The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-03-19


Governor Joshua Baker, Of Lou
isisna, has been arrested in Now
Orleans, for perjury in taking the
test oath. lFi
Mr.. George Strodoll, ofHunting-
don, Indiana aged sixty-sixy is the
father Of thirty three children
and local sheet inlimates that
"coming events continue to "cast
their shadows before >
The present estimate Of the mum.
Der Of cattle in Texas is 5,O0O,0OO
head.
The nail factory Mt Greencnstlc
Ind, is now turning out one hum
drcd and 6fty kegs of nails per
day.
Somebody has thought that, in.
asmuch as Grunt IL IL hursousaD, VIC
shall have u stable government
when he gots into power. Andy
has already an Augean stable gov
ernment, and Grant will have 10
play Herculel--Journal,
The trialof Jefferson Davis, 1t
will be remembered, yas poslpon-
ed from tho last term ofthe United
Slates Circuit Court, at Richmond,
until March %. Yesterday, Judge
Underwood postponed the case
ill the l4th of April, " is not
likely the trial wilItake place even
then, as tho impeachment business
will probably engage the attention
OF Chief Justice Chase till after thai
date.
Tho majority report in tho Sen
atorial contest OF Jones VS.. Onder
donk says, "ro say ofa man tha
he ia whito. is to affirm that nc ha
no negro blood in his veins, -
From the same point of reasoning
then, II follows that to say Of a maj
that he is u negro, is 10 affirm tha
/. he has no white blood in bis veins
viii any OF our wise, constitution
loving Democratsattcmpt 10 den,
ono Of thcse propositions Will
they affirm tho truth Of tne other
Yiaton Record,
The Saudnsky Register says
"Steps have been taken to organ
ixe the Sandusky Wine.Compan,
! by the German wine growers q
! that city and vicinity, with II cap
|, ital of 100000, on tho Same basi
as the Kelley's Island Wine Com
pany."
The Committee on Ways an
a Means Ia understood to have arriy
i cd at tho conclusion that the fu
! amount of revenue required Il
carrying on the Government, ca
be raised from the following soul
ces. Distilled spirits $4,000 00
!, incomes, $50, 900, 900; tobacco, S25
( 600. 600, stamp duties, S25 900, ,00'
i This is about 50, 900, 900 in exec
q of the estimated amount require
to carry on the Government.
n James II. Harris, n full-bloodc
negro, was nominated for Congre
Q in Raleigh, North Carolina, Il
9 Other day. He is a graduate
o Oberlin, Ohio. Believing his ele
q ton would injure the party, be d
y elined the nomination.
= A Leavenworth paper says th'
!. alta meeting of the Democrat
A Club o night or two ago, a frotf
young orator, waxing warm on 4
amalgamation question said: e
tho Republicans choose to mar
blacks, thoy can do so; but as I
'e myself, when l marry ! shall mar
: one of my own SEX"
: Tho Ohio Houso Of Represent
Z : tives has passed a severe law
= - gainst prize.Hghting. 1t punish
4 principals by imprisonment in 7
\ =, penitentiary for from one to :
years, and abettors by fine a
confinement in Jail.
lg A couple celebrated thcir silv
o, wedding in this city afew days a
m of whom II is said they never
u changed a harsh word duri
their wooded life Of twenty 4
en pears We would state for I
on bene6t Of thoseto whom this m
lis seeminoredible that they are d
mptes. y. Exchange.