The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-01-31
NEWS.

mental Society has decided to employ
7. D. Jones, the Cincinnati artist, tC
make the bust of Lincoln for the 70
tunda of the Capitol.
The Lower House of the lows
Legislature has passed a joint reso
luton, Tatifying the amendment tc
the Constitution of the United States
known as the 14th Article.
General Hayden, commanding the
Military District of Alabama, has
issued an order providing, that at the
coming election on the adoption ol
the Constitution, the polls shall be
kept open four days, from the Sd to
the 7th of February, inclusive, and
there shall be three voting places in
each county.
The Grand Duke Nicholas, the heir
to the Imperial Crown of Russia, is
very unpopular, and it is thought, il
he should become Emperor, that he
will be removed, very much as Paul
was. Odious autocrats in Russia are
subjected to very sudden, mysterious
and fatal diseases.
The Emperor of the French has
forbidden the publication of book
on the foreign and domestic affairs ol
France, written by his cousin, Prince
Napoleon.
Gen. Howard, Monday, sent to the
Senate a communication stating that
there was strong opposition to the
proposed abandonment of Freedmen's
Bureau agencies in Maryland, Ken
lucky and Tennessee.
Resolutions have been introduced
in the Iowa Legislature thanking Con-
gress for tie restoration of Stanton,
and requesting the Secretary to con-
tinue in Office.
Citizens of the Territory of Colo
RADIO now in Washington are earnest
ly at work devising ways and means
Of persuading Congress to make the
Territory State.
General Runkle, of Kentucky, had
an interview with Secretary Stanton,
Saturday, when he urged the contin-
uance of the Freedmen's Bureau in
that State. Since the order fixing
the date for terminating the authority
of the Freedmen's Bureau was issued,
the number of outrages on Union
men, black and white, has been doub
led.
Stanton has no notion of giving up
the War Office just yet. He remark
ed to . Senator who called on ehlm a
few days ago. in response to aqnes-
ton as 10 whether he intended to
succumb to the President, that he
would as soon have turned the
War Office over to the rebels Just
after the battle of Bull Run, as to
hand it over to Andrew johnson at
the present time. This is consider
ed positive declaration that he does
not intend to resign.
The bill allowing negroes to hold
office and sit on juries has passed its
second reading in the Tennessee
Senate. 1t has already passed the
House.
The whole southern section of
Scotland has been ravaged by ter
rible gale. The destruction of prop
srty has been great and many lives
we're lost.
A short time since renewed effort
vas privately made by ore of the
Democratic Congressman who sign
ID the petition for Conover's pardon,
20 induce the President to pardon
lin. Mr.. johnson objected on the
ground that if he were renominated
{ would injure him. .r
A new invention has been lately
made and patented-a pocket meter.
)ne Of these ingenious little inven-
ions is to be applied to the pocket in
which money is carried, and will re-
ord on one little dial the amount in
lollars and cents put into the pocket,
While another will indicate the amount
aiken out.
Sergeant Gilbert II. Bates, of
Wisconsin, started from Vlcksburg,
diss., Monday last, to walk to Wash
ngton, carrying an American flag.
Ie walks for wager, and one of the
was, that he should start !
Tithout money.
N. c. Barnett, Provisional Secreta-
y Of the State of Georgia, has been
emoved by General Meade, for re-
using to recognize the Generals au-
hority as Military District Comman- I
Ter.
Rev. George Bush, a Methodist
linister belonging to the Central
|hio Conference, committed suicide,
! Delaware, On Saturday afternoon. Z
10 the alleged csuss'