The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-05-24
NEWS ITEMS

hAht1. brig. ten. A + Howe Brio t.a-
Il. , Poster. Brevci Brig Gen. = 4. Ekin.
bri-- Gen. t. Y. Harris brere- C.l e.. X.
40. lNins, Smtet States ARMY. Iieut.
co., y. t. C.elden.n. slh Illinois cavalry:
br--. Gen. ! Iolt. Jctce Advocate and
Recorder. Orders concerning the court
have oeen read .n hearing o. l.e prisoners.
They were asked q they haI any ..-e.-i,n
o. Tie Members cf The comm D., i0 witch
they seyeraly repasi thev haI rore The
Commission. judge Advocate General As
sist2ni Judge AlruClies all r...arlt-. hav-
lng oeea duly sn9-n. Tie prisoners. David
+ Harold. g. a. A,-trotl Lewis PAINE Vi
chael @. Lal-lin ElNarl >r.r-..-. SANE
uel \ Mn0A We're agral--uel on charge and
sreeilcaiion. Eac- prisoner pleaded uot
-411y 10 Tie charge 4ad specialization. Tle
F Jommls7i'l hiter deciding oa 81 rfles bv
which they would be governed a f.nr.ea
10 NEE, on Thursday Nay n. at To- X.
Al international exhibition or rna rro-
ducts machinery aua al. Other articles an
pert@inn- 20 universal Industry. vil he M
suSirateA .u tnc Ciiy ui Oporlo. Portugal
ln August next wherefore tNe Cuusl. Gen.
erai of Portugal in iAe J1iled ~,atc. lerebv
invites The farmers. nanglciurcs ana in-
venuve genius ofthls country. iocnmmaute
% said exhibition with whlloyc. articles
they may deem appropriate.
Mr. WILLIAM HuNIFR. who is now the
acting Secretary 0i state. son of the
late William Hunter of Newport. tle i0r-
mer Minister Of Brazil he has fnr many
years been chief clerk in the state Depart
ment. lie Is hy his long experience ln The
Affairs oi TIE department as well as hy lis
abilities and high character. well lttel LOT
the task 70 which lie has now been called.
Gen. Edwards OF Springfield Mass. ina
private letter % o friend m s. relates Tie
following touching incident
" In the engagement at Sailors C~ce, IN
the very thickest of The Gsht. q. l. Drake
Of company b. 35th Massachusetts fcrment
ordered a rebel colonel 10 surrender he
urI6e thgn- slUl ulm, mMcun- "a mortal
wound TIE rebel colonel icn excliiming
THAI Doe was killed Drake said lo bin. /
am "A Christian, and Will pray lor yon The
colonel thanked him. aIl Drake kueeiei bV
his side. aud prayed with HIM. while tie
conflict ragged almost hand % hand around
them. The colonel pressed his baud called
him brother. told him. that be- too was
Christian and thanked him Then Drake
resumed his gun aud Woll on fighting"
TnE total rent OF peas in ihe Unitarian
Church san Francisco CIllUrsl.. f0f fl8
present YEAR amounted 20 $50 Nl0 in cur
rency al the day of iet'nr being 30 600
more in gold than for any year under the
preaching of the late Rev. IlDml. Starr
H., one oi The most popular all eloquent
Old .ers of the day This exceeds the
rental of Rev Mr. Beecher's church. n
Brooklyn. which amounted ast year 10
$40 OOO an currency. Rev. Mr necchers
salary is Sl2, 500. while the sexton al lis
church receives s., 800.
The building for tie Northwestern Fair
in Chicago covering whole of Dearborn
Park. is rapidly approaching completion;
- men are employed upun d. and fhp floor
- - already iail lie amount Ul lumber
used IN its construction wil 1c about 400
900 feet. AMI The feit roofing wiii cast So
900; the total expense l. estimated 90 $50
GOO
Tho Prairie 1ln0isl Farmer has n ia
oiilce loaf " the old-fashi0ncd shape Of
loaf sugar. il Was made al a place iu Him
ois ca-ei Caa.sw0rfh by "a couple Ol Ger
mans who have expended large sum ia
erecting works for carrying on The business.
The Farner says that the beets can be
raised for 50. 90 a ton, which is ~ - cents
hundred pounds; and FROM tais eight
pounds Of sugar can Doe made. and "a these
times ~ a cost not exceeciug r1e cllfs a
pound.
There IS great excitement in indianapolis
as the day approaches tor the execution OF
the traitors, Bow.es. MAhgan and Horsey.
The two former have come very peaiteut
IN view ot their fate and are writing out a
fuil Ani free confession of tire WORKINGS and
treason Of the Order 0f American knghts.
A contest 30 IS - good thing Tor tlc soul,
bgt ia th.s-case il VIII not probably accom-
pi-h much Tor TIC body.
Az officer who has been with Sherman
during bis whole campaign through Ge8r-
F gIa aud The Car0iina- says Thar had ir not
been Tor the resolutions ol the retl. leaders
20 plant corn instead O.. cotton ~ SOW
large tracts with wheat, and t0 re@r iargs
stocks of caile fOr the subsistence 0i tlcir
armies Sherman could never llve made
bis triumphant march from Atlanta - Sa-
y4nnaa aui thence 10 JO.g5l0r1
The statue OF Senator Benton. which
was ordered SIX years ago by tle citizens
"a =. Lolis, oi Ms HL-re- U1,mr. ar
rived iu that city ou The "a ilst 81. .s o..
bronze, ten feet high, ana wa- cast 10 th8
royal iolniefy in Munich. Is we rht Is
ovci O00 pounds. \ letter came elth E.
from the sculptor .3s0l. wAo examined it
la Ntt'A tA.'.i.fNtt--A "A
work.
4 ten year Oh Sunday school l1y was
asked by bis teacher not lor- since what
: the phyiacieries OF the Plarsees were
" Broad Lens such as ladies' aear Ol tle.l
dresses Was the reply. Bat tle Plari
ses didn't wear them i9r tbs same reason
ihaf ladies' do, did theve' "O yes. wa'
The wicked answer, "to be seen Il men"
Orpheus c. Kerr illustrates The 1se Of (
comma very lngeni0gsy: ty ME placing
comma, he completely changes tle sense o
the 1cr.ptlral passage---.' j le wicked le
when 10 Ilan pursletl. 1l- Tie r-ltCDu
: are a. bold as lion, hy making read
: The wicked Gsq when 70 nan i4rsuetl
= but the righteous. . a. bold IS -9l.'
= ~ There IS sad - be an underta Ken &
3 SewDern Who j. also al cmb1lmer an
= wneu his wife died ne exercised nls arr up
y on her remains ~ us best -fy.e. Az lc'
J keeps her IN Bis room y exhibit a- q spec
linen o. his art, tapplng her upon tte fore
head to- show Its lrmness, anl saying
% TAis is ali there s " ny poor be--y,
. L Is stated that the President 10 spite {
=. his personal opinions upon tie Monroe 10,
z true Will sill maintain Tie policy %. net
% tralitv Observed by nr. Lincoln and alvr
Y Gated by the Secretary of state. and ~
> therefore put the Law Ia force against z
.r who attempt 10 compromise TIC CCyeTI
y ment upon the Mexican question.
!. Hartford ranks second 10 SeF YORK !
:. tie Insurance business. L has a. a-grs
: gate capital Of $3.50, 600 invested .l lf
VI Insurance. dividel between ten cymp-il-ai
hzre.ng Z surplus OF 3. 5il, yly. liaAiA5
fo-ai az % 600 600. Besides tlls there a.
re i've life insurance companies 10 the CITY.
u The military commission for the trial (
lie azsa-slls was occupied q 7 -ursiay
. hearing TIE charges aga.17- t-e lc--5e-
> 10 counsel has ye- appee--l .1r t.- prison
p e-s il ths consp.r-cg case. Aur Oh
a prisoners ARA iguei yesterday WAS b. -aI
- Spangler stage carpelte- - t0l.- -.---H
IL number Of leading gc.t.ze- o. Ne
G. YORK. among whom are M1--s l4yl0
August Belmont. Marshall Ho.l--- -l-
low Weei, and Others, have A--- I'D
purse o. $1,000 for the soldier Ell.--7l
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