The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-11-23
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l20, coo. In September lS4S. The nurrh.,
OF inhabitants was 450
The cost OF the Atlantic cable hon ma.
uiacturing. will De S7O0. COS II viI =.
heavier than the old one
Two English Quakers have pss...
through Gen. Grants lines on their wavta
Richmond, 10 preach peace % JET Davis
Macauley received the highest sur, A..
paid 10 an author. viz Sl00 600 f,r his.h,s,
and fourth volumes Of the history IN Fr.,
land.
The rebel authorities have made a r-,n
OSltlon 10 our government asking lssva I,
purchase blankets in the Northern So
for their prisoners. paying f0s them In -
ton The proposition Is under adyisernent
The Springfield Mass KepaSl,oa, san.
that Deacon John Philips Of that yicip't,
aged l04 years. fonr m0nihs-and nine IA.
and who voted Tor George Wsshinrro.
for President. voted Ca the Sth NoSsw.
Der.
The bridge which is 20 span the Ohio IA.
er, Hetween Cincinnati aud C0sllgtOn Wn
cost million aud half " dollars. AMI Ia
/ length Will exceed the Niagara bridge lOs
/ feet. Il Wall DE suspended 90 feet al,oY.
/ high water enabling the largeG steamer,
TO pass under without any difficulty.
The subject Of universal lanrua-e a..
now exciting considerable attention al
England A code Of symbols has been in
vented. which is declared inialHhe The
symbols are thirty-iour In numbe-. and have
been tried in most %, the Euronean ani
Oriental languages. Il Is said that 4 Dep
son OF conn on Intelligence and education
can learn them in few days study
The Richmond correspondent OF The Lon.
don Times, writing on the Sth of October
says: There was nearly a panic in The
Confederate capital on the 2gih of Septem
Der. when Grant made his advance AMI
they had only handful OF troops To resist
Lees troops be says require rest: on.
GERS and men are half worn ont. havins
known no rest either by night OF hy ia,
, for one hundred aud eighty DAYS and FL
, posed M the same time 10 one of the ferc-
est summers ever known IN Virginia
B scaniily led upon meat mostly salt aud
: bread without vegetables with only Occa.
a slOnal coffee and no other s.imulanf The
. writer. however. adds. 1T is not. IN ms
l. Judgment. unreasonable 10 expect that the
t. hour OF gloom through which the Conied
\ crates are now passing the darkest and
i profOundest which they have ever witnessed
: is the herald OF brighter day
d Rents are reasonably high al present. At the
q Hoffman House in New York they only ask
81, POO a month 10 hoard and lodge a family
e OF taree Al boarding House IN London
Terrace IN the SAME city. "a couple pay
Sl25 a week for the second door and board
Al Washington. board for three persons
costs 500 per week. Lord IAons pays
J. q 600 a year in gold for rent Of a small
furnished cottage I'm the same city shan
ties lei for $500 or $500 a year that WOall
70 not sell for that price Ia northern towns.
The large verdict nf a.. 72O damages for
u SANDER has beel rendered In favor OF J
b stone, u. d. late President al kalama
no zoo College. against Rev. Edward Adder
son late Professor OF Greek m the same IA
sttution. and for time it, acting Pres
n dent. The charges made against Or Stone
deeply affected his moral character. The
% defendant did not appear in court or taxi
any part in the trial, aud the evidence al
though &c Darfe. Wa such a. 10 induce ID
e Jury To put him through al the aooY
tremendous figure. y. F Balch. Of kska
a. mazoo. ard c. / Walker OF Detroit wer
"a counsel for Rev. DIR. stone.
THE Iadependence Beige gives the ioiioH
in inc particulars OF the amounts received b
lie various artists as the results al single pei
formances. Malbran al Drury Lane n
ceived el50 each night. The same pric
eu WAS paid 20 I.abache for two performance
"o Grisi al New York received Eie0 for oi
performance. and shortly after obialne
he 81 400 as the result Of one nights enie
t. tainmeut In London TagiiOni receive
ESQ for every performance al H. mbur.
and al her second benefit al -. ieiersuui
she realized the extrayagant sum OF r., lb
{" in addition 20 a magnificent present OF ia
mond ornaments made her hy the Gar.
/" EeseeQgd edjceElp sommmaJnHsi a q maine M,
sue Monday. She dresses in male attn
ny generally sporting a flll confederate uu
NJ form Upon her head she "eaas s-".'
plumed hat beneath which escapes veal
ew of brown hair. falling down ana around IA
M shoulders In luxuriant curls- She D. 10
-essed OF a cOmey form. has a DARK pier
inc eve. is a bold rider. aud a daring leade
Ks Prior 10 connecting herself With d gang
III outlaws she was associated with TIE pAl
commanded by the notorious scoundr
W. Can't Alexander. who met his doom
- tragic death-a short time ago, IN Southe
Kentucky. Lieutenant Flowers, OF >
Monday. Is a practical rObDer, aud ma
ea' ladies who have been SO unfortunate as
a, meet her on the highway. can testify VI
-nd what sang froid she presents pistol a
commands stand and deliver Her nai
eby | : become widely known, and 70 the LAD
be il l. always associated With horror