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yard-for rifle-pits or for a stockade. On the re-occupation of the court-house by the civil officers, a day or two only was required to transform all back again to old time appearances.
Sept. 7, Colonel Moon and 118 colored troops arrived at the fair- ground. Sept. 11, about 200 negro soldiers went to Henderson.
During this month the independent companies, commanded by Captains Wilson, Yarber, Johnson, Little, Boyd and Burger, were dissolved by General Burbridge, because they were acting too much the part of guerrillas. Governor Bramlette had anthorized these men to recruit companies for the purpose of clearing this part of the State from guerrillas; but the soldiery became too reckless with the property of peaceable citizens. Yarber and Philpot were par- ticularly implicated.
October .- Guerrillas reported in all parts of the county, but the reports were greatly exaggerated. Oct. 10, One Hundred and Eighteenth Colored Regiment left Owensboro. Oct. 11, provost marshal's office closed, and marshal left town.
Oct. 17 .- About half-past two o'clock on the morning of this day, about twenty-five armed men entered town, seized the Sheriff, Jno. G. Harrison, placed him coatless and hatless upon a horse, although the air was biting cold, and took him out on the Litchfield road a few miles, threatening to kill him, but released him about dawn, furnishing him a coat and giving him some instructions as to how he should conduct himself in the future. About $4,500 worth of goods was taken from the merchants. The raid was conducted very quietly.
OWENSBORO TAKEN AGAIN,
this time by thirteen regular Confederate soldiers about noon. Most of these were officers, and after they remained here quietly for several hours, the mail packet Morning Star hove in sight, when all was astir. Nearly 200 additional Confederate soldiers at the same time appeared from the upper part of town, under Major Anderson, intending to take the steamer, believing that negro soldiers were aboard. A few of the soldiers in advance went to the wharf and endeavored to decoy the boat to the landing, but in vain. They fired forty or fifty shots, but only one touched the boat, doing no damage.
The Confederates were here about two weeks, but it can hardly be said that they " held " the place. United States officers and State officers all went about their daily routine of duty as nncon-
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cerned as it no enemy was within a thousand miles. The Confed- erate soldiery behaved themselves quite well during their sojourn in Owensboro.
During the latter part of this month (October) the Confederate Government talked of conscripting here, but the task was never undertaken. Some Federal troops, however, stationed on an island opposite the city, wantonly fired into the place occasionally, and at one time seriously wounded an eight-year-old boy.
Nov. 1, three companies of colored soldiers arrived, and quartered in the court-house. Nov. 2, a colored picket killed. 6, a guer- rilla shot J. Taylor's negro, robbed and hung up Mr. Cavin (who lived in the country) two or three times, and robbed others in the county.
During a war nearly all wicked men are tempted to be robbers, because they can then carry on such work under a sort of military guise and thus elnde punishment.
Nov. 17 .- Thomas S. Pettit, editor of the Owensboro Monitor, arrested for disloyalty and sent across the lines, via Memphis, within the bounds of the confederacy. When the facts attending the arrest reached the ears of President Lincoln he pronounced it unjust. Nov. 20, news received that this county was exempt from draft. Great rejoicing.
Dec. 20 .- A large body of Confederates reported near Curdsville. Dec. 22, great excitement about the Confederate soldiers. The Tarascon detained here.
The pickets and soldiery under the Confederate Walker Taylor kept up firing for some time during the afternoon near Owensboro, just southeast of the city. About sunset a flag of truce was sent into the city and a surrender demanded, but it was refused. After spending most of the night sociably with the Federal officers in the court-house, Major Taylor took his departure, saying that as he had no disposition to injure the town, he declined making any attack.
1865, Jan. 4, the court-honse burned by Davidson and his men; the records and furniture mostly saved. Davidson had orders to destroy every court-house that had been occupied by negro troops. Probably two or three other court-houses were burned in the State, under these orders. This destruction was expected, and the county officers had time to save the records. Mr. Thomas took all the records of his office (circuit clerk) and deposited the most of them in the vestibule of the Methodist church, and the rest in Captain Hall's building. The other records were taken care of by the re-
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spective officers. The Confederates had no permission or desire to burn the records. Another account says that a man named Coulter was the Commander-in-chief of the court-honse-burning gang, and that he acted without authority from the Confederate Government. He and his men were doubtless a part of Davidson's force. Coulter is said to have been a tall, fine-looking man, trim built, and having very keen eyes. Four revolvers were buckled around him. The Planter's Hotel had also been used as barracks, and it was rumored that it was to be burned also. Coulter was appealed to, and he de- clared with an oath that no more buildings should be burned; and he actually impressed citizens into aiding him to prevent further violence.
Davidson was formerly a Federal Captain in Colonel J. H. Mc- Henry's regiment, the Seventeenth Kentucky Infantry. He re- signed and went into the Southern army and became a guerrilla. He was a very violent man, and made himself notorious by acts of felony and arson in this portion of Kentucky. At one time he was arrested, carried to Louisville and placed in prison; but he imme- diately made his escape and came down into this section, where he continued his mischief. A few days after he burned the Owens- boro court-house he was killed in a skirmish with Federal soldiers in Breckenridge County, Ky. He was a fearless and brave man. His father was Dr. H. A. Davidson, of Hawesville, who killed himself in an abortive attempt to blow up a Mr. Sterrett with an "infernal machine."
Jan. 11 .- In the morning the steamner Grey Eagle arrived at Owensboro with a detachment of Federal troops, the Twenty-seventh Kentucky, under Colonel Ward, sent there for the purpose of driv- ing out the guerrillas. When the boat landed a body of these guerrillas immediately made their appearance on the top of the bank for the purpose of attempting the capture of the boat, the Federals being kept out of sight on purpose to deceive them. When they had nearly reached the boat our troops suddenly made their appearance in the engine-room and commenced an attack. The cowardly guer- rillas immediately commenced skedaddling in all directions, hotly pursned by the Union troops. Four were captured, and quite a num- ber wounded, among them a son of Walker Taylor. On the Wed- nesday following the guerrillas were reinforced, made a dash on the Federal pickets, and drove them in. Jan. 21, packets all engaged in taking Government troops up the river.
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Feb. 4, Amos Metcalf killed Chandler, a guerrilla, at Knotts- ville. Feb. 15, Colonel Birge, Federal, with a part of the Eight- eenth Kentucky Cavalry arrived, and the Twenty-seventh Ken- tucky left. Feb. 18, 100 men of the Twelfth Kentucky Cavalry arrived. Metcalf's men captured by Davidson and paroled.
April 1, guerrillas killed a soldier. April 6, drafting in this district. 8, small-pox among the soldiers. April 9, a company of the One Hundred and Eighty-fifth Ohio arrived, under Captain Edmiston. April 10, news received of Lee's surrender at Ap- pomattox, Va .; bonfires and illuminations in the evening, be- cause "this crnel war was over," and not particularly because one party had conquered the other. April 15, draft suspended.
May .- Confederates returning home nearly every day. 11, some guerrillas near town. May 28, Colonel Sam. Johnson and his sol- diers arrived.
Sept. 6, a company of negro soldiers arrived. Sept. 25, negro soldiers left; no soldiers of any kind remaining.
Oct. 31, six guerrillas reported at " Ivington.
March 9, 1871, Congress passed " Wicfreery's disability bill," which, among many from other States, relieved from political disabilities the following Daviess County citizens: Geo. W. Trip- lett, Charles S. Todd, Jr., John P. Thompson, J. O. Shott, Thomas C. Jones, Graham Hughes, Baker Boyd, T. E. Crutcher, and William H. Clark.
COMPANY A, FIRST KENTUCKY CAVALRY.
This company was formed of Daviess County men, and served in the Confederate army. Sept. 30, 1861, Dr. C. T. Noel was elected Captain; W. J. Taylor, First Lieutenant; T. C. Jones, Second Lieutenant; and Joseph Yewell, Third Lieutenant. Dr. Noel was a prominent citizen. He was a candidate for the Legislature in 1861, but was defeated by Geo. H. Yeaman. During the war Mr. Taylor became Captain.
The next morning after organization, this company reached Rough Creek, four miles above its mouth, where they feared their passage would be disputed by Federal troops, who occupied Cal- hoon and Hartford. But they succeeded in reaching Russellville, where they saw for the first time an organized Confederate force. Here, Oct. 5, they were mnstered into the army for three years, or during the war. They were first ordered to Bowling Green, where General Buckner had concentrated the bulk of his army, and was fortifying his position and drilling his troops. Here they were joined to the First Kentucky Cavalry, under Colonel Ben Hardin 12
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Helm, who was afterward killed. The company was subjected to rigid military discipline, and during the ensuing winter several sickened and died-among them Ignatius McDaniel, Wm. Jones and Thomas Lackland. From Bowling Green they went to Glas- gow, where they spent their first Christmas in camp.
Company A engaged in all the battles and hardships which the regiment suffered during the war, which were many and severe. Would that we had space to record them all here, as well as the names of those who fell on the battle-field and in camp, never again to appear alive in the presence of their families and friends.
"SUE MUNDAY. "
Marcus Jerome Clarke, alias " Sue Munday, " was a noted guer- rilla Captain during the last civil war, and once appeared upon he streets of Owensboro, in female attire, with long hair, etc. He was a nephew of Beverly L. Clarke, a Kentucky statesman of Simp- son Connty.
Sne Munday was a lively and mischievous guerrilla, although it is not known that he committed any depredations in Daviess County. His headquarters were principally about Chaplintown and Bloom- field. He committed many acts of depredation and murder in various portions of the State. Mar. 12, 1865, he and Captain Billy Magruder and Henry Metcalfe, other notorious guerrillas, were capt- ured near Webster, Breckenridge County, by a company of Fed- erals, and taken to Louisville, where Munday and Metcalfe were convicted of murder, and sentenced to be hnng. Munday was ex- ecuted at the age of only twenty years. Metcalfe, through the inter- cession of his attorney, Colonel John H. McHenry, of Owensboro, had his sentence commuted to imprisonment for five years in the State penitentiary. He was soon afterward released, and is now a respectable citizen of Ohio County. Magruder had been danger- ously wounded Feb. 28, and, after remaining in a military hospital for some time, he was tried, found guilty of murder, and executed
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CHAPTER VII. MATERIAL PROGRESS.
The progress which a community makes in material resources and wealth cannot be exhibited in any way except by tabulated results, so that a fair comparison can be inade. Hence this chap- ter is mostly statistical, and is designed rather for reference than for continuous reading. The increase of population necessarily comes in this connection, so that one can see what a given number of people can accomplish from time to time, under the varying circumstances. The census, therefore, naturally comes first, in the presentation of this subject.
POPULATION OF DAVIESS COUNTY.
1820
.3,876
1860:
1830.
.5,209
Whites
11,958
Slaves. .
3,515
Whites
6,327
Free colored
76
Free colored. 44
1870:
8,331
Whites
17,111
Free colored 3,603
Whites
.. 9,419
Slaves. .
2,889
Free colored.
54
Whites
22,008
Free colored
.4,528
--- 26,536
CENSUS OF 1880, IN DETAIL.
White. Bl'cks. Males.]
Fems.
Total.
Lower Town
3,301
1,316
2,221
2,396
4,617
Upper Town
5,250
1,544
3,413
3,381
6,794
Yelvington.
1,534
346
1,054
876
1,930
Knottsville
2,448
64
1,280
1,227
2,507
Boston.
1,497
15
79
733
1,512
Curdsville
2,370
134
1,267
1,237 . 2,504
Murray
1,618
381
1,035
964
1,909
Vanover.
1,293
18
679
632
1,311
Oakford.
924
375
685
614
1,209
Masonville
808
129
436
451
937
Sorghotown
920
206
600
526
1,126
22,008
4,528|
13,499| 13,037
26,536
1840:
Slaves.
1 960
-15,549
1850 :
---- 20,714
1880:
12,362
But the census of this year, published shortly afterward as "offi- cial," gave the following totals:
( 179)
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KO. OF PRECINCT. POP.
1. Lower Town, includ. Owensb'o 8,355
2. Upper Town, 3,698
3. Yelvington. 1,934
4. Knottsville. 3,624
5. Boston . 1,614
6. Murray
.2,041
7. Curdsville , 2,559
8. Vanover 1,418
9. Oakford 1.370
10. Masonville. .949
11. Sorghotown. 1,162
CITY AND VILLAGES.
Owensboro. 6,231
Yelvington. 172
Knottsville. 157
Whitesville 309
Delaware.
83
West Louisville 92
Masouville 41
Curdsville 197
Very little confidence, however, is placed in the foregoing returns. The Directory of 1882 contains 2,898 names for Owens- boro, which, multiplied by four (the universal rule), gives 11,592 for this city and its suburbs. Again, in the above table, Oakford is made to contain fifty per cent. more inhabitants than Masonville, which is certainly a great error. In 1873 Daviess County was the fifth in the State in point of population.
AGRICULTURAL CENSUS.
In 1850 there were 1,292 farms in the county and 1,631 dwell ings.
In 1846 the valuation of taxable property was $2,558,592; in 1870, $7,825,750. Number of acres of fland in 1870, 262,758, valued at $18.36 per acre. Value per acre in 1846, $4.20.
CENSUS OF 1867.
White males over 21 .3,640
Value of merchandise .. .. $266,550
White children between 6 and 20.5,089
Value of taxable land .$4,586,285
Horses and mares .5,584
Their value . $435,650
Mules. ..
1,011
Their value.
$81,920
Cattle over $50. 8,481
Bushels of corn, crop of 1867. .. 855.780 Bushels of wheat, crop of 1867 . 48,545 Total value subject to taxa-
tion .. $7,779,735
During the year 202 sheep had been killed by dogs.
At this time Daviess was the ninth county in the State in point of wealth.
CENSUS OF 1868.
Acres of laud.
280,846
Town lots, about
. . 750
Value $4,537,255 1,479,005
Horses and mares
.5.463
427,760
Mules.
1.025
83,335
Cattle.
8,384
63,800
Stores.
119
250,300
Carriages.
52,655
Gold and silver plate.
10,010
Pianos
18,990
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Their value. $60,346
.117
Hogs over six months old 13,783
Pounds of tobacco, crop of 1807 .3.393,670
Tons of hay, crop of 1867 3,225
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Total revenue tax. $23,795
White males over 21. .3,617
Enrolled militia .2,010
Children between 6 and 20. .5,008
Negroes. ..
.1,474
Hogs over six months old ..
13,525
Sheep killed by dogs.
.283
Pounds of tobacco.
2,802,850
Tons of hay
.3,153
Bushels of corn ..
860,875
Taxable property owned by negroes.
$37,110
CENSUS OF 1869.
The principal variations from the previous year were as follows:
Enrolled militia.
.3,264
Number of hogs 12,485
Number of blind persons.
2
Number of dumb persons.
1
Sheep killed by dogs
.337
Pounds of tobacco raised
6,298,850
Bushels of corn raised.
962,170
Bushels of wheat raised
.39,410
Negroes between 6 and 20
.704
Taxable property owned by negroes.
$53,760
Jury fund. . $3,686
Number of deeds recorded .647
Other things generally were from five to fifteen per cent. greater, in keeping with the growth of the country.
In 1870 there were 6,032 horses in the county, 858 mules, 7,890 cattle, and 11,236 hogs over six months old. This year there were also 1,386 farms and 125 productive establishments.
TOBACCO CROP.
lbs.
lbs.
1866.
5,400,950 | 1869
.6,818,400
1867.
2,802,850
1870
8,493,600
1868
6,208,85
1871. .6,653,555
CORN CROP.
bushels.
bushels.
1866.
925,935 | 1869
. 773,275
1867.
860,875
1870.
1,083,680
1868
960 170
| 1871 1,092,505
WHEAT CROP.
busbels.
bushels.
1866
.36,605
1869
.70,060
1867.
.48,045
1870
.64,365
1868
.39,410
1871 .31,693
HAY CROP.
tons.
tons.
1866
1,972 |
1869
3,254
1867
3,153
1870 .4,804
1868
2,662
1871 .3,328
After giving the above figures, Judge Triplett adds: "Daviess
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may be set down as the largest tobacco-growing county in the State. Our corn crop for 1870 was perhaps the largest ever grown in the county; but our people are far behind many counties in their hay crop."
The great staples are corn and tobacco. About 1,500, 000 bushels of corn would be considered a full crop for a good season. The largest crop of tobacco ever grown was raised in 1872, and mar- keted in 1873. It is known by tobacco men as the erop of 1873, and amounted to 12,087,000 pounds. The same year the corn crop was 1,300,000 bushels. In a fair average season the tobacco erop averages about ten pounds of tobacco to each bushel of corn.
The land is peculiarly adapted to timothy, red elover, red top and orchard grass, and the rich hilly lands produce fine blue grass. In fact, blue grass seems to be spreading, or spontaneously growing over nearly every part of the county. Wheat, rye, oats and barley generally do well, the wheat erop occasionally averaging twenty bushels per acre, and not unfrequently an individual crop runs over thirty bushels per acre. Potatoes and all vegetables of the climate are cultivated with success. Abont 900 ponnds of tobacco and forty bushels of corn are fair average crops per acre. W. S. Stone once raised 123 bushels of corn per acre on a field of twelve acres, thirteen miles below Owensboro, on the Ohio River. The ground was accurately surveyed and the corn correctly measured.
THE DAVIESS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL ASSOCIATION was first organized about 1850; had its annual fairs with more or less success until about the beginning of the civil war, when it was neglected. After the war a new company was formed, with the same or a similar name, borrowed $35,000 and bought and fitted up grounds near the new cemetery. These grounds comprised abont twenty-five aeres, and were by nature possessed of a beautiful alternation of cleared land and forest. The people were energetic and took special pride in furnishing and ornamenting the place; several counties participated.
At the first fair, in the fall of 1866, 5,000 to 6,000 people were present, at least four days out of the five. Many horses from other counties were on exhibition, as well as some fine cattle and sheep; but there were no hogs. On the first day there was a splendid dis- play of quilts, jeans, linseys and agricultural products. Also of garden and field products, needle-work, domestie manufactures, fine arts, etc., vying with any previous fair in the State. On the second day was the exhibition of cattle, sheep, mules, draft and
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fine horses. On the third day fine horses constituted the principal show; in the afternoon lady equestrianship. An elegant $50 saddle was awarded the best lady rider. There were four contes. tants. In the gentlemen's equestrian ring there were sixteen entries. The programme of the fourth day was similar to that of the third. On the fifth and last day, gentlemen's riding and tournament.of the Seven Kniglits.
The usual dissents from the decisions of the judges were ex- pressed. The lady equestrianism was fine. The weather was beautiful throughout the time of the fair, and many visitors were present who had never before attended a fair. Says the Monitor: "There were so many agreeable incidents that we despair of giving our readers an idea of this pleasant 'reunion ' of friends and acquaintances, many of whom had not seen each other since they were separated by war's rude alarum. Not an event occurred to mar the harmony of the exhibition." Music was furnished by the Louisville Silver Band. Aristocratic hops were given at night.
All was jollity,
Fasting and mirth, light wantonness and laughter, Till life fled from us like a sweet dream.
The proceeds of this fair yielded a handsome net profit to the society.
Nov. 7, 1866, Clinton Griffith was elected President and Phil. T. Watkins, Secretary.
The fair of 1867 was held the second week in October, and was even better, in nearly all respects, than that of the previous year. Receipts, $6,000. The Louisville Star Brass Band furnished the music. Among the little curiosities was a miniature steamboat, made from cornstalks by a colored boy fifteen years old, a servant of Captain Belt, of Livermore. The model and workmanship was perfeet.
The fair of Oct. 9-13, 1870, was also quite successful. The weather was damp on the first day, but fine during the rest of the term. A large number of visitors were present from abroad.
The fair of Oct. 8-12, 1872, was another success, the weather being fine. The proceeds were sufficient to pay all expenses, be- sides interest on the debt and a surplus. Many visitors were here from abroad. Dr. W. S. Woolfolk, President.
The other fairs, not mentioned above, were generally not so well patronized, and the expenses on the whole were rather greater than the receipts, so that, by the year 1874, the fair grounds were sold, to satisfy a claim of $8,000. A third company was then formed, called
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THE DAVIES- COUNTY FAIR COMPANY.
This was a joint stock association, issning seventy-five shares, at $100 each, which were readily taken. May 2. this year, the com- pany elected George W. Leet, President; Dr. C. H. Todd. Vice- President; Ed. T. Moorman, Secretary; P. T. Watkins, Treasurer, and a Board of Directors. The limit of membership was fixed at 100. Eighty-two had enrolled their names, most of whom had also paid in twenty-five per cent. of their subscription. A constitution and by-laws were adopted.
Their first fair, Oct. 6-10, 1874, was well patronized. The ladies especially made their respective departments a great success.
The fair of 1877, the second week of October, was the largest ever held on the grounds, and the exhibition was better in all re- speets.
The fair of 1878, the first week in October, was favored with a finer exhibition of stock than had ever before been shown in the Green River region. Peenniarily this fair was a satisfactory one.
Of the fair of 1880, the first day was beautiful; but the weather the other four days was generally so unfavorable that the receipts fell short of what were anticipated. Had the weather remained good, the company would probably have eleared abont $2,000.
The fair of Oct. 5-8, 1881, was largely attended. The amphi- theater, which holds 10,000 people, was, on the principal day, crowded to its utmost. The hosre-racing on this occasion was very exciting. The whole week passed off pleasantly and profitably.
The fair of 1882 was a grand snecess. On the last day the re- ceipts were larger than ever before in the history of the company.
DAVIESS COUNTY FARMERS' CLUB.
At a meeting of the farmers of this county, at the court-honse April 10, 1869, for the purpose of organizing a farmers' elub, Dr. J. Q. A. Stewart was called to the chair, and H. P. Tompkins elected secretary. A committee of five was appointed to draft suitable resolutions and provide for a permanent organization, and report at the next meeting, on the 24th.
The appointed day arrived, and the committee made their report. A constitution and by-laws were adopted. The object of the asso- ciation was declared to be " to advance the general interest of agri- culture in this portion of Kentucky: to spread intelligence of the markets for stoek and other farm products, and by mutual consul-
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tation protect their interest against undne advantage being taken of them; to bring together the experience as to the best method of cultivating the various crops; of breeding and raising stock; of the various descriptions of the best farming implements; and em- bracing also the interests of horticulture, fruit-raising, the dairy, etc. "
For the ensning year John H. McFarland was unanimously elected President; J. Q. A. Stewart, Vice-President; H. P. Tomp- kins, Secretary; A. C. Sutherland, Corresponding Secretary, and Camden Riley, Treasurer.
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