The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-30
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The President had an Interesting
conference on Saturday with the del
egates from South Carolina in reA ard
TO the reconstruction or tuaG State
He gives them to understand that
their State Constitution must be so
amended rs to suit the new order of
affairs, and that slavery must be rec
ognized rs q dead institution. On
other points he reiterated the views
so often expressed in his speeches
since his entrance upon the office of
President.
The steamer City of Boston, with
Queenstown dates OF the 18th. arrived
at New York on Saturday. Her adj
vices are not of great Importance
Lord Brougham, at banquet to the
Prince of Wales, called on the Amer
lean Government to use mercy TO-
ward its prisoners. In the House of
Lords the Earl Jf Derby called at
tention to the withdrawal of belliger.
ent rights to the South by Earl Rus
sell, and protested against the Presi.
dents proclamation threatening to
treat privateerS rs pirates. Earl
RneeoH thou. iIt th o i'residens's threat
an extraordinary one, bat believed
it was only put forth by way of
frightening the privateersmen. The
negotiations between England and
Canada are about to be satisfactorily
concluded. Parliament will probably
adjourn on the 10th of July. The
news from the continent is of little
interest.
Indictments in the civil Court have
been found against Bowles, Milligan
and other Sons of Liberty, so that If
their trial and condemnation by the
military commission be overruled hy
the Supreme Court they may not es-
cape punishment.
Two boxes and q trunk belonging
to JEFF. Davis, which escaped capture
at the time their owner was taken,
have been found near GAINESVILLE, Fla.
Some valuable papers were found in
them.
Hon. Curtes +. Burnham, attorney
in the case in which the Court of Ap.
peals decided the legal tender law
unconstitutional, has given notice OF
an appeal to the United States Court
At Columbia. South Carolina, nc
less than 10000 persons are receiving
daily rations, who have no Other
means of getting food for themselves
and children.
The President has issued procla.
nation, given in our dispatches, re-
moving trade restrictions west of the
Mississippi river. Trade is now
Everywhere free, except as regards
articles contraband of war.
Governor Pcirpoint's semi-rebel
Virginia Legislature has adjourned.
1t showed its proclivities by refusing
to pass q law for dividing the unim.
proved lands of the State for the en-
couragement of immigration, and by
defeating measure for the promotion
Ioflegal marriages among the freed
men.
The country is now divided into
five grand military divisions. The
following are their names and com,
manders: Military Division of the
Atlantic, Maj. Gen. Mead; Military
Division OF the Mississippi, Major
Gen Sherman; Military Division oi
the Southwest, Maj. Gen. Sheridan
Military Division Of the Pacific, Mai
Gen. Halleck.
Excepting in nine instances reliej
committees have disappeared from
the English cotton districts. The
Secretary of the General Committee
too. rs further showing the decrease
in the distress, states that there arr
now but 10000 operatives out o
work throughout Lancashire ant
IChcsire, and that he shall, therefore
discontinue publishing his usua
weekly statistics. There was mucl
rejoicing in Rochdale on the 5th, ol
the reopening of a large cotton mil
which had been closed for three ant
q half years About 1000 hands will
be employed Mt the place. The wag
ons which conveyed the cotton iron
the canal yard to the mill were head
, ed by a band, and accompanied by
large eoncourse Of persons,