The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-07-26


| physician. by his daughter. and by her de-
AFered 10 the officer having immediate
charge over him The Doctor Is keeninr
an accurate Journal Of has professional in
iercourSe with Mr.. Davis. which will hene-
after throw some light on the Imprisonment
II The arbitrator
The following is a copy OF letter ad-
dressed 10 " His ENcellency President DA-
Fis and recently received hy the comman-
iant al the fort.
My Dear old Friend: You must hy this
time b. nearly out OF money send You
the inclosed- Take IL and pay your fare 10
he'll with H. The enclosure consisted of
Sl4 m Confederate money. The writer of
the letter Is an ex-rehel soldier. and il
slightly heariless and A trifle profne. his
| letter serves 10 show the feelings of th0us-
ands OF Jeh. Davis dupes and victims.
The relic" fever has caused consider
able damage 10 portions OF Ford's theatre
Ia Washington, where Booth killed Mr.
Lincoln. That portion OF the stage carpet
upon which Booth leaped from the Prcsi-
dents box has been cut away for diam
eier of four feet The latest manifesia-
ton ot the relic fever is that of visitor
who went into the saloon attached 10 the
theatre, and asked the bartender: " Have
YOU the same bottle on hand out Of which
Booth drank on the night of the assaSsma-
tom Yes. sir" " And the same
brandy in it! Yes. sir" Can have
a drink OF tfat same brandy out ot The
! same bottle Yes. sir" Lets have
it, The visitor tastes the brandy. makes
a wry face and continues; And that's
the same brandy that Booth drank" Yes.
sir well, l don't wonder that he killed
the President A drink OF that brandy
fitf.r'
When the members Of the expedition %
hurry the remains ot the soldiers killed IN
the battle OF the Wilderness arrived ON the
ground. two weeks ago. they found an old
Lady wandering among the partially record
ed graves IN search OF her son, who fell in
the first days's fight She had been three
weeks engaged IN the almost hopeless search
and the last day the party stayed there the
er bore the remains Of her son home with
a lighter heart.
According 10 the revenue returns of New
York city II appears that during the past
year the great house Of H. B. Calhr a Co.
have sold S42, 900. 7l5 worth of goods.
The house OF A. T. Stewart x Co. during
the same time, have sold $50 39l. S67 worth.
II is said that Stewards retail Store. on the
corner OF Broadway and Tenth street. ~
not included IN this return which would
add -, OO0 OOO to the amount
II has been asceriained ON inquiry that
the legal limits OF $500 O0O 600 ui National
Bank circulation Is nearly reached and
therefore the creation Of but comparatively
few additional Institutions under that sys-
tom Will be- authorized. The entire num-
Der Will probably reach loo.
i The subscriptions TO the 7-30 Loan last
r week exceed that OF any previous one since
he new series has been IN market. being
, nearly $50. 600 400 There now remains
p only fifty millions more of This loan. which
, will probably be entirely taken during The
coming week
D In Louisiana the system OF free labor IL
going on smoothly. The planters are con
- tracing with negroes tor labor. aui but
e few complaints are made 10y the latter. Al
- Selma. Alabama. al recent meeting. \
10 system was adopted "A 10 the regulation
2 of relations between negroes aud planters.
Miss Sylvia Ann Rowland. the wealihicst
- lady in New Bedford died there on sunday
: OF last week. AGED 80 years. Her income
last year was taxed on Slss, 900. her whole
estate being valued at about 3 600 Ouo
'i She gave away IN legacies about : 900 0Oo.
q The prevalent impression that a majority
OF the troops had been paid of by The Gov
ernment j. erroneous. On the first day oi
= January the pay rolls embraced the names
u of /. 200, 600 men, of which number bat
n about 80. OO0 have a. Yet been paid.
.r They have novel mode of selling horse.
2 flesh Ia Buffalo Mr. Epson, of that city,
pa sold a span Of bay mares few DAYS slice
Il Al : 60 per pound. They each weighed
. 9l4 pounds, and consequently the span
II netted him something over -. O0n.
Among the recent arrests at the Souil
,h are those Of Prof Mccullough. chemist
p who was engaged in the plot 10 burn north
''i ern cities Thomas c. Harms, Of the r-be
Al army, ey-U. :. Senator Yulee. Of Flor ia
j. and acting Governor Allison, OF the SAM
stale.
'l- Tile concentration Of troops in Texas !
n rapidly progressing and shortly sherida
~ viii have an army OF 80, 900 seasoned Vet
n erans al his OOmmand-an army large
e than that with which he crushed Early i
y. the Shenandoah. Gen. Custer b. al Alex
andria where he is organizing bis cavalr
~ preparatory TO marching overland q
- Houston, Texas.
A young farmer asked an old ScOtchma
~ Tor advice la his pursuit. lie told him wha
~ had been the secret Of his own success
y farming. and concluded with the f0liowln
- warning" Never, Sandie. never-aboH
- all things, never get in debt; but n 20
"a ever DO, let IL be for manure
IN The original flag which waved over n
.n- New Orleans custom house az the Outbrea
~ Of the war, has been found by Col Fr,
starring. " the 72d Illinois. Provost Ma
shal General Of the Gulf Department. ar
en- forwarded % the L. :. Collector al th
port, who has restored it 10 It's old place.
ent Among the Rebels who are IN Washin
or ton soliciting pardon are Garland a.
OF Congressman R0yalstOn, OF ArsaD-a
fe. Gilmore and Bridges, Of the lover Hon
nee OF N0rih Carolina; Mr. Smith, an ". &.
.ier the Rebel Congress. Colonel Hunt, Of 4
es- Rebel army; W. +. Avery, member n Co
gress from ls5S 70 1860. The latter O
io, tanned pardon.
kes The State Department has been official
a advised that the spanish government
er- about 10 order the Captain General oi Gu
Il q % deliver the late rebel ram >t0newall
Ter. The United States Government
tLe B.H. Peterson Of Clarksvllle, Texas. D.
~ been nominated for Governor by the Uni.
vi, men in the Northern part 0f that state a
has accepted. The election occurs On [
frst Monday 10 August
ny c. ". Butts, Union candidate for
a. Second Congressional District Of Virgin
O. has sued the Phiadeldhia Inquirer for 81
- ting that in a late interview with Preside
-. Johnson. he had revuested a military int
- ference in the election, in order 70 Sec
-, bis own return
an The diligence between Mexico and kG
rec Cruz. when about twenty miles from q
dova was attack by eight brigands. I'll
robbed the passengers-Se0 nom oi
o $3.50 from another and 800 from anUth
80 Among the passengers were Two "eqU
- tran artists.H
on, Two buildings we're struck by iightn
lose il Padanaram, Daubury, during q rec
With storm. lE-one, cider barrel ln rle &c.
With Vas unhooped in the other heiquilt =
ora set on IRE and fun set OF furniture ne4
) by destroyed. There were eight persons
the house al the time, none oi Them Dc