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

The Government has sent an officer to An 7
derScnville. Georgia. 10 make 4 special IN
ve>iigation into the brutal treatment oi
Onion prisoners confined IN that place, .
with view OF bringing 10 trial. before
Military Commission the Rebels who had
charge Of the prison. This Is right Let
the wretches who couuive0 al the Starvation
OF our soldiers be brought 10 punishment
There Is no difference OF opinion among 10y
a. men as 10 the doom they should receive.
ANY thing short OF the halter would he
mockery OF Justice
The petriied bones OF mammoth AMI
mas have recently been found in large
numbers near Yorktown. in the York river.
Immense ribs. fouv inches IN diameter, and
sections OF spinal yer,ehrt, ten inches in
diameter. are among the specimens recent
Is brought 10 Fortress Monroe hy oXcur-
siOnists To the point mentioned
The Portage Lake Superior Mining Ga
zette says that paper pipes siN inches m
diameter. are used in the PeWabic copper
mine 90 convey air from one portion ~ the
mine 10 the other. The pipe IS siN inches
inside diameter. The paper pipes are
quite strong. and can be Joined perfectly
air-tiEht by a strip OF canvas and a coat
ing oi tar.
They 10 "a wonderful business in Holsters
down al JoneSport. in Maine. where. ID is
said. five thousand are cooked daily. aud
four thousand pounds of meat IS daily put
up in air-iieht cans of one and two pounds
each. some l5O persons are engaged an
catching the fish and sealing The cans.
They call IL a lobster factory.
Dr. Livingston l. about proceeding upon
exploration % the district between the
north Of Lake Nvassa and the south OF Lake
/ Tanganyka. As British Consul 10 the ma
F tive races of Eastern Africa. he has a salary
; cjOo year. A private friend has paid a.
/ 600 toward the new EXPEDITION. The ROYAL
F Geographic society promises 1000 and The
+ Foreign office Will give a. much more.
\ shocking case "a uAuuc.je occurred
I I'M Rochester one dan last week \ YOUNG
woman carried her child a infant ioui
months old. 10 the GeuesScc Valley Canal,
and after tying Il stone 20 lis neck throw 10
into the water She was seen % perform
the cruel act bat those WHO -lN her dad
not arrest her.
An ingenious bachelor ia scotland has
devised a matrimonial lotiry or trap where
Of he II the bait Al widows and mailcns
who have nvt attained the age OF thirty Nv,
are invited to buy Of him "A ticket az Oh,
price OF lOs. AMER 3ol tickets are sold th'
drawing viii take place There Will OBJ,
only one prize. and twill he The right Cd
the fortunate lady who wins % 90 claim Oh,
young gentleman for her husband. with th,
cl5O produced by the lottery.
On the morning of June L.. the cannon %
II. Angelo announced the beginning of th'
twentieth Year OF the REICH of Pope flas y
only seven of the 25s popes who have oc
cupicd the chair OF 81. Peter have had
greater or an equal duration Of power.
The gold coinage at the United Stale
mint for June amounted 10 SiOO 700, al q
which Vas in double eagles. The silNe
coinage in the same time Was SO 500 al
3" halt dollars Tho copper coinage wa
81, 200 in cent peice-. SD 800 in Two CEN
peices, aud Si7.S,o m ihre, cent peiccs.
Dogs in Texas ara trained los putin.
them with the sheep whom they are bin,
puppies ANA rearing them with the lambs
The dogs are regularly fcd al cortaiI
hour in the evening. and 30 never fail {,
bring the iiock ia al the right time
Don Pedro Candamo. the richest capital
1T ln south America. recently died az Lima
leaving fortune which. il Is asserted, "a
ceeds the sum Of cl6. 600 600 sterling
The difficulty Of acquiring the English
language which "a foreigner must experience
l. we'll illustrated 10y The following question
90 DID you ever see a person pare an appl,
or pear with a hair OF scissor. 3"
The Scotch Kirk ia convocatian has De-
cided, by a large majority. that uO musical
instrument shall be- used boz Kirk: that peo-
pile must stand in prayer. That There shall
he no form OF prayer, AND mo- communion
out OF kirk
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser an
nOunces an important discovery OF iron ore
which viii prove of great value 10 that city
/ The ores are found In Peterborough cuun-
/ ~, Canada West. and will yield 90 or -
per cent OF pure iron.
Ii Is a curious fact that while there were
only four surviving Revolutionary soldiers
on the public records. July lst. ]. AIS Wild
ows Of such pensioners were alive and
drawing pensions.
GOV. Wise of Va. Is among the petition
ers for damages io his property from its oc-
cupailon hl our Government This h. %
/ splendld specimen ol very cool impudcnce
Jeh- DAVIS viii be claiming damages next.
An English correspondent m The South
supported himself during the war hy giving
lessons ia drawing for each at which he
received "a peice of bacon and a pint of
beans.
An agricultural society offered q premium
for the best essay on irrigation. l}y mis-
take il was printed irritation. wherenpon
al honest farmer sent hls vile.
The gold soyereigns gathered by Gen.
Tom Thumb during ms present visit Co
England, viii considerably outweigh his
entire parry, baby included.