The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-05-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Shreveport papers report 10000
bales Of cotton shipped from that place
since the war.
Returned rebels are ordered By citi.
sens to leave Washington County, Ten.
ucssec. on penalty Of death.
General Sheridan has ordered all
vessels arriving in New Orleans from
New York to be quarartned for ten
days.
The Negro Testimony Bill passed
che Tennessee House on Saturday.
A large number Of wheat operators
have congregated in Chicago, from
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo. and all
over tho country.
The news by the latest foreign ar.
rival indicates peaceable adjustment
ofAustrian and Russian difficulties.
Washington advices say that the
statement of tho public debt, soon to
be issued. will show reduction Of n.
bout six millions during the month Of
April.
Corporal Pike, the Scout, OF tho 4th
Cavalry, has been promoted to ID
Lieutenant, LIST U. S. Cavalry, Rcgu.
lar army.
A cow If the Durham broed sold for
500 in New Bedford (Massachusets)
the other day. She averaged 40 quarts
Of milk day.
Dan. Voorhees, publishes q card in the
Tsrrs Hau:o papers positively decln.
Tag denomination to Congress. He
consents, however, to canvass tho Dis.
trict for the nominee.
Tho House Committee on Elections
In the Ohio contested election caso OF
Follett vs. Delano have unanimously
agreed TO report in favor Of Mr.. De.a.
no, tho sitting momber.
Probst, the murderer Of the Decring
family, was convicted of murder in
tho first degroe, Saturday, at Philadel.
phia. The jury was ont thirty min.
atea. He has been sentenced to be
hung at such time. as the Governor
shall fix upon.
The Health Oficor at the cholera
quarantine at New York, reported on
Saturday thirteen new cases of cholera,
and five deaths. Ninety.six patients
remain in The hospital. Tho cases
among the adults is Of mild charac
tor, while those among the children arc
severe.
Fenian headquarters at New York
have information that Head Center
Stephens was to leave Havro on the
2Sth by the steamship NapolconTnird,
and is expected to bo here on tho oh
Of May, when ho will mako tour OIL
tho principal cities Of the United State.
on business of Importance,
The Now York Tribune of Friday
says the Government have so far made
preparations for the trial Of jeff. DAVIS
as to appoint counsel for the prosecu.
ton, The gentlemen selected arc
Messrs. Evarts Of New York, Clifford
OF Massachusetts, and Rousseau o.
Kcntucky.
a serious riot occurred at Mcmphit
on the lst inst, between the policemen
and n number of negro soldiers. Ont
policeman was killed and three wound
Cd; and eight or ten negroes killed and
several wounded. A body of regular
troops was ordered out. and quiet no,
stored.
VALPARAISO, the capital of Chill
South America, was bombardcd and
destroyed BY Spanish feet during
the first week in April. Tho american
French and English squadrons dis.
gracefully got out oftho way to allow
tho destruction to take place. Amour,
ofpropcrty destroyed, sl5, 900, 900 t,
S2O,OO0,O0O, said to belong mostly L
British, American, and other foreigr
merchants. II is stated that the CIT,
was deicnselcss, which seems singular
considering that Chill and Spain hay,
been at war for many months.
D@r Tho new reconstruction" schem,