The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-20

grape crop is in thriving condition,
and the prospect of an abundant
yield is good for the coming season.
An attempt was made last week,
by the Federal troops stationed at
Leesburg, to arrest the notorious
guerrilla, John Mosby, for appearing
on the streets dressed in Confederate
uniform. Mosby took to the woods,
thus avoiding the guards, who fred
several shots.
The United States steamer Angus
tn is to be sent to Maine to prevent
any violation of neutrality laws by
the Fenians.
The Herald's Canada corrcspon.
dent says, the public Indignation in
regard to the secret tiial of Murphy
and his men is still openly demon.
strated all over Canada, and sym
pathy for the prisoners is thereby ex-
cited. The scare is extending. 1t
prevails along Luke Erie shores to as
great an extent as 1t does in New
Brunswick. People are flying to our
shores for safety.
The Herald $ Eastport special OF
the 10th says, nine armed Fenians
captured the English revenue flag on
Indian Island last night. They be-
longed TO the crew of the Fenian pri.
vateer, from which they lowered q
boat, and proceeded, with muilled
oars, to the spot, under the guns OF
the English war ship iylades, and I'm
reach at any time of the picket boats.
The flag was surrendered without a
shot being fired. 1t is believed there
were no soldiers on the island.
The U. 5. gunboat Winooski ar
rived this morning and anchored off
the town.
Reports from Calais say that ten
OF the volunteers at st. Stephens
threw down their arms in revolt, but
were arrested.
A suspicious looking brig was cap
tured last night, oil the coast, by U.
s.. Revenue Cutter Ashuelot, and was
towed into the harbor here to day.
A letter was read in the Conference
of the Methodist Church South, now
being held at New Orleans, from
Bishop Soule, the senior Bishop, in
which he strongly urged that in case
a change was made in the name of
the organization it should be called
the wesleyan Episcopal Church."
1t is little surprising, il not amusing,
that the venerable Rish"r sIO'hu hit
upon the exact name which few
radical anti-slavery members of the
church adopted when they seced from
the body North, and organized de-
nomination of their own.
The City OF New York arrived yes
terday, bringing one day's later news
from Europe. The Austria Prussian
situation remains unchanged. There
is nothing to confirm the pacific news.
1t is rumored that the French troops
are to be withdrawn from Mexico in
three detachments, beginning in next
November. 1t is officially denied in
Copenhagen that the American Gov.
ernment is in treaty for war post at
st. Thomas A French ship with
seven thousand bags of coffee had
been wrecked off Rio de Janeiro-
The crew were all saved, but the YES
sci will prove total loss. Quite a
serious disturbance had occurred in
little English town, i'm wi ich the
Fenians appear to have grown very
bold, and to have uttered reasonable
words against the Queen, and even to
have used stones and other missiles.
The steamer Financier, which left
Pittsburg for New Orleans on Thurs.
day, and was burned on Thursday
night, involving loss of twelve lives
and 10000 in property, was destroy
ed by the carelessncss of one of the
passengers, a Mrs. Rothschild, of
Texas, who persisted in lighting a
camphene lamp in her state room,
against the regulations OF the boat.
The lamp exploded, setting fire to
the state room, and the flames spread
so rapidly that it was impossible to
check them. Among the lost were
Mrs. Rothschild, her husband aud
two children. Tho wife and daughter
of Capt. Darragh, Thomas Bolden,
colored, pantry man, man sick with
consumption, name unknown, an
Irishman, name unknown, two deck
hands. The cargo, which consisted
Of iron, nails, glass, agricultural
implements, DC, intended for the
Southern market, and was insured
for S44,0l4. The boat was insured
for $4,000. The loss will reach,
as above stated, 100000, over and
above the insurance.
The Secretary of War has announc
cd that he would not confirm the sale
of the magnificent car that bore the
remains of Mr.. Lincoln from Wash
ington to Springfield.
A dispatch from Washington says
that there is official evidence that
Louis Napoleon is withdrawing his
troops, and Maximilian is substitu.
ting Austrian and Belgian recruits.
The present Congress, ending ON
the 4th Of March next, terminates the
Senatorial career Of the following
gentleman. unless they shall be re
elected meantime: Clark, of New
Hampshire; Foster, of Connecticut;
Harris, of New York; Poland, of Yer.
mont; Brown, Of Missouri; Davis, of
Kansas; Lane, Of Indiana; Howe, OF
Wisconsin; Cresswell, OF Maryland;
and McDongal, of California. The