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

February 22d, notwithstanding.
j. B. DUNN.
The n @ w s.
By the steamer Saxonia, which ar
rived at New York Sunday, we have
European news 10 April 4th, three
DAYS later than previous advices.- =
Queen Victoria has written an anto
graph letter of thanks, and sent her
miniature, TO George Peabody, the
American capitalist, who is about
leaving London for America. She
styles his gifts for the benefit of the
London poor "more than princely.'
A baronctcy was offered hun, but dc
clined. The prospects for peace he
tween Austria and Prussia were re.
garled rs little more favorable in
London, but in France the gloomiest
apprehensions were felt, as it was be
lieved France could not remain neu.
trail Italy, it is thought, would join
Prussia in the event of war. In the
meantime, both Austria and Prussia
are arming, protesting in the mean.
time that their intentions are very pa
cilic, and each demonstrating against
the unfriendly attitude of the other
The Imperalists in China are report
ed to have defeated the rebels in q
great battle, and TO have slaughtered
fifty thousand OF them.
The President has approved the
bill appropriating sS00,0OO to rcim-
burse the State of Pennsylvania fol
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militia in the service of the United
States.
News from Halifax is to the effect
that the disease on board the Eng
land is probably q violent form o!
ship fever, and not the cholera. The
disease has at length been checked in
its progress. no deaths have al
ready occurred.
Ex Governor Tod, of Ohio, has
authorized his friends to say that the
use of his name as one of the Vice
Presidents of the Johnson National
Union Club, so. o.called, was without
his authority or consent, and that he
gave no authority or license whatev-
er to any one for using his name as
Vice President or otherwise of any
Johnson Club or meeting; and fur
ther, that he has no sympathy for any
organization of rebels, Copperheads
or men of doubtful political character
and disturbers Of the harmony Of our
country.
Considerable excitement has been
caused in Washington by the dis
covery within a few days of some
gold quartz about fourteen miles
from the city on the Potomac.
1t is reported that the mills of
Manchester, n. H., are running at q
loss, the cotton on hand costing
more before it is made up than it
will bring now after il is manufactur.
ed.
A Washington special says that
the secret evidence connecting JEFF.
Davis with the plot to assassinate
President Lincoln is now before the
Judiciary Committee of the House,
and that portions OF it may soon be
made public
A gentleman In Washington re-
Gently sent a telegram to Salt Lake
City at lO:3O A. NJ, and received a
reply ut 5 80 p. NJ. The distance
over which the telegram was sent
was more than 5000 miles.
The President has approved the
joint resolutions authorizing and
directing the. Secretary of War to
take immediate measures to preserve
from desecration the graves of the
soldiers who tell in battle or died of
disease in the field or in the hospitals
during the war of the rebellion; to
secure suitable places ia which they
may be properly inferred, and to
have the grounds inclosed, so that
the resting places Of the honored
dead may be kel t sacred forever. a.
Gen, Grant arrived in Philadelphia
Monday night. Gen Meade and staff
left that city Tuesday for Eastport,
Maine, probably in connection with
the Fenian movements there.
There never was 30 much crime in
Vermont rs now, and officers say that
four dlths Of it is to be attributed to
liquor. One county has fifteen Grim.
inals who will be sent to state prison.
1t is reported that ex-senator Gwin
lately had narrow escape from death.
While writing in his room at one of
the New Orleans forts, leaf OF his
manuscript Iew OF, and DR.. Gwin
started for itupon the run, forgetting
the sentinel upon duty. The negro
drew his musket upon him and pull
ed the trigger, but fortunately the
cap failed to explode. Had it gone
Off that would have been the end of
the ex-senator