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

inOm Ninth and Walnut streets. The oc-
cupants of Tie house Kept numerous pets.
and tie pets bred The yermin. They fair
lv Swarmed I'm pile of straw In the cellar.
which a family OF eats made their dormi-
tory. The lady OF Tie house undertook 10
.lni-ate the cellar wiki brlmstOne. The
process was highly successful. The lcAs
were DESTROYED. hut the contents of the
cellar were DESTROYED with them. \ blaze
burst forth and u dense column OF smoke
arose, 10 Tie horror OF the Interested par
ties. who >troye 10 battle with the flame.
themselves also neariy stunned Scarcely
ten seconds had elapsed before the Good
Intent Hose Company were upon the
ground, aud were squirting huge stream
~ water through the cellar window, eNlin-
gushing the fire. Philadelphia N0rM
AmeJTcan.
The Providence Press saws that one OF
The citizens of that place has returned from
Savannah. who gives information concern
.ng the family Oi Je1 Davis. 10 The effect
that Mr.. Davis IS boarding al the Pulaski
House. and has apparently plenty Of money.
She has an extensive and magnificent
wardrobe he j. certain from ocular dem
OnstratiOns. and also she spares no pains
10 le, that lac; bee known. Her Little son
seems 20 be enjoying himself hugely, and
frequently amuse- himself by singing IN the
hall. Wen Hang JEFF. Davis on Sour
Apple Tree
NEW YORK. July ll.-GeOrge w. Buckley.
President ot the knights OF the Golden Cir
Gle. las issued an executive general order.
dated in his place of confinement. Fort War
rem. June 2S In which he suspends the Ia
nOrs of the several departments Of the
Go.den Circle til July lst. 1870. when the
Congress oi the order viii assemble IN
Washington. with open doors aud proceed
to lay The cornerstone of the saxon lniNcr-
Sity. All members OF the Military Depart
meni are released from their allegiance 10
the order and from all obligations al secrecy
partaiuiug 10 Tie same. The President
makes "a lengthy yndicatiOn of the order.
| giving IT, origin rise. progress and lis ces-
/ tiny. IL = printed ia full ia the Times.
! .f..-:.,.... - l--- a.
! generally declaring themselves IN favor OF
the be,low.l OF equal political privileges ON
/ The White and black races. Among the or
/ ganizatious which have thus expressed
| themselves are the National Convention OF
/ louug Mems Christian Associations. tho
/ Congressional National Council. represen-
4 Nng some 5000 congregations, the New
/ school Presbyterian General Assembly. q
! Convention of the four non Episcopal Meth
Odist denominations a large number Of To-
! cal Associations. Conventions. SynodS. Con
ierences, &c., Oi various denominations.
The tariff of charges for use of the Ocean
Telegraph line has been already fixed anC
Is very high. To England, the rate will be-
one hundred dollars; 10 the Continent, on,
hundred and twenty dollars; aud 10 Asi.
and Africa, one hundred and twenty-fv,
dollars Tor The first twenty words, with i've
/ tor each word additional This high tarif
Is purposely designed 20 prevent an oveI
press OF business Even al these prices
the mercantile community and the pres
viii no doubt fully tax the resources of th,
cable. ID 1t works. however. il viii hardly
retain monopoly of Ocen communications
is Yankee enterprise cannot fail soon q
follow IN the path thus opened for 10.
The Jackson Mss Ne,r> SAYS that Hum
phrcy's Mississippi brigade composed Of thl
llth. 18Th. l7tA and lsth regiments had :.
i95 different names on It's muster rolls du
fiug The period ol It's existence. and thesl
are accounted for as follows: killed ia bat
ne ef2: died of disease. etc. 80: dischArg
ed tor physical disability. used mp 2@S
deserted. 546: total loss from all causes 3.
9f6. leaving a balance OF ljlg On the mus
Ter rolls at the Surrender m Virginia. q
whom more than Two thirds were tnrn ab
sent CT the whole number. 4 62O wef
married, and T. 63l natives OF the South.
Harry Leslie. we'll nown in Detroit.
creating qnite a sensation at NIAGARA IN hi
daring passages over the river On "A slngl
rope "a ia Bl0nin. His rope Is siretche
across about GOO feet below The bridge oy,
the first uf the terrific rapid, commencn
al thai place. 10 Is span ui about ~'
ieet. ami probably an elevation Of ZOO fee
d above the water. lie crossed On Ihur-da
. with perfect ease and success, periurmin
e some wonderful icats while out on the rop'
such a. living on his back and standing q
one foot. lie cIOssed first ga six minute
and forty eight seconds and returned
l3 minutes and - seconds Tue gener
: 4 impression there seems 60 he that Ae
= equal 10 Blondin.
a Charles Schweigor was ON the % nj
y stung under tine right eye hy iiy whll
/. flew from the carcass 0f a bullock in b
slaughier-hOuse I'D First Avenue. New hor
=. The wound being intensely painful, Schw
iger Went home and his face swelling arr
j. The sufferer lay IN torture until Thursd
e night and then died, as jury say, 'po
}. 0ned from The bite OF fy.
e The grave of the mother OF our Ia
ID President is located in Spencer count
i Indiana. near the little village OF Cent?
l. Vile. embOwered amid the majestic fore
{ trees Of the country. There is neitf
~ headstOne nor monument 10 denote the
u cred spot, which i an unirequented lOc
u ity. \ short time before h.s death Ar. J.
" coin wrote q letter, expressing his int'
v tiOn - visit the grave this summer q
\ cause q suitable monument % De erected
-v This fact is established by Parliam
tary inquiry. No officer or employe O
er railway viii occupy a compartment vii
al female, unless other passengers are pres
Il. for fear OF being accused OF assault
~ some other misfemeanOr. Accusations
6f this sort have become 80 frequent Of Ia
ne that gentlemen Of character and eXperlel
when travelling IN al English car. pre-
| almost any company 10 that OF an inter
be ting but unprotected female
IS Electric brakes for railways are be-
Oi tried I'm Germany \ system of bra
IN attached 10 number ~ carriages in
vd train is brought into operation hy in'
rupiing an electric current by means
ch little apparatus attached 10 the ienl
DE When The current i established again
les brake ceases n act. Experiments h
or shown il TO be entirely effective 70 the
~ trains gong at great speed in one-sl
eT the distance Of other brakes.
cir Washington Is becoming unEeali
n, Upon which the y. \. Times remarks
Il No wonder. The aggiOmeratiOn Of
ID tagonistic humanity there; the heterOe
oT cons mass Of respectable crime and CT
no inal respeciaDiliiy: the all-perFadin5 arr
~ thepolsonOus water and the deadher LOU
~ the scathing heat and the binding u
at al combine u make Washington
~, epiiOme and molel Of al that j. disag
NJ able
an Comm iszi0ners sent BY Gen. Heron. Z
- Shreveport. La. 10 tie ChOctaE. CbeFoi
II Seminole aud other indian tribes q lie
20 who took part Tiia the rebels II the rec
ID struggle. have arranged fJr q negotlat
10 take place in September between u
ave tribes ana the government authorities
ig- win a view both 10 permanent peace
Ike them and their future welfare A temp
Or n treaty u peace was also entered int
hey the Commissioners with several tribes