The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-05-04
The News.


Southern trade has collapsed, and
hardly single vessel is on its way
hither from New Orleans, Mobile,
Savannah or Charleston.
Congress as granted a pension Of
s400 year to Ishmael Day, who
carried out Gen. Dix's celebrated or.
der to shoot any man who would
haul down the American flag.
Secretary Stanton has issued an
order forbidding persons who may
own lands containing the graves OF
Union soldiers to obliterate or mutt
late the traces of such graves by
blowing or otherwise, or to disturb
the headbotrds, stakes or fences
around them.
The anti. secession Union men OF
Virginia have been comparing notes,
and they find the sentiment through
ont the State unanimous in favor of
holding a convention of the party
1t is now announced that the first
meeting will be held in Alexandria
on Thursday, May II, next.
All the tributaries Of the Missouri
and of the Upper Mississippi are
trimming full, and from last accounts
are still rising. Many predict gen
eral overflow this season, basing their
speeulations upon the theory that
high waters are experienced in the
Mississippi valley once in seven
years.
The number Of schools established
by the various Freedmen's Assoca.
tions, East and West, for the educa.
ton Of the freedmen at the South, is
307, taught by 773 teachers, and
having 40, 744 pupils. The amount
of money collected TOR their support
last year was S402,92S; value OF
supplies collected, 1857, 700; money
and supplies from abroad, ss4.597 );
value of supplies shipped, S49S.255 /;
money expended, 1928, go.
A serious riot broke out in Mem.
phis Tuesday, arising from a quarrel
between white and a colored man.
Other persons of both colors joined
in and the fight soon became general
At last accounts quiet had been re-
stored, but it would seem from our
special dispatch that the negroes
were now being hunted down by the
whites as they were seeking conceal
ment. Ten of the blacks and three
whites are reported killed. A num-
Der Of persons were also wounded.
A memorial has been presented to
the House by Mr.. Darling, of New
York, asking for a change in the
awards recently made by the Secre.
tary Of War for the capture of Booth
and his CO conspirators. Much dis
satisfaction prevails among those who
believed themselves entitled to a
share in the reward, but find them
selves entirely ignored.
On Tuesday last torpedo, which
had been sunk for three years and
one month, in Charleston harbor, ex-
ploded Off the beach OF Sullivan's Is.
land, near Battery b, in about eight
fathoms of water. 1t is supposed to
have been exploded by the dragging
of vessels cable. 1t lifted an i'm
mense volume of water, and present
ted quite grand appearance.
The Augusta ga. Constitutional.
ist insists, Notwithstanding the inter.
prctations from Washington, that the
recent proclamation of tie President
had the legal effect of abolishing mar.
tlal law and restoring the habeas cor.
pus.
A large meeting of the officers of
the Fenian Circles of Philadelphia
met Saturday night, and appointed o
committee to visit the New York
headquarters, to ascertain the object
of the recent movements at Eastport,
and to discover the use that is made
of the contributions sent to the treas
ury.
On Sunday afternoon a fire broke
out Mt Thorold, c. W, which ragged
until thirty three shops and houses
and q large number OF smaller build
ings were destroyed. Nearly the
whole of the busines part of the
town is in ruins. The loss is estima.
ted at $3.50, 900. Forty or,fifty fam
lilies are rendered houscless.
By fire in New Haven Monday
morning, the works OF the New Ha-
ven Clock Company were entirely
consumed. Eleven dwelling houses
in the vicinity were also destroyed,
and some twenty or thirty families
are deprived oi houses. Two hun
dred workmeD are thown ont of EN-
ployment. The loss will amount to
100000.
Late English papers say the mania
for emigration to the United States
has again set in among the colliers
and iron workers of South Wales,
and the effects of the movements are
beginning TO he severely felt, more
especially by the colliery proprietors.
In addition to the large numbers that
have emigrated since the fine weather
has set in, upwards Of sixty families
left Aberdeen for New York few
days since, and others are preparing
to follow from different parts of the
district. E....r,. ..
Skeddadlers, who so ignominiously
left their country in her time of need,
and went into the British Provinces
TO escape duty, are now called upon
TO pay tax of three dollars to the