The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-08-18
Summary of News.

Kentucky has sent 28.8l8 colored men
TO the war. BY Act Of Congress the
wives and children Of these men 10 the
number Of 1000 have been freed. max.
Ing the whole number OF slaves freed, in
connection with the army. 1OO,964.
Attsrney.General Speed has rendered
a decision sustaining The course Of the
Administration 10 trying the assassins Of
President Lincoln by court-martial. %.
Herschel V. johnson, candidate for the
Vice.Presidency on the Douglass ticket
10 1860, was pardoned by The President
on wednesday, OF last week. at the inter.
cession. l, is said, Of Mrs. Douglass.
Texas papers report the robbers in.
testing Texas as having everything their
own way. Several persons in Hays
County were hanged till nearly dead. in
order TO extort money from them. Be.
tween San Antonio and Austin the stages
were regularly robbed.
Governor Holden has issued a procla.
nation ordering an election for members
Of State Convention to be held on
Thursday. September 2l. The Conveu.
ton is 10 meet in r leigh on Mondav,
October 3. The inspectors OF election
are to be selected from justices of the
peace already appointed. TIE amnesty
proclamation OF President Johnson is to
be particularly observed, and the ins pee.
tors are 10 be very careful 10 administer.
ing the oath 10 all who offer to vote, il
they have not already done so. The same
number Of delegates are 10 be chosen as
there are members Of the House OF Com.
mons. '+
The recent election in Tennessee, for
members Of tho legislature and Congress.
has been very tame affair, and a very tight
vote case. The result IS that the deega.
tiOn to Congress 10 divided 4 and 4. between
good Union men and .Copperheads or So.
The returus yet to come ia.
may vary this somewhat; and .he complex
ion of the Legislature is not yet determined.
There 10 too much Of the ieaven Of reboll.
ion wo' king in Tennessee still.
The Kentucky E'octiou, like thet of Ton.
nessee has not been what it should, though
the Union cause has mado great gains. The
battle was fought upon the square issue Of
slavery and emancipation. The Indications
are toaS tneTe u smai pro slavery major
ity. and that the Constitutional Amend.
mont will not be carried. Still the gain oy.
or the vote for Mcclellan, list fall is vcry
encouraging. We have elected four Con.
gressmen. who are true, among them the
gallant Gen. Rosseau, from the Louisville
district. As great an advance at another
election. would set Kentucky all right
Tho returns arc yet incomplete .orn .r..5f
II now turns out that the "defect" in the
Atlantic cable on the End inst, was owing
to its breaking. Tho place was buoyed in
erder that an attempt might be made to
fish up tho cable. l.l.1f-s .a. . .f.... ia
There was destructive tornado at South
Bond. Indiana. on "Wednesday of last week :,
which damaged the village to the extent OF
AZ 600 ,4s 80. ..s 49, l... = .7'-H-
A.. p. Stone, Iatee Collector Of informal
Rovenus at Columt'ns, o.. il 10 ascertain cd
vas defaulter to the amount Of 803, 200.
His securities are bound in the SUN OF &IOO..
'WO. ard are perfectly responsible, aud will
'atisfy the gOverBment. ia. Hils- 81 go. .i!.-
The Kontucky electiO returns, % .hey
,ome In. swell the Union majoritios. We
'ave but little, as yet, from the southern
part OF the State, but in Eastern Kentucky
lhcre 10 . Union gain of twenty in the
Legislature. Randal!'s majority in tho
district is Ave thousand instead of
Two thousand, rs first reported. r,e.t