The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-13

seven days ratious Morgan design not to fight but
2 rob- steal and dssrGy Tso:..tS = q, ,'
Central kentucky and Middle Tennessee They all OF,
pect the war 70 end with this summers campaign know
Ing that every able bodied In the South Ia now Ia
the held and reserve orcs can be put In their place.
The expedition 70 the salt works ne admits will be
cessful, there but small rebel force left in that
part Of Virginia. Their supplies from Peters.
burg and are scarcely adequate supply the army the
whole country for one hundred miles each side or the
Cumberland Mountains being stripped OF supplies Nor
gan could not remain there and will not relnrn but viii
keep west OF Cumberland Gap He had said nothing OF
paying another visit TO Cincinnati and did not speak
very highly Of his brief sojourn in Ohio.
BOYD STATION, Ky. June 0, 1854
TEE STORES or UNION MEN PILLAGBD AT CYNTHIANA.
On arriving here We find teegraphc communication
has not been established bew this point and Gym
thiana Communication was opened with that place,
however today, by sending locomotive up 70 Kellens
bridge, which was burned yesterday mile this side Of
the town. Mr. Frsbe cynthiana telegraph operator
appeared He remained at his post was taken prisoner,
bis Instruments destroyed, and then released. He re.
ports that the rebel soldiers numbered seventy or eighty
town Dnc coSDg so store and McGss shoe store
refrained from moesting the establishments Of their
direction OF Maysvie, and have been heard from
snco They did not burn the railroad warehouse in Gym
thiana, as reported
From the Louisville Democrat, June 9.l
CAPTURE OF RAILROAD TRAIN-THE ADAMS
EXPRESS COMPANY ROBBED.
Yesterday We made mention OF the capture Of the
Frankfort The train passed quietly. and
dreaming OF anything wrong until reachng point about
when the train suddenly thrown from the track and
party OF men numbering about seventeen, boarded It,
The cause OF tho accident apparent and all could
see that they were In the hands Of the gneras. The
band was under the command OF Dick Martin. formerly
citizen Of Shelbyvilo The commander Of the band and
his partner. Cook, notorious character demanded
the surrender Of the train which complied WITH
resistance at that time useless They entered the
press and robbed all tho vauabes il contained
amount
packages In the SAFE Of which contained thousand
dollars They demanded OF the passengers their arms.
when the guerilas came up one man seen TO drsw
somethng from his pocket and put It in his boot One Of
the band went to him. took out the PACKAGE found
to contain twelve hundred dollars. After examining
carefully tho money was handed back 10 Its owner The
passengers then told get OF the cars they
conductor Of the rain prevailed upon the band TO leave
two cars for the ladies' which done The other cars
destroyed The tender was badly damaged and win
no doubt be complete loss. The engine was damaged
by being thrown from the track.
There train three conyicts who were being
sehs 20 me Tor four years. two for robbery
and one Tor horse stealing The irons were removed
from them arms placed In their hands, and they set at
liberty. Mr.. Ghiisan. the engineer, made q narrow
escape as he was fred upon BY Of the gueras The
watch and ten dolars, but the watch Afterwards
returned We did not hear OF any the being
removal Of two rails. The damage will be repaired.
and the trains leave g usual this morning.
with al tSs os % s
the Adams Express Company. They moved along up the
road TO near Bagdad crossing there at four O'Clock yes
terday AFTERNOON and moving OF In the direction Of Har
rlsonvile. with what intention d not known Our in
formant states that the band was composed mostly or
esvs s
that the band composed principally OF persons
Who were drafted at the last draft and who unable
From the Louisville Journal, June o.]
STATEMENTS OF PASSENGERS ON THE CAPTURED
Frompe rsons who were passengers an the cays and
eye witnesses TO the whole affair, have learned the
fun details q the captu.e when about half mile this
side Of Sith6eld the train thrown violently from
the track BY The previous removal OF several rails
yoey Of carbine and pistol shots were discharged into
.s.s-s ..s III .ss1. -..s1 sn,ais,s bu .,x xesS g
returned to their regimen sudden and unexpected
the attack on tho train that everybody lost
dsred without ihe sliehes. show or resistance The
guerilla band numbered ten moa, aad they claimed
s 70 be soldiers % of General John Morgsns command.
from their ctzcn dress presented the appearance Of
soldiers mmodia!ely after the surrender the arms
The chief then administered 10 them OATH requiring
them support the confederacy or least
TO make war upon t. No written parole demanded;
they seemed 70 be satisfied with making the "Yanxs"
swallow the verbal oath As general thing the passen
robbed OF small amounts of money but to piage did not
to be the object OF the band Tho baggage aud
turcd soldiers forced carry rails and kindie
the flames which consumed the cars The two
coaches were occupied Oy Two ladies' and with snow
OF gaantry, the gueas rolled the coaches back from
the main train, which saved them from destruction.
The express goods and trunks thrown from the
before they set nre None OF the baggage be-
longing TO the passengers interfered with. The mail
was not opened or r1ed though few OF the pack
nges burned with the One OF the ladies' who
stood a short distance from the OF disaster
and witnessed the, whole affair, approached
by one OF tho gueriias and offered orange She
declined the proicred gift but was obliged to nc
eept IT, az they strongly insisted that she should
ceive slight memcnto from rebel hands. After com.
petag their work OF destruction tho band moved or
the direci OF Smthhed. The leader, who claimed TO
be II utenant recognized a well known citizen,
living In the vicinity OF vandyke's Mills II Is almost
impossible to conjecture what the object OF the gueria
in making the attack upon The train They did not
seem TO have desire TO plnnder the passengers
general thing. They only robbed parties whom they
thought had in their possession government company
funds. Tho simple destruction of train by party OF
this kind does not 70 form sufficient FOR the
attack, and such proceedings somewhat unusual by
guerilla bands. Whatever their object was must
admit that their actiops werc strangely marked by a
show Of gasntry aud exb bit OF tho desperado. A
close Inquiry into the may furnish solution
to the riddle.
OUR IRON-CLAD FLEET ON JAMES RIVER.
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