The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-25
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10y Col. milford, were first to I've trans
fcrrcd to the authorities Of Savannah,
which would bc concluded bv Thurs
day Of this week, when Col. Mulford
was to commence receiving released
Union pri-oBcrs in all about 10000
Il is understood rceotiations were in
progress % exchange large number
on tie Mississippi
Fight onion officers arrived at
Hilton Head on Monday last, having
escaped from tho r>' els. They con.
firm the worst OF The previous ac.
counts Of inluman treatment.
They are Capt. j. S. Pastor, 18th
Tenn. Cavelry, Capt Alfred A. Dick.
erson, 10Th Conn; T. w. Rathhone,
l53d Ohio; Capt Thos. Burke, 10Th
Conn; Capt. G.. w. Smith. 10th
Iowa; Capt VIM. J. Runnels, Sth
Ohio Infantry; Capt +. B. Robinson,
10Th Conn, Second Lieutenant John
S. Elder, 1lth Ohio.
They state that the private soldiers
at Columbia are infinitely worse of
than the officers, many oi them hav.
ing nothing to cover their nakedncss
but grain sacks, with holes cut in
them for their naked arms. Dozens
of them crawl out of their prison pen
every night, and are shot at by the
guards. Many are killed in this
manner. Those who escape to the
woods are hunted by dogs, and torn
and maneled. Captain Parker es-
capped on the 9TH of October, and was
hunted by blood hounds, and was torn
so horribly that he died in q few days.
There are about two thousand pris.
oners IN this pen, and hundreds are
without pantaloons or shoes. For
days together all the rations are with
held from the prisoners, and their
rebel CiiiCers come in and offer food
to those who will take the oath of al
lcgiance and join the southern army,
In this way, under the pangs oi
many have taken the oath Oi
to the Confederacy, but of
course few feel the oath under such
binding upon their
Ex. Gov. James TT. Hammond, of
South Carolina, who will chiefly be
remembered by his speech calling
Northern workingmen "mudsills. "
died on the 18th inst, two days be
tore the completion of his j7th year
Although such tcrvent hater of free
labor and lahorcrs, the Governor was
only one remove from a Yankee, his
father being a native cf Massachu
sets.
Gen. Curtis telegraphed from Head
Quarters of the Army of the Border"
Sth: We have just con.
cluded the pursuit of Price, whose
rear guard crossed the Arkansas riv.
rr under fire of our guns, He left
nf his guns and his own car
riaTc, which with other arms and
equipments have fallen into our
hands We are now rid Of 20 600 or
$4,000 halfStarVed bushwhaclcrs and
lalf starved vagabonls, who hope
may never return to disturb the
peaceful Inhabitants North of the Ar
iansas river lie is also beyond our
posts of Fayetteville, Fort Smith and
Fort Gibson, which are now safe.
New Hampshire has voted to hold
, Constitutional Convention. No day
s yet specified.
Gen. Hooker's Headquarters, by
'rder of the War Department, will be
from Cincinnati to Colum
1us ON tho lst of nost month
The President has raised the block
lde OF the ports of Norfolk, Va, and
Fernandina and Pensacola, Fla, and
declared them open to all trade, not
'ontraband of war, aither December
lst.
Recruiting is being revived in
many of the Eastern towns and cities.
In New York about 100 men are en-.
listed weekly. In Philadelphia on
Thursday sixty-two, fifty seven of
whom were three years volunteers,
we're paid their bounties,
Wisconsin has done we'll Her
Union majority, counting the soldiers
'ote, IS 10000; without it, 1000 -
She sends four Unionists and one
Democrat to Congress, while in each
House of the Legislature over two.
birds Of the members are Union.
The labors Of tue Board of Canvass.
RS at Columbus, on the October
election, will be concluded to-day
The total vote on Secretary OF State
8 six thousand and five hundred less
han that for Governor last year
The soldiers give w. IL. Smith, union,
y, Ss7, and Armstrong. Democrat,
F,39V. Me Snitn thus has the i'm.
lorsenelt of the majority of 2S, ,49l,
,r nearly seven to one.
The Inquirer Of Cincinnati has a
'pecial report taken from the Rich
nond papers of Friday. The Angus,
a Chronicle says scouts who LEFT
|onesboro, Wednesday morning, re-
port that General Howell Cobb, with
1000 to 5000 militia and three
brigades Of cavalry attacked the
'nemy and was steadily driving them
IA.