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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13
FROM GENERAL SHERIDAN.

WoopsrocK, VA, Oct. 10 P. NJ.
Lieut.. Gen. U. S. Grant:
| have the honor to report my COM
mand at this point tonight, l. com
monced moving back from Port. Re
public, Mount Crawford and Harrison
burg Yesterday morning. The grain
and forage in advance OF these points
had previously been destroyed. In
moving back to this point the whole
country from Blue Ridge to the North
Mountain has been mado untenabIe for
rebel army. | have destroyed over
., 900 barns fillcd with wheat and hay
and frming implements; over seven
ty mills filed with flour and wheat
/ have driven in front of the army, four
herd of stock. and killed and issued to
the troops not less than 10000 sheep.
This destruction embraces the Luray
Valley, and Little Fort Valley, as well
as the main valley. A large number
of horses have been obtained, Il proper
estimate of which l can not now
mako.
Lieutenant John r. Meigs, my on
gineer officer, was murdered beyond
IIarrisonburg, near Dayton, For this
atrocious act all the houses within an
area of five miles were burned. Since
came into the valley from Harpers
Ferry, every train, every small party
and overy straggler has been bush
whacked by the people, many OF whom
have protection papers from command
ers who have been hitherto in that
valley. The people here are getting
sick of the war. Hitherto they have
had no reason TO complain, because
they have been living in great abun
dance. have not been followed by
the enemy to this point with the ex
ception Of Il small force of rebel caval
ry, that showed themselves some dis
lance behind my rearguard to-day.
A party of 100 of the Sth Ohio Ca
valry, which ! had stationed at th'
bridge over the North Shenandoah
near Mt, Jackson, was attacked by Nc
; Neil with seventeen men while the,
were asleep, and tle whole party dis
: pcrsed or captured. think they vii
all turn up, / learn that tilty-six G
them had reached Winchester.
Mcneil was mortally wounded an
fell into our hands. This was tortu
nate, rs no was tho most daring an
dangerous of all the bushwhackers
this section of the country.
PHI. SHERIDAN, Major General
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ALTOONA, Ga, October 0--3 T. Nj.
To General Hallcck, Chief Of Staff:
! reached Kcacsaw Mountain DC.
tobcr 6, just in time to witness at n
distance the attack on Altoona, | had
anticipated this attack, and had order
oil from Romc, General Corso with ro-
Inducements, Tho attack was met
and repulsed, the enemy leaving some
two hundred dead, and more than one
thousand wounded and prisoners
Our loss was about s0ven hundred in
the aggregate.
Tho enemy captured the small gar
risons At Big Shanty and Ackworth,
and burned about seven miles of our
railroad, but we have at Altoona and
Atlanta an abundance Of provisions.
Hood, observing our approach, has
moved rapidly back to Dallas, and Van
Vert and | am watching him in case
he tries to reach Kingston or Rome
Atlanta is perfectly secure to us, anC
this army is better off than in camp.
[Signed] W. Il. SHERMAN.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13
RAhI cox HEATEN.

s. S. Cox, the little supple jack, tho
the little thimble-rigging thingumbob,
tho most artful dodger in Congress,
is beaten by 1900 or 1000 majority in
the 7th District ShclIabargcr, who is
elected over him, is avery able man,
and has made somc of the best speech
os which have boon made since the re-
bellion,
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13
PENNSYLVANIA.


Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette
WASHINGTON, October IL.
The National Committee has re-
ceivcd very full dispatches from Pcnns-
ylvmia. Senator Harlan gives as tn
result slight gains on last years ma
ioritics, exclusive Of the soldiers vote,
A clue to what that swiIlbo taken from
tho fact that the sick hospitals give an
overwhelming Administration major
ity Politicians consider tho triumph
OF the Union party at the Presidential
election as sure by this days work,
and the capital might rejoice over the
fidelity Of tho nation.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13
FIScK NO DOUBT ELECTED.

The returns received indicate that
FINcK will receive majority OF nearly
5000 on the home vote. The soldiers
vote IN the District last fall was 2,239.
We will have to gain nearly 500 sol
dicrs votes to elect STEVENSON. Con-
siIering tho deaths and discharges by
expiration of term of service, since last
tall, VIC think a gain of 800 impobablc
although, under the new law, persons
connected with the army as quarter
masters, clerks, tcamstCrs, &c, are now
allowed to vote. Finck will probably
be elected by small majority.
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Another speech by JoG Dav,"

The Wing has copy Of jeff. Davis
speech at Augusta, Georgia, to the o..
feet that if tho Confederacy does net
win in the present desperate game,
Southerners will become slaves to the
Yankees. The main object Of. the
speech at Augusta was expressed, how
ever, thus: We must do our duty (;
and that duty is this; Every man able
to bear arms must go to the front. All
others must devote themselves to tho
cause at homo. There must be no
pleading for exemption. We are fight
ing for existence, :
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Another victory by sheridan.
IL pieces OF Artillery, AZ Wagons and
33O Prisoners captured.
36 PIECES OF, ARTILLERY CAP
TURED IN THE VALLEY.
sHER1DAN,s D1SpArcn.

STRAsBURe, Va, Oc:. 0, midnight
Lieut.. General Grant, City Point:
In coming back to this point, was
not followed up until late yesterday,
when large force of cavalry appear
cd in my rear. l then halted my com
mand to offer battle by attacking
the enemy | became satisfied that it
was only all the rebel cavalry of the
valley, commanded by Rosser, and di-
rected Torbert to attack at daylight
this morning, and finish the work in
the valley. The attack was handsome
| ly made. Custar, commanding the Sd
division of cavalry, charged on the
Back road, and Morritt, commanding
tho 1st Cavalry division on the Stras-
burg pike. Merritt captured five pieces
of artillery, and Custar captured six
pieces of artillery with caisson, bate
~ forge, &c. The two divisions cap
tured forty seven wagons.
Among the wagons captured, are
headquarters wagons of Generals Ros-
ser, LomaX, Wickman and Col. Poinard.
The number of prisoners taken are
about three hundred and thirty
The enemy after being charged by
our gallant cavalry, were broken and
ran. They were followed by our men,
on the jump, for twcnty-six miles
through the mountains to Jackson, and
across the north fork of the Shcnan-
doah. l deemed this delay of day
here best to settle this new cavalry
General. Eleven pieces of artillery,
captured o.day, make thirty-slx pieces
captured in the Shenandoah valley
since the 10Th ofSeptembcr. Some of
the artillery was new, and never had
been fired. The pieces wcrc marked
Tredgar works.
p. II. SHERIDAN, Major Gen.
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Tho IIlth d. ", /.
HEADoRs 111TH o. V. l., IN BRIG,
On ntv o2n A O. DECATITR GA

HEADQR's 111TH o. V. l., 2n BRIG,
Cd DIV, 23D A. c., DECATUR, GA,
September %, 1864.
EDS. CoM,--I send you the result of
a rivd roce votc Of this regiment, taken
by company, for the candidates for
President:
A-LincolnS42, Mcclellan, l; B.
Lincoln, "a; Mcclellan, 0; C-Lincoln,
23, Mcclellan, l; D-Lincoln, IA, Nc
Clelian, IA; E-Lincoln, 36, Mcclellan,
0; F-Lincoln, 10, McClNllan, 10; G.
Lincoln, 30, Mcclellan, 3, doubtful, 4;
H-Lincoln, 2S, Mcclellan, l; Lin
coin, 13; Mcclellan, II, doubtful, 10,
K-Lincoln, 80, Mcclellan, 6, doubt
full, II. Total-Lincoln, 265, McCiel-
Ian, -.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13
THE EAGLE AND THE SOLDIERS
LHTTERA

LETTERS.
The Eagle has published several
letters from the Army, and has boast
ed that the boys have had their eyes
opened and tina; Il 'suits them now
We knew from the first that the let
tcrs were either written in the Eagle
office, or by some coward. in the Ar
my who was afraid to fight and want
ed to desert. One of the letters pub
lished by that rebel sheet was from
Co. l, 18th Regiment. We received,
on. Monday last, the following letter
from the same Company, showing who
writes the letters to the Eagle, and
how the boys feel. 1t is adding in
suit to injury, for that miserable trea-
son-mongering paper to claim to be
FRIEND to the soldiers:
CAMP 17Tu o. V. V. INIT, !
WHITEHALL, Ga, Sep. ~.
Messrs Editors: am but weak
hand at the pon as you will very
readily see, but | hope you will pass
all imperfections by and listen to what
soldier may have to say. l leave
this in your care, not intending it for
the public; if, however, you think
proper, you may make such use of it.
| noticed paragraph in the Eagle
that has excited my indignation-not
mine alone, but of all true soldiers. /
feel rs though the name of soldier has
been disgraced, especially " soldiers
of the 17th." am now surprised
Yes, amazed, to see my comrades
(but few in number, however, pat
lronizing such foul sheet. "The Sol
diers Friend" If the Eagle is tho
soldiers friend, God protect us from
the wrath Of our enemies But let me
tell you who those fellows are, and
then you will not wonder why it is
that tho scales have fallen from their
eyes. L will not mention names, as
their friend, the Eagle, will do that.
"They are bright boys " from the
Hooking hills, so noted for hoop-poles
and ignorance. was in conversation
with the most intelligent of the three,
a day or two since, when something
like the following conversation On.
sued:
Eagle Mdn-I can't vote for Linkin
cos don't like i'm. And why don't
you like him? Well he viratod the
constution otherways he is all right.
will and must vote for 'Clellan.-
Mcclellan is not for putting down the
rcbellien nor for prosecuting tho war.
| don't care. a id, he's Dimikrat.
These are the three boys who are
Eagleites, They know they belong
to the army, but don know how they
got in it, They are sick of soldering
and think Little Mack will end tho
war, either dishonorably, or any way
to put a stop to the war. / am heart
lily glad that there are not many
such snoaks in the old 18th. When,
after we set Old Abe in the chair
again, you will see those sneaks
skufking home like sheep killing dogs
, having no claim to. tho honorable
, peace We will then have.
We are, (tho soldiers mean), all
: heart and hands for Abe, Andy and
Job. We want no peace unless based
s upon an unconditional surrender, ac-
inowlcdging the authority and su-
prcmacy Of the Government. Our
| armistice is the bayonet, Our eliye
kbraneh the old FLAG.
| Very respectfully, &c,
@ ACCABEE.
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scOrn of the world will rest upon them
through all time, and unless they re-
pent earnestly and pray fcrvently,
tho wrath of God will rest upon them
through all eternity, Again we say,
let the miserable traitors howl and
gnash their teeth!
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1sTH o. v. G, FOR LINCOLN.
HEADQ'Rs l2TH o. V. c.,
Mt, STERLING, KY.


Editors Gazette In compliance
with your request, ] have deemed it
proper to inform the people of Fair
field that the 18th is all right, Our
regiment numbers about eight hun
drod mon, and of that number McClol-
Ian may probably get fifty notes.-the
remainder are for old Abe.
T. P. CLY, Co. NJ, 18th o.V.C.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13

ContInrA Ion orthe Trial OF IL. II. Dodd
For treason Escape OF Dodd-AGidavIt
ofhis Generalization ofihc Court-Ad-
dress OF General Darlington 10 the Peo-
pie.
INDIANopoLIs, October
The Commission met at half past g.
The Judge Advocate announced that
tho accused, Harrison IL Dodd, had
mado his escape from the United States
Court building, in which the Commits
sion holds its session, and where the
accused was temporarily confned.-
The Judge Advocate asked for an adj
iournment till II o'clock, when he
proposed TO submit the question Of
the findings and sentence in the casa,
The counsel for the accused then sub
mittcd to the Commission an affidavit,
as follows .. ..'.
United States of America VS.. Harri-
son IL. Dodd, before Military Com
mission.
Be it remembered that on this 9TH
day Of October, 1864, personally came
before me, IL, H. Burnett, Judge Ad.
vocatc District of Ohio and Northern
Department, Jonathan W. Gordon and
Martin NJ, Ray, who are the counsel
for Harrison H. Dodd in the trial be-
forc u Military Commission in the
city of Indianapolis, and being by me
duly sworn, according to law, dcpose
and say, jointly and soverally, each
| for himself that they have this morn
ing heard with surprise of tho escape
of their client, IL, IL, Dodd, from his
prison in this city.
They further declare, as an act due
from them to this Court that never
by word, act or intmation, did they
or either of them counsel, prompt sug.
gcst or intimate to said Dodd or to any
friend or acquaintance of said Dodd
or any one else, his escape from prison
nor was any thing upon the subject
ever intimated or mentioned between
them selves; nor had they at any timC
or from any source, any notice or sus
picion that said Dodd contemplated
any such escape, and they thus declare
their entire innocence in thought
word or decd, of his escape, and they
ask this statement to so upon tho rec
ord IN the case,
lSignod] NJ. M. RAY.
wv. GORDON.
The Commission met ut IL O'clock
pursuant to adjournment, The Judg'
' Advocate decided not to submit thu
I case, at present Tor final decision bu
: argued that by the decisions of tn
? State Reports OF Now York, Indiana
Alabama and Arkansas, tho prisono
had waived all further defense, on hi
part, and admitted that ho had no ev
idenco TO roiute that offered on tn
J, part of tho Government,
= Tho Commission adjourned, to NEE
on Tuesday, October l3, at 2 o'cloc
:, p. NJ.
The State Central Committee wi
: tomorrow publish tho followin:
spirited address
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13

pG-Forrest has been driven from
Tennessee. He crossed the Tennessee
river in fat-boats above and below
Florence Hood has been driven from
tho Chattanooga & Atlanta Railroad,
and Sherman's lineso communication
are again unmolosted q.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13

BGr Nothing is easier to proue than
that the deudtion of Nc Clelldn to the
position of commander in-chief of the
Yankee army ,eas all that ,caS needed
after the election Of Lincoln to insure our
iadependsnce--Riehm Wing of
April 2l, 1863,
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13
The Day is Ours
and Fairly Won.

Tho battle fought on Tuesday last
in the great Central Statcsof Pcnnsyl
vania, Ohio and Indiana, resulted in
glorious victory for tho friends Of
tho Union. Tho returns thus far re-
ccived indicate II Union majority Of
over 5000 on the homo vote in Penn
syIvania; 10000 majority in Ohio
and 10000 majority in Indiana.
The result in Ohio is most crafty
ing. OF course, no one expected tho
enormous majority Of last fall, first
because tho Union men felt secure OF
the result, and were therefore not as
active as they were in the contest for
Govcrnor; and secondly, because, since
that time We have sent 10000 Union
voters into the Army. But this
majority Of 10000, which will prob
ably be increased to 10000 by the sol
dicrs' vote, is overwhelming enough.
We have swept tho State almost
clean. Seventeen out of the nine.
teen Congressman arc elected, thus
making tho Ohio delegation IN Con
grcss almost unanimously loyal
The present delegation is fourteen Cop.
perhcad to fve.Union, which shows
II Union gain Of II Congressman.
Finck in this district and Le Blond
in the 5th. are no doubt elected, by
maiorities too largo to DO overcome
by the Soldiers vote.
The election Of Governor MoRToN in
Indiana is received everywhere with
the liyclicst manii iestations ofjoy. lie
is tho most popular and best beloved
Governor in tho country, among sol
diors and loyal people, and is the most
hated by rebels and Copperhcads, Be
sidss, treason hal shown its head il
Indiana more than in any other North
crn State, and his defeat would have
been the beginning Of its triumph IL
Indiana. Returns from this Stat,
Indicate also that Washburno is elect
cd over Voorhees, in the 9TH District
This is n consummation devoutly t.
be wished, Us it will relieve the Ma
tonal Legislature of ono of the mos
INSCRIPTIONS and active rebcl sym
pathizers in tho country.
We congratulate tho friends Of tn
Republic upon their success. Tho re
suit Of the Presidential election is fixed
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, ioreordaincd iror
tho foundation of the world rs the ma
to conduct US through the great Tran
sition, will glido into his second teri
almos. without a struggle. The pee
Pile are with him. God is with hin
Homely OLD ABE, but honest and pur
and firm, keeping his faith with fron
aud foo, loved ofgood mon everywhcr
cursed Of wicked men and traitor
Heaven will stand by him, whilo /
crushes treason, and aristocracy, al
slavery, and national sin, and whi
he guides the Good Old Ship into Il
harbOr of peace and nationality.
Let the traitors, North and Sout
gnash their teeth aud howl. All thin
arc worIdog together against tbel
GRANT is crushing them, SHERMAN
crushing ti.em. SarRIDAN is crushil
them. Satan has deserted them o.
'gniloncd them 10 tLeit fate, I
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-13
Dsy- The Yankees mjoM hare tax,

RS- The Yankees might haze taken
Richmond after the battle Of the Z Pines,
rhen our forces rere in confusion, AFTER
the battle of Hanorer Court House he
might haze done the same thing, After
the battle of Antietam the same.-Rich-
mond Wing of April q, 1863.
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Mass Meeting In BaItimOro-Lotter from
The President

The President
BALTIMORE, October 10 A meeting
was held tonight in Monument Square
of the friends of the new Constitution.
Senator Wilson was among the speak
crs. The following letter from Presi-
dent Lincoln was read.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, |
WASHINGTON, October 10. !
Hon. Henry w. Hoffman
My DEAR STR. The Convention of
Maryland has formed new Constitu-
ton for the State. a public meeting
is called forihis evening, at Baltimore,
to aid in securing its ratification, from
the people, and you ask word from
me for the occasion. | presume the
only feature of the instrument about
which there is serious controversy, is
that which provides for the explana
ton Of slavery. 1t needs not to be 9
secret, l presume is no secret, that
wish success TO this provision. | dc
sire it on every consideration. | wisl
all men TO be free. / wish them the
material prosperity of those already
free, which / feel sure the extinction
Of slavery would bring. / wish to SCI
in process of disappearing that on
ly thing which ever could bring thi
fnation to civil war. | attempt no ar
gumcnt npon the question. 1t is al
ready exhausted by those ADLER ant
better informed, and the moro imme
diatcIy Interested sons Of Maryland
herself. / only add, that | shall b.
gratifcd exceedingly if the good pco
pie of the State shall, by their votes
ratify the new. Constitution.
- Yours, truly. A. LINCOLN.
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THE VOTE IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY.

Below we give the returns for this
county. The Democratic majority is
1914; vallandigham's majority last
fall was l 1,12l, showing q Democratic
gain of 90. We believe this is the only
county in the District which held the
Democracy down to about their old
majority. Had the other counties of
the District done as well, there could
have been no doubt of Stevenson 5 cleo
ton. They expected 1000 majority
in this county, and We have reduced
thoir expectations 7SG. The full Union
vote was not out. We can gain on
them between this and tho Presiden
tial election, if the friends Of the cause
will organize and bring out the vote:
Dcmonrat Unlon Dem gain Union gain
Moinrfy last last
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Indiana Election !!
Immense Union Gains!

INDIANAroLIs, Ind Oct. 1l--9 PM
The election has passed off quctly,
so far as heard from, throughout
the State. Reports thus far show
largo Union gains over the vote of
1860, which gave 10000 for the Re
publican ticket. Wayne Co, Union
majority 5000, gain of 2OOO. Fifth
Congressional District, partial returns
1000 Union majority, II gain Of 5000.
Winchester, Ind, Morton's majority is
32S, II gain of 60 majority. In Ran
doIph county the majority for the I'm
lou ticket is 100. Noble county gives
600 majority. In Cambridge city
Morton's majority is 227, a gain OF II
over Lanes vote in 1860. Dublin pre-
cinct gives Morton unanimous vote
2GG. indianapolis city and township
probably majority for Union ticket
offs, 900, gain OF 1000. Ccntrcville and
township gave Morton (votes polled
$3.50 majority 256, gain of l5O over
vote of go. Delaware county gives
from 1900 to 1000 majority for Morton
a gain Of 1900, In Richmond, Ind,
Morton received 1853 Mcdonald
Dem. 528--a Union gain Of 500. In
Decatur Co. tho Union maj. is 800
lIcndrck CO, Morton's majority is 2
400, Logan Co. Norton's majority in
five townships is 700.
Allrcports received show large gains
over 1860 Morton will probably have
10000 majority, and probably u gain
of two Congressman.
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TuURsDAr, Oct, Is, 1864.
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ContInra Ion oTthe Trial Of IL. II. Dodd
For treason Escape OF Dodd-Affidavit
of his CounscI-Aotion ofthc Court-Ad-
dress OF General Darlington TO the Peo-
pie.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-25
loved wife, in the old burying ground" !"

loved wife, in the old burying ground
Frances grew pale at the recital, and her
tears fell, as did those of her hearers.
"Ahl then my poor old father is dead l'' ex.
claimed Mrs. Smith land Ella, my sister,
where is she ?"
'She remained in Lowell for some time af
ter her fathers death, expecting to hear from
her sister Elizebeth, to whom she had often
written without receiving any reply. She
finally concluded TO come to California. She
arrived here two months ago, and by strange
fatality was introduced into her sisters house
az a servant, where she has been ever since. ~
Her words were so calmly spoken that Mrs.
Smith Was startled.
"HoW could this be-" exclaimed Mrs. Smith
as she sprang towards Frances, "and l not
know you? Oh Ella Frances, my sister!"
Mrs. Smith extended her arms to embrace
her; but Frances quietly prevented her form
doing 50, as she replied
"NO Elizabeth, came here as q servant:
as such you treated me, and as such will
leave"
Frances then left the room. Neither the
prayers of her sister nor the entreaties Of her
brother-in.laW could change her resolution.
It was q terrible lesson TO Mrs Smith and
she will never forget it. Ella Frances Depue
W--was soon after married to a merchant
who knew her at st. Louis, and appreciated
her, and she il now mistress Of home equal
in wealth to her sister and more rsplete with
happiness.
With the exception Of names, this story is
true; and is but one of many that are stranger
than fiction.