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was to protect individuals against
combin nations---,he weak against the
strong. No WILL thinking man, be
he Preacher, Doctor, Coal Proprietor
or Coal Miner, will object to such 9
law.
Oppose Coal. n in, RI! 20 to Briai
hill, Girarl, Clinton and Fairview
where live hundr, de If men who have
grown gray with me in this business
and hear what they have to say on
this subject. Look at the farms and
houses they have secured for them
selves from the fruits of their honest
labor with me. Ask the widows
and children of all who have died il
my employment. Ask the Welch
man, the lrishman. the German. th'
Scotchman, now surrounded by thei
happy wives and little ones whom
they left behind them in the ole
country, how they were able 10 ge
them over. Look to their Dea
churches and school'houses, that
have aided in erecting, and let al
these answer whether | have oppress
cd the laboring man. Away will
such balderdash!
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Are You for the Governmen, or Aeains,

Are You for the Government, or Asains
.... Ia!
But few days will tran-pire unit
the citizens OF Hancock county, viii
be called upon 70 perform the i'm
portant duty Of electors. Are they
properly impressed with the respon
sibility devolving upon them at this
crisis? How do they intend to cas-,
their votes2-for the Union ticket
and thus give a strong expression in
favor Of supporting .he government
and putting down the rebellion, OF
for the psrtiz IN Vallsndighsm ticket
and TINS be reckoned, by the rebels
among their secret friends at least
1t is fact not to be gainsayed that
the rebels OF the South look upon
the opposition given to the Union
movement in the loyal states, will
much favor. They take it as an in.
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ourselves, and, therefore, entertain
the stronger hopes OF eventually
succeeding in the destruction OF the
government. One important par,
Of the data upon which they build
THE expectation, is, We repeat, the
division created in the loyal states
by men who love party better than
country. Who is disposed to con.
tribute. by his vote, to such an in.
huencep
Look at the Platform OF the 7th ol
August convention, and see how
much Is said there that would give
offsnse to the vilest rebel. Every
one that caste q vote for that ticket
is practically encouraging the rebel.
lion. lie my not so intend it, bu,
such will be the weight of his in
fuence. and the moral effect Of his
vote. Let no enc cast a vote iha,
he will be ashamed of in coming
year", when the history Of this re
bellion Is to be written. Let him
be able to aay, In truth, that he was
not idenii fled with any movement
that savored in the slightest |egre,
Of treason.
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al Free Stone point has not been
seen since Saturday, and the place 10
apparently deserted, though this
movement looks like feint.
It is believed the rebel chiefs have
sent for ward TO Kentucky by railroad,
via Nashville, q large part Of the
forces recently in Virginia. II this
Is true, the abandonment Of the lines
in front Of Washington lie partially
accounted for, ard it is believed that
Buckner has been largely reinforced
from the rebel army Of the Poto
mac.
A idspatch has been received here
this evening from responsible gen
tleman OF Cincinnati to the following
effect:
General Thomas. at Camp Dick
Robinson, ,elegraphs to General
Anderson, at Louisville, that the
rebels are at London, about fifty
miles South East Of him and APP
preaching him in force. General
Anderson telegrsphs Tor all the rein
iorcements within reach TO come M.
Our troops ncross the Potomac sro
in fine spirits to day.
General Mcclellan is evidently
taking such precautions ss to insure
the snccess OF any future movements
that he may make.
Tho prominent positions AT Nun
81 ms hill, Falls Church and Upton's
mn, wn'cn were 30 suddenly ovaon.
at,d by the enemy, have been
str ngthened by large bodies oi
federal troops, and our men are now
engaged in throwing up strong field
works. The advance OF our army
10 slow and cautious.
1t is believed here that the rebel
forces are concentrated between
Aquia creek and Manassas junction,
with their right wing on the Poto
mac.
A messenger, who has just arrived
here from the chain bridge, brings
the report that the enemy are ia
strong force at Leesburg, and that
their entire army has been divided;
one division having taken position
above Washington. and the other be
low the city. This statement ia
hardly credible, but it is certain
important events no anear at hand.
The federal gunboat Yankee, yes.
terday, teconnoitered their batteries
vt freestone point, on the Potomac,
aud found them deserted.
The President has given assur-
ances that no drafting for the army
shall be resorted to in tho Wes,
until all the Eastern states have fur.
nished their full quota Of the 50O,.
900 men.
A citizen Of Charleston and his
son have arrived here via Nashville,
bringing important news. They
were robbed of all their specie in
Tennessee. Before they lett South
Carolina the people were panic
stricken over the news of the rebeI
defeat Of Uatteras inlet. They de.
clare that the number of the enemy's
troops has been greatly exaggerated
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From Washington.

Sept, mber 30 Gen. Mcclellan
aud staff visited the outposts of tn,
army OF the Potomac this afternoon
inspecting the natural ss we'll a. the
CONSTRUCTED rtifications about Nun
sons and Upton's hill, and Falls
Church. The inhabitants in The
vicinity state that the rebnls were
hut hal clad, worse fed. and mos, OF
them wtl out shoes. They had No
money, but an abundance of Virgin.
ia shinplssters, with which they D aid
for their forced purchases.
In a deserted house near Munson's
hill several lett, re-, written by the
rebels, were found in which they
state that Gen. Beauregard's inten
'bn to attack cur troops on Septem.
ber Goth.
Up to ten o'clock tonight Every
hing is quiet along tho lines.
The Observatory balloon has been
advanced to Upton's hill, a mile and
a half this eide OF Falls Church. -
Con'idcrsble changes have taken
place 10 tho different camps
On Sunday a thorough reconnois
ance was made on Munson's bill
ani OF the surrounding country.
A newly constructed military
'oad, three miles in xtent, connect.
ing Mason's and Munson's hill, was
discovered. It was located with
admirable Judgment for tho defense
'i arefrea'ing iorcc, and bore marks
o' tie recent passage of troops.
The river to day at oil the places
where the rebels have any hope OF
crossing Ia elk feet above fordinp
depth. Fording depth is where the
water is up to the belt. say about two
AMI a half or three feet deep. The
reconnaissance OF the rebels probably
developed to ihon tho condition n,
the river.
A dispatch from Gen. Stone ,his
morning announces that everything
is quiet n the upper Potomac In the
vicinity OF i'oolevillc.
Nothing has been seen of the
febs's in front of Gen. Banks column
10 day.
a powerful squadron 10 block
tding Free Stono point and Occo.
ln'n creek, while Aquia creek and
over down arc watched by several
United States stsstners. Tho Aa9.
'sh which had The rebel n,g flying
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September 30.--Lqst night bon
three o'clock. brisk fight took
place at the bridge across james
bayou, six miles South West OF
Norfolk, Missouri. A force OF abou,
100 federals were guarding the
bridge. when the rebels, some 200
or 800 strong, infantry ami cav.
airy, approached, with the intention
Of destroying it.
The federals fell back OH this side
OF the bayou, when heavy firing en-
sued on each side. The rebels final
ly with rev, leaving one man badly
wounded and several dead bodies on
the field. On our side. one man ia
missing and two slightly wound ID =.
The rebel prisoner, who is mortally
wounded, says that large fore, OF
Folks command left Columbus yes
tcrdny for an attack on Paducah.
Capt. Ritter. of company -, in
the twenty eighth Illinois, while out
guarding the railroad bridges this
side OF Charleston, had brush with
The rebels last night. The federals
repulsed the enemy. sustaining no
damage. The rebels succeeded in
destroying the railroad bridge next
to the Charleston bri lge. L. will be
Immediately rebuilt and protected.
A young Missourian is to. night at
head quarters, who last night escaped
from JEFF. Thompson's army at Bel
mont. The young man was i'm.
pressed into the rebel service, and in
compayn with some eight or ten
fellows succeeded in making his cs h.
cape. He says that the whole of
jeff, Thompson's command, 1000
strong, is encamped at Belmont
They are armed only with shot.guns
and common rifles, have but little
camp cquipag, and mostly live in
the woods as animals. They seem
to have no object in view, and no
settled plan of campaign. The
yonng man Gays no rebel movement
like the one reported by our wound
ed prisoner, had taken place yester.
day from Columbus to his knowledge.
lie says that hardly a man of Thomp-
sons command but would escape il
possible.
Robert Dickerman. Of the 18th
regiment, shot William Evans, of
the came company, to-day, at Mound
City, killing him instantly. It was
a case Of wilfull murder.
Gen. Grant and staff have just re.
turned from q visit to Psducsh.-
He went up this morning.
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IN the Court Of Common Pleas Of
Notice.

rHRlSTOPHER FUNK, now n resident Of
~ tho state of Michigan. will take notice that
William Marlowe. Of the county Of wyandotte,
and state of OuO. did. on the 18th day OF April,
A. y. ls6l, file his certain petition in the Court
ot Common Pleas. within and inr tho county Of
Hancock and state nf ohm. against James
u. u. Fish, lhe said Christopher Funk. william
trump. &. Dougherly, and Adams Cnrlns S
20, defendants, setting forth that said James
u. flSh gave mortgage 10 said vi liam Trump
on The following lands and ienements situated
situated in the county of Hancock, and state
lnf OHIO to wit: all that parcel of land living on
The East side oi Eag @ creek, including All tho
creek, and extending West 10 the W Isl hank ~
said creek. said bank Ia he the West line of
said lot OF lard, and being the North part Of
tho West half of the South West ouui Ter nj
section number eleven, in township number
Two south, oi range ten Fast containing nine
hundred and NIFTY square rods Of land: and
also The West part Of the West side Of land
decided To David Houdeshcll, ard In the South.
west quarter Of section number eleven, in
township number two, South If range number
ten Ensi. being East nf the above described
parcel Of land and adjoining the same - con-
tanning hlty-nine acres of land, more or less
Ihat said mortgage was given TO secure the
payment by said James II. Fish, to said vii.
liam Trump, nf ten hundred and seventy. three
ana I5.lOO dollars with interest from date NC.
c"rding |" certain note referred to in said
mortgage, which said note and mortgage was
afterwards assigned for u valuable considcra.
lion 10 said william Marlowe, bv said William
Trump, and is long since due and unpajd; thar
since the giving OF said mortgage the said Will
liam Trump, G. Donghcrty. and Adams, Carlins
~ Co.. claim some interest in said lands; that
said defendant, Christopher Funk, claims some
interest in said land by WAY of n prior mort.
gage given To him by said William Trump 10
secure the payment OF certain notes the rein
mentioned. Said William Narlowe prays that
said James II. Fish shall pay said sum of mon
ey, now claimed To be due, with the interest
as aforesaid, or tLat said premises NAV bs
sold to pay the same ; and the said Christ.
opher Funk is notified that he is required TO
appear and answer said petition on or before
the 10th day Of November, A. u. 1861.
WILLIAM MARLOWE.
BY BHows BorE, his Attorneys.
September 10, lSGl,-fGw
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Union Ticket.


FoR GovERsoR,
DAVID TOD.
FoR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
BENJAMIN STANTON.
FoR TRsAsrRER ~ SrArg,
u. vOLNEY DORSEY.
Fon JupoR ~ the SUPREME CovRr,
JOSIAH SCOTT.
FoR CoNrTRoLLxR nv THE Treasury,
JOSEPH IA. RILEY.
FoR SEcRgrARy OF STATE.
BENJAMIN II. COwAN.
Fon BOARD oY PuBLIc wonKs,
JOHN TORRENCE.
FoR STATE SHNArox,
CHARLES NJ. GODFREY.
Fon JuDoE Corlr Cosxos PLEAA (l0th Dist. }
MACHIAS G. WHITLEY.
FoH REPRESENTATIVE,
WILLIAM ID. CARI.IN.
FoH County COMMISSIONER,
CONRAD LYME.
FoR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY,
EZRA BROWN.
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Administrator Sale of Real Estate,

Tn pursuance OF an order granted by the Pro.
l. bate Court OF Hancock county, Ohio, win
offer for sale at public auction,
On the isth day Of October, 1851,
at one o'clock, p. M, at the door of the Court
house, in Pindlay, the following described real
estate, situate In the county OF Hancock, and
state of Ohio, to.wit: - Tho East half of The
Northwest quarter Of section number three.
in township number two North, of range mum.
ber ten-containing ninety $500 acres Of land
more or less; excepting therefrom fifteen and
60'l00 acres now owned and occupied by the
heirs Of Samuel Travis, deceased, which eI.
Icepted part OF said tract is described AS fol-
lows: = Beginning at the Southwest corner OF
the above described tract, and running thence
North eighty rods; thence East thirty eight
rods; thence in n South. Westerly course TO a
stake on the center line OF said section num-
ber three. planted at the end OF twen y.four
rods East OF the above place of beginning;
thence with said center line West to the place
Of neutrality-suspicious. at $500.
Terms OF SALE; = One.third of the purchase
money In hand on the day Of sale, and the res
idue thereof In one and two years thereafter,
with interest from the day OF sale, to be SO.
cured by mortgage on said premises.
WILLIAM TRAVIS,
Administrator Of John Irapis, decrassd.
By O'NEAL, BLAckFORD HARSH, his Att'ys,
September 3, l80l.-T4w
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JEFFERSON Cry. October

JEFFERSON Cry, October 1.-Spe
cial to tie st Louis Democrat:
Tho boiler Of a locomotive stand. /.
ing on the Pacific railroad track a,
Upton exploded yesterday morning,
scattering some Of the fragments 10
the distance OF o quarter OF mile.
The Engineer and Fireman were
standing on tho box, and two or
three regiments Of troops were near.
hut nobody was hurt.
Mrs. Fremont arrived here from
st. Louis this afternoon, and was
received at tho depot by the General
and staff and Q detachment OF sixty
OF his body guard, and escorted TO
the camp.
Gen. Pope has no, yet left as nre,
viously reported, but ID anxiousl /,
awaiting orders to take the field.
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The War In Kentucky.


The Union men OF Kentucky are a
length thoroughly stirred up. They
now sorrly regret the neutrality pol
Icy, by which they had been deceived
into inaction while the secessionis,.
we're making the most active preps.
ration to take possession OF the state
While Buckner vas affecting to l.,
tharshallng forces to resist invasion,
lie was in constant oommunic .tion
with the rebels --indeed held : com
mission secretly in the rebel army
Aud Il was with these very men tia,
the partisan compromisefs In the
loyal states were IN sympathy, and
Joined with them In cls,nor agains,
coercion" sgsihst "subjugatior, ~
snd In favor Of a suspension of hos.
tilities, . "compromise," !" the "hold.
ing OF 9 National Convention, !" and
Indeed anything elso than the prose
eating of the war with vigor. The
hold the rebels have obtained In Kon
tsoky, 10 the legitimate frui, ol ,hei,
pstriotic ID efforts. These are the
msa, too, that ask for the vote OF
Union men on next Tuesday. Alter
doing everything possible to cmbar
rsss spd resard the movements Of thu
government, can snch psrtis.n. r.,
osiss the support Of true Union men.
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con.panied by invited parties, yes
terday visited Monnd City, for the
inspection Of gunbosts and troops.
At Gen. McClernand's order, a
four. pound how itzer was this morn
ing sent to Mound City, for the bet
ter protection OF the place.
There is nothing important from
Paducah.
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Petition for Divorce.
HANCOCK COMMON PLEAS.
Petition for Divorce.

william Roe'hsr HANCOCK Coxxos PLEAS.
Eu,,.he,b Roatber Petition for Divorce.
i residence is unknown, viii take notice
that william Roether did, on the 26th day Of
September, A. ID. 1861, file his petition In the
Clerks Office Of the Court OF Common Pleas of
Hancock county, in the state of Ohio, charging
the said Elizabeth ROether with willful absence
for period of three years, and asking that he
may be divorced from the said Elizabeth Roe.
ther, and for such other and further relief as
in equity he Is entitled to. The said petition
will stand for hearing 1T the next term OF the
said Court. WILLIAM BOTHER.
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FRANKFORT, Kentucky, October l..
We have reports OF fight in ath
county, between the Union home
guards and the secessionists encainp-
cd there. The secession camp was
broken up, the baggage, &c taken,
and thirty Of their number killed.
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Go to the Polls next Tuesday,

Let not apathy nor indifference
keep any trne Union man from the
polls on Tuesday next. See to il
that no such voter stays at home.--
There is more need of effort than ever
before, for there arc, at this time,
more important interests at stake
The ticket presented by the Union
men is an unexceptionable one. 1t
is not one to which any voter can OBJ.
Iject because OF it's being strictly par.
10 u, 'or IL 10 iiiu''o up u vnruiua.ve
selected from both parties-men who
are also Union men without any
qualification. Examine the ticket at
the head Of our columns, and soc
what objection any Union man can
take to it. All are reliable straight
forward, orderly citizons, and in point
of intelligence and personal worth
such as our public officers should be
The sccessionists OF Kentucky and
Virginia, arc now threatening the
invasion Of Ohio and Indiana. Upon
the strength Of the vote east for the
Vsllahdigham ticket, will, no doubt,
depend their action. Ii the vote is
large, they will take it that there is
an element OF opposition in our state,
that can bo turned in their favor, and
an attack may be expected tn. more
certainly.
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s,Tss Cherokee lndisns have scoeded
'snd joined the rebels. Their ANN
ltIes ere therefore fnrftited to the
government. This co. n,le,e. the
,ssceesina character Like Grea,
BFtslu, In The late war II can boas,
q Indtsa silies.
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Private.

Two those who read thIs aud feel that tn ~
Il are the persons referred 10,
1t has now been four months since wo adopt.
ed the CASH SYSTEM, and we expected
to have had our books all closed. We hope Ia
see all whose names are on our books, at the
earliest possible date, ready To close their ac.
counts, as all accounts must be settled. Busi.
ness cannot he carried on without money -
lowe no man nything." "Live and let live )"
Very respectfully and truly,
PATTERSON Il TAYLOR.
FISDLAy, October /, 1861 .-[3w
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Bosros, October l.-Lientenants Benja.
min r. Floyd and N. n. Butts. of the sloop.
of-war Constellation, arrived at Portsmouth,
and were sent to-day to Fort Lafayette, for
having refused to take the oath Of allegiance
Both were Virginians. Lieutenant Henry
K. Stevens, late OF Port,mouth, was also
sent to the same place for the same reasons
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or PRICBS!

InWING to the war and hard times, wo deem
~ II proper TO REDUCE THE PRICES OF DEN-
TIsTRy to the following low rates, which will
be strictly adhered to, and no deviation what
ever. JACOB CARR,
Il. B. TABER.
J. J. BLECHER.
FIEpLAY, August "a, 1851,
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Estate of Samuel Marshall, deceased

G<oeoso va S~AA"SA ~~oAoAoAAt NoSOooous
NOTICE is hereby given, that the under
IN signed has been duly appointed Admins.
traitor, with the will annexed, on the estate OF
Hancock county, Ohio. deceased.
JOHN LAFFERrY, Administrator
,oih the pW ANNEXED Of Samuel Marshali, dec d.
october |, lS8l.-t3w
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NTOTlCE. - whereas my wife, Catharine
IN Smith, has lsft my bed and board with
|out Just cause or provocation, / hereby give
lpotice that will pay no ds6ts q her eonusan. :
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Manual of the Sword or Sabre

for Officers. to which is added the Sword Bay.
cnet Exercise of the Chasseurs dc Vincennes.
upon which movements the Inuave exercises
are based
Tho whole illustrated with Fifty Engravings.
Bound in one volume, Paper Cover, sG pp.-
price % cents.
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Dissolution.
Joseph Wineland'e Estate.

FJNHE undersigned have been duly appointed
Il Administrators Of the estate Of Joseph
Wineland, deceased, late Of Cass township,
Hancock county, OHIO. All persons indebted
TO tho estate are requested to make immedi-
ate payment; and those having claims on said
estate will present them to the unde rsgned
for allowance.
GIDEON SMITH. ,,
Brown Bore, Attorneys.
September 30, ls6l.
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w.
MAUAL FOR THE RECRUIT
IN TIE
Light-Infantry Drill,

relative TO Fighting while on the Run, Kneel
ing, Lying on tho ground, Skirm!shing, etc.
and tho Manual OF Arms-tn the Shoulder
SIN e, At Will. Charge, Balance, Inverse, Color
Rest, Parade, support, Salute, etc., and a com
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