American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-04-06
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Fight at PasIucall.

The Fight at Paslucab.
ST. Louis, March 31.-The Provost
Marshal General has ordered the seizure
OF Pollard's History of the War, Confed-
crate oiilciai reports, life of Stonewall Jack
son, lie OF Morgan ald his men, and all
publications based upon rebel information
circulating or for sale in this department.
The steamer Florence sank in the Mis-,
souri, river ON Monday. She was yalued
at fifty thousand dollars, and insured for
twenty eight thousand The steamer was
laden with bacon, hemp and grain, most
of which will be lost.
About two hundred wagons leave st.
Joseph daily for Idaho
The. Democrats Cairo specia! says the
Rebel prisoners state the main body of
Forests force has been ordered to Jack,
son, Tennessee.
The troops sent to Paducah seturned,
Col. Hicks having sufficient force to re-
pulse any attack. During the fight at
Paducah the rebels took Mrs. Hammond
from the hospital and murdered her
Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Egan
and Mrs. McChong were also taken and
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kept there an hour, during which time
their dresses were perforated with bullets.
While the rebel flag of truce was move
ing forward, they disposed thier forces
| for action Our men had ceased firing
for fear women might be killed
A man was arrested on board the stea-
mer Anderson, having in his possession
the freshly taken scalp of a white man,
supposed to have belonged to one of our
soldiers
The New Orleans papers of the 23d
inst. contains no news.
Fort SMITH, Ark, March 30.-About
ten thousand effective troops have gone.
South from this district The whole
number in the department. under Cen.
Steele, now moving Southwark, is from
thirty to thirty-fve thousand, sufficient to
overpower and rebel forces opposed to
them.
A scout from Prices army reports Ca
bells command at seven or eight reei-
ments, fifteen miles this side of Washing
ton, seven or eight thousand Texans at
Icnnesport, Marmaduke and Shelby at
Camden. The rebels are well supplied
with clothing and importation horses from
England have just reached them. A
large number Of negroes are being con-
centrated at Camden and Washington,
and Quantrel is south of Red river.
Gov Edwards, Of the Choctaw Nation
has issued proclamation urging the In
dirns to return to their allegiance to the
Government and rcpossess themselves of
what they have lost during the past three
years, by associating themselves with the
most accursed foes that ever polluted their
country.
CHICAGO. March 30.-A special to the
Chicago TriLune, from Mattoon, Ill, last
night, says:
+ -Four hundred men of the 54th Illinois
regiment leave Charlestn tonight to at
tack the rebels, who are said to be 800
strong. under the command of Sheriff
John S. CHAIR, entreuched at Golliday
Mills, ten miles northeast of Charleston
A portion of the 54th is at Nation,
that place being threatened from Shelby
and Moultrie counties.
Two companies of the Invalid corps,
en- route for Springfield, have been stop
ped at Charleston for garrison duty, and
pickcts. are on all the roads.
In the fghs son Monday four Of the 54th
and one Union citizen were killed Col.
Mitchell and two Union citizens were
wounded. Two Copperheads were killed
and several wounded.