The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-08-23
NEWS ITEMS.

e1U-lill -lrl. 41-eA from New beNorl. Hll %
ow q resident o. New York city. Her Ia
Der died recently, leaving her one million "
outright. and the income during her life Of y
bout four millions more. He- aunt Mss !.
!. A.H0wlaui. OfNew Bedford. who deCeas- .
i about the first OF July. also lei her Hill
ion. 1u, al tie same time beQueathed large
sums 10 various other persons who were
Ter blood relations. among the rest giving
10 her physician q hundred or q hundred
and my thousand dollars. Miss Robinson /
: dissatisfied wiki this viii and has employ
FL five Il the mos, eminent counsel in Mas
sachusetts 10 endeavOr 10 have IL set aside,
though on what grounds the public 5 not
vel informed Probably however. the mo-
tive = passion Tor more money.
A. Pit Hole, where a daily product
of over 2c00 barrels IS cut OF from
the outside world by several miles oi noun
tain roads. project IS now well under way
which VII be- adopted by other sections
similarly situated. I've inch gas con /
luf Is being laid. connecting the receiving 4
tanks az Pit HOleWlth tanks for storage or /
shipment on the river. This tubing Is be- |
iar put down by a company. who VIII make /
a -5oa thing of To- beside large savir- 10
the oil sellers /. now costs $3.50 per bar
rel 70 br.ng the oil down oy teams what
eve~ other IMPROVEMENT Doe made ia tie
communications. there can scarcely be one
That can compete with that of letting the
oil down 10y itself
William Cullen Bryant. The poet, has
been spending a part OF the summer at MS
native place In Cuumington. Mass. lie has
bought the old ancestral homestead and Is
fixing it DIP in fine shape for country res
iaence TIE OLD house has not been torn
down bat repaired and enlarged. and the
Grounds. from which there i line view,
/ have been much improved. Among other
venorons deeds Mr. BRYANT has given cooo
+ toward q ,chool-hogse which Is te.ng erect
eli bv The town ou one corner ~ ms iAfm-
i and which viii he school-Louse. The IKE
OF which j. not seen IN many country towns.
Brig Gen. Van Wyck. commanding the
I Military District Of Western South Carolina.
has issued am order which has been called
out uy the violent abuse Of Freedmen. Tie
offenders of which are now On jail. lhe
partias arrested. hy some influence brought
Ia bear upon the local commandant. had "A
clause inserted I'D their contracts With the
blacks. which permitted them 20 apply The
lash I'M certain cases. and which they had
done with Will. Gen. Van Wych. IN his
order. has rescinded the whipping clause ln
all the contracts.
The public debt according TO state
mcnt by Secretary McCuiloch, amounted on
the first ofthe present month 90 =. 49, .253.
2-5 -. divided into Il. los. 662 6il 80 bear
inr interest in coin. 81 2e9. l56. 80 bear
inc interest In lawful money. and 500. poo.
qf9 not bearing interest. The annual ln
teresr i'm coin IS so Eoi so so; IN lega
money S7L7ie. $50 =. OF lega,-trndo'
notes boz circulation there are S6s5. z56. 259
If fractional currency. 50. 15o. ooo- The
amount q coin iu the Treasury Is S33.5Jy,
600, and of currency. SSL3o2, Gee.
The Monitors. round dozen or more o.
them. mustered out OF active service, Us
drawn MP in line AT the Philadelphia navy
yard. The family viii be held in grateful
remembrance for the services of few %
them including The first great conQueror Cd
The Merrmac. May they nave no worst
enemy 10 contend with again in this gene
ration than The action OF The sea on thel
bulls They have earned rest. 90 The pur
chase OF which they have in no small shar'
contributed
, on Thursday. a parolel Rebel prisoner
named Miller. who had induced Mr.. Greg
= orr. proprietor If the Spencer House
D Louisville Ind. % visit Shelburne. unie
- pre;cnce oi selling him some land. attacke'
P him in the wood, and beat and stabbed bin
, several times and then robbed him Of 80
and his watch. The people turned out
D caught Miller. and hung him 10 tree nea
o. the place where the crime was committed
Faint hopes are entertained OF Gregory
recovery.
Dispatches from Des MOines say il Is re
q porte. Oh good authority that the eXpedi
..oa against the Indians las accomplished
lis mission. and Is on its return 10 SlOu'
city. ID met az Fort Benton Representative
Indians from many tribes. Who were anxious
iOls peace and "a permanent treaty. They
Ike their civilized rebel friends rcgar'
themselves as conquered. subjected.
this report bee true. the Indian war may b'
I, considered at an end for the present.
/ \ correspondent al-o writing 20 the -
] Paul Press evidently Of previous date
/ SAYS that General suliy is In conference
with large number OF Indian representa-
tives The old Indians want peace but th'
= Young ones more fight The American Fin
q Company We're engaged In the dirty bust
o. hes of meeting the Indians % continue thei
warfare against The American whites.
4 New York letter to tie Proyidenc,
Jouraul tells of a clergyman VINO lost 500
900 OF bis own. ali Of his mothers estate
] SlO0 600 belonging 10 his iather-in-iaw
; and involved two or three Of his par.shion
els by stock and gold speculatiOns. ii,
2 wound up by being dismissed from hi
2 church. and is NOW gned 10 poverty
In "a seguesterel retreat Serves bin
right.
a grave stone I'D the cemetery al New
burypOrt mar1s The lestingplace Of an e.
Unable lady. who. according 70 the IN
scription. was in a state OF health sud
denly summoned 10 the skies. and snatche,
from ye eager embrace OF her friends b
swallowing q Pea a. her own table. when il
few hours She sweerly breathel her sou
away"
The Empress Eugene anC Princess Net
ternich are said 10 Doe the two best sports
women In France. The Empress has lt
lie sho0tnE-bOx near s.. Cloud. where th
two royal ladies frequently bag a. many a
seventy birds each. The Princess Meter
nch is SAID 10 le the best shot. bnt q mat
Yer Of etiquette always lets the Empress
beat her by couple Of birds.
{ Clara Barton. the " soldiers angel, De
c.ares thai TWO hundred and seventy bodies
have been found AZ Anicr-0nville. of met
who were shot for getting ont side - wha
is known as the .. dead Eue What nor
- ria record, Wertz, the ja.lor demon. say
Jefi- Davis Is responsible for il.
Tie history Il tue war Is ye. 10 be rea.
in the South Several Intelligent S0utherr
men are nyv al Washington who never saa
I. a Northern paper f0r two years. and nerei
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