The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-12-23
NEWS ITEMS.


With capital OF $500, 900. st New Orleans, are
making the preliminary arrangements.
The free negroes OF New Orleans claim the
right 10 vote in the election 10 take place 10
elect delegates 10 a convention TO organize State
Go,elnment for Louisiana They have addressed
a memorial on the subject, 70 Gen. Shepley
Gov. Andrew has received a telegram from the
Secretary Of War authorizing the recruitment OF
a regiment Of co'ored cavsry 10 this Safe This
gives an opportunity for the enhstments Of such
troops by The towns and cities, and their incor-
pors,iou into the quoias OF those places. Boston
Commonwealth.
There are along the frontier Of the CanAdAs,
upward OF 10000 deserters, most OF them IN
suffering conduion, aud anxious 10 return and
ioiu their regiments Ii is possible proclams-
non will shortly be issued by the President Of
feiing pardon 10 ali who will return 10 their
regiments within SO days.
Garrison. the radical Aboltionist lectured in
PHILADELPHIA last week Formerly he called the
Consiito ton a league with death and cove
nant with hell" Nov he saws that death and
he'll have seeded from the Constitution, Aooli-
tiouists Ike himself can support II, aud may
properly vote and fight.
Three slaves were advertised TO be sold In New
Orleans on the 7th ult but before the time Tor
the auction arrived, il determined that they
-hOuld not be sold The Ira iutimaies that the
sale vas stopped on account OF al uniaVoFaoie
state Of public opinion on the subject-native
Louisanians even declaring that such an affair
would be a disgrace 10 the city.
The farmers I'm Southern Illinois have
for some weeks been husiiy employed with cot
ton picking Upon the high grounds the crop
vas but lit LEN jlred by the frost IN the bottom
and low lands il was totally ruined. The crop
eserywheieis hght-aitrbuted 20 the drought
and 10 the varieties of seeds planted number
O: cotton presses are going up IN Union ana
Jack sou counties, and cotton gins are running
in every ueghborhoOd.
While the President lying In his bed,
week before last, sick with The small poK. the
usher entered with something less than bushel
of cards from eager office seekers from all over
the country. anxious for audience Inc
/ phvsician said 10 the usher " Do not admit a
m,n-not a man. The President must not be
disturbed" Old Abe rolled over, chuckhng
teeblv. and remarked dryly-" Let 'em come
I've got something at last, to give TO every one
of EN-"
The new style of ambulance has made its ap-
pearance in Washington. IL Is properly ca led
! a "nuie litter" il being placed, with well ad-
iusted harness. on the backs OF two mules ana
can carry 10 a reclining position, four persons
| The inventor claims for this ambulance or litter,
this advantage over the one now IN use-that II
can 90 into paths or roads where those with
xheels cannot penetrate, and # the comfort or
ease of the wounded soldier is consulted, this
invention, they think is greatly superior, II be-
ing free from the jar and joltlng iusepara0le
from the old ambulance wagon.
The shipping business of ls6S is drawing to a
close aud. 90 tar as the iron district Is concerned,
Il has been the busiest, the most productive and
| most renumerative of any in lie history. with
al the Disadvantages Of high freights, short, and
M soue cases poor aud high priced labor. each
one of the corporations engaged m iron inning
have exceeded largely the products OF any pre-
vious year. which has been sold az correspond
/ isgly good prices ard most cash-so that each
Sill divide large dividend at very ca y day.
The total shipments Of now reach, or Will
.racn. ABOUT ISo 900 gross tons-eIceeding
! those - a~p forrna- raa- -. bout - 900 '@-s
shile about 25 900 gross tons have been sup
piled % the furnaces of the county during the
wear. making the entire product mined about
lwo hundred and ten thousand gross tons. This
IS certainly a Very handsome business, but the
demand has net been flled within one hundred
thousand gross tons because the men could not
be found to quarry it or the vessels TO ship it.
The Comptroller OF the Currency, reports the
organization under the national banking act. pri-
or 10 the 27th Of November. OF one hundred and
thirty four associations; all which, upon the sug.
gest0n OF the Secretary, have adopted the name
4 national balk- distinguished by order Of or
ganzatiou aad by locality These banking ASSOC
cations have been formed in seventeen States,
s',d the District of Columbia and have an agQre.
gate capital OF Sl6,Osl ,2OD. The great care aud
soor required tor tne preparation OF suitable
otes for the new national currency has DELAYED
ne issue bevoud expectation but the printing is
now begun, aud the several associations will be
supplied with the amount 10 which they are re-
spectivels entitled within few weeks Besides
tfe associations reported a. actually organized.
there are many others m process Of organization.
There i hardly State. not controlled bv the re-
Delion. ard hardly a considerable CITY, In which
national banking association has not been Or
sanized. Even New Orleans il not an exception
70 this statement.
The debt which the United States is likely 10
nave al the end OF the rebellion, compares verv
favOrably With that which existed a. the close II
fhe second var with Great Britain aud lo~ ~e
hsve productive power DO machinery equiva-
ent 70 millions OF men, Which DID not then ex-
ist- The debt Of 1919, app)rtOued 10 the total
population, vas s4 81 per capita its propOrr
ton 70 the property of the people o. per cent.
and 20 their annual income, IS - per cent The
debt OF Nav ], 1868. amounts 70 $40 80 per
head Of the people Of the loyal States aud "
per cent Of their property. or less than one 9th
# one per cent. more than in : is aud is pro-
portion TO annual income is u As per cent, or
es- than 2 y per cent morel With a. annual
appropriation Of $50 900 900 for debt and inte.
r-st, tie whole could be leuiia;ed 10 les than
p years. Assuming !; 20 reach 81 ,5OD, 900. .OOo,
'unded a. siI per cent an annual appropriation
o. 800 900 900 would eItinguish il 10 3g years
f is complete extinction be desirable. which
many are disposed to questionable. Trib. and
Adr.
Schuyler Colfa1, who was elected Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives, was born in New
for6 city March Z3d, 1923, and is cons cuently
40 years Of age. de is descendent OF Gen.
Schuyler and Capt ColiaI, both Of Revolutionary
tame. Al the age OF l3 he removed into India
IA, where be Travelled with the Hon " Lene
during bis political canvas, and where he learned
the trade Of printer. Since ls43. he has been
the editor and publisher Of the South Bend Reg
lister. He was member in 1880, Of the Indiana
! Constitutional Convention 10 ls8s and 1882 be
vas delegate 70 the Wing National Convention
Of those years, and the Secretary Of each Con-
venton. be vas elected Representative from
Indiana % the 34th Congress, including the S5th
serving during two Of ms terms a. Chairman Of
the Committee on Post Offices aud Post roads.
He i also Regent Of the Smithsonian institution