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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-15
A Gallant Indian ian,
FORTRESS Monroe orrcspondence OF the Phil
mia Ennuirer

fortress Monroe orrespondsnce of the Pliladel
phia Enquirer.
While among the wounded on the State
of Maine, yesterday. We stopped by the
s,retcher Of fine looking fellow and inquir-
ed about his wounds. ''Shot through the
shoulder, sir. bones broken, but am getting
along very we'll. Do ynu think they will
put me ashore here?" Irsplied that as his
wound was So severe, l thought he would
be sent North. and probably he might be so
disabled as to require discharge. ..Ohl
no, sir! l don't want a discharge; | want to
go back to my regiment as soon as | can
want to have another chance vi h the re-
bells" What regiment do you belong TOP
'2oth Indiana" he replied. ''bnt You have
not heard Of US among many other reg
iments; we were the only .Hoosier' regi
ment in The weeks battles brfore Richmond.
but We did our work in the rear guard. and
whipped the rebels every time they attack.
ed u.s." Said l. Your State is raising clev-
en- new regiments and six batteries more for
the war;" lis shes knew il! knew i'll
God bless the Hoosier State T. he exclaim-
blood quickeued into action Il knew it
sir; there will never be any need of draft
ing in Indisna. We went into this war to
will volunteer to uphold The old Stars and
Stripes, and crush out this rebellion
Finding that he was becoming to earnest
for his welfare; and perceiving that he was
nearly exhausted By excitement, l grasped
his hand and bid him good bye. He was
true type Of the noble men from the West
His regiment numbered some $50 men when
it left Norfolk for the army OF the Potomac.
well drilled, healthy and hearty. They
reached the front two weeks before the ter
rible battles beginning with the 25th of
June. In their first fight they lost one hun
dred and thirty eight mt n Killed and wound.
ed in twenty minutes time, yet nothing has
ever been said OF the valor of this Indiana
regiment. After the seven days battles. the
regiment mustered 500 men out of $50 All
one time they checked whole rebel brig
ade, and. finally upassisted. charged and
routed it with the bayonet. They nearly
finished two entire o. the enemy belon glng
to Georgia and North Carolina.
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The vaIlausliS ham Piatform.

II our valhndigham conservatives. says
an exchange, had lived at the time Of the
first murder. they would have pat it into .
platform as follows:
"Resotred. Tha, we are equally opposed
to the pretended piesy and eviden, f. atheism
of A bel sud the authorized violence of the
hightoned and chivalrous Cain
..Resolred. That the .Ultras' who srs
clsmoring for The hanging Of Cain. which
would only exasperate him, desire to des-
troy the domestic happiness aud peace Of
the family. and have no other purpose in
view.
'Resolred, That ve are in favor of pun
ishiag both parties. aud invite all conserve
tive men to unite with Us in frovning down
this whole business.
"ResoFved. That nobody has . right to
provoke marder, and if Abel had exhibited
less ianaticism, this never woaid have occur
red"
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~Swi1erland county polls two thou
sand four hundred votes and furnished one
thousand three hundred men for the service
of the government
cEAn enterprising photographer in In.
dianapolis gives away . photograph TO eve
~ person who will sit for one, counting on
his profits in the sales Of duplicates to
friends.
"Mr. Baily OF Aurora has invented .
new gun cartridge. which he claims will
effect great Swing ia ammunition, avoid
the great strsin or pressure upon the can
non, aud lessen the recoil. Gov. Wright
has taken steps TO induce the Government
to adopt the new plan.
TO- The New Depot of the Indianapolis.
Pittsburg & Cleveland Railroad, now in the
course OF erection. in this place. is progres-
sing fioely, and will not be long before Il 10
completed. Il will prove quite an addi-
ton to that portion Of our city and most
convenient for the accommodation OF our
ci,izens.-Msnese Press. ....---.g
SWe learn that Thos. Hoppings, rs-
siding few miles east Of town, on Tuesday
morning, had his stable struck By lightning
burning up a horse. about $50 bushels Of
corn. and lot of hay. at
We presume this accident occurred from
the current of heat arising from the mass Of
new hay, which formed . conductor Of
electricity. When farmers put new hay
into their barns they shoold not fail 20
protect them we'll with ightaing sods.-
MnSeie Pyess. Eae
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Green. Marks o! the strife were still TO be
seen in the dead bodies Of horses laying
around. broken sabres. soiled and torn uai-
forms and the trees perforated with shot
Aud here commenced the vandalism Of the
rebels under Hindman. The station houses
and grain depots at Rowletts, Horse Cave.
Wood lawn, Bells Tavern. Cave City.
Glasgow Junction, Rocky Hill and Oakland
lay n moss Of burned ruins Marks Of Sc
cesh camps could be seen on every side =
Elegant residences lay a mass of crumbling
ruins. fences were destroyed and marks Of
desolation every where. At Cave City. the
magnificent hotel 50 well known to the
tourist in visiting the Mammoth Cave. was
still smoking and its charred beams, broken
furniture aud ruined ch;mneys. spoke of the
wanton ravages Of the rebel force. AT Bells
Tavern we found portion OF Wilichs reg
iment who were on their way to Bowling
Green. on a special train. At this house q
favorite resort for the Nashville people from
its proximity to the cave region Of Kentucky
we managed by threats aud paying one
dollar each to get an ordinary supper, being
subject to the insults of the lady who kept
it.. who was a noted secessionist and whom
Gen. McCook actually had to tie up a few
days before for her outrageous treatment of
him and his staff. we also adopted the same
course. Between Cave City and Glasgow
Junction. the rail road appeared to have
suffered much. For miles along the road
ay the charred remains Of tiles and rails
which had been spoiled by heating. AT the
unnel, were piles Of rock thrown down to
'bstruct the trains but which had been re-
moved. Between Oakland aud Bowling
ireen. but little damage was done by the
'ebels. Slowly the train moved along and
It four o'clock the deserted fortifications Of
he rebels appeared. while the town of Bow
ing Green lay distant about mile and half.
The rail road bridge being broken down
lere, our trains stopped and We got out,
'lunging through mud knee deep and max
ng the best of our way toward the river
Arrived at the bank, we found a pon'oon
ridge in process of construction, and be-
wcen the oaths Of fat Major of Infantry
nd the dangerous appearance of the half
uilt bridge we concluded to wait until we
ould get boat. Floundering through the
ticky red clay after yawl. we were doom
to disappointment and finally had to wait
, a drenching rain two hours before we
'ere allowed to cross over. This was the
riters 6rst introduction to Bowling Green.
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r~In Philadelphi. the long string

p% In Philadelphia the long string Of
men ard boys at the Mint is novel sight.
The rush is for pennies, which the Mint er.
changes at par for y. s. treasury notes.
Every man and boz carries bag or bask-
ct to lug away bis load. People not know
ing the character Of the mint might SUP
pose the place besieged by persons waiting
for market to be opened. Within few
days slo,5O0 in nickel have been paid ont.
EE The Nemphi. Appeal requests ths
Gulf States TO make room for IL 900 more
troops from Indiana.
$CarroIl county has sent $50 men
to the war-mors than one third Of hsv 70.
ting population. Few counties Ne believe,
have done better.
~The Saint Joseph County Ccmmis.
sioners have soied Gao advanced bounty 70
each soldier enlisting 10 that county for tbs
73d Regimses, aud isa doilsrs sdditionsi 10
the married msa. Up 70 the Number Of 100.
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More Testlm Ony In Favor Of tl1
Tappaia:lnNOc Wheat.

w. G. Holmes, Holmes Farm, near In.
dianapolis, writes juno Esd:
sowed broad cast about the 25th Of
September on clover sod and gravelly soil.
It is Dov r. ady for harvesting and well Gill;
ed; clear Of rust or spot. and promises to be
an entire success-appears to be few days
Will SOW fifty acres this fall if the seed can
be procured.
R. A. Hamilton, McCoy's Station. Ind,
writes june 3Oth:
/ sowed late in November. it headed in
advance Of any other wheat sown on my
farm in September previous. II use the
bearded variety OF Mediterranean 1t is
ready to cut first. The grain is plump and
full.
Andrew Voris. franklin. Johnson Co.,
Ind. writes June 25lh:
Isowed the Tappahannock Wheat rather
later in the fall than usually sow my own
wheat, and it is now about one week in ad-
vance of Mediterranean wheat sown a week
earlier on the same kind of ground. II is
now about ready to cut, and it is clean,
large head, and the yield cannot be other
wise than large. Is it possible for me to
get about bushels of it for seed this fall?
John Brown. Milton. Wayne Co., says:
had few grains in letter year before
last which I sowed. and the proceeds OF that
seed sowed last year. Goth October. cut it
fully ripe. 20 h June-no sign Of fy, vice.
vii or rusl about it-y ield good.
Mr.. Browns experiment is valuable as
ndicatin. the facf that the whest in the
second year was sown late and cut early,
and will maintain its character.
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~An Ordnance Plov," says the Coua.
try Gentleman. has just been patented by
French & Fancher, OF Waterloo, n. Y. Il
resembles an ordinary plow and can be used
rs such. The beam is CT ndricsl or caonoe
shaped. and provided with a bore Of suffi-
cient caliber to throw a shot weighing from
one to three pounds. 1t is intended to be
used By farmers and planters in the Border
Sts.es, sgainst the guesrillas. $50
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CRoPs IN ILLINoIs.--The following ex
tract is from tie Illinois Farmer for July:
The winter wheat crop in Egypt is very
fine, better than for years past, ard in Cen
tral Illinois it is mach better than anticipa-
ted at the time of our last issue; the heads
are long and well filed, but we must put in
our protest against foul seed. Chess aud
rye are altoge her abundant, in fact in
some fields it Is difficulty to say which pre-
dominates. The chess controversy will
continue so long as the farmers have no
barns or good tanning mills. but as these
come in chess will 60 out. La good barns
the seed wheat will be threshold with fails,
or horses. and not be injured by passing
through the sharp edges OF the fast revolv
ing threshsr which is the chief cause Of so
many poor stands. allowing the chess which
no beating ca injure, to fill in the vacant
space. BY cuiiing the rye out of that por-
ton Of the crop used for seed this nuisance
can be abated.
The corn crop is backward. but, on the
whole. promising. Our corn crop is the
best we have seen in our late excursion
through several States South. In Tennes-
see we saw "a few fields. more favored, but
the average even there was below, aud we
again call attention to the value Of early
planning; and that to follow the plow at
once and roll. In Tennessee aud Missis.
sippi the wheat and oas crop are almost en-
tirely ruined with the rust. Not q tenth
part of the seed sown will be harvested
Of the crops in the north part of the State
we know nothing personally. but we trust
tho heavy rain and cold spells have checked
the ravages of the chinch bug. In the 9TH
er parts Of the State the promise Of farm
crops and fruit is all that could be asked.
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THINNING PEARS -Oae great error in the
management of dwarf pear trees. is allowing
the trees. especially young trees to bear too
much fruit. 1t is absolutely necessary for
the health Of the trees and to secure good
sized fruit. that The young fruit be thinned
Morou9hly at this season. Don't be afraid
OF thinning too much.--- Genesee Farmer.
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GRAIN LICE.-I have just discovered the
grain louise upon my winter wheat in con.
siderable numbers. Ithink they did not
make their appearance here last year until
after / had harvested my winter wheat. II
they propagate as rapidly as they did last
year, we mus: make up our minds to reap
much shrivelled grain the coming harvest.
L BARTLETT. IVarner, n. H., July l,
1862.
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THE CURcuLIo--A friend informed US the
other day that having for several years lost
all his plums by the curculio. he this year
applied the oil Of pennyroyal. mixed With
sweet oil, to the trees, and the result has
been most satisfactory, the plants remaining
untouched although The curculio was seen
in the garden.
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eJThe Posey County (Ind) Agricul-
tural Society will hold its Fourth Annual
Fair at New Harmony on the 7ih. 9th. 9th
days Of October next. A letter from L.
PELHAM. Esq; Of that place. mentions the
above, and adds that the wheat crop in that
section is fine. the oats rusty; and the corn
promising a good crop.
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i Dryartmeut.

~The heavy rains for the past week
have been productive of much good, and
the crops look finely.
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EI The farmers in the county are hold
ing back their wheat. thinking the price of
grain will advance and cannot be prevailed
to part with it. Wheat no doubt will soor
decline and we think they had best sell at
oneo
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w. I. Dennis. late Secretary of the In
ana State Agricultural Society. and present
Chief Clerk in the Agricultural department
of the Patent Office. says of this wheat:
'.The Patent Office last year distributed
SO bushels. some OF which was sent to In
diana, aGd as far As have heard, it is q
perfect success. II ripens here from ten to
eighteen days earlier than blue stem, and
has never yet suffered from fly or the rust.'
W. T. DENNIS.
WAsHrSeroN. D. c.. July 2. 1869.
Joseph II Quigg, Appointment farmer Of
Wayne county. living near Dover, who re-
ceived sample from the Patent Office last
year. says:
Il sowed the Tappahannock Wheat about
the 7th or 9th Of October. after my other
crop was sowed, and my best ground oc-
cupied, The patch was somewhat shaded.
and the wheat did not have fair chance.
| cut il, fully ripe on the 9Th of June
Other wheat is beng cut from 7lh 10 10th
July. The wheat is very light color, gen.
orally regarded in my neighborhood as
white wheat. The straw l think the bright
est ever saw. fhe yield. think. would
be fully equal to 90 bushels per acre.
in this county, on account ofiis ripening so
early that the insects aud other snaps of
wheat would be avoided by raising it,
S. G. MENDExHALL, living pacr Rich.
mond, says he sowed the Tappahannock
Wheat on the 1st OF October, on a corner Of
a field where the limestone crops cut. the
land thin. and shaded in the morning Ia
December it looked better than the Mediter-
which ~ sowed two weeks earlier.
some mishsps from fowls
and stock. 1t grew finely, headed out, and
was cut July LIST. saw sign of rust on
it, though my oats in the same field were
struck with rust slightly. There was no in
dication Of fly or-weevil about it.
believe it would be q valuable addition
to the varietiee of wheat we have in this
State. and would advise farmers try it on q
large scale than did.
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WAsHISGroS, August g. The followin ?
orders have been issued by the War De-
ment:
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-03-21
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Additional Details CT the Naval Baitle
All Quiet there on Tuesday Morn


Additional Details CT the Naval Battle
All Quiet there on Tuesday MOrn-
ing.
FORTRESS MONROE. March I0.-The
Minnesota yesterday returned to her US al
station, at the entrance to the Roads
She is again ready for ection.
The Monitor come down early this
morning, and was greeted with enthnsias- g.
tic cheers by the various vessels in the
harbor.
Gen. Wool and staff, and Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy, Fox, went on
board this morning. She was found not
to be damaged in the slightest degree, and
is as well prepared as ever she could be
for another conflict.
Her performances was perfectly satis-
factory to her officers and men, and thoy
all speak Of her in the highest terms Of
praise.
The gunboat White Hall took fro at 2
O'clock this morning, aud was totally de-
stroyed.
The British sloop Of war Rinaldo ar
rived here this morning. She Is from off
Charleston. No news.
Tho latest estimate Of tho number Kill.
cd on the Congress is fifty, including three
oficers-Lieut. Joseph Smith, command
ing; Acting Master Thomas Moore aad
Coast Pilot WIN. Rhoads.
Capt. VIM. Smith commanded the Con-
gross until recently transferred.
Twenty-seVen arc reported wounded,
and forty were taken r-isoncrs, none Of
them oGicers.
On board the Cumberland the Rev. Mr..
Lanhart, the Chaplain, was drowned and
Masters Mate Harrington WIS killed.
But few Of the wounded escaped to the
shore,
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The number Of killed and wounded is
about one hundred aud iny.
On the White Hall, third assistant on
gincor Andrew Nesbit and Robert Waugh
and Charles O'Coupcr, sesmen, were
killed, and twelve or thirteen wound.
cd.
On the Dragon, which received shot
in her boiler. three men wero wounded
no officers. The VIM. Whcldon received
a shot in her boiler, md tho Rescue was
damaged in her machinery. The formcr
was towed to Baltimore by the Adelaide
The Minnesota lost six men killed ant
seventoon wounded, not including any
officers. So far as known she il sait
to hayo received quite number o
shots.
The Roanoke received but two shots
and little damage was oceasioncd by
them. No casualty occurred on boar,
except the falling OF ono man frOu
alolt.
II is generally believed now that th,
Mcrrimac must have received serious dam
sgN. II Is the testimony Of some that sh,
was considerably listed on one tide, as sh,
went behind Sew0lrs Point.
WAsHiNoroN, March II.
A telegram from Fortress Monroe lhi
morning announces that everything i
quiet there and at Newport News.
The officers aud men Of the Monito
speak in the highest terms Of Of her per
torrance, and think they might have dc
stroyed the Merrimac if they had beol
allowed the opportunity.
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Commodore DuDOnI's LslIe Cap
tNres--Iiruuswieis, Ecrnn di :
Hn and Fort TIincin.

Brunswick, Ga, is forty miles South O
Savannah, and Is situated ON Turtle river
1t has iiue harbor, with thiitoen feet oI
water over the bar at low tide. The
town hns but hundred or two inhabi
tants, and is the terminus Off uncom-
pleted railroad running souihw ard tc
Florida. Upon st. Simon's Island, which
is directly cast OF the mainland, the
rebels had erected carthworks, but re.
Gently removed all the guns for the de.
tense Of Savannah. Brunswick aud Fer
nandina are the only seaports Of any
value that are beiwoen Port Royal and
Key West
Fernandina, Florida, Is near the en-
franco Of tho ST. Mary's river, the bound-
ary line between Georgia and Flroida.-
The town contains 2,oo0 inhabitants, and
is situated on Amelia Island. 1t is the
Atlantic terminus Of railroad l5O milrs
in length, running across the entire Pen
insula Of Florida, ending at Cedar Keys,
on the Gulf, which is already IN our pos.
session. ST. Mays, which is also in cur
possession, is small towu in Georgia at
the entrance OF the river, tho name of
which il bears.
Fort Clineh, the defense of Fernandina
has been about ten years in construction
and is only about half finished. 1t is a
rcugu!er FASHIONED fort of brick work
with heavy casemates and guns mounted
N barbette. When seized by the rebels
last spring il had but few guns of light
calibre; Out the rebels saw the importance
of the fort, as forming the main defense
of Eastern Florida, aud strengthened il
considerably. This spposrs from the
fact that when the national troops took
possession of the place, twelve large guns
fell into our hnnds, including one immense
rilied gun Of 1870 pound caliber. The reb-
els had also built in the vicinity OF the
fort eight earthworks, and mounted them
with guns, portion Of which they ac-
ceeded in removing. The principal oil
these earthworks was constructed upon
The mainland, some 10 rake the shin chan /
mel For five miles vessels entering tho
main ship channel are within easy range
1f the guns OF Fort Clinch, and for
half the distance within thousand
yards.
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rrcur pErwErS TINS MONITOR AND ntRRl.

MAC.
The Monitor came in Saturday night,
and proceeded up past the Minnesotp.-
The rebel steamers jamestown and York
town were not irsn-plstcd, or, at any rate
only partially so. They came down in
the daylight, making for the Minnesota,
but to their surprise found the Monitor
ready 10 receive them. On Sunday morn
ing the Monitor moved close mp the Nor
rimac, aud, side by side, engaged her for
| four hours and twenty minutes. Once
! the Merrimoc dashed her iron PROV
squSrely against tho Monitor, but did not
/ injure that vessel in the least The Mem
itor in turn determined TO try her force
I in similar operation, but in some unae-
countablo manner the wheel or other
steering apparatus became entangled, il
is said, and the Monitor rushed by, Just
missing her aim. CAPTAIN Wordcn is
confident that he put three shot through
the hull Of his antangonist--probably
through the ports. The Monitor fred
l7s pound cast iron shot. The wrought
iron shot were not used. because their
great weight and peculiar construction
renders the gun much more liable to burst.
The McrrimOc fired about forty shots on
the Monitor, which replied as rapidly ne
possible, but, so far $ il is known, neth-
or vessel is injurncd. Those on board
/ the Monitor say the balls ratified and
rang upon both vessels and seemed to
bound off harmless. The Merrimac is
probably not injured, at least not more
than the starting Of plate or so Of her
iron covering, and her machinery being
uninjured. she is probably fit to como out
again. II is impossible TO keep the Mcr.
rimao from coming cut. She can sail
three knots an hour faster than the Mont
tor.
From her evolutions should Judge she
can go at the rate of eight or nine knots
/ per hour. Ii is impossible 10 board the
/ Merrimac. Should she come out again
she will be obliged to pass within rUnge
of the Union gun at the Rip Raps, and a
shot from il might perhaps crush her sides
but it is very difficult to manage SO heavy
piece Of artillery, and the Union gun
in all probability, might be fired fifty
times without touching her. do mol
think the Morrimac is calculated to car.
ry much coal, aud that might have been a
reason for her retiring from the contest
The Monitor perhaps might follow W
the rebel steamers and disable them, hui
if she gets among the rebol batteries O
heavy fire might be concentrated on hci
from different points, and she be thus In.
, jured, or possibly she might be grapplct
to and towed ashore. These und o,he
reasons may suffice to show why th,
Monitor did not follow among the batter
les Of Craney island and Norfolk. Gen
Wool, ] understand, has ordered all th,
. women and children away from Fortress
Monroe, in anticipation Of the Merrimuc'
reappearance,
During all Sunday morning, while tn,
battle was raging between the two iron
clad vessels, the high cliffs ut Ncwpor
News and vicinity wcro crowded witt
spectators, earnestly watching the prog
ress OF the fight.