The Lansing state Republican., 1866-02-21
GENERAL NEWS.

Gen Butler has closed negotiations fOI
valuable mill property on the Dutch CAP
/ Canal. and is about 10 erect extensive cot
ton factories thereon.
/ The Texas Reconstruction Convention
/ commenced proceedings by v0t.og down a
motion 10 take the Presidents amnesty
oath.
Gen. Grant has agreed % send out :
military expedition IN The spring 10 e>tab-
A>h military posts and open a road from
Minnesota % Montana.
Tie Memphis Buli.As of the Sth SAYS
Henry Folsom was fined SIS. on the pre-
'lous day. hy Recorder Creighton. iOr sell
lug arms 10 negroes.
A Boston dispatch saws two persons i'm
pAcated IN the robbery OF the Concord
Mass. bank last Fail have been arrested.
ana $4,000 NEARLY all OF the stolen funds
has been recovered with the robbers
Gov Ogieshy and the Hon q. NJ. Hatch.
Secretary ol state OF Illinois. are about 10
visit several states 90 solicit funds in aid az
The National Lincoln Monument Associa-
ton.
\ California millionaire appears 20 have
been sued by an er.erprlslug widow for
breach ot bis marriage promise. alleging h,-
damages 90 aaye been SlUO 600.
Tie North American Lloyd steamship
Company Will soon start line consisting
az luar irs,-c.4ss steamships, toruu between
NeN-Nork and Liverpool The Atlantic.
The pioneer ot these ships is now nearly
ready to sail This is the third American
line 10 Europe.
It IS understood IN Washington that Nr
y. H. stephens, late Nice-lresiaent OF the
rebel COniedoracy. has concluded 10 accept
the Office OF Senator from Georgia When
he takes his seat, may We be there 10 see.
Eleven men were frozen 20 death in the
vicinity of Hamilton. Fillmore county. Min
nesota on tAe uieht OF the 20ih ult SIX OF
them were frozen in "a sleigh while alOn-
the road Another man was found frozen
in ~iantiog posture. with his hands over
his face and only three or four rods from
house.
The Jackson, Mich. Cstsen SAYS most
disastrous fire occurred in the village OF
Napoleon, on The night of the 7th INST.
which destroyed the store OF Mcssrs. Walls
ana Liiii-. dry goods ami grocery merchants.
together with their entire stock books aul
accounts Both The propreiors We're alb
sent al The time of The fire. Their loss Is
estimated az from 1000 10 81, 900. They
are both Young men. and had lust started
boo business.
The NorN4lk. Connecticut. folks have a
iirst-cl4ss sensation, u, indeed. The story IS
NOT hoax. Tie Story is that, ON SUNDAY,
The 4th, some resurrectionists dug up the
body of young lady who had been buried
that afternoon, and succeeded beyond their
anucipaiious. She had been buried while
ln 4 cataeptic ilt. aud, upon being exposed
20 the night air, animation was restored.
TIE resurrectionists fed. and she walked
home. Her parents refused 10 admit her.
beheyens her 10 be a ghost. She then
went 10 the house OF a young man 10 whom
she was engaged. He took her in. and on
Monday they were married.
One of the New York papers says of the
"extortions of landlords. "A dry goods
firm have rented store Tor the current
year for SO, 900 The owner called on
them few weeks since 10 ask their inten-
ti0ns for another year. They expressed "A
wish 10 remain If the terms were made
agreeable. lie offered 10 treat them fairly,
and suggested that $40. 900 per annum for
"a three years lease would he reasonable
advance. They Indignantly refused TO
treat and Dee Jeff. After a lew hours search
for another place. they concluded 10 pocket
their INDIGNATION and accede 10 the terms
Calling On The owner for this purpose. they
learned that they were too late. the premis-
es having been leased Tor three Years at
$50. eco per annum. a further search lef,
them hopeless of securing anything more
eligible, ana they have 20 purchase the
lease OF tie new parties for q bonus oi