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LEXINGTON, Ky, August s.
Irfarnotfon recr;ved this morning from
wo1f,,d,s eTnetitian he s,yy the Cum6erisnd
in nnrs11,f of Scott. nearly conrIudes the his
foIT ct the dashing cn.rec and ipelorious
f;rs,e ~ the 1ast act Of the brilliant fnvasloo
~ Inng - thsentcre5 t The chiyalric isader Of
tSe ~ io F1onr ot ths Sonth fthe ist La Cay) Is
~ o1ota5 nrohohir win Their lite achiara-
r,n,ss an1 ku t1,;e {;ma Il reeIv tn her,r,lf a
erIso.iher tre ~ +hc nTiona int $ r,:is don't
nav The ~ scotterei frarmeuts Of Seott,s
Pn5,,n,i Pa5. +oof- rafnna arn6no the l;11s a1onr
thc;r Inc ~ f1;,,ht ffon, Trv3ne to Cnmbe;.
ias,J ,i,-a. rha nniiiaetaa rannanta nnnoher.
I'm .ah,,. fdo srcn *,,.Sa, s,os+ aN.ctad
tts IL t.i5 tnrcesin15 ~ sm;th;s Fn~d 'fnE,no viii
then, aexen II t1eIr nnns. Pnraned 1Y.Woi-
ErT tSevaos;n Is, hroIrs M w;Il tha 1ass If one
ca1ntr " ana rsstnneee h1ocIed H nn tia rnaiis
t,fttss a1b tho nt:,1 r,sssaa "a e1d res;stej
hat oarance mi 13r,!Ise5 fn,5f and rear
theV ohon1onfd. f3I,r n,nre Hnns and INK tx
thsjr 3ndi1i5naI hse1s Nnt5 ,ner arc nicEinu
then, IN ~ the rafe r. II, n .sf9 1aer aav'
tLosa Who o. e:cape.wil1 onIy be able: to sifect it
h.ciae ii. i,sotab,v a.: ftr-,"t tte Gaonr.
toi1s VIZ ttoH"o'! s.S 'A'o1s" '@0
nnr news finn, .Tennessee- thoupb similar
In tenor TO what We hnye been acc1stomed to
receive any time during the war. becomes IN
usually painful, in ylc1 Of the long suffering
Of this abused people. The late censcTiption
act aplea1s 10 be lis only one :hst piece: Of
cruelty needed to complete the ruin Of Est
Tennessee. The ablc-bodicd men lad either
been forced into tho rebel ranks, or made
their escape. Tic rebel government now de-
mands the services Of all between the ages Of
forty-five ard -ffty-dve. requisition has
been made by Davis en- Gov. Harris for t, ,tO
Of this CLUES, and IS many will escape, this
nnmbcr will take about all that may be 1eft
up to fifty five 3eazs.
The most desperate and determined efforts
to eecape, on the part Of conscsipts, are met
BY the Must Wanton cruelties hy tile rebels,
who do not attempt to take them, hut shoot
them down like Wild beasts whenever and
wherever found. The tnhuman e1aughter OF
these poor fellows taking place daily and
oper1y, il abso1ute1o horrible, and would DO
Incredible but for the testimony of almost
bundrGas Of Witnesses daily. 1t Is @. worthy
comment nron the imnitigab1e insolence and
stupendo,s hypocrisy Of 1Ir. Vica President
Elcubels' pteGt;o mission to Mr. Lincoln "to
mitigate tic barbarities Of war; This war,
and Scarcely spy other, can surrass the innu-
man crueltie6 pr.ciscd by those lying hypo-
critics in East Tennessee. Even tdfs last con
scription act 1s Intended and employ
ed more rs cloak to their bar
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TEE WAR IN NORTH
CAROLINA. :.


FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 9.-Ihe Exredi-
N thai left here on the 4th, under tue d.
Il -tion Of Major-Gcneral Foster, accompanied
y turrc,ed iron-c1ad S.uganlon, aud Eanboats
=. II. ,yatao,e Ba1ney aud Cohusse:. proceeded
u: Jun, River, and when within seven miles
)! Fcft Darling, st point called Dutch Gap, q
.e7st:i, VIII exI'lcoed undcr the bows Of
iun.ndo.c D4rncy, bJ lock string canaect
X will. The ehore.
liz l.. ..riosion wns terrific II lifted the
r,..b.. - bow' t,;u feet ont Of the wafer, and
i 'cw :: g.aat qcanti;y Of water high n tha
L.. Which, fal1iHg on the deck, washed over
x."t 1at1ecr OF the crew. Among them vas
I>u,. Gushing, commander Of the Barney;
To sailors, were drowned, the rest were
&C. Maj. Geu. Foster MS on board when
Ie x:,losion took place.
>rAc encuty then ol'tued upon them from
n,re with d 12poauder Aeid piece. The
j. -ncv was penetrated by listeen shots, be.
lies t great humber Of 1nuskct balls, but n ..
::au S..s i,jnrtd, escei'. the Pay Master,
ylo was slightly wounded by spintels.
,rlt. cuuDoat Cohssset received t1re T.
,tupQ shot, one Of which passed through bar
.i;,,.houBe, Instantly killins her comnander,
= :iuc M.sier Coz, striking him IN the back.
j.. Commudo,e Barney was towed to New"
~ News, to be repaired The objec: OF tue
,.:Eu o!szance was accomplished, and TIC
t,- T..trr1,eH
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and request that the people Of each town, or
ward ii city or village, appoint a. once
committee to prepare a complete list Of I'LL
nsen ttat havc yclunteered FROM such town
OF wa-d, as they nay be ready with the re-
ouired evidence. These Lists should be very
Carefully made, giving accurately the name
Of the soldier md the company and regiment
il which he enlisted, and not containing the
name ct any one who was not, when he en-
listed, an actual resident OF such town or
ward, for, II inaccurate, such = list may be
entirely rejected. EDWARD SALoMoS,
fShrnrnnf
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&N4N4AGEKAztkT HI ~ AANA42AAA4%
Gov EaloEor LAS written letter to Alder
N e ssuer, Of Milwaukee, ir relation to vol
Ertcerfrgi In this State, In which he states that
Ie La sent tt tlc Secretary Of Wat the follow
lug dispatch, to which hs las yet received no
reply:
MADISON, JE1y %, 1868.
IioS. E., II. SrAS1oS:-It has been stated
ruei;isc}y, il my papers, that the Governor
cf New jersey had obtained permission to
r:.i:c the quota Of drafted men BY volunteer
lue, aid I iriy days had BEEN allowed for that
1urco>c ..ciore the draft should be executed
IL that State. If that is true, urgently re.
qu: i the sane prisil.ge for Wisconsin. Il
'l.t &C t::.t:re il would stem unius: and create
i,c:..,}e 10. 10 .l.ow /. here. II NJ. true,
pi.i. to aunpunce fact. Please answer imme-
aia,e1y Esd give us tile sane privilege Of vol
Iii :v-la:ts er-.:sed to any other Stats without
tu..htr requests. EDWARD sAoHoE.
, 1863-08-11
Ul)lfaoo 0ribu,1e.
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
From Cairo, Memphis, Vjclzsburg aud
Corinth our dispatches elsewhere are unu-
sua}ly full and interesting, though contain
ing no new features Of especial moment.
In West Tennessee, lately reported clear Of
rebel forces, il now appears that it will not
be safc to withdraw the adequate Federal
gunrd. At Memphis Gen. Hurlbut is to
continue in command. In Vicksbuzg, IT,:
work Of rcnorating and cleansing the Gil:
is in progress, and greatly to the satisfae-
lion Ct crcn the secesh residents, the ef-
fects Of whose offense Of treason had be-
come rank and smelled to Heaven. We
prefer not to give full credit to the rumors
OF Decentralization in the rebel army Of
Johnston We prefer to believe that our
Generals in the Southwest viii make their
preparations with reference: to the rebels
just as II they knew them to. be strongg'
There is, however, abundant support for
Tie opinion that thc rebel cause generally
. H. the Southwest has been in collapse
since 1'icEsburg.
!; Tie news from Charleston advises Us
t!st Yesterday was 10 be the occasion Of
tine grand a!t2ck by Gen. Giln1ore's forces.
II Ills he true, stirring news is close at
lal.d.
Tie war in Virginia will meet all our
t,1oeuosications Of it to the letter. It has
90 immediate stirring work in store, The
t'rc!iable milisa1y gentleman ut the Cont
Ec1it:l" yesterday We have high opinion
t. IL this respect. We would not give a
t. ntincntal' for the vap.d, contraryWisc
lud not Otherwise wise gucsses Ct the Phil.
.1clpEia reporters,
Alderman Comisly demolished the
TRIBUNE again, last evening, but not in
tr;c 10 stop the issue Of this edition He
lvcns the TRIBUNE the cause Of this war,
md is torn:nst" giving any money or aid
i :lc " 4r until it is stopped. The Alder
tim let loose upon the City Fathers las
light tull herd Of bulls Mbcrnian an6
Mathematical, with vigor that made ths
E.-A1oyors wink in their Eilded frames q
lucy hung nropnd the lively Alderman
Aprcpos to the telling and scathing cx
tosurc Of Northern Copperheads, in Ger
lognn's speech. elsewhere reported, on
Springfield dispatch announces that a.
ll7ncd and determined resistance, On
moderate scale Of magnitude, has met Fed
Ill officers in the discharge Of THEIR tlu
ics in some Of our Southern Illinois local
ui,s S.rh 1l:1dness will be shosf-flyec
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New ToRK, Aug. 8.--A letter dated from
Bal1ia, July 26th, on board the United States
steamer Mohican, which was sent IN search OF
the pirates, states the Florida was at the Is
jaud Of Las Rocas on the l4th inst, where
her surgeon and st waEs e5 at q
inns Of coal and left on q cruise. We can hear
nothing OF see nothing Of the Alabama, from
Thich re conclude she has left this coast en-
tirely, As for the Georgia, we think she Is In
some secluded bay on the coast, awaiting her
guns by the Castor. It Is some satist1cstouto
Enov TINT she will have to walt very long
time, American vessels are taxing ont Bra
lillian registers. aYailipg themselves thereby
at The Brazilian flag. This Is hard There
Should be more American men-of-War here.
, 1863-08-11

NEW YoRE, Aug. 9.-The Itibuns's CORES
pondent, ut the Potomac headquarters, Of the
9Th, says: ttThe thermometer here stood
104 degrees today.
favor Of Gen. Pore, for sN thousand dollars,
fnnnd IN his perfQE."
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10 Truth In xhe g War-w1td-Eu-
RiRuG:, Sensation ArelcleA-A Large
ytcry from tho n. \. Herald.

NV YoEK, Aue, 9-TAe =. 7. 1ribune's
1a1h:tst ston dispatch says: The war with Ed
lad sensation ncwE, Lately started, III. no
Tie Htr31d,s 'yash:n:taa dispatches con-
lin a losC dispatch 10 the effect that Mr..
'la: cur Minister At 81. rt1eraburg, has en-
"re5 into treaty with Russia, On behalf Of
II. Limited States, ASSURING Russia that. Ia
''s'en; Of Wat bel2s des!er:a agalust- her
se,a a deoa,o "asn xar s@ainst United States
l.tsE
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PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 10.-An immense
audience crowded the City Hnll tonight to
greet Gen. shepleg, Military Governor Of
Louisiana He made speech two hours In
length, which was received with enthusiastic
nr,tn,tsa
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Arrest Of Gov. IsEcrpont.

Arrest OF Gov. VlcFp0hk.
We t;na the following in The Wheeling
IL, :s,', Of the hiast.:
We IRAN that on Monday afternoon Gov.
F. IT, 1,ic.po1t Was arrested III Bridgeport by
;'e Sheriff OF Belmont couu;y, and Was held
20 hail in the sun Of ten thousand dollars for
4is appearance ut the nextterm ot Court held
Il 15a{ couIty. Tie charge preferred against
..is4! l. TIT fase Imprisonment, Ii this city, Of
.1uG1c Gco. ". Thompson.
, 1863-08-11
FROM SPRINGFIELD.


srR1sorrEtn, August 10, 1853.
Proninen. citizens Of Davenport, Iowa, ara
making strenuous attempts to have the arse
nal and military prison or tho islaud 1T kock
Island, set of to the military district OF
lows. Gov. Yates hearing OF these attempts,
has protested to the War Department against
the contemplated chnnge- lie has also 1or-
wa<deq strong remonstrances upon the eoo-
ject from citizens Of t}eat part OF the State
to Washington. It Is announced thae
General Leonaro moss uas oeuoerea nla 20
nataon 10 ths H"t ospat sn1eu'' "ue s'A@s ~ t4AS
been accepted. NO reason has ~" ueen s1s'n' M
General hoes vas IN tne e''s on 1hofsaS' vi
LIS way 10 Ms aous' -.
General mceiefnano na9 not .euus.su ~
nsagnation' IS Was sepos,e" .som ~ 1ens4s W. -.
II lew oa5s saAee =, us 10. 49, ..s,.e.~ 40 49,
Vestasasion aheo aA Aas onpla aeas'
, 1863-08-11

THE WAR In KENTUCKY.

Finale to the Scott I3Atd-Thc Rebels
Thoroughly Scattered-.iU their Ar
fi11ery Captured-and Horxes lost
NcxEs from East Tennessee-Rorr1-
b1e BArbAr1ty OF the Hebe1s-Where-
&houts OF Bragg.
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KetlforcrxnCntE IN 1he Amount OF
5000 hare Arrived.

NJ aohE Aug. 10.-A private letter
tol II. ~ e;f!s laland, August 1st says: 1t il
.l"teu st ~ nTrs that rtiuforcemsnts numbering
Id 1S igh, On FL SSsAs S1asssc' and will be
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TR. HTLLIARD-Ionp and IA

n. HILLIAEU-L0n and Ia
yorabIy known IN the Northwest, has his ofrca
at s8 Randolph street, Chicago. Up sta1rs for the
Of all diseases, male female. Special attention CIV.
en- TO MI n,aladiss Of long standing. I have cured
eoe Of the worst Of blood diseases Known
In this country Patients at distance ca3 consult me
By letter with every confidence. Advice gratts EH.
close stamp to secure ready answer to tnteEroga-
tic1e Female Golden Lunar Pills, price oce dollar
per boz. II SAINT to any distance rHzea three Cent
atanps are required to prepay postnse. occa hou,s
from A. IL till 10P. u. 2. o. Eoz 553e. ctlc5go. FL
Al1t ktI9EW
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neoth 0f Il Bank President.


BosroS, Aug. 7.--Thadeus Nichols, ,es1,
President Of tie Union Bank, and 4 highly
esteemed citizen and merchant, died last ev-
enint aged IS Years.
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Eo.s0NArK. Augrsr 3ta. 1871
Icert1! that my brother fsnec4 3. Pottar. who Wsa
srtdicf Of the 18th Regiment Ct InoIs Volunteess
wae 1:scdsrHcd from the service Of chful
epf:h s'm,a 20 tr1 9oth Of yqy ls atsr heles near
tsat ttora the tine q h. E.t9'n on discharge he r.
until about 'he 18Th Of February. 1861 in condition
nearly b! that after falling to get relief from ply
efeians he:e as Fel "a te army to ent to Ch1c14
On OF nbcnt the Inst aad datc aud appitea for relief
- tAe London E5c ard Ear tlfzmary. co:nas Of 1u-
tolph ard Dearborn 3.eets: toat abort tie 3th
u Maicn 1868 lie returned AID readtd With ma until
the ssth q A7ru f2noWtng, at which time his eyes
Wefn VEIL. and nS able 70 endure trto to Nevada:
that attes Ill fetuEa from chicago ha has fepentedfY
e1rrcsaed to ne lis gratitude towards DR. JAMES
LEWIS of said lltri0ary. tor his kla Treatment s"d
atbHtsd the receysy ef h! eyes entirely to ak1l
and excellent qahllcsttons II dis profession Ths.
hs has ako said TO mo Fea,edly that T. F. Reynold
who WIS IN the same I9lEmA.y had nothing to do Wiz
him that he receiped hs treatment entirely {o Dr.
JANIS LEWIS ato: esail. aud that be beiieYes tun
eatl Lswls has saved him from total b:IndaeAs
ORANGE POTTER,
Police Magistrate and County SurYesor
TIE ahose $, i. Potter who WAS cured b. d.. James
q RsEdolph and pearbora et.ea;s Il the same 9 B.
D,P Key9olas referred 70 10 sho T1Ihune Of The oh
a1e ot being treated 6y s.!d Rgyno'ds ta
tton the abb lsy tlas medical divine aui1 k Ser
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Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tsihune.

S0T1h.
Richardson's gucrilles were last heard from
at GalloVay's Depot, near Memphis. He |
ssems to have brought back heavy reinforce |
ments to put his conscript1on order into im- |
mcdiate operation and gather up desestsrs |!
from bis command.
Capt. Perley, Of the 9th Missouri regiment, |
on his way from Vfcksburg to his hons" in
Litchfeld, Ill, stopped at Memphis On Thura-
dny lnst, and put up at the Gayoso House.
lie was shown to his room, and about an hour
Inter lis dead body was picked up IN an allcy
In the rear Of the hotel. He had fallen ftom
tLe..window, and was horribly crushed. It
supposed he WAS sitting, In the window <.nd
had fallen asleep, and, tumhllng out, lost hls !,
life. Tie clothes lie had worn remaine1 hang
irg upon chair in his room.
Lieut.. Taylor las gone up with Capt. Per
1eY's remains.
An accident Of the same ehsracter occurred
at Memphis, on Wednesday night The
bodies II three soldiers lost on the Ruth,
with that Of young Oglesby, sen. clerk of The
steamer, have been washed ashore q. Colum-
bus, and buried.
The agent of the Post Office Department at
Memphis, after consulting with military and
other authorities, has written to Washington
recommending that the mall to and from Nc"
Orleans hereafter DC Pa. Oh steamers upon
tie Al1sslssippl' Is anofolps NUTS eae anu
Speedy means oI 1tanspos1auon tnan oceau
steamers lately afforded.
Constant patrol1ing By gunboats and noun
ted yidettes, renderguerilla associations Diff
cut ana dangerous 10 'ae eosns'
Especial olepatea 70 tnc lineage a1ioone.!
eA1Ao' august u 4oo''
d number Of steamers have arrived from
| below to-day, but the news is untmportaat.
Everything seems TO be quiet at Vicksburg.
Paymaster Greeuawalt, supposed to have
been lost upon steamer Ruth. made his ap-
pearance here Yesterday. It seems Ia did not
ytt upon that steamer when she departed.
b,v,nr hem nroy,de1t;al1y left behind vhilo
conyersfnr with friend at tho ST, Charles
Hote1. He however took the steamer City Of
Alton some hours later. and passed the bum
| irr croft. but unable to find out what boat
she was. He went on to Memphis, where he
first learned Of the destruction Of the Ruth,
| ard loss of his companions. He may forever
hc thankful TINT he vas detained. and prsyent.
/ "a fIomt taking that horrible tzip.
Provost Marshal J, Y, Phillips, and officers
accompanying him, while upon visit home,
| at or near South Pass yesterday, were fred
nnnn from the roadslde by some persons, and
narrowly escaped death. It Is supposed that
the attack was from some deserters, on tl1s
track OF whom Phillips had for soma time
beer, for the purpose Of returning them to
their regiments, In pursuance Of his dnty.
rspccta1 Dispatch to the Chicago Trtbane.1
v1cksBuEa, Aug. 4,yial
| GAiao' aug y toos.
11e n'iaoef " 1epei otuee9s Pa.oieo nete
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NEW York, August 10-The 9. 8. steam
frigate Hartford, Of Admiral Farrassuts Nils"
sIsstppt Squadron, arrived to night.
, 1863-08-11

Gel. Chas r. Hotchk5s Ct the celebrated Railroad
Regiment e2th Illinois l1fa.ty for gallant 9afTtcrs
II ne sls ha1tg been seecsI by special orders of
Mi r lt e:ht At7es1a1S to reC.u1s his tsa.ueut to
tho IaItE1m Eunpar to serve ~ Muparsd Infantry
In .he ArmE OF The cnm.esl*nd. We tan Undersigned
EoMrHea reprs se2t3g ths 1uerSns Rallrp ads Enfc1
taSa ~ etdy coc'r'outed gallant Ken to tn 1t RexE
nent. hereby tAko Pie ttute ln ack?ozledxtn4 r1e
II this l:et2eot, and ths to1oraba tnanlJ3 aai 10
gard ths. hare received from their Commanding
tie on!TKesuent ron t9i1 Etata REPRESENTING soIry
tte rat'ssad en ot sha North vest. b. nrnedi4te
Allied With n tae rccrutfn 1e%.Fetl And they taeffa.
that ~ railroad Il thc st3se,
cry pc+.bia AssstAuee to Col Ho.rlk.Sa q: tan on
ceFt assisting him. II accomplishing The p9rpo.o Of
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NUMBER IS.

repeated marks Of confidence on tho part, OF
the people OF this city, will urge me to give
to tie discharge OF my official dutiss all tho
labor and attention In my power, and to lu-
,.roye that l.bor by the experiance and infor-
nation have gained in this TYP -
CHIEF Sf5s: Eg:iaeey e5sy Fire Dept of cne @ .go:
i Rebel Poet Turned Up.
Wm. Gilmore Sims writes IN "Ods'' euti-
tied, soar City by the Sea-" The opening
stanza fs this:
Our City by the Sea,
As tho Rebel City known,
With eoul and spirit free.
As the waves that mike her zone,
Stands in walt
For the Fate,
But she notaIn. fsa!s he terror Of his blo";
And for every son that tails
She viii spread thousand pals
For the foe!
Spreading a ssthousand pa11s for the foe
for every son that tails" puts one In miad Of
the earlier dnys Of the rebellion, when one
rebel was to whip FIVE Northern men.
N. r. Bank sfatcmcnf.-.Au9ust 10.
Increase in Loans. Sa5;sz
Rss5sase fnsrease IL ln ssnstion.
Dccreasa in Deposits. 5o
NJ r r IED.
FL s'!:1i'' Sss SaE7a aiE ussS os Esea s' L.
DIED.
e es s{ % sSnsy sy y
. pheae Giaezy ased months and IS days,
, 1863-08-11

Kentucky Congressional Delegation
The returns thus iAr show that the follow
ing gentlemen Tili represent Kentucky ID the
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TALL NOT TH AT n AN
~ 1getched who has CHILD IN Eaom hehoqsa, on
whom be doubts-roVtrT may grind him TO the dust,
not 1urehase. Como t1.1*diately ta:: e Evsrs.ts
ia Vate-ouly THo Dollars doz.a- 157 La&e street.
corner Of LaeAlle. BAT MAS. AEent
au1l-LNu
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N. r. Bank Observation-Disclosures 10.
1nrreaso In Loacs. HI, ell
DccrenSe in 50ISd
1nrrcnse in C1rcufation on,......1 5j79
Dncreusa in pcnosits ............ ESQ ~
, 1863-08-11

TOR DEFECTIVE SIGHT AND
i HEAKIEG. various mechanical appliances.
such Ii
Artificial Eyes, Ear Drums, Sound
Conductors, &C., &C.,
May be obtained Of Dr.. B WALKER. Ocu1ist aud
Aurist III sou,h Clark st.. Chicago. au11k3A 1tdaw
, 1863-08-11

T AIDES LOYAL LEAGUE.
IL There Will be meeting Of tho Ladies Loyal
League at the Young Meua Christian Assocl atton
Rcom8 on WEDNESDAY. An7uat 1.th, at O'Clock
+. II. tsnl1-1tl BT ORDER OF TEE PHEs1DExr.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-20

morning Of the 26th, at 2 c'cicck, 39uf
us were crowded into filthy stock car,
like hogs being sent to market, there be.
ing no such thing as seat. The grunt-
ing and groaning Of the wounded bore a
striking resemblance to hogs going to
market.
/ At about 19 O'Clock on the 26th we
arrived Al Knoxville, East Tennessee, and
had nothing to eat until almost night, bat
when our rations did come it was the
best we had had for long time. Here
we had three days rations issued 10 US 10
/, last US to Richmond, Va. got four TIA
BILE spoonsfulls of sugar, the first tina, |
had tasted in four weeks.
Two ladies, Mrs. Higgins and Mrs.
Cooper, came to see us in prison. did
not inquire whether they were Union or
secesh, but simply looked upon them as
Angels in hoops.
Knoxville is rather q pretty place. The
buildings are generally in a good state of
preservation. The pine and red cedar
are beautifully interspersed all over both
high and low lands amongst the decidious
trees, which were at this date just leafed
out, making the contrast most beautiful.
Although almost half the surface of the
country is covered with large limestone
rocks, and the balance Of the soil is quite
red, it has rich chocolate color, and is
evidently quite productive. But even
here my sympathies we're reused and my
blood almost boiled at hearing of the suf-
ferings of Union loving and God fearing
men then confined in the common iiil
but | did not see them.
After leayeing Knoxville few miles
the country becomes quite poor, and has
desolate, God -forcaken appearance all
the way to Lynchturg, Va. Indeed it is
but little better until near Richmond, Va
became ss inmate Of The famous lib
by prison In the rebel capitol on the Goth
of April. 1868, and got news almost eve
ry day from Gen. Stoneman, who was
just then making his famous raid. He
lost occasionally straggler, and as they
were brought in as prisoners VIC could
hear how Gen. Stoneman Was getting
along. The secesh became alarmed, and
on the evening of the Sd Of May marched
all Of US out into the street, preparatory
to sending us off for exchange. The
prison harpies took good care to rob us
of every blanket and tin cup that we had.
saying that they would want them for
their own wounded in few days. The
arrangements not all having been com.
pleted, they had TO march US back 10
prison again. On the following day the
fable Of the dog in the manger was re-
hearsed, and on the following night when
they again called US up to 60 to City
Point, such another cutting and tearing
of blankets / never did hear. When out
in the street we were halted for near an
hour, and as sat on a curb-stone saw
those prison harpies examining the blank
cts by candie-light. / hope they enjoy
ed The sight amazingly, for l did.
On the morning Of the 9Th of May
there was not over 1000 secesh troops
in ten miles of Richmond with arms
We could have taken and burned the
place ourselves. Three was about 500 Of
US 10 al. X.