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lie this year. The loss Of Northern Virginia
and Tennessee is obviously fatal to them
Hence we already lIcar that the rebel pl1n,
arc made, and every ross!blc cffort is to hc
made, to drive ocr armies out Of Tenncsacc
and Northern Virginia, This is their plan Of
o{IeDse; and, if they do not succeed IL aomc
offensive war, the maintenance Of their arms
Is impossible. But, as the bread question Is
the one we are treating, let us see What the
above features tell Of The future. The first
fact is, that Of wheat flour they can no longer
have more than 8 fourth Of 4 supply. It will
be a mere luxury In the South. IN the next
place, We note that pork aud beef cannot be
made Without corn; hence, half the above
amount nf corn NUT be Consumed In making
meat for the army. So, also, horses cannot
bc kept ithout forage Of hay and oats, e5pc-
ciall, In tho army. The supply Of these artl-
c1cs in the South is utterly Inadequate. They
cannot be made up. On the supposition that
the South really raises double the amount q
corn they did two years since, 1t would still
be impossible to feed their army and supply
the population at home. Davis and his con
federnte5 have not raised their outcry too soo1
| or too long. There is dreadful fte bcfor
| them, which 1t is certainly possible some ta
yor Of Providence or extraordinary luck ms,
ayert, but which, in the common course g
| history. must certainly COME
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Vincennes about 4 week ago, and being sus-
pccted US horee.thIeyos, their horses we're ta-
Ken from them, but they not arrested, with
the design Of watching them and asccrtaintng
whether they would cndcayor 10 prove M
them and escaped into lllinois. atessfs. Ralph
Donovan, Thos. Eastman, N. J. Wright and
Nelson Norton, Of Vincennes, then advertised
for owners for the horses, lescribipg them,
and to-day the owncrs arrived from Kentucky,
to claim thclrproperty.
There is great excitement, md every effort
is being made to ferret out their sympathizers
and abcttors in the county, OF which there are
known to be quite number. Il is useless to
comment on these simple statements Of facts,
Of our Northern Copperhcadism, and which
has yentured to give action to its words on
account Of the locality, the feeling Of this
class Of men, is the same IN Kentucky. Indi
m be lways iva guarded for Its" It's spsedy | ictrbation
Evansville. Ind, April -, 1868. H.
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A GUERILLA RAID.
Further Particulars OF the Rebel Raid
and Murder In Kentucky.

Especial Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune.]
EyASsr1LLE, Ind. april 9th, 1868,
The following particulars concerning the
recent guerilla raid into Kentucky were given
me- today by D. Webb, ESQ, and G. R. Moor
man, Esq, both well known and very re-
sponsiblc citizens Of Dayiess comfy:
About the first Of this month gang Of
dcsrcradoes, comprising several citizens Of
Dayicss county, and others from further south,
supposed to number In all about one hnnd-
red, and headed By L. Rhodes, notorious
thiet and outlaw Of that vicinity, began con-
1nitting depredatious on Improperly Of Union
men, and on t1e night Of the Sd inst. went to
the house of Thos. Halc, Esq.--an old gent
il man, strong Enfon4man, and one who was
universally esteemed, who, hearing noise in
his ward, went to the door to ascertain the
cause, and seeing man near the house armed,
returned and aWoke his son, when both sciz-
ing their guns, again went to the door to as.
certain, If possible, the cause OF ms night
were two guns discharged at him, the con-
| tents OF both taking effect, one hitting him
| fair in the forehead and killing him instantly,
and the other breaking ana shatterlng one Of
Ills limbs. They then called upon the son to
come out, and threate1llng to burn the huild-
A4ts wa 444AAt Il 1C I'LL AoG~uAh
safety ii he would do so. Upon complying
wt'h tais demand, they told him they were
gac1illas and were sorry to be Obliged 10 kill
his father, hut On accou,t Of his Union sent{-
mcnts they could not do otherwise, They
also went to the house Of a Union neighb ii
and calltd for him. hut the hired man, bearing
The call, went to the door and seeing ire:
arms closed 1t and retrcated, when
he wns shot ut through the door. thI
shot taking effect In his breast, but not Kill
ing him. They continued Their thicyine
through the county, until the 9Th inst, wheS
the citizens turned out en- massc, rs it wcre
10 protect themselves, and had sent to Cant
!: Hombrook, stationed at Henderson. for as
eistance, who had Forwarded them immedi
utely one company Of intlntry; and their AZ
riyai, together with the vigilance Of the HON
; Guard. forced 4 close Of their operations
They accordingly, on the night Of the Gil
inst, went to singing school, and surround
cd tnc house, and while keeping it undo
guard, examined and tested the horses Q
: those attending the school; and taking fou1
teen or fifteen Of them, with saddles, the
! tisbanded and scattered. Nine, with nine {
the horses above mentioned, crosse
n the Ohio River that night, since which
= five Of the nine have not been hear
from. Four Of them made heirappearancss
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ADDRESS TO THE SOLDIERS OF Omo.-Thc
Union members Of both branches OF the Gen.
cra1 Assembly in the state Of Ohio have sent
4 long and warm hearted address to the sol
a1c1s of their State, now engaged In tho glo-
rious work Of fighting against the rebellion.
The address reviews the character Of the pre-
tended Uniouists Of the North who arc acting
US allies Of the rebels, aud doing everything
in their power to discourage the prosecution
Of the var, and to confuse the public mind In
regard to the real nature Of the quarrel be-
tween the Northern and tie rebel States. It
sympathizes with the dcnunclatory expres.
eions Of the soldiers against the traitors al
home, and announces that the healthy reaction
which has taken place throughout the Nor
them States Is due in great measure to ths
patriotic voice Of the army. 1t goes on q:
follows:
We say to you, our brave countrymen, thai
our wishes, onr prayers, our purses, and, i
need be, our blood shall be giYcu to sastaf1
ycu il your places of peril. We have no pol
ities and no 1:atty but the Union and tho Con
etitution. Wait and watch, and fight q it'll,
longer, and the great triumph for Jou, for III
and for the world will come. Justice, trnth
and truc in all lands, arc with us. And Il
! who guided our fa'heFs through tue peril q
tle Revolution will 70 before us and be on
; reward as nc advance to the overthrow Of th
| rebellion.
The address is signed by "a Senators aud
, Representatives.
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C0NNk:CTICUT ELECTION.
How tho Sccesb Down South Wow thu
Result


"The Connecticut elections have gone
against the Democrats. Gold has fallen on
tic strength Of tie Republican success, OBJ.
tanned no doubt by bribery, md the hopfs shieh
rested o.. the triumph q Seymour hare fallen to
Tie ground. The i1aporta'lcc Of this to The DEM
oerdey cannot be re7y rel exaggerated for If the
result had been otherwise The 4soTthatst ,ooald
au,e rists., THE PEACE PARTY WOULD
HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED ON A PERafA-
NENT BASIS; the next meeting Of Congress
would have been fallowcdb by summary afro
gation Of the imperial powers bestowed upon
lincoln by tile Abolition Congress Just ended,
and cessation Of hoaitiss might hare 6cet, con-
jfdsnQu look<d for before The close ef The present
gar"
"Ccssation Of lostilitics," and the dlsso1u-
tlon of.thc Union, the destruction Of the Gov.
ernment, and the murder Of free Institutions
in the triumph Of slavery, are the purposes
that the Dispatch would have the Copperhcads
Of the North assist In affirming.
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lErom the Gazette. april 24th.l
One Of the remarkable features connected
With the tinancial and commercial interests Of
Cincinnati, as marking the progress of our
people in business activity and the accumula-
ffon Of wealth, is the complete success Of an
undertaking to establish III this city 4 bank
under the national currency law It is only .
few weeks since the project was first proposed
by half q dozen merchants, and yet, day be-
fore yesterday, the whole amount Of stock,
one million dollars, had been subscribed, and
yesterday morning the books were closed, ex-
cluding numerous applicants who hsd been
| tardy In coming forward with their subsctip-
tions. Over one hundred Thousand dollars
were offered, subsequent to the closing Of the
books. TIE policy Of those having chsrge Of
the enterprise, was to contiue the subSc7ip'
| tion to active business men, and in this they
| have been entirely successful. We were per.
| mittcd to look over the list Of Stockholders
and never, ne venture to say, was an in5.itu
ton started with Z more substantial set O.
men. TIE preliminary papers are being mads
out, to be sent to Washington, and the bank
| will be organized without delay.
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The British Government has at last been
goaded into the performance Of a deed
(which is meant to look like an act
ot justice to the United States.
They would fain have slept out
the drama of the gunboat build
ing il the English people would have let
them alone, and our Minister had been
comrlaisant enough not to disturb their
dreams with his nightmare prcsenta~
lions Of the duplicity and trcaeh-
cry which were hidden under
their pretended mapping, But the
game which they essayed to play, was Of
TOO transparent texture to cheat anybody,
and its real object and design became the
theme Of defamation for the cotton spin
ners Of Manchester and the factory work
crs Of Yorkshire, who demanded in no
measured words, that for the honor Of
England, and for the maintenance ofpeace
between that country and our own, the
ubiquitous course Of the English Govern
mcnt should be stopped. This mcnacing
attitude OF the people, combined with the
urgent solicitations aud demands Of 1tr.
Adams, fairly reused them to sense Of
the odiousncss Of. their position,
and the consequences which must
inevitably cnsuc, If they persisted in
ignoring the evidence, SO complete
and notorious respecting the ownership
mud destination Of tho gunhoats, then in
process Of construction OH the Merscy and
the Thames. They shutled it as long as
they could, am pretended not to know
what ell the world knew; proving the ole
adage down to its last significance, tha
none are so blind as those who will no
see. But their game was now played out
and tie evidence which was quite insult
cicnt 10 justify them in dctaining the Ala
bama, was found to be ample, both in lav
and conscience, TO warrant them in putin
an embargo upon tie Alexandra, and pr
vent her sailing from the Liverpool docl
yards
We owe England no courtcsics for III
tardy Get, which she was constrained
perform, which was not render'
by the promptings either Of love
1cctitude, but from O low and self
pc1icy. She had already done us
nucl, harm as she was able to, by allo'
ing The Alabama to escape; and no word
apology has ever passed her lips for Il
g,oss and objectionable outrage agai1
llcr own laws, and the laws Of natio
On the contrary, il VIC may judge fr'
subsequent speeches of ministers IN
House, they rejoiced over it, and when
raigned by such men as John Bright &
II. E. Forster, Lord Palmerston, their
e1cman and bully, and the "bottle-holdt
as he called himself, of Europe" took
casion to insult Mr.. Adams, in manner
most intolerably obnoxious, and thro'
him the Government Of the United eta
which this Lord Pa1merston and his
tocratic pards had already so deeply
70 naator1y wronged. j.
Tic .esiaulyauce d the British lalai;
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lQbifQ9o Gtionlle.
MONDAY, APRIL 27. 1863.



Private letters from the army ncar Vicks=
burg leave no doubt Of the intentions Of
Gen. Grant and Commodore Porter. Har-
ing passed the batteries at Vieksburg and
silenced those at Warrrnton, the gunboats,
accompanied by sufficient transports and
troops, will enter Big Black river (which,
as the reader will sec by consulting map,
1uns behind the beleaguered city and emp
tics into the Mississippi few miles below
end make their way up to the railroad
leading eastward from Ticksburg to Jack
son. This they will destrtJ, and thus cut
off the communications between
the two rebel armies - the one
On the Mississippi and the othe1
near Rosecrans-and afterwards, If om
force is sufficient, take the city by assault
in the rear, Or, falling in that, set down be.
fore it, commanding all avenues Of ap'
rroach and egress, and by q slower and
more expensive process, compel its sur
render. At this distance the plan, which
is, however, merely conjectural, seems feas
iblc; but if the enemy's force has not been
grossly exaggerated, it is not without it:
dangers. We know nothing Of the Big
Black. sayc that it Is deep, RATION and tor
tuous. How it is defended, or wha'
means Of defence arc at hand, vi
cannot tell. What works thert
may be at the railroad crossing
nc doubt if Gen Grant can tell But {
few days will determine I'LL. The runnin!!
of the batteries, and the placing Of the en-
tire squadron between two places, tha
may be with case 50 further fortified tha
escape is impossible, is an act as bold q
the burning Of the ships which bore an AZ
my to IN cncmy's country; and NOV
promptness i'll planning, rapidity in ezecu
ting, and desperation in fighting are til
only means Of egrcss. Through the gat
Victory, that army and that fleet must 8
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these bonds to London? Why doea hc not
bring bnek any pnrt Of his property?
Gen. E. 3. Nichols, once OF this State, WAS
financial agent OF the Texas secession conycn-
tiou. lie has been for some time past secret
II converting his property into gold, at appa-
rcnt]y ruiuoas rates. What has be done with
bis gold, or with the foreign exchange bought
With 1t?
Simeon Hart, the principal contractor and
the leading rebel ut Ell Paso, has been quietly
buying gold at high rites for some time.
What is lis object? What causes such 4 brisk
demand for sterling exchange in Natamoras-
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Posters Of which the following is 4 copy
were posted up In the most public places Of
Mobile on the 9Th inst. It is one If those un-
mistak:lb1c signs, now becoming quite COM
mon, that the distress Of the people in the
rebc]lious Sta 7cs has reached a point that il
almost unbearablc:
"BREAD OR PEACE.
ssIt has not get come to be q question Of
bread OF peace with us, butwo are fast coming
to it. II our Government can compel a man
with fa.uily Of children to light for it at Sll
per month, II can compel, ndmust, those who
Stay at home and enjoy their case now, and
viii enjoy our freedom when achieved, to feed
the poor children Of poor fathers the Wild
oWs. whose only sons are fighting the battles
aud enduring the terrible hardships Of the
march and camps, foodless, clothes1ess aud
shocless Fo1bearance will soon cease to be
j virtue! ........
| HOurwires, sisters and little ones arc crying
| for bread! Beware! lest they cry for blood
also III We have had enough Of e2toEtion snd
speculation, It is time the strong arm Of the
| law WAS extended.
tTle people will rise sooner Of later!
| There arc lamp posts and rope enough to cure
! this worse than trcason-oud the remedy Will
be supplied BY an outraged people
"{signed) BRuTus H."
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COppEHIEADS In INDIANA,
One Thousand Of Them in Arms
Against the Government


from the indianapolis Journal, April a3.l
Reports were brought to the city yesterday
that coo X. G. C's. had collected ut George
town, in Brown county, to resist the arrest Of
Prosscr, who shot Sergeant Daniels last Satuv-
day, and ti.at they meant to furtify anil fight
to the last. The rumoris probably an cxagcr-
alton, but the fact that alarge force, probably
a thousand or more, Of the misguided uen Of
that region arc in arms at that place is H.
mcntably true. As they have bcen fooled by
false stories, ind have not done or attempted
any injury TO individuals, they will be let
severely alone, I'LL the loss Of time and money
in their mad project, shall teach them the
wisdom Of waiting till they are kicked before
they spurFed. Il any violence or mischief bc
attempted they will find out their folly in a
shorter and more serious way. We under
stand that Gen. Darlington proposed to 60
the folly Of their conduct, but his removal
of course stoE,s his operations, and passes
into the hands of his successor very trouble
some piece Of business.
4 correspondent, writing from Danvile,
gives the following account Of the operations
Of tho buttefnuts at that place recently, cor
rccting an indianapolis dispatch in the Ga=stte
Of the 18th. he says it was not known
| whether VOORHEES, or Hendricks would speak
| on that occasion:
DAsy1,IE Ind, April 20, 1868.
Saturday morning quite Il
number Of Buttcrruts, aud also good many
| Union mcn came into town from the country
but there was no wearing Of sbuttcrnuts'' ol
| tlourishing Of weapons except BY one man
aud for tlis and abusive language lie was shot
| BY a Union man, the ball striking his hand
'',vhcn lie firing became general" Had il
| not betn for the efforts Of the Union men il
restraining their friends. fewer Of the butter
uuts would have gone home on horse bacl
than did. Five persons we're wounded, nom
Of them scrlourly, except the little son Of Mr.
NitheIow. There Is now come hopes of Iii
recovery.
| Previous to Saturday but ono man had at
tempted to wear Il butternut in Danyille, an,
our town Marshal Immediately picked
that, and the Union men Of our town do no
intend that buttcruuts shall be worn or tres
son spoken here.
On Sunday afternoon IN apparently wei
authenticated rumor came to town that
large force was preparing to ''makc a demon
etratIon' against our town. Preparation
wcre Immediately made to receive them, m
. Gen. Carrington, informed Of the fact
promptly seNt ont a military force, and the
have succeeded in making some importar
: arrests, and are sill continuing the goo
work. Yours, s. 4. RCssEt.
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SILVER MINING IN CALuoRS1A-Thc rage
Of the multitude in Ca1uornia nov runs to
silver mining, aud everybody who bus few
velously rich mine In some unpronounccable
locality or other. The mining excitement is
like that Of 1852, which made . fen people
rich, hut a great many poor, aud gave the
business of tie State check from Which It
did not 1ecoTer for some time,
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WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Especial Correspondence Chicago Tribune.1
WASHINGTON, April ~, 1868.
DEc1s1oN OF TIE SECRETARY oF THE INTERIOR.
The Secretary Of the Interior has decided
that those who have acquired lands comforting
in certain cases prccmption rights, are not
thereby excluded from the privileges Of the
Homestead bill.
CENT WHERE lie BELONGS.
The Rev. Mr.. Martin, a resident Of Prince
Georges county, Maryland, md living on the
Potomac, opposite Alexandria, was arrested
Yesterday by order Of the War Department,
nj his home, The evidence il conclusive that
he and his fanily not only hold secret cores.
pcndence with the rebels, hut engage in other
reasonable practices. The reverend gentle
nun with all his household, will be sent at
once through our lines into Dixie, no doubt
much against his will.
TIE GREAT s'uEGTRA.n
Squads of refugees still continue to come
foreign birth, with occasionally arepentant
rebel dcscrtcr. They arc generally exceeding
| destitute, hut occasionally some Of them have
| gold purchased in Richmond at the rate Of sir
! dollars Of Confederate money to one Of goll
| or "grcenbacks," bought at 5 premium O
| 4Uu per cent.
THE NATIONAL BASK1SG LAW.
Inasmuch as general enquiry is being mad
BY capitalists in all parts Of the country, in re
| gard to The National Banking Law, n con
| denscd summary Of the proceedings for or
ganizipg under It may be Of interest
Banks In cities and villages Of over 10,00
Inhabitants must have at least $100, 600 capital
Places with less than that number may hay
banks with $50, Geo capital. Thirty per cent
Of the capital must be actually paid up at til
beginning, and the remainder in installme1t
Of 10 per cent. every 60 daye.
One third Of the capital paid in, muet be d.
posited with the Treasurer ofthe United State
Us security for circulating notes, Of which th
hank reserves 30 per cent. Of the amount d
posted.
To start a bank Of the minimum capita
$4,000 in cash and s., 500 circulation is nece
sary. But as the Law requires 10 per cent. {
the capital TO be paid in every sixty dogs, ci
culation cen be obtained in the same propo
ton, aud no bank can put out great
amount Of circulation than capital actuall
i paid in.
The advantages offered by tile Nation
Banking Law are, exemption from the eXpens
Of the bank notes, all OF them being faruis
ed by the Treasury Department, cheapness
organize under, and facility for getting out
: 1t, notes being legal tender for all dues; o
. | portuniiy for becoming financial agents Of Il
government, and width Of circulation, 1t b
ing uniform in its appearance and national
+ its character.
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While q nation is struggling for its life,
and good Ficld-ot1cers are scarce crop,
it will take good deal to justify d supc-
ricr commander in diEn1issing from service |
men Of known loyalty, and Of q well tried
skill and courage. There must Of necessi-
tt, be order and discipline Of the most rigid
sort in camp, and on the battle field, and
an officer is no more exempt from these
military cxac,ions than q private, But
there are limits even to rigor, and laws to
make IN equitable adjustment between the
pfiense and its punishment. There issuch
a thing, also, as out-Heroding justice itself;
and this is not unlikely to occur where q
General who is absolutely master Of lis
command, acts prcmaturely under the
pressure Of irritation, and the belief that
lis authority has been slighted or ignored.
Fortunately there is, in all such cases,
an appeal from the General in the field to
the Commander Chief Of the United
States Armies, and as l1r. Lincoln is asjust
as Aristides, there is no lear at any time,
that IN act Of injustice properly brought
before him, and substantiated, will ever
meet with lis sanction and approval
Burnside's now famous Order No. 8, is
precisely one Of those hasty proclan,ations
1hc provisions Of which would prove in the
highest degree injurious TO the Nationa!
causc,i if there were no Cesar to appeal tito
Immediately after tie repulse at Freder
ic1sburg, some Of the Generals and officer:
Of his Division took upon themselves tt
criticise the conduct Of the b1ttle. ant
as the General SETS it forth in his specitica
.icn against them, these criticisms
we're unjust and unnecessary and, il
the case Of Major General Hooker
he charges that this officer, by the gen
cre1 tone of his conversation, endeayoret
to create distrust in the minds Of other OF
dlcers associated with him, and that he hat
made statements which were calculated Il
create incorrect impressions Of the arm,
and Of his superiors in command Fo
these Causes Hooker was dismissed fIo1
the service; and at the same time Brigade
dEuE1Al ~. - IL. 414Jt6of N[ACAAl9 NNu
Newton, n. B. Franklin, ". F. Su1it
John Cochrane and n long list Of othc
were suddenly and ANONYMOUSLY sent
the right about, subject, US we said, to Il
approval Of the President After fl
consideration Of tile whole matter and
allegations, the President refused to san
lion this noted and memorable order.
What became Of Newton, Brooks, Coo
rane & Co., we do not cacc to know. IL
we dare say the people are as indilicre
in the matter as We are. But all will
joicc that Hooker has been spared the d
rracc which & confirmation Of Burnsid
order would have brought upon hi
What the President thinks Of Hoo1
needs no setting forth in words. The f
that be now holds Burnside's commal
and that his accuser hns been transfer
to IN inferior department Of the servl
speaks for itself, and with q sufficient {
1uence,