The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-09-01
Summary Of News.

So - o'"obo, hoH, Va "ulECU, lFWm-
bull county, died on Sunday the goth inst,
at the age Of seventy Ave. He was for
thirty years Clerk of the Court of Com.
mob Pleas for that county, aud Cioik of the
Supfeme Court for about twen,y.two wears.
He was one Of the founders of the Western
Reserve Bank, was made one of it's Directors
10 1915, and in 1880 its President. which
position ho held unit! the closing up of the
business Of that institution, about two years
since.
Secretary Stewards health is very good,
and his physicians are sang uine that he will
completely recover from all traces os his in
jurios. Ho has already finished up oil the
business that accumulated during his alb
sence at Cape May. MIR. Frederick Seward
will soon be able to resume bis duties as
Assistant Secretary of State He is rapidly
recovering.
Gen Fremont at the head of company
of Eastern men. is about to purchase an ex.
tensivo tract of mineral lands in .1issouri.
with the view of erecting an establishment
10 ST. Louis, for the manufacture Of rail.
road iron.
1t ia stated that the President will proba.
bly, shortly order the release of Alexander
ii. Stephens. His case has been under
consideration for some time. and has been
again urged by his brother Linton Stephens,
who has had several interviews with Mr..
johnson.
The Mississippi Convention has passed an
ordinance declaring the Ordinance of Sc
cession mil and void, and the delegates in.
div,dually have presented petition to Pres.
ident johnson, praying for tho pardon of
jeff Davis and Gov. Clark.
! 1t 10 now said that the leaders of tho Re.
bellion will be placed on trial, and a uni.
versai amnesty proclaimed to the remain-
der OF the Southern poaple.
Russelfs diary of the cable expedition
gives a complete and detailed account of ihe
laying of the cable, and of the recovery of
it at different times. of its lost insulation,
Of it's final parting ou the 81 instant, aud Of
the Subsequent graphing for it. down to
aud including the OH inst. The water
where the cable was lost is about "a miles
deep, but, notwithstanding this the broken
end vas brought on one occasion to within
l ZOO CARDS OF the surface, and would bave
been again restored to the deck of the
Great Eastern had not its great weight b, eu
too much for the strength of the graphing
! rope.
Provisional Governor Parsons Of Alabama
has teIegraphed request to tho President
to suspend all petitions for pardon her eto.
| fore recommended by him.
The State convention in Jackson Miss. on
Monday adopted the following amendment
to the State Constitution: The institution
of slavery having been abolished 10 tho
State of Mississippi, neither slavery nor in
voluntary servitude, otherwise than in pui /.
ishment OF crime of which tho party shall
have been duty convicted, shall hereafter
exist 10 this State, aud the legis ature at
the next session. and thereafter, as tho pub.
lie welfare may require, shall provide for
the protection and security of tho person
and property of the freedmen of this State.
and guard them and the State against The
evils that may arise from their sudden
emancipation. a.
The steamer Argosy. from Cairo for Gin
tcinnati, with the 70 b OHIO Iofantry, was
blown ashore in a rain storm on Monday
evening, of last week, 80 miles below Lou
isviIe. The coDcussion caused an explosion
of the mud. d.drums, tho steam from which
scalded IL persons, two of whom died, aud
two more were expected to die. Eight we're
also drowned by jumping overheard.
Governor Sbarkey, of Mississippi, has is
sued proclamation calling on the people
to form two companies in each connty, one
of cavrlry and another Of infantry for the
purpose OF restoring order, and putting q
stop to the frequent murders and robbery.
Out OF 25O 900 applications for pardon re-.
ceved from OK Rebels. it is stated that The
President has actually pardoned less than
100.
Our minister at Con stantinople officially
intarms tho government that tho cholera
continues to extend its ravages Ho SAYS
had proper quarantine been enforced at The
frs: introduction of the disease from Egypt
1t might have been prevented 1t seoms to
him. from experience at Constan tinople,
tha. it will be advisable in the United States
to guard against it by making quarantine
regulations. la..
Mexican advices state that news reached,
Vera Cruz of victory over The Liboralo
near Puebla, previous to the l4th, aud at
the time the steamer left Vera Cruz which
was on the l4th, the French and Austrian
vessels were firing statutes. The Imperial
troops have been twico rcpulsed from Zon
gaican. An expedition was organizing to
drivo Repudlas out of Chituas 1t is re-
ported that NegreIe lost one half OF his men
and all bis horses in retroating from Mata.
moras. French troops continue to arrive.
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81- The Emperor of Brazil has appointe
Board OF Health" to investigate and do.
eide what proprietary remedies should be
admitted into the country and what exclu.
dDd. After eOma mon he seesion tbo, h.u.