The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-12-06
NEWS ITEMS

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~ 'Ae suspension oi nosuliiie>. alluo. exceed
n one hundred and tweatv-thrae thousand
Il Inc casualties, including also The losses hv
-, deserilOn Tor this period. amounted ta ..vtv.
= sA thousand leaving hlI ultN-Seren tnnrs-
al4 upon ihc mlstcr-o..s at The close otfta
war lhe decision Ot the ATTORNEY -.. .,r,--
a. oy which these men were entitled o., ira
very same oouutes rs whlte volunteers aud
cOnscripts. WAS oyerruiel by the President
on The ground that 70 was ln cona.ct uith
- PLAIN provisions o. the ac,s of Con -ress.
a Ile difference % the Treasury was about
niteen millions.
10 The Mississippi Legislature recently de-
10 oated two hours anu q half whether or nor
, 10 raise the Stars and Stripes over their
D capitol The motion was yehemenrs on.
s posed, bat the majority seemed ID rrrerr-
Der that they were nor Net comnle.sIn rs-
b. constructed, and considered it a matter a.
9 prudence to postpone their pre.ld.ces ana
ID vote Tor The nag. The, showed themselves
p more polite than The State mllfl which
refused io orSanize under lhe Union far
The state Convention OF Florida las
annG.led The ordinance of secession ahl-
ished slavery and declared THAI al fn. iu-
AabiIauts OF The state. without distinction
oi color, are free and that 100 person sNlil
ne incompetent to testify as a witness. on
account oi color in any matter uten..na p
colored person Is concerned Il has repn-
dated The state debt contracted in support
OF the rebellion. amended thc Constitution
I'D other respects. and adjourned
A dispatch from Washington. which NAV
oe considered as authoritative. announces
ihat no armed parties Will he permitted %
pass The frontier Of Mexico and the United
d ..I i.
lhls country i0 either OF the helIserclt
parties n Mexico. Individuals. however.
are not 10 De prevented from passing into
/ Mexico with arms Tor their personal pro-ec-
T lion
IL s sand That many or the property h0il-
efs 90 Washington are anxious THAI the Cor
poratou Charter OF that citv shall he snr-
rendered. and the government thecfv leo
llarri lu iit hand, Uf "a Board of Dnlufe-
II 'ncr- appointed Oy The President. tlc.r
OBJECT ncins io quiet The agitation on the
suffrage question, as well a- u secure econ
omy aud greater benefits in the eNpenli-
ture OF The money collected.
The Secretary OF the Treasury win recon
mend inaI reporta considerable incr,a.ein
the national banking capital. made uece-sa-
rN hy the commercial necessities OF The
country, and especially the lc-fuufion OF
banking capital at the south. lle wilalso
ASK for Discretionary power o. withdraw
legal tenders and compound interest notes.
retiring them when necessary lv Joan OF
money al SIX per cent.
The American Freelmca's Al C,mrnf,-
sion have issued a urgeu. appeal to pastors
OF churches who have not Vet provided an
object Tor their contributions on The dav OF
Nail2nAl Thanksgiving, 10 devote Them %
the OBJECTS oi the Commission They rep
resent that unless immediate aid Dee given.
20. 600 freedmen are likely 90 perish before
spring in the states OF Alabama and Geor-
ga alone.
The President declares that The WAT is not
get closed, and viii not be until The Freed
men arc allowed thoiI proper rights and
protected bl the Southern people.
This theory Will also be held hv Conyre-s.
y number Of regiments who have CLAIMED
/ their discharge on account OF the war being
closed WI. accordingly Doe held % service
until peace D. fully restored
The Governor Of Oregon has called an
extra session Of the LEGISLATURE which ID.
10 meet on December 9Th The Unioui.ts of
The state were auXiOus % record the vote
VI their state among those tina, have rati-
led the Constitutional Amendment. and
have thus deait The final blow o. Slavery.
rs the Jni0nists control both branches of
the legislature the ratification is a fore
gone conclusion.
Il j. currently reported ir military circles
that The secretary OF war has ordered 4
military court 10 convene for the friaI Of
Ninder, Duncan and Gee. now confined in
the OH Capitol ar Washington. anon The
charge of cruel treatment toward Union
prisoners al Andersonyile
\ great commercial banouet is shortly 10
be held 10 Toronto, c. W, at which n
large number Of The leading business men
OF the United States are expected o. DO
present. The topics 10 Doe discussed are
the RECIPROCITY Treaty, the enlargement of
the canal ard the building o. Tue Huron
aud Ontario snip Canal.
The following are the C0ngrezsre,
elected ln Alabama: FIRST District q q
Langdon. Second District. Georye 4 Free-
man, Third District Cullen A. Bartla.
Fourth District Joseph Vs. TAYLOR. Frh
District, Col Shield. in the siAA District
the returns are incomplete
Earl Russell as Prime Minister of Fng.
land. aud Earl Clarendon a. Minister OF
f Foreign Affairs, were formally Installed
into office by the Queen a. Wind.o- "a
I the 81 inst. On the 9th Earl Clarendon re-
ceiYed the whole Of the Diplomatic Corps
on taking Office.
1t is fashionable 90 England 10 send
empty carriages 10 funerals 10 show respect
for the dead. u IS typical OF the emptv-
ness OF The respect shown. There wereijfiv
carriages 90 Lord Palmers'on's funeral. VI
which forty were empty
Gen. Grants name as bestowed uDon
him hv h.s parents, j.. on the authority of
bis father II" Hiram Ulysses Crarf. ." but
mistake was made 10 entering bis name on
going % West Point and the error has new
. er been since rectGed
A New Bedford paper gives 4 LIST of &C
American whaling vessels. with 10. 252 har-
RES Of oil, destroyed by rebel pirates du-.ng
the late war. The value Of the vessels 3
estimated az Sl500 900: value q oil $500
900.
Reports from South America state tie
prevailing Impressions IS that The rebellion
in Peru will succeed. and that s1e VIII
break OF her relations w.,h Span. aud
annex herself with Chill
There Is scarcely dou5, that ab.g VIII
pass Congress providing that the hei-s of
soldiers wnO died in rebel prisons shall he
privileged % collect c0mmutations OF Gov
ernment rations FOR the time DECEASED was
prisoner o. war
Official returns from al the counties II
4 Wisconsin, except four small ones, have
been received. The majority Tor the Re
/ publican ucke. is estimated az 2, 900 and
against universal suffrage 7,205.
The rev fifty cent counterfeits eau be
distinguished by the absence Of the e
from Gen Francis L. Spinner's Daue. Here
amer all 50 cent notes vii be 10 green
/ backs.
The total returns from the Ohio election
show that Gen. C0K's majority VII reach
30 0oe. That Of some Of the other nanez
on the ticket IS g, 900.
1 The forthcoming Treasury report win
! show more encouraging condition Of orr
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