The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-09-27
THE CHOLERA.

Be-
-ebel securities He departed for home a
happier q uo, wiser man.
THE CHOLERA. :
The state Department are in receipt o.
vOlumnOus dispatches from our Consdl> a. .
Constaniinople. smyrna Port Mahon ana J
Barcelona. giving further information oi Inc !
ravageS OF the cholera IN various parts oi
Europe Tie reports from Con>iantnol.e
are most alarming. ihe deaths from TINS us
ease have reached The number oi :. 900 per
dav. A. smyrna the epidemic was checNed
sometime since but il has broken Out airesh.
and IS now spreading to a irSaliul extent
THE NEw COUNTERFEIT.
Thorough and most rigid Investigation Is
heinz made Dos Secretary Mctuloch INTO
rha mystery OF the SlO0 compound interest
notes This is undoubtedly the most Oan-
oerous counterfeit which has IS YET appear
I'll. ana may We'll challenge tAe scNeresl
scrutiny OF The Bank Note companies, ana i
an who have been employed in anl"ise mp /
nm rho Government die, aud plates. The +
face Of this note Is a most accurate lmltAuon ]
The genuine while Tie bach L. either the
genuine Government p.Aic or an electro
tNpe from T. l. seems settled ihAi ei.neI
the Orgina. plates engraved NA tne Amer
can Bank Note Company have been allowed
/ 10 .-et into improper hands. orihe lAc-simAe
was obtained hy The elcciroype process
T ON The first hyuothesiS Do is difficult 90 see
whv the genuine face vas not obtained in
f the same way; but ID the plate from which
/ II vras l,riuted was obtained hy cicctroAp-
I inr the probable reason for Tie lace not
having been elecirONped L., mat the Wig
nerte and other portions OF 10 are engraved
upon several pieces. while the hacA Is III
one In connection With the eieciroiAWug
theory. il is now remembered that expert
meuts la the duplication oi plates hA lAAl
method were carried ON in the Treasury
building hv persons not regular employ e-
Of the Government az intervals. before MT
NcCulOch became Secretary. With view
10 the adoption Of the process ana thAl
, such "A multiplication az the plates was
characterized al the time as lmpFudenL Il
/. known that hiu plates have been boxed
at the Treasury and sent 10 New orA to
. outside parties for backing. uud IN TINS
. manner they MAY have fallen into improper
hands Bur 10 cannot he ueuiel lhai I'D lht
- earlier STAGES OF making these piaies al lhe
I Treasury Departments greater "pporlhni-
ties were permitted there Tor their surrep-
b tiious eleciriiAng than az amy other point
Z or hy any other parties.
IMPORTANT ASPECT oF CHINESE AFFAIRS
r The last news from China il Will bee To-
70 membered was that the laeping rebellion
y was cxiinguished, bat that another rebel
T lion had arisen, and that fehm had beer
4 cantured hy this second lot. who are callel
o after the name OF their leader tie Nl'niei
In this crisis the London Times urgently
T presses upon the English government lh'
b. wisdom Cd remaining neutral
r The Pail Mall h0-cne however. whicl
e. has very much of an Official character, pub
e fishes the following significant article.
a .'lu spite al the contrary opinion express
ell in this mornings ImtfS, We believe Tia
5 its fall would be one ol the great events d
u history and be followed either hY foreigl
interference OF the permanent disruption d
the Chinese empire The Times argue
b., that each mandarin would keep ON govern
h ing. which Dr. partially true. hui Who Woul
~ bee responsible Tor all The mandurlns. VI
n have for example. no treaty with l.. Oh
n Governor General OF the TWO kiang and D.
/. Tar the most powerful subject in China
i, and he is quite certain. il released from su
l.. peri0r control. 10 use his disciplined fore
II 10 enlarge The range OF his jurisdiction d
- other words, 90 carve out "A kingdom 90
p himself Besides il We DO not interen
- Russia Will. and Russia has powerful fee
h. in the Yellow sea movable artillery on th
NJ Amor regular garrison 40 Petrepolowski
Al ana cavalry force OF al least thirty thous
~ and men within two hundred miles of ih
Chinese frontier.
10 VARIOUS ITEMS
\ Mr. Mercer of Washington Territory
J. who has procured the loan of thc L. >
~ transport continental from ihe Government
=. TOT The purpose Wall sail from New York
~ on Tie 10Th INST. with ZOO women from
;, Massachusetts. who 20 10 settle in IN,
" above named Territory. or these women
= 300 are orphan daughters OF dead soldiers
o. PoNTIAc. sept. % The safe OF Charlie
! Dawson was blown open hy burglars last
night. Loss about twenty thousand lollar-
- IN fve-twentic- and sevon-thir,ies
. IN Virginia there are 30 candidate. an.
e. nOluced Tor Congress. lu the Isl district
> i've 2d five; 30. six; 4th. seven. 5ih.
. I've. 9th, three; 5lh. six, and sth. two.
e several of The candidates have expressed
+ their contempt for The Congressional oath
S required of members and declared them
i selves unwilling 90 tak.It. The Richmond
u ny advises these parties 10 retire from
the canvass.
p WASHINGTON NurIIeTN,F
The prosecution of tbe WIZ trial iuior-
mally closed 0n saturday. One hundred
and twelve witnesses have been placed on
The stand There were not more bali those
summoned. The defense has over Zoo Wit
nesse- summoned. but it D.. not likely over
30 or 80 Wil Doe boo attendance
Al the President house ou SATURDAY. fhr
crowd 90 pari0n--eekor- was very great
occupying not onlf the passages adjacent
90 the Executive apartments. hut portion
of the east room. absorbing fhe attention
rF D..
were extra Billy Smith anl Favcffo McMnl-
len Of virginia
JEFF. Davis treasure brought % Wash
inEt0n Iu charge of a treasury agent. has
been counted ln the Treasurer Office. aud
found 70 consist Of 80 600 ln goll coin
- 900 I'D silver coin mostly Mexican dol
lars of oil coinage. aud 80 bars of silver.
Total value slightly over 300. 600