The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-23
Brief News Summary.


The one from the Army of the Cumber-
land will be found on the first page. The
card of the reverend gentleman from
Warrick, 'who has always been Demo-
era" we publish in accordance with
our rule to give every one--assailed IN
~ the columns of our paper-a hearing.
The opinion entertained of him and his
-SUunty ooys m the First Indiana Cav
airy, happened to come to hand at the
same time, and appears in the same pa
per- Any one doubling the authenticity
of the signatures sttachedto the soldiers
Communication, can satisfy themselves
and calling at the Office and examining
the manuscript
The biief telegraphic paragraphs, an
nouncing the re-capture of the Queen-of-
3he-West, and the surrounding, by Gen.
Banks command, of a large rebel force,
which, in its effort to eseape, had already
abandoned some. of its artillery and a m
nunition, is qaite refreshing. We trust
it may not turn out New York Herald
canGrd There ought to be no mistake
about the capture OF the Queen, because
the correspondent says her crew had al
ready arrived at Berwick Bay as pris-
oners of war This is more encouraging
than the report that Gen. Banks had been
forced to retreat to New Orleans, which
he was engaged in certifying against a
threatened attack by large rebel force
A detailed account Of the riots which
occurred in Brown and Hendricks coun-
o. ties, appears on the 6rst page. Affairs
have gone to such length in the former
county that leading democrats from
other sections of the State have felt
called on to visit the refractory neigh
borhood for the purpose of counseling
the misguided men, and preventing the
eHusion of blood. sE1
The triumph of the Union forces oves
the Butternuts in Louisiana is partially
neutralized by the success OF the Butter
nuts in Chicago. There must be a
"screw loose" up in that region Il t. Is
her sisters throughout the Northwest
had spit upon the vile organization
LEIUT. Col R. R. STEwARr.-Wo had
the pleasure of meeting this gallant gem
tleman and tried soldier a day or two
since, and to find him rapidly recovering
from the effects of the barbarous treat.
nent he received while a prisoner in the
rebel States
1t will be recollected that Lieut.. Col.
Stewart commanded portion of his reg
ment, the I'd Indiana Cavalry, at Harris
vile, where, through the Incompetence,
coWsrdlce or treachery of a superior
officer, he and his little band of heroes
were captured. -
Stewart was taken to Atlanta and ulti-
mately to the Libby Prison at Richmond
at both of which places he suffered in
credible hardships, from savage and cruel
treatment by the rebel authorities For
some time he was held as hostage for
the ten men who were condemned to be
hung in Missouri, and the rebel authori-
ties sought for pretexts to excuse his
assassination. They ultimately consent
edit exchange him and he reached home
Lieuts. Barr and Kern, of the same
regiment, also captured at the same time.
have reached home Both are in good
health, and eager to wipe out old scores
With the worse than sayages who are
wsging var on their country Gag. They
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the Libby Prison. He was in very good
health, and arrangements had been made
for his speedy exchange, and Col Stew
- srt thinks he will be home in few DAYS.
aud he too, feels ike be had an old score
to wipe out We are very certain that
al these officers will remember the Libby
Prison when next they charge the enemy,
and they viii svenge it, too
All these exchanged officers agree that
the rebellion is about played out, and it
only requires unity of sentiment at the
North and few months vigorous effort
TO end the affair. The whole South is
suffering for provisions, and the incoin-
ing crop will not subeist them long Col.
Bard Of the s5th, we are sorry to find in
very poor health, but slowly recovering.
dIs treatment was, if possible, worse
tnan that experienced By Stewart and
Shsnklip.
DRowEED.--John Shuneman. mate on
the Ollie Sullivan, fell overheard at
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