, 1865-12-19
FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY.

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"A War arlncident-TheCo Courts Reyaevv-
Ing Rebel Acts Tho Mobile d Ohio
Rniiroad-Eisht Gents a MIto-1njurI.
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ne ,;.e,e ~ t.,ra $500 ~, e.,aAs-s ". .na
= u.as!am Ean,n,r~ ,ha. ss-s.,asa 49, w.! p1ase
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the 1eoensoh: .ue ci.Leas ~ tuo nrsL sooka
bold md decided stand for their country, and
even when the tens of thousands Of rebel
frocns vcne conrrcentcd nt Co,umhnx rrn,,,,
r1,s and comn Reanfeo,,rd ~ IA 49, asa
Wy ,ue olo naHS
conld oe sonna oesas.ohaiI5 sa~'5 ospsayed IN MI
burn, and her inhabitants, though few In
number, deled the mymldoms Of JET. Davis,
Tbt. vicinity furnished nes.Iy tvo vho,a
.ts 80 - ~. Eos..1 :s.s" "AV,o
co"panss ~ ~ taetat setslse-neaay
one-eighth OF the, ~hole number Of white
loyal troops raised In Kentucky west Of the
sa,ansas ~. aas,,u sa,Sas ~ 81. ~ .Is1
plHaoes "S11 eaa4'y loi7eu !o1 tAp een1ea'
tede'aey IN this Congressional district. As
you m'gnt suppose, Inc people heEe nrc enter
pr1siDg, decidedly moral and intelligent, the
town presenting pleasing contrast In tI,fs
sS.,'.d.ita ~. 49,, ~ .". - ~ -" ,u1t. ~ sue
fesPecf 70 Inc teoe1 'eo"1as IN inc ncighbor-
hood: Here are two church buildings aud
thre& organized Christian churches tn :WIieh
be,o.r ncor,v tba ent,,a .a;1t 1a-,,,.tsa~
.ass1 -, 49, .u.ao .H.4o aa3'. popuAsion'
called " "Jackson's Purchase" haa more than
ono church, and most Of th en- none: here
ara: pooia schno1s- ;n,aa ami eoc1.tv ,,d
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ptoslesuas, uappy Peopte' u MOI 70 DC
supposed tnas Mnputn remained Ii peace aud
civil war-by no means but she rather had
more th2n her full share Of raids and plunder-
ing expeditions, during which Union nen
were shot down like dogs in tho streets, and
their property fell prey to THAR murderers.
Thus. this little town or about 500 inhabitants
deserves special mention In Kentucky. an
nals, ,
!azd-eennty, and y % completely tho oppo-
ss!c sWS q M!oafn asa; is possible conceive.
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s,,ira tn,.,..i TN T. - heh;aa US.ns se
Stu LUX - - ueuAa 1o.9 P4aeo IL 1!etJc-
c1,nFs,, !. ra;scS a - aaa sh;.s Nosi
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tr1SS W attS = ~ 1uI opea
one d.lTEiaated ssaotoeohse' pss;cntt3E
most 1efhlaa1nE aspect 10 1he lncklcss little
o sns sae s shf tbe
down houses plainly bcspeak he want Of
thrift, ami fntcjlipcnco n1nor,S their owners.
As might be supposed, Dlo1jivil,e Yoa rabcl
to the core. md .confrihutefi rnorc than hcr
slarnio fhrf e9nxc. JrJre Marshall nne ~
stood almost a1orc at the teginning Of the
or bis enafsasa an sS
f2a,n s,p hHc MS ocn ofa'eh IN penury
1oao nis nome.
Ballard county Is one Of the best tobacco
counties in the State, und North Rallard Is
specially noted for the excellence Of its
weed" For several years Ballard county
has taken tho premium at the !y1rat tobacco
fairs oyrE sal other competitors In the Aiissis-
pnld Tor choice crops. The uplands are also
wen adap1ed 10 the growth Of cotton, wheat
ana corn but great portion Of the county
Is IN tnc "bo1toms' Of the OHIO and Missts-
sippl rivers, "nete 1he eo1l Is the richest IN
NE world, nut, being annually oTerfowed,
..s1sst - Lsig So ~ ~ M' "tu' @uu - tuttc!oie1
Mf1eet WILDERNESS. These bottoms are not
htted tor the abode Of man, chills and feyer
prevailing six months OF tho year, and the
balance OF the time IS divided between fight
ing mosquitoes and "doctor1DG" for pncu-
monia. The past season has been particularly
unhealthy, and an unusual number Of deaths
have occurred both among the people Of the
,yerc fI1icd will onme hnt - ,atn ssare doaI
bear, and esen lie squirrel and water fogi
have deserted them, and there IS little left 10
The on1y living thines Tint reilcrs the soii.
tude OF this vast Wilderness, or from tho
riscs bank, arc herds Of cattle, horses and
hogs, large numbers Of v hich arc taken there
late in the summer and left through the win
ter to fatten upon the beech aud hickory,
mast, and the young cane, which makes 4
A little attention would make th1s 4 great
stock--aieing country; hut care and attcation
ire the very thinga ,Kcptuckians neglect,
hence Weftefn Kentucky can challenge the
Union ior worthless horses and mean stock Of
every description.
CIVIL ORDER.
=. Lawlessness prevails 10 q greater or less e1-
West Tennessee, peculfr liking bcinr ex-
hihitrl tn4ar;, aa6rsa flesh. The neiohhnr.
hood Of Rccl Foot lake a{fnrds 1,IdjnT 9lacns
for numetons hands Of sconndrels. VIA I,avc
1nod. II fbcir hopdnror4nre This 1ot,a }h;-tv
i've mties Inn sjt,ata In n hend NJ ihe Mfa-
s;ssinni onnasite Nav ~ Ma1rid y Mn ~ Vas Tss
canscf h1 ia carthnnske n 1si1 whsch
s.,,.i. - ,.ia .uo ~ ~ " "u.sn 4,s
saln s,tha, ag @ pi po.aols .oa o. t@s Hs M
Trrcs ~ ~ n,otn1n l.! th az ~ lu tnrana LILY
iwnrtv ~ ~ - xafer where ther Viii -a1,e3r
siasht mislu,, ' u ~ ~. .4.. .staa.u
convulsion Of raturc that ever shook The Mis-
sissippi Valley. The country FOR miles back
OF the Ike is rugged and broken, much of It
bowling wilderness, as It was IN the days Of