The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-08-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The potato rot has mado its appear.
ance in some sections Of Iowa.
The aggregate number of soldiers
in the post and general hospitals OF
the country is nov 1878.
Vallandigham and Judge Gilmore
have been appointed Delegates from
the Third Ohio District to the l4th of
August Convention, by the democracy,
A man named Mills was struck by a
piece Of falling timber, in Williams.
port, Pickaway County, q few days
since, and was killed instantly.
The Columbus City Council has at
lass effected an organization. clecting
Luther Donaldson, Union, President,
and Levi Wilson, Democrat, Clerk. =
Hon. Henry Stanbcry has been final
ly confirmed as Attorney General,
Vice Hon. james Speed, resigned. and
has entered upon tho duties of bis OF.
fco.
Two hundred and ffty-eight cases of
sunstroke have been reported during
the summer in New York City, of
which n hundred and thirty-five
proved fatal.
Mr.. Harlan on Friday resigned the
Office OF Secretary Of the Interior, and
ex Senator Browning was nominated
to tho vacant place.
A young man named John Camper,
son OF II. g. Camper, Railroad Emil
grant Agent, wns drowned at Column
has, while bathing, on the evening of
the Oath ult.
Howlett's distillory, at jamestown,
Illinois, was struck by lightning on
tho 22d ult and totally consumed
About $25O,OOO worth Of whisky was
destroyed.
The official returns Of the election
in Toxas showed that Throckmorton,
the National UnionO candidate for
Governor, received 1885 votes; the
Radical candidate 4,65l.
Gen. G. IL. Grosvenor, having been
invited TO accept o situation" in the
Philadelphia Convention, declines in
Il well written letter TO have anything
to do with it. Tho letter is pOhted
and vigorous.
A grand barbecue is to be. given of
Athens on the Both of August, to the
surviving soldiers Of the late war -
Gen. Logan, J A, Garfield, Attorney
General Speed, Ex.Goy. Dennison and
Gen, Sherman are expected to be pres
ent.
Judge William Johnson, Of Cincin'
cinnari, Caleb Cushing, of Mass, and
Return ], Meigs, OF Washington, have
been appointed commissioners to re,
wise and codiiy the laws Of the United
States.
They are building mn enormous wig
wan, covering o whole block, in Phil
adelphia, for the accommodation Of The
National Union Convention, to be hello
on the l4th of August.
General Hancock has been promo
tod TO tho Major Gcneralship vacated
by the promotion of General Sherman
and General Ord succeeds Hancock al
Brigadier General of the regular army
Accounts Of the crops in Wisconsin
Iowa and Northern Illinois are favora
bio. Most of the wheat has been har
vested in excellent condition, and /
abundant in quantity. The prospects
Of corn are unusually promising.
The Monarch Of the Sea, a vesse
which sailed from Liverpool for New
York, four months since, is supposed
TO be lost, not having bcsa heard Of
She had aboard GA passengers, and
crew Of 81 mon.
The Athens Messenger says tina
some william having become mad a
Mr.. John Grant, of Middloport, Sc
fire to his mill, and burned it to thu
ground, together with some six or sew
en- other buildings, The scoundre
was arrested and lodged in Jail.
Congress adjourned sine die on Sat