The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-06

of the Crown, but the Government
has entered resolutely on the task Of
throwing many of its works into the
hands of private persons. Several
factories and forges have already
been given up. The numerous abuses
in the local management, which could
not have been prevented by any pre-.
caution, had diminished, but still ex
isted. Official documents show the
inconvenience of the old system
In the villages there were always two
public houses for one church. The
administration had created several
schools of fpractical agriculture, which
scarcely on an average counted more
than three pupils each. The new
ukase prcscribes to the Ministers Of
the Interior and of the Domains the
task of agreeing together for putting
all the prescriptions into execution
in the course of six months. On the
10th of August next there will be in
Russia but one and the same class of
peasant proprietors organized in com.
munes.
Prof. j. d. B. DeBow was before
the Reconstruction committee Mon.
day, and gave his testimony on the
status of the South. His account is
said to have been substantially, that
the Southern people are in fair con.
.dition for reconstruction.
Thomas Bakewell, Esq, a pioneer
in the glass business at Pittsburg.
and one Of the most prominent bust
ness men OF that city, died on Fri
day, at the age of seventy four. He
was a native of London, England,
and came to Pittsburg in 1908. Dur
ing the rebellion he was an active
member of the Sanitary and Chris
tian Commissions.
The steamer City of Paris arrived
at New York, Monday, with Euro.
pean news to the 22d ult., four days
later than the dates by the China
The Tories in the British Parliament
are endeavoring to kill the Reform
bill by proposing delay, it is believed
that, should they succeed, the Rus.
sell ministry will be compelled to re.
sign. Stephens, the Fenian Head
Center, is reported to have escaped
TO France. There were conflicting
accounts in regard to the trouble be-
tween Austria and Prussia, but it is
believed that their relations
continue very threatening. There
is a decline of one per cent. in five.
twenties, and cotton, provisions and
brcadstufrs are all lower. The Ger.
man difficulty has produced this gen.
eral depression. ..p..T
A blacksmith in minister, Eng.
land, lately performed Il perilous test.
A child aged seven years, while play
ing with his brother, aged twelve
placed over his head an iron
band similar to that used for the nuts
of cart wheels. The child's neck be-
gan to swell, and when the parents
discovered it they were Mortified to
find that it was impossible to remove
the bard, and that suffocalion was
imminent. A blacksmith named
Coles was called in, and suggested
the desperate idea of hammering off
the iron with a sledge, and he sue
cessfully completed the task. While
one person held the legs and another
the head of the little one, Coles fear
lessly struck at the ring and severed
it. A falseblow of half an inch would
have caused instant death.
The Benevolent Society OF Tennes-
zee are trying to get up entertain
nents throughout the State to raise
'unds Tor supplying disabled conred.
,rate soldiers with artificial limha |