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Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-18
The Butter Speculation.

We have noted the speculstions going on in =
butter all over the country, and charged on sufre
fcieut provf, that the present high prices are not
the result of scarcity currency. The Albany
journal in copying one OF tie Express articles.
says rirI-9fTn rfm ar eps'F t
The butter spectators now have their agents
traversing the central counties OF the State con
tracing with farmers for their entire product the
coming season. at iorty-eight cents ami upwards.
By thus buying in ads auce OF the mxsu err
they expect TO control the market aud perma-
ne.tly maintain the present scand4lOnS prices.
These prices are. OF course. rhe result ia good
measure of combinations Ia ordinary times.
butter ranges from fifteen 70 tweDty live gents
per pound. IL does not cost cent per p0uud
more 10 manufacture IL uoW than IL did Ihsfe
wears ago The price Of land has not essentially
advanced; rents remain nearly the same. Hep
is dearer; but the increase Sould not amount 20
more than half cent pound on The cost of
preparing dairy Cor the market The taxes on
farms and farm products are nearly nominal.
The imitation of currency ought not 10 enhance
the nominal value more than SIX or seven cents
pound. So that making tie most liberal allow
ance for the legitimate disturbing agency of the
war. the best article of butter ought not to run
beyond twenty eight 10 thirty cents per pound.
Every mill above that 80 much paid in the way
of extortion.
lis there no way 20 break up this ring OF spec
ulatorsI The coal monopoiists had 60 comprO-
mise last winter. And yet coal j. article Of
necessity, while butter is article of luxury.
Why don't somebody start Anti Bu ter Eating
Association7 Let hfiv Of our principal CT, izens
sign pledge not TO buy ounce OF butter while
the price is above thirty cents, aud how long
would it be before the article would 90 begging
at rates even below thatf"
AS we said few days since. the remedy is
with the consumer. Either use no butter at all.
half the quantity. and the greedy mongers
As,ff foil fhnr
ish and mercenary purposes. The same rule
ought to be adopted in regard to every article.
the of which be dispensed with Either
fair price, or no price, if possible, should be
the rule Of producers and selers.-lNew York
Express rr.-err -er tlt
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-18
FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE,
I'm Answer tO Gov. %. II. Merton's
Erroneous statements TO the ne
publican state Convention,
February 23, 1884.
PREPARED AID PUBLISHED By ORDER or THE
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES.
tcoxcLuDED ]
The Governor then discusses the


The Governor then discusses the
RIGHT OF THE GovERxmESr TOWARDS REBELS.
We may say, generally, that If the line of pol
icy indicated in this address, were pursued, we
would be, by il, thrown back hundreds Of years
in the scale of civilization We would resort to
the scenes Of ages Of barbarism in matters Of
warfare From the time Of the revolutionary
of our grandfathers, the cruelty of the Brit
ish soldiers towards the families Of soldiers Of
the colonies-towards non-combatants, and in the
wanton destruction of private property, has been
handed down as traditions that have kept alive
hatred towards that powerful, but cruel, nation.
The writer of this, when but an urchin, has
leaned upon his grandmothcr's knee, and listened
TO many recital Of these scenes Of cruelty and
wrong, until there was planted in his bosom feel
ings towards England that time viii never oblife-
rate. The Governor points out the same course,
only worse, towards the revoltcd States, and
seeks, through such means, to re-unife the North
ern and Southern people What is it, Not
only TO destroy their armies, their arms, their
munitions Of war, their food and clothing for
their armies, but also for their families m home.
and 70 set free their slaves and compel the whites
to associate with them on terms Of equality.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-18
mr..Liroetn.. si.ter.
The Norfolk correspondent Of the New York
World writes a follows.

The Norfoik correspondent oil the New York
World writes as follows
The affair OF Mrs. Todd White is generally
commented upon here. do not see by the pa
pers that much has been said about her transit
elsewhere She called on General Butler before
the hsg-of-truce boar left, aud asked if her bag
gage would be searched and was informed BY
the general, that under the order which she bad,
he didn't what she had The lady per
sisted in disclosing the contents OF her trunks,
much to the edi6cation Of the general. probably
who felt himself completely powerless for once
In his own department, with the special order OF
the President staring him in the lace. he had
not the courage to take the responsibility 70 stop
the woman, even when she confessed what she
had iu her possession. Perhaps she had nothing
.'confraband'' with her, but there was strong
suspicion that she had. and it was Gen. Buffers
duty to have seen for himself before be suffered
her To 90. The .spolcy' OF General Butler VAS
never seen 10 80 much advantage As in the case
of Mrs. Todd White.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-18
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Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-18
REPUBLICAN RULE.

First-we have lost. by death aud permanent
disability. more than a million Of men. from vio
lence or disease. in this war. This may be dis
puted but to the facts. Over two millions have
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-18

posted his holiday Generals in front of Wash
ington, with 100000 men, to keep himself and
cabinet safe, and sent Mcclellan off to do the
fighting with less than that number. And Nc
Clellan had TO withstand the whole power of the
rebels for seren days, and then, from sheer ex-
haustion and want of men, retreated. This left
the way open for Lee to attack the other bran ch
of the army under Pope, and thus cut us up in
detail McClellan's army was taken from him,
even to his body guard (p. 1901, and sent to
Pope. All day he could hear the fight, but was
not allowed to 90 TO it. Page $50. After Pope
was defeated, they could say, g beg you to as
sist us with your ability and experience" Page
Isl. He did assist, reorganized the army, and
In ten days fought the battles of South Mountain
and of Antietam. drove the enemy over the Poto-
mac, and when the danger was past had his army
again taken from him and placed under political
favorite (Burnside), who led them 10 the river
bank opposite Fredericksburgh, and set down for
twenty-five days, and waited until the enemy had
finished his last earth-work, dug his last rife pit,
planted all his artillery and then, having no
further excuse for delay, the army was ordered
to storm the position in 'front.'" Roll of Honor,
vol. /, p. 334 The effect of that order was that
those that had charge of the transportation, say
that they carried twenty-five thousand wounded
men to the transports at Aqua Greek, F" and yet
"many of the wounded men were wandering
around among the woods at Stafford, not know
ing where TO CO. Id. p. 34l. This, besides
the killed that were left upon the field, the sum-
ming up would be:
First, we lost all advantage from the Chicka-
hominy and the James River campaign, and men
rs follows killed wounded and MISSING.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-27
The War in Missouri.
Price Advancing with
10000.
.4ctice Preparations to meet
him.
OFFICIAL WAR BULLETIN.
ashington, Sept. &c.

Washington, Sept &c.
To Major Gen. Dix:
Dispatches from Sheridan to II O'Clock
Saturday night, dated six miles south oi
New Market, arc received.
He had driven the enemy from Mount
Jackson without being able to bring on a
general engagement. The enemy were
moving rapidly. and he had no cavalry
present to hold them. Torbert had at.
tackled Wickham's force at Luray and
captured number of prisoners. Sheri-
dan found the rebels posted in all towns
from Winchester to New Market and was
50 miles from Mar,insburg. Twenty
pieces of artillery were captured at Fish
eF's Hill, together with l,lo0 prisoners,
large amour: Of ammunition, eaissons,
!imbers, DC, and large quantity Of en-
treDching tools, small arms and debris
No list of captured material has been re-
ceIved.
The small towns Of the valley have a
great many rebel wounded.
Gen. Stephenson reports the arrival q.
Harper's Ferry of train Of our wounded,
a0 captured guns and 80 additional cap
tured officers.
Breckinridge has gone to taxi command
of The rebel department of the South
west.
A dispatch received this morning from
Sherman's command states Hood appears
to be moving toward the Alabama line in
strong force.
Rebel raiders are reported to be ope-
rating against Sherman's communications
and had captured Athens. Ala. Vigorous
exertions are being made to overtake and
destroy this force.
JEFF. Davis is reported now to be at
Macon.
Reports have also been received from
Maj. Gen. Canby. Gen. Steele had been
strongly reinforced and had taken The
offensive.
Dispatches from Gen. Grant, dated ten
o'clock last night, repor, no military ope
rations.
The above comprises the substance ci
the military iusormstion proper tor publ
cation received to the present date By thi.
department.
(Signed,) EN-. STANTON,
Sec'y of War.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-27
Invasion Of Missouri.

St. Louis, sept. 20.
1t Is now said Price tas entered Mis-
souri, with force estimated at $4,000
strong, and his plan it is supposed will be
to march to the central portion vf the
State With three columns and endeavor to
capture ali important points aud hold the
country. 1t is expected Kirby Smith will
join him with 10 to $4,000 men from
Arkansas. Guerriilas are also concen-
trating to aid his movement. The column
now in the Southeast is doubtless under
Shelby, who has some six to eight thou.
sand men.
Reports circulating tonight that par.
of the force which occupied Fredericks-
town yesterday captured Cape Girardeau
to-day, but this is doubtful. They may
be demonstrating in that direction, but it
Is most too strong to be taken by cavalry
Military preparations here are very active
and troops are already moving southwark
The blacksmith shops are busy all day
shoipg cavalry horses. Ordnance stores
are being sent to different points and
everything is being put in fine trim fol
immediate active service.
Gen. Pike has called all enrolled militis
out and Gen. Rosecrans will issue an ap
peal Tomorrow calling the people to arm.
Maj. Gen. Blair arrived to-day.
Trains on the Iron Mountain railroad
are still running and so far as known th.
railroad has not yet been molested.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-27
FROM ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis, Sept. a5
| A dispatch from Fort Scott, Ark. say,
none Of the officers Of the train recently
captured on Cabin Greek, were killed OF
taken prisoners, and but comparatively
few men. Three-fourth of the latter have
arrived at Fort Scott and the wounded
have been sent for.
When Price crossed the Arkansas river
some days since at least part of bis forces
moved towards Batesville, evidently with
the design of joining Shelby in North east
Kansas, and with combined commands
invade Missouri from the South east. ..
The force occupying Frederickstown is
doubtless the advance of this column,
and Is estimated to be 10000 to 1q, ,0Oo
strong.
General Mower, with part of the 18th
corps. left Brownsville. on DuvalPs Bluff
and Little Rock railroad few days ago in
northerly direction, and Shelby will
have to look sharply after his rear. The
situation viii probably develop itself in
very few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-27
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
Cairo, Sept. 2,

Soaso, Ccps. Go.
The steamer City Of Alton, from Mem
phis Esd, has arrived with lie bids. TO
bacco and 26 bales of cotton from Hiek
man. KY, for New York.
During the past week l56 hhds. of to.
bacco were received from Paducah aud
the Tennessee river for shipment east
Business on the river is better than a,
any period during the war.
The steamer Mollie Able, from New
Orleans loth, arrived with large cargo
of molasses for ST. Louis.
The steamships Cromwell and Sircra
Navada from New York had arrived al
New Orleans.
The French lef. Bsgdad on the 18th in
FIVE steamers for Matamoras. On the lith
had an engagement with Cortinas, we're
repulsed with severe loss and returned to
Bagdsd.
Little doing in cotton market. De-
mand limited and small .ales-new crop
les. Produce and provisions greatly de-
pressed owing to the large arrivals.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-27
FROM MOBILE.

New Orleans, Sept. 19.
From Mobile the Tu,onia brings new,
OF gunboat expedition up Fish River
Saw mills, grist mills, ship yards and
lumber were destroyed, valued at six mil.
hons dollars. Returning down the river
1t was found the rebels had felled trees
across the stream. At the same time q
foroe appeared on the hanks of the rive,
and fred upon the boats. The gunboa,
Rudolph cleared passage for the rest Of
the fleet.
A telegraph cable has been laid between
forts Morgan and Gaines. The guns
machinery, dc. Of the monitor Tecumseb
are to DO hshed up. 1t is thought the
hole in the rams bottom i. so large she
can not be raised.
Fort Gaines is in fine con ditiop. but
very little Of Fort Morgan can ever BE-
made servicsble.
-Four piekets were wounded by the ex.
plosion OF shell near Fort Morgan on the
10Th, one of whom has since died.
vicksburg, Sept. 81.
Gen. Dana has commenced active one
rations in this District. A large cavalry
ioree left last night under Col. Osborne.
which will be followed by heavy force
OF cavalry. The result will probably be
known in about ten days.
A negro was shot on l7th; two are TO
be executed on the 18th for mutiny.
ihe paymaster is paying the troops
here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-27
Movements of Forrest,

Louisville, Sept. 20.
90 Friday part of Forests force, sbout
four Thousand strong, crossed the Tennes-
see river at Bates Landing in Perry COUP
ty, Tenn. His whole force is estimated
at 5000 men with ten guns.
Col. Campbell and garrison, at Athens,
Alabama, were attacked by large force
Of rebels, and after severe fight of two
hours duration were forced to surrender.
Several buildings, including the depot,
were set on fire..
Forrest ia person was in, Athens at
Q p. m. yesterday.
A detachment Of 800 men, sent from
Decatur to oreinforce the garrison at Athens
are reported captured after an obstinate
engagement.
Several prisoners captured by Colonel
Prcsser, near Athens, report that they
crossed at Florence that Forrest told
them he would have force enough to des-
stroy both railroads nd stay in Tennessee
as long as he pleased. The rebel forces
have destroyed several miles OF the Ten
nessee and Alabama road between Del
catur and Athens. No communication
South of Pulaski, Tenn.
Escaped prisoners report the rebels Sal
Wheeler at Courtland. Ala, YESTERDAY
morning. There are three commanders
Forrest, Roddy and BiMes. Wheeler, il
is reported, has gone South to join HooG
in Georgia.
Forests intention is to capture Pu
laski, Franklin and Shelbyville and all in
termediste block houses on the road. A
last accounts the rebels were moving Of
Pulaski. No demonstration has yet boel
made on Chattanooga. The railroad ant
telegraph were working on that line t.
one P. m. to-day.
a telegram from Pulaski reports heav
hring was heard in the direction of Sui
phur Branch. Rebel forces are operating
gainst Elk river bridge. All account
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-27
New ork. Sent. 26,

There are 5000 men awaiting trans.
portation to the armies.
Advices from New Orleans per the
Mollie Able, of the 10Th, have been re
ceived. A French force sailed from Bag
dad, Mexico, on the l2.h, in five stes m
ers, for Ma'amoras. On the l4th thel
had an engagement with Cortinas, ant
were repulsed with severe loss and return
ed TO Bagdsd.
Mobile adyices Of the l4th state tha
all is quiet there, but movements were OIL
foot by both feet and army.
Preparations are being made to recover
the guns OF the lost monitor Tecumseh.
Rio Grande news says that some 3Ot
Mexlcans, with three guns, had surren
dered to Gen. Rogers at Pallao.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-27

rN- That low-liycd, miserable, mob.
'ineitlng, nigger-loving. CIagett-smashiug
city Of keokuk, is sixty seven men ahead
Of the draft We always knew it was an
Abolition hole and we're confident all
along that the white-livered, John B Brown
scamps who inhabis it, have no more
sense than 60 enlist freely in the army
and vote against Copperhesds. The cur
of their iniquity is about full. The draft
will not visit them, it is true; bat they
will be visited by the. scathing, scorch-
ing, annihilatipg benedic,ions Of the army
whose depleted ranks they are so triumph
autly filing Keokuk deserves in al
eminent degree the hot curses of oil mer
who are trying to run the peace machine
at the price of the Nation hono.. Del
Moines Register.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-27
Blair's Resignation.
Washington, Sept. q

Washington. Sept. 26.
Montgomery Blair in letter to an af.
ternoon paper says:
my offer to resign was not made be-
cause the principles adopted a, Baltimore
were Objectionable to me, but on the con-
tfary, II was made in good faith with .
view to allsy auimosities among the
friends of those principles and in order tc
secure their triumph"
Mr.. Blair will BY request of the Presi
dent continue in Office till bis successor
qualities.
Nothing has yet been heard from Gov
Dennison, who is canvassing in Ohio =,
point where there is DO telegraphic con.
nectlon. No doubt is entertained that ht
will accept the office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-27

nW- Is there no admirer of The little
man bold enough TO take him out of the
hands of his friends? That notorious and
noted statesman, Isaac Ryoders, has been
saying publicly:
e lie knew Mcclellan when be wal
indeed Little Mac when he was boy
long before this unholy, unnatural, fool
sh war was even thought Of" Cheers.
Unnatural, unholy. foolish very
probably. But Why thus denounce wal
that Mcclellan conducted himself for two
years, and which. as he is now Maio1
General awaiting orders,' be nigh
at any time be called upon to conduc
again ? Abuse the war if you will, bu
do not do SO in the interest of man I,
whom the war has has been bread am
m eat and clothes and lodging and spend
ing money.