The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-05-10
ew The Nsshvsiis Daily o ZION says:

I s~ The Nsshvsis Daily usisn .ays:
Who but . n.Aasn or FOOL aanA AtRets that
the teem.es 1i1.sa ,ael f !e8 states
on the Ohio aud uR9ea rivers
will consent 70 - &he ~ Semus0s and
the mouth Of tbs Nioaissabp 11d theA1f6c Of
the Gulf controlled by compazasively ehsnd-
ful Of people in ~LouisanaS Mississsppi and
Alabama And recollcct thai the Prepond-
erance Of population is increased yearly. in
favor Of the Upper States Of the Mississippi
valley in an astonishing ratio. In few
years the difference will b more than ten TO
one. This country cannot be severed. Its
unity is a geographical aad physical nscss :
f, sity. e
! re- A siege is an expsoGve cpsration..
In that Of Sebastopof the Allies cmPloyed
2, 5s7 guns for which were served J. 1881 i.oS1
shot and shells. aud II. ASS. .SO4 ibs. OF pow
del, exclusive OF what was used by the ueets
on the day on which they aes'sesd 10 .ne
five hours and half. AID 968. $50 shot and
she'll were used. The French transported to
the Crimea 500 .26s men and %l.97l horses
aud mules; and ,hs men they lost 6S: x2S oy
ickness and casualties. The reader oaA
.,ake his own calculations - TO the number
nnd tonnage OF vessel it would require to tran
spor, the men, horses, guns. etc.
Mr.. Pomeroy's bill for the organiz ssion OF
,e territory OF Lluniws . Shawnee word
. eniylug Indian. is intended % Prov.os'o
le region lying between Kansas and
, est Of Arkansas and east of Color a0' a.
:, I'd New Mexico. This district ha
,rne the appellatiou Of the Indian ~
ii Mr.. Pomeroy has simply tsAo slaa ed II into
: aawnee One of the pecaliarities in the bill
that it propose to allo " the Indians in tbe
,rritory, free par ticipation in governmental
fairs. and quality before the elaws.-Josr.
{ Commerce Il
EF-r rHs timely arrivalof 0snerel Nslsou's
Division the battle field at Pittsbuve
.4andig9~-is largely due 10 his irrspres.ible
disposition to 60 ahead. Whsn Nelson
arrived at Duck river, he found Nc Cooks
Division there engaged in building bridge,
but pronounced the river fordable, and his
men were ordered to take off their tro owrers.
drawers and socks, mako them into bundles
and carry the bundles on their bayonots. -
= then ordered them 10 60 in. which they
aud were soon over the river. He then
=. yssed on in the advance. and arrived ~
Savannah on Saturday. and wished 70 pro-
ceed to Pittsburg without delay, hut could
not get orders to do so. Hearing the sound
of the battle Sunday morning. he waited for
orders until eleven O'Clock, whom he pushed
on without orders, and met General Grants
messenger with the order to hurry up. when
half way to the field. In this way hs man
aged to get one Brigade into the fight on
Sunday evening and checked the enemy.
DEAra OF MAJoR GENssAr SMrra-The
telegraph Saturday. week announced the
melancholy intelligence Of The dsa1Aef Aaiee-
General Charles Smith q 6ayaanah. .Isen.
al which point he has bssu lytnR W. fllIos
some time past. This iuteIligeaee VIII Is
heard throughout the West with extssns rer
gret Although charged by unthinking par.
tisans with sympathy for the rebels. be uobly
vindica'ed his character for loyalty before
Fort Donelson. and by his gallantry and
bravery became the idol OF his army. Gen.
Smith has been in the army for nearly forty
years, and his death at this time will be
serious loss to his country. Peace to tho
ashes of the veteran!
Er On Saturday last we had converse
ton with Lieutenant Flag, the oldest naval
officer in the service of his rank; in which
he expressed the opinion that George b.
McClaiian Is the greatest General Of the age;
and that he would rout the pebsi army at
Yorktown, and capture Riehmood at IN
earley day. Also he expressed the opinion
that Com. Foote would Gnd but little difficul.
ty in taking Memphis. now that Islsnd No.
10 has fallen. He had accompanied ono
hundred sailors to Cairo. for ths gunboas
service and was returing to New York. He
expressed regret at seeing maoy men at.dif-
ferent towns along the road with the uni
4, <,f h,.4- ll
than to dress we'll Wabaah Expyess.
OFFICIAL From PIrrsBuRa LAsDrso.--
We have been shown a copy ofthe official
report OF acting Brig. Gen. J. G. LAnman,
of the 81 Brigade. 4th Division. The re-
port is made to Gen Hnlburt. From il We
extract as follows:
The aggregate strength Of the brigade
was ,727: the entire loss in killed. wound
ed and missing is As follows:
Thirty first Indiana, Col. Cruft commaud.
ing. Killed. 2 commissioned officers. IL
enlisted men; wounded commissioned Of.
ficers. 81 enlisted mon. missing. commission
ed officers. S, 6 enlisted men Total los,
1913.
Forty-fourth Indiana. Colonel Reed com
mandng. Killed. 2 commissioned officers,
"a enlisted men; wounded. Is9. missing. 8
enlisted men; Total loss. 226.
Twenty third Kentucky, LIEUT.. Col. Bsis-
tow commanding. Killed, = enlisted men;
wounded 3 COMMISSIONED officers. % enlisted
men; missing none. Total loss; 80.
Seventeenth kentucky, Col. McHenry.
commanding. Killed. commissioned Of.
6cer, IS enlisted men: wounded, g commits
stoned officers. 81 enlisted men: missing. 3
enlisted men. Total loss. 88
Total loss Of brigade. 70 killed. 376
wounded, 1o missing.
~The revolt Of the fallen ssesIs from
the skies made hell in the spirit world,
and the revolt Of eleven Stales from ths
banner Of the Union would make he'll up-
on earth. whose stssuA vnth sad despair
would never be eheersd b4 ~ aeaR a hope
and whose sndasss sight would ossss bshold
the morning of redemusiNn. - -na. n