The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-05-24

cr at Washington, Henry l.. Robin.
ION, in place of Mr.. e Plumb, resigned.
The West Point Academy hill has
amendment added TO it,
the admission Of any cadet
who has served in the rebel armies -
In that shape it has passed the Senate
The House of Representatives has
passed bill to authorize tho use of the
metric system Of Weights and mca-
Bures. The system is said to be the
same as is used by the French, and is
very simple and philosophical.
The French transport Ampheon
foundcrcd at sen near Vera Cruz dur.
ing a severe gale on the 22d ult. 4]9
French troops, ,reinforcemonts for Maxi
MILAN. arc supposed TO have been lost
The PainsviIle Telegraph says that
the wheat crop on the ridges in that
county, (Lake) at this season of the
year never looked finer than now.
Three hundred and seven thousand
dollars have been received for liquor
selling licenses under tho new excise
law in New York
The Cincinnati Times announces that
the friends OF S. n Pike are dctcrmin
ca that the Opera House shall DO ro-
built on the old site. in it's former mag.
nifccnce. They propose to raise the
money, that operations may begin on
the lst Of March 1867. ISAIAH Rogers
is said to be drawing up the plans,
The GAINESVILLE Courier says another
fine oil strike WINS made in Blue Rock
township on Thursday, The forum,
ate company was a Pennsylvania one
Col Granville Moody has been bre
vettod Brigadier General.
Tho Government lost il il said by IT,,
failure Of Culver, Penn g. Co., botweer
two and three hundred thousand dol
lars.
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Some OF tho eilizcns'cf Memphis
wanted to form militia companies, t
be armed by the United States osten
sibly for the purpose ofpreserving or
der, hut, as it would seem, for nnS
purpose tho municipal aulkoritie'
might soc fit to use them. Gen. Stone
man, to whom their request was ad
dressed, has refused 10 sanction til,
arrangement.
The Chattanooga Union says tho NJ,
tional Cemetery at that place is th
largest, and will be when finished. tn
finest, without exception, in tho Union
70 Chaplain Van Horn alone is tn
credit due for rendering this last rest
ing place of tho National dead SO up
proprintcIy tasteful. Mr.. Jones, til,
eminent sculptor, is engaged by til,
Government to carry out the ideas 0
Rev. Mr.. Van Horn, us regards th,
monuments, etc, needed.
General Grant on Saturday, reeciv
cd n telegram from General Mcdowell
at San Francisco, stating that the 70
ported massacre at Fort Goodwin
Arizona, is utterly nnioundcd. Not
single hostile Indian had been seen il
the vicinity of the fort,
All Government deposits in the Ma
tjonal banks nj Washington were with
irnwn on SSturday,and it is stated tha
the same proceedings will be institute,
in other cities.
Gold has had an upward tendcnc,
for week or more Tho latest quota
ton in New York is 1885
A great Johnson meeting in Phila
delphia on the 10Th was addressed b.
Senators Cowan and Doolitllc.
Semmos, the commander Of tho ne
ted rebel pirate Alabama, was recen
ly elected Probate Judge in the cit
Of Mobile, BY instructions Of tho Pre-
ident, q military order has been i
sued, by which Semmcs is made
take back seat in regard to ofic
holding, till after he has been pa
doned .
A party Of 1G friendly Indians wei
killed by some lawIess whites, 10 mil
from tho mouth of Moorc's River,
Idaho, March IL. That is tho way
keep the Indians in good humor NJ
TO prevent their deprcdalIons upon Il
whites.
A Aic in one Of the boilers Of 4
' pnper mill at OUshocton, collapsed
! Wednesday afternoon, instantly ki
/ lag Mr. John Freeman, and bad
5 scHIdIng and bruising Mr, Jchp She