The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-04-11
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for the state treasury last year.
The Sandusky Register says the
prospect of the grape crop on Kel-
ley's Island is reported excellent.
The weather has not injured the
vines in the least.
A call is out for a State Conven-
tion of the unconditional Union
men Of Alabama, to be held at
Montgomery on the first Tuesday
in June.
Washington dispatches state thai
the Senate Committee on Foreign
Affairs have determined not to re-
port the Russian treaty at present.
Ten negroes voted at local
election in Jacksborough, Camp
bell County, Tennessee on the2
ulL. They were the first votes cast
by colored voters in that State since
1884.
Late news from Montana says
the mining operations this season
will be very extensive, and the es-
timatod yield Of the precious metals
is thirty SIX millions.
The Commissioners OF Agricul-
ture has commenced tho distribu-
ton of seeds of grain and vcgeta-
bles to tho destitute people OF the
South, under the $4,000 appropri-
alton made by Congress.
The supporters Of the impcach-
ment question are confident that
the Judiciary Committee will re-
port in favor OF bringing the Pres
ident to trial at the July session.
Two hundred and fourteen mil
lions Of dollars have been collected
from internal taxes, since the 1st
of July-the commencement of the
fiscal year.
II is generally believed in Wash.
ington that jeff. Davis will be
brought to trial at the May term Of
the United States District Court
for Virginia, to be held at Rich
mond,
The majority Of EogliSh Demo
craft for Governor of Connecticut
is $50. The Republicans have II
and tho Democrats 10 members O
tho Senate; and the House stand,
l27 Republicans to III Democrats
The Tennessee Conservatives in.
vito the colored voters to partici
pate in their political meetings
and send delegates TO the Stat,
Convention next month. The in
vitation, it is stated, has been fa
vorably received.
Thirty-e eight years ago an In
dian woman rode on horseback
from Los Angeles to Santa Barba
ra, using a piece of grapevine as
switch. On reaching her destoa
tion she stuck hor switch into tn
ground. 1t took root, and sixt,
barrels of wine were made las
season from its fruit. Whew
A number of Pennsylvania Dem
ocrats have tried to make capita
by giving James Buchanan a pub
lic dinnor, and thus galvanize hir
into life as a champion of conserv
atism. The willy old man doclincc
doubtless feeling that his past nc
toriety was all that he could beal
Tho bill 10 pay certain wa
claims of the States of Ohio an
Indiana was approved by the Pres
, ident. A bill OF similar character
! affecting Missouri, failed to becom
a law, by not being ongrosscd i
time to bo presented for tho Pres
dents signature.
Tho Portsmouth Tribune say
D that q consistent" Democrat {
that town was heard TO observ,
the other day, that "Johnson wa
, a burned fool for appointing tha
: Nasby to postoffice, for eperytettt
! he wr0te done the Democratic part
) more harm than good"
The Wisconsin Assembly ho
passed, by y. vote of sixty -thrcc
| twenty-five, q resolution to sui
, nit to the people the question {
! extending tho suffrage to womcl
There is q prospect that its SenaI
! will agree to tho resolution.
"A patent corn husker is advol
tised in this State which will hus
sixty ears q minute, doing the wor
Of ton men. 1t takes off the oute
: 'husk, then the inner and fairer POI
, tion--laying each by itself.,-an
then strips the silk perfectly clear
and deposits tho ear in it's place.
{ The following royal parsonage
will visit the greatexposition: Th
King and Queen of Portugal, tn
Prince Of Wales, the Crown Prime
, of Prussia, Prince Humbort {
Italy, Prince Oscar Of Sweden, tn
Prince of Orange, the brother {
|. tho Tycoon of Japan, the Viccro
of Egypt, and the King of fSwcdel
The New York Herald's Mats
moras correspondent furnishes
list of the forces in Mexico at pres
ent on both sides. The mai
troops of both parties are facin
each other at Quoretaro. Tho t
tai is sixty.nine thousand seve
hundred men, including guerrilla
for the Liberals, and sixteen thor
sand mon for the Imperialists.
: Late advices from Vera Cru