The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-03-01
CLIPPINGS ON EXCHANGES

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The Legislature of West Virginia
have carved tho new county of Grant
out of Hardy county M
The scioto Gazette says that an anti
horse-thief society has been organized
at Greenfield, Ross county.
John Qaincy Adams has been elected
to tho Legislature from Quincy, Mass.
Hc is an, Adams of the fourth genera.
ton.
| A RESOLUTION to protect wool grow
Iers against foreign competition, was
passed in the Ohio House Of Reprcsen-
tatiyes Feb, Goth.
THE Ways and Means Committee
have voted not to change the tax on
whisky. 1t will therefore, remain at
81 per gallon.
A letter to the Pittsburgh Gazette
says that silver mine has been dis
covered in Pennsylvania near the Bea.
yer and Allegheny county line.
The style of variegated hair has ap.
peared in Washington A young lady
is described BY the Republican wearing
three shades of hair.
The Grand Jury of Warren County
at Lebanon, have found new bills Of
indictment against Samuel Cooverl
and Harrison Mcneil, the alleged mur,
dcrers Of the Roosa family.
Mr.. VIM. Sprague, the Rhode Island
Senator, and his brother, Amasa
ESprague, employ six thousand hands
at their man ufacturing establishments
There is moro skating on Central
Park, New York, on Sunday than on
any other day. The crowd there las,
Sabbath was estimated at 100, 900; nc
less than $4,000 were skaters.
The Sub. committee upon the State
ofTcnnessce have agreed u report tc
the JOINT Committee on Reconstruc
tion, in favor of tho immediate admis
Sion Of the members from that State
| A Cattle disease resembling The
dreaded rinderpcst is reported to be
opidemicin Montgomery County, Penn
sylvania.' The County Medical and
Agricultural Societies arc investigating
tho disease.
The professed admiration and love
for Andrew johnson expressed Just
now, by the Buttornuts and Secession
lists, has its origin in hopc that he
will turn traitor to the principles ofthC
great Union Party who elected him.
1t is not for any lovo they bear for the
man or his principlcs.-Fayette Countl
Herald. rs. 7t.a a1r" 10
The GAINESVILLE Courier says that OF
was struck on Friday last in Salt Creel
township, in that county, on the farm
Of James Elliott, about threo milel
from Duncan's Falls, at q depth OF onC
hundred and three feet. On striking
tho crevice the oil rose TO the top o
tho well, and tho indications are, tha
it will prove better paying we'll thar
any hitherto discovered in tho coun
ty ''+
The civil rights bill of Mr. Trumbull
which passed the United States Scnat
last week, expressly recognizes the col
orcd natives of this country as citizen
Of the United States, and, as such
guarantees to them every civil right
, equally with other citizens, allowin,
no State or other local authority to op
press or degrade them. or in any man
ner subject them to disabilities or in
dignitios.
The Rail Road meeting, on Frida,
afternoon last was we'll attended, an,
considerable enthusiasm manifested
Speeches were made by S, H. WRIeH1
+. CASE, WILPoRD STIIRs, Esq'rs,, an,
others. The right of way from Athcn
through Hooking county will be given
with butvery few exceptions, and every
thing done by tho people at this end G
the route to further the project. Th,
T people Of Fairfield county, wo learr
arc rather backward in the natter
! Hooking Sentinel. -. ,5