The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-02-09
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The supposed oldest man in the
United States, Joseph Crele, died on
the 9th ult, at Portage, Wisconsin,
at the ripe age of l4l years.
An oil we'll has been "struck" al
McNlinnville, Tenn, ut a depth of a.
bout one hundred feet, and twenty
barrels of oil can be procured daily
by using the pump.
The gambling establishments in
New Orleans have been suppressed
by order of General Sheridan. The
Mayor is demonstrating against this
interference, and an appeal to the
President is threatened.
The machine and carpenter shops
of the Allegheny Valley Railroad
Company, ut Lawrenceville, Pa &, were
burned on the 5th. Eleven loco
motives were destroyed. The loss
is very heavy.
The loss by the burning Of the
Qnartermaster's buildings at Fort
Riley, Kansas, is estimated at S00,.
900. The fire caught from defect
i've 1ue.
An interesting case has come up in
Lexington. Judge Goodloe fined a
negro, under the State law, for hav-
ing q pistol in his possession. The
agent ofthe Freedmen's Bureau, held
that the law was no longer binding,
and asked that the sentence be re
mitted. This the Judge declined to
do. Gov. Bramlette has sustained
his course, saying that it was the
Judges province to execute tue laws
not to pronounce on their validity.
In Sacramento, recently, woman
procured the release of her husband
from Jail, and that night ran off with
another fellow. Her object in pro-
curing her husbands release was to
leave somebody with the children.
Ohio is the only State that comes
out of the war with less debt than it
went in with, the principle of taxa
tion having been adopted even in the
darkest hours. The State debt is
now 13,500,175, against Ii, go, 233
in 1860.
1t was stated Monday in q discus.
sion in the Senate that less than n
quarter Of million of dollars had
been lost during the war on account
of the negligence Of paymasters.
IN Tro-s.y ,nguo, one week agv,
an express and baggage car on the
western bound train of the Atlantic
Il Great Western r. r. was burned,
with its contents, embracing seventy
five trunks and quantity of express
freight for Cincinnati. Two safes
iull of money belonging to the Uni
ted States Express Company are SAID
to have been destroyed. The amount
of money lost is reported at 5000,
900, and the merchandise bnrned
will swell the total loss to more than
double that amount
In the Senate, Friday, joint reso-
luton was introduced by Mr. Sum.
ner, which declares that no distinc.
tion on account of race or color shall
be made by any State in regard tc
political equality. lie gave notice
that he should urge this in place ot
the constitutional amendment recent
lly adopted by the House. 1t wa:
laid on the table and ordered to b,
printed. The bill providing for til,
sale of postage stamps on credit was
passed. Mr. Trumbulls bill, pro
viding for the enjoyment of all per
sons in their civil rights, was taker
up. After considerable discussion
and the adoption of an amendment
the bill was passed, and the Senate
, adjourned. The time Of the House
was spent in listening to various bills
and a debate betw cen Messrs. Davis
Brooks and Dodge, in relation to th,
contested seat.rrom New York. Ma
jor Generals Meade ard Thomas
were present during the day, anC
were received with the greatest en-
thusiasm. An important commum
cation was received Thursday from
the President in regard to the trial o
JEFF. Davis.
In the Senate, Saturday, varou
bills were introduced. Senator Fes
sender gave notice that he shoul,
call up the Constitutional Amend
ment of the House on Monday. Mr
Howard called up his resolution call
ing for the trial of jeff. Davis, bu
no action was taken. The bill de
claring all persons born in the Uni
, ted States, not subject to foreign pow
ers, to be citizens, except Indian
not taxed, was adopted. Bills wer
introduced relative to quarantin
at the port of New York, and to pro
, vide for the navigation of the Mis-
slssippi river A bill was rep6rte,
back from the Committee on agricul
ture, on the expediency of gradua
ting the fares of railroad companies
Mr., Harding, of ILL.,, declared tina
the Western railroads are doing wha
the Constitution prohibits, in reall.
levying export duties, The bill pro
hibiting any American vessel whicl