The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-03-13

Vile paper OF the l0th tneGo - no in0scAtlon
of the advance of the Union army. General
Ashboth has hoisted the stars and stripes
and calls for reinforcements.
AyorHER REcoxNorrERINa EXPEDITION.
Col. Dodge made visit with small squad
Of cavalry to the War Eagle Creek, eighteen
miles east. Several flne mills were found. -
The owner Of Won winkless min, an East.
ern man, was killed by the secesh, and his
wife. had been detained prisoner. The
shaft Of this mill was broken BY the rebels,
but Blackburn's and Winsers mills were in
running order. Five thousand bushels ol
corn were found in the latter.
EXTENSION HIRE or TELEGRAPH LINE.
The telegraph poles betweep Springfield
and Fayetteville are an standing. When the
line is finished to the former place, it viii
be evident that it ought to be continued to
this point, thereby putting us in this out Of
the way point at present, 10 direct co,nmu-
nication with st. Louis.
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TRANSFER.
I am informed that Col. Boyd and the
Twenty fourth Missouri will return to Rolla
to garrison that post, and that General Wy
man will come forward with the gallant
Thirteenth Illinois Regiment.
Several regiments have sent back for their
tents and camp equipage. This is an indi-
cation that we have taken hold of the rebel
rlow and Go not design to turn our backs to
the great work before us. -
A REIGN OF TERROR Lao.
Two intelligent women arrived at Colonel
Carr's headquarters last evening. They left
home south of Fayetteville, five days since,
and represent that their husbands were
Union men who fed to avoid being pressed
into rebel service. A threat was made that
the wives Of such who favor the Union cause
would be huug and many Of these poor wo-
men,were trying to make their escape from
the threatened doom. The day before these
women left home there were five Union men
hanged at Hewett's Mill. The women were
piloted through to our lines by an intelligent
contraband, the trusty slave Of their father.
This negro says that the retreat Of Price was
preceded by dispatches sent ahead calling
every citizen to arms. A perfect reign Of
terror prevails. Committees were appoint
ell to hang every man refusing to join the
rebel army People were removing their
provision to the woods and buryipg them
and Aeaing in large numbers to the noun
tains. By recent act no negro must be
found beyond his masters premises under
pain of thirty mine lashes administered on
his bare hack. A few weeks since, five ne
groes csught fishing together ina stream -
miles from Fayetteqille,, were hung, and
their bird pecked carcasses can be seen
swinging in the air to this day as warning
to others.
The negroes are told that the Northern
a5olitionists are trying to get them in their
power for the purpose of transporting them
to Cuba. This negro says that the war has
made the Southern men mighty temper
ate," nc ne but the vilest of corn whisky can
be procured. The equality" are suffering
headache from being deprived Of their &C
customed beverage, coffee. Sassafras tea,
used as q substitute sweetened with sor-
ghum, was not generally relished. Coffee
in Fayetteville held at 60 cents pound, and
none could be had even at that price. Sheet.
ing and shirting was worth one dollar a yard
The negro made statement to Gen. Cur.
tis, and the latter plan showing the roads
through the Boston Mountains. Full conf.
dence is placed in his statement. The two
women and negro were sent forward tc
Springfield. FAYEL.