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Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-07-06
Absorption.

Common bread and cakes will not allow lJAg
tvansportations by water without sofeniHg
and spelling, through the process D: absorption.
falntca meat Is not put in the sugar-hoN.l, nor
cFcosoe in the drawers The smallpox hospi-
tai is not located in the center Of business, nora
ieQlt&g wife with tobacconst For like rea-
son the chasie, modest, noble spirit is not the
companion Of barroomers or clowns; nor the
graceful II elegant admirers Of tic elephant or
orang osttHng
These thoughts sufficiently answer Tie oft-re-
pcaea Judas suggestion, q Let the adornments
ue sold ard given 10 the poor
The leading spirits of two households far up
the green mountains, started upon life career
= apparently similarly and equally cifcamstAaced;
both Of firm christian purpose, aud untiring
energy. and both emphaticlly utlitaF;an-
Their husbands were farmers. their farms joined,
the common school was established IN a line he
tween them, they bowed 1T the same altar. The
first spare money these ladies secured developed
their difference Mrs. Clever increased her
dairy facilities Mrs. Hcrone furnished her par
Tor with nice furniture. NrS. C.s next call Was
one ofspeeial mission. She brought with her lie
man Of white cravats and they labored f;}iEhUt-
ly together TO induce Mrs f. to sell that Size
had lin her parlor) and give it to the poor
Mrs. q. could not so see her duty From time to
time, as money came to the hands of these good
matronS each expended it rs indicated above
In a few years Mrs. C.'s farm was covered with
granares, dairy rooms, storchouses &c, with
an excellent garden Of fresh vegetables, while
Mrs. HIS buildings had not greatly increased
but her parIor was we'll furnished, and hung
with choice picturesFand the piano stood in the
right center; her garden, too was good, and
the front yard was IN extended floral. unbral,
amhrosial lawn. During this time Mrs {. had
let no opportunity pass for correcting the irrell-
gious practices of Mrs. II. Hurrying up her
work one hot summer afternoon, she fastened TO
have a long talk, and perhaps the last with
Mrs. H. on her growing sin. She found her in
the arbor emdoidering, and teaching her little
Clara the art. Mrs. Ii 5 heart was full, and she
exclaimed :! @ Sarah Sarah, how can you teach
that child, that dear child Of yours to make that
fine embroidery o, what will become Of h.r
soul ~ Mrs. IL. soon eaImned the woman and
they entered into very free discussion and dis
closure of household matters. The children,
meanwhile amused themselves in the beautiful
lawn.
Little Harry, son of Mrs. H., came running
into the arbor and told his mother that jacob
Cleever had marked the fence with his pencil,
marked it all up, and broken downethc Mich
gan Rose, and he uses such bad words as. gosh,
darn it, swow and hc keeps all the time say
ing, 'shant, wont uuther, get QUITE; and keeps
wiping his feet on my clean pants and throwing
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-07-06
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Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-07-06

Information will, under ordinary circum-
stances, be given to any person who may apply
for it, in answer to any or al Of the following
inquiries. II The application is by letter the
answer will be sent by return mail; If in person,
will he answered at once
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
THE FARMERS, yorE.

The New York Tribune directs at.
tention to the fact that the Farmers
have voted for Lincoln aud Johnson
with q unanimity unprecedented in
any resolute contest. The gains fol
Mcclellan have been ia the cities
villages, and mining districts, where
the foreign born voters are most nu-
merous. The gains for Lincoln are
in the rural districts, among Ameri-
can-born farmers and mechanics. The
Tribune claims that without the for
eigu-born vote Lincoln would have
had Mt least one hundl ed thousand
majority in Pennsylvania, and equally
as large n majority in New York
This is said not in any spirit .of hos.
tility to adopted citizens, but only
for the purpose OF insisting that due
weight be given to the substantial
unanmity of the American. born vo-
tors in upholding the Government
The people--the sturdy yeomanry of
the country--have pronounced most
for sustaining the Gov
ernment and crushing the rebellion.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09

compass this end Let any loyal man
read the confessions Of the leading
Democrats OF Indiana, confessions
which embrace the leading spirits oil
the party in all the states, and decide
whether he desires fellowship with
such an organization.
If there are any honest men in that
party who have got their eyes oper
to the fact that they have been mis-
led, they know where the city OF Ref
uge is located. They can leave thciI
foul companionship, and find healthy
associations in the Union ranks. Il
there are those who are recovering
from the preiudices that bound then
to their party, the door is open. But
to ask Union man to strike hands
in fellowship with the men who intel
ligently support Vallandigham in '63,
who have followed that class of lead
ers in their three and q half years OF
aiding and abctting the Southern Con-
federacy, is too much. They are
political outcasts, worse than the
Hartford conventionists - equal in
infamy with The tories Of the Reyolu.
tion. They have made their own
bed, let them lie In It.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
The N w 5.


Special dispatches from Nashville,
give the general situation in that field
of operations. With the exception
of skirmishing there had been no
fighting. Heavy reconnoissances were
made for the purpose of ascertaining
the enemy's position, which were in
palt successful. Toward night the
impression prevailed that the rebels
were withdrawing from the front of
our center. It's not likely that Hood
will attack the Notifications, and tor
reasons which it would not be proper
to state now, Gen. Thomas is not
quite ready to assume the offensive.
The rebels will accomplish nothing,
and they will be fortunate if they do
not suffer great disaster. The es
cape of Hood is the worst that we
have to fear. 1t appears that the
rebels lost ten Generals IN the battle
of Franklin, including Major General
Cleburns, whose death is confirmed.
The loss of rebel officers in this en-
gagement is without a parallel. The
theory upon which this is accounted
for, is that there is an officer to every
half-dozen privates, and the latter
having lost heart, the officers are com
PEELED to be in the front urging for
ward the men.
There are voluminous reports about
Sherman, through rebel sources, but
these are, as usual, confused and un
reliable. We get enough, however
70 show that the country through
which he passed was devastated
Howell Cobb's farm was stripped o
everything including horses, mules
and negroes. Tho rebels complain
that their most trusted servants were
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
Captain john \. SHELTON.

This officer, of the 18th Iowa, was
captured at Jackson, Miss, in 1868,
and escaped from rebel prison, as
we recorded at the time. He bad
been wounded, Mimic ball entirely
destroying his right eye, but re- enter
ed his old regiment and was with it
up to the battle of the 18th Oct, at
Tilton, Ga, when the whole command
was ca .)tured, and Captain Shelton
found himself again prisoner. The
regiment was marched with Hoods
army to Talladega, and thence under
a strong guard to Cahawba, Ala,
whence the enlisted men were sent TO
Savannah, and the officers to Charles
ton. The latter Is in all arrived
at Columbus on the night of Get, 81,
and halted 70; the night, having to
go on by the morning train for
Charleston. Captain Shelton and
Captain Deal, a few minutes after
ward, requested permission to obtain
some wood from pile near at hand,
which was granted, guard being
sent with them. just after the party
started for the wood pile, the guard
was hailed by one of his comrades,
who wanted his canteen, and, the for
mer's attention being for an instant
distracted, the two officers succeeded
in getting clear away, They made a
circuit East and South Of Columbus,
striking the river three miles South.
From this point they worked their
way down night and day for three
days; after that, procuring small
boat, they continued their journey al
night hiding in cane brakes in the
daytime, and being fed and otherwise
aided by negroes, every one Of whom
did his best for their safety and wei.
fare. On Nov. 9th, the two fugitivea
were hailed by the U. S. s. Someret,
and were taken on board and after
ward transferred to the Stars and
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
The English Peace Petition

Among the noted things ut Was,l,
ington has figured for the last few
days the great monster English petit
tition and its accompaniment in the
shape of good.looking, well to d .
sort Of sundrearyized Englishman,
who was the deputed party to present
it to the President. Unfortunately
for the success of his mission its true
history and character had preceded
him. 1t has been well known here
for long time that such a petition
was in circulation in England. The
names were gathered at apple wo
mems stands, at Peanut stands; at
the dram shops along the public dock;
at all sorts of queer and unlocked for
placrs above the earth, and beneath
the earth, by Industrious secession
sympathisers, How many city di.
rectories were copied; how many
names signed by interested circula.
tors of the petition, how many never
signed by any one known among the
living; how many the names of indi-
viduals who had not the remotest
idea of what it all meant, will never
be known. The 100000 names tc
that petition about as truly represent
the public sentiment of England a:
they do that of Grim Tartary. The
truth is the whole scheme Is a rebe
dodge to create worldwide sympath
The projectors fondly pictured tC
Themselves the blank despair Of I'M
relenting Uncle Samuel when, refus
ing to let the rebels "go in peace
he should stand convicted before tn,
universe as hardened wretch ano
blood thirsty aspirant for power,
The dismay of the projectors may b.
,imagipkd when they read the coo
manner in which Mr. Seward has dis
posed Of their case, He mildly re
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09

fers them to tho recognized channels
of communication, and declines tc
permit that ponderons parchment tc
he wheeled up to the White House
Dundrcary Parker, badly snubbe 4
hides his diminished head until Con.
gress shall offer him another oppor.
tunity for distinction. That second
lsnubbing he will receive will be ali
the worse for him. Its query that
inasmuch as these people so much
desire peace, whether they will go to
Richmond with their petition? The
rebels can make peace any day by
laying down their arms. We shall
soc.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
THE ST. JAMES.

At S:i3 on Friday evening, fire
was discovered in one of the third
floor rooms of the St. James Hotel, by
one of the guests. The door was
locked, and when broken open the bed
was found sprihkled with phosphorus
and turpentine, and the bcdclothes
and other articles in the room piled
on the floor The fire was soon ex.
tinguished, but little damage having
been done, when black satchel was
found on the floor and bottle o.
phosphorus, The room had been ia
ken about d that evening by a man
who registed his name rs John
School, Maryland. OF course Mr.
School has not been seen since.
The city was fired in twenty Other
places, in thcaters and hotels.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
TOO KIND, BY HALF.

The Tribune and many other pa.
pers, ore advocating the patching up
of peace between the Union and
Dmoeratic parties, arguing that after
the splendid triumph we have achiev
ed over that organization we can
afford to be magnanimous.
Excuse US. The Democratic party
OF the state Of Ohio was once offered
political salvstion, In 1861 the Re
publican State Central Committee
rendered them one half of the ticket,
and begged Of them to accept it, tc
avoid the necessity of a canvass that
would tend to divide the people and
distract their attention from the great
work of maintaining the Government
This proffer, made in perfect gool
faith, was contemptously rejected -
Why? The managers Of that concern
foresaw the burdens that the war par
" would have to carry, and believed
that it would break down under them
and that they could then control tn
state. They have acted npon thi
principle ever since. The main hop
orsuecsss las been the success of tn
rebcllion-on this they staked thei
existence as party. And they hav
tried every means in their power
make it n success. They have n,
tsssed tile Government with as muc
bitterness as tue rebels themselves-
they have soaght every occasion
enhusrassit, and they have even cal
ed TO tieif aid the knife of the assa
mssd the torch Of the iucehdiary,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09

Stripes and thcn To- the Isonomia, and
reached Key West in safety.
Captains Shelton and Deal arrived
at New York from Key West by the
S. S. Union, the 22d. The former is
probably the only officer of the Union
armies who has been twice captured
and twice escaped. lie says he is
going back to the army at once,-all
honor to him for his persistent brave
and patriotism.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
FREE LNROR.

Already free labor is established in
Maryland'on the ruins of slavery, and
the relations of master and slave are
peacefully revolutionizcd without in.
jury TO the interests Of either. The
planters in the lower counties have
agreed to pay their former slaves
wages ranging from sixty to one hun.
dred and twenty dollars annually. II
this scale is to low, the competition OF
industry will raise il. 1t is enough
that in two weeks the great principle
of compensation for honest labor has
been established in great State,
wherein for two hundred years socie-
ty had existed on basis of legalized
robbery.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
Rebel Attempt to Burn New York.

a carefully devised and well cal
culatcd extensive concerted attempt
to fire the city of New York in q pc
culiarly murderous way, and rs if il
had been n special object to burn as
many helpless women and children
as possible, was made on the night oil
Friday Nov. 2j.
1t will be remembered that Mr.
Seward ju.t before the Presidential
election notified the Mayors of Nor
thcrn cities that there was rebel
plot TO fire them on election day
The Police aud Fremen were on the
alert accordingly, though no very full
credit was given to the statement
The New York Police were afterwards
informed that there was plan to
burn the city, and that S20,000 had
been sent from Richmond to pay for
doing it, but nothing particular was
done in consequence. During the
past few weeks the Police have known
that many rebels, military and civil.
ian. have cone from Canada to this
city, but there has beel no good
reason TO arrest them. and they have
consequently done rs they liked.
A few days ago several persons
took rooms at the different hotels,
carrying with them li'tt or no lug.
gage except black travelling bags -
One of them, III. S. HAYNES, engaged
room ut tho Astor House on the
20th, and it is believed that here was
tie rendezvous of the rascals, rs
HAYNES was in the habit of receiving
q large number of visitors, and a
great number Of apparent consulta-
tions on some subject of Interest were
continually taking place in his room.
Certain documents found in one OF
the black leather valises also point to
4 meeting to have been held vt the
Metropolitan Hotel on the evening OF
Thanksgiving Day, but whether we
may or may not infer from that that
the attempt was intended to have been
mace on that evening is a question.
Fire. Marshal Baker thinks such was
the case; but on the other hand it may
only have been a final meeting to in
sure the completion of the necessary
arrangements as TO time, &c.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
Guardians Sale.

On the 18th day of December, 1854, at /
O'clock L. Al. at the door Of the Court House
in FindlSy, Ohio, will no sold 10 the highest
Did lor, the following Real Estate, as Inc
property of Wilson j. Vance and Amy j..
Vance, 10 wit;
Une hundred and twenty .hve Q25l feet of
OF the west END OF ln.lot number eighty.
three (s3), IN the town OF Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohic-subjoct To An estate in dover.
Terms OF sale-une third In h nd, ono.
third In one year and ne'third In two years
from day Of sale, with annual interest; De.
ierred payments To be secured by mortgage
ON said premises. .
Qua rdian of w. j. Vance and A. j. Vance. .
0'Neal, Blaekf0rd X Harsh, Atty's.
Nov. IL, ls64vlln2jA.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
sLAYERY IN DEIAW ARE

The aristocratic Shareholders in
Deleware will not be able to enjoy the
black institution much longer, for
slavery in that State is in most un-
healthy and tottering condition. 1t
now has freedom on the North, free
dom on the West, freedom on the
South, and the ocean on the East
Free Maryland hugs on two sides,
and her emancipatcd blacks will prove
sympathizing friends to Delaware
slaves. To complete the misery o
the Delaware shareholders, they have
no longer the fugitive slave act, with
its mercenary and merciless commits
sioners and negro catchers TO aid il
redressing their wrongs. There are
now no slavc-pcns in Washington ol
Baltimore, and man stealingin Amer
lea has become a crime indictable and
punishable. Slavery under such adj
verse circumstances must be full oil
trouble and short-lived.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
The EXpulSiOh Of obb Of Alabama
um the Rebel congress,

f"m the Rebel congress.
The rebels have ousted Cobb, OF
Alabama, from their Congress, for
disloyalty to the rebel Government.
The Richmond Wig OF the 18th ult
saws of him:
Mr. Clinton, of Alabama, from the
special committee appointed to inves.
tignte the charge of disloyalty against
Williamson Il, w Cobb, member OF
Congress from Alabama, made re
port accompanied by the testimony
of sundry witnesses who proved that
the accused remained within the Yam
kee lines Of his own accord, when he
could easily have left had he so de-
sired that his conduct and CONVEX
sation since he has been among them
clearly shows that he is hostile to the
Confederate cause, and that the com.
mittee recommend that his seat be
declared vacant, and the Governor ot
the State of Alabama be informed oi
the action of the House.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
Officers of the Veteran Corps.

G,n. Hancock issues the following
explanation of the way to &C, officers
in the lst corps of the army; All
persons desiring commissions in the
lst corps, to be organized under the
recent order OF the War Department,
must make application in writing to
the Adjutant of the Army, at Wash
ington, setting forth their present ad-
dress, date Of entering the service,
rank and service of the re5imental
organizations in which they have
served, the date and causes of their
discharge, their rank when they were
mustered out of service, and, il they
think proper, adding recommenda-
tions from their former commanders.
The applicants must have been two
years in the service, have been hon
orably discharged and be physically
qualified. Their military record will
be examined in the Adjutant- Gen
erals office, whence it will be referred
to Major. General Hancock, for the
purpose Of ascertaining their fitness
for the positions TO which they desire
to be appointed. After passing ex
animation, the officer will receiv,
their appointments. They may then
be required to proceed ut once t
raise veterans. When sufflcien
number have been received and mus
tered in, the officer will also be mus
tered in, TO rank from the date of hi
original appointment.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
THE EXECUTION OF THE PLOT.

Whatever doubt may enshrDud the
origin of the plot and the guilty par
ties, none remains rs TO their moiuS
opsraHdi Their preparations were
of the simplest nature, and as efficient
us human ingenuity could make them:
and how they should all have miscar-
ried, and from the same cause, is
something miraculous. The bags Ia.
ken from the different hotels, and now
at the Police Headquarters, each con
tain quantity Of paper, about a
pound and half Of rosin, a bottle OF
turpentine and one oi two bottles
containing phosphorus in wgranular
state and in water--the rosin and
turpentine for the purpose Of adding
fuel to the flames, the phosphorus to
ignite them, as it is peculiar property
of this substance TO take fire immedi.
ately it is exposed to the atmosphere.
The beginning was to have been sim.
,ultaneouslv up and down town. and
while the hrcmen were engaged at op.
positc cXtremities OF the city TO fire
the hotels in the center and in accor-
dance with this plan, the first hotel
fired was
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09

Both Houses Of Congress met on
Monday at noon. No message from
the President the arst day.
Mr.. Davis, of Maryland, present.
cd protest from Loui 'iana against
the admission Of five uielnbers pur
porti lg to have been elected from
he latter State.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09
Ell O Il -
II I A w A T II A
Hair Restorative.
Warranted in al cases where Direc.
tions a,e foil wed. to Restore FAD d
ana Gray Hair and Wh.sKers 10 their
Original color.

Its superiority over dyes and errTy Other
preparation IUr tins hdlr consists IN .Hs nttt
u.d iiiG- %ppedrd"ce II s,Nvs, instead ui tue
duii, dead ultCs - dyes; "a luu siinpnuIty ui
IT'S application, tud IA iIs UGaoA.Idi effects uI.
thS "CAd rs WesI as tue u.ur. ihu color Il
-Iyes Is 50 natural lnds II decelves the most
OitiO,u observer. Al roqu,IUs io sOa ,.u.,
N"s.!IHt, ana sponSlnS uI lie hair ana he "a
ueIoIe ANA alleg applying II, tut Is ,ls edslly
dPr.Ied as ANY aruCle Ui tue toilet. IL 10.
moves all Impurities from the scalp, MAKES II
ncMluy hGas us humOrs, ana preyeala the
uuIi iceihs in tAe hedd W klch the Use vt Jiis,
pomades, dIid hodIiy ever! other pr. parltiu..
'IOI thO EaIr OCCASIONS. AZ VIA uoL sIuat or
~cfoCN, lnnHes IN" man sJIL and SILKY, pR..
J. IN . IL { RON FALLING OUl. aud enlIreiy
ioNeTcomes 1ne oad elects uI previous use vi
IpFopa!aeun5 cuhltiAins sulpnur, sugar ui
lead, nitrate % saver, sc. Ihe desired ro.
suit " Ia oTutnarIly be OUIuued III lnree or
I1Ur Applications; more however, REQUIRED
IW"ero ANY preparation containing sulphur,
sugar oi loddi NJ has been prev,UusIy dsud.
~ fiehiu'n received itunI Massachusetts
Mechanic CndrittDie ASSOCIATION.
JOSEPH HUYT * CO.,
NJ lU UnIvelsity Place, ~. Y.
SoLD III j. y. ia Di4rsN ilNE findldy, y.
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