was known TO some white resi-
dents of this town. who testified TO lis be Dg uncon-
monty intelligent and perfectly Trustworthy. lie
stated that nearly thousand slaves had been iorcibly
MADE TO work in the rebel inircuchments AT Bowling
- Ill, l,t i.yU
number of guns at both places, but only few "bis
once AS he called them-that the strength Of Their
forces between Clarksville and Green River was
estimated by an officer within Lis hearing at 10000,
and that almost every house at Bowling Green had
been appropriated for hospital purposes. lie also rs
serted that Lis master, and most of Lis Union neigh
bors had been robbed of their cattle, gran and foo
der, all of which mad been Unfortunately earned
of by the rebel FOR the Us. Of their army, witheut
giving even as uch as q receipt for it,
A number Of white fugitiyes from rebel persecu-
tons have also passed through here within the Last
forty Eight honre. They were mostly residents OF
the counties bordering on Green River, which the
Coufederates are now laying waste. They all
agreed that the rebel soldiery were destroying all
the property, Of every description, that they could
reach in accordance with instructions from head
quarters at Bowling Green. They think that It is
part Of tie plans OF tho rebel generals TO reduce The
country between them and the Union troops TO
desert. They assert that these wanton dcvastatcus
are making Unionisls out Of many Secession symIa-
thizeIs and that the most earnest protests have
already been lodged at Bowling Green. They ALEC
say that since the death of Col. Terry, the Texan
Rangers have been in state Of absolute neubOrdi-
nation, and that they continually roam over the
country in small parties, stealing everything in the
shape Of movable property, and numbering every
body that ventures to offer resistance.
Soon after Gen. Buell. assumed command in this
department be issued a slecia order, prohibiting the
presence of females in the encampments. At fr,t
the order was carried out, but for some time IL
treacb has leen more noticeable than s Observance
large number Of officers wises had made their
way to this place and were evidently determined 10
remain here az long possible; but their presence
resulted in neglect Of duties on the pat Of their
husbands and hence Gen. " Cook, af,er long for
bearauce, at last issued order yesterday morning,
requiring every NONRESIDENT female 70 be beyond the
lines Of his division before ?. o. the day.
TIE wailing was great, but as the General was well
known TO exact rigorous ompliance with all bis
mandates, mcst Of the ladies concerned thought il
best to take the afternoon train for Louisville, al
though the suddenness Of their compulsory departure
compelled several TO leave their baggage behind A
few, however could not tear themselves precipitaely
away from husbands and bandboxes, and ventured to
remain But The train had hardly passed out of sight
when the Provost-Marshal, accompanied by guard,
commenced to make the round Of the village, and
notify all that had dsregarded the order Of