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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02
THE ELECTION.

The election Of Tuesday. the l4lh ins!
lis one Of the most important ever held in
Ohio. The people on that day will be
called to the ful6llment Ofa high duty
to determine whether the Government
shall be supported in war to crush re-
bellion, or whether the rebellion shall be
sustained in its efforts 10 destroy tie
Union. II William 4. Finck is elected
10 Congress tho enemies Of the Govern.
mont secure triumph. The rebellion is
encouraged by the elevation 10 pow Of
leading sympa,Lizsr--a man who moi
openly opposing tho war, n'verlh' less
makes il bis object and policy to throw
every obstacle 10 the way OF ito success
ful prosecution. Every man who vote'
for William e. Finck votes laid and com
fort To the rebellion" Every man who
.is able to get 10 the polls and ncglccts Il
do so. is guilty ofpermiltiug the triumph
Of the enemy. when bis individual efofI
might prevent il. Every man who votes
,hs Union ticks. votes against the rebel
lion votes TO sustain our armies 10 the
field 10 their efforts TO maintain the gov.
eminent. Every Union man should go iC
the polls early and stay all day. See 10
1t that every voter who favors the wal
turns out.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02
Th. GderriiIa War ala .lIlssourI. !.

HUDSON. Mo, Sept, 99.-Maior Ander-
son. commaniingIa' detachment Of the
10tlf Missouri Militia, recently had a
skirmish wlthpSS guerrillas in. Monroe
county, routing;twO companies ofp.hem
and capturing a Notorious guerrilla chief,
Elliott Majors, and thirteen Of bis party,
together with some horses, arms aud camp
eQuipage. s le'lr pr,u5Gs rioi~ a
i,J.sW.i Mennifar. lately Of POiudixtAr'S
band ,5was cap,uredcon the slst. having
entered the oars iu disguise, land being re.
cOgnised by persons prssentns 9'pa. ySes
General Merrill isninformsd by author
ity which he deems credible, that Porter
himself crossed the river on The night Of
the 2lsts from the lower part Of 0allaway
county, Previous information indicated
that he had gone in that direction, and had
some force wi.h him, 6u. how much Is
not known ol,iyi'N iiSs .rofitG+
" vaStbAl
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02
FROM EUROPE.
Addl,lonaIby the steamer AnslO-sa1ol

Additional by the steamer AnglO-saxOn.
The stirring news from America bro't
by the Europa and subsequent steamers,
was the lheme Of universal comment
The deftat of Pops's army was regarded
as most disastrous for the North, but the
valor displayed by the Northern troops
in the second Bull Run battle, is gener-
ally admitted. The Times admits the
Federal troops fought with more than or
tiuary conrSgs-that their Two days
fighting rescues their military character
from rsprOach, ,but,hat everything except
that honor for them is but dust. The
gallant stsnd which the .FedsrAls made
only takes the s.ing Of disgrace ep... of
ihsiE overthrow. 10 sTii's' ,hs'ii'i.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02
Further Details of the, shooting OF
General NelsOn--NIO vcmonts OF the

General Neison-.NIov OF the
Hebeis. tr.r i'f fp-'
LOUISVILLE, September 25.
There are many conflicting accounts OF
the shooting of General Nelson by Genar.
al Davis. About a week ago Nelson plac.
ed Davis in commtnd of the Home Guard
for as Of this city. At night Davis re,
ported 10 Nelson the number ofmenwork.
ing OIL the intrenchments and enrolled for
service. Nelson cursed him Tor not hav.
ing more. Davis replied that ho was
genera, officer, and d-manded the treat
ment of a gentleman. Nelson, in an in
sultipg manner, order him TO report at
Cincinnati, and iOld him Ire would order
the Provost Marshal to eject him from
the city. This morning, Governor Nor
ton and General Nelson were standing
near the desk Of the Cali House, when
General Davis approached aud requested
Governor Morton to witness the oonver.
satiOn between himself aud Nelson. He
demanded Of Nelson an apology fsr tho
rude treatment he had received last week
Nelson, Icing a little deaf, ask him to
speak louder. Davis again demanded an
apology. Nelson d-nOunced hin. and
slapped him on the face. Davis stepped
back. clinched his fst aud again demand.
ed an apology. Nelson slapped him on
the face again, aud denounced him COW
ard. Davis turned away. procured a pis
tol from friend. and followed Nelson,
who was going up stairs. Davis told-Nol'
son to defend himself. Immediately firing.
The ball penetrated the Gft breast.o Mel
sou died in ahoutlwenty minn!es. Nelson
requested to sec his old friend, R,3 Mr.
Talbot, rector Of Calvary Episcopal
Church. who was there at the GaltHouse.
Talbot administered, the sacrament ac-
cording to tho forms of his Church. The
General repeated thei service after the
minister, and refused to, talkon any other
subject He regretted that he had not
long ago turned his attention to religion.
The trains on the louisville andFrank-
fort Railroad have discontinued running
for the present. +aa lFsJ diiv Ham
The rebels have captured the telegraph
instruments at Lagrange and 0,Bapnon's.
A gentleman, from frankfort says, on
Friday there were four hundred rebel
troops there. Thoyiexpsoisd Humphrey
Marshall 70 take charge OF the post,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE KILLED
and Wounded at Antietam..-SiseI Ad-
Vaucing from CentreyiIle.

and wounded at Antietam..-Sigel Ad-
vaucing from CentreyiIIe. '.'~
BALTIMORE, Sep! a9.-The Americans s
specia! from Sharpsburg says our loss in
killed and wounded iu the battle Of Antis-
IAN will bo fully up to 10000. The
official figures in two corps Summers
and Hooker's. are as follows ...rt
Summers oorps-Officers killed A !;
wounded, 80. =, Eplisled men. killed, 8l9;
wounded, 3,7o8; missing. 45s. Total for
the corps 5000, '1tg. e..t I'D.
Hooktr's Corps. Doubleday's Division
killed, 9S; wounded 668. Ricketts, Di.
vision-kiIled l52; wounded 989, missing
1877. Mead's Division, Pennsylvania
Reseryes-killed 98: wounded 448; miss.
ing 3D. To,sl 2.6l9. -tl.
Burns:is's loss in killed and wounded
will be sbou. 1.60O. Tbs total loss IN
these three corps is. therefore 8,428. The
loss in Franklin and Banks rcorps--pow
commanded 10y williams will bring the
casualties fully up to the total stated.
though there may be some considerable
reduction in the number Of missing. 4
CENTREvILLE, Va, Sept. 25s-7The ad-
vance division Of Gpp1 Sigsl's corps nm.
der command Of Col Vongilsa, reached
this place on Monday last, via Falls
Church and Fairfax Oh. There was no
enemy lound on tho road to intsrpose any
obstacle to the progress of our troops. OF
10 the taking possession Of tho forti6rs,
tions on their arrival here. except q lew
scattering horseman who fed before our
scouts could bring their carbiues to bear
upon them.
Tuesday, Gen. Stahl reached This point
with an additional. force, and he has no "
command Of the place. and occupies the
house Of Mrs Whaly as his headquarters.
The usual precautions have been taken
to prevent surprise by the enemy. and,
since Monday. scouting parties have
been sent out daily in different direo-
tions.
New YonK, Sept 29.-Tho HERALD :
Centrevillc correspondent says One OF
our cannon captured at the last battle Of
Bull Run, was left by the rebels at Man
asas. where it was two days ago. A Aquan
tity Of small arms, said to bo some 10 900
picked up on Bull Run battlefield, had
been loft by the rebels at GainesviIle.-
Eight railroad cars. which our troops
failed 10 destroy, were still at Brents.
vile. "p' "
Two locomotives wore also LIFT there,
but these the rebels have run or. There
is considerable amount of Government
property at different points on the rail.
road,
The country about Fairfax Courthouse.
Centrovile, Manassas and inter mediate
points, is more dysoate than ever since
The retreat of the Union army after the
battle Of Bull Run and the advance ,Ofthe
rebels. y go" ''''' s'N F' ~.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02
Patriotic lnd Sensible Letter from
Gen. John A. Logan, rcnd nj tIie
Illinois Union Convention. ..


Gen. John A. Logan, rcnd nj tIle
Illinois Union Convention.
The following letter from General Lo.
gan to Hon. o. M Hatch. declining TO
become a candidate for Congress for tho
State at large, was read IN tho Union
StaIo Convention at Springfield yester.
day ..a go ..l .,bsyals geN.
JACKSON, TENN Angus! 26. 1862,
DEAR sIR.--l have the honor to ac
Eno wledge the receipt Of your complimon.
tNry letter Of the 18th inst. asking per.
mission to use my namo 10 connection
with ,ha, OF tho Fourteenth Representa-.
tive in Congress from tho State Of
Illinois;
In rop'y, | would most respectfully re.
mind youthat compliance with your re-
quest on my part would DO departure
from the settled resolutions with which |
resumed my sword in defense and for the
perpotuity ola Government, the like and
blessings Of which no other nation or age
shall onjoy. il once suffered to be weak
ensd or destroyed. .a el'n
In making this reply feel that il is uu
necessary to enlarge as to what were. are,
or may hereafter be. my political views,
but would simply state that politics Of ev-
cry grade aud character Whatsoever are
now ignored by me. since am convinced
that the Constitution and lie Of this Re
publio-which | shall never cease to
adore-are 10 danger.
express all my views and policy when
| assert my attachment for tho Union. 4
have no other politics now. and Oouse
queutly no aspiration for civil place and
power. .........I 81
Mol am to day asoldier OF this Repub
lio. 80 to remain changeless and immuta-
BILE until her last aud weakest enemy
shall have expired and passed away.
Ambitious men, who have nota true
love for their oouutry at hear, may bring
forth crude aud bootloss questions to ag'
itate the pulse Of our troubled nation anC
thWart tho preservation Of this Union
but Tor none of such ami. / have enter
ed the ield-to die IL neSds be--for thil
Government. aud never expect TO return
to peaceful pursuits until the object o
this war Of preservation has become fac
established.
Whatever means il may be necessary 4
adopt. whatever local intsres. it may af
feet or destroy, is no longer an affair o
mine. tfany locality or section suffer-
or is wrouged in the prosecution of ,h'
war, / am sorry for it. but say II mus
not be Needed now, for We are at war fo
the preservation Of the Union. Let tn,
evil be fsC,iied whom the present breacl
hAa bsel cementsd forever. p st
\ If the South. by her malignant troach
cry, has imperiled all that made her grsa
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02

@ The war party presents 10 the vo
ters Of Ohio as good and true men as are
to be found in the lAnI--steadfast in their
loyalty and jealous and able in their ad
vocacy oftho cause Of the country. But
10 the crisis at hand men are as polhiDg
1.-The measures they represent arc the
things to be considered.
Ths candidates Of The Democracy are
genllomen--those OF tho war party not
less unpxceptionable. II is the p,inci.
pies avOwed by the Democracy to which
we object; and 10 these principles We
ask tho people 10 fix The seal Of their
condemnation unmislakcahly.
Whatever guise may be assumed
whatever fake iSsucS sprung, no in
telligent man oan now doubt that thu
RIAL issue made by tho sO,Callei Demoo
racy ia opposition 10 the war Many hon
est men we're 10 the beginning mislOd BY
the cry Of "pcace" aud " "coupromise,
but as tho tide of events has swept The
possibility Of these things away, the true
intsut OF their advocates 10 laid baro,--
There is no longer room 10 doubt thai
from the 6rst they meant "aid and COM
fort 10 treason" Does any man doubl
that the "faull finders "--the meu who
continually dsuouuce the authorities be-
cause in their opinion tho fullest letter oil
Constitution and law 10 not administered
10 traitors in arms against both--ihe IN 0
Who have no word Of censuro for the ro-
belliOn. and no word Of sympathy for our
dying soldiers 10 tho field, are the cue.
mics Of the country aud the true friends
OF the South +? .
The Union party Of Ohio presents the
single issue WAR 10 sustain Ito Gov.
ernmeur'--iguoriug all mere party issues
they invite oil men who are 10 favor oI
sustaining the Government 10 lie gigantic
struggle with treason, 10 join them.
The enemies Of the Government under
the hypocritioal, though attractive guiso
Of Democracy; and under the abO and
arlful leadership Of YAllandigham, ,--toc
shreWd to meet il op4nly--aro struggling
TO accomplish their purpose through lb,
medium Of false issues by dividing ant
distraOting the North, aud BY withhold
ing the SuppOrt Of the people from the
Government. Well advised that open
attack would BE- followed BY speedy aud
overwhelming disaster Ihey, assassin like
do their lighting under cover; assigning
some other than the true motive for iht
act Avowipg friendship for the Gov
ernment they stab Il 10 the bAcks Pro
Tossing 10 favor . Union Of the States
they oppose the only possible meaus Of il
preservation. PTOclaimiag themselves i
favor Of AWM TO suppress rebellion. the
encourage rebels and discourage salisI
msnlS Tor our aTmiss Affecting gtsI
devotion 70 the Constitution. they ys. with
hola,lheir moral and Physicai SuppOl
Outhe authorisiss Struggling to comp
obedience 10 its prsvisiOns snthsl par,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02
Fight on the Mississlppi--OHr Transports
7Fired on by Guerrillas--The Town OF
pFontiss burned. -.T 20 s. ttt.I

Fight on the Mlssisslppi!-OuF Transports
aFired on by GueTrilias--The Town of
Prentiss Burned! JsE 5y5s iatsd
HELENA, ARK.--Sept 25.-7Rscently an
expedition consisting Of tho transports
Ialan, Alhambra. and tie RAIN Queen Of
the West carrying about two hundred
and fifty troops and several pieces Of ar
.illery, left 0ldtown aud sailed down the
river As,ier as Eunice, forty miles below
The mouth OF the Arkansas. fa9.a ,i3i
As the expedition descended the river,
/. wasi fred into by guerrillas. .ratn Prem
,iss, a town on the Mississippi shore, op'
posite Napoleon, and at Island No. rs,
killing at the latter place one man on the
Iatan. The boats shelledths woods a.
long the shore, but with what damage is
not known: m ssG Ma etE .h99pb1
On tho return trip, at Prentisss large
force of spsrrillas, numbering fifteen hun
dred or Two thousand. under command of
Vilipigue, occupied the shores here. aud
opened brisk oanponade on the boats, and
volleys Of musketry, The boatsrsturned
the compliment with shetland shell, kill
ing twenty,seven of the rebels, aud, driv
ing them back into ,he'couutry in the ai-
rection OF Bolivar, after which a, part oi
the forces disembarksd aud burned the
town Prentiss. mi f 81 nsiqsd ytlNt
The transports were riddled by muskel
balls. and two six.pouadi cannon shot pass.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02

The Timssargnss that the. Federal Gov,
eminent is brought to the verge Of ruin.
and believes su,h term may 1be safely
used when Ills no longer safe to execute
the functions Of the Government in the
Capital. 1t argues that bad as the pros.
poets of the Federals now appear there's
no element Of better prospects in the fu'
ture. b. @ h@
The Daily News admits the severity Of
the defeat Of the Fedsrals and thinks
there will be more bloody battles in.
Maryland. -
The London Star considers the North.
ern cause hopeless because the emaucipa-
lion ofths slaves in the Southern States
has not been proclaimed, and urges the
adoption of that measure.
The London Herald thinks the North
will do well TO consider the ex2edieucy Of
making a, compromise with. the South a!
once. ,..t..,., y.s+,.,r.fI
The Morning Post points out the
ground on which the Confederate Goyern'
ment may claim recognition from Europ'
can powers. 80 Ia s.. n5tfptt
/ The question of substitutes for cotton
attracts moro attention Practical men
express little confidence In the substitutes
offered. fsl..rH. ...s, )
Itis reporte! that the tl.reo finest
steamers on the Clyde. the Trona, Giraffe
and Clydcsdale. have been sold to the Con,
fsderate9. ,r, Ser, me g..a. ..s
The Liverpool Tclcgraphsays, = .fBe-
sides TIE commissions committed to other
shipbuilders, by the Confederates, which
are being pushed forward with all possi-
BILE dispatch. a large. iron. plated ram, is
being constructed on the Mersey. without
any attempt at concealment.' The ram
IS to be Of the most formidable character,
and will attempt TO run the blockade Of
Charleston. d, /. ...,5,4t IL p.
The same journal says the v, seal is ly-
ing at Liverpool taking cargo of iron
plates. des sIineI for plating Southern YES
sells, which are awaiting their arrival al
Charleston. ,r .l
The Roman question continues upper
most in France,b but nothing indicates any
movement. a .rau.. s' .tE.
i acr.4s g Italy. as5
: Tie off ial Turin Gazette defends lht
Government for not declaring lie intend
cd course toward Garbaldi. 1t says tn,
law has to be executed and justice tax,
.,a no,,.an .. .
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02
lpaA V'ictims'of R6gumal.,m I = al

CLrARPonr, Fairfield CO., June 4.Is5i
DR.. o. W. RoDtcn. No. 9, East Forth
street, ECincinpati. O.-Dsai Sir:-@his
spring hired to work on farm during
the summer, but l became severely afflict:
cd With rheumatism, and il disabled mo
so muGhishat | was compelled 30 quit
work. After being confined to my room
for. some time: I.prosured Of your SCENTS
at this place, Messers. Abbott d Sons, d
bottle OF your Scan dnavisn Blood Puri6.
or and. a box Of your Blood Pills. and af!
ter the use Of them was restored 10 per1
feet health. OnSbotils Sftyo6r Blood
Purifier and one hox' Of our Blood Pills
performed perfect cure. Being satisG:
cJ thstitis an invsluabIe remedy. / sent
Yon this 20 be published, :, ,ifyou, think
|Pr9pef' that others siuilatly Affected may
have dhe benefit OF fhy experience
y-~ SIEHS SPRINGER.
y ,5ET See.hdysfiissmsak q GaA = ~
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02

"IN THE PsE'ENoE OF ALMIoHTT COP
AND THESE wlTNEssKs, You DO soLEMNLY
PROMISE AND SWEAR y n THAT
you WILL NOT VOTE NOR GIVE YOUR IN.
TLUEECE FOR ANY oFTICE IN TIE OFT OF
THE PEOPLE, UNLESS HE BE AN AMERICAN
BORN CITIZEN, IN FAVOR OF AMERICANS
RULING AMERICA. NOR III he BE a
ROMAN CATHOLIC"
This oath was taken by Col. p. Van
Trump. Il was taken by him in the
presence of City Of Tie most responsible
citizens In Lancaster, in the room in
which d Lancaster Gazette Is now is.
sued. Philip Bops. Esq. administered il
and John D, Martin participated in the
ceremony. The record proof Of the fact
10 in tho possession Of Mr.. Bopc at this
lime ''''
This oath. illegal and wicked though il
is.yet was solemnly taken b, fore Almigh'
ty God by men pretending to be the
guar lians of morality and religihn. and
the dstsstors ofpsUury. Whowoald have
thought one year ago that men who erept in
10 dark holes and corners TO teiter their
eonscisnces would now insult public decenyc
and encourage tho Nackest Of crimes b
supporting for the Aightesi office in M1
lgiH OF the people A ROMAN CATH0.
LICl
The above comments appeared 10 ihe
Eag'o July 3lst 1859.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette
.s WAsHISGToN. September 29.
IMPORTANT REooNNoIssANcE.

IMPORTANT REooNNoIssANcE.
Some reconnaissance recently made
confirm the previous impressions that the
rebels had no force this side of Warrenlo
Junction and Bluo Ridge. On Thursday
last Col, Nat. Mclean Of Ohio. with q de-.
.stchment Of cavalry and the Plerpont,
Virginia. battery of artillery, made recon.
noissance over the Bull Run battle field,
through Manassas Junction and on to
Brisiow's Station. On Friday morning
they continued their march down The Or.
range d. Alexandra Railroad to Warren
ton Junction. Jus, as they approach ed
the latter place they found some rebel
cavalry drawn up, with a battery in posi-
ton 10 receive thom. Our Pisrpont bat
hry at onoe unlimbercd and began play
ing on the rebel line. They only fred ,
few random shots in return, and ther
broke and acd, carrying off q few killed
and wounded. Col. Mclean then tool
possession Of Wsrrenion Jupction finding
considerable quantities OF Quartermas
ter's and Uommissary stores, and few
arms. They brought back with then
all they could. and destroyed the rcst
On Saturday Gen. StahI took cavalry
detachment went on the same rou
through Warrenton junction as far dowr
the road as Brentsyille,, and, found n,
rebel force and returned. One objec, O
these reconnoissancrs was 10 prevent tn,
rebels from collecting conscripls lhrougl
that region. All the conscripts had beer
older d to assemble at Warrpntop juno
tion on or before October lst. but mos
Of them fed on our approach and many
thus escaped the rebel mastering Off
cors. ,-,.
-.T RUMoRs OF REDRL MOVEMENTS
II 10 rnmorsd here that Lee, yesterday
and this morning, made attcmpst to re
CROSS portions of his force into Mary yland
The fact is doubted; but il true, it il
believed 10 be tina. they most probabl,
were k'in,s to cover some other importan
movement. fr .t ''
o. 'Iu sPEouLATToNs.
Tho papers here are full Of enormous
speOulations rs 10 the plans Of tho rebe
authorities for the further prosecution 0
their war ofinyasion. They talk abou
the probability Of Lees de'alching 80, ,O0C
of his best troops TO take a march from
Winohesteron on Wheeling, snd then dowr
the river in the steamboats, whiph, aceor
ding to the speculations, tho rebels are lc
6nd oil nicely tied up for them at lh'
Wheeling wharyes, r I.y-.,l
The danger Of o rebel movement Oh
Western Virginia is not probably overes
iimated. 1t was found out in their dis
patches, a couple Of weeks ago and many
Indications have tended to confirm tht
suspcions there thrown out; but the pa
pers here, in their speoulatjons on lh'
plans, seem TO imagine that Virginia auc
! Ohio are as small and as easily crossed BY
a forced march as Rhode Island or 10,
District OF Columbia. The rebels out
givings from Richmond are said to DO iha
whom this invading army shall have beef
started of, the balance Of Lees force
will fall back 10 Richmond, IL not inter
rupled by our troops. aud take position
inside the Qualifications Of tho rebel capi
tai. A large share Of this. however
is, doubtless, the sheeIest speculation.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02
STEAMER VforoR No 3 of Auguta, Kyl
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DN'~"Jp ~ fN~SN't 'a"As J
A few Of the prisoners have returned
parolled. They stllihold Col Bradford
A portion Of force that left MaysvilIe
last'night at l9. o'clock, (sevcn hundred
strong under Col. WIison>) Joined by 800
from Ripley via Dover, Ky, We came ip'
to town while the Victor lay here. and
repors they encountered the rebels on
their retreat from Augusta to German
town. They immediately attacked them
the rebels ietreasing. quickly drgsner"-
ting into rout. then a panic, dropping
aud throwing away everything that i'm
peded Ihcir flight in the direction Of
Brooksvillc. 1t is hoped here that when
the full Maysyille command returns they
will have recaptnred Col Bradford and
The rest cf our men, with the most of the
rebels, iesl ls ,.H So. .tt,'
Lieutenant Colonel Prentice, second in
command Of tie rebels. lays in. Mr. Nc.
Ki5ben's house, so badly wounded it is
thought lie cannot live ill morning.