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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14

A WARLIKE PEopLg.-It is singular to
see with what ease we have settled our
selves down into being warlke people.
When this war came upon US in all its
appalling and irresistible force. our peo-
Pile were alarmed, business was suddenly
neglected, aud desolaion seemed to have
fallen upon the land. We all remember
with what an intens, interest We gazed at
the first companies that came from Penn
sylvania, Massachusetts,, and New York,
and how exultantly we cheered them on
their march along the Avenue. We re.
member how tie first cannon startled the
metropolis, how thousands rushed to the
housetops, and listened with eager ears
and palpitating hearts to the prolonged,
dull, and echoing note. Every bulletin
was eagerly perdsed, every newspaper ex-
citingly read, and in every heart there
were dread, fear, hope and expectation.
To all these things, However, we have
at length become accustomed, We are
st last, military people. The excite.
ment has spread into all classes, and is no
longer an excitement, but a calm feeling
Fanciful mammas dress their children in
glariugly red Zouave uniforms and carry
them TO church., Gilt buttons and gold
Stripes are so much the fashion that a
plain SUIT Of sober black is novelty
The boys "ile right" along the pave
ments and chase their marbles over the
street on the "double quick" Every
neighborhood has its company ofjuvenie
soldiers, every family has some loved one
in the field. The ladies knit stockings
instead of dancing quadrilles. and the old
men burnish up the muskets which they
are too old to shoulder. We have adopt.
ed war as matter Of course. We are
martial in our tastes, martial in our pref.
erences, martial in our ideas. We hum
warlike tunes. applaud the patriotic air'
which fair fingers steal from the g'ossJ
piano keys, and pray for TIE SUCCESS o
the sword Nothing could again SO sud
denly change our people unless sudder
return to peace --Sanday Chronicle.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14
LANCASTER, OHIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IA 1851.

toms mansion.
And when they all sat in the crimson
GLOW of the red embers. at twilight chat
ling over the past and present. Cousin ia.
bez uufolded all his kindly plans. t'''
II am alone in the world" he said
"and l want some one to cheer up the
old mans solitary hours. l am rich and
have enough for US all. Come to Var
mount, all Of you, and live with me-
The country air viii Strengthen you up,
John. Ellen shall see the place where
she was a gal, and little Mary shall be my
heir. What dye say?"
What did they say2 The warm flush in
Mr.. ,Aruott's thin cheek responded In.
slautly, and Ellen gratefully clasped the
old mans hand, while little Mary whis.
pered under her breath:
g "The Country-,he country poor pa
pal o! Cousin Jabez, we shall be so
lhappy!"
Six months afterwards, red flag wav.
ed over the Harrington mansion. ~
Howard had failed, aud with his wife had
retired to the friendly shades Of down
town tenement house; Miss Georgy hav.
ing taken an opportunity 10 elope with
her music master. 1t was dreary sight,
that scantily furnished apartment, with
the meagre fire in the CRATE and the
broad light Of day flariug in through soil
ed and uncurtained windows. Mrs. Har.
rington sat by the hearth, in dirty silk
wrapper, pondering on the "ill luck" |"
when the door opened, and in staggered
N. Howard, somewhat the worse for liq-
uor (Mrs. Harrington bad to thank her
"arislocraiio dinner parties" for this pro.
clivity Of her husband
Here's news" he grumbled. "Old
Jabe Higgins is dead, and has left forty
thousand dollars 10 Jack Arnot's daugh-
teri" "
"Fotty thousand dollars!" cried Mrs.
Harrington, with the eager glare with
which drowning wretch sees the only
spar floating out Of his reach. "Who
would have supposed he was worth so
much money? Oh, if l only had"
'1f you only hadn't been fool snarl.
ed her husband "But that's the way
you generally manage matters. II it
wasn't for you we should not have been
here now.'
| Which was true enough, as Mrs Har-
ington acknowledged TO her own remorse-
ful heart. And all the glttering shower
of wealth now descending on little Mary
Arnott might have been hers if she had
only spoken kindly to the old man in the
butternut colored suit, on that eyenlful
Thanksgiving day.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14
NO. 81.
From Washiputou.

WAsmNGToE, Nov. Tho movement
of the rebels On the Lower Potomac are
mysterious. Ten days sso thsy were
busiiy engaged in increasing their forces
10 the vicinity Of Shipping Point and E.
vansport.
For the last few days they have been
remarkably quiet in that locality. Not a
gun has been Cred from their batteries.
Their blockade Of the Potomac is not
complete, as vessels nightly run the gaun-
tlel.
The rebel steamer Paige and the two
captured schocners arc still in Qnantico
Creek.
The election in lower counties oil MARY.
land passed of with unusual ddistness.
Indications are that the rebels have
withdrawn some of their troops from ths
uelghborhood of Shipping Point.
The lesser number Of their camp ires.
together with other evidences, would
seem to show that there has been a recent
dlminution of their forces. Maybe they
are playing 'possum.
Great.acIiVity prevails among our troops
aud preparatians are believed to be In,
progress which will dive the rebels from
'boii present position. and speedily les.
tore the now ..obstructed navigation of the
Potomac.
The division of Gen. BleskSf nov
holds tie Columbia turnpike from Long
Bridge to Mason's Hill, their pickets ex.
tending beyond AnDondale, six miles a.
bove Bailey's Cross Roads. They have
seen nothing Of the enemy except an oc-
casionsl scouting party for the last two
weeks.
A highly intelligent and Trustworthy
gentleman, who has been on duty in con,
nection with the blockaling squadron off
Charleston, assures me that since CAptaih
Marston took command of this station,
five weeks. il is absolutely certain no YES
sol has put to sea directly from that har-
Dor.
Through narrcw channels leadihg q.
mong the sea Islands to Savannah, and O.
ven To points on the coast Of Florida. small
craft, such as schoorers Of light draught
and sloops, may have made their way, but
the watch Of the passages is not kept, be-
ing impossible with largo vessels.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14
To the Friends of the American Bible
.t.- ID" Society. - .aa .a

The undersigned has been appointed
the successor of Rev, j. s. Galloway, as
Agent Of the American Bible Society for
South Western Ohio, embracing in his
6eldof labor the following connties:Ham
ilton, Butler, Preble, Darke, Shelby, Mi
anna, Montgomery, Warrsn. Clermont,
Brown. Clinton, Greene, Clark, Champ.
aign. Logan. Madison, Fayette, Highland,
Adams, Pike, Ross and Pickaway. Hs'
wing an ardent desire to promote the in
terests os the Bible cause in the Geld as
signed me, and consciou Of the need
of the hearty and Jealous 90 opera
ton of the various Bible societies and the
friends of the cause in order TO succeed
in my mission, l would earnestly invoke
the sympathy and regard of all, while l
piotfer my services in all practicable ways
The officers Of the various auxiliary So
cieties will conlera favor on me by giving
timely notice of the anniversary meetings,
and so far as il is practicable Twill render
any serAics 10 my power.
The Parent Society is at present great
i ly in need of funds. The demand Of the
army for the Word of Life, and the strong
calls from abroad, especially from Turkey
Including Bulgaria, China, Germany. 1t
ally, France, DO, require increased liber
ality on the part of the friends Of the
cause. In recent letter from the Par
ent Society; is stated, ''In three month";
Iof the past season, we issued from thi
house on each working day, between fou
and five thousand volumes Of the Script
ures, being about eight volumes eacl
minute of working time. We haze deliv
cred since the fall of Sumter, for volun
teer, four hundred thousand vOlamss Q
the Word of God. besides supplying th
} Navy, asSopportunity ofered and on on
! day recently, We supplied twenty .fou
vessels Of the blockading feet. We hav
great work before us, to provide Tor IN
) regiments raising and TO be raiSed,as wei
as our increasing navy. Our accounts Q
! our work in foreign lands are very encou
, ''Eragiug, and call for enlarged efforts an
expenditures there Our outlay OF fund
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14
A Tale Of Thanksgiving Day.

4. . z
|, was the morning Of Thanksgiving
Day, clear golden morning, with sky
Of dazzling blue, and keen, cutting wind,
which drove the scarlet maple leaves in
bright showers along the country roads,
played all manner of graceful antics with
the white and crimson chrysnthemums In
the shadow Of the old quiet farmhouse.
just as a glorious Thanksgiving morning,
In short, as we all remember in the dial
plates OF our lives one connected with
sunshine, and sweet, halfforgotten mem
cries of the lost days OF childhood.
Mrs. Harrington did not think OF these
things, however. when the merry wind
ratified the pate.glass windows OF her
stately mansion she was pcndering on
the probable success of her dinner party
OF that day, au affair laboriously gotten
up for the benefit OF few aristocratlc &C
quaintapces whose approval Mrs. Har'
rington would doubtless have prefer
red to that Of the Angel Gabriel him
self For she was one of those ladies'
who hang on to the outskirts OF the beau
monde, and live through an inhnilude o
suubbings and well.bred insults Tor tho
pleasure of counting a few Mrs. Potiphar'
Sin their gilt,bound visiting lists
"IfMIs. Willoughby st. James only
,comes- -and Mrs. Silvingbam,' ponderet
she, 'it will be success. But goot
graciousl what an expense it will involve
The wine bills actually make me trembls
We can't live on credit much longer, ant
yet il is necessary, to obtain rich hus
band for our Georgiana."
III And the weary frown settled down OF
Mrs. Harrington's brew again. Nobod.
can tell the slow agony of keeping VI
appearances on foundation Of nothing
but those who have experienced it.
Miss GOorgiaua, sitting opposite in al
amber silk mOlnipg robe, glanced u
from her novel at her mammals sigh.
"What's the matterT'g
Nothing. only l wish this party wa
over and the bills all paid. 1t will be
very exclusive affair, however, that's on
comfort" :"
mot like the old.faehioned countr
Thanksgiving" remarked the young Ia
sldyssHghtly curling her lip, II metMr
~ Arnott yesterday-that sunrecognizl
bic cousin, of mamma's--and shC told M
in that Innocent way Of hers, that sh
was going to market to see if she coul
End a cheap little turksy--her motht
intended to have a quiet, old.time Thank
giving dinnsrl"
.How vulgar said Mrs. Halriugto
giving the tasse!s of her cashmere morl
ing dress toss more expressive than an
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14

has been and will be great. our receipts
the last Two months one half Of the cor.
responding months Of the past year.
OCR NEED IS GREAT. We have heaUy en-.
gogements TO meet at home and abroad.
10 view Of the above facts, will not lhe
friends Of the BitIe cause manifest in.
creased liberaIity in their contributions
surely they will. Donations for the sup.
ply Of the army and the foreign work,
WIN be gratefully received at any fine.
Ny address is Box 6l2, Dayton. o.
r...d W. HERR,
Agent Of the american Billie Soci4ty
o'her papers friendly 10 the cause will
please copy. W. H.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14

PIN MoNET, Tho origin of pin mon
ey" was as follows: Toward the close of
the fifteenth century, an epoch that marks
transition style in the dress Of the la
dies, pins we're looked upon with great
favor as New Years giftS They dis
placed the old wooden skewer previously
used TO fasten ladies' dresses, which 10
effort of skill, no Furnishing Of embeliish'
ment, could convert into slightly appen'
dags. Pins, in that simple age of the
world, we're luxuries of high price, and
the gift was frequently compounded for
in money, an allowance that became SO
necessary to the ladies of quality, that it
resolved itself at least into a regular sti.
pend, very properly called "pin money
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14

SoARe1r7 OF PAPER AT TUE SoUTH.-'
The Norfolk Day book of Monday. is prin-
ted on brow rappiug paper. 1t is the on
ly paper published in Norfolk, and says,
as bad as the paper IS, it has not enough
of it to print more than one fourth Of its
edition on. 1t has hopes, however. of be-
ing able to get supply Of white paper in
q few weeks.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14
Desperate Fighting--single-H Coms
bats.
Tie Springfield correspondent of the
q. - :.

bats.
Tie Springfield correspondent of the
st. Louis Democrat writes:
Numerous single handed fights OCCUR
red on Friday evening on the outskirts Of
the city, between pursued and pursuers,
the history Of which will probably never
be known. Dead bOdies are still every
now and then found in out -oi-lhe-way
places on the prairie or in the woods sur
rounding the city. Yesterday most inn
pressive taJlsau des morris was discovered
on the prairie about three miles from town.
One Of Major Whites men had, it would
seem, had mortal conflict with two Of
the enemy. All three Of them were lying
dead on the ground. One of the rebels
was completely pierced through the body
BY the saber ofthe drsgoon. who himself
vas evidently killed by shot from the
revolver Of his antagonist. The other reb-
ell had probably been shot by the dragoon
before the encounter with the foe dispat-
ehed bv the saber. There they all three
laid. friends and foe. in close proximity
TO one ano,her-tbe dragoon still grizzly
graspiug the sabsr, fast in the body of his
foe. who in return was as firmly clinging
TO lis revolver. pointed toward tho drag
oon, whose breast had received one Of it's
bali.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14

RrcRU1TINa FoE THE Army AND NAv7.-
During the seven months ending October
81, $4,000 men were shipped for the Ma.
w at the various rendezvous in the Unit
ed States, and 10000 recruits were en-
listed for the regular army. Although
naval recruiting continues very brisk, 23a
men being shipped in this city last week.
army recruiting is extremely dull; New
York does not average four men Per week
In, Y Post.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14

w uub CduSu IVith'
ts'h s... LYON. ,t
Sing, bird, on green Missour'G plain,
The saddest song Of sorrow;
Drop tears, o clouds, In gentleh rain
Te from the winds can borrow;
Breathe out ye winds, your soitest sigh,
Weep flowers, in dewy splendor, ..
Forhlm who knew well how to die,
Butnever to surrender.
Up rose serene the August sun,
Upon that day Of glory;
Up curlcd from nusket and from gun
Tho war cloud gray aud hoary;.
It gathered like funeral pail,
Now broken and now blended,
Where rang the bugie's angry call,
And rank with rank contended. t-1.'
-Four thousand men, MS brave and true
As e'er went forth in daring,
Up on the foe that morning threw
Tho strength Of their despairing.
They feared not death--men bless the aeId
That patriot soldiers died on
Fair Freedom's cause was sword and shield,
And at their head was Lyonl
Their leaders, troubled soul looked forth
From eyesof troubled brightness;
Sad soul! the burden Of the North
Had p rsssed ont all It's lightuess. ha
He gazed upon the unequal fight,
His ranks all rent and CORY,
And felt the Shadows close like night
Round his career of glory.
General, come lead usln loud the cry
From brave band was ringing
"Lead us, anj We will stop, or die,
That battery's awful singing;"
He spurred to where his heroes stood,
Twic o wounded-no wound know ing o
The fife OF battle in his blood
And on his forehead glowing.
Oh, cursed for aye that traitors hand, .tl
And cursed that aim so deadly,
Which smote the bravest Of the land,
And dyed his bosom redly!
Serene he lay while passed him pressed
The battles furious bIllow,
As calmly as babe may rer
Upon It's mothers pillow. -. T.. st..
So Lyon died. and we'll may flowers
Misplace Of burial cover, .i. "
For never had this land Of ours , I
A more devoted lover. .. -.
Living, his country was his bride, b.. .
His life he gate her dying,
Life, fortune. love-he naught denied
To her and to her sighing.
Rest, Patriot, in thy hillside grave,
Beside her form who bore thee!
Long may the land thou disd'st TO save
Her bannered stars wave o'eT thee!
Upon her history's brig htest page,
And On Fame's glowing portal,
She'll write thy grand heroic page,
And gave thy name Immortal!
II. p
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14

AN oHro Bor.--oapt. Hildt Of the
United States Army, stationed at Fort
,Pickens, whose timely assistance and
bravery saved Billy Wilson's zouaves
from destruction in the night attack made
BY the rebels from Pensacola, is an Ohio
boy, native of TuscsrAwas county. He
has brother also in the volunteer service
in Western Virginia. t's'.a'ftf sae}i
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14
AzyWe learn from the Tuscarawa.

EvWe learn from the Tuscarawas
Advocate, that that county with voting
population of 5.794. has furnished over
l 900 volunteers, and expects to raise
two companies more for the 8Oth Regi-
ment. This will make twelve hundred
men-over one third Of her entire voting
population. No other county in the
State, so far as we are informed, has done
so well,-[0Lio State Journal.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14

RELearn in childhood, ifyou can, that
happiness is not outside, but inside. 4
good heart and clear conscience bring
happiness, which no riches and no circumS
stances alone ever do.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14

NEA chap who was ted that the
best cure for palpiiation Of the heart was
to quit hugging and kissing the girls, said
''If that is the only remedy that can be
proposed, l. for one, say, letter palpitaie,"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14
.eB0oK AND JOB PRINTING.

weateprtpared to execute all descriptions Of JoB
WORK. sdcffas ARDS, CIRCULARS, PoSIERS,
RfIi. ffCK ETs, and every other variety of PLAIN
AND FANCY JoBRlNG, with new and superior'ype
aud On shOft notice. H7' f71ett}
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14

elbow many deaths?'' asked tqs hOspi'
tai physician, while going his rounds.
"Nine." "Why,I gave medicine for tsn'
ayes, but one wouldn't take IT,"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14

Tho following from the Philadelphia
Saturday Post, is one of the most beautl.
fol tributes that the heroic death Of Gen.
Lyon has called forth: o.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14

U-5sBuspess cards Of ab out lines by the year, IS
fPAdvertisements, , not marked on the manuscript,
will be continued at our terms until forbid.
be paid form advance, for reasons which,
WeiNilisxplaiN at the time. .-,sl ,,-.-,,.....I
TTSTho above terms strictly observed In all cases.
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Thirty Five Randrsd Men ANaek 7 900
! ReIeIs-Ws ReJels Driven Aeross tie
River, tier Camp Burned, and Stores
3 Cdptarsd.--TerriJls Staugdhr.--.THe
Rebels Re eeyorced--Tzs Fgh ReReped
--Oar Men Return 10 Cairo-THs XII.
o ed and Wounded, DE-, dc. ..
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-24
Ehc Naval Victory at Southwest Pass
Lieut.. Il arIey.


4 gentleman in New Orleans, writing to 4
friend in this city, speaks as follows Of this
engagement, and OK the officer who may be
fairly considered the hero ofit:
NO doubt before this YOU have seen in the
papers tUll accounts a lie aii'tir OF the 18th
II Was q very bold ard vol, .eeuted enter.
prise, ana the "heT0' OF TIE party is Lieut..
y ar!ey, OF south Carolina. he comman ded
tao steam ram tWhlch the BeoEie OF New Or
leans have Chris;enBd sManassa' or Bull
Rnn0 that ran into the Richmond at four A .
NJ. This, with the four ships, constituted
such 4 novel style CT warfare, ana spread
suCh conservation among the enemy, thai all
their ships, four or five in number, slipped
their cables and fed doWu The river. The
suspense q. those on hoard the 0thFr vessels
TOR the laJe OF their brave companions was
for some time very painful; but when day.
light came, AND they saw that the enemy h sd
lied, their JOY was complete. They all pur.
sueo aim Down the river, and on the bar IS
W. had quite spirited cannonade with
vastly superior toTc's tEay EuW III out
Of tie IiNer, Oct, 10th bus we cannot Halter
OurGelveS, owing 70 tAEig superior numbers
that they VIII not be back before lonrx
The Richmond was much iHiurs5, cat 10
what extent TPe ardw aot, though gae cannot
fail Q need fepairs, a1ter such Il Smash rs the
kan gave her. What must have basn the
conservation Of all oY hoard, when they
were awakened at the dead hour Of 1 4. VI
ne WrttheF r1Ihg Il: .'Ik az VIII -, nv spcb
-, such ii crushing OF tim beTs,
ans such yelis Of the victors 1t was indeed
enough to Brighten them, especially consider
irz that their eneIny was almost igyiaible-
The city is all agoS ab3nt tue success Of the
expedition. They viii make a great fuss over
Marley; but he is too III uch of a f4ne k.ro to
be spoiled by il He is one OF the coolest and
bravest men i ever knew, and none deserve.
TO be praised more tnan he. The deed re
qu!rea the greatest nerve and decision and
three long hours before the hazard could be
q determined. rot al act in naval history
stands on or deserves a brighter page than
this bold and successful exploit OF Wariey's
And how near L iaiiurei or rather what a
narrow escape he had One OF his engines
broke III the collision, and with the remaining
ore ne had barely power 10 escape. The
darkness alone saved him. The fire RATS
Doth commanded by Firginiaue--acted we'll
their part, and added much to the consterna-
ZION OF the eneluV."
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-24
Col. Gilhani's IIriyl,fa

We have received u communication, sign sd
'Some of the Officers of the Brigade" which
contains comments OF article, based on 2
letter ffo4A member of company r, pub
lishod in this paper on the 10th inst, rela-
tive TO the recent movements of Col. Gill
ham S command. We subjoin an extract
ave do not consider it necessary 10 correct
the mistakes IS to facts eon famed il the ar
ticle, but deet. IL simple act OF jasfice TO
lie Cpmmandant, as we'll as to the brigade
Is state that when al IF tie facts i'll regard 10
the movement from Middle 10 Elk Moun "a III
can with proprtety be made Known, II will
meet the approval Of the pUblic, rs is known
here IL has already ilrt that o. the General
eommandsEg On this line.
"TEe position occupied by Col. Gillian and
bis brigade Oh Middle Mountain was enc Of
honor, and That position was maintained
until every object for which 1t was assumed
had been fully accom- piished, and was then
Tor military reasons deliberately aud quietly
abandoned.
'ShGrl ratloas in y soldiers life is no new
tAIng under the san, and need create 40 alarm
with any friends of the army of the North
west or Of pany L, as We can assure them
We are IN no danger OF starving