The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-02-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Elk Governor Plckens died in Edge
field, S. c., on the 25th inst.
The total number of bankrupt
cases in Virginia to date is 4, ,29S.
In San Francisco, January 30,
slight shocks of earthquake were felt.
Thirty-two miles of water pipe are
to be laid in Chicago. next summer,
costing $4,000.
J There were twenty-nine deaths in
Memphis during the past week, twen.
ty-one of which were of blacks.
A boy in Huntington county,
Pennsylvania, who was recently bit
ten by cat, has just died of hydro
phobfa.
S. Comstock, q merchant of Mime
apolis, Minnesota has failed-liabil'
titles, 100000. Other failures are
reported.
The Savings Banks of Maine,
twenty eight in number, hold an
aggregate of deposits amounting to
sS,032, ,247.
Twenty White Pine silver mining
companies, with an aggregate NOM
iual capitalof sl9.OOO,OOO, have
been incorpo rated in California since
December last.
1t is reported that letter has been
received in Washington from Collec
tor Smythe, authorizing the with
drawal of his name t r confirmation
as Minister to Russia.
Governor Hawley has written a
letter to the Republican State Com
mittee of Connecticut, Withdrawing
his name as a candidate for Congress
from the First District.
Mr.. Manton Marble, editor, has
bought out all the other owners of
the World newspaper, and is now its
sole proprietor. The price paid was
500, 900, exclusive of real estate.
Fractional currency issued last
week. S943, 600; shipments, $1,054,.
367 amount destroyed, s741, 600 /;
National Bank note currency issued,
s201 200; actual circulation, s299,.
745, 1866.
A meeting of old Union Wings
and Democrats, who opposed seces
sion, was held at Montgomery, Ala
bama, Tuesday, which adopted reso-
lutions in favor of upholding the
Democratic party.
A dispatch from Ottowa to Toron-
to says AIR. Howe and Sir John A.
Mcdonald have settled the Nova
Scotia question, SO far as principles
are concerned, a few details only re-
naming to be arranged.
The New York State Working
mems Assembly met at Albany, jan
uary 27. The annual report shows
their affairs to be in healthy condi-
ton. The eight-hour law is to be
one subject OF consideration.
M. Laboulaye has accepted alibersl
offer to undertake lecturiDg tour in
the United States. All his travelling
and hotel expenses are to be paid,
and the sum of sl60 in gold will be
guaranteed to him for each lecture.
Official dispatches from Caleb
Cushing, at Bogota, Colombis, have
been received by the Secretary of
State. His mission, which is believ-
ed to be to negotiate relative to the
ship canal through the Isthmus of
Panama, is said to be complete sue
cess.
General Sheridan is daily expected
to return from the Plains. Nearly
all the Indians will go on the reser.
vations set apart for them. The main
body of the troops will soon be with
drawn from the Plains, and will con
centrate at Fort Leavenworth for
distribution to other points.
The entire amount of bonds issued
to Pacific Railroads TO January l,
1869, was 50,O96, 900, on which an
nual interest at 6 per cent. is 50, ,000,-
$40. The whole amount reimbursed
TO the United States by the several
roads from freigbts, DC, up to Janu-
airy /, 1869, has been 81, l6S, ,526.44.
The annual Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, on the
Pacific Coast, took place in San Fran
cisco Tuesday. Reports of the yari-
ous Commanders indicate that the
order is in prosperous condition.
Colonel James Cary was elected
Grand Commander for the ensuing
year.
The proposition made by MIR.
Chittenden, before the Committee of
Ways and Means Thursday, was to
stop by law the Secretary of the
Treasury from issuing any further
gold bearing bonds, and that is
proposition which a majority Of the
will, it is expected, prob
ably favor.
A high debate came off in the
Tennessee Legislature, Saturday, on
he suffrage question, 4 constitu-
,ional amendment was proposed,
ooking to the enfranchisement of
such ex-rebels as come recommended
,y at least three loyal citizens. The
was defeated by vote
If /. to Is.
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