The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-18
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We have European news to the 4th
inst, by the steamer Nova Scouan,
which passed Cape Race on Saturday,
and to the ID by the Peruvian, which
arrived ut New York yesterday. The
Intelligence is highly interesting
There was q fearful tornado at Cal
cutta on the 9th of October, by which
$4,000 lives were lost, q part of the
city and many of the adjoining vii
lagos inundated, and property to the
value Of forty million dollars destroy.
led. or 200 vessels at anchor in tho
river, 10 were wrecked, 10 being
totally destroy ed, and the remainder
left i'll an unseaworthy condition. -
The rebel sympathizing press of Lon.
don is turions over the capture of the
Florida in aneutral port. The Times
pronounces the act simple piracy
while the Herald says that if restitu
! Ition is not made by our Government
the maritime powers of Europe VII
have the right to interfere. The Cap
tain of the Florida had arrived al
Lisbon, on his way to England
Muller, the murderer who killed Mr..
Briggs in q railroad carriage, and
fleeing to this country, was sent back
under the eXtradition treaty, was to
he executed to day.
The German Legal Protection So,
cicty of London are, however, not
satisfied with the evidence on which
he was convicted, and have memor-
ialized the Crown on the subject, SO
that it is possible that longer lease
Of life has been granted him.
The treaty of peace between Den
mark and the German powers was
signed on the 30th ult. The allied
expedition-English, French, Dutch
and American--to open the inner
japanese Sea to commerce, has been
n success. The japanese, after one
taste of the guns Of the allies, have
sued for peace,
In the Toledo District, the majority
against Ashley on the home vote was
$50. Returns Of the soldiers vote
of all but one county show majori-
ty 1904 for Bshley. This gives him
a majority of 7O4 on the aggregate
vote.
A Nashville special gives the stu
alton as regards Hoods army. The
enemy are concentrated about Flor.
lence, with one corps across the river,
and pontoon bridge in position
The roads are very bad and unfavor-
able to immediate operations. 1t is
Isurmised that the rebel demonstra.
ton is a feint TO cover real designs
=, ~"oti,o" q"aston. IIood'o army ia
10000 strong, all told.
The rebels confidently believe that
great battle for the possession OF
Richmond is impending. The com.
pletion Of the Dutch Gap Canal will,
they think, be the signal for the open.
ing blows.
The rumor, by way OF New York,
that Secretary Stanton has been an,
pointed Chief Justice, we regard as
unioundcd Our private advices are
that Mr.. Chase will certainly be ap-
pointed.
There is q rumor from Washington
that the rebels were preparing to
evacuate Petersburg. There is no
other news of importance from the
Army of the Potomac.
General Sheridan sent the rebel
cavalry flying through Front Royal,
on Saturday. General Sheridan's
change of base is said to have much
deeper significance than rumors ailoat
would seem TO indicate.
IT is the opinion of many of the
officers of the boats that were de,
stroyed at Johnsonville, on the 4th
inst, that the rebel attacking force
there was part of Dick Taylors
command. The fact that the rebel
batteries consisted in part Of thirty.
FOUNDER Parrott guns, goes to
strengthen this opinion, as it is
thought those guns could have been
brought there by no other chan
Taylor's forces or part OF his force.