The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-05-03

DETROIT, April %,

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murder here for a week or two; though the In
cendisries have been doing rather a brisk bust
ness. They effected the demolition Of nine or
ten buildings last Sabbath night at the head OF
Beaubien 81. on the Gratiot, and also on Satur-
day night, one or two buildings 1900 cords OF
wood and cnuple Of engines, belonging TO the
Great Western Rail Way, across the river. The
loss in this case is some $4,000. Our gallant
fireman went over, and helped TO stay the flames,
and Mr.. Bridges has sent them check for $500
for the benefit of the Department
The great Billiard Match the fore part OF the
Month came of according to programme here.
Our Dutchman :" Hans" got beat. There are
variety of opinions as 10 how i: happened,
for the belief is very strong that be is much the
better PLAYER of the two. His Detroit friends
have challenged Phelan for another match Of
Sl6,0o0 side. Ii Is thought he will accept it,,
for the fear of the consequences to his "champi-
oD.hip."
The great agony of the Douglas Democracy Is
over. They have secured the removal of Post
Master O'Flynn and the appointment of ii. n.
Walker, one Of the Douglas State Central Com
mittee This IS about the only thing the COM
mittee have achieved since ITS appointment, as ii
failed in all its heguberous efforts 10 convince the
people of Michigan that the Republican party
was not prudentlv managing the affairs of the
State
You mav think il little strange tina; Mr.. Bu-
chanan should remove an avowed original
friend to give place To Douglasite-or one who,
with his associates has always professed 10 be
such. You can see the finger o. Gen. Cass in
the pie His policy always was 10 buy up his
enemies and let his friends 90 10 grass. You
know the Free Press denounced the old guard
in bitter terms when O'Flynn was appointed, and
never has said word in his praise since. There
is another phase to this last vancouver. Senator
Stuart apostatized on the Lecompton issue, and
made one OF the best snti-Leconpton speeches
that was made But he soon go: sick and wan
ted 10 return. lie made the first proposal to do
so at the State Convention in 1855 which NOM
mated him for Governor. You will remember
how your spicy little Locotoco at Lansing
pitched into him in the Convention, and
how he got pitched overheard at the polls
Well. he went back to Washington 70 serve
ont his time and then made terms And
whole Federal patronage OF the State has been
made over to Stuart certain conditions, and
one of the conditions are that the Free Press
shall stop bowling in favor OF Popular Sover-
dignity" and Douglas, and let things 90 along
more smoothly. Consequently. several days ago
when il received the assurance that OFlynn was
to he removed il came out with two three Az
cles of the non-iu:ervention" stripe. rs well
a. other articles endorsing the policy of Buchan-
an. So the Douglas Democracy of the State are
left without central organ, unless the Free
Press should turn another summeisett soon
it was supposed that Hon. A. W. Buel would
be The man for the office. hut Stuart remember
eI that Buel tried TO run him oil the track last
winter for the empty honor OF being the Demo
cratic candidate for L. :. Senator with some I6
votes IN caucu. to back him. and Buel was left
high AID dry, although long petiion--names
more than twenty to one-backei his claims
Charles PeItier, late city Comptroller, was also 8.
candidate and would have made IA better officer
than ether-aud would YOU beieveit! Governor
Felch was strongly urged by himself OF friends
bu, it was no 20 Stuart claimed the bond, and
Walker, with AL his Railroad and Copper Stock,
is the man, aud the FREE Press is gratifed" in
making the announcement. Look ont for tall
pckings.'
have read the entire case of the State as
Peek. hope the jury feel easy 10 their sleep.
Ard especially do ! hope some of the witnesses
for the defence feel quiet ia their minds Bu,
it being owned up that the money wss taken from
the State without consideration. aud has at last
been returned, would like 20 be the State Treas
urer aud "have the benefit Of the overplu- bal
lence-'-providng that ! had the liberty of
keeping the account, and patent mode OF ma
king "bsances" The Free Press Of course,
howl. over the result, that Peck has got clear,
but ii don't say word Of the TACT that the loco
foco testimony on the trial proved that locofoce /
officials iobbed si5O without n cent of considers
ton. o. course the iocooco Journals all through
the State will howl III the samc way and sup |
rress The same fact.
VIM. Smith O'Brien arrived here from the |
west las, night, and left for Canada this morning
He was met at the cars by Hayor Patton and |
malt dozen other o: his coUutrvmen vino escor- /
ted him in hack to the Btie House ON his |
arrival there, as he dismounted upon the side /
walk he was greeted and taken warmly by the /
Iand by Ryan the weather prophet, who had !
doubtless seen him coming in the winds As he /
passed into the Hall he was received bv Niles J /
Raley. another of his countrymen, when he
inslly much to his relief, escaped up stairs, and
vas visited by numerous OF has admirers After
supper aad a lapse of time he was introduced TO
large crowd in i,on; OF the Biidlc by the May
", when VIM. GRAY, Esq, the eloquent and gen
eel Irish Patriot Of Detroit, made a We Il timed
Welcome speech Mr. OBrien replied I'm rather
,roken sentences and remarks. in some respects.
ather i'll timed and in had taste: in referring e.
be New Euglanders " in their dens" where he
ras going 10 visit them and demand 10 know
Thy they 90 objected to Ir;shp.en becoming
itizens.
The large crowd were much disappointed in
is speaking. He Is not an orator-no: pub
C speaker Who can appear TO any advantage
here is neither eloquence in his voice or ges-
lres, nothing that will compare him 10 Erume,t.