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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-07-30
FROM TIE FAX SOUTHWEST.
Another Brilliant Union Victory
Gen. Blunt With Small Force
, Routes 5000 Rebels.

FoRT Scorr, VIA KANSAS, July 24th.
General Blunt had fight with the reb.
81 General Cooper on the 10th in.t.. at
Honey Springs. in the Greek Nation. The
rebels were 5000 strong and orr forces
1850. The rebels We re completely ront-
el. anil sixty killed. Our loss was ten
We captured one piece of artillery and Q
flag. Colonel Williams. of the first col
oresl Kansas volunteers, was severely
wounded. ~
InE LOCALITY AND SITUATION.
Our dispatch above locates Blunt's brill
ian fight at Honey Springs. n small VIII
lage in the Greek country. The Indian
Territory is occupied BY the Cherokees.
Creeks and Choctaws, the Creeks inhsbit-
ing the central strip. from east to west.
A brief resume Of the operations in this de-
partment will be of interest. 4.
On the 9TH day of July Gen. Blunt AMI
Staff arrived. from Fort Leavenworth. at
Fort Scott. a military post on The Marmi-
ton Greek or rivera small branch of the
Usage River, and eight miles west ofths
Missouri State line. He Immediately took
all the available forces ct that point. 800
cavalry with two pieces Of artillery. and
left for Fort Gibson. . military station in
the Indian Territory. on the Moshu River.
near its entrance with the Arkansss River.
to reinforce colonel Phillips. who Was
threatened by the enemy. just prior to
thiS Col. Phillips had defeated the enemy.
consisting of 800 Indians and 400 Texan
rangers, in gallant fight ct Capin Cresk.
in the vicinity Of Fort Blunt. Immediate.
ly after the fight reinforcemsnts to the
number Of 1000. wsrs hunying forward
to the rebels from Fort Smith. . station
on the right bank of the Ark snsss River
and on the boundary line Of Arkansas.-
Col Phillips was then in imminent DANCE
of being overwhelmed bya vastly superior
force. Con Blunt. however. by the most
marches. hurried on to his
rescue. Their combined forces amounted
only to $500 men. Blunt howevss. Id
one of those infatuated Generals who ins
AGNES he was placed in the field to 6ght.
and although he was attaekipglan enemy
him three to one. ne gave
him BATTLE and routed him. with what
success the dispatch shows.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-04-10

impressments By the Confederate
Government are "unnecessnryl"-
jeff. Davis is too smart TO allow
such things II he could help him
self. Tho fact is, 50 relentless has
been the conscription, and so wide.
spread the deeolaton of war in the
South, that there is n scarcity Of
pre- visions, and that it ia absolutely
necessary to rob tho people in order
10 feed the army. The agents o.
the Government SEIZE every thirg
they can get their hands on, and
pretend to pay for it at arbitrary
rates far below those of tho market,
in paper, Elk dollars OF which, back
ed by a bowie knife, is required to
buy one dollar in gold.
There h's been a great deal Of
humbug about the South being
starved OUT" but it is evident that
the rebels are, at last, absolutely
within full view Of a famine. They
have made wonderful fight, but
are now staggering from, and faint
ing under, the tremendous blows
and pressure Of our vast armies and
fleets. Ia this the time to surrender
to ih3ml
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The YEAR or MINES. The pres
eDt y lar, 1863, pr, cents some curi
ous combinations in reg ard to the
figure 8.
II you add the first two 4 cures to-
gether, thus | plus s they cqral o.
II on sdI the lsttwo, G p,us 3 =
they eqral 6.
II yOn set the first two f uros 1S,
under 63, and add them together.
he result is 81. the ii.uros al which
added together--S plus eqnal o.
II you snbtrlct the frat two from
G3 the remainder il As. tho Il CURES
Of which added together. 4 plus 5
equals .
Il ypn divide the SO by the 1S
the quotient is 3. wirh 8 r.maiGder
1t You multiply all the figures To.
gether, Thus | MUS 8 p'u3 6 plus 3.
the rtsnlt is l4t tbs flureS OF which
| plus A p'u' 4 q1als 8
II you add all the iignros Of the
year together tho sum ia IT, and the
l added TO the s equals 0.
lfyou divide 1863 by 3 the quo.
tent is Gel, and 6 plus 2 plus /
equals 0
lfyou divide 1868 by 0, the QUO.
tent is 2O7, and 2plus 0 plus 7
equ9ls 0,
If you div de 1868 by 23, the quo
lient is 81, and 8 plus l equals 0.
II you eividc 1863 by co, the quo
tient is 81, and 2 plus 7 equals 0.
Thcre are other similar results -
Rhe year 1881 will provide large
variety OF similar com binstions.
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An Irish waiter once complement
Q a salmon in the following msn-
ner. .I
Faith, it's not two hours since
that salmon was walking around his
real estate wild his hands in his
p,cI cts, never draining what pret.
~ invitashrn he'd have to jins yeu
2 n.'emen at dinner" s'g'
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A LITrLE GIRLS ANSWER. AT g
dinner table conversation the other
day in one OF the Brooklyn homes
it was rem ,rked that jeff Davis
had joined the Episcopal church. -
Soon after, bright eyed l.tle misa
just old enough to begin asking
quest ons, spoke up, and said:
"Mamma, will jeff Davis go to
heaven?'
why, my dear, | 60 not know.
an sure, whether he will 20 or not. "
After thinking over the subject
little while, th1 little girl saye:
"Wor, mamma, | am surs ofone
thing-that il be does go, George
Washington won't speak TO him.
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OF CouRsE.. The Buffalo CONNER
.clal says: "The newly elected cop.
perhead Board o. Education OF Syr-
acuse have determined 20 dismiss
all the teachers in the public schools
OF that city who are opposed to sla'
very"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-04-10

In Boston, during the year 1909.
there were six cases where . white
woman was married to a coi0rsd
man, but not one Of marriage be-
t'een a white man and . colored
woman.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-04-10

a CURIOUS PRAYER - In the State
Of Ohio thsrs resided a family con-
sid'ing Of an old man by the name
Of Beaver, and his three sons, all
OF whom are hard "pets,i who have
often laughed to scoru the advice
aud entreaties OF pious though &c
centric minister who raeided in the
same town. 1t happened one oI
the boys was bitten by rsttlesnake
and was expected to die, when the
minister was eeEt for in great haste
On his arrival be found the young
man very penitent and anxious tc
be prayed with. The miDistor call
ing on the family kneelei down and
prayed in this wise:
10 Lord we thank thee for rat
tlesn akes; we thank thee beciuao +
rattlesnake has bit him. We prs,
thee send a rattlesnake to bite John
send one to bite Bill: send ono io
bite San; and, O Lord, send the
biggest kind OF a ratilesnake to bit,
the old man, for nothing but rattle
snakes will ever bring the Beaver
family TO repentance.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-04-10

AT a criminal court, the CONSUL
dissatisfied with his want OF success
with an Irish wiInesa, complained to
the court. Paddy replied:
Sure, and I'm no lawyer, yer
honor, an the spalpane only wante
to puzzle me "
Come, now, do you swear you
are no lawyerl" said the counsel.
"Faith an do; and yoz may
swear the same about yerseli, too,
without fear OF perjury"
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And further:-

The railroads of this State are on the
mount of giving ont. They have deere ased
lheir speed TO ten miles an hour as "A max
mum rate, and ara carrying twenty. .five to
lity per cent less tunnage than formerly
rms change in their rate Of speed and
quahuty OF freight has been made through
necessity. The wood work of the roads
mas rotted and the machinery has worn
out and owing TO tho stringent enforce
ment OF the conscription law as to rail
road employees, the compsnie havo not
neen abie' with all their efforts, 10 supply
either The one or other. We are NOT m.
formed OF the actual condition of the rail
roads IN the more Southern States, but
conceive that they are little better of than
I"ur own' except, perhaps. H. the matter
nf negro labor. The slaves along their routes
may rot have had tho same facilities tor
escaping to the enemy, as in this State.
T! e Jackson Mississippi Appeal
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'is place was in the ranks of The army, ami
innwing full we'll that tho opinion would he
tnllowed up by coercive measures, he lost no
time In taking to his heels and reaching Fer.
nandina under tho cover Of the wo ods.
NORTHERN, coNsERvATIvGB DO NOT Ap
PEAR TO DE FAvoRTEs OF THE
CnIvALRY."
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-04-10

Il k.IIiL Il. 80 AttDsE.sA, Attorney az
~ Law, VIII promptly attend To- al! Ul,ai.
css entrusted tOh,s caro-.
A JUSTICE 90 I'll Y PEACE
Eill attendt0 The Writing ana aclinawledpiup
4 deeds and mortgages and To tic taking %,
lopUsiuons.
Otflcr-Mclodcon Building. in tho room for
rerly occupied by j. f.. Caples, Esq.
fndlay, ONO. Aur'l %. lSdS.
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REBEL NEWS.
Extracts from Southern Papers.

Extracts from sou;hern Papers.
Tho Richmond Examiner OF March
lS, speaking of JEFF. Davis Fas,
day, says:
II would now seem probable that the
Presidents proclamation for Il day of fast.
ing and PRAYER might have bcen appro.
priately da.ed little earlier. on the 27th
VI March AN appendix may he necessary
for humili ition ever u defeat, OF thanks.
giving over a victory.
The Examiner OF tho 18th also
says they have from all their ar
mics, gratifying accounts
but -
The only point upon which there Is ap
prehension, Is hat our forces NAV lie forced
by want of fnOd for men and horsos to re
linquish the strongholds from which the en-
rmv could never disodge them. and that
THIS is grave and pressing danger we
havd many Tears for believing.
II Is Fact MS well known 10 tho enemy
as 10 ourselves, that all the country in tic
vicinity Of our armies has long been sIrpp.
ed vt lis provisions and forage. and that
these armies depeld for their existence and
maintenence Of their present postiO Ons up
on the railroads.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-04-10
writes to that paper:

Very lew male inhabitants were found in
The town. every body cnpa he ut hearing lrms
being conscrlpied Into tho rebel army The
Y omen and chlluren proved TO be i'm "A wretch
ed sI'tle ol dostllutlon, tieir clothes mostly
IN rags, and nothing To sat hut small an, /
ol corn, eked OUT by pretty plentiful SUNNY
ui roe. When II was known that the Van.
hees had returned 10 Jacksonville, and tina
! the town was surrounded by negro piekets
several ladies' came on board the Boston. and
of course were well received by the Cantnin
and GERS. One Of the ladies' in auesi n
proved To be the daughter Of Gov. FLOYD, and
her oonullloh WAS Il type OF the rest. Her
| husbanl, an officer in the COulederato ARM,
had returned home on sick loitve; he musi
have boen hOrriiiod nj the state in which he
found his family, for the universal dostitutiun
WAS such AZ never before WAS seen i'm This
once happy country. The Mdy and her com.
panions, VINO were invited to the tablo OF the
Boston, declared that thcy could eat nothlng
wDle their FAMILIES were almost starving al
nome ana IN examination Of the houses
which buta few months ago were tho abodes
luf plenty and wealth, proved that the state
Inent was in no sense Exaggerated. beautiful
children crawled IN rags about the room.:
and the only larder seemed 10 be "A box of
| uncoOked rice, from which they vainly an
deavOrod TO alay their hunger. Everything
else ehlable, had been carried OF by the rebel
soldlery, or, 10 uall them ny the name VIII cb
they really merit, gu0rrillas, whose SOLITARY
oco patlonlnr ida seems TO be sei ling ho 9
aud poultry, and carrying on every able bod
cd male to swt II tho ranks of the army, A
farmer had Just managed o. effect his escape
INTO our lines at ferndndina. lie told Oll
troops there that, lew weeks previous, ho
lpussessed u thriving farm near To Jau kson
vile, but a M.nu oil guerrlllas ut nighttime
stole hal his hogs and seriousy " .dini nlshed
the number OF ms chickans. A low days clan
sed and II second -bndy at maraudsrs cnmo
reund and seized the remainder, giving him
IN exchange All order Tor the value of the AM
lmals ON the departmental q,iartermitster.-
His troubles were only commencing When
IL was found that he had nothing else 10 lose.
u Confederate olicer, charged with enforcing
the conscriPtion act, coolly informed him IA,
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I 49, h. otNtsAs
). Auurncy-at Law and General CoI-
e',lnss gent.
Especial attention given TO Guardian and
AdlniHisuHtlve matters.
once IA the Court House, upstairs, in the
'rubnte Judges olice, midday, ONO.
April X. lsG2.>
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His reviewer adds:

He Valiandigham) believes strong that
muse hath power 10 soothe the savage
hreast. Was ever such AN insult offered To
the SoutM When our women have been raw.
lshed At noon day in tho open streets of eur
cities and towns: their houses and all their
comiurts and valuabies reduced u ashes, and
they stripped almost to u state of nudity and
mpclled To look on their husbands and chill.
drcn murdered in cold blood, and other afro.
cities, barbarities and cruelties perpetrated,
which Mr. Vallandigham himself admits tho
English language has no words to express, t.e
south Is to DO consOleNl with "llal Columbia"
and Yankee Doodle"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-04-10

nR.s. Bt1tCii, drespeutiulianuounce
~ thathc htspeglndnontly iOCdied IN tindiHA
where he willatlend to AL calls hi, profession
Office and raHiioucc. ON west side ui Main -,
u the bu ldiug ,lrmcrly uccupiou by a IouuSr
t'uriy opposite tho Nrw PRESBYTERIAN Church
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The Richmond correspondent of
she Mobile Advertiser, wiring OF
Feb. 22d, sayr:

/ Liquor is sold openly in the city now,
/ apd II productive of vast amount ni
crime. At every bar hangs paper unon
which is pliuied Block tdn. seveniv.hve
cents" small wine glass full IN measured
out for one 'bockade." The number of dens
where the VI lest app le.brandv is sold, is as.
IioniShlnE. Ehve heard of no repeal of the
Liquor Law, and presume the police. nv tao.
| u coascn' have sltckeuod their Vigilance
Drunken men Hre seen dailv in the streets
nanY of the dressed Gs Confederate officers:
"hi thc mayors Court shows u sad record of
tho Increased number ~ whisky sho,s. The
new Richmond TEeater is infested with druu.
ken officers.
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TIE Jackson Mississippi Appe
says:-

From all accounts that roach us, we are
led 10 TIC conclusion that ere great while
Con. Bragg will bo forced either 10 engage
hosecranS in battle, or fall back upnn
CHATTANOOGA. The country would depore
the necessity which may force him to the
adoption Of the latter alternative. II il all
Important That we continue to hold Middle
Tennessee and Nortn Alabama, otherwso
we Slitil hnd ourselves in siraitend cir.
Gumslanccs Tor army suppl rs another year
kcncc.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-04-10
The Richmond Whig publishes
the following rom Il farmer in Mel
son county, Virginia, dated March
10

A local item in the Richmond
Wing, says hot c. flee is sold in the
rcstGuranis OF that city, a one dol
ar per cay! In the cotton stgtes
Hour is selling at from $50 30 s6J
per barrel. At Charleston the hall
pound loaf is retailed at twenty. five
cents! At Montgomery, Ala bama.
bacon is qnoied at from Is cents to
81 per pound, and -four at from $50
to s65 per barrel.
The Atlanta In e'ligencer Gays a
commission merchant in that city, a
lew days since. eold eleven barrels
Of wheky for So 900, being more
than 500 per barrel.
The following description of the
condition Of affairs discovered by
our troops at Fernandina, Florida,
which was recently occupied, a cor
respondent OF the New York World
writes TO that DaDar.
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THE IMPREssMENT CF PROVISIONS AT
THE SOUTH.

The Richmond Examiner, OF the
l4'h ult., says the temper OF the peo.
pie revolis at the injustice and srbi-
t,ary violence of the inpressments
and that
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