The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-07-07
The Macon (Ga.l Telegraph saws


that Howell Cobb was in Macon re
Gently. He counsels on the part of
the people, a cheerful and prompt
obedience tothe constitution and laws
OF the country. He believes that sla-
very is forever dead, but he is not at
all despondent as regards the future
OF the South; on the contrary, he be.
lieves that bright future is ahead,
and thinks it only remains for the
people to put forth their best energies
toward developing the resources of
the country to insure commercial
prosperity and success. When asked
his probable fate he replied that he
thought it would be the same as that
oil all original secessionists before the
war, and those who had occupied the
same position with him since. He
expressed confidence in the ability
and integrity of President johnson,
and thought his course to them would
be conciliatory.
A rain storm and tornado rarely il
ever paralleled for severity in the lat
itudes visited, swept over Northern
Iowa and parts of Wisconsin last
week. AT Viroqua, Wis, on Thurs.
day, it assumed the form Of fearful
hurricane, demolishing in few min
utes fifty houses, killing seventeen
persons and injuring about one hun.
dred others. Our Chicago special
gi 'es the details of the frightful visit.
alton. The Dubuque Times says that
the storm began in that part of the
country on Tuesday, continued thro'
ednesday. It extended to one hun
dred miles west of Dubuque, and be-
yond the State line on the north
In Dubuque great damage was done
to the pavcments and streets. The
Dubuque Il Sioux City Railroad suf
ferred almost intellectually along the
route to the west of Cedar Falls
Creeks and brooks became rivers,
nlllponds became lakes, and immense
flats were deluged by the raging tor
rent, destroying grass and grain by
overwhelming them with sand and
debris. For miles on miles up the
valleys all the fences were swept
away, and the farmers labor for this
year entirely wasted, besides she
great damage to improvements, Rail
road abutments were swept out, and
costly bridges carried Off. Culverts
all along the route for near hundred
miles, were washed out, and some
time must elapse before travel can be
resumed.
Postmaster General Dennison has
ordered that the carrying of the thro
mails to the West be restored to the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad compa-
in~ ,S, which road is now in the best or.
der.
The Herald's special says: The
Presidents health is somewhat I'M
proved to day but he is not yet well
enough to attend Cabinet meetings,
consequently none have been held
this week. He partially resumed at
tention to business to day, and signed
q few Of the large number of papers
requiring his signature, which have
been accumulatiug during his illness.
The principal cause of Lis sickness
is his close and incessant attention
To business, he having, as is under.
stood, been out of the Executive Man.
, sion but twice since taking ND his
resideLce Lere. 1t is his habit to de
vote all the time from eight o'clock in
the morning to ten O'Clock at night
to the arduous duties OF his Office. -
His family and friends have been
urging him 10 remove to the Soldier 8
Home for the Summer months, but
thus far have been unable to induce
him to do so. Unless he can be per.
suaded 30 alter his present arrange
ment, it is feared that his illness may
become protracted and serious.