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The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13
General Milr0y and other Indiana
-0Gieoss ON tho 4 sFss.- cc aI-.<:o--e
WINCHESTER, EAST VIRGINIA,
January 80, 1865.

January 81, 1860.
ED. JoURNAL:-1 have just read the
noble resolutions of my brother officers
| OF Indiana in the gallant army of Rose
Grams, who, having assisted by their hero
ism in achieving the splendid victory
over the traitor army under Bragg, turn
round to rebuke the more vile and cow
ardly traitors at home, who having taken
| advantage of the absence of over one
hundred thousand patriot soldiers to steal
into power, are disgracing our State by
their reasonable acts.
desire to thank these brave officers,
who, knowing no party save that for the
Union, have adopted these resolutions,
which meet my most hearty approval
Any man, or set of men who, in times
like these, when our government is en-
gagged in a deadly struggle for its exist
ence, struggle which involves not only
the fate of free government in our own
country, but for all the world, would at
tempt to disgrace and prostitute the
Lame of Democrats by organizing a
party under that name to oppose the gov
eminent and divide and distract the peo-
pie OF the loyal States, are traitors much
meaner than those in arms who boldly
and directly seek the destruction of the
government, for these pretended Demo-
Gratis sneakingly and indirectly seek the
same end by exciting prejudice against
the government and division among the
people.
Let these traitors of the Indiana Leg
iSlature and the Copperheads, Butter
nuts and K. G. C's throughout the State
who are giving aid comfort and encour-
agement to armed treason in the South,
read IN the odium that has followed the
memory of the Blue Light Federalsts
and the Hartford Conventionists of 1912
something Of the execration and detesta-
tfsi u efll ire.4
join with my fellow soldiers of the
Union everywhere in warning these
traitors at home that when we have
crushed armed treason at the South and
restored the sovereignty of our govern
ment over these misguided States,
(Which, under God, we surely will do)
we will, upon our return, while our
hands are in, also eXterminate treason
at the North, by arms, if need be, and
seal, by the blood of traitors, wherever
found, the permanent peace of our coun-
try and the perpetuity of free govern
ment to all future generations:
r. II. MILRoY.
We, the undersigned, Indiana officers
at 6bis place, most cordially subscribe to
Entertainments expressed in. the above |
letter of General MiIroy.
MARK L. DEMoTTE, Capt & A. Q. NJ. |
DANIEL MEEKER, Div. Surgeon.
JOHN o. CRAvENs, A. d. c.
q. BAIRD, Capt. and A d. C.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13

instructions l started in the Queen OIL
the West at halfpast four this morning; !
~ mass the batteries at Nlcksourg, anu
: ennk the rebel steamer lying before lhat
city. u.,r.;nr
/ discovered Immediately on starting
+bot the change of the wheel from us
former position to the narrow space De-
lind the Queens bulwarks did not per-
49, tba hoat TO be handled with sufficient /
accuracy. An hour was spent IN rear
ranging the apparatus, ana When va
rounded the point the sun haSDr'Seh' anu
anv advantage which would nave res SUI
ed from the darkness was lost TO US Inc
rebels opened heavy fire on US as We
neared the city, but we were only sVrucA
three times before reaching the steamer
She was living in nearly the same posi-
t;on that the Arkansas occupied "heh
Cen Elicit ran the Queen into her on
former occasion. .bo
The same causes which prevented the
destruction of the Arkansas then Sa I'VE
the CITY of Vicksburg this morning, Inc
=, noe;tion was such that if we had run
= ohlinuely into her as we came down, the
. how of the Queen would have glanced
= We were compelled to partially round ~
!, or strike. The consequence was, at th'
very moment of the collision, the cur
rent being very rapid and strong at thi
, noint caught the stern of my boat, ana
n act;no on her bow as pivot, swung he
to qB9a FapiafJyy that nearly earl All RfP ms
:, this and had therefore caused the sta
hoard GUN to be shotted with three
the incendiary projectiles recommen "a
at rOnnd. BE
st. ceant J. H. Campbell, detailed for II
Ike purpose, fired this gun. A Sixty-Io'
- caue Just before he reached the spot, 81
e. he did not hesitate.
The discharge took place at the rig
Is moment and set the rebel steamer
t flames, which they subsequently succe
re- ed in extinguishing. At the same m
FIJI ment one Of the enemys shells set Il
cotton near the starDoard whell on I'll
while the discharge of our gun ignit
that portion which was on the bow.
'"S The flames spread rapidly, and t
dense smoke rolling into the engi
- room suffocated the engineers.
mt l saw that if attempted to run in
M the City of Vicksburg again my DO
the would certainly be burnt. l ordered h
her to be headed down stream, and ordert
,m- every man to extnguish the flames.
Re- Afer much exertion they put the f
or out by cutting loose the burning bal
up The enemy of course were not idle
the were struck twelve times, and thou
- the cabin was knocked to pieces, no n
and terial injury to the boat or any of tho
on board was inflicted.
ing About two regiments of rebel sha
ent; shooters in rife pits kept up contin'
veil fire, but did no damage. The Que
TIE Was struck twice in the hull, but abe
rted dismountedl 9see; . One of our guns v
a 'ng can only speak in the .nalos. for
ana of the conduct of every man on boa
All behaved with cool determination
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13
From the Indianapolis Journal of Yesterday
Legislative Summary.

SENATE, Wednesday, February IL
The Bank Committee reported joint
resolution appointing an agent to exam
inc the Lawrenceburg Branch of the
Bank of the State A number of other
reports were made from different com
mittees. Five hundred copies of the Re-
port of the Agricultural Board were or
dered to be printed The discussion up
on the Joint resolution relative to the
arming of negroes was continued
Messrs. Brown of Wells, Mansfield and
Wolf spoke in the afternoon.
The discussion in reference to arming
negroes was continued till adjournment
as a suosrraadments were tabled, as we'll
diana to vigorous prosecution Or TIE
war. By consent, Mr. Williams reported
legislative appointment bill for the
next six years, which was read twice and
ordered to be printed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE, Wednesday, Feb. 1.-THE
morning session was occupied in receiv-
ing reports from committees, introduc-
tion of bills, resolutions of instruction
cial order in reference to the distribution
oil arms was considered at ten o'clock,
and the communication of the Governor
was referred to the Military Committee.
The afternoon session was occupied
with the consideration of House bills on
their third readiug The following pass
ed: No. 4S, to prohibit Common Pleas
Judges from practicing in inferior
courts; No. 81, taxing United States
stamps on legal documents in suits as
costs; No. 81, to amend the practice act
SO that papers bearing on a suit, exc
cuted by others than the parties to the
suit, may be admitted in evidence; No.
81, making the burning of unfinished
buildings arson instead of malicious
trespass; No. 50, permitting County
Boards to meet at Auditors officers;
No. So, imposing a penalty on justices
for neglectlng to pay over fees or fines;
No. ITO, fixing the weight of foreign
coal at 80 lbs, and Indiana coal at 70
lbs Adjourned.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13
Sherifs Sale No. 133.

by VIRTUE OF SEVEN EXECUTIONS IS
- sued out Of the Office of the Clerk OF the Court
OF Common cas- of Nanderburg County. Indiana.
IN favor OF Theodore IL Sheppard, Ezra Rams
dell; John Heal-y, NJ. Lyon. John Burtis, Jere-
miah Behm, Nancy Byers and T. W. Turner, and
against L. L. Laycock, will, on
FRIDAY. March 6, 1868,
Between the hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ and o'clock
P NJ of said day, at The door of the Court House in
the CIV OF Evansville, Indiana, offer for sale, at
Public Auction, the Rents and Profits for a term
OF seven years of the following described Real Es-
tate, to-wit:
The east half of lot No tweDty-seven f27). in the
Old Plan of the city of Evansville, and two-thirds
OF lot No three 3), which adioins lot No. four a.
IN The upper Enlargement of the city of Evansville
Indiana.
And should said rents and profits not sell for
sum sufficient to satisfy said writ and costs will
at the same time and place, offer for sale the fee
simple Of said premises.
GEORGE WOLFLIN.
Sheriff Nanderburgh county
James b. Blvthe, Morris S. johnson, Chandler
and Iiynes, lPf's Att'ys.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13
SherifFs Sale, No. $50.

ny VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE Is
Is sued out of the Office ofthe Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas of Vanderburgh County, IndI-
ana. in favor of Lorenzo d. Greathouse, ana
against Mary Ann Horse ct al, WILL on
FRIDAY, March 6, 1858,
hours of 10 o'clock N. and o'clock
P N. OF Sal1 10 House in
the City of Evansville, Indiana, offer for saIc,
Public Auction, the Rents and Profits for term
of seven years of the following described Real Es-
tate, tO-wii:
The southsh of the northwest quarter of the
south quarter of section twenty-cight e), IN
township six (6), south of range eleven (ll) west
containing twenty acres, more or less and twelve
acres off ofthe north side of the southwest quarter
of the southwest quarter of the same section, town
and range, in all thirty acres, more or lcss)
situated so as to make the south line of the above
described property pass through the centre of th'
old Camp Ground Spring upon said lands, west o
the old Camp Ground, in Perry Township, Wander
burgh County, Indiana.
And should said Rents and Profits not sell fer
sum sufficient TO satisfy said Writ and Costs,
will at the same time and place, offer for sale tht
Fee Simple of said premises.
GEORGE WOLFLIN, Sheriff V. c.
l.. C.. Stinson, Pitts Att'ys.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13
Cruise of the Queen-Of-the-West.

Col Ellis report of the doings OF
the Oueen-ofthe-West in running the
blockade at Vicksburg, and destroying
much rebel property below that CITY, ap-
pears in our telegraph column this morn
ing. The exploit was one of the most
daring of this or any other war-ot TINS
or any other age. The design OF run
hing down river, one of whose banks
was lined with one hundred guns, many
of them of large calibre, with an old
e6inery had no protection other ina"
that afforded by a few cotton bales placed
around the guards of the boat, would GER
tainly have been regarded as madness
itself by any others than Col. Eliet ana
his chosen boatsmen. Having de J 81 3:
posed that the attempt would be made at
night, but Col Ellet chose broad day
light for his undertaking, wisely conclu-
ding that night would interpose as many
obstacles in his way, as it would place in
Inc way Oh the FeOeI dIl4IlollSlo' AH0
rebels were well informed as to the move
ments of the ram, and do not pretend that
they were in the least surprised. Sig
mails were sent up from the Court House,
when the Queen started and the rebel ar
tillerists v ere at their posts, confident, no
doabt, that they would quickly send her
to the bottom.
But the result fully justified the rea-
sonableness of Col Ellet's calculations
The Queen passed down without serious
enough at tilo q .,,auSod Ion,
gunbOat lying at the levee a severe jaf
besides pouring into her several round
of shot and she'll Not content with tn
exploit of running the batteries, Colone
EIlet Immediately pushed down the river
destroying three rebel steamers loade
with provisions for the rebel army &
Vicksburg, and doing such other damag
as he could infict in his passage dowr
He went as far down the river as Por
HUDSON dEaBIAggr the fur ff the 4Hts tffkKite
returned to his station below Vicksbura
having made one of the most remarka
BILE cruises on record
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13
Sherifs Sale No. 131.

DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE ISSUED
ID cut of the Office of the Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas of Vanderburgh County, Indiana,
in favor of II. q. Wheeler and Philandcr ii. Wood,
and against John Wesley Hughes ct al, will, on
FRIDAY, March 6, 1868,
between the hours of o'clock 4. NJ. and O'Clock
p NJ of said day, the door of the Court House in
the City of Evansville, Indiana offer for sale, at
Public Auction, the rents and profits for the term
years of the following described real state,
to-wit:
The east half OF tho southeast quarter of section
thirty (3i), in township six (6) south of range
ten (iO) west, in Vanderburch County, Indiana
And should said rents and profits not sell for a
sum sufficient to satisfy said writ and costs, will
at the same time and place, offer for sale the fee
simple of said premises.
GEORGE W0LFLIN, Sheriff V. c.
A. Iglehart, Plff's Att'ys
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13
Sherif's Sale No. 135

by VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE IS
~ sued out Of the Office of the Clerk of the Van.
derburgh Circuit Court, in favor of John a Reitz
President OF the Crescent City Bank, and against
Margaret G. Roquet, Hugh D. Roquet and John
Hewson, will, on
FRIDAY, March 6, 1863,
Between the hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ and O'Clock
N. Of said day, at the door of the Court House in
the City Of Evansville, Indiana, offer for sale at
Public Auction, the Rents and Profits for the term
offs ven years Of the following described Real Is
tate, to-wit:
All that part portion of the easterlv Quarter
of the Public Square, in the city of Evansville
which is included in the following boundaries 10
wit: Beginning Main Street, on the line of said
eastery quarter of said square, at point fiftvsix
feet and three inches from the most nortberIv cor
her Of said quarter, running thence along Mai
Street, eighteen feet and nine inches towards Till
Street, thence at right angles 10 Main Strcet ~
hundred ind fftyfour feet to the alley in tba -.
Of said quarter of said square. thence along 80
alley eighteen feet and nine inches towards Eo,,'L
Street, and thence 10 the place of beginning VI
And should said Rents and Profits NOT seil Co.
'un sufficient TO satisfy said Writ and Costs viii
Il the same time and place. offer for sale f.
simple of said premises
GEORGE W0LFLIN, SherifV. G.
Thos. E. GsFvin. Plt'fs Atty.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13

Davis, Wigfall' and Floyd, to kick them
more This kick comes to them through
the jackson (Miss) Appeal Of the tn
of January, and is as follows;
tits little remarkable that, simulta-
raous with the receipt of LincOln's bloody
nroclamation, we should have such "
sweet little olive branch held out to US
% tbat. which Mr.. James Brooks, OF New
Work extends in his speech to the Dec
mocracv of that city on the evening Oh
the 10th ultimo. Mr.. Brooks would iu-
Ito rs TO meet in convention at LOUIS
lie and reconstruct the Union. Can 1t
bamossible that man of his sense does
not see how utterly absurd is such a Pro,
position? Shall we go back 10 a poIi'
cal and social partnership with the ma ma
nous herd whose utter biackneSS "no
xiIeness of character has only been re
vealed bv the lurid light of war, and iron
whom we have been fortunate to max
our escape, even at the cost OF raV"S az
6eids and desolate homesteads? On
moi Mr. Brooks, sce ,cauld rather not o
bonnd to corpse and condemned to Z,
: q,oUuted embrace, if it IS all the same
D pom Better death, better nnarersC
r 9uin. better the extinction Of the oo"tI
: ern people than such a fate us that
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13

For SALE.-A new fire and burglar
proof SAFE, of the manufacture of Jo-
sEPH L. HALL & Co., successor to Hall,
Carroll & Co.. Cincinnati, Ohio. 1t has
outside and inside doors, money box, and
movable shelves. The locks inside are
of approved kinds, and on the outside
doors is one of Halls Improeed COmbi-
nation, po,cder and burglar proof locks.
The ornamentation of the safe is unsur-
passed, and altogether it is not to be
excelled The owner wishes to sell it
because it is not large enough. He is
having one made just like it in every
respect except in size.
Enquire at this Office.
fcb9dwlw
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13
HOME INTERESTS.

eeE Of the many improvements made
- artificial teeth in the last few years
ua would mention favorably the India
rubher and Continuous Gum-the rub
her possessing many advantages over
the cold and silver plates Any person
doubtful of the quality of the work can
test it at the expense of DR.. Fleager,
who is as yet the only legally authorized
orent for the rubber in this section OF
country. Rooms next Bittrolff S, Main
/ Street
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13
RIVER NEWS.

The river was at a stand here Yester
Jay, Out VIII be found rising this morn
ing 1t is rising at all points above
The heavy rain yesterday morning vii
doubtless swell it to considerable ex
tent
The last feet of transports to Nash.
vile is now returning.
The following boats passed up yester
day: James Means, Arab, Liberty No.
,, Melnott, Express, Lady Franklin,
Commercial, Cottage, Victor No. 2, and
B. c. Levi, the latter three dashed to.
gether.
The Courier arrived from Cairo vester-
day morning at 9 o'clock, having been
detained several hours by fog. She
brought up one hundred hhds. tobacco,
and much other freight She left at 81
o'clock on her return with a good trip.
Most unaccOuntably we neglected to
mention in yesterdays issue, that the
Little Grey Eagle would be here last
evening. 1t is not often we forget the
Queenly Little Eagle or her portly and
princely commander. They are both
favorites with us and the public
The Little Eagle had not arrived from
Louisville up to III o'clock last night,
having, doubtless, been detained by fog.
We are informed that Capt. Dexter
has purchased the fine Louisville and
Cincinnati packet, Superior, for the Ev-
ansville and Cairo trade.
The Superior is what her name indi-
Gates, being excelled by few boats either
in size, speed or fine appointments.
She will be a great addition TO this
I'F-aern55 TTrTo UT packets,
and will add no little to the business and
prosperity of this city
This line is emphatically an Evans
vile institution, and deserves the foster
ing care and encouragement of our
merchants and business men. CAPTAIN
Dexter organized this line of boats about
four years ago, under somewhat discour-
aging circumstances, but by his energy
and perseverance, together with the CO.
operation of Capt. Gus Lemcke, he has
succeeded in making the line an honor
to our city, profitable to the owness, and
a great convenience to the entire people
along the river hence to Cairo.
Commencing with the little Bowen, he /
inscribed his motto, ave have come to
stay" upon her flag. He has faithfully
fulfilled his Promise-he has stayed, and
has built up line of packets second to
but few, if any, on the river He has
been successful because he has been
and has deserved success.
Our merchants and business men
should hail the advent of the Superior
rs the harbinger of greater prosperity to
our thriving city.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13

RT From the captain of the Liberty
No. 2, direct from Nashville, we learn
that all is quiet in that city, and on the
Cumberland River.
The Liberty came down the river
without an escort, and was undisturbed
except by single rife-shot fred by
single Southern Confederacy, sitting as
a lone horseman, on spawned nag, Oh
shore. Nobody hurt
Forester and Wheeler's bands, it is
supposed, have gone back to the main
rebel army, near Tullahoma.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13

On BAR-On her last trip up, on
Wednesday night, during the fog, the
Courier ran on bar just below Shaw
neetown, under full Roadway, starting
some of her hog-chains to some extent,
but doing no material damage. The
scene on board was somewhat exciting,
and considerably amusing and romantic.
Most of the passengers were in their
state-rooms, asleep, when the Courier
struck. The conclusion was very heavy.
Men and women, startled from their
slumber, leaped from their couches and
rushed to the cabin in their night clothes,
the ladies in every instance carrying
their skeleton skirts in their hands, to
use as life preservers. Assured that
there was no danger, they retired pre-
clpitately, leaving on the minds of one
or two of the blushing officers of the
boat vivid impression that they had
beheld Wilkie Collins Woman in
White or indeed several of them.
Few boats except the Conrier would
have borne the shock uniniured, but an
hours work put her all to rights agaiu,
and she left as usual for Cairo yesterday.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-13
Sheriff S Sale No. 127.

DY VIRTUE OLA ORDER OF SALE ISSUED
ID out of the Office of the Clerk of the Cont of
Common Pleas of Vanderburgh county, Indiana in
favor of Henry Brinkmeier, and against Henry
lmorde, Maria A. Honigfoot aud others, will, on
FRIDAY, March 6, 1883,
Between the hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ and o'clock
7. NJ, of said day at the door of the Court House
in the City of Evansville, Indiana offer for sale at
Public Auction, the Rents and Profits for the term
of seven years OF the following described Real Es-
tate TO wit:
Lots Nos. three (3) and four ~, in block forty
one (4l), in the eastern Enlargement of Evansville
Indiana.
And should said Rents and Profits not sell fora
sum sufficient TO satisfy sal Writ and Costs, l
will, at the same time and place, offer for sale the
Fee Simple of said premises,
GEORGE W0LFLIN, Sheriff, v c.
r. Maisr. Plhs Atty.