The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-11-07
NEws OF THE WEEK.

A Grant Club has been organic
cd in the Fourth. Ward of Cleve
land.
Omsha has just been carried BY
the Republicans, for the first time
Five inches of snow fell at Ere
mont, Ohio, on Wednesday of las
week.
The 4uskingum riveris report
cd ia good oondition-all dams re
paired, and river full.
Turkey has refused to cede Can
dta 70 Greece. Russia had demand
cd It, and may make war in eonse.
quence OF the refusal.
A lotin Chicago was sold Wedue,
day for $4,000 per froot foot, tn,
highest price ever paid for land il
that city.
The plates of the fifteen cent
notes have been prepared at the
Treasury Department, but the note,
Will not be issued until authorized
by Congress.
Last wcok. liza immigrants ar.
rived at Columbus, 46s of whom
intond locating in Ohio, and the
remainder in other Western States
Gen. Howard, In his report to
the War Department, recon m ends
that the Freoduens Bureau be
discontinued asa separate institu.
ton in July next, when the law OK.
pires.
AN anonymous letter from Gin.
cinnAti, containing 800, was 70
ceiyed by Gov. Cox on SATURDAY.
with tho information that tho mon
ey belonged to tho State.
The following is the official vote
OF Virginia; Whites, 1884; color.
cd, 1886. For Convention. a..
S35 whitOs: 92,597 colored. A.
gainst Convention, 6l,249 whites
l,149 colored.
The recent rise in tho river at
Cincinnati has brought out the largo
class boats, and the steamers OF the
cincinnati and Louisville mail line
are making regular trips.
The negotiations for the purchase
OF st. Thomas from Denmark
Washington dispatches say, have
not been concluded, and the Cable
dispatch in reference there to is,
consequently, premature.
A Washington special says that
tho Treasury Department states
that mono Of the counterfeit 1904
were out previous to August 1st,--
All issued previous TO tbAt time
are good.
The MahOning Register says that
u coal bank in that vicinity has been
on fire for some time. Tho outlets
for tho drainage water have beon
stopped so as to food tho mine.
Our last cable news reports Gar.
ibaldi retiring from Rome with his
forces. Volunteers on their way to
the Roman frontiers have been stop.
ped by Italian troops. French
troops occupied Rome.
A dispatch from Copenhagen,
says that tho Danish Wost Indies
have been sold to tho United States
for sl4, 100000 in gold, and that
an agent of tho King of Denmark
is soon to cross tho Atlantic for tho
purpose Of completing the transfer
OF tho property.
A Jacksonville (0rcgon) telo.
gram states that General Crook was
defeated by the Indians on tho 9th
ult. The fight lasted two days.-
Lieutenant Manigan and six mon
were killed and twenty we're wound.
ed The savagcs are supposed to
have lost twenty killed.
There was large incondiary fire
at the Ohio POnitentiary in Colum.
bus, on Saturday evening, consum.
Ing the shops Of Idc, Sage, Donr &
Co., and Ayers, McCune & Metcalf.
Loss about $4,000, There is sl4,.
700 insurance on tho former, and
$500 on tho latter.
In reply to the protest OF certain
citizens Of Richmond, against tue
illegAlity Of the election, because in
two ofthe wards the time was OK.
tended, GcR'l Schofold shows that
such a proceeding was sanctioned
by the State laws of Virginia,
which provide fora similar omOr-
gency. -
Arrap Dts for. the annual
s,iHy, chthe 18th, ofthe Society
Acers Of tho Army Of the Ten.
Asssee, have been completed ln St
Louis. Assurances have been re.