The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-01-05
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The State documents of Missouri,
stolen by Claib Jackson, have been
found in Texas.
Vigorous efforts arc being put
forth in Pennsylvania TO establish a
line of steamers between Philadcl-
phia and Southern ports.
The National Sorghum Convention
is in session at the rooms OF the De
partment of Agriculture in Washing
ton-William Clough, OF Ohio, chair
man, and Professor T. Glover, sc.
retary, Delegates arc present from
the Middle and many of the Western
States. The Convention has decided
upon o definite classification OF the
different varieties Of cane, which will
be published, with accurate botanical
and popular descriptions and care
fully executed cngravings.
The Paris correspondent of the
London Times says that among the
articles in the note of agreement ac-
cepted by Spain, it is stipulated that
the vessels captured from Chilli arc
to be given up, and no moneys de-
manded, and that, so far as national
honor is concerned, the Chilians are
to fire the first gun in salute, which
is to be Immediately answered by the
Spanish, and so on alternately to the
end OF the salute.
John McCatferty, who was arrested
in Ireland and tried at Cork as q
Fenian conspirator, has pcpn urqurr
ted, though he has not yet becn re-
leased. He is native of Sandusky,
Ohio. He had been in the rebel ar
my, but took the amnesty oath in
May. lie left New York in Scptem-
Der to so, as he says, to Paris to get
permission from Southern leaders
there to go to Mexico. His arrest
was caused by the finding OF suspic-
ious, papers in his baggage on the
arrival at Queenstown of the steamer
on which lie sailed from New York.
Letters written by Yulee, former
Senator from Florida, before the out
break of the rebellion, and detailing
some of the plans OF its instigators,
have lately come into possession o!
the Government, and are to be used
in evidence against Mr.. Davis.
On December 29th, Mr.. George
Wills, who lived near Conncaut, Ash
tabula county, fell into q tub OF hot
water, prepared for scalding hogs,
and was so frightlully burned that he
died the same night, after suffering
the most horrible agony.
The Louisville Press, Union paper,
of Dec. so, contains the valcdictory
of the editors with the announcement
of the proprietors that the publica
tion OF the paper is to be discontin-
ned.
A man who had recovered the re.
mains Of his brother from battle
field near Petersburg, found that cof.
flns and transportation We're eXpen
sivc. lie therefore quietly put the
bones in his carpet bag, and so took
Them home.
a young man named Andy Hollcr-
bach was killed in a dram shop in
Cincinnati, early on Monday morning,
by two men who fired their pistols
through the window.
During the year 1865, there arrived
at New York 1850 immigrants,
against 1926 II 1864. Germany
sent S2,45i; Ireland, 70,33S. Then
follow in this order England, Scot.
land. Switzerland, Sweden and
France. Canada contributed 43.
1t is stated that Admiral Colds.
borough commanding the United
States squadron of evolution in the
European waters, had gone to Villa.
1ranca, near Nice, for winter quarters,
where 1t was expected three more
ships from Ancrica would shortly
join him.
The Cleveland Herald says \ new
foundry went into operation January
lst, at the Machine shops of the
Cleveland. Columbus a. Cincinnati
Railroad Company. Itis a commod.
ious building, and we'll fitted out with
oil the necessary arrangements for
doing tho entire casting for the road.