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

CLIPPINGS.

The negroes of Memphis have sub.
scribed ten thousand dollars for build.
ing hospitals there for their own use.
The English language, it is said, has
been officially adopted by ,he govern
ment of the Japahcse Empire. and per-
mission has been given to have il taught
publicly.
The Circleville Union says that on
the 23d inst. a rat nunt ot three weeks
duration, in Harrison township, of that
county. was terminated, the parties
killing 5 1850 rats. The losing party
paid for supper. of which all partook.
There are in North Carolina one
hundred schools for blacks, l32 teach
era. and in the month Of January TO-.
450 tcholays. 2 900 more than in De-
cember. They are located in all the
principal to,ns,
The Kansas City journal of Satur.
day, says the Missouri Pacific Railroad
is doing an immense business From
five to six hundred passengers are ire,
qucn,ly brought through ON u single
train The long and heavily loaded
freight uains daily give evidence of
the tremendous addition to their bUSi-
hess. made by completing tho road to
Kansas City,
The trial of Antoine Probst. for the
murder ofthe Drerlng family, has com.
menced in the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner All but these having business
in court are excluded. Much Difficult
ty is experienced in securinga jury.
All tho tributaries of tho Missouri
and Of the Upper Mississippi are hrim.
ming full. and from last accounts are
still rising. Many predict general
overflow this season. basing theirspecu.
lalions upon tho theory that high wa.
ters are experienced in the Mississippi
valley once in seven years.
In the months of January and Feb
runry the excess o: passengers west 10
Chicago above those returning to tho
East, was estimated at $500 each
month. In March the excess of travel
West was 5 400. and for April il will
probably reach 10 900. showing that
the emigration westward is increasing
III rapid pace.
The Ashland Times Of last week says
that Mr. Isaac Frrcll. Of Vermllion
township, in that county, while engag'
ed in sowing clover seeo. on Saturday
tho l4lh inst. was struck by lightning
and instantly killed. Two other men
IN the field with him, were stunned by
the same shock.
The Mansfield Herald. last week tells
OF II merchant from Allegheny City
who was swindltd out of xix hundred
dollars by couple Of Mansfield confi
denrc men, by betting on the exciting
game of The little Poker" City chaps
ure sometimes mo- much sharper than
country grccnhorns," it would seem.
1t is estimated by tho Treasury De-
purtmrnt that the tax ON cotton alont
will produce IL revenue OF thirty thre,
millions estimating the next crop al
only ono million and u half Of bales.
A team OF horses ran away with ;
wagon at un oil well in Pennsylvania
the other day. thrust the tongue of lh'
vehicle through large tank. and lcl
ont about AK hundred barrels oi oil,
A bill IN befnre the Tennessee Scnat,
to 'endrr 10 the Government the man
sion house at the Jackson Hermitage
aud two huulred acres Of land. on con
ditr0n that II military academy on som,
public institution BE- established nn it,
On Tuesday last II torpedo, which,
had been sunk Tor three \ ears and one
month. IN Charleston harbor, rXpodcd
of the beach If Sullivan 4 island, nca
Battery b. in about eight ialhoms o
water. II is supposed TO Lave beer
cxplodcd by the dragging Of IL vessel
cable. 1t lifted an immense volum'
Of water, and presented quito grant
appearances