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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
Another Terrible Collision In St.
Louis.
A Regiment OF Volunteers FIRE Upon
the RecOEder's COurt Room'
Eight Citizens KiAsd- Soldiers Wounded.

ST. LOUIS. june l7.-As part oil Col.
Kallman's Regiment Of Heserve Corps
were returning from the North Missouri
Railroad at about | | clock this morning,
when opposite the Recorders Court Room,
on Seventh street, between Olive and Lo'
Gust, company near the rear ot the col
umn suddenly wheeled and discharged
their riffs, aiming chiefly at the windows
OF the Recorders Court and second story
Of the adjoining house, killing four citl'
zeus, mortal'y woundiug two, and slight
ly injuring one. Statements regarding
the Gauss Of the firing are very conflicting;
one being that pistol shot fired from the
window OF the house corner OF Seventh
aud Locust took effect in the shoulder of
one of the captains when he gave the Or
der to fire. Another that a soldier aoci-
dentally discharged his riis 10 the ranks,
at which the whole company became
Frightened and fred full volley at the
crowd on tho sidewalk aud in the windows
of the houses. The Recorders Court was
in session and crowded with prisoners and
spectators. Police officer Pratt was shot
in the side and died in ten minutes
Deputy Marshal Frazer received three
shots 10 his legs and will undoubtedly die
The nameI of other persons who were
killed on the pavement below were mo-
ascertained. The window Just behind
Recorder Peers desk was riddled with
bullets aud broken glass scattered over hi
desk. Bodies of the killed we're removed
to the Health Office where thorough in
vestigation of the affair will be had, when
the particulars Of the affair will be given
II is impossible to arrive at the trutl
relative to the cause Of the firing upol
citizens to-day by the volunteer troops
Scores of statements, eye witnesses say
liat pistol shots were repeatedly fire.
from tie windows OF the houses adjoining
the Reco rder's Court Room, and from tn
pavement; while an equal or greater pun
Der assert that no pistols were fred from
any quarter--that the first aud only sho
before the general firing was this acciden
tal discharge Of rifle in the ranks.
The wound Of Capt Rulsch is. howoV
er, of such a character as TO induce the
belief that he was shot from second q
third story window. the ball entering hi
coat just back of the point Of the le
shoulder, tearing the skin ACROSS the spine
aud passing ou: the lower point Of th
: right shoulder blade. Two or three mem
bers Of the same company are said to b
wounded by buckshot. A large nuube
I Of witnesses have been summoned to a
: tend the Coroner's inquest to MORO
G morning, when it ID hoped the facts wi
be lenrnsd -....
Much excitement exists, but we hear {
0 no demonstration Of any character haVln
been made.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
Special Notices.


ItSThe great Central Active Principle Of tho Tolu
Anodyne Is true development Of the original na.ur
NJ oplate In all cases wherever opium has been used
and It's banefnl effects witnessed, no remark OF
can adequately compare the difference, and no deci
slon s equal TO trial, The Anodyne contains not
particle Of opium, and the most delicate constitution
can uss II with safoty and the perfect natural state II
keeps and leaYes the patient should recomm end to
physicians who have long sought this true develop
ment, and to patients who want natural results.
The baAs Of the UniUsrsal Cough Remedy is that
freedom from all componerts, which, by the great or
ror in eompounding produce com pete inerts instead
OF real cures. Weplace no restraint its use every
hour In the day, and ask all patients to make II The
natural enemy Of all Coughs. Throat or Lung Com.
nlaints, by perfect freedom Of application. For In.
hammatory Sore Throat 1t Ia perfect remedy, and
for Whooping Cough checks all the spasms and allows
the Cough to have It's run In aquiet way.
With the spirit that courts all investigation and
readiness TO answer all In 1uires may In ask
all to 90 cautious to purchase only OF those they can
rely upon. "Prices wi.hin reach OF ALL"
| IlPSee advertisement. JmlO
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
Events OF tic Past wsen

The Federal !rbops have for come daJs
past been in possession OF "Lsesburgh.
small town 10 Virgins. some 40 miles in
advance Of Alexandria, in the direction Of
Harpera Ferry.
The rebels have deserted Harpsr'6 Fer.
~, destroying the great bridge across the
Potomac. aud other valuable property 70
the amount Of 81 100000. The piers Of
The great bridge are left standing. unia
juled, and tho GoyeInmeuI will repair it
at onoe. when the Baltimore aud Ohio
RoGd will be opened.
Gov. Jackson OF Missouri. issued his
proclamation for Stats troops 10 drive tue
Federal forces flom that State. and then
fed. The brave aud efficient Cen Lyon.
with large Iorces, pursued him. aud the
federal Gag now floats proadly over JET.
ferson City. on Tuesday last Lyon's
force came upon the enemy at Boonvil c
and routed them completely. killing 800
aud taking 600 prisoners. We regrsl to
say Jookson was not among tho number
The lst Ohio regiment have seen ser,
vice. On Tuesday last four companies,
under command Of Genera Soheuck, were
advanced to Viopna, a small village on
the Louden & Hampshire Railroad, some
fifteen miles from Alexandria While
getting out Of the cars lh6y were fred up.
on BY the enemy and some Glqcn Of their
number killed. They retrealod some dis
tance In good order ard cent to Alcxan
dtia for roinforoemeuls. 1t 10 Duppoaet
there were 800 Of the rebels at Vienna
oos Of JeG Davis priyat,orO. the 'SA
VAnnAh," has been captured by the u. 8
brig Perry The Savannah was manned
BY Som thirty men who are now in chain,
and will be hung "a pirates,
Six.o the Ohio regiments, all stali
troops, are now in Wsptern yusiuia. A
bloody engagement lie hourly expected a
Phillip,
The 17lh Regiment lslt for tho seat o
war on Friday last. their defamation i
not known. but supposed to be the "Ra
uawA Valley. Several RsgimentS hav
left Camp Dennison for Western virgiuiI
Two Indiana RsgimcntS. the 9Th an
!olh, passed through CinoinoAti yestsrdS
on their way to the seat Of war
General Montgomery 10 on Tie bords
q Kansas and Missouri. with 700 noun
ed men. 81 }ssFa 2
R,.C. Sobsnk Of Ohio, has been appoint
ed a 3rigadisr General. He is now /
command Of the Ohio troops al washiuS
ton. =
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20

The following 10 an extract from letter written by
The Rev. j. s. Holme pastorofthe Perrepoint Street
Baptist Church, Brooklyn, N. Y, to the journal and
Messenger" Cincinnati, o., and speaks volumcs in
favor Of that world renowned medicine, Mas. WIN
SLOWS SOOTHING sGRuP rcR CHILDREN TEETnIRo:--
ave sec an advertisement in your columns OF MIRA
WINsLow's SoOTmSa SYRuP. Now We never said a
word In favor Of patent medicine beforein our life
but We feel compeled TO to your readers that this
IL no humbngps hare tried a., and kHop it to be all
IL claims. 1t IA probably of the most successful
medicines Of day. because II is Of the hest
Andthose Of your readers who have babies can't do
better than tolay in a supply"
March Z S6l--lyi9 ....-
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
~ D,.t veek ba, been one OF intense

The past week has been one OF intense
interest. Important events have followed
each other in quick succession. The
war for the Union is being intensified as
the the hour for decisive action approach
ss. The soldiers Of the Uuion still con-
tiuue to pour into the Federal Capitol
The "graud army of the United States
is gradually extending itself into Virgin
ia. Scorr's "boa constructor" is slowly
but surely cOiing iIs mighty and massive
folds about the enemy-a few days aud
the work of crushing will begin. This
enemy are summoning all their strength
to meet the shock. They are concentra'
ting their forces at Manassas Junction,
twen,y-eight miles southwest Of Alexan.
dria. Here will most probably be fought
the FIRST great battle for the Union lhe
enemies position is strong one--~eIl
fortified and dsfeudel at every po'ns by
heavy ordnance They will be able TO
conceatrato at this point $4,000 troops
The conflict that carries Manassas will be
terrible and bloody. The enemy arc II
strong numbers. strongly fortified vel
armed aud determined. Some Of them
ara 80 deludsd as to believe themselves IN
the right--that the war ia one oi sub)uSa
tiou aud abolition; but mos, Of them kno
better, and 6ght more from necessity thar
choice. ...
On the other haut, the army OF th'
Union, strong ia Numbers, united iu sen
timent, determined III purpose. aud bru
IN conviction Of right, is summonlog al
its mighty strenSth to huFlitself upon lh'
enemy. Like mighty avalanch. 1t il
forming on the hill sales Of Virginia. =
When it breaks loos from its fasttuiDgs /
will sweep every thug teforeit
Our solliers have not only their hando
but their hearts in this struggle. The
have gone forth to do battle for huma
righta for their most sacred liberties, an
tha! Government that has SO well secure
them Cor over seventy years. Conscior
Of tight. and backed BY Gauss tha
whioL none more Just, more sacred in I'll
sight of man, or more holy in tho sisF
OF God, was ever recorded, called fort
by duty as high and motive as pul
ss ever summoned our fathers to the field
Of 76,--our soldiers are girding on lhei
armor. determined TO conquer or die
Full well they know that success is honct
order. liberty. happiness to ll,-tha' d.
ieat is prsSen, ANARCHY and future deap'
tism.
Tho opposing forces are within dsy
march OF each other. Skirmishea betwe
oat.posts are OF daily ooourrenos. V
may expect these little conflicts soon
tipen into general battle. and then "
to the enemies oil God ani maa. Til
will be swept forever from the soil tn
disgrace and rom the land they are strc
Cling 10 euthrall May God have mar
On their miserable souls.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
Captures from tho Rebels.

Several tons Of shoet lead and q large
quantity of potatoes and bacon, have been
seized as contratand. U
JEFF. Rogers, with $4,000 10 treasury
warrants. designed TO pay the soldiers
employed in the Southwest expedition
last winter and the steamer Mcdowell, ly.
ing opposite here. are also 10 the posses
sion Of the FeSeraItroops.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
TERRIBLE MARINE DISASTER,
Nearly Thlfiy Lives Lost.

We have already published brief tel
egraphlc announcement OF the loss OF the
steamship Canadian. Of the Quebec aud
Liverpool line She sailed from Quebec
on Tho lSt inst. for Londonderry and Liv'
srpool, and ou the 4lh inst. struck field
oil suoken ioq, eight lies south of BslIe
Isle aud wen! down 10 lhlrly.dVs min,
utes. The total loss OF lifo is between
Iweuly aud thirty, including six cabin
passenger butaS tia ships papers sauk
with her, 1t is M yet Impossible TO tell
the exact number drowned.
The Canada had forty y'uinO cabin and
seventy one steerage passengers. which
with her crew Of about eighty made near
ly two hundred souls Oh board. Among
the cabin passengers saved appears th,
II ame Of h w. Dean of Cipoinuati
All the ships oiew except the mail olerl
the second officer, three seamen, two fire
men, Two cooks and lthe steward wer,
saved. A portion Of the mails was ais,
taken from tho wreck. The one hundred
and eightyo ons persons saved we're lakeI
into the boats aud landed en- Cape Baud
whence they were taken to st, Johns
Newfoundland
Tho Canadian struck the ioe under he
Iorsma',, aud Lei three compartment
were all broken in at onoe, whsrsupoI
she filed rapidly, aui sooa went down
rhs ot field did not attract much atlen
ton when IrsL discovered, as il loOke
small, and was scarcely above water, Tb
st'Amet was goiog at SLOW speed at th
} time abe slru1k.- lin. Gazette,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
Passed April 4, 1861.

No. 4S. AN ACI
To amend sections 3l3 and SA4 Of the code Of
civil procedure.
SEcrIoN |. Be IL enacted, by The General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That section
three hundred aud thirteen Of the code Of civ>
il procedure be so amended as to read as fOY
lows, to wit. Sec. 3l3, No party 10 civil
action shall be allowed TO testify by virtue Of
section three hundred and ten, in any action
when the adverse party is the guardian Of a
child OF children Of deceased person, or OF
an idiot, OF Of luEatc, or Of deaf and dumb
person, or is the executor or administrator ol
a deceased person, except in the following ca
seS namely:
|. In actions with an executor, sdministra-
tor or guardian Of infants, az above specihed'
party may testify to facts which occurred al
ter the death OF the decedent or parent.
Q. In actions upon contracts made by de'
ceased persons through agents, and IN whici
the agent shall testify, party may testify u
all that tranSpited between him and the sgen
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
FROM CAIRO.
Correspondence Ofthe Cincinnati Gazette.l

Lcorospondspee ofthe Cincinnati Gazette.l
CARD, June IL.
There is a q eat lack Of excitement about
hsre at present. botl,iu camp and in town
and there is very little news of ccsrss-
quenoe. Yesterday there was absolutely
nothing to write about
West Tennessee, between Cairo and
Memphis, is daily being strengthened
against an expected attack from this point
both in men and arms. Passengers who
came up by rail last evening report 5000
men on their way TO Cornith and Union
City. among them the Washington Rifles
fne and well drilled company from
Memphis.
The mouth Of Wolf river. just above
the city limits Of Memphis, is being for
ti6sd. A battery Of 80 pound guEs had
been erected, and two 64-pounders will
soon be placed in position, The Mem
phians do not appear to be frightened
but rather to consider their position i'm
presuabls. They are preparing larri
rades, however, to provide against con
tngenciss. An Arkansas regiment has
arrived at Memphis-Col. Hindmau's
Eighteen men were brought up from
Rush Ridge. 10 Missouri about twelvt
miles frsm Birds Point Monday evening
They we're charged with raising com
pauy to fight for the secession flag, Con
Prentiss only required them to take thu
oath of allegiance to the Government
which they did, rather than wheel dirt
One ofthem, however, was put through
a little wheelbarrow exercise yesterday
They were captured by detachment o
Colonel Schuttner's command
The work upon the forti6cation q
Battery Point" conIinuos. The gun
are all in position, loaded and ready 70
action but it will be some time before th
ealtEworks are thrown up sufficiently t
protect them,
The river is swelling slightly at thi
point, and there are no steamboat arri
walls, except local packets.
The s. Ii Tucker, Kentucky and Con
way are running between Memphis an
Columbus.
The weather is very hot, thermometc
standing at 81 deg, in the shade yester
day. s
The health of the camp continues YER
good and there are no dangerous case
in any Of the hospitals. W.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
Mrs. winslow VS.. Giving children.

Are you disturbed at night and broken Of your res
by sick child suffering and crying with the excrucia
ting min ofcntne taethf Ifso. go at once and get
bottle of Mrs Wnsow's Soothing Syrup II will re-.
lieve the poor sufferer Immediately depend upon It;
thsre is no mistake about IL. There s not mother on
earth who has ever used II. who will not tell you at
once that will rognlate the bowels and give rest 10
the mother and relief health 10 the child operating
like magic II isporfecy safe To use In all cases
is the prescription Of one Of the oldest and best fe
physicians and nurses In the United States Price 25
cents ofce " Cedar Street, New York. Sold every.
where. II SSoo Advertisement. ImlO
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
DIR. H oback's nBIOOdPiIIs
and BLOOD Purifier.

"The blood Is tho liro," says Scripture; so says
Science also. Expel corruption from the blood and
no disease can EXIT IN the system. Ny Blood Pills
and Puriaer perform their task oHoctualy They arc
powerful vegetable detergents, and cure all forms
disease, whiearlse from Impure blood. simply be-
eause they remove the common causes disease from
the life sustaining huid. Hence their apparently
miraculous cures OF scrofula, eruptions,
pepsia,liver complaints rheumatism swelling tho
joints and all affections Of the internal S.
do notproceod from maltormation.
u UPSeoadvert rtisement. Im-lO
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20

General Paterson is marching to Wash
inglOn with $4,000 troops.
At the late election Maryland went
largely Union.
The gallant Henry Winter Davis wal
defeated by Col. May, who is said not tc
be less devoted TO the uoion than Mr.
navia ...-. 20. 81
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20

E~ There will be trial Of Reaping
and Moving Machines on the farm of Mr..
DAVID PENsx, in Pleasant township, on
Wednesday 26,h of June. All Agents
for maobiuss, and Farmers are invited to
attend for competition.
JOSIAH WRIGHT, Agent
June l3, 1861. Tor Hafvehters.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
Passed April 3, 1861.
AN ACT

mo. AL AN ACT
Further defining the duties Of boards oil edu.
cation for incorporated cities, towns, villa
res, and indepe ndenl school districts,
SEcrroN I. Be 10 enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That the board
of education for any incorporated city, town,
village. or independent school district shall
prepare or cause to be prepared aud forward,
ed 10 the county auditor on OF before the trs'
day Of October, statement exhibiting true
account Of all the receipts and disbursements
for school purposes, and such other statlSuc'
and information as the state commissioner o.
schools may require.
ED. A. PARR0TT, Speaker
pro. TEN. Of the House OF Representatives.
ROBERT G, KIRK,
President Of the Senate.
m
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
From Harper's Ferry..W hoiesale Destruc
tIon OF Property by the Rebels.

FREDERICK. Md, June l4.-The special
agent Of tho Associated Press has just re-
turned from Maryland Heights, overlook
ing Harper's Ferry. which point he left
after 7 o'clock this evening. 'l
The Confederate army had mainly left
the place, only about 9,eO0 remaining
The route Of the main body was by turn
pixies leading to Charlestown aud Shep-
ardstown. but their precise destination is
not known, as they we're lost In the dis
,auce, aud no one in the vicinity was SUI
6ciently informed 10 state whittier they
were going
The work Of demolition is nearly CON-
plste. The bridge is entirely destroyed.
with all telegraph lines and offices. and the
rife factory. No Government property
remains except officers houses on the
hills back Of the town only two out oI
twenty armory buildings saved. Loss to
U. s. Government nearly S50o.o0O, and
B Gilmore a. Ohio Railroad Company near
ly as much more.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
General nutlRr CaIls for ncInfOTce
meut.ssHe win Get It.

General Butle, has demanded rs, 900
more troops and will have them In FIVE
days.
Gov. Morgan promised tho Govern.
lnent to send regiment from New York
every three days, until her full quota 10
dispatched. IS
A signal balloon was seea last night at
considerable elevation over the chain
bridge on the road to Leesburg. 1t is
'Supposed il was sent up by the rsbelp.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
Passed April 8. 1861.

mo. 49, AN ACT
To amen nd an act entitled an act to authorize
the erection of town halls, passed February
"a, 1913. ...-.s
srcrloa /. Be It enacted by the General
Asssmbly Of the State Of Ohio, That the Sec
ond section of an act entitled an act to author.
ize the erection Of town halls, passed FebIua'
ny "a, lS48, be so amended as to TeaG as fol-
| lows:
SEC. Q. That every voter who is in favoI
Of levying a tax on all the property Of the
township or incorporated town, for the erec'
tion of such nall. shall indorse on his ballot
'town hall" aud il majority Of all the legal
voters a such election vote "town hall" then
the trustees of such township, OF council Of
such incorporated town, shall, on OF before
the first day Of June thereafter, inlorm the
auditor Of the proper county Of the vote OF the
electors IN such township or incorporated
town, as expressed at said election, aud the
county auditor shall levy tax on all the pro.
perty of such township or incorporated town
standing on the grand list for the purposes
aforesaid, and TO enable the trustees OF such
township or incorporated town to purchase a
lot, if necessary, upon which 10 erect said
hall. And it shall be lawful for the trustees
of any township, or town council OF any in
oOrp0Tated town, in which town nail snail
have been erected, at any time to levy aud
collect n tax upon all the property OF said
township or incorporated town subject to tax
alton, for the purpose OF painting, repairing,
or discharging any existing debt incurred lr
the erection or purchase of such hall. Propi'
ded, the amount OF taxes under the provision:
of this act, shall in no case exceed two mill.
ON the dollar of the taxable property OF any
township OF incorporated town; and the Ia,
so levied shall be collected by the county ttea
surer, in the same manner and at the same tlmt
that state and county taxes are collected, ant
by him paid to the ordero the trustees Of Sucl
township, or to the town council Of fany incor
porated town raising the same.
SEC. .. That original section 2, OF the &C
of which this act is amendatory be, aud TIT
same is hereby repealed
SEc. 3. This act shall take effect from an,
after its passage.
.I, ED. A. PARRoTT, Speaker
pro. TEN. Of the House Of Representatives
ROBERT 9. KIRK,
President Of the Senate.
n.,.ol Anal a tQGI
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20

1'7'' WV 11V ''VI' OtVHui
lfyou are, or have been troubled with the head .
ache, send for box (cephallc Pllls that you may
have thom in case OF an attack. d " tAi " III
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20

From ths Wtstsra r. R. GGsstts, chieGSo, M.
We heartily endorse;Mr spalding, and his unrival.
ed Cophalic Pills. 80
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20


Tho Cephalic Pills arc said to be remarkably Of.
fecye remedy 70 the headache and one of the We
best for that very frequent complaint which has ever
been discovered.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20

j. MA single bottle OF SPALDlNG'S PRBPAREI
GLUE win save ten times its cost annually III
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-20
= From The Examiner, Ni0tfon, 70. ~

Cephalc Pills accomplish The object for which tn
were made, viz: Curo o headacheln all Its forms.