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As to the soldiers who took part in
this act Of lawlessness, we are satisfied
that they were instigated by praying
Republican citizens of Lancaster. -
Eagle, Feb. 4.
There is a mixture of malice and
cowardicc in the above assertion. The
soldiers do not ask to bc relieved from
any responsibility which belongs to
them in this matter. Still less do they
feel complimcnted by the insinuaton
that they arc tools in tho hands ofoth,
ers, who influence them to do that for
which they have no inclination them
selves SO far ~ any influence Union
men may have to urg, on the matter
we venture tho assertion that twice OF
much excitement was produced by i'll.
timed remarks Of Democrats in the
crowd. One Democrat, having grea,
confidence in the personal prowess 0l
tho editor, said "if Roland were here
he would shoot some OF them" Such
unfortunate remarks may have bccr
made on both sides.
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The Kansas ssnatorship.

The Kansas Legislature has elected
THOMAS CARNEY, Ex-Governor, to the
United States Senate to succeed JAMES
II. LANE, although Mr.. lanes term
does not expire till March 4th next
year, and in the meantime another
Legislature will be elected. The prin-
ciple of popular representation requir-
cd that this election should be. left to
tho Legislature next preceding the be-
ginning of the term for which it is
mado, but there is no law making this
imperative. There ought to be, for
this is no new practice, and if allowed
it may bo carried to the extent of usur-
patton. We know of nothing objec.
tionablo to GovernorCARNEY. He was q
leading merchant in Leavenworth. In
1862 he was the Republican candidate
for Governor, and was elected by g.
900 votes, being the highest vote re-
ceived by any ono on the ticket. Whom
this forestalling has been done by De.
mocratic Legislatures, Democratic Sen
ates have sustained it.
If, at the expiration of Mr.. LANES
term, two Senators elect should ap
pear and claim the succession, one elect
cd by the Legislature next preceding
the new term, and the other by LIE
gislaturc which expired a year previ
ous, it would complicate the case Ma
turally this will be the great issue il
thf next Legislative election. Congress
should provide an uniform rule tha
shall reform this practice altogether
Cincinnati Gazette.
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FROM FORT SMITH.

FoRT SMITH, Feb. l5..-The State
election next month will be held in
about thirty-six counties. There will
be no opposition to Murphys election.
Many transparencies arc being pre-
pared with his words when he rushed
from tho Convention, You may run
cold steel through my heart, but l will
never vote for any damnable act Of
secession" Tho enthusiasm for him
among loyal men is unbounded. The
disagreement between the convention
and President Lincoln in regard tc
the time of holding the election ha'
been settled by the President himself
who, in a dispatch to Gon. Thayel
says:
Whatever Of conflict there is be
tween tho convention and me is acci
dental, not designed, having acted il
ignorance that tho convention woult
net. / yield to the convention, ant
have so notified Gen, Steele, who i
master to cut any knot which canno
bc united, A, LINCOLN"
Majors Sleeper and Adams arc pay
ing Oft tho army here.
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c.p.ur, Of enc R.llro.a Rebber.

New York, Feb. IA special ia
tho Herald, dated Headquarters De-
partmcnt Of West Virginia, to-day has
the following .t-
"A portion Of the Guerrilla party
that stopped the train on tho Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, and robbed
the passengers, were overtakcn and
captured a few hours after the robbery
was committed. From the best infor-
nation it does not seem they number.
cd over thirty,oight. We got ten ol
them prisoners. Our cavalry band
was still on the hunt. They consist
of the chivalry and rebel sympathizing
BaliimOreans.
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From sherman's E1P.aition ana the
~ .N .eto South.

s| oOGtme
ST. Louis, February l5.-Reports
from rebel papers of a fight with u part
of Sherman's forces near Clinton, Mis-.
sisSippi, are confirmed by an officer just
from that point. Our troops charged
a rebel battery and lost Is killed and
80 wound. Among the latter was Col.
onel Rogers QfIt|inois. The enemy
were driven, bur forces proceeded
toward Jackson.
New YORK, February 15.--Ten hun
drcd and twenty bales Of cotton were
accidentally burned at Wilmington,
North Carolina, on the 9Th instant. A
fight occurred at Lebanon, Alabama,
on Wednesday last, between the Louis
squadron and our troops.
The Selma Reporter says, that the
enemy subsequently abandoned Leba.
non and retrcated toward the Tennes.
see river. '.. q
The Herald's dispatch from Vicks,
burg states. that jackson and Yazoo
are in tho hands of Sherman after a
slight skirmish attended with but little
loss TO us.
This success give us fine foraging
country. Generals Mcpherson and
Hurlbut occupied Jackson I..t..
Colonel Oates occupied Yazoo after
a short fight at Saltatia, where we lost
few men.
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HsNHs OR enE NYEnrk.

Tho design of the expedition under
command Of General Sherman, begin,
toanSold itself lie is advancing int
Mississippi. We hear ofhis headQuar
sers at jackson, and soon after a
Braadon. From tho rapidity OF hi,
movements We judge that his head
quarters would be hard to find ius
now. II is supposed that junction
OF Gen. Logans 18th Army Corp,
will DC made with Shcrman's forces al
the TombiSbcc river, Whether from
thence the movcment will be toward
Mobile, or into the interior of Alaba
4 ma, is a mystery, aud may AS well re.
main so until further developments -
II is very Important, if it can possibly
be done, that tho rebels should be an.
noyed during the winter months, in.
stead Of being left TO the quiet work ei
perfecting their arrangements for the
summer campaign.
+" A dispatcLtotLe ". Y. Tribunc says
Through Butler's intcrventiea the of
hcers and men Of Col. Straight's com
mand have been released" To Col
Straight personally this release is d
matter Of small Importance, for he h.iI
been initiating John Morgan on d
large Sale. BY digging tunnel un.
der the street, he aad one hundred and
ten other Union officers made theil
escape, Col. Straight aud twenty
others have arrived at Fortress Mon
roe. The others are making their
way within the Union lines as bcs
they can.
The tunneling operation was alsC
attempted at Camp Morton, Ind, las,
week by the rebel prisoners. One O
the guards saw rebel emerge from {
hole in the ground outside the inclos
ure, and quickly shot him dead. Il
was ascertained that two tunnels liaC
been dug and quite number of III,
prisoners were in readiness with ra
tions and letters to leave the mex
morning. A deep trench has beer
dug around the barracks 10 rrevon
further attempts at tannoling
Lieut.. G. W. Taylor, of the 22C
Ohio Battery, was murdered by citi
zen at Cumberland Gap, on the 1911
inst. lie was on his way home on
sick furlough. 4.
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Rebel Raid ON the baltimore and Ohio
Railroad.

BALTIMORE, February 13.-A mo n
ing paper publishes the following; The
express passenger train, which left
Camden street Depot on Tuesday night
for Wheeling, was captured by u com
pany of rebels near Kearncysville
depot, eight miles west Of Harper 8
Ferry. The train was then surround
cd by rebels, and n number Of armed
men then entered the cars. The pas
sengers, among whom of course, there
was great CONSERVATION, were more or
less mulcted in the shape Of ransoms.
Some produced greenbacks; others
watches, diamonds, rings, &c, as an
equivalent for their liberty.
We are informed by one of the suf-
ferors, who returned by the express
train yesterday, that the aggregate
amount of money taken was not less
than $4,000, while the value of the
jcwelry was also large. Conductor
Perry, who has charge of the train, it
is stated, was compelled to hand over
n check for $4,000, the property Of the
company. A number of the passen-
gers who arrived Yesterday had inter
views with some Of the passengers Of
the captured train. Their statements
widely differed both as to the amount
of money, &C., confiscated, and the
character of the raiders. 1t is said
that Major Harvey Gilmore, of the
rebel cavalry, was in command.
No one was hurt, nor was there the
least disposition on tho part of the
rebels to take any prisoners. Several
members of the Maryland Legislature
delegates from Western counties were
among the passengers. After accom-.
plishing their purpose they run The
locomotive and tender off the track
causing some injury. They then left
the train, going toward Smithville
Virginia. Although n company O
Federal troops were within shor
distance, none Of tho passengers wer,
able to get any information to them il
time. F.. E,
BALTIMORE, February 13.-The rob
bcry of the affrighted passengers wa
very general-not one Of them escap
cd, Ono man is said to have lost owe
J $4,O00in greenbacks. The passenger
made no resistance, supposing the,
, were surrounded by an overwhelming
force of rebels. Some of them threw
their watches and money away, som,
, of which have since been found.
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A Gallant ARaIr.

The Nashville Union of Saturday
has late adviccs from North Missis.
sippi and West Tennessee, relating to
important movements now IN progress
which il is obliged to withhold from
the public, but il gives assurance that
everything relative to sherman oxpc.
ditiOn and the cooperating forces il
progressing better than the au'hori-
ties expected, II adds the following
incident
A company ol seventy mcn belong
ing TO the 7lh Indiana Regiment en-
tered the town of Bolivar, Tcnn and
supposng il was occupied by our fer
ces, took no prccau,ion to throw out
scouts, rs is usual ON such occasions,
but moved along lcisurclv and in some
disorder, until they suddenly lannd
themselves confronted by two rcgi-
mcnts Of Missi,sippians
Who are youP demanded the Hoo
sier Captain
"Missisippians was the response
Here was I'm excellent opportunity
-.-lndunims against Mlssissippians-.
20 obtAjm revenge inr the ISLANDERS ut
tered by .lcif Davis, Years since; ant
at once the gallant seventy raised ,
shout Of defiance aud charged upon
the chivalry, routing.and scatterin.
them in less than IN hour, with tn
loss Of twenty or thirty killed, woundc'
and s,prisoners Our loss was ON
killed and three wounded.
DlsasrssAsAt on the EnroIImsnt B,il
WAsmNuroN, Feb. l5--The Senate
Military Committee voted this tore
noon To nOn-cOneur in the House En-
rollment Bill This will send the bill
back 10 the House for Committee q
Conference.
The House Committee on Way
and Means will report the following
ioint resolution this afternoon
Resolced, That the Secretary of tn
Treasury is hereby authorized, from
Gne TO time, to sell at his discretion
any gold coin of the Treasury, owe
and above the amount which, In hi
opinion, may be required by the Gov
lernment for the payment of interes
on the ppblic debt and for other pur
poses ,. ,rr
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From VVnsI.ins.on.
WASHINGTON, February IL, 1864
THE ENROLMENT BILL.

/ e., THE ENR0LLMENT BILL.
After considerable filibustering in
the House to-day, the substitute offer
cd by General Schcnck, Chairman OF
the Military Committee for the En-
rollment bill, was passed by vote Of
80 to SO. The principal features Of
this new bill are as follows:
All exemptions, including the Vice
President, Justices Ofthe United States
Courts, Governors, &C., and exempting
only those incapable from mental or
physical disability, or have served two
years during the present war, arc done
away with.
Negroes, both slave and free, are to
be enrolled and drafted. In case the
slaves of loyal masters be drafted or
enlist, bounty Of 500 is to be paid to
masters who prove their loyalty, and
Commission is to be appointed in
each slave State now represented in
Congress, who shall award to the said
masters fair price for the slave, not to
exceed $500. All slaves so drafted or
enlisted to be free forever The pro-
viding of a substitute only excmpts a
man from drift during the time for
which such asubstitute is not liable to
draft.
When the substitute becomes liable
to draft, the person originally drafted
must serve himself or furnish another
substitute. The payment of $500 COM
mutation only exempts man until the
names then in the wheel shall become
exhausted. All sects of persons who
have religious scruples against, and
whose creed prevents them from fight
ing, and who can prove that their lives
have been consistent with this idea, ARE
to be allowed, when drafted, to 90 into
the hospitals or to assist in taking care
of the freedmen. If the first draft
does not give the number required, the
draft is to be repeated.
Section 10 and 20 of the present En-
rollmcnt act, referring to the consoli-
dation of regiments and dismissals OF
supernumerary officers, are hereby re-
pcalcd. Payments Of bountics to- loyal
masters for negroes now in service are
to be made out with the stipulation
that all such negroes arc to be free.
WASHINGTON, February l4.-It is re-
ported to the military authorities here
that the troops from Lees and Beau
regards army are being sent to other
points in the Confcderacy. Probably
to Mobile, Atlanta and Knoxville.
Stated positively that Lee had only
30, 900 infantry on the Rapidan, though
his cavalry is being REINFORCED.
Through Buffers intervention the
officers and men Of Colonel Straight's
command have been released.
The Herald Washington special
says it is understood that the Govern
mont is preparing a protest against the
French occupation Of Mexico.
The Tribunc's Newborn letter ,Oftht
1lth, says "a rumor comes from tn,
front that the enemy is coming again
upon us. All is ready for them.
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nIARRHHA AND nYsENrERY We have

DlAhhhtEA AND NDDf5ENTEHY.--Wo have exam.
ined great Of letters from some Of the most
prominent citizens Of Cincinnati and Coyington etc..
speaking In the highest terms OF Dr. Strickiands An.
cholera Mixture for the cure Of darrh@a and dysen-
terry The letters are too long to publish Mr.. Wood.
Of Covington, says he was pronounced incurablS BY
by the best doctors in Cincinnati and one bottle Of
DR.. Strickands Anti-cholera Mixture effected per.
manent cure after suffering for months with the worst
form Of diarrhma and dysentery.
Another says he was discharged fronn the United
statesseryce after suffering in the pital for months
rs incurafe, and as last resource tried Dr. strck-
lands Anti-cholera Mixture he got well directly, and
has now entered the army again In good health One
man writes he has cured seven eight very bad cases
Of darrhea and dysentery in the barracks he was IN
with one bottle ofths valuable medicine. In fact wa
could l1 half our paperwth similar items from these
letters. Why does not our government secure this
invaluable preparation. Our army ought to be sup.
piled with It. is but short time since one Of our
men laid In very low condition at one Of our Cncin.
natl hospitals, his wife sent for the doctorsc con
sdered his hopeless case She, however, gave him
Strckiands Anti'cholera MIXTURE and in three week
he was able to return home with his wife to New
Richmond, o. All these cases right at home speak
for themselves We hope all the soldiers win put a
bottle oftin their knapsacks Itisfor sale by Drug
gists at 80 cents per bottle.
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Gov. Gilmore has issued n proclama-
ton showing that the New Hampshire
has furnished her full quota of men
under all calls up to tho last one, and
has u surplus which places her at this
time at least 600 ahead Of all demands
that of March first included, The Gov.
Justly boasts of tho Granite State, but
urges that the good work be continued
and a cavalry regiment be forwarded
carly in the spring, The Copperheads
are disconsolate at the loss OF the bug
bear cry of draft, with which they
hoped TO influence the voters in the
approaching State election. .t,.
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American Credit Abroad.

A Washington. letter says some Of
the passengers by the lato steamer
from Earope, just from the Continent,
inform us that the circulation Of our
popular fipe-twenty years stock in
Germany and Holland is rapidly ex-
tending from the banking firms who
imported the bonds from New York,
to the manufacturers and mercnants,
Of smaller capital, throughout the
country. A naturalized citizen Of
German birth says that he was fre.
quently congratulated upon the favor
with which these bonds are taken, on
the high credit of the United States,
and tho confidence felt that we are
coming out ofourgrcatstrugglcagai
the rebellion, not only with success,
but greatly increased strength of ma
terial, resources. lf.la s... H.,
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and after the passage of this act all
soldiers of the United States, of the
same arm of service, shall receive like
compensation.
Mr.. CQWAN supported his amend
ment at some length, claiming that
that the negro must be regarded as a
citizen under the Constitution, as he
received the protection of the laws.
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General Grants letter 20 Mr. Wash.
t.- t.. bNrne,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.--G

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13,--General
Grant writes in q letter TO Mr., Wash.
burne, since the passage of the Lieut.
Gen, Bill by the House, in the course
Of which he says "You should reeol-
.leet that I have been already highly
honored by the Government. / do not
ask or feel that ! deserve any thing
more in the shape Of honor or promo
ton. A sncccss over the enomy, is
what I desire above anything else, and
desire to hold such anIsinaaenee. over
those under my command ms to ena.
BILE me to use them 70 tho best adEan'
tage,to secure this ond.'@ ~>e-rss;-
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CIGAR MANDATORY.
!. o or ABT m HRF1BLn n

Main Street. Lancaster, Ohio one door vest
Hunters Drug Store, Keeps c0nstaJitly on hand
large and superior assortment of iB19n55
HonPy Olhy, Gen RegAlla.eqaaa,1
H., La LaPaImet1n ,PYtneAHeS
liz "IiStD5A 1Sagh aod uAaays
'lWls HpHwlAb
Cigars, Of te very host qpaly, yhsh they will sell
cheaper than any mapuactnring tablishnaentn the
West. We Ara woEking the host quality Of Yarrow,
CulN and Connecticut Seed Tobacco md challenge
r,,niphriFon Of results, lIs.llllN W ihf@N9tl
'wenyi'e smokers r STS GslST; io SSaTqS our
Innoastcr Feb. u; lsCl4iOn h f'F}'s'
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AREMEDY FOR PILES.-Itis blessing 10 the
suffering TO know thatwe have an efisctiai cure or
this truly troublesome disease. Mr.. J. p. Hazarde,
pleasure in informing all who suffering with piles
that he used small quantity Of StricklAnd's Pile
Remedy, and II effected q permanent cure. This
seems to be the with all who make use OF this
splendid preparation. II Is manufactured at No. 8
East Fourth st., Cincinnati, Ohio.
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A SUPERIOR REMEDY.-We can conscientiousiy
recommend to those suffering from distressing
cough, Dr. Strickland's Mehuous Cough Balsam.-
II gives almost instant relief and Ii not disagreeable
to the taste. There is doubt but the Mellihuous
and is all that its proprietor claims for It. We have
tried during the past week, and found relief from
most distressing cough tits prepared by DR.. strick.
land, No. East Fourth st., Cincinnati o. and Is for
sale by Druggists at so cents per bottle
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RAGS AND IANDAGEs WANTED.
CIHcINNAr BhAscH USIfEp srAfEs eANrARr
" ConHnsIoN, cINeINNATI, Feh. le, 1894. J

The supply ofrags and bandages is
exhausted, and the demand for both is
urgent. We should be glad toreceive
q large amount Of thom, especially
rags, at tho earliest practical moment.
as - ~ R.FWnBU RNVllT, sprcsidcnt
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THE STARVATION IN RICHMOND.
General Grant Positively Declines Pre-
stdential NomtnAti0n.

| htuemuai NOnmthhuOus
WASHINGTON, February l5.-We arc
enabled to state upon the very highest
authority, that General Grant has,
within II few days, formally, poromp.
toriIy, and in most decisive terms, re.
jccted direct offers made to him latel Y
by leading Democratic politicians, to
secure his nomination for the Prcsi-
dency by their National Convention,
The most encouraging advices of the
progress made in the re.onlistments Of
old troops and the enlistment of now
recruits, is received at the War Depart
mcnt recently Eighty thousand vet,
Grams have re.enlisted up TO date Of
number the Army Of tho Potomac fur.
nishcd % 900; the army of the Cum
bcrland $4,000; the Army Of the Ten
aessce, 10000. and the Department Of
i Virginia and North Carolina, 1900
Old regiments arc returning from their
thirty days visit to their homes with
an average of lab now recruits cach.-
Very near ll00O new recruits have
been formally mustered into servic,
since tho lst Of November last. Many
more thousands arc known to bo on
. listed, though not yet mustered in.
: The last two weeks the enlistment,
: have averaged 1900 a day. OF th,
= number formally mustered into scr
vice, New York has furnished abou
, 1000, Ohio 10000, Indiana and Hi
, nois Il, 900 each, Missouri about 1000
!; and Pennsylvania only the same mum
I Dor, ...
4 Senator Sherman is about introdu
c cling bill to promote immigration
by the establishment Of a regular bu
reau, in charge Of u commissioner b
reside in this country,
, Information has been received from
= our Ministers and Consuls that foreig
!. Governments would not permit tn
u agency ofa commission abroad II bein
It for their interest to discourage ratho
than encourage emigration, The OK
y tent ofimmigration into Colorado Ter
& ritory may be judged from the fac
that ten thousand and forty ono acre
Q were taken up in the Golden Cit
n District in the month Of January.
+ Tho Legislature Of Colorado ha
passed o resolution in favor ofth re
|
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Gen. sherman.

CAlRo, Feb. l5.--Gon. Sherman's g
headquarters are reported TO have been
at Jackson on The 9Th, He has,sincc
boon heard ofat Brandons .,f
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tD~ An employee OF the Branch
Mint at Denver City has just run off
with $4,000 iD gold and grecnbacks.
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q MOveMAents In n
La. NIlssissippi.


New York, February 15.--Tho fol.
lowing dispatch from Chattanooga of
the 18th, is interesting:
The cavalry expedition under Gri.
erson and Smith, crossed the country
from Corinth moving South. 1t is un-
derstood that these columns are intend.
ed-to actin conjunction-the one to at
tack, and the other to cut off Folks
retreat, and disperse the cavalry Of
Forrest, reported as securing Central
and Northern Mississippi. There is
no reason to doubt though beyond
this enterprise the combinations are
merely lconjectural, that great flank
movement on Johnston's army is in
tended. ,5g,s,.,, o--f ,.-, Ia ~
The army at Chattanooga is by this
time in melton, for Tunnel Hill and
Dalton. Its movements may have
been delayed by circumstances I'M
known to is, bqtiti is under marching
| orders. flo.j tar.. "A h.,re rE;hqrnc .
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90 = Rev. Samuel J. Browne n, been n
devoted laboror in the cause O christianity IN Cincin.
NATL for more than thirty years. a almost eyery old
Cnoinnatan knows. Such testimony, nom such a
Proprietary Remedies ever presentsdto the public,
ever received q 1.-THE OF the commendafiof, from
MEN OF STANDING, In every walk Of re, tbat
mine has done. See advertsement