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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-09-11
CHARGE Cd:
nCondtct omJecomino an o6ioer and a oen,.,,o
CHARGE Sd
"Drunkencss whlc on d,tty.'.

SPECIFICATION: ain this that said Mordecai P.
Bean, of Company g, lllth Regiment Ohio Vol
unteer Infantry, while ON duty as officer of the
day did get drunk and remain in a state of in
toxication from the early part of the evening un-
til midnight. This at the camp of the l11th
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at or near
Bowling Green, Ky, on or about the lst of
March, A. ID. 1868"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-09-11
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

By order of the Probate Of andusky County Ohio
pursuance ofan order of the Probate Court of San
dusky county, Ohio, made the fifteenth DAY of Au-
gust A. d. one thousand eight hundred and
in the case of Emma Crandall, Guardian of Emma j.
Crandall and Phebe ~ Cranda against her wards the
undersigned, will on =
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-09-11

sandusky county, Ohio, Court efCommon Pleas.
Hannah Culver and William W. Culver, her husband,
Plaintiffs,
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-09-11
THIRD DISPATnH

Charleston Sept. morris Island was evac-
uated yesterday, P. M. The enemy had advan-
ced their sappers up to the moat of Wagner. and
it being impossible to hold il Beauregafd order
ed its evacuation, which took place at noon The
enemy hold Cummings Point in full view of
the city. Heavy firing is now going on between
our batteries on Sullivan's Island and Fort
Moultrie and the Monitors. We spiked the
guns of Wagner and Gregg and withdrew noise
lessly in forty barges. Only one barge contain
ing twelve men was captured.
Atlanta, Sept. 4.
A special to the Appeal from Senatoba SAYS
Gen. Price had an engagement with the enemy.
fifteen miles below Little Rock, and obtained
victory over the Yankees
The Arkansas army had been rapidly rein
forced
1t is understood that Gen. Halleck is 10 have
three corps under Gen. Banks, ready 10 move
on Mobile from Pascagoula in three weeks.
Chattanooga, Sept 5.
Although the armies are in close proximity,
there are no indications of an early engagement
but slight cause may bring one at any time.
Atlanta, Sept 5.
A special to the Confederacy says Col. Morri-
son of the 1st Georgia cavalry, repulsed the enc
my at Diamond Gap on the night of the Sd inst.
Our loss was two wounded. Tho enemy's loss
not known. The brigade fell back south of the
Tennessee river.
The enemy sbelled London on the Cd and
killed two women. The bridge was burned to
prevent the enemy from crossing.
Gov. Brown has issued proclamation calling
upon the State Reserves to hold themselves in
readiness to march at moments warning.
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nIs,rint ricknt.


For senAtor-FREDERIcK wiCKHAM, Of Huron.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-09-11

Attorneys for plaintiffs.
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frOmlhc river and entirely prevent their
recro"ina to the west side Of the Kama.
wha. It's universally conceded that
bad he-Caplain E. P. Fitch permit.
ted Captain Ford to ascend the Kama.
wha, the disasters Of this eulpable delay
might have been tlium phantly retrieved,
BY the capture ofJenkins and oil of his
men east Of the Kanawha. Never was
there so certain prospect for taking a
small army. Never was that chance SO
strangely, so inexcussbly thrown away.
Captain Ford chafcd 10 she'll tho vaga.
bond enemy, but his importantly was
pnav"'Iing. Let Captain Fitch satisfy
his own conscience and Lis God for his
actions, but it were bootIGss underta-
king to attempt to satisfy the Kaaawha
Valley Union men.
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Important from ROsecrans Department.
Nashville, April lO.--Van Dorn's
whole force attacked General Granger
To-day at franklin. After severe fight
ing for Two hours, the rebels refreshed,
leav ing their dead and wounded upon
the field. The casualtes on either side
are not yet known.
Near Lavergne, to day, the passenger
train on the Nashville and Chattanooga
road was attacked by a reboI force of
not less thsn Two hundred. Twelve or
fifteen OF The train guard were killed and
wounded, the train destroyed, and the
track torn up.
tits reported that rebel force also
attacked the trains on the Louisville road
and ran them off The track,
Two hundred and twenty-five rebel
prisoners LEFT here for Louisville this
morning.
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Com'dg U. S. Steamer Vic. No. g.
incident at a Copprrhonl NcOting.

On Saturday last coFporhead p ow
WOW was hell,in the Universalisl Church
at Forrisburg, Union county. It was
attended by about one hundred and fifty
copperhcals. One Charles Austin adj.
dressed the mecting1Ho was under.
stood to have previo1y said in a bar.
room, that he was "Jisloyal" TO tho Adj
ministraion, and didn't care who knew
it; that he would resist the draft; that if
his arrest was attempted he would bush
whack, and il arrested il would require
two men TO watch him. John A. Wool
Of Go. l9lst o. WHO distinguish
ed himself al Psrryvilc advancing some
seventy five yards in front of his regi.
ment, and firing some sixty or seventy
rounds at The enemy--called upon Aus.
tin 10 explain what he had said which
was done but no. 10 Woods satisfaction.
When Austin had concluded, a foolish
fellow naGed franklin got up declared in
old convention style that he was Dem
ocrat, and that he was down upon the
President, who was not fit for his place,
and was black AboIitionist. This stir.
rod Woods anger, especially as there
were cries Of put the black Abolition
s--of b. out of the house." and coo
ly informed them that he wasn't to be
put out By any set Of butternuls. An
old man named jenkins, Richard Hos
kins, Peter Gray, and others, stripped
off their coats and made pugilis,ic dem.
onstratons. One or two Union men in.
terfered in Woods behalf, but were
roughly handled, and left the house,
Wood took refuge in the pulpit, and as
something hal been said by burtcrnut
about arms, drew his revolver, and made
successful defense, having the pulpit
for his fertilization.
The bu!ternuts danced anil howled
around him, but mono undertook to
storm the defences, though they offered
to fight him il he would lay down his
arms and come on, Of the church. The
affair ended man adjournment, the Dab.
olitionist" holding the vantage ground,
and doing as decided execution among
the buternutS as he did among their
Southern cousins IN BrOgg's army Gin.
cinnsli Commercial.
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TO Candidates.

The President vii soon issue bis pro,
clamation, declaring West Virginia ouo
Of the States Of the Union, and on lhs
the thirly.Gth day from the date of'the
proclamation viii be tho day for hold.
ing the State and county eloction.i We
have no doubt but that there Will be
plenty ofcapdiiates for all the Offices
to be filed. It is duty which no can.
didaie should neglect. in setting put for
the votes OF the people, to lave his
name announced, and Fay for II in ad-
vance. No candidate should fhll TO at.
tend to this important matter. No can
didate who protendS to be anybody at all
will neglect it. Our terms will be for
announcing candidate for a district
office IS 90 Except for Congress, $lo,)
and So 90 for county Office rstriclly in
adraacc. Communications recommend
ing man for Office will be charged 10
cents per square Qeu lines.) /"
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Governor.

The people of Mason county havin;
declared their preference for Auli,oi
Crane for Governor, wo insert his name
subject of coursC 10 the decision Of thu
State Convention.
We also take tho liberty to taiSo Thu
name Of oar honored townsmpn-Judgc
Polsley-fUr Secretary Of State.
in 3 late Wheeling Intelligencer VT
notice letter from many promlncn
men soliciting him to publicly announce
his name for Governor. The paper
comes TO hand TOO late to permit US the
privilege of publishing the entire cor
respondonce, we nnst, therefore, be con
tent to give two q three extracts.
In the letter addressed 10 the Audi
tor We notice and quote the following,
so emphAtically in accordance with the
expressed wishes of our patrons. wiz:
"Having Witnessed your constant aud
undertaking course on the New State
question and our devotion to tho cause
Of the Union. We ore pursuaded that YOU
possess in an eminent degree the quail
lies Of energy and frmncSs that would
make US an efficient Governor. The
times demand that We should have a
man Of fmnes and decision in that OF.
fee, and we are Of the opinion that in
you these qualities are pre.emincnt."
n reply, while he declines topu5Iic1y
snnounco his name, he observes
"a Governor should study TO
know his duty and knowing il, should
have the will to do it."
II have been one Of the hard laborers
TO secure the New State,an l could not
willingly do any act that would look
like disturbing the unity of the mon who
form the New State party"
81 only hope the Convention vii nom.
mate man possessing the qualification
Of head and heart that you refer 10 for
Governor Of the New State. With such
a man at the helm, and thorough I'm.
ion system TO shape the destiny of the
State, who can tell The blessings that are
in the future for her people; but who can
Tell the anguish and disappointment tho
people would feel at knowing that the
Executive Of the State and the Legisla'
ture we're haIting and wavering, fearing
TO look duty and responsibility in the
face"
We will publish the entire cOrrespon
dencain our next.
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U. S. STEAMER, VIoroR No. 6. /
April l4lh, 1863. [
FfctOr No. 2.

officers TietOr No. 2.
deem it my duty as Commander Of
the Victor, to return you my sincere
thanks for your proiseworthy, yea noble,
conduct, during the trying scene
through which you have passed.
We left Charleston, March Goth, with
Pay-master Cowin--wilh considerable
government funds in lis possession--al-
so Capt. +, P. Fitch and E. G. Ricum-
baugh, Quademasters; two families,
consisting Of fathers, mothers and chill.
dren-- fourteen in number--also a mum
Der Of others who had been up to the
army to visit their friends.
AT IL O'clock, when opposite Robert
Halls house and landing, Jenkins, with
his mwdeerS, let off streaming blaze Of
FIRE at you, from five houses, behind fen.
ces, trees and logs, but you bravely stood
at your posts and rode through the tor
rent of bullets, as Indifferent to danger,
os though you had belonged to The ma
val service. During a sail of one entire
mile, you thus defed death and Jenkins,
and notified the citizens Of Point Pleas.
ant and Gallipolis Of their danger, for
which, doubt not, they feel under ma
ny obligations, and will award you due
credit.
After arriving al Gallipolis on The
G9ih. Capt. II. H BoggeSs ordered you
back 10 Point Pleasant to secure the
government wharf.boat, which then con-
tanned $4,000 worth Of property; and
you cheerlulIy obeyed the order without
a moments hesitation, and laid by tie
wharf boat during the night, ready at a
moments warning to take her ou' Of dan.
ger. The next morning about 10 AM.
jenkins attempted again to capture or
murder you, but you doet goar da'y and
assisted in saving the wharf.boat from
capture and destruction, and milst
shower Of balls, towed her safely 10 Gal
lipoliS, and reported yourselves ready
Immediately 10 return tc the Point with
reinforcement', which after some deten.
ton you did.
You, gentlemen, virtually won too
great victories over the "inyincibIe'
Jenkins,and that, 100, tcithom arms.
Gentlemen, you could not have done
nobler, receive each aud all the heartfelt
thanks Of
Your Obedient sryant,
+. FORD,
Nnnn.dn Il G Stnnmnr w. M O
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From Marrreosboro,.

MuRrREEsBoRo', April 9.-After leav.
ing TaylorsviiIe on the 8 two men of
WiIder's command were captured b0thc
enemy, and both inhumanly shot. Their
names were John Vance and Ben.
Montgomery, of 72d Indiana. Mont
gomery was instantly killed, but Vance
though shot through the head three
times and horribly marked, has reach
ed camp and made written statement
Of his suferiugs, a Captain French
and man named CJrwrieht diG the
shooting. They took two rings from
the finger Of Montgomery, saying they
would send them to a sweetheart
Wilder destroyed part Of the VILLAGE
known as Salisbury, consisting of tie
dwelling Of notorious guerrilla.
The late success have encouraged our
cavalry.
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News from YicRsburg.

Cairo, April IL The dispatch boat.
New National, arrived from Vicksburg
on Wednesday. She brings the news
that the iron,clads Louisville, Mound CT
tY, Carondolet, Benton, Lafayette and
two others were prepared to run the
blocade and expected 10 execute tho
movement on Friday or Saturday night.
1t is also said that the transports are
prepared with log and cotton bulkhGads,
with ths intention of running tho batter
les.
Tie arrival OF General OstOrbous at
Carthage, ten miles be'ow Warrenton,
on the Louisiana side, with a heavy
force, is confirmed.
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THE WEEKLY REGISTER ,
INC NTrunlhnll f;nnrda.

The orderly conduct and gentlcmanly
dcpoGment Of tho Tfumbull Guarda--
an independent Company Of three
years men, Iaiscd in TrumbuIl comfy.
Ohio, while in our town, upon the re.
cent visit Of the redOubtable Jenkins, at.
iracIcd universal attention, and oIicited
much praise. Lieut.. Gilmau--tho Off.
Ger in command--chpllenged the res.
spect Of oil. for honorable action as on
officer, and courteous bearing as gen.
tleman.
We doubt not the gallant Lieutenant
and each of his company were as deeply
chHgrined as any Of us, that "circum i.
stances over which they had no control, -
prevented them from rendering US more
timely and valuable aid. They done all
possible under the circumstances, and
have the heartfelt thanks Of our towns.
men Tor services rendered. Their, Sc
Iouro here passed with nanght to mar
'be utmost good feeling, and we feel Ss.
surcd il we should ever in the future
need assistance TO repel another attack
from The barbarous foe, we need but call
uDOn the orderly and efficieni UTrun,bull
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FOR GOVERNOR,
To Those Indebted 10 II..

Circuit Court commences in this place
on the 18th, inst, and we trust that I'll
knowing themselves indebted to US for
subscription, advertising, job work, &c,
will come prepared to settle up. We
must haVg money, There is quito a
large number of our subscribers who
have NOT YET paid us for the new year. =
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Idy" Bread riots seem tho order Of
the day in Rebellion. At Rolcgh, N.
c., on the 2i,h ult, company Of Wo-
men, most Of them soldiers wives, went
10 the store Of WIN. Welsh, at High
Point rolled out several barrels Of mo,
hsscs and divided it. At Salisbury, on
The l2lh ult,, still moro serious mob
Of the same kind occurred, and several
stores were visited and levied on.
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Jenkins Escape.

We think it evident TO oil consonant
with the facts relative to.the battle here,
that the blame for allowing Jenkins TO
escape, rests SOLELY upon Quarter Master
Fitch, at Gallipols, When Capt. Ford
arrived with Inc wharf.5oat in tow,
md reported the enemy attacking this
place, it clearly was tho boundcn duty
of whoever controlled the Government.
boats, to prepare and dispatch ono or
more to cid in preserving the valusLle
Government stores yet remaining here.
Who had control Of the transports? -
Captain +. P. Fitch, Chief Quarter.
master ut GallipOlis. Captain Ford re.
ported himself rcady to conduct tho
Victor with her howitzers aud protect.
irs bales Of hay, but this Qaartermas
Ter sworc che would let all know that
he wnS boss" We MI do know, that,
VI lortunatclY,hc was boss. on that event.
full day. A delay Of moro than two
hours needlessly occurred, and finally,
after the enemy had abandoned all hope
Of taking the own, the boat was per.
nitlcl to~ao % Point Pleasant. TT,
true that il was better late than never
but had that boat and re enrorcomont'
arrived promptly, this town had not sui
ftrcd 10 men Of property.
But the most uuaccouuiOblc Of all Inc
strange acts Of this QuOttermostOr, wo'
his declluus 10 lot the boat 60 up The
Kanuwla with the cannon, aud thus by
fhellGS tho cncmy, drive them back
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MEETING IN PUTNAM co.

At meeting of large portion o
the citizens of Putnam county, held a
their Cout.hous,, on the S.h day Of
April, to appoint Delegates to a Con
vention to be held in Parkersburg on
the tenth day after The date Of the Pres.
dents proclamation, admitting West
Virginia as one of the States of the I'm.
ion, to nominate State officers.
On motion, Capt, John Bowyar, was
appointed President and Jas. W. Mines
Secretary.
On motion OF Dr.. G. NJ. Pitrot, Gen
Geo. G. Bowyer, Dudley S. Montague
Gideon FrederickS, Andrew N. Curry
and Joseph Hutton, were appointed tc
represent! the county in said Conven'
tion, and VIM, H. Tomlinson and Z
NJ. FitI Gerald and Lewis Bumgarner
appointed Olternates.
On motion. it was unanimously ord
cred that the Delegates and 10 their ab
sence the AlternateS be instructed t
cast the vote Of the county for Samue
Crane for Governor, and for none bu
sound Union men Tor any Office.
Joseph Hutton, offered tho following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
RssolOsd, That any one Of the dele
gates or alternales, who may attend the
Convention, be instructed 10 cast TIT
vote of this county. sA
Ordered that the proceedings Of thi
meeting be published in the Week.,
Register
JOHN BOWER, Chm.
JAS. w. MIEgS, Sec'y.
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Union Council nj Hamilton,

We learn that the Union meeting OF
Hamilton, on the 10Th inst, will be a
grand affair. Already tho people in In.
diana are making arrangements to meet,
in large numbers, the loyal Buckeyes.
Among the speakers who have positive
ly agreed 10 be present, are Henry Win,
ter Davis, Of Baltimore Senator Lane,
Of Indiana; Gov. Tod and G. V, Dorsey,
Gen. Burnside will also DO there TO gre ct
the companions of his boyhood There
are few moro eloquent men 10 our coun,
try than Winter Davis, AS this is Mr..
Davis first visit to tho West, cant We
have arrangements made to give him a
bearing in Cincinnati? 1t has been sug,
gcsted that our Union Clubs go to Ham,
iltoh en- mdsst and escort the speakers TO
the city for another grand Union demon
Stra,ion at night Cincinnati Commcr!
clal.
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slnvohoIdoIs Poisoned ny lholr Slave.

Mr.. Peacock very respectable cili.
zen of Smith county, came very near
dying, n short time since from the effects
Of poison administered by two of his ne.
groes. The poison. ayegetable somewhat
similar 10 tho wild onion, and known in
the country as crow poison, was prepOr.
ed by one negro women and given TO an.
other who was q house servant, to put
in glass of milk for Mr.. Peac ock 10
drink, He was i'll Immediately after
tasting the milk, and so violent we're tho
symptoms that it is thought his death
would have been inevitable but for the
timely administration ofan enema. The
negro women are now in jail aaSlling
their trial. Ono Of thon is owned by
Mr. Peacock, tho other was hirOd from
Mrs Duke Of this county, Mississippi
Clarion.
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New State legislature.

OF all the Legislatures which can ev.
or meet in West Virginia, none can be
of more Importance than the first. It's
labor will be both arduous and deli.
cate. Let every district select its most
worthy and competent men for members
of both Branches. Is he honest, is he
true as steel to the Union-is he capa.
bic of performing intelligently the great
duties legislator! are the questions,
and the only questions, TO be asked in
reference to the candidates. Il POrkcrS.
burg and West Virginia Gazette.
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aFTas Tecoat eharto, election il
Akron, Ohio, resulted in the election Of
the entire Union ticket, The copper.
heads, who had controlled the township
andyilIagc Offices tho previous year,
were turned out neck and heels,
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ETA quictus was given to the quos.
ton ofrccognilion. in tho British Porlia,
ment, the other day, by Earl Russell,
who stated distinctly, in reply to Lord
Campbell, that the English Government
would, for tho present consider it an
exceedingly unCricndly act to the North
were the CouIclefaS Government, to 70.
cCiye recognition
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Pack Up.

Before the election numbers Of rebels
opposed to tho new State, sworeN BY
their eternal jeff. Davis; that il the new
State, succeeded, they would leave fol
a more congenial cline. We are over
joyed to inform them that it has succce.
ded by an overwhelming majority Of the
people. anil il is the universal wish Of
tie loyal people that these big talking
gentry now make their threats good
Come, gentry, don't back out; every
body knows that not one of you ever
did prove false to your promises, and
they expect no finching now. Pack
up, noble fellows, and be off; your time
is about out, and you will find no rest
ing place here when the free nggers''
flock in. Make as merry as you can
over bad fix. Hold up your heads,
form ranks, steady, rogue step, march.
ooh, carry me back to Old Virginia"
Virginia Plain Dealer.
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EyWo have received the second
number of the rarkcrsburg and Wost
Virginia Gazette, edited by Joseph odclI,
The paper makesa neat Appearance
We wish il succrgt.
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Nlcre ANnnt Nan DoLn,. nDrrn1

NAsuy,LLs, April lS.--A Gag oftruco
sent out from Franklin yesterday Learn
ed that the rebel Cen, Cosby was woun,
dCd, also two Of Van Dorn's aids. Tho
rebels los! heavily in wounded. We cap.
tured many horses, Van Dorm expect.
ed to capture the town. lilo had rcceiv,
ed information that our force was bu, @.
600,
About 80 citizens. active and violent
rebels some Of whom we're on the VIII.
lance Committee last year, were to-day
arrested by order Of Cen Mitchell, and
lodged in tho Pcniicntiury,
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Point PIeasant Acad nm.

We observe with the greatest satisfac.
ton, that our gentlemanly friend Mr..
Pribble announces The re'opening of our
academy on next Monday. Education
is indispensable to the perpotuliy of free
government. The young ofthc present
must be our dependence in the future
Since the inception Of this Ubiquitous
war, we have been so much Of the the
time, deprived Of the incalculable advan.
taseS of good school, we trust all will
scize the present opportunity to send
their children to good teacher as Mr.
p. you know, from trial. to be. Read
bis advertisement and you see his terms
are adapted to the times We cordially
wish Mr. Pribblo complete satcess in
bis laudablo undertaking. \
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Iolhi, place, ut 0 o'clock P. N OF
Friday the 10Th inst, Mrs. ANN SNlti
relic Of Nathan Smith, ngod 80 ycarb !
months aud 81 days, Obituary hcx
week.