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The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-01
BaTA correspondent of the Phi

MA correspondent of the Phil.
adelphia Sunday Diepatch makes
the following astounding state
ment:
"There is not The shadow of a
doubt that our officers have been
picked out and shot by their own
men on the battle field, in number,
less instances. A staff officer in q
conversation with me on this very
subject, stated that he had been in
sormed by surgeon who'had gone
over the battle field at Antietam,
that che found to his great horror
and surprise that nearly all the Of,
fcers killed were wounded from be.
| hind -
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-01
An Incident Of Battle.


lannon's 'Bucktail' regiment, who
sgas killed OF the Dattle of Antietam,
'ssss 08e of most accomplished
officers in the Federal service. A
soldier relates an exploit of his at
South Mountain, which is worth
recording.
During the battle of South
Mountain, the rebels held a very
strong position. They were posted
in the mountain pass, and had in
fantry on the heights on every
side. Our men were compelled to
carry the place by storm. The
position seemed impregnable; large
craggy rocks protected the enemy
on every side, while our men were
exposed to a calling fire.
A band OF rebels occupied the
ledge on the extreme right, as the
colonel approached with few OF
his men. The unseen force poured
a volley upon them. Mcneil, on
the instant, gave the command
Pour your fire upon those rocks
The Bucktails hesitated ; it was
not an order that they had been
accustomed to receive; they had
always picked their men.
'Firep thunJered the colonel ; 4
tell you to fire at those rocks =
The men obeyed. For some time
an irregular fire was kept up; the
Bucktails sheltering themselves as
best they could behind rocks and
trees. On a sudden, Mcneil caught
Lsight of two rebels peering through
ian opening in the works to get al
aim. The eyes of the men followed
their commander, and half a dozer
'sfifes were leveled in that direction
wait a minute said the colonel
4 will try my hand. There i
nothing like killing two birds will
one stone.'
The two rebels were not in line
but one stood a little distance bacl
of the other, while just in front O
the foremost was a slanting rock
Colonel Mcneil seized a rifle,
raised it, glanced a moment along
the polished barrel; a report fol
lowed, and both the rebels disap
pearcd. At that moment a louC
cheer little distance beyond rem
the air.
'All is right now,' cried the colo
nell charge the rascals.'
The men sprang up among thC
rocks in an instant. The afirighted
rebels turned to run, but encount'
cred another body of the Bucktails
and were obliged to surrender
Every one saw the object of th'
colonel's order to fire at random
among the rocks. He had SEN
the party around to their rear, anc
meant this to attract their attention
1t was a perfect success.
TIE two rebels, by the opening
in the ledge, were found there stiff
and cold. Colonel McNeil's bulle
had struck the slanting rock il
front of them, glanced, and passed
through both their heads. Their
it lay beside the i, aattened.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-01
THE CONTENTS OF AN OsTRIcH'S

THE CONTENTS OF AN OsTRICH's
STOMACH. - The Lyons journals
state that few days back some
ruffians succeeded in getting hold
of the ostrich kept in the Pare de
la Tete dor, with a view Of strip.
ping it of its feathers. The poor
bird was shortly afterwards found
lying on the ground in a dying
state, having had its neck almost
dislocated by the miscreants. After
its death, 1t was dissected by M.
Rey, professor of the veterinary
school of the city, who found the
following strange articles in its
second stomach: three clay tobacco
pipes, quite whole, but having be.
come green a knife with a brass
handle 20 centimeters in length
twenty-five brass buttons of differ,
ent infantry regiments a ten-sous
piece, thirty-two sous and centimes
Oh most Of which the efigy had
been worn off; about fifty bits OF
brass, reduced by corrosion to small
triangles; fragments of watch
chains; various bits of other metals
six large whole walnuts, and severa
fragments of a hawthorn walking
stick; lastly, a piece of iron wire
ten centimetcrs in length, which
had pierced the sides of the gizzard
was found imbedded in the abdo
men, and does not seem to have
caused the creature any pain.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-01
Poorly lived
And poorly died,
Poorly buried,
And no one cried. P"

1t would be hard to compress the
story of cold and luckless life,
death, and burial into fewer words,
or more impressive ones; at least
we found them impressive, perhaps
because we had to rccreate the
inscription by scraping away the
lichens from the family traced
letters. The grave WIS on the
shady and damp side of the church,
endwise towards it, the head.stone
being within about three feet o.
the foundation wall; so that, unless
the poor man was a dwarf, he mus
have been doubled up to fit hin
into his final resting place.--Er.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-01

pa-Just after the seven pickets
died from the cold, the President
is reported to have said; "If the
half: clad rebels can stand it, our
boys can" But it seems our boys
can't. God help them!
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-01
Curious Epitaph near Warwick.
While We rested on rselvss on

horizontal monunent, which was
elevated just enough to be q con
venient seat, 1 observed that one
of the gravestoneS lay very close
to the church, so close that the
droppings of the cave would fall
upou it. 1t seemed as if the inmate
of that grave had desired to creep
under the churc h wall. On closer
inspection, we found an almost
illegible epitTph OH the stone, and
with difficulty made out this forlorn
verse:
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-01
TIE NEW DECALOGUE.

L lie IN T. w DElhLNJGUE.
We extract the following politi-
cal Decalogue from the matchless
speech of Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, in. tho
House of Representatives Dec. Is.
We are the people who have set
you in high places.
Thou shalt have no other source
of power before you. #
Thou shalt not make unto thee
any craven image of ebony, before
which TO bow thyself, nor serve it..
Thou shalt not take the name of
liberty in vain; for thou shalt not
be held guiltless for such sacrilege
upon personal aud constitutional
freedom.
Remember the days OF October
and November to keep them holy.
Honor the Constitution and the
Union, ifyou would have your days
long in the land.
Thou shalt not KILN vcan,
geauce and in vain. -......
Thou shalt not degrade the white
race by such intermixtures as EN-.
ancipation will bring.
Thou shalt not steal, nor suffer
the money OF the people to be sto.
len by the army of jobbers and con-
tractors. .... ..... -t'..
Thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neighbors, charging
them falsely with disloyalty.
Thou shalt not covet thy neigh,
boris servants, neither his man ser.
want, nor his maid servant, nor any
thing that is thy neighbor's, mol
tax the people fortheir deliverance
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-01
TIE PNEUMATIC Posr.-We learn

TIE PNEUMATIC Posr.-We learn
from the London Times that the
system of conveying parcels in air
tubes, will soon be iii op Grafton for
the public. A pipe, 2tt. Gin. in di-
ameter, has been laid from the cen
trail station of the London and North
western Railway to the General
Post -ohce-a distance of half a
mile-and the mails are to be de.
livered through this tube between
the post-office and the railway.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-01

No compassion is felt for the
author who denies sleep to himself
to give it to his readers.
The groves and woods are the
musical academies of the singing
birds. .eu.l# ..fr.. ...' .".
If a woman does not speak her
secrets with her lips, she is cure to
tell them in her letters. Her pen
is sure to split.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-01
SeIettea 4oetrg.tq..
CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS,

Z pt cEiA1D oAifFix ~
Seven drcary winters gone and spent,
Seven blooming summers vanished too,
Since on an eager mission bent, 3 ..a'
! l left my Irish home and you, H#
How passed those years will not say;
They cannot be by words renewed ''n
God wash their sinful parts away! iy 54.u
And blest be He for all their good
G.
With even mind and tranquil breast,
! left my youthful sister then, al
And now in sweet religious rest .,r
l sec my sister there again.
Returning from that stormy world, ri
How pleasing is sight like this
To see that bark, with canvass farled,
Still riding in that port Of peace. ''
Oh, darling of heart thst still,
By earthly joys SO deeply trod, .'..
At moments bids its owner feel ~
The warmth of nature and of God.
Still be his care in future years ,al -
To learn of thee truths simple way,
And free from foundless hopes or fears,
Serenely live, securely pray.
And when our Christmas days are past,
And lfe's long shadows faint and dim,
Oh, be my sister heard at last, ~
When her pure hands are raised for him.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-01

The essence OF greatness is the
perception that virtue is. enough.
Poverty is'its ornament.
Just thoughts often fail 10 pro-
duce just deeds, just deeds never
fail to create just thoughts.
In disputes men take bold Of
thoughts by the wrong handles.
A vow that you will or will,:not
do this or that, shows conscious
weakness and makes you ride bs.
hind yourself.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-01
~. Captain G. F. Hall has lust

heen narrating before the Ameri-
can Geographical Society his recent
Arctic experience while in search
oftraces ofihe franklin expedition,
and took the opportunity of intro
ducing to the society the Esqui-
maux man whom he brought away
with him-a hardy hunter, who
has been known to stand for three
days and nights motionless on the
ice beside a seal-hole. Captain
Hall heard Of an.instance in which
a party of these intrepid hunters
survived for thirty days without q
morsel of food, although even
their faithful and wonderful dogs
suecumbed to the pangs of hunger.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-02
O hnw iher Channe.

Esop tslls US Of the man who bss bot
and cold wi.h the same breath. and noI
ualike il is the history Of the Peace Demo-
cracy. FIrrt, it vas confidently predicted
las, fal! ha' the great influx cfsobtrAbsndS
would bring down the labor Of white
men IN this country to = chilling per day
before Spring. q: the same time ceclsrirg
them too lazy to work at al. sud have all
along been clpporing about tbs expense
o protection the 6overnnspt gives them.
"Yes such protection IS .vul'ures give to
lambs = covering and devouring them"
Again when it was proposed to arm
negro-s they were denounced as the mean.
est of towards, OF whom one of lheSOuth-
ern chivalry waa mo'S than match for
teu. 4 NJ the same time the cry of "slaye
firsurreetiou"was loud enough to split the
esrs Of Ihs groundlings."
They have been for the war aud against
the wal; ahd when the last election came
Of they gloried 10 tie triumph Of the
peace party" aud we're going 10 hold
convention and hare new President ia
60 days on the plea Of the "Constituiion
as it was " They were lhs Soldiers on
| ly friends " About lhis lime the soldiers
hogan TO talk Thsn.they refused to lss
the soldiers vots The soldiers threaten.
ed vengeance. snd As the united voice Of
tile army came up from the South clothed
in the thunder Of q just indignation,
istlsigltway their knees began 10 smite
together and they began to CRY ''War,wAr.
war TO The hnif-, "snd then CRASHED their
teeth against the Republican papers for
saying they had ever been in favor Of
Pace by Compromise.
The time is coming when they must
burn their owl iles Of papsrs to destroy
the evidence agsins, them, and somo Of
them in Indiana are having their letters
sent home to the proper authorities, in
wlioh they have urged soldiers to desert.
This form Of evidence over their signature
in black and white is very dissgreeabls.
The iime will yet come when they will
CRY aloud for the mountains to fall on
them /, cover the evidence Of completely
with treason from the flashing sword Of
rs,ributv- justice.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-02
NOT

bic, shameless dsuagoguss, ooWkrdly
Isi.ors at home, seek 10 force the Gov
efn rent Into an unholly alliance with
those Per6dious people. Why should
there be al effort made to shield the
SouthsrD traitors from suffering the full
penalties Of their crimesS Do hey no,
deserve NJ Is il not the IsgitimAts fruit
Of treason aud .rsbslIioni .Get no peace,
NJ prosperity. 10 safety dwell 10 thsir
l,nds. until shty lay down their arms aud
aekuO Wedge the Government they are
esdeavsrins to destroy. II war 10 terri.
bls earnesi cannot conqu-r q peao,, What
canI Iftha resources Of q wealthy pso.
pie. and the determined energy and bra.
vsfy Of great States eopteuding for their
bir n right. caunot crush the mushroom
c1n'sderacy, what eau? VIII i.b be done
by di1houoriag ourselves in hunbly erav.
ing their submission and appealing to
th..m TO restore the Government
No: they would answer your appeal
with the thunder Of ariiIlery, and treat
your submission with def mt scorn.--
No: let it be spoken ia the coun~ils Of the
aged. and taught in the lessons Of our
youth. thai the honor AMI integrity Of
our Union must and shall be preserved,
AID The penalty Of treason ls d ath.
Yours. truly
JAMES s. NEGLEY.
Brigadier General.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-02
Your friend,
&i ,| JOSEPH B. GRoFI.
Co. a. Cd Batt'n 12,h U. S. Ini'y.
NEWS FROM INDIANAPOLIS.

INDiANApoLIs, MAr,h97 Robert Gay,
of Company D, list Regiment Indiana
Volunteers, who was convicted by court
martial. in this city some Tins since, Of
desei tion ii the enemy taking the oath
Of allegiance to the Southern Ounfedera
cy, and returning here as "a spy, was shot
about 3 o'clock this afternoon. near the
Burnside Barsacks.9 Two men were Sc
lecIed by lot Gom each company in the
7lst. making twenty in all Their guns
were loaded by Lieutenant, one ! all
with blank car.ridges. and one half wid,
MIME balls. The guns were then hsnd.
ed to the men without their knowing which
was load d with In or blank cartridges.
The prisoner was brought ont, aud m ade
a few remarks acknowledging his guilt,
but said he did il with no criminal in
tent. and only Tor the purpose Of ehab ing
him TO get oul lof the army. He suppos,
cd he was 10 b. shot as an exaupl-, aud
pxhvrted his fellow soldiers 10. stand by
the Government aud moi 10 follow in his
foolsteps.s but 10 pro 81. BY his fate. He
said that he was not prepared 10 die, and
II is thought that ho expected to he psr;
doned up TO the last moment, He was
b,indfolded, and sat down upon his coffin,
when, at signal crum the Lieutenant,
be soldiers fred, aud Gay fell dead. eight
balls haying lodged in his breast. any
one OF which would have killed him los
santly lie enlisted in Clay county in
this StatpS aud served as hospital steward
Of his regiment up 10 The time Of the bat.
lie VI Richmond, tKsnidcks, f'om which
place he deserted to General Bragg. Hs
has 10 friends III this, country, ssgpa
The deAcr,er. Reuben Stout, who re-
Gently killed an ofiter while attempting
to arrest him At Dslphia. lin this State,
has b.en arrested and lodged in jail Al
that place. s, r, Hanpepan. was yester.
day arrested for cheering for JEFF Davis,
Stonewall jackson and lhe Southern lead
srs, in company with Bsyl,ss w. Hanna,
who is son Of the late United States
Minister TO Prussia. snd is now Deputy
Auditor Of this State.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-02
The Da.tIe-fisId or Stone River.
Pnson B,owoIow writes from Ns.h

Parson B,owolow writes from Nssh
viils 10 the Philadslpkis Press:
| have just returned from Mdrfr,es.
koro. where spent two DAYS in riding
over the vss' encsmpmeDt OF our troops.
and over the bate ground | trsy-rsed
abpui five miles in ext nj of the battlefield
6rst 10 tbs 6olds. Ihen 10 the woods
among the epdars and timbers whers
much hard 6lhing Was done M On
al distance, and only receiving the
n"wspapsr sccouots. o,n form any idea
o. ths numbsr VI dead bors.s and mules
npon the ground. Their names ais Ie.
gion They are often pil-d up. on- up
on anothsr--soms shot trough ,h- bOdy.
some shot through tile neck, others wilb
heads and legs shot of. But all are 10
q wonderful state Of preservation, though
Jiug on tho ield more than two months.
The Trees are pepp ed with bullets for
miles, and tWigs are cut of, and many
trees are Gu off at points ranging rom
five TO ihirty f-et from the ground. Large
trees, size sufficient 10 mike saw lrys,
where the cannon balls struck them fair.
y. they passed clear through. and d4J
Light can be seen through as one rides
along. Cannon balla are to be seen all
along tho line. aud shells that failed q
explode. In oIher instances. pieces oi
shell are opon the ground, aad among the
eed,rs handled them.
The graves OF th- deal are TO b. sem
evsryWhere. in un.oId numbers The
head boards OF s.Ugls graves Indi'ate
w!O maay Of them are, giving names
rrgimeuts and rrsiden es. Among III,
rebel graves | found the name Of a rela
i've Of my wife, Captain Of Artillery
from AlsbamA. killed 10 the eight On ID,
80 h Of December. 10 many ihstsnces
bitches were dug, and from seventy fv,
tn one hundred men packed into ditch
Ths dirt upon many Of these is only
few inches deep, and in soms instance
. hands and fet are sticking out. Til
greatest sight 10 be seen is that in frep
OF Gent Rosscrsus massed his artillery
say one hundred and twenty guns. Dra
J horses and mules. and an innumerssl
quantity Of graz es, tell the elect oi thcs
} guns
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-02
-oah11NrY OEEIOERS.

-nIrT 2 nDOOlN - " : = = = - n.
sJudgs Of Fairfield commOn Pisas cOurt-P. VAN
TRUMP. Residence Lancaster, Ohio.
arsSats Jsdys-JEsSE LEoHNER once in
Public Building, se t-,s- ets
i q Psosseating at,orrsy-TALL SLOUGH.
Shs,i6-JANEs NILLER; ofhcs nt the Jail.
clerk Of fCowt-JoHN c.RAINEY; once, Pub.
lie Building. .ft
s.aadi.os-wILLIAN ROBINSON, ONCE, Public
Building. 10 sas.s.
Trsasnrsr--o &. DAVIS Once, Public Building
RssOrdsr--A. SvFERT: ONCE Public Building
= Sdpssyor Il. b. HANNUM; once Public Building
y coron.r-- J. .sHEFFBK. residence Madison Tp.
. Csmmiss,sHsrs--JosEPH sHARP, Of Bern town
shin; JoNAs.l, BAKER, of Walnut township, ant
JOHN w. CUNNINGHAM Of Hooking TP.
y. school EtaniRsrs-- WILLIAM WHITNEY, JOIN
WILLIAMS mud UKIAH O. RUTTER.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-02
A Thrilling Incideut.

Oa Thursday evening, st the great
Un'on meeting at Sturges Hall, Chaplain
Collier, while rcfr rriDg 10 The dcs~rliJns
from the army 10 consequences Of the ad
vos Of Copperheads at lone. said {: ',Sii
the letters oi our soldiers receive from
certain men at. home. advocating peace
measures. and denounolug the war, have
worse effect upon, them Than any dseat.
rhe letters are always discouraging. aud
tLsis traitors persistently and on ntIoualiy
urge the men to desert Why, today
received let er from the Assistant Ad.
juiaht General OF my brigade, in which
lie announced the Rrrt st Of "a number who
deserted, becaus. OF the encouragr menl
received from persons, some OF whom
reside in this very city. (Mans6eld and
| have their HanI.s. And whils ten of
these deserters tonight lie 10 wtetcked
cell, guarit and iloned, under sentence
Of dea for their ofense, see before ne
seated in the au ii-nce. one Of he Alen
who coupselled them to desert" The
-fect Was thrilling beyond description.
Applause aud misses, and cries oi Name
mimi" .Pnt in oul," we're iniermiu
gled, and for several minutes tie uproar
continued. Everybody looked around to
-ee who. tie individual might be. and
"hoever he was, he kept quist, and the
speaker did not name him -Mansfsld
Herald.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-02
General NeGley & The Copperllend.

UCnCbNb NehHVy - sHCOVPPC'Hc1NS
The following was written by General
James S. Negl-y, to friend in Butler
county, Pennsylvania.
CAMP AT MuREREE, soRouoH, TESN.,l
FebruuyI5. 1863.
DEAR SIR: II | ever felt blush ofsllams
and anger against citizsns OF my native
State. il was when | armed Of this
sh,mriul party strif-, aiming 10 secure \
cessation OF hoslilniss; an olfer Of the
olive branch of pace TO traitors who have
iusultvd our pational traditions. tTamplel
upon the graves of our revolutionary ia
Ihs,s. sx ksd our public treasury and ar
mories, robbed commerce Of its honor,
violated the sacred pledges Of represents
tiv-s, hurled brands Of discord into. ,yhr
councils. LET loose Che bitter waters Of
strife in our social circles. and proStiIut
cd ovory manly and Womanly sentiment
to the hrllish purpose Of destroying our
Government. Have they not maltreattd
nur wounded, robbed our prisoners. and
outraged the dead? Have they not bro
ken every compact for .hs smeioration
of the horrms Of war? Have they not
exik d thousands from their nwn firesides
10 pe,ish or liv- like wild beasts in the
mountains? Who will deny thst they
Lava committed all these barbaritiss?
Yet ip view Of oil these taets, Ipisera. .
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-02
A Thrilling Incideat IN the Polish insui-
! Iecltnn.

Among the war like incl 'ents Of The
Polish ipsurrection. The battle ei Wen
grow furnished one OF thrilling interest.
On tue 9Th Of February q large force If
Police found themselves surprised by the
Russians in equal numbers. but 10 much
mors iayurabis position. A retreat Of tue
Poles was ~ pe;ess,ry as il app-ared i'm
possible. At this juncIu'e two hundred
no les most Of them young NEIL Of TWEEN
" years. offered to sacrifice themselves
for the good of all thy mounted th.il
horses and charged furiously utou the
twenty guns Of the Russian column -
For fifteen miout they kept the az
tsrtion OF the euemy occupied; ct the
end Of tha, lime charge Of Russian III.
fanlry settled their ia,e. aud it is said
thst every msn Of them persisted or wal
captured But the main body had mean
while made good their rs'rs ! and whsr
the enemy had again time to look abOu
them the Polish force had reached place
OF advantage, from whence their Ere KEEP
the opposing army 10 check.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-02
Later from Europe.

PoRTLASD. March 81. --Dnri1g the
wedding ceremonies OF the Prince Of
WslGs, seven women were crushed to
death. and upward ofons hundred psrsons
had limbs broken. Several riots OCCUR
red. aud the streets hsd to b. cleared
several times by soldiers At the point Of
the bayons..
TIE pirate AlAbsmS bad been spoken
by sn Euglish vessel. and reported hav.
inf destroyed thirty four American YES.
sala