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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-06-21
FINDLAY, OHIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 2l, 1861.
The saver Of Fort Picken, in Prison.

| Inc Saver OF fOrt fickens IN frisons
Silently awaiting bis doom, in the
prison Of Montgomery. is an Officer
OF the United States Navy, whose
existence seems TO be forgotten BY
his country anil bis friends. A sad
brief note about him was placed ia
my hands ten minutes since, and
cannot resist the i'm pulse to put tie
statement Of bis case at the head oI
my letter. "The poor fellow" writes
an Alabama Secession ct, 'hls nc
money and no friends here. The
little capital he had, has been paid
from time TO time, for food and
trivial comforts to the family Of bis
Jailor." The subject of this para
graph is one OF the most efficic n,
officers in the service, and came to
be imprisoned in this way: The
government at Washington-whicb
never mentions him in his dispatch
es--sent Mr.. Worden from the
national capital expressly to order
the reinforcement Of Fort Pickens.
His dispatches were addressed to
Capt. Adams, OF the Sabine.
lie arrived safely at Pen sacola--'
at Warrington-at the head quarters
Of General Bragg, on the very day
that General Bragg, Commodore
Ingrahsm, OF the Confederate Navy,
and Captain Adams, Of the Sabine,
had dined together. Worden,
fearing trouble. read his orders two
or three times, committed them to
memory, and tore them up. lIe
told Bragg he was courier from the
United States government to the
Commander ip Chief Of the United
States naval forces in Florida, and
wanted to go on board tie Sabine.
"You can 90 on nne condition, sir, +"
eafd Abe Cons-~i. Il cannot Oh
serve any condition, General Bragg,
replied the officer; "my position in
the United States service forbids il"
but | have an understanding with
Captain Adams" said the General.
81 cannot help it," interrupted the
Lieutenant; 81 merely ask to 90 on
board that vessel, and il you can
allow me, l would deem it a great
favor"
After some consultation, Mr..
Worden was permitted to go on
boarl. lie delivered his instructions
verbally on certain morning. At
ten O'Clock that night they were
obeyed. Pickens was re-enforced
A miscellaneous collection of army
Soldiers, marines and Sailors, aug
mented Lieut.. Slemmer's com
mand; and WJrden did his duty
Bnt, very rashly, he thought tha.
Bragg would, on his return, let him
outside the Southern line unrnoest
ed. lie proposed to go on shore;
Capt. Adams first oh iected, but final.
ly acqulesced. The brave Worden
showed off in his little boat, and
landed. A complete change had
taken place in the spirit Of the
chivalrous Bragg. The re-enforce
ment enraged him. Just while g
Spy was narrating the circumstance
OF the midnight notwithstanding
out hundreds into thousands--th,
Lieutenant appeared. He was Sc
cured. imprisoned, sent to Mont
gomery. and there he is. No on,
has spoken or written anythin.
about him; and no one seems to car,
whether he lives or dina
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-06-21

ANNEXATION OF DOMINICA TO SrAIN
Milwaukee Sentinel has a letter from
Paris which gives the following
items concerning the Spanish oc-
cupation of Dominica:
You will be interested on learning
the latest intelligence relative to the
Dominican annexation. The Mad
rid official journal, of the 9th inst,
publishes several documents, signed
by the principal inhabitants OF st.
Domingo, Cebiscos, and many other
towns in the Dominican Republic,
declaring that they accept the an
nexation to Spain. The Epoea, OF
Madrid, states that the government
Of w ashington has made no protest
agains. the act. and thinks none will
be made. Another journal, the Cor
respoudenicia, gives the following
us the proposition made to the Queer
Of SPAN, by tho Dominican govern
ment.
"Individual liberty shall be main
tanned, and slavery shall never b,
re established in the Dominican ter
ritory. The Dominican iepubli,
shall be considered as a Spanisl
province, and a. such shall enjoy th'
same rights, One OF the first meas
ures to be adopted by her Majesty
government shall be tho redemption
OF the paper money now in circula
tion in the Republic.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-06-21
Manufacture Of Heavy Ordinance foI
The Government.


The Boston Traveller states ths,
the South Boston Iron Foundry nov
employs two hundred operatives in
the manufacture Of heavy ordnance
and proiectile for the government
Some OF the machinery is kept in
motion tho whole twenty. four hours,
so urgent are the demands. The
Trduelier adds:
AT this foundry are now making
not only twelve and ,hirtoen-inch
shell for mortars, but shell for ten
inch columbiads and shot and shell
for twelve and six FOUNDERS, with
canister and grape. from two Ia
three hundred OF shot and shell are
made per day, and about twelve
guns per week. Many persous sup
pose that mortars AMI heavy ord
nance are cast hollow, ready, after
finishing, for nse. his is mis-.
take. The gun is cast solid and
then bored,
The government inspection is ol
the most rigid character, and for the
slightest deviation, even the thous
andth part Of an inch, the gun is re
jected. We saw one heavy nine.
inch Dahlgren navy gun which was
cut in three pieces for the furnace
simply because in finishing the out
side, where it could not DO turned
the workman had Clipped off a BIZ
OF iron as big only as q ten cent
piece. The gun was just as good as
any one that had been made, but the
inspector had rejected it.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-06-21

mo. 6o.l AN ACT
To amend the act entitled Gan act for the
further organization and discipline OF the
militia and volunteer militia" passed
March 90, 1859.
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of the state OF Ohio, That the
second brigade Of the FIRST division shall in
clude within its bounds the townships OF
Anderson. Springfield, Sycamore, Symmes
and Columbia; and that the third brigade
shall include within hits bounds the town
ships Of MillcIeek, Spencer. and Cincinnati.
Src. 2. That the new military division OF
the territory Of the state, prescribed in the
sixth section Of the act TO which this 10 an
amendment. shall be carried iuto effect by
the Adjutant- General as soon as vacancies,
for any cause. shall occur; and failure oi
commissioned officers to uniform within the
time enioined by law, shall be deemed 10
have created. and shall create. such vacancy y,
and the new divisions shall correspond to
the Judicial districts, and the new brigs6es
shall correspond to the Judicial sub-dis-
tricts. Provided. that the Commander. in
Chief may attach contiguous counties oil
different divisions. temporarily, when he
shall deem the same best, anc reduce the
number Of brisades in the tenth Judicial
district to two. Provided, that the present
number Of brgsdes Of Homiiton county shall
remain, and that this change shall not de
lprive general officers, who have already beer
) fully uniformed, from retaining the com
: mand OF so much OF their new district a
sccords with the said new territorial divis
lions ot the state.
Said section six Of an act entitled "An &C
!. for the further discipline Of the militia an,
= volunteer militia" passed March %, 1889
10 hereby repealed.
SEC. 5. That the field musicians and re
.lsimental bands shall Be enlisted in their Ts
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New Orlenus.

1t seens that the Confederate
states are not all exempt from some
Of the evils which belong to other
governments depending on human
agents Tor their functionaries. Tho
New Orleans Crescent. OF the 5th
instant, gives the following abstract
Of the talk on Change" in that
city:
The Commander OF the Brooklyn
has been sraciously pleased to allow
until the Oh instant Tor outward
bound vessels, with foreign pr 'perty,
to proceed to tea. The military and
marine defense OF Louisiana ought
to have been in g better position at
THE time than to allow one solitary
steamer to dictate terms TO the
Southern Confectionery. About three
months ago it was resolved to block
ade the Southern port. There ought
to have been sufficient force within
the military department Vi Louisiana
to have blown this BIooklya ont OF
water on her frat appearance.
The further talk was thar there
had been some tremendous gougine
going on in some OF the contracts
with the Confederate government
that the Southeru Coniederacy has
been paying the most snormsus
prices tor the transp 'rtation OF troops
and stores; that contracts have been
given out without being known only
to such and such parties; that the
most extravsgsnt prices have been
gwen for charters OF stesinboais; OF
the transportation Of stores, munl-
tions OF war, tho purchase OF steam.
boats, and many other things too
numerous to talk about in hos day
On the tiags. v.s,
As regards the Qasrtermsstsr and
Commissary departments shera m
Numerous complsinn. Csatfsafi
have besn given out withous Reln6
through the uausl iormslisJss 81 -
|posals. $1,000,
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Gov. Hicks and the Bridge Burning.
Gov. Hicks, who has savei nary-
land from herself, and to whom
Baltimore oxes that she Is not
heap OF ashes, has just published an
address to the people OF Marylana,
refusing and resenting the charge
made by Mayor Brown Of Baltimore,
to the uouse OF Delegates, that Gov.
Hicks had any completely in tho
unlawful destruction OF the bridges
ON the Philadelphia, Wellington
and Baltimore and the North Gen.
trail railroads, on the night Of the
10Th of April.
The Governor asserts that he
gave not even q verbal, much less
the needful written consent to tho
bridge burning and proves that he
persistently refused to permit The
scuttling, or even the removal OF the
steam ferry boat Maryland, at Per.
ryville, which would have prevented
any necessity for the destruction Of
tue bridges.
Still more conclusively to the
point at issue, he proves by docu-
mentsry evidence, that the bridges
were burned too soon alter the hour
when he WAS reused from sleep,
AMI alleged to have given the or
der, for news OF that order to have
reached the conspirstors.
The tact stands proved that the
conspiracy OF the SecessioDists, of
which the attempt is maco to mako
Gov. uicks Q participant, was fully
and deliberately planned, ani oil
it's diabolical designs might have
been accomplished but for the bold
stand Of the patriotic Governor. tba
determination Of the federal govern.
ment, and the bravery OF our troops.
II World.
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.Righteousness Of the War in America

~ hiSoluoub isiiCoih ptVNSh,o thC
execution OF the Southern program
me, preserving the abundant con.
otituional rights OF the Southern
states, as members Of the Union, we
shall say that he has defended the
cause OF liberty, and not a whit lees
because the dominant party in the
South has it's own projects for rear
ing an empire Of tyranny and op-
preston. Ii it becomes necessary
for that purpose to draw the sword,
we shall say that until the millenial
day comes when the sword shall be
beaten into the plonghshere, and the
sper into pruning hook, war can be
waged for no higher object than to
maintain the Constitution OF the
United States over tho length and
breadth OF the Union.
From the fret Mr.. Lincoln has
uniformly declared that he will do
this. Every new declaration he has
made has illustrated his consistency
and steadfastness. 1t seems to be
maintained in some quarters that
because the government OF the United
States is so tree, its head ought not
to defend it. We do not see why a
good government should have denied
to its rights of self. defense which are
conceded, as matter of course, to a
bad one. The general common
government of the United States
was created for this purpose to
maintain and defend the Union. -
The notion that a minority of a
nation is to be allowed to secede
when it cannot have it's way, al.
though it's rights have been respected,
is destructive Of every principle OF
government, aud has never been re-
oos"iAed by any otatcsrnau.
The states that now pretend to
n right TO 60 out Of the Union, have
have severally rolinquished their
claim to independent existence, in
order to share the sovereignty OF
their own territories and of those OF
tho Union with the other states COM
pacted in ono collective body under
the general government. They
cannot resume their full! sovereignty
as OF right. If any Of tLem could do
il, it would be, not states which like
Louisiana, Arkansas; and Missouri,
occupy territory acquired by the di-
plomacy of the Union, without re.
ference TO the wishes of the inhabi-
tants. but states like Virginia, for
instance, which helped to form the
Union. Yet Virginia, in the articles
by which she ratified the Union,
used language which implicitly dis
claimed the right Of secession. Her
words are, that "the powers granted
under the Constitution are derived
from the people OF the United States. "
1t is this sovereign body, the people
OF the United states, and not the
Governors or Legislatures Of the
separate states, who lave to decide
on the question OF union or disunion
And with them also rests the question
OF peace or war. II the vast ma.
jority Of the people decide that the
Union and its full Constitution shall
be maintained and the population
OF the free states is to that OF the
slave states as twenty to nine-they
have the means OF carrying out tina
decision without trenching upon any
rights in 80 doing, and they will save
this generation from shame. an,
and bequeath their children a bless
ing instead of a curse.-[ Londo'
Daily Neaos.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-06-21

A WORD ftly spoken is like an
apple Of gold in a picture Of silver,
The London Daily Neaos, Of May
twenty first, makes this sigrifican,
remark, which shows what is the
real sentiment Of England in rela
tion to the United States, and should
calm any Tears Of the fiual decision
Of tho people OF England with re.
gard to our controversy: "We ask
our friends in the FREQ states ol
America not to balieve that because
their struggle is here and there mis-
represented TOR party purposes in
England, tho English people do moi
thoroughly understand the nature o.
the contest in which they are en-
gagged"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-06-21

BALLooStsd YoR THE ARsY.-J. LaMoun-
tain, the balloonist. has received letter from
Gen. Butler, at Fortress Monroe. in respons sc
to his proposition, to enter the army with hi,
balloon, for reconnoitering purposes. That
distinguished commandant says the service
proposed is OF great importance. and If the
fail to prove Of much benefit. He therefor,
directs him to Fortress Monroe with his bal.
looms and pparatus-promising to use his in
Huence with the War Department to have ar
official position assigned him. if the expert
ments succeed. This is tantamount to La
Mountains Troy Times.
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Nest Of Dangerous Counsssfssssss Brs-
G.~ ufn- li4- =
ken Up. 3
Stumptsil is bad, but "s6f p5H~
in a storm" Any tpoaey istelts9 4 h


Stumptsil is bad, but "snf p5VE-
in storm" Any spoaey u etee>e4a 4
than counterfeit. Yet, vhe very az =
turbance Of our currency opcns wide :
facilities for the operations Of eduss 4
terfeit money makers and vendess.
A few days SINCE, at ST. Lodis, OFF
Nelson Dsggs was sssested, and the 9
beat part OF the capture is tine seizure
OF q large numLer Of presses, twenty.
two plates and two hundred thou.
sand dollars Of the bogus stuG IA
Driggs, the party under arrest, is
we'll known in this vicinity, IL. xng
been sent from this city 10 Aitofi.
during Sheriff Ahderson's sdminis.
Itration, ls54-56. HE headquarters
for . long time past, have been 81
Metropolis city. on the Ohio river.
@. P. Bradley, Superintendent Of
Police, Of this city, has received
twenty one samples Of these bills,
embracing the following bsuks, for
which our Merchants would do well
to he on the lookout:
Merchants Bank, fves. Carmi,
Illinois; Bluff City Bank, fivee, CAL
edonia, Illinois; Commercial Bank.
fves, Palestine, Illinois; Bank Of
Kentucky, ones, Bowling Green,
Kentucky; Merchants Bank, tens.
st. Louis, Missouri; ditto fives;
Farmers and Drovers' Bank, twen-
lice, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, an
excellent imitation; Lafayette Bank,
red fives, Bloomington, Illinois,
Southern Bank, tives, St. LOUIS,
Missouri; North western Bank, fives,
Virginia; Lafayette Bank, fives,
without red, Bloomington, illinois;
State Bank of Ohio, Delaware
branch. ones; Winsted Bank, ones,
Connecticut; Citiz,ns' Bank, green
taco Items, Louisiana; Farmers, and
Merchants Bank, fves. Memphis.
Tennessee; Bank Of New Orleans.
Itwenties; Southern Bank OF Ken.
lucky, threes; Citiz ne Bank, ditto;
Bank Of Cape Fear. fours, North
Carolina.
Under the same head comes tho
arrest Of two persons, giving the
mares oi Perry Stewards and Jere-
miah Favorite, brought to this city
by Deputy-Sheritf j. O. Gore, Of
Marshall county, who arrested them
at Lacon, upon tho charge CT carry
ing on bogus money mauufactory
there. They were brought before
United states Commissioner hoyne,
who, upon their motion, continued
their hearing to Wednesday Of next
week, to give them time to procure
counsel aud witnesses. Chic sgo
Tribune.
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ALBANY, June 11.-A terrible
accidend occurred at Green Island
railroat bridge on the Saratoga road
to-day. A platform car, loaded
with timbers for bridge frame, was
passing the bridge. when part .of the
load struck the side of tho bridge.
The following were injured: -
James Donvan and James McGrath
were swept into the canal; Michael
Farrell and Michael Connolly were
crushed between the falling arch and
the tie; James III gan and Patrick
keefe were thrown upon the ties,
but caught there. McGrath has a
bad fracture Of the skull, and is go
verely injured internally. He spit
blood freely upon being taken from
the water. He cannot recover.
Farrell has internal injuries, the
most serious is about the breast
The skull is badly fractured, and
heJwill die. Michael Connolly re,
ceived conclusion Of the brain, has
several cuts about the head, and il
injured internally. lie will probably
die. James Donovan has one les
badly broken, and is hurt about tn,
head aud breast. lie will hardly
recover.
| Michael Hogan was cut severel,
about the head by falling between
the tracks and ties, but was able 4
make off with assistance. Patricl
keefe was somewhat bruised an'
cut.
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"HAsa 'rx THAT Emperor, or General
whoever he was, who advised the hanging
of dishonest army contractors, showed bott
his wisdom and his humanity.J The contract
or or quarter master. who robs the soldier
either in clothes or rations, is the worst kind
OF an enemy. This hes been done already tC
q disgraceful extent. Clothes have been
made of worthless materials. Knapsack.
are made Of such wretched stuff as to fall &c
pieces the first time they are exposed to rain
Soldiers thus clothed and equipped are mo-
only wronged, but are unfit for the duties re
quiIed Of them.-t Albany Journal.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-06-21

MoRMoss. A company Of about
five hundred Mormons came in
from the East this morning, and
left Tor salt Lake City. Tney were
rou.h looking set, being gath rcd
from the neishborhood OF New York
Boston, Philadelphia and the large
cities. About half were iemalee
and very large number of children
were of the party. They are under
the direction of a man by tho name oil
McAllister. They do not compare
we'll in appearance with the Epglsi'
Mormous who passed through this
city heretofore.
-[Clepeiand Leader.
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~ w. ENTRIKIN,
r.. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.

REsIDESCE-Opposite the Joint Stock Hotel
On Sandusky street, West of Main.
OFFIcE-Pour doors South of Wheeler Bros
~ When professionally absent, orders may
be,eft at his residence, all such orders viii
receive prompt attention.
DR. EsraIEIs is prepared to furnish Artihcia
Eyes. These move Ike the natural eye, anc
are so perfect as almost to defy detection
Also, Supporters, Shoulder. Braces, Arthcia
Ear.Drums, Urinals, and Haslan's Artihcia
Ear for the deaf, Call and examine specimens
Especial attention given to operations upoI
and treatment of Diseases OF the Eye and Ear
January 25th, lsGl.
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MoRR NEGROES FLEEING FRoM
VIRGlNIA.-The Harrisburg cores
pondent Of the New York Tribune,
under date Of June 7th, states that
over one hundred fuei:ives from Ia
Dor, from the neighborhood Of Win
chester, arrived there on Wsdnes-
day and Thursday nights. They
say that no attempt is made to ar
rest runaN ay slaves, and the mount
aims OF Virginia are full. The last
arrivals were in a wretched plight,
having been on the road ten days,
They were supplied with provisions,
and sent on their way rejoicing to-
wards the promised land-Canada
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The Object Of the War.

A Washington correspondent Of
the New York Times boldly says:
The impression gains ground here
that there can be no end to the pres
ent war, no compromise, no peace,
which leaves the cause OF it in exist.
ence. The irrepressible conflict
having taken this sanguinary char.
acter, can no more be staid while
slavery exists. 1t has becn resolved
by the whole people in the North
that the Union must be preserved,
. he government responds to this
popular outburst Of patriotism, and
re-echoes it in official instructions to
our Foreign Ministers This is the
one great point determined, and il
is now b. coming evident tn It it can
not be made finsl and sure without
a complete overthrow OF the insti-
tutiou Of slavery.
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LEAP FROM A FoURru STORY WIND,

LEAP FROM A FoURru STORY WIND.
ow.--A lad ten years Of age, named
Joseph Fister, jumped, day before
yesterday, out OF the fourth story
window Of the school house attached
to St. Mary's church, on Batavia
street, where be had been confined
by the Teacher, and suffered frac'
tures Of the shoulder and breast
bones. He was conveyed to the Sis
tors Of Charity hospital, and his con
dition Is very dangerous. The lear
IVES made In . fit Of rsge.-[ BNal'
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SCRANTON. Pennsylvania, June 1 !

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, June II
Tho body OF a Mrs. Corwin, who
disappeared from Susquehsnns coun,
ty, in this state, ON April 80, was
found in the woods near the Gren-
vile station of the Delaware, Lack,
awanna, and Western railroad, on
Sunday last, with her skull and jaw
broken. Her husband is under ar
rest for her murder. They have
been separated for about two years
Suspicion is strong against him.
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TIE Ohio State Journal says:

"Tte New York army contractors
are not having it all their own way,
A steamer arriving at that city, q
few days ago, from fortress Monroe,
rought twenty-nine cases OF con
demned clothing, consisting Of caps,
coats and pants, which were moi
made according to contract, snd
we're rejected. This is the way e
A., knasaaaa ~
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The custom house at tlants, Geor'
gia, has been abolished. This ia in
consequence of tho admission OF
Tennessee into the confederate
states. Custom houses will be estab.
lished in Tennessee, an custom,
house officers placed all along the
Southern border Of Kentucky.
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DROWN ~ hope. ynENRN BHowN
ID Attorneys NJ Law, JAMES A. bOfE
FlNDl.AS, ONO,
Will practice in Hancock and adjoining coun
ties. OFFICE:
Orsr Grsrns Drug Store, opposite Court Hou'"
EsJ. 4. BorE having formerly resided II
Lancaster. OHIO, will attend to any business u
Fairfield county. February %, iSGl.