The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-01
NEWS ITEMS.
Pomcroy and Ross, OF Kansas,
have been elected Senators.


Pomcroy and Ross, OF Kansas,
have been elected Senators.
Mr.. wetmore, Of Ohio, gave a
complimentary dinner TO Roscoe
Conkllng, Senator elect, from New
York. Quite a number of the nota-
bles of Washington were present.
The gold and silver product of the
Pacific States and Territories for
1866 is estimated at 100000.
At the meeting of the National
Democratic Association in Washing
ton, at which it was determined to
hold Democratic Convention on the
2lst of May, the address setting forth
the object of tho movement was de-
livered by the President Of the As.
sociation, Charles Mason. Its tone
may be judged from part, which was
Iasfollows '"We should be derelict In
the duty we owe to our country and to
posterity il woliailed to exert all the en-
ergies We possess in an effort to resist
fthe revolutionary measures that are
daily developing themselves through
the press aud in Congress. Sincerely
believing that a wide spread deter
limitation exists to swallow up the
Executive and Judicial branches OF
the Government and the Legislature,
and thus lead the way to the over
turning of all our most valued repub.
lican institutions, we are not at lib.
erty to remain passive and careless
willie this revolution is in rrngrnss '
i The Republican State Convention,
Of Connecticut, held the 9th, renom.
mated Governor Hawley by acclama-
ton. Oliver II, Perry was nomina
ted for Lieutenant Governor. The
full State ticket was also nomina-
ted, and resolutions were adopted
in favor o.. the constitutional amend
ment, impartial suffrage, protective
tariff reduction of taxes, legislation
for the relief of working men, and
sympathizing with Crete and Mexico.
/" Gov. Morton has resigned his po-
sition of Governor Of Illinois, in view
of Lis election to the Senate. Lieu
tenant Gov. Baker assumes the Cub
ernatorial chair. -..e.lt lA4 Gag
The Supreme Court of Indiana
has decided rs constitutional, the law
levy ing taxes on dogs in that State
DUNG the year 1866, the receipts
at the six principal places of amuse
ments in Boston were ST75.57S.
A cargo OF wheat was lately sent
from San Francisco to Philadelphia
at less rate of transportation than
the same amount of grain can be ia
ken from Chicago to Philadelphia.
The eight hour system does not
work in Indianapolis, where It is en-
forced by the city and foundries.
The employees are paid by the
hour, and do not earn enough to sup
port their families.
An engineer OF Trent, NJ. Caro-
Ito, has invented a needle gun, which
fires fifteen shots a minute. 1t is
four i.et long, weighs seven nad a
half pounds, and carries ball five
and halfinchcs in diameter.
Revenue officers are quite busy
along the st, Clair and Detroit riv-
ers after the smugglers, who arc i'm,
proving the fine ice bridges they
have across tile rivers. Large quan
titles of whiskey are daily couiisca.
ted
Auimmense wild cat is frighteningI
lumbermen in the woods on the head, |
waters of st. Croix. It's body is de
scribed as being fully twelve feet
in length, and 1t is supposed to be
the same animal that killed a brother
OF Hole in the-day, the celebrated
Chippewa chief few years ago.