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' C H. VIITCUKSEH, Editor and Proprietor.
j11',
fc forerer float that sunward sheet
" Where breathes the foe bat fulli before ne,
' J ' With freedom' aoil beneath our feet
Aad freedom1 baanor atrcarolng o'er us.
' Political Land-Mark for Ibe
";' people. .
'"f yft extract the following from
. l.eogtby article In the Ohio Statesman :
-. ; Th Republican part had iti rue in
- sectional agitation, and its foundations
. we laid spun a sectional platform. In
.-' til Presidential contest of 1353 the
.' chief banner in its (treat processions, was
; fisg with sixteen stars representing the
. free States of the Union.
As this part; obtained power in tbe
c free States, it abed it by legislative acts,
by judicial decisions prouounced by iu--.
fetlor courts and otherwise, to nullify the
fagitire slave act, a law of Congress of
. sodoubted constitutionality. Governor
,'. Chan and others were constantly and
actively engaged in. efforts to disparage
the authority pf t)je FvderaJ Government
knd magnify the reserved rights'of the
States; end during his tern as Cover-
nor he asserted the Calhoun doctrine of
, -nullification, bat in a more odious form,
' and was only prevented by the decision
. of the Supretae 0 urt (two of the five
Judges dissenting) from.prtcipituting a
. conflict between this State and the Gen
eral Government, and thus inaugurating
; a civil war in Ohio in advance of the re
bellloa in tbe South. This sectional ag
,' itatloo in tbe free States on the slavery
question, whs seised bold of by atnbi
v, tious and dissatisfied men iu the Soalh,
who psed it to inflame the minds of the
. people, and thus tbey were prepared for
revolution, and tbe election of a section-
.. .1 n i.i u : .. u . u . i i i
I u jrreaiuout, wiiiwu iucj uciijcu ru im
! comulish, was made the occasion for its
r: inauguration.
'! , Lincoln, Chase, Seward, eto., etc., In
,-. the. North bad treated the authority of
. ;tlse Federal Uovcrnnient with contempt;
.agnified State Rights and State Rem
,: adies, and eveu attempted to pot uullifi-
t cation into practice iu Ohio and other
free States. J uis conduct or the sec
j .tiqnal sgitatortof tbe North and West,
x was by the 4iew,iiguit of tbe South care-
full and -tonkieutly, kept before the
Southern people, and inflamed and exci
u ted by the violent and dastardly acts of
- the Abolitiouiats, tny were ready for
'; revolution ou tbr election of LiuOoln.
,They accepted his declaration that a
; houne divided against . ue!f uiu'u uil
tard, and under the plea of State RigliU
and State Remedies, which the Aboli
tionists for several years previous soneht
to diligently to magnify and exult, tie
' Bool hern disuniouists, per e, fnaugu
' rated secession, declaring it to be a
' peaceable and constitutional remedy for
2 the evils of wbicb their section complain
d. '
8 .-- And now, bere we are and as we are,
."the country rent asnnder, a civil war
raging, and onr free institutions in peril,
Our condition is a sad one, but tbe ne
1 eeseary result of improper teaching and
' fanatical wrangling. And .now look; at
'' the parties who have produced the mis
": chief. The Abolition Republicans now
" Id power in the Federal Government,
' instead of respecting tbe reserved rights
; of the States, and using their authority
simply to put down the rebellion.'ere,
3by violations df the Constitution, en-
forced at the point of the bayonet w ere
0 necessary, putting at defiance State
-Bights and rapidly inaugurating a con
tolidated despotism; while Jeff. Davis
' and his gang are in open revolt agaiust
' the Federal Government and bent on
- tbe destruction pf the Union 1
iv If oar Union is ever restored and the
Constitution preserved, with the rights,
''-dignity and independence of tbe States'
unimpairedif the old order of things
' li regained, and the sovereignty and nut-
ty of tbe States under the Constitotion
: ' is' accomplished, the dogmas which now
- prevail in the dominant party at Wash
r Inttton, aa well as the heresies of Jeff.
'- Davis and company, must all be repudi
ated by tbe people, - and constitutional
-measures must again be put into prnc-u
.i tlce in tbe administration of tbe Gov
b'arbtnent. ' '' -In
onr present emergency false teach
ware moat be set aside and tbe doctrines
fanght oy wesmngton, JtneTfon and
JaclwCn must inspire the beartaoftbe
?- people. ! We mast frown indignantly up
trW those-who attempt to alienate tbe
' different sections of tbe Uuion from each
r tber; we must cherish a, habitual rev
' arence for tbe Union as the palladium of
liberty aud strive to preserve the. Oeoer- following an example set several days
l Government in all its "constitutional by a conscience stricken predecessor.
.'tigor as the sheet anchor of onr peace The writing was in imitation of printed
.k at borne and safety abroad and at tbe ,elte di -.?
Sam time "sepport the State Govern- w v v ,ag '
. 'tnentsioalltbeirrighttastlremosteom- iw York, Not. 25, 186. ,
petrol administratpr "for Our domestic Bon. S. T. Chase, Sec'y of Treamryt
" concerns; and tbe surest bulwark against j Sir: Inclosed yoa will God one bun
-"anti-republican tendencies. And when ' dred and ten dollars, ftllO.) which I re-
' men of one school assert that we cannot
bare the Union as it was ; that It must
, bt "bora again ;" that States have com-
v taitted suicide; and others of another
school declare thai tnougb the General
. government disappear by some anto
j.' pard event, we still have par State Gov
' eruuieuts with tbelr Constitutions, laws,
Courts of justlc. etc., remaining, and
thereby we may hae full security for a
. t just and well established freedom, tbey
. i only show, pne and all, tbeir otter igno-
v rauce of out condition and what is lie-
- v-ewarj w our iniqrs aaieiy aau awunty. , us or vau. :. , , u , . .
; liny afs all aU teachers and blind i The mony bsi been deposited ia this
: "caiiies, and shosid, receive n.atUBttoa.'aMr;t;i, .;,..,.; ir'"'.v ,
-: ::'' .... . i :
tore secority; bapptneaa and prosperity,
tbe Old Constitution and the Old Union
which onr fathers aade, in fall force and
operation again a they were before tbe
rebellion broke oak Every patriot sho'd
strive, for tbe accomplishment of these
ends, and not be turned aside or led
astray, by the dicta or dogmaa of any
party or sect, or the incoherent otteran
aucea of any man who may set himself
up aa a teacher of the people.
r
Jobn More an Escaped $1,000
Reward Offered-
Columbus, Nov. S3.
Gen. John Morgan and aix other re
bel officers escaped from the Peniten
tiary last night. A reward of Oue
Thousand Dollars will be paid for the
apprehension and arrest of John Mor
gan, and a auitable reward for the arrest
of the others.
WM. WALLACE, Col. 15th 0. V. I
ACCOUNT OF THE ESCAPE OF
JOHN ItlOHttAN.
Tbe Columbus correspondent of tbe
Cincinnati Gazette gives the following
account of Morgan's escape:
Since their reception at tbe Peniten
tiary, the Morgan prisoners have been
assigned to the south tier of cells in the
new addition to the east wing of the in
stitution. .All but seven of these men
were accommodated with cells iu the np
per ranges; but these seven, who were
Colonel Richard Morgan, Captains J.
C. Bennett, S. Taylor. Ralph Sheldon,
T. H. HiueB, L. II. Hockersmith and
G S. Magee, were on tbi lower ground
range. Uuderneath these cells, with
about sixteen or eighteen inches of brick,
mortar and cement intervening, there is
an air chamber, some six feet in length
and four feet in width, extending the
entire length of the range, for the pur-1
p? e iCSutng tne ceiis in a dry and
comfortable cond'tioq, Ii U 8aja that
one day, while in a lively mood, Hiues
was aancinor about in his cell. and. from
the eharaote,' of tbe sounds caused there
by, he concluded that there was a vacant
apace underneath the floor. He after
ward discovered the correctness of his
supposition by digging through the floor
ot ins cell. It . seems more Droliable.
however, that tbe rebels became aware
of the existence of the air chamber k
another .manner, which is reported by
some ot toeatiacnes or tne feuitentiary
This is stated to be, that uuou coraDlain
ing that their cells were damp, for which
cnarge there was not the least fonnda
tion, they were told by a guard that it
was impossible for them to be in that
Condition, as there was aiargeaircham.
ber underneath, which kept them drr.
Be this as it may, an attempt to escape
whs determined upon, and on the 4th of
AOvember they commenced digging
throagh tbe floors of their cells, using
'or mat purpose two, perhaps more, ta
ble knives After establishing comma
nicatiou with the air chamber, tbey ex
cavated with a small coal shovel a tun
nel from the east end of the chamber,
passing under the walls of the prison, to
the guard outside, to escape fron9wbich
tbtre would be bat little difficulty. Tbe
men were engaged but three hours in
each day for seventeen days in this work,
as will be seen by the following note,
which they left behind tbem.:
Cabtle Mioion, Csxt No. 20.
Commencement, Nor. tb, 18C3.
Conclusion, Nov. 20th, ls63.
Nunbcr of hours of labor per day, 3.
.Tools, two table knives.
"La patience, est arriere, mais son
fruit est doux."
By order of my six bonorablo confed
erates, T. H. 1IINES,
Cup. C. S. A.
The French quotation in the uote,
wheu translated, reads: "Patience is
troublesome but its fruit is sweet."
After msnulaeturing a ladder ont of
the bed tickiiiir, which wax. torn on for
that purpose, all was in readiness for
the men to take their departure. j
it was a part or their plan that Dick
Morgan should remain behind while
John made bi escape, to accomplish
wuich was almost as difficult as what
tbey had already done. John occupied
a cell in the second range, and in order
to carry ont tbe scheme it was necessary j
for him to exchange quarters .with his
brother Richard. This was not done
until yesterday afternoon, when there
was a convenient .opportunity as tbe
prisoners were being locked in. their
cells for the night. Instead of gojng to
bis own cell M orpin slipped into bis
brother's quarters unobserved by the
guard, while Richard was equally suc
cessful in taking the one on the second
range; and though tbe guard, while on
his usual rounds, stopped before the door
and inquired if General Job a Morgan
was there, to which-Richard responded
by showing bi foot, the trick was not
discovered until this morning after tbe
birds bad flown. . It is not known at
what hour in tbe night Morgan and bia
six oompanioos named above escaped,
Bor have the authorities any clue as to
which direction tbfj took after Jeaving
tb priiSP. .This morning their bed
tick ladder was found susnenaou from
tbe top or the walls, which they reached
by climbiug op a gateway close at band.
. j jnre Spoil Glvaa FJa. .
The annexed not bas been received
tbe TrtM07 Department, tbe writer
ceived from my country by fraud a abort
time ago. It was mv first offence, and
so help me God it sball.be my last. I
was induced to take this under the falls-
cy that to- cheat the Government was
not a wrong; but I have signally failed
to make my conscience believe It. Thank
Heaven I stopped at this error of my
life, ... .
. Please have tbe receipt acknowledged
in one of tba New York papers, and
oblige A WAR DEMOCRAT
who is for the whole Union without aoyj
CormpoDdsBo of ta Okio Dntoerst
lateresiiag tiler froaa at Taa.
tarawai Saidscr aaw 1st Prl
ml Blchmaad.
Lbsbt Pbisow, Richmond, Ya.,
y ; . Nor. Si, 1863. f
Ma. Editor: Knowing of no better
way to kill tbe monotony-of "prison
uie- ror a tew hours, and having an p
portunity of sending a letter through
via "Underground Railway") by a re
leased Federal surgeon, thought I woold
Improve It by giving yoa a horr ed and
brief account of my capture, and the
ireaiment received wbileonderthe juris
diction ' or, the "so called" Southern
Confederacy... In doing so, I need nit
enter into a minute detail of our "vie
toryl end occupation of the capital of
Mississippi on me Uth day or May last,
in which the 80th took such a conspicu
ous part, and covered itst-lf with honor.
of which, no doubt, you have long ere
mis nan mil particulars. Suffice to say,
that after tbe battle the wounded (some
213, myself among the number) were
conveyed in umbulances to Jackson and
placed in tbe Court-lldus-, which we
occupied as a hospital. And ohl bow
onr hearts leaped with jov to kuow we
were resting under tbe old "Star Span
gled Bannt r," which floated majestically
and victoriously over tbe roof, where
but a few hours previous that dirty
"Secesh rag" reigned snpieme. The
day after its occupation but not before
ouruing ell the government bouses,
stores, provisions, etc., found in the
place our forces commenced to evacu
ate. Euowiog tbey would have another
battle soon, and not having sufficient
amoniances, they were forced to leave
us at theme cy of tbe rebels. No soon
er bad the rear of our army gotten fairly
out before a squad of rebel cavalrymen
came dashing into town. The smoke
and fire of tba h..;nK 'oangs had nol
jet aiea away; and as Ifaey gated noon
tne ashes and mangled ruins of tbeir
ouce pretty town, tbe soldiers and citi-
IM. I . . . ...
mu uiiso uecame iniuriutea with re
venge. They threatened us with every
conceivable manner of punishment.
Somo were in favor of mobbing us.
others for Betting fire to the building
J k ! ... j .... .
uu uuiuiiiif us buiiu pan or weir ruin'
ed city. Had it not been for the pro
tection of a colonel and some four . bun
dred of bis men we had captured aud
paroledt I candidly believe they would
nave snowea as uo merey. He station
ed nis men around the building, and
placing himself in the doorway, address-
ea us as toiiows: "iou took me prison
er and treated me like 'gentlemen,' and
with God for my witness, I will protect
you against any such outrage, if it costs
me my commission or life. After re-
mainiiijr in Jackson eight days we were
uBnerea into some rough four bora
wagons, and conveyed over a rockv and
hilly jond to the cars, a distance of five
miles (our forces having burned the
onuges and torn np the track thus far.)
On arriving at the depot, to our disap
pointment, we found the cars had gone.
We were then forced to lay out on tbe
com, oamp ground all night, with noth
ing to eat for twenty-four bours, and a
great number ..of . the woaaded withouU
blanftets. Morning came t last, which
was hailed with joy, and with it came a
tew broken down hog cars to trausport
us on our painful and tedious Journey to
ttictiuiond. Here the greater part of
our suaenngs commenced here tbe tnre
metal end soldierly qualities of tbe brave
men who composed that little band of
prisoners were tested and displayed.
Amid all tbe sylTerinss a::d t!;;; wuiuh
they knew would yet have to be endured,,
they laughed and joked as though seat
ed around the camp fires, of their own
regiments. Many times on the road we
had to change cars, and th- men (the
greater part of them could scarcely stand
on their feet) were made to walk the
dislaua of a mile. We were attended
with like troubles during the whole
of the journey through a dlstanco of
fourteeu buudred and fffty miles.
OUR ARRIVAL AT RICHMOND.
Arrived at Richmond, tired and bon-
gry, but all glad we had at last came to
a restiug pluce. for a few days at least.
and happy with the prospect that we
were soon to be paroled and sent North.
But alas I some of as were doomed to
disappointment. Unfortunately for those
who held commissions, as we found the
exchange of officers bad been suspend
ed, and that we were doomed to pine
away in a loathsome priwon for an inde
finite time.. The first thing after arriv
ing at "Libby" was to undergo a vigor
ous search, and robbed of all money,
watches, prvate papers, 4c, &o in
onr possession; even the last word of a
dying comrade to Ids friends wbicb was
entrusted to onr care, ,' Some of us were
lucky enough to snspect this, and had
secreted the greater part of the money
away (wmca was not a . large amount).
leaving a few dollars in our wallets for
a bait, which worked admirably. Next
came tbe introduction iuto the prison,
where we were consoled with the idea
that this was to be our borne for weeks,
months, and perhaps years to come.
ju consolation to know that
this miserable, dirty, filthy, place, shut
ont from borne, liberty, friends, and .all
we prire dear, victims for oqf
cause, was to be onr abiding place for
an unlimited time. Had I knowa then
I woold remain bere six months to un
dergo the privations I have endured
during that period, my impression is,
that death woold have relieved me from
my sufferings loi.g before tbe expiration
of tbe term; but have sustained my spir
its with tbe hope that every day, week,
Or month would bring the. glad tidings
for oar release and exchange. Time
passed slowly by nntil it bas now reach
ed tbe close of six months, and no such
tidings bas yet reached oor ears; but
still continue to hope on, content with
tbe knowledge that it is for no crime.
bot that of onr country's good, and on
of tbe misfortunes of war which has
placed ns in .this situation. '-There are
now confined la ana aroand Richmond
son 13,000 prisoners, 950 or wbicb are
officers, cob fined in this prison. Tbe
remainder are enlisted men, distributed
as follows: 8,000 encamped on "Bella
Isle;" tOVO to tbe city. " I can only at
tempt to give yoa a faint idea of the In
poman treatment and horrible suffering
of then bravt men. ' With nothing bat
three onnces of jneat and eight ounces
f aora bread , for their , daily rations,
they are mad to He ont on the, damp
gronad, with only one blanket many j
without sboea, some with botrawers to
protact them from tbe rain annalj kinds
of weather, drinking the muddy water
from' a stream which runs through the
camp, intil they become nauseated with
life long diseases. Still left in this' situ
ation until about to die, when they are
removed to tbe boopital, knowing at the
lime that the removal wonld kill tbem.
I have seen men die of mangled wounds
upon tba field of battle and various other
ways; which I thought at the time was
heartrending, but never did I expect to
gaze npon ich horrible sights as I have
bere witnessed. Oud obi it fairly makes
my heart bleed within me when I think of
tbe fathers and mothers at home, who
are watching and praying for their sous,
many of them destined never to return.
I have actually seen tbem die of shear
starvation, clutching In tbeir. Angers a
morsel of bread, wbicb, alasl bad com
too late. Notwithstanding all this, oar
brave boys met tbeir fate like heroes.
But enough of this, as I fear I have al
ready said too much. "Our rations in
Libby prison is four ounces ot meat and
eight ounces of bread per day, together
with a little rice soup, wbicb is not
enough to fatten a rat, and is growing
"beautifully less" every day. Those who
are fortunate euougb to have money ate
allowed to purchase eatables outside,
aud manage to trade, "greenbacks" for
"graybacks" $1.00 of the former for
$7.00 of the latter, which the rebs are
glad to get at. For the last three
weeks tbe kind and noble ladies of the
North (God bless them) have been
taking the matter id hand, and have
been sending ns (via flag of truce boat
from Fortress Monroe) clothing and
sanitary stores, which yon bad better
oeiieve was giiuiy received. From
present lnd!siuni, it is generally
believed there will be no exchange this
winter, bnt our hopes are likely to
change for the better at any hoar. My
wound has so far recovered that I can
walk npon it very well, and hope by the
time I am released will be able for duty.
Ohl how we watch, and pray for that
time to come when we can feel that we
are. once again under the protection of
the old "Stars and Stripes." IIow we
loqg for liberty, sweet liberty, to meet
our friends at Home once more. I could
write a great deal more about the suf
fering of the men, oor different modes
of enjoyment in Libby, &c, &e., but
fear. I have already written enough to
tire yonr patieuce, so will close with tbe
hope of seeing yoa all soon.
I am truly yours, Ac,
J. T. B.
P. S. I have forgotten in my letter
to sta e that there are several officers
and men from the 51st Regiment con
fined here, the names of which I give
below. I would also state tht.t any per
sons having friends in Richmond, de
siring to send them boxes or letters can
do so by leaving all letters unsealed and
directing as follows:
(Their names with rank); Prisoner'of
War, iiibby Prison, Richmond. Ya..
care of Gen. Meriditb, Ft. Monroe.
tfanTes of 1 the Oflicoi-a aud Men
. from the Slot Reirinient, O.V.I.,
jrrisoiirrs nt Kiuhinoud.
Col. R. W. McClain. 1st Lient. W.
S. Retilley, Co. F; 2nd Lieut. Sampson,
Co. 1; 2nd Lieut. James Worthinerton.
Co. E. '
ENLISTED MBS.
Co. A. Privates James McKee.Mar-
li xvogers, Hiram Mozeoa, Joseph
Buclier, John Ditto. '
Co. C Sergt. Thos. Rogers: Pri
vates Burr Norrie, Benjamin Herilow.
Uo. v. 1st Sergeant Xm. C. Tho
mas ; Frivates John Drinocs, Joseph
Corder, Christ Qtt, Wm .Phillips.
iO. k uorpi. John Sproll.
Co. F. Privates S. Courtwriirht.
Martin Hart. S. D. Stinehocker. Jacob
Sulir.
Co. G. Privates B. Helwig, J. Karl.
Co. H Sergt. S. K. Savers: Pri
vates II. Uuderwood, J. P. Cooper, P.
Dangherty.
to, 1. Corpl. John Kil ev: Privates
T. A. Webb. Wm. Evans. II. Sann.
Co. K Sergt Wm. Kimmel; Pri
vates F. Gardener,' Simon Helwig, G.
W. McKnigbt; . : '
Sentence of an Army Contractor
for Fraud ; . .;'
, Washington, Nov. 22.
The following official order was made
public to-day, of the conviction and sen
tence of a government contractor:
Adjutant General's Omca,
Washington, Nov. 21. j
John K. Stetler has been convicted,
by conrt-martial, of-. wilful neglect of
duy, in having contracted to furnish to
the Subsistence Department one hundred
thousand pounds of prime roasted and
ground Rio coffee, stipulating in the
contract that proof by chemical analy
ration, or otherwise, should show said
coffee to be composed wholly of pore
prime Rio coffee and that th same
be delivered in Baltimore. In felling
to deliver any amount whatever of pare,
prime Rio coffee, and having agreed to
furnish to tbe United States about one
hundred thousand casks of coffee, oroved
by inspection and chemical analysis to
be impure and adulterated with foreign
substances, and which was therefore re
jected by the Subsistence Department.
The court sentenced said Jobn K. Stet
ler to be imprisoned In tba penitentiary
at Albany, New York, or at such other
place as the Secretary of War may di
rect, for the term of,five years. Tbe
foregoing sentence bas been approved
by the Secretary of War, and Albany,
New York, designated as the place of
confinement, which baa heed approved
by tba President., '
- Adams aad Lincoln. '
Th Administration of John Qnicoy
Adams expended thirteen millions of
dollars per annum, and tba people. voted
It oat of power for its extravagance.
The present Administration Is expend
ing more than thirteen, millions eoery
week, a great part in consequence of iu
sectional and disunion principles. Will
not tbe people vote tbis Administration
oat of power also f " "Milwaukee Newt,
r Pbzntic! says It Is meritorious to sar
prise oar enemies in war, "but tbe Feder
al Administrates surprises its friends.
Sketch f the Cenatry aroand
t nauaaoeia, and ar ta Lata
- Battle. ,
W will recapitulate the events of th
Chattanooga conflict, ip order for the
more definite and distinct comprehen
sion of th bearings of this grand event.
For this purpose, let it be remembered
that the tbwn of Chattanooga is situated
at the extreme soathermost point of a
very sudden curve in the Tennessee riv
er. To tbe southwest of the town, and
only about five miles distant, tbe ascent
or Lookout begins. The range of this
high elevation is from northeast to
southwest, and the principal summit of
this moontaiu Is about seven miles from
Chattanooga. Directly east of Look
out Mountain, and due south from Chat
tanooga, 4s Missionary Ridge, Its range
line ending in a direction parallel witb
Lookout Mountain, from which it is
separated by a considerable valley,
through which flows one of tbe branches
or the Cbickamauga, emptying into the
Tennessee at the town. The othei
branch'flows at the east foot of Mission
ary Ridge, and empties above the town.
The northern point of Missionary Ridge
is but three miles from Chattanooga
At tbe southeastern foot of this Ridge
is the village of Rossville, 09 the East
Tennessee and Georgia Railroad, which
comes in Irom the southeast, around the
northern point of Missionary Ridg' to
Chattanooga. On this railroad, about
ten miles southeast of Ringgold, is tbe
town of Daltcn, and between them is
Tunnel Hill.' , Dalton is, by Tailroad,
about twenty mile's southeast of Chatta
nooga. Of this railroad, on tie east,
Missionary Ridge is tbe center, and
L 'okont Mountain Dnjhe wet the re
bels had possession; and from tbode points J
they n;2ceu ail our lilies in aud around
Chattanooga. To drive Bragg from
those positions was Grant's purpose.
To do this he directed bis first move
ment npon the west slope of Lookout
Mountain. On Saturday last, one weuk
from to day, ho advance of tbe entire
army was made, and during that day the
western slope of Lookout Mountaiu w.s
gained by our troops. On Sunday and
Monday but little fighting was done,
and tot much ground was gained.
On Tuesday, the 24th, Gen. Hooker
made his gallant and successful assault
upon the rebel rifle-pits aud fortified
lines of Lookout Mountain. So hotly
did our advance press, them that the re
bels evacuated the summit of Lookout
Mountain during the night of Tuesday;
and early on Wednesday morning, the
25th, Gen. Hooker took possession of
the evacuated rebel lines, while the re
bels betook themselves eastward, across
the valley, to Missionary Ridge. In his
splendid advance and capture of Look
out, Gen. Hooker took about 2,090 re
bel prisoners.
Gen. Hooker having thus secured the
position on Lookout, Gen. Sherman,
witb four divisions, marched out early
on Wednesday morning, the 26th, to
attack the rebels and drive them from
their strong position on the nor thorn end
of Missionary Ridge. Gen. Sherman
made two attempts to accomplish this;
but both proved unsuccessful.'. Finally,
after much severe fighting, at about 3
0 clock in the afternoon, Gen. tyrant
started two columis ag.iinst the Weak
ened rebel centre; aud, after an hour of
desperate fighting, succeeded iu break
ing tbeir centre, and in gaining the con
trol of tbe R'dge, whereby their main
force was driven towards Sherman, who
opened a terrific fire on tbem and forced
them to seek safety in a disorderod rout,
down the slope'of the Ridge, while its
heights remained in onr possession.
Meunwlnle, Hooker bad been passing
beyond Lookout along tbe west branch
of the Chicamauga.aud beyond the south
Hank of Missionary Ridge to tbe neigb
borbood of Rossville; aud here he stood
ready to intercept the .retreating rebels
aa tbey fled down the south-eastern
slope of the Ridge before Sherman's
now advancing column. 'Here severe
fighting ensued, and the rebel loss was
enormous. Late in the day of Wednes
day Bragg called in bis outlying co
lumns, coouentruted bis broken lines, and
began a retreat in tbe direction of Dal
ton ' 1
On Thursday, the 26th, the Thanka
giving Day,' Bragg was retreating in
utter demoralization, pursued by those
two invincible and nnyielding command
ers, Thomas and Hooker; and wbo bad
already captured sixty pieces of artillery,
7000 prisonera, and about , tbe same
ouinbrr df email arms ' Bragg was like
wise compelled to destroy his depots and
stores.. His falling back on Dalton is
but one step in bis endeavor to reach
Atlanta. O. . Journal, 23th ult. .
Chattanooga, Nov. SO There has
been no fighting in northern Georgia for
-he past two days. Our roops bold the
country as far as Ringgold and Cleve
land. The enemy is below Tunnell
Hill. ' Tbe campaign is probably ended.
There is no news from Buroside at Head
qnarters. The siege of Knoxville is no
doubt raised ere now, and tbe rebel for
ces in East Tennessee can only escape
by a miracle or miraculous fighting.
' The traits of the v.ctory are 6,000
prisoners, 48 gnns, 7,000 stand of small
arms, and a large quantity of stores
Oor total cascades M t SJceed, four
thousand.". '
Chattanooga is tb . Cherokee for
hawk's nest or eagle' nest. Tbe town
was originally the headquarters of John
Ross, the Cherokee chief. It received
its name from fts location, being sur
rounded on all sides by mountains', tbe
poetic vision of the rod man seeing la it.
an exact resemblance to a hawk's nest.
Rossville, to which onr army fell back
after the second day' fight, was named
In-honor of Jobn Ross. . . ' :
The Irish Exodae Foar Thou
sand Emigrants a Month front
Cork."
The Cork Examiner, referring to the
leader npon Ireland in the Times, states
that Londonderry, Cork and Liverpool
"are ponring ont a tide of emigration,
compared with which that from Galway
is bnt a rivulet" Taking the passeo
gen by the Inman regular boat and ex
tra boat, by tbe Cnnard extra boat, by
the ship of Ferney Brothers, and by ca
sual ships, the average monthly emigra
tion; even at this period of the year,from
r. Cork alone, ts calculated by tbe Exam-
V aer at betwsea fbof and Jvahuftdrei"
Hajar-Geaeral V, 8- Grant
The North American well remarks
that ao soldier ia onr army bas daring
the present war, don so much work
witb so little pre te ace aa General Grant,
and thus sums np In a not shell: ' '
From bis first straggle at Belmont to
his last at Chattanooga, the men led by
him have faught more s eadily, fiercely
and succesfully than'tbose of any other
portion of our army. In looking back
ovor the history of tbe war, tbe eye rests
upon uo more glorious pages than those
whereon are written Fort Donelson,
Vicksburg and Chattanooga. We re
joice to say that we do not think Gener
al Grant has the slightest idea of flour
ishing as one of the numerous imitators
of Napoleon. , He has no host of flat
teries, is not a candidate for the Presi
dency, holds no correspondence with
politicians, never grumbles at President
Lincoln or General Halieck, does not
consider himself a persecuted mail and
is cheerful aud contented with the posi
tion and duties assigned him. He nev
er needs to be ordered peremptorialy to
fight the enemy, for tbe plain reason that
be is prompt to fight whenever thecca
sion offers. He cultivates u populari
ty among bis soldiers. He leaves his
deeds to speak for him and takes no
pains, with his reputation. In fact be
iaamodeL.for all our officers. .' - .
IIomt Gcucral Meade wnt Chal
leiiKcdby a rriv.ite-
A private employed as a blacksmith
at headquarters was recently suspended
by the thumbs to a tall pine tree, and a
pail of cold water slowly poured upoa
his rran'nm by a 'man ou a ladder seve
ral feet above. ., He received the punish
ment With as great a degree of compla
cency as could be expected under the
d'eum ta'ices, but still exhibited an' a p.
parent sense -of humiliation which I
think it impossible for even tbe most
stoical rascal to repress on occasions of
a similar character. It is customary In
the army, when the weather is severe,
or when tbe men have undergone labori
ous fatigue duty, to issue to tbem ra
tions of wbisky, tbe effect or which in
some instances is to bring ont in bold
relief every selfish animal proclivity of
man's nature, leaving every commend
able attribute in ,the background. It
was thus in the instance of the culprit
referred to, wbo took occasion, while in
a pugil stic mood, to approach General
Meade witb a point blank challenge to
single combat, . asserting . in vigorous
terms and in an expressive manner his
perfect confidence in his ability to van
quish the Commander-in-Chief "or any
other man," and insisting on tbe Gene
ral to "peel" and defend himself. The
General probably considering tbe chal
lenge informal, and not ib accordance
witb the code duello, ordered the man
in arrest, remarking that .he believed
the hydropathic treatment indispensable
in the pugnacious gentleman's case.
Riot and Death at Mansfield-
We learn by the Sandusky Register
that a fatal disturbance occured at
Mansfield on Thanksgiving day or even
ing, resulting in the death of Marshal
Gilkison. Tbe Register says;
We are not in possession of the par
ticulars, further than that Mr. Gilkison
wasset npon by a party of Irishmen, la
borers on the Atlantic and Great West
ern Railroad, who were in town, and so
cruelly beaten, that be died about 10
o'clock on Satnrday last. We have no
information as. to what, if anything, in
duced the -assault.
A ball was in progress nt the time,
given by the Volunteer Militia of Mans
field, and tbey were immediately called
out to suppress the disturbance and ar
rest m rioters, 'they arrested some
twenty five of tbem, we learn, and dur
ing the work of arrest, one of them was
shot and so severely injured, than on
Saturday it was thought be could not
live. ..'-
Marshal Gilkison was an efficient, faith
ful and popular officer, having been
elected and re elected Marshal of Mans
field for quite a number of years- It is
to be hoped bis murderers will receive
the full measnra of punishment due to
their crimes.
A New Pennsylvania Product,
The cultivation of, the tea tree, with,
the manuractore or Its leaves Into an ar
ticle of domestid Consumption, is no win
progress in Pennsylvania, and the State
Legislature bas granted a charter to the
American Tea Company, which under
takes to develop this new productive
resource 01 reonsyivanla. "
The tea plant is indigenous In Penn
sylvania. By the has of machinery in
preparing the leaves, a snperior article
oau oa produced here, 'and sold at the
rate of eleven to thirteen cents delivered
iu tbe markets, or about one-third of Its
I cost, when mauuel labor is employed In
' !. P.... I.. j:. a . . r.,'
auuici. At present, tne ore.
duct of lea per acre is about 400 pounds,
wbicb may be largely augmented. It
grows wild in some (not all) of the
mountainous districts of Pennsylvania,
and) Is found there in great abundance.
set machinery against tbe Asiatie pro
C"ss of manipulation, and tfie'cQst of
manufacture bere becomes much lower
than Id China, Assam or Java. ' It may
come to pass, even in tbe time of living
men,- that Europe will import her tea
iicm the united mates, and not even
from China.
The green tea raised near Philadel
phia has the., look, odor and flavor of
Asiatic tea, with a slight berbaoeoqs
taste, the cormeqneuce of its pot having
been kept long enough before brought
to the test.' This alone makes it differ
from the ordinary Hyson of good quality,
rnuaaeipia frets,
; ' ' , The Sorgho Crop,
I Estimates famished in answer to the
Department of Agriculture, show that
tbe amount 01 sorgho syrup mannlactni
ed from the cane this year will fall over
twenty-five per cent belowk the amount
of last year, la the States of Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri The
gallons manufactured last year, as esti
mated, were 10,203,128 this year only
6.970.882. , This great decrease is the
result of the frosts that visited; all tbe
f West and NorthwMdnrine thiqmmer
"and early fall months,"-. , .
ro- xxT -ot
CHEAP STORE
JOHN SMITH A ?05 have jut reeaivid a
large and well Mlseted stock of ,
Consisting ia part of Ladit' Dm Oevdi apd
Trimmings of every variety, Hoop Bklrts, din
gle and Double 8hawli, Cloaking Cloth, and
almost every article, needed to freM and iiot
tbe gentler MX. , ...... t
We also hv Clot&s, Canimetea (lVtLWii
and fancy,) Satinetts, Jeaoa, Masline, Checki,
Flannels, Umbarelas, Hats, Caps and
r j wexjxesrizstcBv.ai mm.szf
In connection with car Dry Ooeda Store we
also carry oa, exteuively, the Boot Jt Shoe
business, our stock oonilstiag f
Of every style and variety. ' Work made, sad
repairing done on short uo'ioe. ' ' '
XQTOall and see our stock before parchaa
ing elsewhere. , v
,:,.- v OHNUMITtT A SON. ,i
New Philadelphia, Deo. 4, 1863. .
. THE D.RAFT,; ;
. (FOR COSTS.) ; '
PERSONS having Costa taxed againet them
in the Court of Common Pteaa, will aavf .
further coats by settling op immediately,' aa
there will bt Executions aued for the same oar
the lOth day of January, A. V. 1804.' ,x.,t ,,
JOHN HUG HEAD, Clerk ul
. , Taosrawas Common Pleas.
" Deo. 0833. W " ' i :;; ,
s
PABIITIOJf MOriCB. . ','
M'
AR1NDA . PKICB,' widow of William .
Vriot), Sarah Ann Robinson and Charles
itv.auaon. her hnsyand,, At'etandtr H. Price.
.uitruia june nun, milium nelson rnce antt
Louisa Price, all of Tuscarawas county, Ohio,
Mury Ellen Harris and Joha Harris, of Law '
rence county, Indiana, and Catharine M. Bra- -me'
and Jonas Bremer, her haabaad, whose
places of residence are unknown, are noti6ed ' v
that on .the 2d day of December, A. D.-1863, f.
Malinda -Stooker and Joal ' Stooker, her bus
bund, filed in tha Court of Common Pleas el -Tuscarawas
county, Ohio, their petition, pray- .
ibg tba assignment of dower to Marioda Prio '
in and the partition of the following real ea-.
tale, situate in the county of Tusoarawaa, and -.
Stats of Ohio, vii: Part of the seoond quarter
or section of township No. air, le the eeoend
range of township, of the lands appropriated
for satisfying military bounties ; baginning at
a st ice corner; the south-west corner of this
dsoribed lot, and which is on tha diviaion line
of section No. 2 and No. 8 in the sixth town
ship and second range of tha United 8tateanlU
itary lands; thence running east, oroaaing the .
TiiBcarawaa river, eighty-six perohesio setose
where a hiolcory, fourteen inches diameter.
bears south six degrees east eighteen links,
an 1 a whiteoak thirteen Inches diameter, bears
north twenty degrees west thirty links; thence '
north fifty-eight perches to a stone where a
sugar tree, twelve.inohesdiameter, bears north '
thirty-four links, ' and a white-oak twenty -aU '
inohes diameter, bears south fifteen links )
thence west sixty-two perches to a atone on
the west bank of the riier, where a white
walnut twenty-four inches diametec bears
north eighty-four degrees east eight link) and
a hickory, fifteen Inohea diameter, bears south
imrty degrees west fifteen links ; thenos up
the aaid river on the bank seventy-two perches
to a poet where an elm, eighteen inohea diame
ter, bears north seventy-two degrees westisven
links; . and amaple twenty-five inohea diameter, -bearing
north forty-one degreos east fifty one
links, thence wont fifty perches to a stone cor
ner, woere a wnite-walout eight inohes diatoe
tor, bears south seventy-nine deirreca west ten
links and another white-walnut fourteen inohea
diameter, bears south forty-two degrees east
twenty three links; thence south one hundred
and thirty perches to the place of beginning,
containing fifty-sir. acres and 00a hundred and
thirty-two perohes mors or leas, ,
Also lot No. II. in the third Quarter of town.
ship sii, of range two, of lands in the United
S'ates military dUtriot, containing one hun
dred acres more or less. , ' '
Also all tint part of lot No. fifteen (15) In
the third quarter of the sixth townahin In th
seoond range of the tract of land appropriated
by the -United States for satisfying military
warnum, iv onng an tne nortu-west and of
the above desoribed lot No. .16, lying on the
north-west side of the Tusoarawai rirer ad.'
joining the lands of William Prion and Edward -
stocKer, said parcel or land to. run to the mid
dle of tbe Tusoarawas river, commenoing at
vu uuriu-weai corner 01 lot ao. lb, and feu
lowing tho south Una of lot No. 16 to the mid
dle of the river; thence up the middle of said
river to the south line of tha leads of said Wil
liam Price, containing ten acres more or lees.
Also the east half of a tract of fifty acres
and 60 perches of land oonveyed by Godfrey
Hayn to Benjamin and Jones Carr, August J7,
1809, and being part of the second quarter of
the sixthtown8hipin the seoond mnge of lands ;
appropriated fur satisfying warrants for mill--tury
services, and whioh east half contain M '
aorea and 80 perohes, and la the same en whioh.
William Price resided. -r . 1 .... ,,..,-
' To the said Malinda Blocker, Sarah Ana
Robinson, Mary E. Harris. Mwths JBs Hah.
Catharine M.' Bremer, ' Alexander H.' Price,
William N. Prioaand Lonisa Prise,' eaoh one
equal eighth part.. Said petition will he far
h'Sriug at the . next February term of eal4
Court..' ' MALINDA STOCKER and ..
I 1:1 JOEL STOCKER, Petitioners.
By RaADt k MiTOHSitsa, Attorney. in ..V.
. .Deo.4, '88. .; naii 1 fil-TW.CIA
C O URTS 1 FO R i8fj
. -. H 1 i 1 1 i. it i'. Hi-fi"iY.
-: " I - MTU MSTBICT. ,vtfia,.tr '
,.ii.V, ,n r n n jlirt .
rpUB Judges of th Court of Common Plea
I for tbe 6th Judioial Dletriot la th Uraat
of holdini Courts in said District, for th
T
1364, as follows:";- " ''T''
':' :. ., pwraict daotXf1 ,''-y,!'i,
Muskingum county, Thursday, 8 ipUmber U
Morgan eoaaty( Monday, .fhptemeer s -Nobl
tout ty, Wednesday, September It
r Monroe county, Friday, September 8 .
, Belmont county, M onday, September 13 1; v
1 Guernsey eonnty, Thidaday, September IS;
Tascarawa ceunty. Monday, September 19;
Harrison oounty, Thursday, September IJfc
Jefferson county, Saturday, September Jt,
COURTS Of COMMON ntAK ' '
Maikingnm county, Monday, February 14
Monday, May 18, and Monday. Ootobtr M. i ;
Morgan county, l uesday, March 16, Tossy.
li, joes 14, and Wednesday, October 13, 1 .
NobU'ooiirtty, Tuesday, April 6, Tuesday,
July 6, and Tuesday, October 4. V ' ;'
Monroe county, Tuesday, February 0, TaaeV
day, May 8, and Wednesday, October ll. i
titlmont county,. 1 Tuesday, -February 26v
Tuesday, May 1 7, and Wednesday, November 4
Qurnsey oounty, Taeaday, March 16, Tai"
day, June 7, and Tuesday, X)otobr 26. .'
Tuscarawas oounty, Tuesday, Tebrury let
Monday, May 80, and Monday, October 24vn.
- Harrison oounty, Monday, February t, Mretn
day, May 1Q, and Monday, October 10.
JeMerson county, Monday, February . 20, .
Monday, June 18, and Monday, November 7. '
' Done at.New Philadelphia, September 26rbl
A. I. 1808..''- -: ' !..,.. .,. -iil:y.-tff
... EZBAE..BVAN8, t.v.!!i
JOHN W.OKEY, , ..Uudg.,,
A trn oepy by order of said Judges. X
AtteeC v CH. C. EDSBPL, Cler '4, '
i i: 0f th dourt of Oorflmott PlaaSi,-4
, .iJ 1 ,:,! v.j of Muikingum Oeesv,
JThe State ot OUe,( 1 liZ,H U
L. JORS (UATJOHEAJ), Clerk of, th Coavt
of Coramon Pleas of the' Count and State
aforesaid, da hereby ecrtify that th foregoing
4 trely copied from to original cSpr now oa
alt in th Cltrk'a offioe ef said Tuscarawas
.Couatyi B ,.l
t..'f-v.i vii.
Ia testiraltiT whereof I hara tiernntn m1
biy band and offioial seal thia, 1?'H day of
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fa'i j
JiOTeuibar, 'A. D. 1868. ' ' .1
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