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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04
Decentralization of Lees Army.

A special dispatch to the Philadel-
phia Inquirer, dated Headquarters
Army of the Potomac, January 90"
says: .'.r....
Six deserters from tho rebel army
came into the lines of General Kilpa-
trick on Wednesday last. Two of them
had been on picket, and by deserting
their posts secured their own escape
and that of the other four, the plan
no doubthaving bcenpreviously agreed
upon. The number coming in for a
day or two past has been unusually
large, and among those brought to
headquarters yesterday was a rebel
captain. .'..t .'r
Sharp muslletry firing, continuing
for several minutes, was heard about
three o'clock yesterday morning
among the rebels over the Rapidan
near Ely's Ford. 1t is supposed to be
occasioned by a concerted attempt al
dosertion by considerable number O.
their men. The hour at which it oc
Cured was sufficient evidence tha
something unusual was up among
them. .....r ..
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04

THIS LIFE.-Life is beautifully com
pared to fountain fed by thousand
streams, that perish if one be dried
1t is q silver cord, twisted with thou
sand strings that part assunder fit be
broken. Frail and thoughtless NOR
tails, are surrounded by innumerable
dangers which make it much more
strange that they escape SO long, than
that they sometimes perish suddenly
at last. We are encompasscd with ac-
cidents every day, to crush the mould
ering tenement which we inhabit. The
seeds of disease are planted in our con
stitutions by nature. The earth and
atmosphere whence we draw the breath
of life are impregnated with death
death is made to operate its own des.
truction. Thef food that n0rishcs, con.
tains the elements of decay the soul
that animates it by q revivifying fire
tends to wear out by its own action
Death turks in ambush along our path
Notwithstanding this is the truth, sc
palpably confirmed by the daily exam
ples before our eyes, how little do we
! lay it to heart We see our friends
and neighbors perish among us, but
how seldom does it occur in oui
thoughts, that our knell shall, perhaps
give the next,fruitless warning to the
world.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04
DIPHTHRRIA WASH.


Put all into a common-sized teacup,
or vessel which holds about four ounc-
es, and pour half full of boiling water (;
stir well, and then fill full of good vim
egar. Fit for use when it settles.-
Make swab by getting little stick
about the size Of a pipe-stem, notch
one end, and wrap a strip of cotton
cloth around it, letting the cloth pro-
jest about half an inch beyond the end
of the stick, so as not to jag the mouth
and throat, and fasten with thread
Swab the mouth and throat well ev-
cry half hour if the case is bad-every
hour if not bad. When the patient
gets better, every two hours; then
when better, every four hours; and
when still better, two or three times q
day till well, which will be from two
to seven days. Touch every affected
spot-the' e'uvula, tonsils and fauces, the
whole Of the back part of the mouth
and top of the throat, and let the pa.
tient swallow little Of the wash eacl
time you swab. Swabbing causes nc
pain, though the patient will gag, and
sometimes vomit but swab well, and t
feeling of relief will follow every swab
bing.
Let every patient have a separat,
swab; keep the wash pure by pouring
what you use each time into anothe
vessel; and also wipe off any matter o.
slime that may be on the swab every
time you take it from the mouth.
Rub the following liniment on til,
throat outside once every three or fOu
hours, and keep flannel cloth arounC
the neck till well. =
Take spirits of turpentine, / ounce
Take sweet oil, (cr linseed oil,) on,
ounce.
Take aqua ammonia, (mix,) on
ounce.
Shake before using each time.
Keep the bowels open with casio
oil. ,I' ....
Keep the patient in the house, bu
ventilate well.
We have long known that the appli
cation of caustic by swab, in th,
hands ola skillful physician, is next t.
certain to check the worst cases 0
diphtheria. We presume the merit 0
the above lies as much in the elemen
nitrate Of potash" as of all the othe
ingrcdien Is combined.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04
CONDITION OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH
CoNTRAsTED.

The hopelessness Of the rebellion is
next exhibited, and the successes Of
the Federal army rchcarsed:
What is the condition of the loyal
States? / speak what / know-what
l have secn-whcn ] say that their
people were never before as prosper
GUS as at this moment. Grass does
not grow in the streets Of their cities.
On the contrary, they are filled to re-
pletion with bustling throngs, and re-
sound, day and night, with the rush
and noise of busy commerce. Their
people, ofall classes and of every av-
ocation of life, are thriving beyond
anything known in former years
The hundreds Of Thousands sent to the
war are not missed from the great
hive Of their population. The Gov
crnment is full of energy, resources,
and determination TO conquer the re-
bellion, 1t will be conquercd-it is, in
fact, conquered at this moment; its
power is broken; its fate is scaled,
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04
No E1ehang. of Prisoner. En..,.a.

WASHINGTON, January give have
authority for saying that the statement
in several Northern journals that Gen
eral Butler had succeeded in cffecting
an exchange Of all our parolled prison
ers, captured previous to September
lst, 1863, is incorrect. ''''H
A letter from general officer at
Knoxville, received here, says the re-
bells are gathering together all
their cavalry. preparatory to grand
raid through Tennessee and kentucky,
to get horses and supplies. If they
are successful, the writer says they
may be tempted to cross the Ohio.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04
The story Of Capt. john Smith and the
Princess Pocahontas.

Capt. John Smith left the pinnane,
and taking with him only two men,
and an Indian as guide, went on shore
in search of game, and soon found
himself assailed by over 200 yelling
savages. The two EngTshmen with
him were killed-he himself taken
prisoner, and conducted in triumph tc
an Indian village on the Rappahan,
mock. Smith presence Of mind and
fertility Of resource did not desert him
even in this extremity. He contrived
to interest the chief by the exhibition
of a pocket compass, and by "endow
ing leaf of his pocket book with in
telligence by writing thereon" They
had often heard of the famous Pale.
face, and the calm courteousness Of
their prisoner SO amazed them, that
they spent three days in incantations,
with the view of discovering the mys-
teries Of his character, Not successful
in that, his fate was referred to the Sul
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04
COUNTY OFFICERS.

{ .Iudqe of Fairfield Cinnamon Pleas Comt-P. VAN
TRUMP" Residence Lancaster, Ohio.
Probate Judgo-JEssE LEoHNER Office in Pub
~. Building a. ''|
b Prosecuting Atiorney--'rALL SLOUGH .
SheriG-JANIEs MILLER; Office at the Jail.
Clerk Of Comt-JOHN C. RAINEY; Office, Public
Building.
Auditor WILLIAM ROBINSON; Office, Public
Building
Treusurer-O f. DAVIS; Office, Public Building
Reeordcr-A SYFERT; Office, Public Building
Srrpeyor-E. L. HANNUM; Office, Public Building
obroner-MITCHELL MORRIS, residence, Amanda
Township
Commissioners Ell sH iEFFER, of Madison town
shin; HENRY ALsPAUGH, of Greenfield township
and JOHN W. CUNNINGHAM, of Hooking TIP.
School. Eraminers-WILLIAM WHITNEY, JOHN
WILLIAMS and URIAH c. RUTTER.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04
The Northwestern Peach Crop De.troy.t

The Northwestern Pc aeh Crop Destroyed
A correspondent of the Chicago Tri-
bune, who visited the Illinois peach
district to investigate the effects of the
recent cold upon the trees. His opin-
ION is. that never within the history of
fruit-growing in the West, has there
been such widespread disaster. There
are within the district which he visit
ed, embracing q radius of from fifteen
TO twenty miles, about 10000 peach
trees. He thinks all are more or less
injured, and many Of the large trees
are dead to certainty; he would not
be surprised to find most of them, of all
sizes, killed outright, while, at best,
they will be two or three years in re-
covering the degree of vitality they
possessed before the disaster. Taking
all the facts that Rural" reports into
consideration, unless the Michigan or
chards have been more fortunate, the
Northwest will be without peaches. at
least the coming season, and with but
small supplies for the nexttwo or three
Years,
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04
Official Dispatch from General rhoma,

Official Dispatch from General Thomas,
WASHINGTON, January 2S.-The fol-
lowing has been received at hcadquar-
tcrs here:
CHATTANOOGA, January 81.
"To General Halleck:
Colonel Boone, with q force of 45O
men of the 29th Kentucky mounted
infantry, and the 4th Michigan Caval.
ry, attacked the camp Of HomeGuards,
Colonel Culbertson commanding, and
routed them, destroying the camp, a
considerable number of arms and other
property, and returned to their camp,
without any casualties in his force.
"Johnson's brigade of Roddy's COM
mand crossed the Tennessee river at
Bainbridge, intending to make june
ton with a brigade Of infantry, who
were expected to cross the river at
Lamb and Brown sFerries, and thence
proceed to Atoms 10 ocapture our forces
there. We engaged them, killing 10,
wounding quite a number, and taking
some of them prisoners, among them
three commissioned officers. Our loss
10 wounded RI. t.
(Signcd) GEORGE II. THOMAS,
Major General Commanding.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04
THE Doc MAIL TRAlN.-The st. Paul

The Doc MAIL TRAIN.-The st. Paul
{ (Minnesota) Pioneer publishes the fol-
lowing extract of a letter from Penn
bino, showing how the mail is carried
from that point to Crow Wing:
The malls carried from here toCrow
Wing, distance of three hundred and
fifty miles, by dog trains, and If one
set of dogs get foot sore when their
turns comes the mail has to lie over
| saw the first dog mail train leave
here on last mail day 1t consisted of
three midling sized dogs. They look
ed more like wolves than dogs They
had regular harness, very iancIfallY
ornamented, and buokskin saddles, gor-
geously worked with heads. The dogs
are driven in tandem style. They 60
from forty to fifty miles . day, the half
breed drivcr trotting behind most Of
the way. ..h'!' 70 E'aJ HFdR
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04

no. There will be two Eclipsos this
year, both of the sun. The first May
5. Invisible here, visible in the East
Indies, North Pacific Ocean, and Cali
fornia. The second, October 80. In
visible here. Visible and annular in
the South Pacific Ocean, South Amer
lea, and South Atlantic Ocean.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04

EarGeneral Grant was lately rallied
about the persistent and preposterous
use, by a New York paper, of his name
for the Presidency. The General re-
piled: Il aspire to only one political
office When this war is over, Imean
to run for Mayor of Galcna, (his place
of residence and if elected, l intend
to have the sidewalk fixed up between
my house and the depot"
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04

From official data in the War De-
partment, it is ascertained that the
number of troops that were enlisted
for actual service in the month of Oc-
tobe,, is 100000.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING

We are prepared to execute all descriptions of
JOB WORK; such as CARDS, CIRCULARS POS
TIERS, BALL TICKETS, and every other variety OF
PLAIN AND FANCY JoBBING with new and supe.
rior type, and on short notice.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04
TERMS or ADVERTISING,
square often lines orle.s one insertion A
Inree insert %
Foreach additional insertioh.., Is
All advertisements running less than three mon,hs
charged at the above rates- ~ - \

- Business cards Of about lines By the year s5.
g1-Advertisements not marked on the mannaerint.
viii be continued 1T our terms until forbid
ag-Legal advertisements, Adnlnistrator's nosices.
&c. must be paid FOR IN adv ance for roasons which
we will explain ri the time. fff THIl : 80
70 The aboveterms strictly observed in all eascs.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-04

rebel leaders has been realized l chal-
lengc you to name it! What has been
your realization Of liberty under the
rebel rule? ..H ..rt
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-19
[FrOm The Richmond Examiner, July vi
f UNION DEsERTERs. iH ertt
Farewell of Bishop SpaIding to
.- kentucky.


Sunday last will long be remembered by
our Catholic tellow-citizens as the occasion
of the farewell of their esteemed Bishop,
the Right Rev. M. j. Spalding, ID. D.. prior
to his entering upon the duties of Arch
bishop of Baltimore, as successor to the
most Rev. Francis Patrick Kenrick. The
ties which have so long bound the venera-
BILE clergyman to his people in Louisville
have been of "love and religion mingled"
and it was as sad an effort for him to say
farewell as for them to receive his last off,
cial benediction. The Cathedral of the As
sumption was densely crowded, and the
scene was very impressive. His loss as was
feelingly expressed by "a Catholic Citizen"
in our Sunday edition, is indeed munich
pal calamity, for as citizen he has been
popular and priced, as member of society
by his dissenting brethren he has been adj
mired and respected, and as a prelate he
has been revered and dearly beloved by his
own flock. His enlarged sphere ofusefulness
in the See of Maryland will reconcile his
friends to their loss. The address and the val
liable testimonial which were presented to
him, render it unnecessary for us to extend
our remarks as to his usefulness, for his pag-
ishoners have set forth in worthy language
his merits as q Christian and gentleman,
and his touching reply will long be treas
ured by those who then heard his voice
probably for the last time OH earth: He
carries with him to his new home the most
sincere respect and admiration of his Prot
estant fellow-citizens. May Gods, blessing
rest upon his labors and crown him with
length of days to do his holy wOrk.-LoaiS-
Uille Journal. h
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-19
Congress Responsible for High
pv-ices .Hf1 3Ns T

A striking evidence of the absurdity of
Congress legislating to correct commercial
evils is shown by the change they have eff
fected in checking speculation IN stocks
and driving it into the produce market. BY
a coercive legislation, and the creation of
an absurd public opinion, they have driven
spectators from the stock market, and the
money heretofore invested in Erie, Central,
and government stocks, has been put into
wheat, flour, corn, whisky. pork, wool, cot
ton-in short, into everything we eat and
wear. OF course the consequences to the
community are ten times more disastrous
than they would have been if stock specu-
lation had been at fever-heat the whole
time. Men cannot eat or drink Erie or
Central, but they do eat pork and wheat
and drink tea and coffee; and hence the
speculation which was comparatively inno-
cent has been changed into form where 1t
Is entirely malignant. The laws of COM
merce regulate these matters much more
wisely than Congress can. Instead Of tax
ing stock sales heavily, as Congress has
done. if it interfered at all, it should have
allowed stock sales to go on intact, and put a
tax upon the sales of consumable COM
modities. This would have driven specu-
lation out of produce, where it is harmful,
and into stocks, where it is comparatively
innocent M n ..ts4,, -5,t ~. = atr.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-19
Ericsson on Iron-CIads.

The inventor of the Monitors publishes
a lengthy statement in regard to them:
MIR. Ericsson says it is not true that the
.iron-clads have proved failure. 1t is not
true that large sums have been wasted in
experiments-on the contrary, no previous
trial whatever of the new system was insti-
tuted. 1t was reserved for the United
States to introduce successfully, during a
great national crisis, new system of naval
attack and defence without eXpending a
single dollar on experiments 1t is not
true that the national eXchequer has been
depleted by the inordlnate expenses attend
ing the construction of the iron-clads. The
contract price for each OF the ten Monitors
of the Passaic class was 100000, to which
was added $4,000 for improvements
and additions; thus the amount expended
for the first fleet of ten vessels was only $4,-
100000. The two ocean Monitors, Dictator
ard Puritan, will cost, with improvements
and additions, $3000,O0O. The cost OF each
of the nine vessels of the Tecumseh class
may reach S570000-together $5,130,000.
The total expenditure for the entire fleet of
twenty-one Monitor iron-clads enumerated
will thus amount to very little over $l2,-
100000. 1t is not true that the Monitors
have proved unseaworthy. Every trial
made at sea has disproved the early i'm
pressions that the overhang of the side
armor was Objectionable. This overhang
has been found to check the apprehended
rolling of these vessels so completely, that
some of the commanders of the Monitors
report that the rolling motion is scarcely
greater than that produced by pitch
ing. 1t is not true that Monitors can
not fight their guns at sea. They are
in reality the only class of iron-clads
capable of making effectual use of their
armament in sea-way, from the fact
they can train their entire battery over
the bow, and thereby fire with great
accuracy at times when the European iron
clads, owing to their admitted excessive
rolling, cannot use their guns. 1t is not
true that the Dictator is incapable of car
rying coal enough for an Atlantic passage.
At the usual economical speed of war
steamers during cruising, the Dictator can
90 from n. York to st. Petersburg without
taking in coal. 1t is not true that the ocean
Monitors lack proper means of ventilation.
This class ofships have large standing pipes
fore and aft through which column of
cold air is drawn into and through the
quarters. 1t is not true that the Monitor
system is condemned in Europe, Two fleets
of iron clads precisely like ours are now
being built on the Baltic, one on its eastern
and one on its western shore, by nations
that never adopt untried novelties.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-19

The New York Herald few days ago
made vulgar and libelous attack upon
PRENTIcE of The louisville Journal, ac-
cusing him of being whisky bottle, and
charging that all western editors were bot
ties of whisky. In reply PRENTICE goes
back on BENNETT in the following slashing
style:
It Is not supposable that any paper on
earth could have aught to gain from dis
pute with The New York Herald. The ed
itor of that concern is so low down that
fifty millstones around his neck, waist, arms
and legs, couldn't sink him lower. Notori-
ously he has been oftener kicked and horse
whipped than any other man in the United
States. Whoever has had the slightest fan
cy for horse-whipping or kicking him has
done it. The license to operate on him In
either way or both couldn't have been more
perfect if he had worn the words "to let''
In chalk-marks upon his shoulders and coat
tail. When he has walked up each morn
ing, his reflection has been "now is it to be
horse whipping or kicking to-day" and
occasionally it has been both, eked out with
smart nose-pulling. In fact his nose has
been so frequently twisted that it is an en-
tirelv one-sided affair, and we think, that,
in common fairness, "the twister" should be
sentenced by court of justice to "untwist
the twist"
The editor of The Herald is said to have q
great deal of money, but his kicks far ex-
ceed his coppers. The only time he was
ever known to thank God was when sharp
toed boots and shoes were changed to
square-toed. 1t is said, that, by long eXpe-
rience, he could always tell, when. kicked,
whetherthe application was made by boots,
shoes, brogans, or slippers, at what particu-
lar store the article was bought, what was
its cost what its quality, and whether it
was made of the hide of Durhams, short
horns, Attorneys, Herefords, or Devons.
When cattle were killed, it was frequent
understanding, that, while the fat was to be
tried on the fire, the leather was to be tried
on the editor of The Herald. He is regarded
as being undoubtedly the best judge of
leather in New York, not that he is leath-
er-dealer, but that leather-dealers have
had so much to do with him. He has come
so often in contact with leather that the
part of him chiefly concerned has itself be-
come leather. So he not only walks upon
leather when he walks, but sits upon leath-
er when he sits.
The editor of The Herald has lived good
deal longer than he ought to have done,
but it is to be hoped that he can't live al
ways. And, ifhe ever dies, his hide should
be tanned to leather, that is, the small por-
tion of it that hasn't already been, his hair
used as shoemaker's bristles, and his bones
made into shoeing-horns.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-19

We are about revising and pruning our
exchange list. Many more papers come to
us than we need, and yet we dislike to cut
off any; but the extraordinary price which
everything now brings, makes it necessary
forus to economise wherever we can. tits
with regret that we part company from
some of our Brethren of the Press; but "the
state of the country" seems to require it..
If we inadvertently strike from our list any
exchanges that are entitled to The STATES
MAN for printing our Prospectus, they will
please notify us of the mistake, and we will
cheerfully correct 1t.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-19
SINGLE-HANDED FIGHT WITH SHARK

SINGLE-HANDED FIGHT WITH SHARK
A gallant act is reported to have been per-
formed at Macao by Mr.. Lamb, the mate OF
the Liverpool ship Black Seneca. Some
boys belonging to French man-of-war
were bathing, when blue shark. fifteen
feet long, made for them. Mr.. Lamb, arm
ing himself with large knife, jumped
overheard, and the shark turned away from
the boys to the new conner. Mr.. Lamb
dived beneath the monster, and succeeded
it stabbing it. This he repeated several
times with success, till the sea was literally
dyed with blood, and he then gave up. the
contest. The boats had, in the meantime,
put off, and the finish was given to the
monster by a harpoon, and it was hauled on
shore. .Ir Hf....
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-19
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

FOR Secretary of State,
WILLIAM w. ARMSTRONG,
il'H' OF Seneca County. ~
supreme Judges,
-e,- (FoR FULL TERM
PHILADELPH VAN TRUMP,
-ssiH OF Fairfield County.
(To FILL vAcANcIEs.)
st.F ,.t- Long Vacancy,
MACHIAS G. WHITELEY,"
,f.i. OF Hancock County.
Short Vacancy. .ie ~ a...
ALEX ANDER S. BOYSf
-io-i OF Highland County.
.0.v Attorney General, s
LYMAN r.. CRITCHFIELD,
OF Holmes County.
Comptroller OF the Treasury,
WILLIAM s.. v. PRENTISS,
~, OF Franklin County.
el,o school Commissioner,
ALEXANDER S. RAMSEY,
"a saol OF Hardin County.
~ board of Public Works,
Aols lll GULL TERM,) 'r
= WILLIAM LARWILL,
- - OF Ashland County.
sra (FoR vACANCY,)
~ @slls CHARLES BOESEL,
OF Auglaize County.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-19
FREDERICK o. PIERCE, Secretary.
A Call for Five Hundred Thou.
u1 sand MOre!

FATHER ABRAHAM calls for ''five hundred
Thousand more," as the reader will find by
turning to the Proclamation which we
print under our telegraphic head. If the
quotas are not filled by volunteers on or be-
fore the Fifth of September, then draft is
to be made at once.