The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-10-13

De redQ WITH pTOut by those WHO lSci
IN interest in the private lives OF
American statesmen.-CIncinnati En-
qvLrer
WASHINGTON NEWS.
(From Exchanges.)
W~AsIiISGToN, Oct. g., 1869.
CABINET MEETING.
The Cabinet to-day had a brief ses.
sion, and accomplished nothing beyond
routine business. The case of the
Hornet was briefly touched upon, and
some points submitted informally on
the status of the vessel, but it was
merely decided to await the result of
of the preliminary Investigations, to
come off next week at Wilmington.
A NOT BELIEVED BY
GRANT.
The President this evening receiv-
ed a dispatch from the. Chairman OF
the Republican State Committee OF
Mississippi, calling his attention to a
declaration of General Ames, COM
manding in that State, that he (Ames)
should march his soldiers from one
election precinct to another but that
Dent should be defeated. The Pre-
sident read the dispatch, and remark
al Ames had made any such remark,
and he would therefore send no reply
20 the telegram.
~ .TIiNI FOR JEFF. DAVIS.
Friends and relatives of JEFF. Davis
are at Baltimore, a~nxiously awaiting
the arrival of the Liverpool. steamer.
INV fully due, with Davis and family
on board as passengers. 1t is stated
to be his intention to settle in Jetfer
son, Mississippi.
CUBAN METERS.
a @ jvcrnment official has received
a private letter from a friend CON
handing Cuban troops in Tarfield.
The writer says, among other mat
tiers of interest, that the necessary
steps OF Legislative character have Eol
yet been taken for the abolition OF
slavery on the island, but that ther,
is no doubt of the enactment of such
measure. The Cuban agents here d.
not utterly repudiate the idea that
Captain Higgins and his crew showed
the white feather and ran into Cape
Fear River with the intention of being
captured, and intimate that they were
bought up in advance by. SpaniSl
agents.
DEATH OF EX-PREsIDENT PIERCE.
Concord, n. H Oct. Sex Pre-
sident Pierce died at twenty minutes
to five this morning. His disease wa:
| chronic inflammation of the stomach
attended with dropsical effuSion of Tie
abdomen. The funeral has been fix, {
to take place on Monday oon ut St
Paups Episcopal Church, of which lie
was q member, Rev. DR.. e. Ames,
pastor. Should the attendance be very
large it will be held III the State House
yard, adjoining. The bar of Mtrimac
county held a meeting this forenoon Al
the court house, and a committee was
appointed to make arrangements per-
tinent to the occasion. The commit
tee cons SITS of Chief Justice Perly, eX.
Judge Ira Eastman, and Hon. III. "
Tappan.
WAsu1NeroN, Oct. s, 1862.
The painful duty devolvcs upon tn.
President of announcing to the people
of the United States the death of his
honored predecessor, Franklin Pierce.
which occurred at Concord, n. IL.
early this morning. Eminent in tho
| public councils and universally beloved
in private life, his death will be mourn
ed with a sorrow bcftting the los;
which this country sustains by lis de
cease. As a mark of respect to his
memory, it is ordered that the execu-
tive mansion and the several depart
ments at Washington be draped il
mourning, and all business suspended
on the day of the funeral. 1t is fur
ther ordered that the army and navy
| departments cause suitable military
and naval honors to be paid, on thi
occasion, to the memory OF the illustri
Gus citizen who has passed from
among us. y. ,. GnANT