Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08
CONVICTION NEWS.

A REBEL COMMANDER FROM CovINGToN
RETREATs.-A detachment of one hundred
and twenty men from General Nelson's COM
mand, left Hazel Green few days ago to
break up rebel euoampment of three hun
dTed men, at Jackson, the county seat Of
Breathitt County, twenty-five miles from
Hazel Green. The expedition, which was
under the command of Colonel Metcafe, left
-Hszel Green at sundown, and arrived at
jackson about three o'clock the following
morning. but found the rebels had retreated.
They were under the command of Robert
Patton, formerly of Covington, who was
lately reported to be under arrest at Preston
burg. OF course the report of his arrest was
erroneous.
MAYORS CoURT-Abe Adler and VIM.
Adler, charged with peddling without Ii
cense, were fined 81 80 each.
In LUoK.-A gentleman of this city was
the lucky holder yesterday of a ticket in the
Kentucky State Lottery which drew the
capital prize of $4,000. The ticket was sold
by Clayton & Co.
SEIZURE OF CARTRIDGEs-Mr. Greenbery
Reed, the Deputy United States Marshal for
! Bourbon County, accompanied by file of
soldiers from Colonel Vandervier's regiment,
proceeded to Millersburg, in that county, on
Tuesday night last in search of contraband
goods. At the house of Andrew Wallace
about one bushel of ball cartridges, several
guns and lot of knives, which were manu-
factured by Wallace, were found. They were
brought to Colonel Vandervier's camp, at
Paris. Wallace escaped.
UNJUsT-A paragraph in the Gazette OF
this morning reflects uDjustly upon gen.
tleman holding Office in this city. We al.
lude 10 the article which speaks of city of.
fetal having signed petition for the release
of Stephen McClunR, young man who was
arrested near Winchester, Ky short time
ego, with forty others, while on their way tC
Prestonburg. The city official spoken of by
the Gazette is Mr.. John R. Ricke City Clerk
He is charged by the Gazette with attempt
ing, in a political sense, to ''carry water OF
both shoulders" by signing the petition
for the release of young McClung, hoping
as the writer thinks, by this step to enlis
the support of the Secession party of Gov
ington in his behalf in the coming election
This insinuation in regard to Mr.. Ricke il
very unjust, in our opinion. He signed thu
petition with no such view. The pape
which Mr.. Ricke attached his name to Sc
forth that McClung was deluded into til
step he had taken-that he was very youn
man and had always entertained Union sen
timents-that his father is still an uncon
ditional Union man, and that he firmly be
lieves his son has been misled, and is anX
ious that an opportunity should be afforde
him of taking the oath of allegiance to til
United States Government.
Mr.. Ricke is an answering Union man
, and we think that he is incapable of resort
ing to such q trick as the Gazette charges
The petition was numerously signed b
Union men before it was presented to NJ
Ricke, and Mr.. Clung having at one tim
been a pupil of his, he could not we'll II
, fuse the urgent appeals of the young man
, father to sign it. AS to securing the vote
| the Secessionists of Covington, Mr.. Ricl
knows very well, as evOry other Union ma
1 / knows, that the Southern Rights men
i Coyington have declared, time and aga
their intention of abstaining altogether fro
taking any part in the approaching electio
Mr.. R. has been NItrs in his Union sent
ments, end is the last man to expect ah
D support from SeCessionists, We have goo
i, reasons to believe that the attack on NJ
Ricke was made to crafty q personal spi
= entertained against him by the writer.
It CoNsrIruTioNAL GUARDs.-This compan
: attached to Colonel Foley's Regiment, b
n elected the following officers:
/; CAPTAIN, William Condell.
Q First Lieutenant, j. Z. KidWell.
l Second Lieutenant, J. H. Condell.
% First Sergeant, G. Thomas. .g .
Second Sergeant, John Myers.
Third Sergeant, William LoYeIess.
Fourth Sergeant. BENJAMIN Thoss.
4 Fifth SeFgf ant, Peter Nant, ,..,
d Corporal, Henry Walser. 49, ..-. +,
e The company is full, being composed
% eighty-three men. Their headquarters {
:. at Falmouth Kentucky.