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this professedly Union sheet in Kentucky.  Even Governor Humphrey, or Mississippi, who takes it for granted that the Legislature will kick the proposed Amendment out of doors as soon as read, admits the legality of its proposition by Congress, by the very act of submitting it to the Legislature, and the most fiery rebel journals discuss, not the duty of ignoring it altogether, but the policy of accepting or rejecting it.

Kentucky Unionism, as expounded by the Louisville [[italics] Journal [[/italics]], is a curious thing.
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[[bold]] Mr. Seward's "Last." [[/bold]]

We see it stated that an impression prevails in France that our new Ambassador to St. Cloud is the original [[italics]] Dixie [[/italics]] so celebrated in American lyrics.  This is certainly a funny vagary in the Gallic mind, but the real explanation of General Dix's appointment is quite as funny.  It is well known that Mr. Seward's statesmanship and jokes are, now and then, alike unfathomable, and that it is occasionally difficult to see which is which.  The name of our new Minister is simply an intimation from the President to the French Emperor that [[italics]] ten [[/italics]] States now support the "policy"-- [[italics]] j'en ai dix! [[/italics]]

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[[bold]] Collins' Overland Telegraph--Death of Major Robert Kennicott. [[/bold]]

Under the patronage of Overland Telegraph Company, Major Kennicott, with a crops of young naturalists, advanced by way of San Francisco, to the North Pacific Ocean.  The scientific public was shocked a few days since by a brief telegram announcing the death of Major K.  Further particulars are contained in the following extracts from a private letter of Charles Pease, Jr., and from his diary recently received by his family.

It will be recollected that Major K. returned home two years since from a three years' overland journey by the way of Superior, Athabasca and Great Slave Lakes Makenzie's river, to its tide waters within the Arctic Circle, and ultimately to Fort Youkan, a post of the British North Western Fur Company, situated within the limits of Russian North America.  At the latter place he spent a winter and secured many interesting specimens in natural history.  He was unaccompanied by any companion in this arduous undertaking.  With his sledge and faithful dogs he often traveled hundreds of miles from any human being, encamping at night in the snow, with the temperature from forty to sixty degrees below zero.  His fragile constitution seemed better adapted to a sick room in charge of a kind mother and sisters, than for engaging in such an enterprise.  Yet his energy and indomitable resolution sustained him in his arduous undertaking.  Whether the manuscript history of this former journey, which he commenced in writing, was completed, is by us unknown.

It is proper to add that on most maps, the river Youkon is laid down as emptying into the Arctic Ocean near Point Beechy, under the name of River Colville.  It is so represented in maps 15 and 16 of Johnson's Atlas.  If there be such a river, the course there laid down is imaginary and erroneous.

If the reader wishes to obtain a correct understanding of these extracts, let him take those maps and mark on the point of land intervening between the Youkon and Porcupine rivers, above their junction, the location of the British Fort Youkon.  Below that, erase the River Colville, and then draw a large and very tortuous river, running southwesterly, in the direction of Cape Denbigh.  When near to it, turn the river south, almost at right angles, and divide it into two channels, by a long and extensive island.  Opposite the head of this island,on the south shore, in the angle, mark the locality of the Russian post Nulato.  From the south end of this island trace the course of the Youkon in a bold semicircular sweep south and west to its junction, in four channels, with Behring Sea, about equal distances between Capes Denbigh and Romanzoff.

On the Peninsula between Behring Sea and this river.  Fort St. Michaels is situated on the margin of the sea, about half way between the north mouth of the Youkon and Cape Denbigh.

This large and extensive river from Nolato to Fort Youkon had never been visited by white men.  It was Kennicott's design to explore it.  The Telegraph Company placed a small steamer under the command of C. Pease; Jr., to carry Kennicott and company, last autumn, up to the British post, but the incompetency of the engineer defeated the design, and the naturalists wintered with the Russians at Nulato, where Kennicott died.

FORT ST MICHAELS, Aug 19, 1866.  MY DEAR WIFE AND PARENTS:--Poor Kennicott is no longer with us.  He died very suddenly at Nutato, a Russian Port on the Youkon River, the 13th of last May.  The facts are these:  He had many disappointments and failures since our arrival at St. Michael, which, though it has been impossible to remedy, had taken a severe hold on him and seemed to have entirely broken him down.  He complained much of dizziness and a strange sensation in his head.  On the morning of the 13th of May, we had a late breakfast and not seeing Maj. Kennicott around, concluded he had gone out for a walk as he very often did early in the morning.  I sent one of our Indians to look for him. Lebarge, one of our party, and I took a walk down the river bank and had not gone over two hundred yards from the fort when I saw Kennicott lying on his back, I ran up to him and saw in an instant that he was dead.  I sent Lebarge back for assistance which immediately came and conveyed the body to the fort.  An open compass was lying by his side.  It is supposed he was taking bearings and after leaning over and making marks on the sand, raised up and then fell dead.  I cannot describe the feelings of our party.  There were six of us at Nulato at the time of Maj. Kennicott's death waiting for the ice in the river to break up so that we could start in boats for Fort Yonkon, a distance of six hundred miles.

Mr. Ketchum, the oldest one of the party, takes command.  He appointed me second in command, and desired me to do with the remains of Maj. Kennicott as I thought proper.  I employed a Russian to make a coffin, which was rendered perfectly tight with spruce pitch procured from the Indians.  We placed the remains in the coffin and kept it open for three days, when we took our last look, and then deposited it in a vault, as I decided to take the remains to St. Michaels, a distance of five hundred miles by river, and, eighty miles from the mouth of the river by sea.  In the winter we cross over the mountains with our dogs and sleds; by that route it is only two hundred and fifty miles, but it was then too late for the latter route, as the mountain streams were fast breaking up, so I decided to start down the river as soon as the ice broke up. We had to Esquimaux boats made of seal skins, that we had intended to have gone to Fort Yonkon in.  I took the largest one which is thirty three feet long and six feet wide,and rigged with a large sail.  On the 23d of May the ice broke up; on the morning of the 25th we loaded the boat with things necessary for the trip, and then placed the Major's remains on board.  We bade good-bye to Messrs Ketchum and Lebarge who started the next day for Fort Youkon.  Accompanying me were Messrs Smith, Adams and Dyer.  For a crew I had three Indians.  After sailing down the river a few miles from Nulato we overtook the ice and drift wood and found a very rapid current and it seemed every moment as though the boat would swamp, but we managed to land on an island and while there had a heavy thundershower.  About 3 P.M. we started again and ran about twenty miles when we camped for the night.  Next day we 
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made about fifty miles, passed an Indian village called Khottoz, stopped there a few minutes and bought some fish of the Indians.  At night camped on an island; 27th, traveled about thirteen miles, came to an Indian village containing about one hundred Indians.  Engaged one to go with Dyer, who left us there and went across to Unalakleat where the other party has been stopping. 28th, left at one A. M., had fair wind all day, stopped once, then continued until 12 at night, the current was very rapid with large quantities of drift wood, but little ice.  We made about seventy-seven miles.  29th, left camp early in the morning--passed an Indian village.  They fired guns for us to stop but we were a mile from shore and kept on our course.  Shortly after we met about fifty Esquimaux with their boats going up the river on a trading expedition.  We stopped a short time and had a talk with them, I had seen many of them in the winter at Unalakleat. I informed them of Maj. Kennicotts death which affected them very much, as he had been a great favorite with them all.  After leaving them we passed an Indian village, called Annie.  The current to-day has been very rapid--ran until midnight before we could find a safe place for the boat to lie.  May 30th, weather-bound, wind blowing hard up stream, which makes the river very rough.  31st--started early, but did not go far before the wind came around dead-a-head; we put under the lee of an island and laid there until evening.  Just before leaving I shot a large swan.  June 1st-sailed during all of last night, overtook an Indian in a canoe.  My Indians said he was better acquainted with the river than they, so I took him on board as pilot.  He pointed out one channel after another leading us out of the main river until I suspected he was taking us out of our course.  We continued on until one in the morning, when we came out into Chagallok river, near the lower mouth where it empties into the Youkon.  Here there was a large Indian village.  We had not landed before we we were surrounded with canoes; I counted twenty.  The Chief came alongside, and I made him a present of a knife, tobacco and calico, which pleased him very much.  He informed me that we were the first white men that ever came there.  I went on shore and employed another Indian for a guide.  The wind was fair and strong, and our boat made good progress.  Adams, Smith, and the Indians went to sleep, and I steered the boat, my pilot telling me which channel to take.  Passed an Indian village at 4 P.M.; saw at tent there and stopped; found it belonged to the Russian Provost.  Took a cup of tea with him, and then continued on our journey.  Stopped at a Russian post called the Mission; it contains several houses and one church.  I took tea with the Bydurshek, procured a new guide and started on again, sailed ten miles and camped.  June 2d. started early after being nearly devoured by musquitoes, came to an Indian village at noon; saw some Indians on the bank of the river; took one of them for a guide and let the one I had, return; sailed until night; camped on an island; shot a wild goose, and found a nest with three eggs in it.  June 3d, sailed all day, passed several islands that were covered with geese and swans June 4th continued on during last night and arrived at the Russian post Androfsky at two o'clock this morning.  The commander of the post invited us to his house; we took tea and slept in his house during the forenoon.  At noon I had the Indians take everything out of the boat and give it a thorough cleansing and oiling.  At evening the wind being fair we got under way and sailed until four in the morning.  June 5, started at noon with a fair wind, passed through a drove of seals, sailed all day, at evening took a channel that leads into Pastolec river, which we entered two miles from the mouth where it empties into the sea, at two o'clock A.M. June 6, where were obliged to wait for the tide.--June 7, we started at high tide but the wind hauled around dead ahead and we were obliged to put in, and camped on the beach.  June 8th, started with fair wind and tide, stood out to sea about six miles to clear some long points, sailed forty miles and at evening, put into a small river and took tea, started out again and at four in the morning entered the channel leading direct to Fort St. Michaels. Early in the morning of the 15th, we were within sight of the fort but the channel was very shallow and rocky and we were obliged to proceed very slow.  When near the fort we fired a gun which brought all the party to the beach to meet us.  Dyer went to Unalakleat and informed the party that we were on the way down with the remains of Maj. Kennicott, and they all came here.  In the afternoon we had funeral service, and deposited the remains in a vault where they will remain until the arrival of the ship, when I hope they will be sent home.  I shall do all in my power to have them forwarded.

On my arrival here I was pretty well fatigued with the care of running the boat.  I steered her every inch of the way from Nulato to this place.

Ketchum and Lebarge have returned from Fort Youkon and brought me two letters from home dated last November.

All the property that belonged to Maj. Kennicott is in my charge.  I have taken an inventory of every thing and will bring them home on my return which I hope will occur before next spring.

We have explored the route from Behring's Straits to Fort Youkon and there will be no difficulty in building the Telegraph line on it.

The Youkon river averages a mile and a half wide from the sea to Fort Youkon and is navigable all the way for large steamers.

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[[bold]] OHIO ELECTION, OCT. 9, 1866. [[/bold]]
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Official Returns of Home and Army Vote for Governor, October 10, 1865, and Vote for Secretary of State, Oct. 9, '66.
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County | Cox. | Morgan. | Smith. | LeFever
Adams | 1982 | 1770 | 2064 | 2012
Allen | 1628 | 2152 | 1853 | 2257
Ashland | 2080 | 2219 | 2175 | 2208
Ashtabula | 4069 | 961 | 5004 | 936
Athens | 2541 | 1169 | 2547 | 1210
Auglaize | 918 | 2049 | 1639 | 2236
Belmont | 3363 | 3289 | 8535 | 8560
Brown | 2610 | 2879 | 2822 | 3192
Butler | 2981 | 4245 | 3921 | 4726
Carroll | 1632 | 1177 | 1751 | 1177
Chamcaign | 2446 | 1625 | 2769 | 1836
Clarke | 2946 | 1719 | 3559 | 1960
Clermont | 3836 | 3307 | 3166 | 3613
Clinton | 2328 | 1253 | 2814 | 1499
Columbiana | 3705 | 2271 4293 | 2887
Coshocton | 1979| 2911 | 1997 | 3171
Crawford | 1759 | 2911 | 1997 | 3171
Cuyshogs | 7472 | 5909 | 8631 | 5597
Darke | 2637 | 2605 | 2881 |  2915
Defiance | 849 | 1509 | 1072 | 1660
Delaware | 2491 | 1669 | 2827 | 1951
Erie | 2143 | 1651 | 2988 | 1797
Fairfield | 2351 | 3394 |2139 | 3145
Fayette | 1547 | 1687 | 1817 | 1318
Franklin | 4296 | 6236 | 4652 | 6490
Fulton | 1511 | 879 | 2566 | 1657
Gallin | 2095 | 1051 | 2177 | 1870
Geauga? | 2261 | 526 | 2519 | 403
Greene | 2873 | 1523 | 3963 | 1588
Guernsey | 2503 | 1853 | 2711 | 1913
Hamilton | 17943 | 13605 | 22118 | 18341
Hancock | 2120 | 2228 | 2272 | 2380
Hardin | 1644 | 1302 | 1749 | 1445
Harrison | 1969 | 1467 | 2122 | 1521
Henry | 811 | 1268 | 1006 | 1402
Highland | 2695 | 2063 | 3050 | 2655
Hocking | 1265 | 1691 | 1115 | 1819
Holmes | 948 | 2558 | 942 | 2755
Huron | 3202 | 1944 | 4010 | 2052
Jackson | 1558 | 1102 | 1929 | 1069
Jefferson | 2843 | 1580 | 3210 | 1763
Knox | 2629 | 2438 | 2924 | 2471
Lake | 2103 | 628 | 2402 | 557
Lawrence | 1847 | 1251 | 2346 | 1394
Licking | 3152 | 3804 | 3892 | 4040
Logan | 2302 | 1487 | 2595 | 1649
Lorain | 3474 | 1674 | 4373 | 1708
Lucas | 2942 | 1713 | 4193 | 2624
Madison | 1391 | 1157 | 1614 | 1440
Mahoning | 8504 | 2 84 | 2935 | 2276
Marion | 1460 | 1656 | 1523 | 1679
Medina | 2521 | 1636 | 2772 | 1539
Meigs | 2450 | 1493 | 2931 | 1669
Mercer | 780 | 1793 | 763 | 2011
Miami | 3175 | 2289 | 3716 | 2537
Monroe | 1177 | 2783 | 1069 | 2863
Montgomery | 5083 | 5034 | 5628 | 5608
Morgan |2228 | 1628 | 2446 | 1825
Morrow | 2105 | 1568 | 2249 | 1003
Muskingum | 3972 | 3983 | 4562 | 4207
Noble | 1949 | 1588 | 2153 | 1699
Ottawa | 697 | 928 | 892 | 1048
Paulding | 502 | 852 | 753 | 490
Perry | 1723 | 1774 | 1720 | 1912
Pickaway | 2111 | 2423 | 2081 | 2535
Pike | 905 | 1333 | 1037 | 1519
Portage | 1853 | 1932 | 3365 | 1972
Preble | 2385 | 1524 | 2717 | 1761
Putnam| 876 | 1492 | 1164 | 1954
Richland | 2874 | 3278 | 2957 | 3314
Ross | 3?22 | 3125 | 2972 | 3362
Sandusky | 2161 | 2355 | 2407 | 2550
Scioto | 2205 | 1936 | 2619 | 2133
Seneca | 2807 | 3030 | 2979 | 3343
Shelby | 1412 | 1886 | 1486 | 2075
Stark | 4447 | 4026 | 4809 | 4002
Summit | 3220 | 1879 | 3707 | 1676
Trumbull | 3289 | 1851 | 4623 | 1785
Tuscarawas | 2715 | 3048 | 2997 | 33?5
Union | 1930 | 1173| 2206 | 1970
Van West | 1247 | 1153 | 1482 | 1296
Vinton | 1137 | 1168 | 1376 | 1383
Warren | 3229 | 1489 | 3943 | 1742
Washington | 3439 | 2042 | 2796 | 3169
Wayne | 3053 | 3257 | 3343 | 3402
Williams |1862 | 1388 | 2282 | 1639
Wood | 2036 | 1408 | 2783 | 1338
Wyandot | 1673 | 1859 | 1731 | 1925
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Total | 223,633 | 198,697 | 256,302 | 213,606

William Henry Smith's majority for Secretary of State, 42,696; Josiah Scott's majority for Supreme Judge, 42,614.

[[ I have been down to within 2 days journey of Fort Nulato with a party of Indians. ?? ]]