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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07
Yours truly 5.il
CLARKE COUNTY,.
FINpLAY, O.. March %.

In this, Hancock county, tho wheat
is seriously injured--some fields by the
worm last fall, but far more by The
cold ofwinter. On wet, clayey ground
the injury by tho cold is much greater
than on any other kind of soil. On
sandy and gravely soil, the prospect
of wheat is encouraging. On the whole,
the appearance is about what it was
one Year ago, when we had about ono.
half of full crop. ''" ,'} A." ''l'
Tho peach-troo is very badly iujur.
cd. No prospect of peaches, and no,
much of cherries, '''h "l -H"I.1-p.
| have not ascertalned that the apI
pie is injured, or the grape to any
great extent. p" 'lR saJ ''
Yours truly, q E! BROWN
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TAs sprsak EisetleAs.

elsewhere we publish some of the
rcturusufths Spring elsctiuns The
Union men have carried the State Of
colnecticat9 Backingham, the Union
candidate for Gcvernor, has msjori-
" ofoSera6, 6,0oo4c The cities of Gin
cinhati,, St Louis, and indianapolis
give large EhiOh maiorities. Dayton,
the h$ac ot vallqndigham, and ono Of
the aEors. icopperhcad cities in the
Statcs has gone Union by 800 major
ity.goThe Dayton people are jubilaut.
Lancaster. fOtmerlya ooppefhead.eity,
has gone union BY so majority. 4 +
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rrom l1smnnla. ANA nelo,r.

MEMPHIS, April 2A4ForrestT at last
accounts was at jackson, Tennessee,
apparently arranging to'travel South.
Chalmers is reported to have a eohsi-
derable 2forcoat Grand Junction and
Bolivar. iGrietson's cavalry urcall out
and viii give Forrest some trouble,fii
In the fight near 'Somorvillc, Ten.
nessce, Colonel Hurst of tho 9th Ton
nbssce cavalry, reportsa loss Of three
officers and seventy~fve men killed.
wounded and missing.
/ Adyices from Vicksburg to tho 29th,
report all quiet Thorei is no news from
the Red river expedition, ''o ''''l
! Lee and Vert Adams are reported
near Canton, Mississippi, with thoir
commands. .,i"'f,'' .
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From the Cincinnati Commercial
Crop Correspondence.
: MlppLErowN, O., March 80.

In this vicinity the wheat looked
finely up to January lst, having como
up well, and obtained "a good, size, but
since that time the almost ineessant
dry freezing weather has killed a great
majority oft. Many fields are almost
as,b baro as when plowed. This is a
splendid wheat neighborhood, and
when it fails other localities must suf-
fer indeed, A large breadth of oats
and spring barley will besown. Fall
barley has suffered about the same as
wheat, Many of the fruit, trees, and
all the fruit OF this vicinity arc Filled,
by the severe cold Of january ! and 2,
.argfru w, s.. MARSHALL. !,
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warning 20 Rsofaltlng oaleers.

An order from the War Department
othe Provost Marshal General Of Ohio,
directs that where minors apply for a
discharges froms service, the expenses
Of their enlistment be deducted from
the pay Of officers concerned I'M their
examination and muster -+one-hali
from the surgeon who examined them
and one-half from the ofiicepwhomus-
.tefed them into the service. eTsG 41sq
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SA. A boiler exploited in d foundry

Sa.A boiler exploded in a foundry
in Burlington, Iowa, last Wednesday
and twas attended with some remark
able escapes The fireman was blowr
through The roof, with tho engine
without being hurt; another employee
was leaning on the cylinder and escap
ed with o slight scald and tho black
smith was pnscratched, though til,
engine passed near and over his head
knocking down the chimney. ~ W
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A prcL cLARArrbN op NJ AR..'

The State Journal of this morhing
states -~That notable seccsh paper,
Medary's Crisis, comes out this week
with the following declaration Of war
against war democrats or any other
man who shall have the auddcity to
transfer the democratic party on TO a
war platform. " -
Hero is what the secesh CRISIS says,
and all who are interested must take
notice and stand from. under =.
IA letter from one Of our subscribers
Twenty five hundred out of the
twenty eight bundled votes in this
county are anxious to vote for a Pcdce
man for President this fall. But, be.
tween Var Democrat and an ,Abdli.
Zionist they will be like sheep before
IthsiF shs"FcFs4 u they Opf9tHb FIJI not ota atheit IF
There, can be- no doubt about the
fact, that an attempt to transfer the
Democratic party on to a war platform
will, be resisted, with more determina.
tion than sonl6men, who would sell the
country for an office, suppose. They
want neither, Lincoln nor any Of his
Major Generals. y. f
"The strength and only strength o
the Democratic party, from first tc
last, has been opposition 70 the Var, un
holy-barbarous and ruinous.! 1t wa.
sinfully and wickedly conceived, anc
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Arkansaa Eleotlon.

Gen. L. W, CAN'T, writing from Ar
kansas to somo friend in New York
on the 10th, says;
About fifteen thousand votes regis
tered. About ten thousand votes
polled. Our triumph complete; q Free
Constitution adopted, and Gov. Muir
ply and the whole State ticket elected
Legislature mcctsin April.
We are once again free - .fc
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bV~Who among the probable candi-
dates is the most obnoxious to the
Peace Democracy? Abraham Lincoln
Who of all men do Che Southern rebels
desire least to be chosen President Of
the United States, at the next eleetioni
Abraham Lincoln. Here is din extract
from an article in a hto number Of the
Richmond Examiner: "'l Ha,7HN 90.
"More depends upon the springcam-
lpaign than ever before waiting upon
tho conflict Of arms. II the Coatsder.
ate armies are pictoHoaS, LncolN ,6iu' 'bt
defeated IN the Presidential Elections Che
draft will be useless as a means Of re.
cruiting his army, and peace will fol.
low, If zoe are defeated, Lincoln pW b
reelected. the draft become a powerful
means Of securing men, and the wal
be Indefinitely prolonged" q ~ =
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SPECIAL NOTICES

REMEDY FOR PILES.-It is a blessing TO the
suffering to know tbatwe have electual cure for
this truly troublesome disease. Mr.. J. p. Hasarde,
Of 1874 Second street, Cincinnati, Ohio, takes great
pleasure in informing all who are suffering with piles
that he used small quantity Of Stricklands Pile
Remedy, and it effected u permanent cure. This
seems to be the case with all who make use Of this
splendid preparation. II IL manufactured at No. 6
East Fourth St. Cincinnati, Ohio f5.rl,si f,f, ~
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ST. Louis, April 5,-Mayor Thomas
majority is over $500, The new
Council will stand IL Radicals and II
Conservatives, The aggregate vote
was about 10000, onertlird less than
last spring when tho Democrats ran
candida tes, o., -s.-... 80.
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EIectlb,. Returns ).
The ConneotiOut rIec,tloo,,,.

HARTFORD, April 5.-Wo haze u,
turns from all but three towns in the
State, Now Fairfield, Chester and Rox-
bury. The, footings are; Buckipg-
ham, 3S,445 !; Sey, l32,9O4. Bgcking-
hams majority 5,54l. The Senate i
Is Union to 3 Democrats; the House
l5S Union to u Democrats, ~
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A SUPERIOR REMEDY-we can conscientiously
recommend to those suffering from q distressing
cough, DR., Strickland's MellifIous Cough Ralsam.-
II gvcs instant relief and Is not disagreeAbo
to the taste. There is no doubt but the Melllhpbus
Cough Basam is of the best preparations ip use
riedt during the past week, and found relieffrom
most distressing cough. ltisprepared BY DR.. Strck
land, No. East Fourth ST., Cincinnati, o. and Is for
sale by Druggists at 50 cents per bottle. t.,N
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JOHN HUBER. az
HEAD Qhs, Urn REG'r O.Y.yI,1
h. CAMP NEAR RIgGGoLD,. WIN 1n
.utt .1sZ March I22d, 1864, \

. William Fotters, private Co., l, 17th
Regiment, @. yYra N. Ltsays that tho
same evening" Tint John See killed .
John Little and William H. Michaels,
he startedt to go homo, and as I was
passing Henry Harris house, Che be-
ing the Superintendent ofthe Fairfield
County Poor house. Harris was stand
ing before his. door, and I stopped,
and we got int6, conversation about
what had taken place in Lancaster +
told him See had killed two, Of the
boys. He said it was desperate tho.
way they were carrying on. He esaid
if the Governor would do Fight ho
would hang ey0Ry man Of them up.f
He took Sees part, and also the Mar
shal's part, and 7 understood him to
mean that it was the boys of the Reg
.iment the Governor should hang n
told him supposed they had killed
George SEQ, and Dave Harris then
came and told us the boys had shot
John See too; and he then said it
would have been better if the boys
had never como homo, and staid III. thtsf
army. ~ WfLI1IAM FETTERS. So
Sworn to and subscribed Before mo
tbis bg , 22% Dry ay Of Mqrylh, qryl, 1894 Sse14ls, at +,
LII ~, N. RuFFNER.s.na ,s.Ia'' 20.
,t.hu4 Adjutant 18th Regt 0,Y,E.I.t
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BETuEL IT, Clark CO, March 28.' !.

BEInEL TPnCIark Cos March %. aiI
There was more wheat, perhaps one
third sown lastfall llthan the previous
year. There arc some fields that look
very poor, but tho most Of the small
grain'is as good as last year, A good
deal of barley to be harvested. .a APP
pies uninjured. Poach trees generally
killed. Pear, cherry and garden fruits
damaged somo, though not so much as
to prevent u good crop, if the season
should be favorable 1,yrrr sHis.An.
Send out refugees and contrabands
we will need them. .pa aier, sg.
~ '.H. Yours truly, u iith
fIE, . CLARKE COUNTY,
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'tNlsR VICTORY " LANCASTER!
THE cITY COVE DN7oN By
eOVER so MAJORITY.
IHE HIeH SCHOOL sAFEi
A. L4w-aaa.ora,r Mar,haI EIeetsdi


THE HIGH SCHOOL sAFEI
A. .Eafy.andAorasr Marshal EIectedi
i9dIiHinH G--H .r hH.
.Bslowwc give the result Of the cleo
tion teld in this city on Monday last.
The Union majority is 81, being a
Union gain in. tho city, (Which last
faltwcnt against us by Is majority Of
72. : Alrfhonor to tho First Ward,
which last fall gave a majority Of "a
for, yallandigham, but now sweeps
around audicomes up with a majority
of47i for the Union ticket; showing a
Uhiohl gain of7i. Tho Third and
Fopith Wards are sill against us, but
shoWia considerable Unioptgain. -,
AIn SroSEBuRNER, the Union candi-
date FOR City Marshal, and ono Of the
most sober and substantial mechanics
in The Sity, is elected by, so majority
Id has never been politician; has
noyer hungto the skirts ofany party
tor petty office, has no 81 ympatIIy with
roughs and disturbcrs Of the peace,
and we may expect from him firm
and impartial discharge of the duties
of his Office. Mr.. Woarcr and Mr.,
Kroider are both elected members Of
the,Board Of Education, which main,
tains tho tie vote in the Board, and
prevents, for the prcseht, the con-
tclnplated change in tho organization
Of the High Schools Union members
oftho City Council are elected III the
lst and I'd Wards only, which leaves
a majority Of one against us in thr
Council. we have hopes, however
that tho soldiers vote will change the
result in the remaining Wards, and
givo US majority, which will prevent
the allowing Of tho Boomerang claim
and Of all such outrageous claims as
that allowed TO the Eagle. II, by tn,
aid Of tho soldiers vote, we can carry
the Third Ward, the Council will h,
equally divided, and the Union men
though thoy may not DO able toipaug
uratc any positive measures, will be
able 10 protect the city by rcpeIlinl
aggrcssions.
Although tho Union mch have no
gained comploto control Of the City
Government, yet they have cvory rcas
on to feel the livclicst satisfaction n
tho rcsdlt Wo sec in this tho effect o
organization and effort, and also th,
cvidoncU that tho people arc weary o
tho outrageous city government t
which they have boon subjected Mex
Spring, BY making tho samo eifor
throughout tho city which was thi'
Spring mado III tho First ward, W.
shall elect a Union Mayor, and have
enough majority in the Council io
"all practical purposes"
With tho new Marshal, aud tn
changes already indicated, we may OK
poet tho rowdyism which has mad
our streets hidcous and tho larccnic
and burglarics which have bccn com
mittod in our midst, TO cease. Wo hop
there will bc no moro boys boatcl
with biIlics; no moro windows q
Union men broken in no more allow
ing party favoritcs TO go unarrcste
and unpuniShed for attacking Unio
men and no moro murdcrcrs Of on
gallant soldiers allowed, II not assist
cd, by officers, TO escape.
Union maj, Dem, mU
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LINcoLN PRETERENcEs. Sixteen
States, through Union State Conven-
tons. or Union members of their Le-
gislatgres, have expressed preference
for Mr. Lincoln's re- election to the Pre-
sidency. The States that have spoken
by Conventions are Minnesota, Iowa
Indiana, Connecticut and New Hamp.
sbire..'. BY Legislatures, Pennsylvania
New tsey, California, Ohio, Mary
land, kbigpn, Wisconsin, Kansas
Rhode Island West Virginia and
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The soldiers from tho 18th Regi.
ment, summoned hcro to appear as
witnesses before the Grand Jury, re-
ported to Governor Brough ut Colum.
bus. Ascertaining that they were Out
Of money, tho Governor furnished
them sufficient to pay their expenses
from his own pocket.
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lcerned, my character for honesty never
having been assailed before, / viii, lof
the present, leave. the commghitY .l6rl
judge J Slllb y Ht9HhfitAyI 3iltH
And now sir in conclusion, lot me
say9t9 Nopr beo more careful haw YOU =
call'pe0ple liars 'send III ieVes,s for some y
times men Of doubtful character resort
to- bese habits inofd toBcreen them.
selves from suspicio1. 4 = 10, % f.,,.
You may CONSIDER your itrapsa6lions
las Superintendent all right. upon the
hypotf&Rt Ittlato xeR sbw1f tIfcA Whole
concern ButtIie pSopie Of this county
will some day in the morning give
you. leave 70 syacate tho rancho, IT,
| you do, not speedily clear up few
Slightly cloudy. business stransattiohs,.. 1.
and | only ask for information, hoping
that you may be able to answer them,
satisfactory.ap .Qala ~ tst ip,g g.,
4 Did you or did you not buy b sled
Eofme for So, and charge the county Sr2s {
Did or did you not buy sow and p
charge the county three dollars more
than You gave9' E'tC m lQ9
Did You buy pork of one Michael
Miller, and give him market prices,
and then allow him to keep the hams2
Did you buy cattle Of this same Mil
Ier, and give him the. highest market
price for Slaughtered beef, and then !,
allow him to retain the hide and tallow?
I DO you ct arge the. county one idoi-a'
r,h ,fxrG Gxyn e., q.
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| CutCb WHCf6 lllO law 10 NIcolop lpll iIl-
vate purposes, and its operations him
dered and embarrassed. | request
you, therefore, to cooperate with mo
in this particular. Where township
officials do not faithfully administer
the law, l hope you will at once pres
ont tho facts to your County Commits,
sioners. If they neglect or refuse to
act, please notify this department, and
ut tho same timo Indicate good and
loyal Jurors who will undertake the
performance of the duty. Beassured
of prompt and DECISIVE action in this
quarter; and in cases where you ro-
port to me specific facts, | will put
them in such attitude that the people
of tho State shall 500 and know the
means resortcd to for the purpose O.
iniuring the cause Of tho country, and
its soldiers at tho same time, j Idonot
doubt your cordial sympathy with mt
in this work, for it is u duty wo.all owe
while our soldiers protect us abroad
TO look to tho support and comfort o
their loved ones at home, ea t,.rasi
Tho act is unusually clear and ex
plicit in its provisions, If, however
controversies arise as to it's intent anf
meaning, | hope you will freely stat
them, and as, far rs | can do 50, / vii
aid in solving them, The law wa
enacted in spirit of liberality anC
; justice, and it should be so admins
tered. 1t does not dole out a charity
: but awards what is justly due to II
oitizenswho voluntarily leftthei
peaceful avoeations to protect th'
: State, and in crushing an upholy re
: bellion, against the peace and unity
tho ntien. Very respectfully,
lye3g JOHN BROUGH.
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Special Notice.

Headquarters Sd Military District, Dept N. G. and
Southern Virginia, Wilmington, y. c., Aug s0th.J
All persons residents of Smithyie are requested
to refrain from appI5 a - Headquarters for perrns-
sion to visit the Forts TO go down the rive- In the
Government Steamers. This is addressed 70 persons
living ut distance, especially ladies' in The hope Of
preventing fruiess journey from their homes Upon
no confederation for the present a: least will perms
sion be given to pass upon the Government boats.
When circumstances will admit Of relaxation OF this
rule, due notice will be given.
Packages for soldiers at the different posts will be
delivered to Capt. Granger, A. O. u. They should be
suitably marked and be will be responsible for their
safe delivery through his agents.
Oficial: W. II. @. WHITING, Mai Gen.
JAMES H. HILL, Mai and A. A. Gen'l.
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Headquarters Reserve, ~. e.,
RarrInu Auu 10 1864

/ GENERAL ORDERS No. 6.
l. General Orders No. }, paragraphs ILL., ". and "
Headquarters Reserve, N c. series hereby
revoked.
III. All Exemptions Of persons within the Reserva
ages, will be granted under general instructions from
the Bureau OF CVnscripIion, without reivvLce the
Lieutenant General Commanding Reserve.
III. Applications for Detail OF persons within tho
Reserve ages will net be received by the Local Enroll
ing Officers until after the organization OF the eompa
the county in which the applicant resites shall
have been effected They will then be carefully inves-
tigated and acted upon in conformity nh the provi
s;ons of Circulars No 3, and c9 BgrcGu OF CoLscrp-
tion current SERIES except hereinafter prescribed
First In of approval by the District EatoIling
Officer, furlough for sixty days will be grhnte
wien The party would, within that time, become eigh
years Old Secondly Ia Of d!sapprovGl by
the District Enrolling Officer If the party be between
fory-fve and fifty years Old he will be forthwith
signed by the Enrong Officer &c the company of SEN
Reserves from the county in which he resides; IL
between the ages of seventeen and h;een years hr
will be sent to Camp of Instruction for assignment By
the Commandanf OF Conscrirts, according 10 county
and congressional district Thirdly All applications
herein referred TO, required by the Circulars from the
Bureau Conscrpou be forw ardeG, ~Iii se traLs
mitted through the commandant of Conserpts to tLs
Office for 6ual action Instead of the Superintendent VI
the Bureau Richmond.
- By command OF Lieut.. Gen Holmes.
JOHN W. HlNSDALE, A. A Geu.
August 29 1864. II.
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FROM THE NORTH.

The New York Mercury says that the plan for
sructon had in view By the Chcago Convention is the
formation offv separate Conederacies each ndepen-
deut of the other in the management OF their loc
fairs, but bound together by alliances offensive aud
d6ensivethese Conederacies consist of the Cotton
Atlantic States, the Trans Mississippi States, the
Northwestern States, the Middle States, and the New
England States Humbuggery
Beast Butler has written n letter in regard to ex-
changing prisoners, in which he says that if the Con-
federates will exchange the negro slaFes there will be
further dficuty-that is, he wants to agree to
return negroes (captured from the yankee
army in exchange for southern soldiers now in
captivity An infamous proposition.
Simeon Draper has been appointed Collector of
Customs for the port Of New York.
Major Reid Saunders died at Fort Warren on
Saturday last. n,
1t is said an anti Republican Ticket is being
formed in the West, with Chase for President, and
Frank Blair for Vice President It is reported
that Fremont will within a few days withdraw
from the canvass, and Wade Of Ohio will take the
stump for Lincoln.
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.DI6 ID.

In this town, on the eth inst, Mrs Della S. Williams
wife of Col. Lewis S. Williams and daughter of Wm.
E White, Esq.
In Asheville, the 18th ult., Mrs NJ. II. Clayton,
wife of Lieut. Col Clayton, aged 27 years. She was
the daughter of the late Dr. Johnson, for many years
Pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Charlotte.
In this county, the 10th of August, 1864 Miss
Carrie Jane Barnett in the 35th year of her age. She
was confined to her bed for four years; yet she
bore her sickness ith great patience Her death is
deeply regretted by devoted family and wide circle
of friends though not those that have no
hope, for trust she has been transplanted into
better world why're there is suffering trials She
had long been member of Sugar Greek Church.
Dearest Sister, thou has left u.s.
Here thy loss we deeply feel
But lis God that hath beFeft US,
He all our sorrows heal
Yet again hope to meet thee,
When the days Of life fed,
There in heaven with Joy TO greet thee,
Where no farewell tear is shed. SIsTER
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Everything is quiet at Petersburg. Grant is
reported 10 be iass;;:.g troops on his right with an
evident purpose of doing mischief-if be can. 1t
nossession of the South Side Railroad. Grant ap-
sanitary boats 90 down the James river always full
ly loaded with sick and wounded
From Mobile have gratifying piece ofintell-
igence. Gen. Dick Tay lor and Gen. Forrest have
arrived at that place.
Mosby has captured an ambulance train of 80
wagons near Harper's Ferry
FROM GEORGIA In their retreat from Jones'
boro'. the enemy burned every cross tie and broke
every rail for fifteen miles, on tie Macon and w es
tern Road Our pickets extend six miles beyond
Jonesboro', with no enemy in sight, except scat
.terng parties. captain aud five prlvates were
captured yesterday. They were very insolent,
stating that having virtually suppressed the rebel
lion in Georgia, Sherman's army would now join
Grant and take Richmond, aud thus wind up the
war They also stated that 80 900 Of his men
would be mustered out of service this month. That
the time of many of these expired before the fall
of Atlanta but they were induced to remain till
after that event happened. The enemy closely
massed around Atlanta, and that there Is not the
slightest prospect of an advance. Our army rs
again in splendid spirits.
p The local troops which started from Augusta on
Sunday for the front have returned. We learn
that large pnmbers Of troops from Columbus,
Athens, and other points; also started for the
front but like these, ordered back, General
Hood not especially needing their assistance. This
is certainly an encouraging account of the position
in Georgia. ~