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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-04-17
THE BATTLE ON MONDAY.

THE WORK OF sUNpAl Nluhr'
With the exception Of the gunboat BON.
bardment, the night seemed to have pass
ed in eutire quiet. a heavy thunder.
storm had come up about midnight and
though we were all shivering over the
ducking. the surgeons assured us that a
better thing could not have happened
The ground, they said, was covered with
wounded not yet found, or whom we
were unable to bring from the held.--
The moisture would TO soma extent, cool
the burning, parching thirst. which lie
one of the chief torrors of lying wounded
and helpless on the battlefield, and the
falling water was the best dressing for the
wounds.
Tho regiments of Buell's divisions were
still disembarking at the Landing. Ma
ny had taken their places, the rest hur
ried on out as fast as they landed, and
fell in, TO the rear Of their brigade lines
for reserves, These men understood the
work before them; they went to it as brave
men should, determinedly, hopefully
calmly.
1t soon became evident that the gun
boat bombardment through the night haC
not been without most important effec
in changing the very conditions uDdel
which We renewed the struggle, Th,
sun had gone down with the enemy's line
clssping US tight on the left and center
pushing us to the river, aud leaving u
little over half a mile out into all the broa,
!, space we had held in the morning. TIL
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-04-17

NJ COOK ADVANCE
Thus the left was saved. Meanwhile
McCook. with as magniicen. regiments
as ever came from the Amy Of the Po'
tomac or from any army of volunteers in
the world, was doing equally well to-
ward The center, His division WAS han
died in such way as to save great eliu-
sion of blood, while equally important le'
sulis were attained. Thus the reserves
were kept as much as possible from under
fire, while those to the front were enga-
ged. Thus the lsts Of killed and woun
ded will show that while ss heavy tight
ing was done here as anywhere on the
right or center, the casualties are fewer
than could have been expected.
M'cLERNAND HuRLDURT.
Farther to the right, McOernand and
Hurlburt were gallsntly coming on with
their iaded mon. The soldiers '0o,tldfght
that was the great lesson Of the battle, II
surprised and driven off in consequence,
that can hardly be wholly charged on
them. Four timos MoClernand regained
aud lost again the ground to the front Of
his division. Similar were Hurlburts
fortunes.
But must abandon these details Be
ginning at tho left. we have followed the
wave ofsuoeesses thar swept us forward
again, from spot to spot, over the hard
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-06-13
The Battle of Front ROyal-State-
ment of Col. Keniy.
[From the Baltimore Sun, June 8. ]

From the Baltimore Sun, June 81
Colonel Kenly, of the First Maryland
regiment, in company with Surgeon
Mitchell, who were engaged in the late
battle at Front Royal, Va, arrived in
this city at eight o'clock yesterday morn
ing from Frederick. Quite a number Of
persons were at the Camden street depot
to receive the Colonel although his coming
at the above stated hour was not positive
ly known. There was much manifesto
ton of joy expressed by those present,
and it was With much difficulty that the
Colonel and Surgeon NJ. could get from
the depot to the carriage, which convey
ed them to the residence of the Colonel
on West Baltimore street, opposite Pearl.
A severe sabre-cut on the back part Of
the head a slight sabre-cut on the neck,
and pistol ball wound near the most Sc
we're sabre wound, are the injuries re-
ceiyed by Colonel X, together with
bruises about the face and breast, caused
by falling from bis horse. He will visit
Washington to-day for the purpose Of ef-
fecting an exchange for himself and those
of his command taken prisoners.
There were $50 of the lst Maryland
infantry engaged in the fight at Front
Royal, together with two guns of Knapp's
battery and several companies Of cavalry.
The fight commenced at II o'clock in the
afternoon, and ended about o'clock. A
number of the Ashby cavalry and the
Louisiana Tigers, commanded by Major
Wheat, and number Of the LIST Mary
land regiment, who had disbanded after
the battle of Bull Run, but who had re-
formed again, con stituted the infantry,
together with several Virginia infantry
regiments, who we're bhe attacking party
upon Col. Kenly's command. 1t is need
less TO recount anything in regard to the
fight, save and except to peremptorily
deny, on the authority Of Colonel Kenly,
that any brutality was shown by the Con-
federates toward himself or his wounded
men. He speaks in the highest terms Of
the manner in which he was cared for af-
ter being taken prisoner, and from his
own observation, (having been paroled
and allowed TO 60 about the city Of Win
chester) the wounped men, officers in
cluded, were treated in the like kind
manner.
There was not single commissioned
officer IN the First Maryland regiment
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-06-13
Startling Discovery.

During the sitting Of Court in Con
necticut, DOT long ago, on very cole
evening, crowd Of lawyers had collected
around the open FIRE that blazed cheer
fully on the hearth in the bar-room, wher
traveller entered benumed with cold
but no one moved to give him room %
warm his shins, SO be leaned against the
wall in the back part of the room.
Presently smart young limb of the
law addressed him, and the following dia-
logue took place:
You look like a traveller"
"WaH, suppose | am; come all
the way from Wisconsin afoot at any
rate"
From Wisconsin What a distance
to come on a pair of legs I"
wal, done it anyhow
"Did you ever pass through hell in
any of your travels"
''Yes, sir, I've been through the out
skirts"
IL thought likely. Well, what arc
the manners and customs there2 Some
of US would like TO know"
sob, you'll find them much the same
as in this place-TnE LAwYERs SIT NEAR
EST THE FiRE"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-06-13
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, FRIDAY MORNING JUNE 10 1862

the officers of the Confederate Maryland
ers who visited Colonel: Col. Bradley T.
johnson, Brig Gen. L. r. Dorsey, Ma
jof John Howard, Capt. VIM. Murray,
Capt. Herbert, Capt. - Howard, First
Lieut.. John Lutts, and Lieut.. Spurrier,
all ofthe First Maryland (Confederate)
infanty; Lieut.. Col. VIM Key Howard,
of taa Maryland Cavalry, in Ashby's
CAY lgy Brigade; also Capt. Harry Gil
NOR md First Lieut.. Richard Gilmor, of
a Try company in the same command,
togeas~ with some 200 others whose
names she Colonel had for the time for
ggG.sae1s 6.ajor G r. WHnat ircenansnd
ofti.s louisiana Tigers, and Capt White,
of the same regiment, also visited Col
Kelly and the others of his command
who were prisoners.
The actions and the treatment of the
above named officers were particularly
kind There were but few of the Con-
fedtrate infantry killed or wounded, but
a number Of the cavalry are known to
have been either killed or wounded, some
of them from Maryland, but their names
could not be ascertained The Confede-
rate First Maryland infantry arc in Gen.
Jackson's division, and must necessarily
have been in the recent fights in the val
ley during Jackson's retreat. 1t is we'll
to state that Colonel Kenly expects to
have his men and self exchanged at on ce,
when the anxiety oc the friends and rela-
tives of the regiment will be relieved.
The guns, ammunition. tents and several
wagons, together with the officers and
mems baggage were captured by the
Confcderates.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-06-13
A victory Claimed.

To give more in detail the operations
of the two battles, resulting from the
movements on Pittsburg than now at
tempted, must have delayed this report
for weeks. and interfered materially with
the important duties Of my position; but
| may be permitted to say that not only
did the obstinate conflict for twelve hours
on Sunday leave the Confederate army
masters of the battle field, and our ad-
versary beaten, but we left the field on
the next day only after eight hours in
cessant battle with superior army Of
fresh troops, whom we had repulsed in
every attack on DUR lnes---so repulsed
aud crippled, fAdccd, as to leave it una
bic to take the field for the campaign
for which it was collected and equipped
at such enormous expense, and with such
profusion Of all the appliances of war.
These successful events were not a.
chieved, however, as before said, with
out severe loss-a loss not to be meas
ured by the number of the slain and
wounded, but by the high social and
personal worth of so large a number of
those who were killed or disabled, in-
Guiding the commander of the forces,
whose high qualities will be greatly
missed in the momentous campaign i'm
pending.
Laggards and towards.
From this agreeable duty / turn to one
in the highest degree unpleasant-one
due, however, 20 the brave men under
me, as a contrast to the behavior of most
of the army who fought so heroically.
| allude to the fact that some of the Off
GERS, commissioned officers and men
abandoned their colors early on the first
day to pillage the captured encampments;
others retired shamefully from the field
on both days, while the thunder of can
non and the roar and rattle of musketry
told them that their brothers were being
slaug Uttered by the fresh legions of the
enemy. | have ordered the names Of
the most conspicuous upon this roll of
laggards aud towards to be published in
orders.
The Losses.
1t remains to state that our loss in the
two days in the killed outright was ,728,
wounded S,012, missing $50, making an
aggregate of casualties of 1000.
This sad list tolls in simple Language
of the stout light made by our country
men in front of the rude log Chapel al
Shiloh, especially when it IS known that
on Monday, from exhaustion and other
causes, not twenty thousand men on our
side could be brought into action.
Ofthe losses of the enemy have no
exact knowledge. Their newspapers re-
port it as very heavy. Unquestionably
it wos greater, even in proportion, than
our own, on both days, for it was appa.
rent to all that their dead left on the
| field outnumbered ours two to one.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-06-13

E1-A lawyer, on his death bed, willed
bis property 10 LuuaGic Asylum, say
ing as a reason for 50 doing, that he
wished bis property to return TO the libe-
raj class Of people who pStronised bin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-06-13

~ Efr An Arkansas traveller says he
knew young fellow down South, who
was 50 fond Of young woman that he
rubbed of his nose kissing her shadow on
The wall.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-01-17

The primary object Of this division is TO
arrange the County into convenient dis
tricts for holding examination classes, one
of which will be held previous to the
Winter term 10 each examination district
and conductd by the Superintendent in
series of written andoral questions upon
the branches required to be taught in
Common Schools. The written questions
will be uniform throughout the County,
and the answers to the same, will be re-,
Quired in writing. Due notice of tho
Time and pIaeo for holding each class will
be given and every person wishing to
teach a District School in this county,
will be expected to submit to an examina-
ton in one of such classes previous 10
commencing their school. 4-.s.r
In no instance will certificates be given
to applicants until they have passed tho
rough and satisfactory examination in
regular class unless good and sufficient rea-
sons shall appear why the rule should DO
disregarded and the examination conduct
ed in some other manner
The system Of organizing Teachers A,
sociations in each town in the county is
recommended by the State Superintendent
| of Public Instruction Wherever this sys-
tenn has been carried into practice the re-
suit shows that the frequent meeting to-
gether of teachers for exchange of views
in regard to their profession snd for dis
cussion Of the different systems Of School,
Government has been a simple, pleasant,
and efficient means Of advancing the hes.
interests ofthe Common Schools. | would
therefore recommend that the Teachers IN
each town Of the county form themselves
INTO Town Teachers Associations as sosn
as practicable, holding such meetings At
the several district school honses in the
town, once at least in each district during
the present Term. Associations should
meet on Saturday, the teacher in whose
district it is called for the week eon,inu
ing the school for the day, emitting por-
ton of the usual exercises, and the mem
bers of the Association filing the remair-
der Of The time by discussions &c,
Tho County Superintendent will mes.
with one Assoeialiation each week, endea-
voTing to be present at one in each Ex-
animation District during The winter.
B.J. VAN VALKFNBURGU.
COunfy ,SUDe,.infepdenf
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T HE PILOT.
M woo:
FRIDAY MORNING., JAN. II, 1862.
The Legislature.

This body met a. Madison on Wednes
day, the 9Th inst. Lieut.. Gov. SALoMos
took his seat as President Of the Senate.
After a stormy session on "Wednesday,
the Assembly organized on Thursday by
electing ], w. BEARDsLEY, a renegade
Democrat. its Speaker. He received the
whole Republican vote. and the support
of enough Of " Satinet democrats to pro-
cure his election over Hon. H. L. PALMER.
the Democratic nominee gentleman
every way the superior Of the successful
candidate. -. ..t.......-.
We had hoped that those men elected
on the Union ticket, who had before that
time acted with the Democracy, and a,
tie time, and after the Election, claimed
still to be Democrats, would be fonud
among the true Union men, voting with
the Democrats, and not with the party
that controls the Treasury aad dispenses
the spoils of office. We had hoped to
see, through the aid of these men, q Dem
ecra,lc organization of the Assembly, that
would offer some check upon the whole
sale plumber and systematic populations
that have been practiced and perpetraied
at the Capitol by men in high places, and
give the people some guaranty that tie
vast sums of money they are TO be taxed
to raise we're not to be diverted from the
purpose of saving the Union, to the sup
pert of miserable party brought into
power by tie force of its disunion pro.
c'lvities andd sentiments. Instead of any
such check to this most extTavssaut and
shameful flow from the Treasury, we see
its flood gates opened still wider. to find a
more hungry set of mscreants who have
so recently tackled themselves on TO the
patty that controls the patronage Of the
government. We suppose these fellows
would take commissions in the army So
long as ats Business as not to fight, but
probably would prefer some fat contracts
The late democrat, J. w. BEARDsLEY
has been elected Speaker of the Assembly
He prefers to become tha head Of Jack
ass, instead of remaining the tail Of a Lion
Gov. HARVEY delivered his Message on
Frdsy. We publish it to-day.
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GEN. SHIELDs.-A Washington des
patch of January 9, saws:

GEN. SHIELDs.-A Washington des
patch of January 9, says:
Gen. Shields made capital speech at
midnight, last night, to serenading party
chiefly from HE Irish Brigade. He said
that he was in health strength, hope and
heart, ready for work, and it was not
small
lie was true to his allegiance, ready to
do his whole duty, and would never turn
hi. back on the foe lie said we had the
hes, material IN the world in the free
States for an army, but we needed disci
pine and generaFship. The first here on
the Potomac We were fast acquiring,
thanks to Mcclellan and the Administra
ton Its essential were Obedience
Were he in command he would insist on
The complete obedience of the army. He
believed we shoa'd conquer the reverse OF
Ball Run, wipe off that Disgrace, and re-
deem American honor.
AdYices from Washington state that the
government will form an Irish Brigade for
the whole army, with SHIELDS as Major
General, and ConcoRAN, MULLIGAN, and
MEAGHER, as Bri4adier Generals
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County Superintendent.
Proceedings of the Board of Supervi-


At meeting of the County Board Of
Supervisors Of Manitowoc Comfy. met
according to law, on Monday January Is,
1862. The meeting WAS called TO order
Ly lie Clerk.
On motion, John Carey was appointed
Chairman pro tenn
On motion, the Board proceeded 10 an
informal ballot for Chairman for the en-
suing year Mr.. Sorenson WAS appointed.
Teller. The result was as follows:
Lyman Emerson received vote.
John Carey d" 1
On motion, the Board proceeded to a
formal ballot for Chairman. The result
was rs follows: ...- -..
LYMAN Emerson received 2 votes.
John Carey /" 49,
On motion, Lyman Emerson was de-
CARED duly elected Chairman for the en-
suing year -.s4 a.. ....a
Mr. Sorenson offered the following
Resolution: u
"Resotred, That the Clerk of the Board
be, and he ia hereby authorized ard in.
structed to enter into contract with the
MANIrowoc Prior for the printing offuch
Blanks AS are used by the County Officers
and properly chargeabIe 10 the county, at
such rates as are established by law, or
have been heretofore paid
The Resolution was adopted by the fol>
lowing vote. Those voting in the sffir-
native were Messrs. Carey and Sorenson.
In the negative, Mr.. Emerson. af.
Mr. Carey offered the following Rcso-
luton, which was lost: -.....
I" Resolred. That the members Of this
Board do now adjourn for the purpose Of
examining the Poor House and the Farm
on which it is located, and that said mem.
bers again assemble here at 10 o'clock, on
Wednesday morning .E ID -.asa- f..-
On motion The Board adjourned sins
die. .<l aE o-1 aTs.F l.ar 81 -@rsi
j. w. THOMBS, Clark. %
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WILL 1T BE REPEALED? 1.-The first act
introduced in the Legislature was one by
Senator CLARK, for the repeal Of The so
called Personal Liberty law. Thu odous
law has been on our Statute book iot
years and contains AS much treason as
any act of the rebelIlous States. We will
now see if the Republicans are honest and
sincere in their professions of devotion to
the Union and Constitution Should they
refuse to repeal this unconstitutional law,
we hope to hear no more of their prating
on Southern disunion.
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H TIE Spanish troops have landed a

Agile Spanish troops have landed at
Vera Cruz, without opposition. This is
but the beginning of that series Of oper'
ations, which is destined to environ us on
the South West by the worst species Of
autocracv. There was time when nei.
Their Spain, France nor England would
have dared to land hostile foot on the
Mexican coast, bu! now, that we are head
over ears in domestic war, under a Re-
publican Administration, the rats of all
the world are shaking off their timidity
and are venturing forth, committing the
worst species Of predatory mischief.
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~ The three and only children Of ia,

cT The three and only children Of Jas
and Martha Cottrell, Of Cleveland, Ohio,
died lately. on three consecutive days. OF
diptheria. The father, sailor on the lake,
was absent a: the time, but came home on
Thanksgiving Day, ignorant of what had
taken place, and met bis wife at the door
and asked for the children. The mother
could not speak. as one Of them dead p
4" Yes" she said. "all Of them :" and the
poor father fell 70 The floor.
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Total expenses as above,
Payments by the State
paymaster General,
Payments Of accounts au>
dited by the Secretary
of State.
Payments by tie Cover
nor,
Payments by the United
States Paymalter, d.
rect on Quarternaster's
contracts,
Payments Oh commissary
bill,
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10 claimed for the higher taxat:su Oh ci>

be chained for the higher taxat;su % ci>
y property than that situated in the rural
towns. the r1lio being obtained b cacu.
Tattoo upon statements Of taxes Levied for
town purposes. The difference may sffset
the amount Of delinquent road taxes, etc ],
probably included in the returns of TOW D
taxes J ,
State (averace Of four year.
1870 inclu.ive) 1903 ,oo5, os
County faxes (ralio 10 State
Tax 2,1S9) S33.27S II
Town taxes. do do 2,29 500, ISL 63
School District taxes as re-
turned for lS6D 551,442 9S
Road taxes 5 mills on the dol
Iar) .## 9O4922 q
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UNION PRISONERS AT THE SoUTH An
extensive prison is now being built in Sal
isbnry, n. c., rnc!osirg fifteen acres The
building is capable Of containing 500
prisoners There are now in Richmond
| 029 Union prisoners. There have been
sent to Raleigh. 80; to New Orleans,
496; to Charleston, so; to Columbia,
S. c., $50; to Tuscaloosa, 500; TO Sails
bury, 176; released and sent home, So
in Jail. 43 died in prison. beside those
died in general hospital, 100 escaped, 8.
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j. w. THOMBS, Clark.

DEATH oF Coz. CoLr.-Col. SAMUEL G.
CoLT, the inventor Of CoLr's Revolvers.
died at Hartford, Conn, on the 9th inst.
His Gecease was rather sudden, though
not wholly unexpected.
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FoHD OF Lac Pass. This able Dem.
ocratic paper ha. appeared in new dress
of type, and is now the prettiest paper in
the State. Under the editorial control Of
its new proprietor, TIN F. srnoSo. Jr., 1t
cannot fail to rank among the leading jour
mails of Wisconsin. Success, to TIa and
hi. bonny sheet,
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School superintendent Notice. /,

OFFICE OF SUIT. OF Schools
1891 Manitowoc, January 10th 1852. {
To the Teachers and School Officers in
Manitopec County.
Your attention is called to the following
division of this county into examination
districts as required by law:y +. e..s,