The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-11-30
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

A Tribune's Leavenworth special
says Lieutenant Ames, with de-
tachment of twenty-five men, en-
countered q band of one hundred
Sioux Indians, near Fort Sedgewick; !
killed eight, wounded seven, captur-
ed forty-eight beef cattle, fifty. y.seven
mules, twenty four horses, all OF
their ponies, and plundered and
bIrncd what could not be brought
away. He marched one hundred and
seventy miles in thirty-six hours,
with nothing to eat for men or horses.
A letter from Concord, N. H., to
the Boston Journal says: "There
is considerable talk about the plat
form the Demo Gratis of this State
will adopt at their coming conven
ton. Several of their prominent
men are now advocating the exten-
sion of impartial suffrage to the
freedmen OF the South, as one of the
means by which the nation is to be
restored TO permanent peace and or.
der"
LEAvENwoRTH, Nov. 21.-A quar-
rel has long existed between man
named Elgin, keeper OF an inn at
Missouri City, and the Titus broth
ers, five in number, residing near
Platte City. The Titus brothers
were in Missouri City on Sunday
last, when q violent alteration took
place between them and Elgin, in
which the latter shot and killed two
Of the brothers, and succeeded in
making his escape and in reaching
the house of his father.in law, a few
miles from Platte City. During the
following night he was traced to his
hiding place and the house was sur
rounded. Elgin attempted to evade
his pursuers, but they were too many
He was killed by ball in the back
while fleeing, about 200 yards from
the house.
Official returns have been received
of the vote in both the Congression-
al Districts in Minnesota, with the
exception of few small counties,
from which we have estimates doubt
less nearly correct. The majority
of Window in the First District is
6,403, and that for Donnelly in the
Second, is 4,134. Both are Repub.
licans. The aggregate Republican
majority in the State is 1887.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.--The Con-
servative Army and Navy Union, at
their meeting last night, after a warm
discussion, passed by two-t thirds
vote series OF resolutions, declar.
ing that the proposed constitutional
amendment ought to be respected,
and that IN the judgment of that Or
ganization it is clearly the duty of
the Conservative press throughout
the country TO appeal to the North
ern and Southern States to extend
suffrage to the negro ON such quail,
fed basis as may be proper and just
The Cincinnati Volksfreund, the
principal German Democratic news.
paper in Ohio, copies and endorses
the negro suffrage article of the Chi
cago Times.
The President has directed the re-
mission of fine of $4,000 which
was imposed upon Robert v. Clark,
in August, 1866, by the United States
Court OF the Northern District OF
New York, upon conviction of being
accessory to smuggling.
Mr.. Davis health is much improv-
ed, and he speaks very confidently
of being released. The family is
visited constantly by relatives and
friends from the South, and packages
of presents are frequently received.
The Democrats of New York City
sent john MOI rissey TO Congress to
! play Faro to Andrew Johnson's Mo.
ses.