The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-07-04

says the military screw received an
other turn in Baltimore yesterday. The
;reachery ofthe Secessionists of that city
was too strong to be overcome ty ordina.
ry treatment. Willie protesting TO bo
loyal. they have been secretly conspiring
to precipitate the city into open rebellion
against government which has nursed
them with extraordinary iudulgency.-
Their Police Commissioners. Chief and
privates have all along sympathized with
the Confederates. and they have, as is
now evident, been painting for an oppor'
tunity to stab the national authorities; to
open FIRE in the rear Of the Federal Tor.
ces; to renew the work of slapghtering
loyal soldiers; to destroy again the rail
road bridges. and to fekiudle the fire OF
indignation among the people of the Nor
lhern States, which a few weeks sgc
threatened to destroy the city. All these
things would have coma to pass again
had the designs Of the authorities of Bal
timOre been suGeredio rjpen. But the
military hand of Gen. Banks has been lai'
uponthe city. and through his pfomp
an d efficient agency, its people have besl
saved from terrible slangh ter and i
property from destruction. The arrest o
the Chief Of Police, against whom tn
proof of treason is overwhelming, shoul
have checked the rcbillious spirit of hi
a ssociates in crime, bnt it did not. Th
leaven OF treason continued to work, unit
it became necessary to declare marti'
law. This was done yesterday, and
the same time the board of Police Com
missioners were arrested, and conveyed
quarters with Marshal Kane. and Merry
man, at Fort .McHeury, Now that Il
city has been relieved from the pressur
ofihe leading cousprotors, loyal citizcr
9 will be secure in the enjoyment OF the
g rights. Baltimore is now safe. The steI
t that have been taken by Gen. Banks W
It prevent any serious, disturbances. viii
the danger of a fire inlhe rear upon u
d national FORCES has been elfectualiy r
b moved. We invite attention to the co
II respondence from The same paper. publis
20 in another column. 49,
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ID THE Ono P PhNlrESrtARY,-rhe Sher
ID Of Hamilton County arrived at Columbc
er on Monday last with Is prisoners. T.
rs number confined at the present time
er 998, the largest number ever confined
al one time in .he penitentiary. sna..
it The Ohio State Journal says that
Il, Monday evening last. little befpr'
h. o'clock, about the timo when the pl
n oncrs are called to supper, a convict ma
cir ed Samuel Croft, in the Saddle tree sh
en- without any warning whatever, walked
NJ 10 the guard. and struck him in the f
or breaking. tho btidge Of his nose, and
ire mediatsly struck heforemau oflthssh
em on the side Of the, head and sung {
me "come on boys, now is your time"
,rs, then turned round to attack the gu
on. a gain, burMr. Taylor drew a pistol
nds sho. him, the ball entering his head b
I'd. of the ear. He bresthed but a short Ii
Tbe when death ensued. So u
stsr 1tis supposed that it was an orgau'
las plan to revolt on account OF the task
ose the prisoners being raised. They !
ion beeusiu the habit Of getting through '
hey their days work at eleven o'clock, a.
,ov. and the balance ofAhe day was occu
lose in oyerwork for which the prisoners
by paid. twas found that'their over>v
Ipoh amounted to more than their day Is wa
tiop and the consequence was that their I
and were increased, and hence the diss
our faction, VA. ,,,,sa p.
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