Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1883 — MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS. [ARTICLE]

MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS.

The American expedition sent to the Cape of Good Hope to take observations of the transit of Venae has arrived in England with 880 photograph* - Gen. Longstreet has written a letter to ex-President Grant agreeing in detail with his findings in the Fitz John Porter case, and iciting an example where he disobeyed In order of Gen. Lee at the second battle of 801 l Bun, and made a movement which .helped in the defeat of the Union army, /’/ _ ‘ The New York and Western Press Associations are hereafter to be managed by 'Hrfe -1 % ' V. _ ~ ..

William Henry Smith, who will make his headquarters in the former oity.