The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-08-25

MY Dufleu IN all.
Three children of JEFF. Davis, &C
companied by the mother of Mrs
Davis and a couple of servants, pass
ed through Albany on Tuesday, on
their way 10 Montreal. The journal
says they stopped at the Delevan
House for few hours, where large
crowd was attracted, and disgust
ing scene took place A number of
women went in, and, amid the most
extravagant professions of delight
and affection, repeatedly kissed the
children
The wife of Peyton Langley, of
Fulton Missouri, dislonored him. -
He talked the matter over with her,
when she agreed to let him kill her
if he would himself commit suicide
This strange and horrible arrange
ment was carried out-Langley shoot.
ing his wife through the head while
she laid in bed, then placing himself
beside her, and blowing out his own
brains.
Governor Brough's foot, part OF
which has been removed, having ex
hibited symptoms OF modification
fun ther amputation has been resorted
to. At last accounts he was doing
well.
A dispatch from Col. Hodges, of
Frankfort, furnish the latest footings
of the Kentucky election 1t is now
almost certain that Neal (Union) is
elected State Treasurer by from one
to two thousand majority. The Sen
ate will probably be tie. The Op-
position will have majority in the
Lower House.
Miss Edm onia Lewis, the colored
sculptor, who so beautifully executed
the bust of Colonel Shaw, 54th Massa-
chusetts colored infantry, and John
Brown, has been in Richmond the
past month teaching school. She,
however, leaves for Florence, Italy,
by the steamer from New York on
the 10Th inst, intending abroad to
complete her education, at the same
time chiseling busts of Abraham Lin
coin, Horace Mann, and others, for
which she now holds orders.
A terrible steamboat collision oc-
Cured on Lake Huron, the 9th INST,
by which nearly a hundred human
beings were hurled into eternity
The steamer Meteor ran into the Pc
wabic, either by accident or design,
and, as result, the latter sank in
about five minutes after. Immedi-
atcly after the accident, the Meteor
rendered what assistance she could
in saving life, but about one hundred
who were in she cabins of the Pc
wabic, went down with her. 1t seems
that both boats had sounded til
proper signals, yet by some uneX-
planned cause the Meteor steered di.
rectly for the Pewabic's side, which
she struck with full force. The Ne.
teor, after picking up what passen.
gers she could, proceeded on her way,
and on Friday morning took fire and
was destroyed in ST. Mary's ship ca
nal basin. No lives were lost, but
all the baggage of her passengers was
lost. This is the greatest lake dis
aster since that of the Lady Elgin in
1856.
A dispatch from JuIe,hale, Colo
RADIO Territory, gives further ac.
counts ol Indian outyagcs ia Tia, South
Platte region An cmigrant party
was attacked on Saturday, and two
men killed and scalped. a camp OF
soldiers was also attacked and driven
back on the same day, three or foul
men wounded, the telegraph cut, anG
the telegraph operator driven away
/ Parties of Indians, are prowline 20
about, and more serious trouble is
anticipated. Senator Doolttle and
his Congressional party have had Q
narrow escape.
The New Orleans PIcayune thinks
that the quantity of sugar that will
be produced in Louisiana this year
will not much exceed the crop o!
1868, 10000 to ll.0O0 hogsheads. -
1t is proved that there will be such 6
loss OF seed cane as to render eXten-
slvc planting impossible for seven
years. The annual crop in that State
before the war exceeded 100000
hogsheads.
The cholera is spreading in Con.
stantinople. 1t is decreasing at AL.
exandria and Cairo, although in the
latter place the mortality is still high
there having been 1856 deaths on the
l4th ult. Advices from England
state that it had broken out at Bir.
mingham.
There are $4,000 troops concen-
trated at Memphis causes much spec.
ulation there. 1t is conjectured that
this force will be divided into small
squads, which will be posted at va.
rious points throughout that section
of the country, for the purpose of re-
pressing any fresh manifestations OF
rebellious spirit, and punish prompt,
ly all outrages upon white Inhabitants
and freedmen.
A correspondent of New York
paper the estimates the loss of the
rebel armies during the rebellion a,
100000 killed and died in service
and 100000 permanently disabled
while probably 100000 others suf