The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-05-08
NEWS.

4ue hauical uelegatlOn IN Congress
from Tennessee have written q lettel
to Gov. Brownlow, suggesting tn,
Organization Of military force to pu
down the Ku-Klux Democracy.
Indian Agent Wynkoop report
having furnished the Indians Of Uppel
Arkansas Agency with pfoyisions
of which they were much in need
The reported hostile attitude OF In
dians in the neighborhood of For
Larned is not true.
NE case against the Missouri
Pacific Railroad, in which an attemp
lis made TO prevent the payment of ar
enormous sum for lobbying a bill
through the Legislature. has begun
and some very interesting develop
ments are expected ) I
A man named Michael Sharp, sup
posed to be from Middlebury or Hy-
annis, Mass, was murdered Sunday
night in East Toledo. The body
was identified by Michael Harrlng-
ton, who is held as witness In the
case, no definite clue to the muir
derer having as yet been obtained.
George F. Carpenter, ex agent of
the Merchants Union Express Com
psny, at Davenport, Iowa, was rob-
bed and murdered in Chicago We'd
nesday night. by some unknown as
sassin. His body was found about Z
o'clock Thursday morning by a
watchman of the Illinois Central ele-
vator.
Mr.. Auguste Belmont has written
to the Democratic Executive commit
tee, announcing that it would he i'm.
possible to get the National Execu-
tive Committee together in time TO
change the day for assembling of the
National Democratic Convention.
The day and place originally designa-
ted, the 4th of July, at New York,
will, therefore, have to continue
A terrific hail storm passed over a
portion of Iowa, Friday evening
Many of the stones were from one to
two inches in diameter. At Mitchell.
vile every window light was broken.
Trains on the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific Railroad had their glass
broken, and were obliged to halt un,
81 tha ofor,n ohotad
The amount of fractional currency
issued last week was S37S, 500;
amount Of currency shipped, S345,-
615; amount of United States notes
S6s,s5S; amount of National
Bank notes issued. Sl15, 400; amount
in circulation, S299,4s5,025. The
amount of fractional currency de
stroyed during the week was S43s,
200.
The city election took place in
Penn, on the lst. The
Democratic majority for City Auditor
is 324. There is a Democratic loss
on Mayor last year of lS1 votes. The
Republicans gain eight members of
Council, which makes tie vote on
Joint ballet. One branch of Council
is Republican by three majority, the
first time in many years. Fs f
Advices from Portland, Oregon,
announce the arrival of Governor
W oods, overland. from New York
The work of grading the Oregon Cen
tral Railroad is progressing ct the
rate of two miles per day. There
was great activity in the lumber trade.
In Washington Territory a company
has organized to build railroad from
Walla Wella to Portland.
General Sherman went to Cheyenne
on the 29th, and from thence will go
to Fort Laramie. He received dis
patch from the Commissioners stat.
ing that they will make a treaty with
a party of the Ogallala and Brute
Sioux Indians. Word was received
from Bed Cloud. He will come on
and make peace, but it will probably
be a week or ten days before his ar
.ival.
The Rhode Island Baptist State
in session at Providence,
las adopted resolution in effect dis
'ellorsbiping the Second Baptist
Church of New port; the Convention
declaring that in its judg- |
nent a Church inviting TO the Lords
able those who have not been hap |
lied in accordance with the Lords
meaning by immersion,
s not regular body of the Baptist
Church.
The Irish Canadian newspaper in
Toronto, has been suppressed by Or
Ter of the Government. Patrick
Boyle, the editor, and several of the
eading members of the Hiberaian
society, have been arrested, and pa-
'ers of reasonable character be-
onging TO the Society seized, and
arties have been arrested who are
to have been implicated in
ne Fenian conspiracy. +
A Hong Kong letter, dated Feb /
uary 26th. says that Prussia was ne.
for the obtainment of the
ession of the island of Chusen to
and thus place the inter
sts of the Confederation in com
land of great highway to the Chi
a and Japan trade. The Burlin- {
anne mission is referred to with
aution to foreigners not to make too
uch Of the aristocracy of the Chi |
ese who accompany the envoy. The
merican interests, commercial and
.ligious, were advancing rapidly. L
The great amount of time consumed }
= the ladies in dressing and ar
Inging their hair must make any :
'ticle which would lessen their labor
desirable. Rings Veg I
able AmhrOsia leaves the hair in