The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-01
MEANS.

NJ The Adiutant- General Office
has telegraphcd TO all the army com.
manders that law has been passed
to the effect that no bountics except
such as are now provided by law will
be paid to any persons enlisted after
the 9th OF January next. The only
bounty provided by law is the 800
authorized by Section 5 of the act of
july, 1851 The commanding officers
are accordingly required to secure all
the enlistments Of all veteran volun-
tccrs possible before January 5, and
give immediate publicity to the circu-
lar.
FoRT SMITH, Dec 24.--Tbe Choc-
taw Chieftain, McCurtin, with other
rebel Indian leaders, came into our
lines to-day and surrendered them.
selves to Gen. Mcneil. They have
abandoned the Confederate alliance,
and profess desire to avail them
selves of the Presidents amnesty pro
claimation. Their example has pow
.erful Influence over all the rebel tribes
Apprehension Is felt for the safety
ofthe immtnse supply trains on their
way from Fort Scott, on account of
the presence of Staudwaite and Quan.
troll in that direction.
A Beufort, n. c. correspondent of
the Boston Traveller mentions the fol-
lowing incident:
"A family of negroes, consisting OF
an old woman, nearly ninety years of
Iage, her daughter. and three grand
children, arrived at Fort Macon last
might, having escaped from Onslow,
Sunday night, and walked nearly thir-
ty miles. They said their owner was
so nearly starved himself that he cod
no longer keep his slaves. and that
he he had let out the younger mem
bels who were able to work. while the
old and feeble were in actual danger
of death from starvation. The poor
OLD creature was so nearly exhausted
from her sufferings in getting away,
that it is doubtful il she lives to real
izG the idea that she has so long GOV
eted. The youngest was IN infant ",
the breast, and had to be carried all
the weary way. They were kindly
cared for by the officers of the fort"
Ohio produces the greatest amount
of wool of any of the States. Will
t3,942,929 sheep in 1850, the clip oi
wool was 10,196,371 lbs. In 1860
with SS9,042 less, or 3,063, ,SST sheep
the clip was 1862, ,161 lbs. or 45l,.
100 lbs. more than in 1850 In 1856
the average weight of the fleece was
2'5S lbs. and 347 lbs. in 1860, an in.
crease Of 54'4 per cent.
The decrease of sheep raising il
Ohio has been charged mainly to thC
ravages of dogs. In % counties il
1856, having S11, 1868 sheep there were
but 505,22 in 1856, n decrease o.
more than 800, 200, due, as is said, en-
tirely to the dogs and consequent dis
the State in five years from 1853 tc
1869 was 202,S2l; number injured
,4OS, being total loss in cash val
ne of S55S,733 Sheep raising is Ger
tainly more profitable than dog rails.
ing 1t might be prudent to pass laws
to cXterminato the worthless ours
that is the sheep raisers would say Sc
with considerable practical sound
sense, while the sportsmen and loaf.
ers would consider such laws the most
lunmitigated despotism.
The value Of 3, 3,812,707 in 1850 was
| ISl,0S4,93, or $50 cents per head;-
while the value Of tho 3,3GG,073 in
1869 was s5,442,049, or 81 81 per
head.
BY the arrival OF the Adriatic at
St. Johns, n b., we have Liverpool
dates to Dec. ODD. The London pa
pers were discussing the President 8
Message and Proclamation- the tory
journals ofcourse explessing dissatis.
faction with their contents. The
Liverpool Post claims to know that
Lord Lyons has written to Earl Rus
sell that the war will be ended in three
months, the South being ablet hold
out no longer. We only hope that
his lordship has thus written and that
his prediction may prove true.
FoRTREss MONROE, Dec. 2S.--Tho
Nag OF truce boat arrived from City
Point with 800 Union prisoners, in
exchange for those sent up by Gen.
Butler. The rebel Government re-
fuses any further exchange, unless
all questions are given up about which
our Government has been contendino
and their laws IN regard to officers and
soldiers in negro regiments are rccog.
nized.
They also refuse to receive a FLAG of
truce from Gen. Butler or NEGOTIATE
with him on the subject of exchange,
because of JEFF. Davis proclamation
outlawing Gen. Butler last year. IT.
will be remembered they were quite
willing to receive medicines and cor
respond with him notwithstanding
the proclamation, which they now
make preteXt for the discontinuancel
of negotiations, and they have alread-
y exchanged over 800 prisoners with
Gen, Butler.
The Richmond Examiner of to dayI
contains the following dispatch:
CHARLESTON, Dec. % The enemy
commenced shelling the city last night
keeping up Il steady fire, which was
still going on at 8 o'clock this morn.
ing. A fire broke out at 2 o'clock,
l.. A.