Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-03-24
turned a verdict for the plaintiff, with,
$4,000 damages.

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Yazoo City says it was the best contested
and m ost desperate ofthe war; The Union
force consisted of the llth Illinois, Cello
mel Schofeld. and Colonel Coates 9Th
Louisiana. colored, and two hundred Of
the list Mississippi cavalry. Colonel As
bnnd, coiored. The enemy had eight re-
giments under command of Ross and Rich
ardson. The fight commenced at eight A.
NJ. and lasted till nearly dark, when the
enemy retreated. Three hundred Of the
18th Illinois were surrounded in small
part of the bluff outside the town, aud a
storm of shot and she'll poured on them
all day. When the summons was sent to
them to surrender. they replied that they
did not know what surrender meant. The
remainder of the Union force was in town
where they were met by the enemy. who
had gained the roof Of some of the build
ings. The conflict ragged for three hours.
when the enemy retired. Two gunboats
were IN. the river, bnt could render little
assistance. The colored soldiers fought
bravely. and sometimes with desperation.
The 18th Illinois lost twenty-five, nine O f
whom were killed Among them was a
Lieutenant. The 9Th Louisiana lost near
ly one hundred in killed. wounded and
missing. The 1st Mississippi lost two
lieutenants and several men. Onr whole
loss is set down at one hundred and thirty.
nine, and that of the enemy at three hun
dred.
Captain Flynn. Of the 51st Indiana, who
was for long time imprisoned in Libby
under sentence Of death in retaliation for a
spy executed in Kentucky by order of
General Burnside, arrived at Washington
recently
The Eleventh Indiana left New York
last evening for home via Buffalo.
st. Paul specials to the Chicago Trij-
une state that dispatches from General
Sibley's scouts report that the butfaloes
are coming dews the valleys of the James
and Cheyenne rivers, and that the hungry
Indians are following them, thus driving
them toward the white settlements, and
two or three parties have already started
for the frontiers to steal horses Some of
the redskins are anxious for peace, but
large portion of them are in favor of war.
Some Of the chiefs applied to Governor
Dallas Of the Hudson Bay Company, for
advice, and he sent them letter urging
them to make peace. The chiefs do not
hold supreme sway. as many suppose. A
secret society, called the Soldiers Lodge,
composed of young men and braves, indie
pendent of the chiefs, is the real power for
peace or war. and as this society decides.
SO it will be. Emigration to Idaho, both
overland and by river. is particularly Of
fensive to them. they consider that a
premcnition that they will soon be driven
from their. country. 1t will not be advisa-
BILE for emigrants to so either by steamer
or land until the cavalry expedition pre-
cedes them. -a
Captain Sawyer, recently returned from
Richmond. states that he saw Lieutenant
Colonel Litck6eld. Major Cook,a DIR.
Kingston and thirteen officers Of a
negro regiment in one cell. chained to six
negroes. and are fed on corn bread and wa
ter. and but little Of that. -
Ii is reported that Stuart, with five
thousand cavalry. has crossed the Kappa
hammock near fredericksburg. .Kiipatrick
and Merrill are said to be on his track.
Private election returns from eleven
counties gave more votes than the whole
number required BY tie Presidents procla-
IN alton to replace Arkansas in the Union.
Other counties will give fully five thousand
more votes. The new State Constitution
was almost unanim ously ratified. there be-
ing, so far, only one hundred and thirty
seven votes cast against it. Arkansas is
thus declared Free State in the Union by
the voluntary action OF her citizens. Gov
ernor Isaac Murphy and the whole State
ticket is elected. ts Hi u
Advices from New Orleans to the 18th
state that Col. Treris's 81 Maryland
Cavalry, recruited from the Fit. Delaware
prisoners, had driven the 9th and 10th re-
bel cavalry from Chappela River, captu-
ring number of them, and also some
bloodhounds, with which they had been
hunting conscrirts, together with thirty
negroes, who had previously been taken
from a plantation near Fort Pike. They
found the sentiment Of the country through
which they secuted decidedly Union.
Letters from Europe state that Maxim
ilian is particularly gracious to the Con-
federates who are to attend him in his
voyage to Mexico. Titles of nobility are
to be lavishly bestowed DIR Gwynn is to
be Duke! sn2 iei
General Grant passed trough Louis 4
Vile on Saturday. and is expected in
Washington on Wednesday. sJe.
i The rebels will give up the remains OF
Colonel Dahigren and they will soon be
sent north. s4.i e'ai-e -ea
Advices from New Orleans are to the
18th instant. General Banks was about
to leave for some point in western Louis
ana, probably Alexandria. whittier feet
of Porter's gunboats had preceded him.
Lees cavalry had also left the city for the
west. Madisonville. east of New Orleans,
on the lake. had been abandoned by our
forces, but the Notifications remain. Gen
eral Growers force has been ordered to
Baton Rouge. 1t is thought that Gener-
ais Banks and Steele will cooperate to-
clear the country bordering on the line Of
Arkansas and Louisiana of rebels. An
election of delegates to the State Conven-
ton which is to meet on The 9th of April,
will be held on the 2Sth Of March. One
hundred and fifty delegates are to be chos-
en- on a white basis as per census Of 1860.
The French Government has issued reg
ulations to the elleo. that 10 vessel of be-