The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-09-13
NEWS ITEMS.

Ten DAYS AGO Mr. Seward took ot thr
complicated and ncOnvenleni apparatus oi
steel and gufta percha which was uset 10
holt together hi- fractured faWhone. uud
now wears a simple india rubber u4nla-c
on The outside OF his .Ace only. The gland
IN his cheek which WAS severed hy PAYNE
knife has not wholly recovered. and there
IS still much Inflammation about lle Wouui.
A great scar on the right side OF bis tacc
still shows The desperate nature of The cui
received from the assassin IL looks %, D.
the entire cheek had been amputatet aut
fitted on again. The month is also much
distorted. as A result Of the wounds. the
right corner Of il being raised half an inch
above IT, proper line. No former acQualu-
lance would recognize the venerable states
man. 50 much is his cOunienance changed
by these dreadful injuries
correspondent of the y. y. Herald
giyes some interesting statements In regard
10 the proposed emTrat iou from our South
ern State. 90 She rich ani magnificent em-
pire of Brazil About twenty agents of
various Southern STATES sailed for Rio
Jauiero ou the 18th uli 90 make ana cyan
inatiOn or Don Peiro'- domnians and re-
turn "a report on their advantages Tor the
settlement of ~outheruers. The corre-non-
dent estimated tina, upwards of $1,000 ui
our SoutAerner- are now ready io emigrlie
thither. and should the reports ol these
agents Dee favorable Dee gives ID 81, h.s nc-
lief that this number wlll hr great'h cN-
ceeiei.
Returns to the Agricultural Department
for August from ail parts OF thc countr.
though not entirely complete Show that the
corn crop viii Poe enormously laree anl
maturing ~ excellent ORDER lis excess
over last year more than cempeasalt- fnr
deficiencies In wheat. The potato crop IS
unusually large. and promises well. lu
some localities ther0i has appeared. Buck
wheat minor crop. ANA onions promise
an unprecedented yield The cereal cess
portation will probably br larger than eve
before
~ Intelligence received NJ Washington
from Mexico confirms the reports 81 disas-
tiers TO the Liberals The strategic comhi-
nations of the lmper.aiists seem 90 preclude
the hope of prolonged resistance by Juarcl
The retreat OF the MeXicaus from Chihul-
hua Is confirmed, and it Is NOT probable that
they can sustain their position Ia Elpaco
In that case continued resistance hy the
MeXicaus. without aid cannot he looked
( for.
( The commissioner OF Pensions reports
.AAl IN the month OF August, l.-9I invalid
claims for Tensions Wlr. rockwell anil ~uh
ini1,vu, UI Which number 1861 We're gran
ted, ,, I'll claims of widows. mother. and
minors were granted and - rejected The
iotu number OF claims disposed OF wa-
'9H- The hooNsi0f THE Pension Bureau
show that there are uow upward nf $4,000
pensioners on the rolls.
4 dispatch. dated. Augusta. Ca. AH-
81. says: Three last young men. 81 tA.
best families, called out Capt Hea-lev.
sd L. :. COlored Troops. a-t night. amt
hrutally murdered him. 4 commission
has been organized to-day 90 ty them
Gen. GrOSyen0r. who Wa- 10 have gone
North by Il special train tomorrow. Is rt-
tanned. hy order Oi Major-t,en ~te,dnan
io direct the prosecution.
Secretary Weles has dispatched from
tie Washington Navy lari guuhoai. 90
proceed by way of the II. Lawrence o.
Detroit and the Lakes This action OF the
Government is deemed important. rs Ter
mlnatlng the long existing treaty stpula-
tons restricting naval protection on Our
frontier waters.
Grand Rapids has voted boo favor of q
loan To the Grand Rapids and Indiana rail-
road and also 10 the Grand River Valley
Railroad from Grand Rapids to Jackson.
II is said that Cen Lee has commenced
work ON his History ~ the War