The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-02-26
prisoners taken here avniled them
selves of the President amnesty.

prisoners taken here aynilch them
selves of the President s amnesty.
COLUMBUS, o . Fol-. %
The city has been full of rumors
to-day concerning the riot Mt Laucas.
ter, most OF which have grown to
alarming proportions The 18th O.
Col. Durbin Ward, were Assem- bling
at Lancaster prior to rendezvousing
at Camp Dennisen. OF course Olds'
New Church movcmen could not 90
unheedcd, and the patriotism of the
boys stirred up the venom Of the
.Copperhcads. or the latter class
were father and son by the name
of Sec, who kept drinking saloon
At an early hour Saturday evening
the father armed himself with re
volver and took his seat by window
A bout nine O'Clock some of the sol.
dicrs being in there drinking, one Of
them by the name of Little put his
hand upon the shoulder of young See
aud said: George. I understand Won
have become a Copperhead.' This
was followed by some ill-natured re-
ply, and young See turning upon
Little. the latter pushed him away
with his arm. Thcreupon the elder
See drew his revolver and shot the
soldier through the heart. As hi.
comrades rushed forward to catch
body of the murdered Little. the old
villain fired at them and mortally
wounded one of them. This soldier
has since died. This then was the
act that fred the soldiers, and they
armed themselves with the rapidity
OF lightning and threatened the des.
of the town. They first sought
burn the saloon where their comrades
were shot, but Colonel Ward appeal.
ed to Them so earnestly as to change
their purpose. But while he was
speaking some of the men entered
the building and completely Quilted it
pouring the liquor in the streets. The
excitement among the citizens was
intense, and q collision between
them and the soldiers was only pre
vented by the untiring efforts of Col
onel Ward and Gen. Ewing, who
happened to be present. The MAY.
or OF the place zealously dogged the
steps of the former, but he made no
effort to arrest the murdc, er and his
son, and get them safely in iail. All
the civil officers seemed to carepotb.
ing for the crime committed. The
soldiers made vigorous search for
tn Sees, and about two o'clock Sun.
lay morning their efforts were partly
rewarded as they found young See
inst rs he was escaping from the
town, and arrested him. They offer.
ed him no violence until they reached
the market house, when they assault.
ed him and beat him nearly TO death.
Colonel Ward hearing of this, threw
among the inluriated men at
the peril f his life, and rescued the
victim and got him to PHYSICIANS
house, where everything possible was
done for him. But he was injured
so badly that it is quite likely he is
dead ere this. At Il later hour the
soldiers hearing he was not dead.
the house with the inten.
ton OF dragging him forth and hang
ing him, but were prevented by Col
oucl Ward. Word coming that
BcrRe township--the banner Con.
pcrhead township--had armed and
were coming to drive out the soldiers
the latter armed themselves more
thoroughly and took possession. But
Berne township did not venture, and
thus was furnished bloodshed pre-.
vented.
General Ewing desired another
regiment to he sent there, but the
Governor did not favor it, nor did il
prove necessary. Too much credit
cannot be given Colonel Wasd for
his brave and discreet conduct lie
has returned to this city.
1t is claimed that black soldiers
have greater powers of endurance
than white. In Gen. Buffers late ex-
petition against Richmond, q CORES.
pondent of the New York Tribune
says, 200 white men were exhausted
in the first days hard march, and
nearly one-half gave out before Bot
TOMS Bridge was reached; but not a
single colored soldier fell from illness.
exhaustion, or any other cause, and
when the rolls were called before the
retreat, every single sable
son who had started on the march
was present and answered to his
name.
Sherman's progress is exciting
great alarm among the rebels. his cx
pedition being declared by them to
to he the boldest dash yot made. A
Mobile dispatch mentions his arrival
at Quitman, Miss, on the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, twenty-five miles South
Of Meridian. The rebel forces at the
latter place have rerteatcd, taking
with them, it Is claimed, all the Con.
Icdcrate stores. Quitman is only
100 miles from Mobile, being sltua-
ed in Clarke, one of the Eastern line
IF counties in Mississippi. The Mo
bile papers talk quite loudly of the in
.ention to defend the city to the last
md say it cannot he taken, In the
nemtme' Admiral Farraguts fleet
has appeared Off Mobile Bay, and an
attack from the Gulf is cxpected