Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-06
STATE AND GENERAL NEWS.

3 CAPT. WALLACE has been arrested In Bel
mont county, Ohio, and held to bail in the
sum of five hundred dollars, for recruiting
for Western Virginia regiments.
ANNA DICKINSON lectured at Toledo
Thursday evening. The Administration
Blade was not very well pleased with her.
She denounced the Amnesty Proclamation
worse than 'sCopperhead." Says the Blade.
"She found it difficult to recognize the
slightest good in II, but spoke of it as an
insult to loyal men and an outrage on the
country. She denied positively that there
was any truth In the statements coming
from the front of the arrival of considers
BILE numbers of deserters for the purpose of
taking the oath--three to five per day be-
ing her limit Of such arrivals.n The poor
Blade was 'not only panied, but shocked
1--WE quote its own words] to hear her speak
of Mr.. Seward as the man behind the
sident'--meaning, clearly, that he con-
trolled that officer-and in the next breath
declare that he (Mr.S.) would be fit asso-
ciate for traitors like Mason, Slidell, &c.
THE CIVIL JURISDICTION OusrED BY THE
MILITARY.-We clip the following item
from the Canton Democrat Of the I'd inst:
We learn that Clemens, the Lieutenant
who stole several hundred dollars from re-
turned soldiers at Massillon, two or three
weeks since, is at Columbus under military
arrest awaiting trial. Our readers will re-
member that we published full and graph
ic account of the stealing and the thief from
the pen of Mr.. Folger as published in the
Repository. Our readers will remember too
that Folger stated this thief Clemens had
Massillon. Mr.. Folger said "The Court of
Common Pleas will sit in three weeks, the
Grand Jury can indict him, and he can be
put upon trial at once. The veteran soldiers
whom he robbed will be here, and instead
of abusing Copperheads on the streets, and
establishing standard Of fealty as he has
been doing since he has been here, the thiev-
ing vagabond can be made to wear the
stripes.of penitentiary convict"
The Hooking Sentinel of. Thursday says
an unusual mortality, caused by lung fever,
prevails among the children in Logan
Among Others 1t mentions the recent death
of the youngest son of Judge o. Case.
GEN. GEO. CROOKS, formerly Colonel OF
the Seth o. v. l., has taken command of the
forces in Kanawha.
In the case of Mary Johnston VS.. The
City of GAINESVILLE, the plaintiff sued the
city of GAINESVILLE, for damages in the death
of her husband lthe late Joseph Johnston),
who was killed by the falling of the market
house in January, 1868. The case came on
to be heard during the present term Of the
Court of Common Pleas for Muskingum
county, and excited no little interest. The
jury returned verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for $3,156 damages. -.
THE DAYTON RIoT.--In reference TO this
affair the Cincinnati Enquirer has the fol-
lowing special dispatch, dated Dayton,
March a.:
Neither OF the Hubbards was hurt. No
Democrat was injured. The paper will issue
this evening as usual. The damage was in
the job room, and not large. Every thing
is quiet. AS soon as friends gathered, the
persons engaged soon skedaddled. The re-
suits were two killed and several wounded.
The row was quelled soon, or it would have
been desperate riot.
THE Ashland Union of the ID inst. records
a sad accident which occurred near that
place on the Saturday previous. Mr..
Samuel Ritter, his wife and two children,
were travelling ON the Cleveland road in
two horse vehicle, when, at the sound of
thunder, the horses were SO frightened that
they became unmanageable, and ran Off
Mr.. and Mrs. Ritter were thrown against
the fence-the latter suffering such injuries
upon her head, that she only survived
few moments. Mr.. r. had since continued
in very critical condition, being most of
the time unconscious, but, although his in
juries were great, hopes were entertained
Of his recovery. One of the children was
slightly bruised, and the other sustained no
injury.
FILLED Irs QUoTA.-The Bucyrus Forum
of Friday says:
With the exception of Tod and Holmes
townships, Crawford county has completed
its quota under the coming draft. 1t has
cost some money-between one and two
hundred dollars head-to obtain yolun-
teers, yet 1t is better than to force men into
the army without compensation at the point
of the bayonet. When the highwayman
demands of us, .sYour money or your life,n
we do not long hesitate. tits not probable,
however, that our citizens will be allowed
to enjoy a very long respite, as another
"three hundred thousand call is already
spoken Of by the ''powers that be-"
The Circleyille Democrat says that Daniel
Fultz, John w. Kees, and several Others Of
that city expect to start for Nevada and
Idaho in April. \.
SPOTTED FEvER.-The Hillsborough (O.)
Neus says:
Welearn that terrible disease, known as
the spotted fever" has appeared recently
in the village of New Lexington and vicini-
ty in this county. Three childfen of the
village school have died, and the school has
been temporarily suspended in consequence.
its course very rapidly, the victims seldom
first attack. The disease is named from the
spotted appearance Of the body after death.
CHoKED TO DEArH.-On Sunday evening,
the 2lst ult, at Alliance, o., Robert Seifert
of Salem, was choked to death whilst eating
his supper.
THE New Hampshire State election takes
place on Tuesday next, the 9th inst, The
Abolitionists are in great trouble lest