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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-20

and exclaiming g1yly, There, I've
done itP' ran out of the room.
What passed between US that long
summers morning is all misty dream,
but | think my strongest feeling was
that of admiring gratitude toward
Ianthe as l read her tear blis,ered
letter to Philip, explaining every
thing and humbly begging his for
giveness for her selfish passion. Dear
child what beautiful bridesmaid She
was, and how tearfully happy she
seemed during all my wedding day!
l think she has quite forgotten her
childish passion, for she spends
mouths with US in our city home, and
treats Philip like a dear brother,
while her little, blue-eyed namesake
is, In her opinion, the sweetest,
cunningest baby in all Christendoml"
Then too, though favorite belle,
having hosts of admirers, her cheeks
always flush rosily at the mere men
ton of certain rising young lawyer,
who makes a frequent practice Of
spending his evenings here.
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N. HI. 'Rmeker, MD.

Physician and Surgeon.
F~NFFHCE ON THIRD STREET. BE
- tween Main and Locust southwest
81. sI9e, Evansville. Indiana.
ss- Particular attention given TO Female
E1geaSase Idec23 8m
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profits Ia the lrIn Of Foster Brothers.
q sum borrowed from his uncle, James
Foster, ST., and his portion of
fathers estate. GEO. FOSTER.
It is humiliating to be driven to
the necessity Of noticing such base
charges, aud of thus opening up to
the public my private business and
family affairs. But there is nothing
in all my conduct, public or private,
from which L fear an Investigation.
l went into the army in 1861 from the
purest convictions of duty to my coun-
try. / entered tia poor man, with
young family to support, gave more
than three of the best years of my
life to the defense of the Gov
ernment against the attacks of
traitors, and came out of it as
poor as when [ entered. If | had
ceased my opposition to the spirit and
PRINCIPLES of rebellion after my re-
turn to my home, never would have
been pursued by the fendish malig-
nifty and slander of rebels and their
sympathizers. did not, however,
choose to turn my back upon my
army service and sacrifice my man
hood and sense of duty. Since the
close of the war L have done what
/ could to aid in making secure and
lasting the victories purchased by the
life blood of so many of my comrades
do not expect that the foregoing
publication will satisfy or silence tho
men over whom it was my duty, as an
officer of the Government, to exer-
else the rigorous discipline Of war
But | trust and believe that it will an
swer as a complete vindication of my
military acts and my personal integ-
rity with my friends, and all unpreju.
diced citizens.
81 n JOHN w. FOSTER.
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Priest, the SisissS Prdyost Msfshai;-'
and by hi a. dlsbGFsed.
DuTir. q The Winter of 1923, Hon,
L. W. RoHell, the u 5. Senator,
caused the receipts for these levles to
be collected together, and made ac
tive efforts at Washington City to
have the leVies refunded. Failing at
all other departments and sources. he
at last applied in person to President
Lincoln, and represented the wrongs
which he claimed had been done to
his constituents President Lincoln
sent Senator Powell's application,
with list of the levies. to General
Boyle, with an endorsement that
full report upon the subject should
be made, which was done. and l after
wards saw among the official papers
received at the Post of Henderson,
personal letter from the President,
in his own hand writing, approving
Col. Fosters action In the matter of
these Hopkins County levies, and L
know that Col. Fosters action was
also approved by the officers COM
manding both the district and depart
ment
From my intimate acquaintance
with the civil and military affairs of
Western Kentucky, during the times
I speak of. | am thoroughly satisfied
| that Col. Foster never derived any
personal benefit from any levles made,
and that the money was properly dis
| bursed. THOS. JOHNSON.
Late Colonel 65th Ind. Vols.
COL. cAMPBELL's STATEMENT.
BOWLING GREEN. KY,
February q. 1867. J
I | was appointed by Col. John w.
Foster. then commanding Ia Western
Kentucky, Volunteer Aid and Adju
tant. in August, 1862, upon the re-
commendation of the citizens of Hop
kins. Henderson, and other counties
remained in that position with Col
Foster for several months, and was
fully conversant with all his military
acts.
The levy which was made by hit
orders upon the rebel sympathizers Of
Hopkins County Ia the Fall Of 1867
know was in the first instance. sug,
gested, and was recommended and
fully endorsed by all who were at tina
time recognized by the military au
thority as Union men. lt was con
sidered by them as the only way O
remedying the evils arising from th'
guerrilla warfare then being carried
on.
The fund so levied was almost en-
tirely collected by other officers thai
Colonel Foster, and was paid over Il
! George M. Priest, of Henderson. AM
by him disbursed to Union citizens
he OmGnwz a. No uaaffnQ
citizens selected by the Union men o
Hopkins County. This committc
was composed of the following per
: sons from Hopkins: james w. Wi
, kiDs, George l.. Weatherly and 5. b
} Nesbit, if / remember correctly. Co
! Foster neither collected the money o
7 controlled its disbursement, except a
{ stated. Il. w. CAMPBELL.
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w. Fl. WALKER, JR.,
Capt. and Post Adi't.

While Lieut.. Col. FARRow was in
command at Uniontown he was at
tackled by the rebel Colonel A. r.
JOHNSON, and his entire force cap
tured. At the time l was on an ex-
pedition to the interior, and Col.
FARRow with his command went di-
rect to Indiana, and were mustered
out of service. Not having received
from him any detailed report of his
operations. especially relating TO this
levy, in January, 1868, / sent Lieut..
w. A. PAGE, then acting as Post
Adjutant. to the home of Col. FAR.
ROW, with a request for statement
Of what he had done, which was OBJ
tanned, and is as follows:
GREENcAsTLE, Ind, Jan. "a, 1863.
Col. John W. Foster:
DEAR SIR: Yours, Ger Lieutenant
Page, came to hand tonight. and I
hasten to reply, as the best of nv
recollection will permit, as the plpers
| and all memorandums fell into the
hands of Col. A. r. johnson.
While at Unlontown / collected
81 45O. On the 18th of August
sent you 81 800 of that money. Out
of the amount collected expended
for the use of the hospital. forage
provisions, and information, and the
burial clothes of Hawkins, the sum
of $243 81. I had on hand when cap
tured $400, sealed and ready TO remi
to you, all of which was missing witt
the papers, bonds, &c. Who got it,
cannot tell.
As to the horses / had on hand
the number of which was seven-6v'
of which | sold to Rankin for $50 OF
each. The proceeds OF which / here
with send you by your Adiutant.
sold them on time, and have very re
Gently settled the matter. The othe
. two head were on hand when johnson
captured us, and they took them, A
to giving you the names of parties ant
the amounts collected from each is ou
of my pOwer-memorandums of which
were kept by my Adjutant. and the
2 were with the rest of my papers.
) Most respectfully,
? Your obedient servant.
WILL. l.. FARRow.
: p. ST. omitted to mention tn
| eight head Of beef cattle, valued 4
= $500; six of them sent you. The
5 were taken from guerrilla" by th
: name of Holcombe.
u 1t will be seen by statemen
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Cor. Main and Third Streets,
EVANSVILLE, IsD.,

EVANSVILLE IHD.,
Have been appointed Agents forthe sale of
the above Mineral Water, and Will keep a
constant supply on hand to meet all de-
mands See pamphlets on their COULTER
for analysis and letters of many eminent
movie d2m cod
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ssasssas@@sss ss-sszz''
who was Pogt QuaFter0laateF Igai4 the =
time Lieut.. Mahan left that position
to the time l assumed its duties, was
81 ,919 O4. There was doubtless re- |
ceived and disbursed by him a consid- /
erable amount from what was known |
as the Special Fund.-" of which / |
have no record, the papers all being In |
his possession.
j. l.. THORNTON,
Late Lieut.. and Post Quartermaster,
at Henderson, KY.
/ have thus made as brief state
ment as was possible under the cir
cumstances, of my military admins
tration of affairs in Kentucky. From
the papers published, the spirit of the
orders under which / acted can be
judged. From the statements of Col
onels JOHNSON and CAMPBELL, the
manner In which / acted in punish
ing secessionists and in carrying out
the wishes of loyal citizens, is seen.
Governor BRAMLETTE writes Presi-
dent LINCOLN, on the 4th of July,
1868. only one month before left
that command, and long after all the
acts complained of had been commit
ted: have recently passed all
through Western Kentucky, and 6nd
from personal observations the i'm
mense good which the vigilant and
successful military guardianship of
Col. FOSTER has done for that sec
tion." Ex-Governor Dixon and Col.
STARTLING, ST., state that when left
Henderson, in 1868, sit was the
wish of many of the best citizens of
the city and. County of Henderson.
irrespective Of party, that you remain
in command. and many joined in q
request to General BOYLE to tn It
effect" The orders and papers pub
lished show the manuer In which
money levies were assessed, collected,
aud disbursed. The statements of the
Provost Marshal and Quartermasters
make an exhibit of Thirty seven
Thousand Nine Hundred and Thir-
ty Dollars and Twenty-one Cents
($37, $3.50 21). This does not embrace
complete exhibit of one of the
Quartermasters, which was not re-
oeived in time for this publica-
ton, and several smaller expendi-
lures by officers not now with
in my reach or deceased It appears
from the statements of the Quarter
masters that, during the time | was
in command. the Post was made self
sustaining, for the extra and much
of the regular expenses-not a dollar
having been received from the De-
partment for these purposes.
As far as it was possible for me tc
do so, [ exercised rigid supervision
of the acts of the officers of my com
mand. As far as have any knowl.
: edge, all moneys collected or received
by them were fully and fairly dis.
bursed. shrink from no investiga.
ton of my own conduct l endeav.
ore0 IaitnIully 10 execute Tue oFuerl
of my superior officers, with the exer
, , else of an enlarged discretion
which was always given me. sought
as far as prudent, to carry out th'
wishes of the Union men of the section
over which l was placed. | heve
knowingly and wilfully authorized OIL
! permitted any unmerited punishment
to be inflicted upon any one.
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p. ST. omitted to mention the
eight head Of beef cattle, valued at
$500; six of them sent you. They
were taken from q guerrilla" by the
name of Holcombe.
1t will be seen by statement
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below that the 81 800 mentioned
in Colonel BARRow's letter was
delivered to Lieut.. MAHAS, Post
Quartermaster. In addition to this
amount, $3.50 was received by Lieut..
MAHAN from a citizen of Union
County named SHANKs, making the
total sum of $205O The following
statements of receipts will show the
disposition of the funds, and that no
portion of it was received and dis
bursed by me:
oUARTERMAsTER STAHAN's STATE
MENT. 3a
TERRE HAUTE, Jan. %, 1863.
Col. John W. Foster, Commanding U. q.
Forces at Henderson, Ky..
COLONEL: While I was acting as
Post Ouartermaster In the month of
August of 1862, [ received Of you two
amounts of money, as follows:
On the 10Th of August, 1862, you
handed to me an envelop containing
a letter from 1t. Col. Will. S. Farrow,
then commanding at UniontOwn, KY,
oncIosing one thousand eight hundred
$1,000 dollars, which amount OF
ma ,ey you directed me to keep on
special deposit, and not to use Tor
Government or Post purposes, which
| did.
In the same month, one Mr.
SHANKs, of Union County, by your
order, paid over to me the sum Of
Two Hundred and Fifty ($25O) Dol
lars, which held, to be disposed OF as
you might direct During the same
month, Col. FARRow sent up six 10,
cattle from Uniontown, which re-
ceived and had slaughtered for the
use of troops then at the Post OF Hen
derson, KY. ia
The whole amount-two thousand
and fifty ($2.O50) dollars-as above
stated, [ paid over to Colonel jaime;
Nj. Shackelford. at that time com
manding Post. Oh the 9Th day OF DC
tober, 1862. A copy of his recelp
please find enclosed. No horses were
sent up from Uniontown, KY, t
Henderson.
Yours, respectfully,
ae IKE l.. MAHAN.
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nNInN nnuNrY LEVY.

Under the order given me by Gen.
BOYLE in his dispatch of August 5,
1862, (No. 4,) proceeded to make a
money levy off the secession citizens
of Union County in the neighborhood
of the scene Of the murder of BAR
NEY HAWKINS, a member of the 9th
Kentucky Cavalry, for the benefit of
his family. l sent Lieut.. Col. FAR
ROW. commanding a portion of reg
iment of sixty days troops, to Union
town. with the following written in
structions:
HEADQUARTERS u. 8. FORCES Att
HENDERSON. KY, Aug. IL, 1862.
CDeefnL Order No
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PERSONAL MATTER.

Since my return to my home on the
border, 1 have been pursued by the
tongue of vilifcation aud slander, and,
by certain class of rebels who were
by my instrumentality made to feel the
power of the Government, no charge
has been too base or false to be eircu-
lated against my military acts or my
personal integrity. | have been
charged, among other things, with
having appropriated the levies made
upon the secessionists of Kentucky to
my own use, and grown rich thereby.
How utterly unfounded are these
charges, let the exhibits which I
have made answer. But it is alleged,
as an evidence of my appropriation
of these funds, that came out of
the army a wealthy mau, and es-
tablished myself and partners in an
extensive mercantile house in Gin
cinnati, and subsequently purchased
large interest in the Evansville
JOURNAL Company AMI built a
costly public building. all from the
money extorted by military force from
the people of Kentucky. In answer
to these SANDERS 1 have obtained
statements from my former partners
in business, the majority of them
merchants of more than twenty years
experience, and whose standing is
we'll known in this community. They
are as follows:
CINCINNATI, o., Nov. 9, 1868.
We hereby certify that John w.
Foster was admitted as a member of
the firm of Foster Brothers, Cincin-
natl. Ohio, in May, 1864, on his re-
turn from the army, without furnish
ing any of the capital stock of said
partnership, and that he received
only small interest In the profits of
| the firm.
The only money ever passed to his
credit beyond his interest in the
profits of the business, was about two
thousand dollars $4,000 received
from his fathers estate, and three
thousand dollars (3,000,) money bor-
roWed from his uncle Jas. Foster, Sr.
GEO. FOSTER,
of New York.
ALEX. H. FOSTER,
of Cincinnati.
VIM. A. GwYN,
of Memphis.
G.. COPELAND,
of New York.
SAM'L GwYN,
of New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 1868.
| During the time that my brother,
John w. Foster, was in the army, |
had charge of his private and family
business, receiving the remittances
sent by him for his family, and being
thoroughly and intimately acquainted
with his financial affairs, [ know that
he did not in any way accumulate any
money during the period of more than
three years he was in the army, and
that the only money or property of
any consequence possessed by him
when he lett the service was his por-
ten of his fathers estate.
Upon the invitation and advice of
myself and partners he came to Gin
cinnati and took a small interest In
our business, and remained for two
years In 1866, he moved from Gin
cinnati, and purchased a one-third in.
!, terest in the Evansville Journal Com
pany, for which he paid $4,000 The
money which he used in payment was
derived solely from his two years
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Rockbridge Alum Springs Water

h0cKDrIug6 AIuIH Springs WaLer
OF VIRGINIA.
HVHIS WEHH.-K NOEyN MINERAL
III Spring Water can now be had bottled
thus saving the invalid a long and tedious
journey to the Spring. Its valuable prop
critics are too well known to reauire any
Comment. but we would say thaL they
have proved highly beneficial IN many
chronic ailments, such as
SCROFULA, CHRONIC DIARRHEA,
SKIN DISEASES, DYSPEPSIA,
BRONCHITIS, KIDNEY DISEASES, &C.
During the past forty years this water
has been used. The cures by IL ha' g Deeh
many, especially In Female Complains,
az Is we'll known by many hundreds who
nave experienced its beneficial effects.
j. A. FRAZIER, Proprie or.
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III. In accordance with the accom-
panying dispatch from Gen. Boyle,
Col. Farrow will visit the vicinity of
the late murder of Barney Hawkins,
Of Shackelford's cavalry, and after
becoming fully conversant with the
facts, will levy sufficient contributions
from the harbOrers and sympathisers
of the guerrilla bands to make the
sum of two thousand dollars, to be
applied to the support of the family
of Barney Hawkins, deceased. An
accurate and correct list of all prop
erty, money or effects will be taken,
and transferred to the Post Quarter
master at this point as early as prac-
ticable.
IF it is deemed necessary for the
purpose of scouting, horses may be
temporarily taken from the disloyal
owners, but no horses will be taken
except by commissioned officer.
No property will be taken except
| by commissioned officer. by author
ity of the commanding officer. All
pillaging or trespassing on private
property must be severely punished
BY order of Lit. Col. FOSTER,
Commanding Post.
w. Fl. WALKER, JR, N
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HARDWARE.


We have now I'm store a full line Of
Patent Red Jacket Axes;
Straub's Patent Axes;
Mann's Patent and regular Axes;
Grain and Coal ShO7els;
Patent Cross-cut Saws;
Wood and Hand Saws
Meat Cutters and Suffers;
shOvels and Spades;
Coal HOds;
ShOvels and Tongs--
Closing out below cost;
American and English Cutlery;
Butcher Knives, Saws, Choppers. &c.
Cotton and Wool Cards
Builders Hardware;
Carpenter and Cooper Tools;
Chain Pumps, &c.
AT LATEST REDUCED PRICES
FOR CASH.
FRED. F. STRAUB & &C.
No. "a MAIN STREET.
oc22 diff Bet. Second and Third streets.
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CONCLUDED ]

Tn the JeuRNAL of Saturday L re-
ferred to the Hopkins County levy,
the reason why it was made, and the
fact of its approval by my command
inc officers and President LINCOLN.
This levy was assessed individually
upon full consultation with the
Union men of the county. (See state
ments Of Colonels JOHNSON and
CAMPBELL below About one-third
of it was collected under my immedi-
ate supervision, and in my name, by
Colonel T.W CAMPBELL. as Adjutant.
and the greater portion of the remain
der by Colonel JOHNSON. 1 have
among NY army papers full and de-
tailed report Of the individual assess
ments in these cases, amounting to
near $4,000. A few hundred dollars
ad3:doual lwerecollected and paid over
to Mr.. G.. NJ. PRIEST, then acting as
Provost Marshal at Henderson, and
IL whom all the funds collected were
ordered to be paid.
In order that / might remove the
disbursement as far as possible from
the control or management of the
military authorities, l issued the fol-
lowing order constituting a committee
of Union citizens of Hopkins County
of known responsibility and integrity
HEADQUARTERS u. s. FORCES AT /
HENDERSON, Nov. q, 1862. !
Special Order No. Al
II. j w. wilkins, S. b. Nisbe
and g. l.. Weatherly are hereby ap-
nointed a committee to ascertain thu
losses of Union men in Hopkins
County, whether Of horses or othel
property, stolen or destroyed b.
guerrilla bands. They are authorized
TO draw upon George NJ. Priest. Pro
vost Marshal of the city of Hender
son, for any money necessary to re
pair losses, taking care to pay frs
those most needy. They are to exer
else their own judgment whether tt
distribute the mency now In the hand
of said Geo. NJ Priest in sustainin.
the families of Federal soldiers noy
in the Federal army, or to dispose o
1t as above stated. They are furthe
authorized, If they deem best, to us
a portion to relieve the families o
rebels who are now in prison at John
sons Island.
By order Of
Col. JOHN w. FOSTER,
Commanding Post.
IN
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Yours, respectfully,
IKE l.. MAHAN.

Received, at Henderson, KY, Octo-
Der 8. 1862, of Lieut.. l. L. Mahan, A.
A. Quartermaster, u. ). Army, two
thousand and fifty dollars (S2O5O,l
fifteen hundred dollars ($l 800 OF
which is to be placed in the hands OF
Trustees to be appointed for the ben,
eft of Mrs. Hawkins, wife of deceased
soldier, and FIVE hundred and hfty
dollars to be expended in establish
ing a military telegraph line from
Henderson, KY, to Evansville, Ind.
j. M. SHACKELFORD,
$2,O5O.1 Col. Com Dig Post.
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O. N. THoRNToN's STATEMENT.

PRINCETON, AnQ., NOV. 10, 1900.
| acted as Post Quartermaster at
Henderson, KY, from the 18th day of
March, 1868, till August, 1868. The
only funds ever received by me for
Quartermaster or general post ex-
penses were raised by the orders of
Col. John w. Foster, commanding in
Western Kentucky, from levies made
upon secession sympathizers or cap
tured or surrendered guerrillas. In
some instances the money was paid to
me directly by the parties themselves,
and in others by officers of Col. Fos-
ter's command, who had made the col
lections. The total amount disbursed
by me was Sc, ,953 64. The disburse-
ments include payments for various
kinds of citizen service as provost
marshal, telegraph operator, clerks,
guides. scouts, detectives, &C.. extra
hospital supplies, payments to citi-
Gens for forage, rent Of offices, ex
pense of court nartials, and the vari-
Gus disburser ,ents incident to general
Post purpose No funds were ever
received from the Government, other
than those raised by Col. Foster for
these purposes.
L find upon examination of the
Post Quartermaster's cash book, that
the amount received and disbursed,
through the orders of Col. John w.
Foster, by Lieut.. VIM. II. Bracken,
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