The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-12-27
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settled in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Colonel Badeau, one of Grants staff,
T is writing life of his chief. He has
worked two years on 1t already.
The sugar crop in.Cuba will be
from fifteen to twenty thousand hogs
heads larger this season than last.
The Cadiz Republican states that
: one of the "patent hay and manure
loader Swinders has been arrested
, and is in prison in that place.
Eight million bushels of coal have
passed Cincinnati for points below in
the past four months. The Enquirer
says it is the largest run ever known.
Mr. ]. Dearborn, of Hampton, New
Hampshire, has lost, within about two
months, seven Of his eight children,
all dying of diptheria,
Madden, one of the Fenian prison.
ers, who was convicted on Thursday,
at Sweetsburg, Canada East, was sen,
fenced to be hanged on the 10th of
February.
A Texas journal, published at Crock
EFT, reports twelve hundred emigrant
wagons as having lately passed thro'
that place from South Carolina, bound
for different points in Texas.
Mrs Mark Kline, of North Eyre
mont, Massachusetts, has returned
from her elopement with one Holmes,
and her husband now employs her as
his chief domestic
George T. Nesbitt, of N. Y, has Sc
cured the contract for furnishing
\ stamped envelopes to the Post office
7 Department, for the next fiscal year.
1t is estimated that 80 100000 of them
will be required.
The Laurel Fork and Sand Hill
Railroad, connecting the White Oak
OF region with the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, will be opened in few days.
1t is to be extended to the Ohio River,
nearly opposite Marietta.
The investigating committee appoint.
ed by the House Of Representatives
few days since. have unearlhed stu.
pendous dlstIlery frauds in New York,
it is said. They expect like success in
their investigations in Western cities.
which they are to visit after the holi.
days.
The Spaniards and rebels domiciled
in Havana were greatly surprised the
Eother day at seeing the steamship Gu
ba enter that port, crowded with me-
gro soldiers. They were part of
colored regiment mustered out of SER
vice, and en- route from Texas for their
homes.
The Eddy mediums were victimized
at spiritual seance in Rochester, last
week, by some wags, who slyly smear
ed lamp. black on the bells and musical
instruments that constitute their ex.
perimental cabinet The mediums
(brother and sister,) looked like colliers
when the lights were turned on
The Springfield Republic publishes
the marriage of Maj G IL Evans of
Springfield, to Miss Craze Arnold, of
Beverly, West Va, who though niece
of Stonewall Jackson, showed herself
during the war, true friend of the
Union by minslering to the wants of
the sick and wounded "boys in buo,"
The Republic says, Heaven bless all
such Southern women t. erespond,
Amen.
Johnny Steele, the "young oil prince
OF Venango," succeeded, in 1861, to
Sl50,00O in ready money, and II daHy
income Of $4,000. To-day. he is al.
most penniless He has lost a dozen
fortunes at faro, and the rest went into
the pockets Of friendly VAMPIRES
Hon. John Morrissoy took 100000
from him in two nights, coppcring on {
the ace. c
The report of the Board appointed F,
to examine bfeech loading arms has
just been published over Gen. Han
cocks signature Tho conclusions of
the Board are that all arms in the
service should be fitted for tho same
cartridge, and that Col. Brrdans plan
of alteration should be adopted; but it
IL unable 60 recommend any of the
breech- loaders presented to it for ex.
animation Tho Spencer magazine
carbine is recommended us tho best
cavalry arm.
The total number of emigrants al !
irving at New York during the year {
1866 will not vary much from 24O00O
This has been exceeded by only four
previous years, and that was during ]
the Irish starvation exodus, beginning r
in 1850 aud eliminating in 1854. An t
immigration OF 100000 is expected
during 1867, Tho arrivals at the pres.
ent time are very evenly divided be.
tween the Germans and the Irish.
The New York Citizon is n little
more explicit about that great game Of !
faro in New York last week 1t says
"The most vigorous and pertinacious
fight against the tiger ever made in {
this country came off on Wednesday
night last. The assailing party was
an eK.member of Congress Of this city, $
while the bank was backed by mem :
Der elect, The attacking party left
the scene of conflict at 8 A. N. on d
Thursday, the winner of Sl24, 900 =
We think this affair has no parallel in
sporting annals. We are glad of it,
Ben; it will help set you on your feet
again, and John can afford to lose it, =
Al one time in the evening Mr.. Wood