The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-04-29
MINIS.

NEWS.
Gold was up in New York OH the
26tlI to 81.
General Burnside's Corps passed
through Washington on Monday
They were reviewed by the President
and General Burnside.
Gen Hallcck is said to be an appli-
cant for Chief Of the Engineer Bu-
reau, made vacant by the death Of
Gen. Totten.
There is report this morning that
our flag continued to float over Ply.
mouth. Gen. Wcissel continuing to
hold tho Notifications. We fear it is
not oruo.
! New York, April 90.
Forty-fve thoutand votes were cast
the Metropolitan Fair for an Army
Sword. Grants majority was 10000
The total number Of re enlisted
Ohio veterans reported up to ycstcr.
day, at the Adjutant.G G Generals Office,
Columbus, was $4,000.
1t is said that none Of the mentors
can 60 into the North Carolina Sound
whore they are so much needle at
present, their draught being too
great.
Richmond rapers DO not pretend
% deny the massacre at Fort Pillow,
but rather glory in it. In this they
are more honest than the Coppcrhead
journals Mt the North, which attempt
ed to explain away the matter and
fix the responsibility on the victims
of rebel ferocity.
toriety, who has recently ICON Just
such another disaster to our troops
mp Red River, was dropped from the
roll of Brigadier. Generals some three
weeks ago. But the order mastering
him ont had not yet reached Gen.
Banks when the Red River affair oc-
cured.
Col. Conrad Baker was nominated
as the Union candidate for Governor
of Indiana. to ill the vacancy on the
ticket caused by the dcclination of
Gen. kimball
Volunteering in Indiana in response
to the call for 10000 one hundred
days volunteers is going on quite IA
vorably.
A Joint Resolution has passed the
House, increasing the tariff % per
cent, up TO the lst OF July. 1t is cx-
pcctcd to pass the Scntt te to-day
A measure OF this kind was nccessa
ry to check the enormous imports,
which, at New York last week, reach
ed Sl3,000,000 currency value.
The bill providing a Postal Money
Order system has passed both Houses
of Congress, and only requires the
signature of the President, to give it
effect.
On the 7th of April a fire took place
Mt Gouaves, Hayti, destroying prop
erty estimated to be W worth S3,U00,000
Spanish. The fire originated from q
spark Of Il cigar falling into n pile OF
loose cotton just going to press
One hundred and forty iour buildings
were destroyed All the merchants
lose most OF their outstanding debts
in the town, with few exceptions -
The foreign merchants are nearly ru-
ined by the disaster
Cairo, April 15-- Five negroes
were buried alive by rebels Mt Fort
Pillow. All were wounded bat one;
he was forced to help dig the pits and
was then thrown IN and covered mp :
Chalmers said to Federal officer on
the Platte Nalley, it was their iten-
tion TO show no mercy to homo.made'
Yankees, meaning Southcrncrs sery |
ing in the Union army and negroes,
bat genuine Yankees would be treat, /.
ed rs prisoners OF war.
KEoxvILLE, April lG.--Thcrc is q.
large mass meeting in front of the
Court House. Resolutions were OF, |
tercd by Parson Brownlow, ravoringl
Emancipation, recommending n Con
vention, and requesting Gov Andy
Johnson, to call the same at the ear
liest practicable period, and cndors
ing the Administration and war poll
cy of President Lincoln. were unan
imously carried.
CAmo, April 1.-Two negro sol
dicrs, wounded ut Fort Pillow, who
were buried by the rebels and after
ward worked themselves out ofthcirI
graves, were among those bron9htI
npon the Platte Valley, and are now
in the hospital at Monnd City. The
officers OF the Platte Valley receive
great credit from the military, and
all others, FOR landing at Fort Pillow,
at imminent risk, aud taking on our
wounded. and for the kind and hu.
name treatment manifested them on
the way up, doing everything posi-
Bile to render all and relieve their
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