, 1864-04-30
From Our specid Correspondent

called out and made a very handsome speech
tc the crowd kuykendal1 WIS the first
Major Of 31st, sni resigned soon after the
ta1l Of Fort Donelson. Adjutant General
Fuller arrived on the afternoon train, aud
wrs received bx tha soldiers will. cheers
for no TWO men In ll1.uois stand higher with
our volunteers than do ten. Fuller and Gov
e1nor Yat.s. The General was forced upon
tlc stand, and gave us splendid address
About fifteen hundred strangers, besides the
soldiers, were in town, to attend the dinner
and mcctiDg. Had the weather been fair, at
Ienst ten Thousand would hare been present.
About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, psi.
ra!c Of Co. i, entered q ators in which Lin
doH Osborne formerly Colonel Of thu :}1st, and
several other persons we're converalrg. The
eo.dicr 6tcl ped upon in front Of Col. O5borne,
and withont say word or notice struck him a
hccyy blow apcn the left side of the head,
which Knocked him senseless over the coun-
ter. Upon examination, tue skall WAS found
10 be broken Col. Osbornc's xituatfon Is
very critical, and there Is little hope OF his
recovery. lie was not popular In his regi-
mcnt as commander, and since his resIgna-
tton and return hons has been one OF the
denouncing the Administration in the most
unmcasured Terms. The attack was prompt
ed solely by the hatred his conduct had en-
gendered among his men, several Of whom
had threatened to take his Lie upon the first
opportunity.
Ways been among the strongest Democratic
counties in the State. The former county is
the home Of Josh Allen, and has enjoyed the
full benefit OF his teachings. Here the
Knights of the Golden Circle held high reyel,
and ruled with IN iron sway over the lives
and property Of the Union men. Among the
leaders Of the Knights was one George W.
k,f 1,S- =
county, and subsequently Quartermaster OF
the 12Sth regiment Among those who were
induced to Join the knights were joseph T.
Williams and Wesley Bandy, two Of the most
respectable and worthy farmers In Southern
Illinois. The oaths e1acted OF these men
proved too much tor their loyalty, and they
withdrew from the order, publicly denounc-
ing it as treasonnble. One night, not long
after Williams and Bandy had thus openly
denounced the knights, they were seized Ia
their beds, taken some distance from their
homes into the woods and whipped most un-
mercifully. Beng men advanced in years,
The severity Of their pnnishment proved well
nized George ". Akin as one Of tic party
who thus misused her husband.
A large number OF robbe11es were commit
ted In Williamson and adjoining counties by
men In the gsrb of soldiers, and the army
was accordingly credited with the outrages,
civil authorities being nll of the Copperhead
persuasion, took no notice Of such affairs,
except upon one occasion, when the murder
er was acquitted upon the ground of 'justi-
liable homicide" Some four or five weeks
since man named Stuart, living in White
tracked across the country to the house of
Akin, where property belonging to the mur-
dered man was found. Akin was arrested,
but gave bail in the sum of $500. Since
that time he has not been seen in his neigh
borhood. .Bis eon, John Akin, and two
brothers living upon his farm, named Charley
and Hal Glydcs, alias Brown, were believed
to be the real murderere.
John Akin was arrested ut De Soto, jack.
con county, and conveyed to White county,
when he made full confession of the bloody
deed. He said that two gangs Of williams,
which took their origin In bastlles Of knights
Of the Golden Circle, had for some time e1-
listed in Williamson county, for the purpose
OF robbing from Union men, but afterwards
they levied their contributions somewhat in
discrlminately, stealing from friend and foe.
One Of these bands was led by James Chen
worth, Assessor OF Williamson caupty, the
otler by noted horse thief named johnson,
some citizens of Jackson county. When
johnson WAS hung he made confession In,
plicating Chenworth and Akin.
TTo Of the gcng, named Brake aud Lewis,
were arrested for stealing, and confined in
thc Saline county Jail. Chen worth, fearing
him, employed John Akin and the two
Glydes to murder the prisoners, agreeing to
pay them s200 Us soon as the job WIS accom-
piishcd. The parties started for Saline coun-
~, and VIXEN near Harrisburg, they settled
upon thGiz plan Of operation, which was, to
leave one Of their number with their horses
In the woods, ready eaddled for immediate
m nj tyn tn A f<,x xF,nr
{dtnce Of the Sheriff. ubtain Possession of the
Jail keye, when they would Lave no difficulty
in entering the prison aud dispatclins Brake
and Lewis. One Of the scoundrcls llud rel
alive living rcat Harrisburg, to whom they
developed the plan, and solicited his assist
crime, ano threatened. nnless the project wss
ataD done0, to have them arrested. Finding
him reeolatc, they consented to drop the at-
fair. The Glydcs are very slrewd, Intelligent
fellows, and improved their short trip to
Saline to srch good advantage that they bar
gained With the Coiperheads Of that county
10 return in short time aud establish Cop
perhead paper, for which they pledged ample
tunds.
From Harrisburg, Akin and Glydes went
directly to the house OF Mr. Stuart, In White
connt:, where they murdered Stuart aud rob-
led him Of $50 and. aad = few otLer articles.
Akin implicated eighteen residents of
Williamson coraty, Us being concerned with
these gangs; some few were Immediately az
rested, q few lad entered the nrmr, aud 9TH
ers had started for Idaho aud Orcyon Chen
worth 1inding bis 1nurdrrous plan had mis-
carried, Immediately left home and has not
since been heard of. The citizens Of Akin's
EtighEcr:ood have fully determined to I'D
the country Of such ecoundrelt, and gave
ttem several noti:es TO quit, Whic. kiadly
h:rt Was Immediately acted upon. ::
All the members OF. these two Sangs are
Corrc1As eds, and haze holy horrcr Of ''nig-
ecrs,"' and hare ever been loud-mouthed IL
iheir 6ecuEcsotlons OF the mar. Akin was
2 prominent man In bis party, aud delighted
In Presenting Union men, as did also The
rid Of these des2Gr4does, aud their Influence
being destroyed, the Union feeling has In
creased aud strengthened, until 1t is quite
safe to say that Williamson is at length re-
deemed, md will give Union majority at
tie Ee1t election. JACKSON.