The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-03-28
NEWS OFTHE WEEK.

MIA, has signed the bill requiring
railway companies To- carry all
passengers without distinction Of
color.
Col. Bassett Langdon has been
confirmed as Assessor of the first
Cincinnati District, and Col. Jones
as Postmaster of Cincinnati reject.
ed.
The Geauga Democrat of March
goth says: Our ice-packers arc Ia
king advantage of the late freeze by
filling theirice. houses with the best
ice Of the season.
The Maryland Legislature has
passed a bill appropriating 100000
for the relief of tho destitute peo-
ple in tho South.
The Tennessee Supreme Court
has rendered q decision affirming
tho constitutionality of the fran
chise law of that State.
Geo. A. Chilcott, Republican,
who had G majority of votes on the
official count, has been admitted to
a seat in Congress, as sydclegate from
Colorado, over the Democratic can
didate, who held tho certificate.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate to postpone the operation
OF the Bankrupt Law until the 1st
OF June. 1t has been found i'm
practicable to put it in operation
immediately.
The Maysville Union says that
one firm in that place has already
purchased twenty.six barrels of
maple sugar, and that is small
item Of the amount anufactured
in the neighborhood.
The Urbana Citizen says that a
cattle drover was robbed of 81 500
on Saturday while lying asleep on
a lounge at the depot, in that place.
The Citizen warns the people that
there is a gang of pick-pockets and
thieves in the town.
Mr.. Wilson has introduced in
the Senate, q resolution declaring
that common justice, sound public
policy, and national honor, unite
in demanding that Jefferson Davis
be brought to speedy trial, or be
released on bail or on his own re.
cognizanco.
A London dispatch says that ar,
rests of Fcnians are still taking
place in Ireland. Head Center
Dennis Donovan had been cap.
turcd at Cork. Gen. Burke and
forty others, recently captured,
have been carried in irons to Clon-
mel Jail.
Friendly Indians have brought
q report to Fort Rice. Dakota, that
band of Sioux attacked and cap
turcd Fort Buford, on tho Yellow
stone, and massacred the entiro
garrison. No date or particulars
are given. a M
The Legislature of Virginia has
passed a law providing for the pay.
mcnt on the 1st of July next, and
on January l, 1868, at each period,
2 per cent interest on the principal
of the public dObt; that being the
interest which tho State feels
obliged to pay until there is a set.
tlcment Of accounts with West Va.
The President, on Monday, NOM
mated General Frank P. Blair, Jr,,
as Minister to Austria. 1t is
thought he will not bo confirmed.
Tho Chicago 3unnel was formal.
ly opened Monday, with speech.
making, firing, &c, Tho whole
arrangement for tho supply OF wa
ter to the city will cost, complete,
$2,5OO,OOO.
Tho State Department. at Wash
ington has received q communica-
ton from the American Consul on
tho Island Of Zanzibar, confirming
tho death Of Dr. Livingstone.
The ex-rebcl Gen. Longstroet
recommends the acceptance by the
South of tho terms of Congress
He says there will be no humllia.
tion in such course, and he has
, no reason 10 doubt that such M
acceptance in good faith will secure
the rc-admission Of the Southern
States.
On tho Union Pacific Railway
! the trains are running toa point
455 miles west Of st. Louis, ant
the track is being laid at tho rate
Of of ono mile per day.
Registration in the First Ward
Washington City, is completed, ant
L I nor