The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-21
Tho rou, srramo Court of Missouri

uuci, bGi no Witnesses appearing d-diilSt
them, they wre discharged. The radical
German orgas, although opposed 10 the
new Constitution. support the Governor in
the forcibe reaoval Of the old Judges.
Arrangements have been perfected by
which Southernrefugees in Indiana Will be
furnished free transportation to their homes
upon proof OF peviOus loyalty.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant arrived in Washington
Thursday.
An agent Of the Government just re-
turned from FlOriia, reports great desola-
ton IN hat State aud in some districts
absolute starvation.
A Washington dispatch defines the pos
ton of John Minor Bolts. lie Is not OPP
posed to the formation OF the new State OF
West Virginia; acknO wedges Pierpolnt as
the Governor Of The State, and the abOll-
ton Of slavery; doubts the validity Of the
Constitution framed at Alexandria, and
complains that General Patrick has placed
dilsloya men in Office a. Richmond.
The Navy Department has received IN
telgence Of the surrender OF the rebel ram
Missouri to Lieutenant Commander Fitz-
hugh. commanding the fleet on tie Red
!
Trans Mississippi department, ana was
very formidable.
Forl's Theatre, the scene OF the assassi-
nalisn OF the late President Lincoln, has
beea purchased by Congregational Soci-
ety and will soon be turned into place OF
Worship.
Sixty thousand bales OF cotton captured
al Savannah, Charleston and Wilmington
have been turned over 10 the Treasury De-
partment.
Gov. Holden, of North Carolina. has in
vlted the leading Union men OF the State to
meet him in council al Raleigh, prior 20
/ the appearance Of ms proclamation. which
/ is daily expected The North Carolina pa
pers are full Of the proceedings OF Union
meetings, which are being held in every
town IN the State. All pay due tribute to
| the lamented Lincoln. also TO \. Johnson,
ami Gov. Holden. The richest estates in
/ the country are offered for sale in ak parts
Of North Carolina for from 81 70 $40 per
acre, with Improvements. their owners
having decided 10 go North, and are selling
al i great sacrifice. President Johnson Is
fast gaining the confidence Of The people
OF the Stale. Gov Holden Is also i, sarm-
ing his enemies by his services IN endeav
Orng 10 restore ciYil law 10 the State
The latest geographical discovery shows
that the Amazon river is nayigable from
one end to the ether, thus opening new
route from the Atlantic to the Pacihc.
Parson Brownlow has recently delivered
himselfof the opinion that he would '.rath-
er trust the poorest black now IN Tennessee
with vote, than a miserable, canting hyp-
ocrte of a rebel. vino has sneaked back
into the Union without taking time % wash
the stains Of loyal blood OF his hands"
One OF Sherman's "bummers9 has bought
fine house on the Fifth avenue.
The y. 7. Eceaiag Express, says: a
few well known ladies' whose positions ana
influence in the magic circle If our best
society are universally recognised. are
endeavorng L. abolish The present uelsrI-
ols system OF wearing The hair. The bag is
tabooed IL toto and in lis place Is suDst.-
tuted the more tasteful and cGAste-iOOking
GFecian resses, lOOpel up behind and fail
Ing over 50 - 10 cover the ears
The Richmond Republic SAYS taat The
mill where Henry Clay, when "A DOv used TO
ride with his meal bays is still standing
and performing its old work II is about
three miles north OF Ashland. on the Fred
ericksburg Railroad and about nineteen
miles from this city.
A return on beet-rOot sugar Ia France
shows that at the end Of March there were
39s MANUFACTURES ia operation; and The
quantity OF sugar made was IA 7ss tolls
al increase Of .. $50 tons
Berlin letter has an apparently we'll
founded report that the Prince Royal OF
Hanover VINO viii enter upon his twenty
first year IN September next is 10 marry his
cousin. the Princess Helena, Queen Veto
~ S third daughter.
~. Guinness the great brewer Ot Dublin
stout, has been kni-Atei. and his beer bot
ties will hencef0rth bear the title of SIR
Benjamin. Henry Russell who usei L.
give such pialntlve effect 10 " WOOdman
spare The Tree, Is also 10 he knighted.
and there Is also talk Vi upper a.d Jenny
son.
The Hon. Charles J. Faulkner OF Virginia.
who was Buchanans Minister 10 France
and notorious rebel, returned home AZ
Martinsourg few days ago and reported
himself TO the Provost Marshal. As he had
been what The rebel soldiers call a sneak.
having Kept himself out OF harms way while
be hdd been n,ligating and Spurrlng or
the rebellion, German tradesman who
had lost all he had by the war. deliberately
walked up 10 ham and booted HIM first
with one foot and then with the other.
down the street Tor forty rods. and there
were none u come 10 Faulkner's aid The
letter writers say that his " sitting parts
were 50 severely bruised that the Ex-minis-
ter cannot Sit IN chair. The by-slanders
cried served him right"
There has been a pleasant EnOch Arden
romance II 81. Johnsbury. VI. Widow Bad
ger, after mourning 'Or year her husband
dead in the war. married, a few weeks ago.
a second. Mr.. Brown. and now M Bad
ger has PrOvokingly turned up" Unlike
Tennyson's Enoch lie doesn't propose 10
pine away. bat has sent word to Brown that
he shall prove property and lake her
away Mrs. ger Brown i IN some
what OF a dilemma, but thinks she viii
cleave unto Brown.
Thousands of our citizens are vending
their way 10 the other side OF the Atlantic
Tie refreshing sea air or the VOYAGE. the
novelties to be found on foreign shores. and
the respect weli-behaved Americans will
everywhere command, are inducements al
most irresistible 10 those who have money
in their purses, to afford the Old World
specimens OF the New.
\ butter car has heIn introduced 60 that
butter and eggs arc how trans ported with
ont transhipment and in good order, from
Chicago 10 Philadelphia or New York. ria
the Piltsburg, F,rt Wayne. SC, Sc. route,
in live and siX days.
4 journalist says OF the Connecticut Leg
islatare: Either branch OF il can out
chatter all the monkeys Vi Brazi ian forest
anc an Albany brewery on tap couldn't
furnish bali the irOlh il is constantly char
ged with and ready 10 uncosk At The brief
est notice.
New York IS the lar@es. market for sole
leather in the world. more being boucl {
and sold in that city than in LivornOul.
London and Paris combined. II Is esun ..
ted that 10 600, 900 hides are tanned a.. this
country annually requiring abou, 700 0CO
cords Of bark for the operation
The public debt OF the United States. on
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