The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-03-23
EVANSVILLE, IND. MONDAY MORNING,

sistance that might be offered, and re-
ceived from Col Eastman the following
order:
"HEADQUARTERs, CINCINNATI, o., !
March 10, 1868. I
Capt Lewis F. Hake, with Compa-
nies B and H, 10th 0. " l., provided
with three days cooked rations in their
haversacks, and seven uncooked, and
forty rounds of ammunition in their car
fridge boxes, will report to U. S. Mar
shal A. c. Sands, to proceed to Cam
bridge, Guernsey county, Ohio, for the
1 purpose of assisting Marshal A. c. Sands
in making such arrests in that and ad-
| joining counties as he may be authorized
to make, and bringing the persons ar
rested to this city.
From Cambridge City to such points
in Guernsey and Noble counties as they
may be required to 90, the troops will
march. They will return to this city as
soon as possible, in compliance with
these orders.
Capt. Charles D. Scmidt, A. Q. NJ,
will provide the transportation necessary
to the execution of this order.
By order of Lieut.. Col Eastman.
a. c. KEMpER, A. A. G.
"U. S. Marshal A. G. SANDS"
In accordance with this letter, Mar
shall Sands left Cincinnati yesterday
morning at seven o'clock, in company
with the two companies Of soldiers, num-
bering about $50 men, arriving here
last evening about seven o'clock The
men were in the best possible spirits,
and were altogether the best-conducted
lot of troops that have left Cincinnati for
some time dast Nothing of interest oc-
Cured on the journey; all the way along
there was the greatest excitement to
know where the troops were going; but
at Columbus their destination was known
as well as it was to the leaders of the ex-
pedtion.
The troops were told on their way
that they were going to fight home trait
ors. The announcement was received
with loud cheers. On their arrival at
this place they met with most hatter-
ing reception, the inhabitants turning
out in large force to welcome them Uni
ted States Marshal Sands Immediately,
on his arrival, busted himself in procur-
ing quarters for his men, and succeeded
in procuring from the Town Council the
use of the courthouse, where they were
soon comfortably installed. The Mar
shal, who, in future, we shall term the
General, for the sake of convenience,
took up his quarters at Browns Hotel,
whArA he was Is, seer. effs, WHO volunteered
TO supply the troops with coffee, etc. for
thelr morning meal, an offer which was
most gratefully accepted. He then pro
ceeded to organize staff, and to hear
the reports OF several refugees who had
been driven iron Noble County bv the
rebels there. One # them. named 7 r. r
Lukens, who only arrl, cd the sanooe ~ =; =
noon, makes stateme.4 N tha e..
that Mr. Hardy, the man Nhu~rooo;1 eHeos
the FIVE Union soldiers mentio,ad inNe ifrreu
first part of this letter, had been assault
ed by band of thirty armed rebels, who
attempted to pull him from the horse on
which he was riding, and proposed duck
ing him in horse pond they then dragged
him towards the woods with the avowed
object of hanging him from the bough Of
tree, and then again going off for
fence rail- on which to treat him to a free
ride. Finally, for what reason he could
not say, but probably in consideration of
the Just retribution which would surely
follow If they committed these acts of
violence, they let him go. Another man
named Matson, saddler, occupying one
of the three houses composing the town
of Hoskinsville, a cripple having but one
leg, they assaulted in a body about
twenty in number, beating him in a
shameful manner, and threatening to
hang him if he ever dared to advocate
the support of the Government; and yet
| these men announced themselves as
good Union men and Peace Democrats,
IN favor of a reconstruction of the Union
on a strictly constitutional basis. An
other statement which he made toward
the end of his narrative is the most i'm
portant of ALL On the Saturday after
the corporars guard had left, large
meeting of the butternut Democrats o
the county was held at Sharon, the OBJ
iect of the meeting being to decide
whether the chivalric butternuts ha6
better fight out the battle with the squad
; of soldiers whom they presumed would
be sent, or whether they had better hide.
a5By a large majority the meeting deci
ded on fighting out the battle to the last
man, remarking that they would have t.
fight some time, and they might as wei
commence at once, or wait until the draf
was enforced, and resist that. After thi
action had been taken, these traitors
regularly organized themselves for re
sistance, and prepared themselves for al
attack, some state, fortitying Hopkins
Vile, while others say establishing them
selves on one of the hills in the vicinity
Hopkinsville is small, contemplate
diminutive place, hardly deserving th,
name of village, containing a church
; a school house and two houses. 1t lie
: north of a small run known as Duel
r creek, and is commanded by hill whicl
, lies directly north of it The wood
which surround the place have fortu
: nately been cleared away just so far a
to leave us in shelter of the woods, an
Y bring us within range of them, while W
4 should be out of range of their squire
: rifles A Mr. McCracken, prominen
y citizen of this place, while giving a state
e ment similar in effect to the above, state
: that the only fear among the citizen
/ here was that the Noble county traitor
e would go unpunished, and that it was
!. real Joy to all to find sach fine detail
Y ment of men sent forward to put dow
q treason in tbie section of the country