The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-11-03

ornation, showing tho moral and
i,iritual wants of 1,e coultry, also
ne best methods OF labor now in
operation, t.ie diIrusing their infor.
hatinn with tho design OF melting
'nd aiding the efforts OF the brethren
'nd OF increasing the various gifts
snd labors IN the extension of the
Gospel OF Christ; the Offering of
themselves as medium OF commu.
nication between the various sections
Of the Church and the land, and be
tween individuals seeking to be EN-
ployed in doing good, or seeking la
borers for particular fields of service.
y. IL. Stuart, Esq, of Philadelphia
was elected permanent President,
and Rev. Drs. Kirk and Durbin,
Vice Presidents. The matter OF
considering the location of the cen.
tral office, and the appointment of
the executive committee was defer.
red until Friday evening, to which
time tue meeting adjourned.
Joseph Endersou Worcester, the
author of the known English die
tionary bearing his name, of Geo.
graphical Dictionary, or Universal
Gazetteer, published nearly fifty
years since. and OF various educa.
tional works, died at Cambridge.
Mass, yesterday. He was born at
Bedford, N. H., August 9th, 1884,
aud was consequently, 81 wears ot
age at the time of his death. His
large quarto dictionary now in use
grew from his Comprehensive Pro.
nouncing Dictionary, published in q
small octave in 1880.
Secessionism seems to die harder in
the Georgia Convention than in some
Of the other States which have oil
ready nullitied their previous rebell.
ious legislation. The Georgia Con
ven'iou has repealed, without declar
ing uull and void, the secession or.
dinance, has adopted resolutions ask
ing for an amnest, for all prisoners
Of the General Government. and
while willing to pass an emancipation
or finance, wishes to do it with a re.
servation for National compensation
to the former owners of the slaves.
Mrs. Grinder, the Pittshurg pois
oner, has been convicted of murder
in the first degree. On the an
nOuncement Of the jurv's verdict. on
Saturday, she remained to all appeal. q.
ances, perfectly unmoved aud I'M
concerned. Her case is one of the
most singular in the annals of crime.
She seemed actuated with desire to
posion people merely for the sake of
doing so, having no pecuniary or re
vengeful motive Tor making way
with her victims. She W, uld volun-
teer to become muse OF q rich per
son, and then administer arsenic -
If amy other nurse accidentally came
in and obstructed her operations.
says the Pittsburg Gazette, she grew
jealous and got them out o: the way
as soon rs possible. generally with
a dose of poison not quite sutfl..ient
to kill instantly 1t seems to have
been no part of her plan to kill any
one outright, rs that deprived her
of the luxury of witnessing the tor.
lures which accompany slow pois
oning, and hence her doses were
limited. and in ended to be cumula-
tive, 1t is to this fact that may OF
her victims escaped with life, cir.
cums,ances having intervened to put
them beyond her reach before she
had time, according to her plan, t.
complete their destruction.
1t may be consoling to applicants
for position in the Treasury to learn
that there are now on tile in that De.
partment upward of $4,000 applica
lions. Three fourths of them are
from women, and the rest from dis.
abled officers and oldicgs.
Lord Palmerston had heen serious
ly ill for some days from the cffec,
of a cold. The symptoms had been
very alarming but he steadily i'm
proved. On the night of the 18th.
however, bulletin was issued to the
effect that he had become worse
since morning, and it could not be
he was very seri0usly i'll
kilograms were constantly sent to
the Queen at Balmoral. He died on
the 10Th, at 0:35 A NJ. Had he lived
until the Goth he woald have com
pleted his eighty frat year.
Great anxiety prevailed Oh The 18th
in London to know the result of his
illness. Business on the Stock Ex-
change, an in other quarters, wa,
almost suspended, and a deep and
regret is expressed by all
parties at his loss E,rl Rnssell will
probably succeed him, Lord Claren.
don taking the Foreign Office, but
nothing official has transpired.
The Chattanooga Gazette says the
citizens Of West Tennessee have Join
ed in u memorial to the Legislature,
asking the collection of all debts to
be stopped for twelve months; that
1t the expiration of that time no prop.
erty shall be sold for less than three.
'ourths of its assessed value; that all
taxable property sh Ill he rated at
It's assessed valuation; that personal
shall be exempt from tax
alton so long as there is land TO sat
sly the same; that debtors shall have
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