The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-05-18
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The Draft ia tAe 1Glh District.
The draft in this district commenced at
Uhriehsvil!e, the head quarters, on last
Thursday, May IL, at 1880 A. NJ. As it
wGs something new, and a sight not seen ev-
cry day We concluded We would 20 there,
and see the drafting machine in operation.
The draft was under the saperinsenheace of
Captain A. T. Ready, Provost Marshal,
Judge Oliver Kcysar, Draft Commissioner,
and Dr. j. McIAnahan, Examining Surgeon
for the District.
At the appointed hour Captain Ready
announced that the draft would take place,
and wished the spectators to select some suit
able person to draw the ballots The audi
ence selected Lieutenant Mozena. formerly
Of the 5lst Ohio, to act in that capacity.
The first township drafted from was Goshen
township. Belmont county, where Is names
were to be drawn out. 30 men were sub
ject to the draft in that township. and that
number Of tickets, with name on each one.
was dropped into tha wheel, sngiy, by Com
missioner keyser and counted, one by one.
by Lieu:cnant Mozena. When the counting
Of the tickets for that township was gone
through with the wheel was turned several
times by Deputy Provost Marshal Ellrick, of
Belmou; county, when Lieutenant Mozena.
who was blindfolded, commenced drawing
out the lucky or unlucky ticket; and as each
ticket was drawn, the cards were again sha-
ken up by turning the wheel
On that day the townships of Goshen,
Wayne, Washington, Smith, York, Mead,
Pease and Pultney were drafted from The
drawing was then postponed until Friday
morning at 10 clock.
At ten clock, Friday, the drawing was
resumed, the same officers present as on the
day previous when the townships of Rich
land, Union, Wheeling, Colerain and Flush
ing were drafted from making the total
number drafted from Belmont county, POI.
The other townships in that county had filled
their quote. When the drafting in Belmont
county was completed Captain Ready an
nounced that no further drafting would take
place until Monday morning, May l6, at 10
clock, \. NJ, when it would commence in
Harrison county.
At the close of the drafting on Friday
Harrison county needed but sixteen more
credits to get it 'o,it of the woods, and as
there was a strong probability. of that num-
Der being obtained, we do not know at this
writing, whether any draft took place for
this county. If there Was, it was very
small
Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon
Captain Ready, and the other officers, and
the clerks, for the faithful and impartial
manner in which they discharged their ar
duous and responsible duties on last Thurs
day and Friday. They done every thing
that gentemanly, faithful and aecommoda-
ting officers could do to render entire salts
faction, and We have no hesitancy in saying
that they done so.
We think the administration and the pub
lic generally were very fortunate in securing
the services Of such capable officers and per
feet gentlemen as Captain Ready, Surgeon
McLanahan and Commissioner kayaer and
those in their employ, to perform the ar
duous and responsible duties for which they
were selected
The officers give the drafted men of this
district full time to either make their ar
ransements to enter the service, hire sub
stitute, or raise the $500 Communication mon
ey,