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RENEWAL OF POSSIBILITIES.
oN luR NoRTnERN FR0NTIER.

ON CUR NORTHERN FRONTIER
ES,rae, Of u letter from an authentic
e urce, just received at this office, aud da
ted,
ToLEDO, January 30th, 1886.
To'hN Editors otlhe Hemisphere;
GEETLuNEH, -.Oa my arrival at this
NerlUsteVvnIOg, from Columbus, fund
ihe town throwa laIo considerable excite
mpnl from q recent attempt on the part Of
tho Michigan authorities to collect taxes
lfom the rijlzons Of tho disputed district.
from a statement OF tho facts by Judge
Wilson, who called on ma TO day, and
who was one Of the saGsrers by thisreCent
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Ahard rub. MIR. Wise Of Virgin.
ia, in the House Of Representative on
Saturday last, solemuly declared he
would ''never vote for any man for
president who would appoint an old
bachelor member Of his eabint. =
Wheeiing Times.
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nal. al leas, 10 name. Your dancing
lea is an early half dress evening par.
ty, where the young people dance 10
good music and bad lea a-for IT isi sell
dom that any thing beyond The prom
ised tea Is given. Al grand evening
parties, not being balls all Ibaads,
yourg and old, playing at cards
The aestalischer there is sort OF blue"
stocking N eling, where learned Ia
dies, literary gentlemen, artists, con-
noisseurs and amateurs, assemble iR
order o enj y the "leasi Of reason aud
The flow Of" bohea. These ''leas''
are not so formidable as from their
names might be expected; and, Iaken
all in all, are rather pleasant end more
free from restraint than your iUA
blown parties
Clever blues always wear long pet.
Iicoats, and never show the stocking;
and have Of en- seen them play at
forfei s, charad p Overbs and al oil
kinds oflaughable games. The kind,
worthy, and now lamenred professor
r., known for his great learning aud
Itlle stature, was a fr, qnent leader in
such games, when upwards Ol7o years
of age.
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ADMINISTRATION WIT.

A bad pun is said TO be better than an
Indifferent one. In that view OF its mer
it, the following is pretty good:-Ndt'
Int.
From The Philadelphia Amer. SEM.
THE MEDIATION.
SAYS Richard TO Thomas, "Can your wit
solve me soon,
Why old England sends hilhsr the ship
PANTALooN?"
Quick Thomas in answer-"lts very name
teaches;
The errand was oaly TO repair our brCa
ches,"
This day, five mistake not, the fourth
instalment on the French indemnity DO
comes due, and We wish that the tleet oi
observation was oAe Of reParatIon. ~.
S, Gaz Feb. 9,
CHARACTER OF A BENEVOLENT MAN
BY a Boy. -Jist sic man looks as
he would'nt give a fellow clip
with his whip, if he sawh him on q sled
hanging to his sleigh.
French Fleet of ObserUatiOn.-lt It
is reported on the Philadelphia Ex.-
change Books, by passenger just ar
rived from the Danish Brig Zodlacus'
that 10 sail of she Line, French Ships
Of War, had arrived at GusdalOupe'
A fire was lately exiinguished 10 a
factory near Bury, in England by
steam. A person had the presence Of
mind 10 break one Of the steam pipes
and upon closing the doors the hre
was extinguished 10 few minutes,
The black satin vesiings OF American
Silk manufactured al Economy Penn. are
said 70 be the cheapest 10 The MARKET
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-02-19

A GOD LAW. ~ Louisiana seems 10
have hit upon the trae course TO pun
ish duelisls aud prevent duels, 10
making The survivor in duel fall
heir to The obliga ions Of the man he
has murdered. Put in The hands Of
The creditors Of the deceased, and his
bercaved family, the legal power TO
compel performance o(these obliga-
tions, and it will be found that the
tenderness Of the pocket excels that
Of The hesrt which beats beneath il, in
preventing sanguinary appeals. Mer'
cenary seh,hn wil prove more
than a match for ihe honorable selfish.
ness Of duelllsls.-Globe.
DUELLlNG "A bill has been intro.
duccd into The Legislature, which, If
passed into law, will tGtcIuaIy pre-.
vent duelling nlhal State for the iu.
lure, A nong The provisions Of the
bill are the following:
This bill gurantees to the creditors
Of the deceased, killedin duel, full
pay ment from the property OF the sur
wing party and right 10 sue for the
same. In case Of Injury suslal0ed ia
body, whereby the parry is unable to
labor for his, or tamlty'S support, or
to make good all legal demands
against himself incurred before or
after said injury, the party injurins
shall be compelled TO support the par
ty injured and isfamily, aud to make
gond at the hazird oflhe laws DIS
pleasure any demrnd for The same,
sha ! 70 felt 10 The nearest surVRlng
relative The sum Of housand dol
lars, aud sho lld theylIail 10 clalM tur
one year, lbe claim shal be legal in
the hand Of the next eldest relative.
That The evidence Of the dying parry
is good and legal with regard 10 all
claims against himself, and The testl'
mony of his second valid. end PLACED
beyond impeOchmenL for whatever
evidence he may under other cireum'
stances have given. Which bill was
real the 6rst lime and ordered 10 bs
printed.
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mefce. q IN Dh II w hCAoOAN'
Washington, Feb. s, 1886.
German Parties, Dinners and
Bails.-Of French parties we GH
know enough-of Italian parties there
is little TO be known; butte strangers,
German parties are strange things
The dinoer hours for counts, barons,
and Prices, is often at O'Clock in
the day, sometimes tven at ,. when
invited, you are generally informed
Of the parties you are 10 meet-a very
good precaulion. The muster and
march to the attack are managed pref
ty well, as 10 other countries. The
placing the dishes on the table as
sort of exhibition, and then r moving
them to the sideboard in order TO be
carved is also good custom. and is
now becoming pretty general in En
gland; and very properly SO for the
idea of making gentlemen dissecl
ioints Of meat, serve out eaabIes al
dinner to the danger Of all surrOuu.
ding ruff sculfs, and frills is not 10 be
endured. protest against helping
any thing beyond VINE and wa'nuls
The mere action of eating is perform
ed in Germany pretty much The same
as 10 other paris of the world the
quantity demolished being rather be.
low the French, who take the lead Of
Of aa but the Russians, and above the
English standard, They fall howev
er into The great error Of handing
round the champagne, which in o
dinner wine, during The tesscr', is an
error that should be rectified. II is
also during the dessert that the prin.
cipal conversation is carried on, aud
the moment this begins 10 flag, the
entire party start up at once, as il by
signal. iii is a gentIeman's party
only, each man wipes his mouth
makes his bow, and instantly vanish
es If there are ladies' present, you
generally take your coffee in the draw
logroom. and say few civil thing:
before you leave. When in the coun
Try, you are probably treated to
walk round the grounds, and 10 a cur
of weak tea, before the carriages
which have an inluitve knowledge
Of all these things, make their appear
ance. have dined at the dlstaOc'
Of twelve miles from Dresden, ant
been safely lodged in my hotel before
five o'clock in The evening. And a
late as The year 1929 the dinne
guests Of the old king Of Saxony wer'
, all feasled of, and out Of the palace bJ
two O'Clock 10 the day; we Engllsh
not knowing which way to look 0
move at finding ourselves thrown Of
the world in full dress at breaklas
time. Ia this respect, Vienna, Berlin
and Hamburgh, are now improving
The latter place indeed, was alway
famous for good dinner, and those Civ
en- by our excellent friend j. j. Esq
would alone entitlc the town 10
high station in the empire Of Cocaigue
If the dinner parties are sometime
early, the evening parties are sOM'
thing ODD. Balls are like others, h
Gansant (aclually daucing-teal and II
aesEatischer they are altogether orig
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--LATEST FROM FLORIDA.

We have had for day or two
past rumors of fights between the In
dams and the whites, in Florida, and
alarms of whole towns destroyed by
the former. The following is the la
test authentic information that has
reached US on the subject;
Copy qfa Letter from on Officer
Of The firing TO The aGutant Gen
teraL.
FoRT MITCHELL, GALA J JAN
27, 1886
Sir; have the honor TO stse TO
you, for the information of tho De.
partment, that on Friday, the 22d in
slant, two Indians were killed few
miles below here, on The Georgia side
Of the river, by the whites, and also
on Sunday the "a h, | understood two
other Indians were killed, near the
same place. On Sunday evening,
(says an express to me from Colum'
bus, from lhreeto FIVE hundred In
dians {though don't believe that
there were more than ifly) crossed
over the river, swearing hostiIities to
The whites on the Georgia side. Ga
yesterday, about two o'clock. these
Eudians, about fifty in NUMBER were
met by an equal number of Georgia
militia; and, although the lndan'
made signs Of peace, by hosting
white Ilag, the whites rushed on them
and were fred upon by The Indians.
This was the commencemen of al en-
Sagemeni, which lasted some ff'eeG
or twenty minutes, when the militia
took to l ght, leaving three or four O.
their number dead on the field. The
loss of the Indians is no! known
New reinforcemen's passed here las
nigh. for the scene Of action. The
Georgians h,ve thus set fire TO The
dnatch which the Indians have beer
some time preparing, and the seque
can only show the horrors il may If
feet. There Is no doubl but that they
will have a general engagement tc
day, and, should it result in the tri
umph Ct the whites, it will probably
fire the whole nation the Greeks
with feelings Of hostility. Although
opprehend but little danger here a
present. | shall lose no time in puttInI
The bIorkhouses 10 a state Of defence
10 the end that we may not 'be takel
by surprise.
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Very respectfully,
JOHN w. M,cCRABB

~ ElICuV' VI . HEU t"I""EJ'
Gen. R'JoNEs, adj. General.
HfFort MhcheI is the old Creek
A sency post. lt is on the Alabsma
side ofthe Chaltahoochee river, about
fifteen miles below the town of Co
lumbus, whiGh is on the left bank Of
the river
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Il hI19A ~ 1<kN - ~ - - -
The following highly important
and acceptable Message was yesler,
day transmitted by the President Of
the United States to both Houses ol
Congress Nat. Int.
To The Senate aud House Of Rep
reSentatiVeS.
The Government of Great Britain
has offered its mediation for the ad
iustment Of the dispute between the
United States and France. Careful
ly guarding that point in the conlro-
versy, which, as it involves out hon
or and independence, admits Of no
compromise, | have cheerfulIy accep
ted Inc offer. II will be obviously
improper TO resort even 10 the mild
est measure Of compulsory character
until it is ascertaiUed wbether France
has dsclined or accepted the media,
tion, / therefore recommend sus.
pension of all proceedings on that part
of my Special Message Of the 18Th oI
January last, which proposes partial
non.inlercourse with France. While
we cannot too highly appreciate the
elevated and disin,erested motives Of
the offer Of Great Britian, aud have 4
Just reliance upon The great influence
of that Power TO restore the Felstion;
of ancient friendship between The
United States and France, and know
100, thbt our own pacific policy will
DO strictly adhered TO until henation
al honor compels US TO depart from it
we should be insensbe to the expe
sed condition Of our country, g. forge
the lessons of experience, if we did no
efficiently and sedulously prepare fol
an adverse result. the peace Of 4
nation does not depend exclusively
upon its own will, nor upon the be
neGcent policy ofneighborlug Power
and that nation which i, found Totally
unprepared for the exigencies ant
dangers of war, although il com
without taving given warning Of II
approach, is criminally negligent o
its homer and its duly
cannot too strongly repeat III
Recommendation, already lmade, /
place The seabord 10 a proper state 70
defence, and promptly to provide tn
means for amply projecting our cam
merce. ANDREW JACKSON
Washington, Feb. 8, 1886.
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From the Charleston papers we
learn that Governor McDUFFIE has
ordered an immediate draugnt Of 600
nten, Of the city Of Charleston, to be
organized Immediately for three
months service in Florida The fol-
lowing is the closing sentence Of Gen.
Ilamillon's order on The occasion:
"The Drlgadier General deems it
altogether supsrAaous to make any
appeal 10 The gallant men of his bri
gade, 10 meet with promplitude and
spirit this call, which has been made
upon their patriotism, in defeuce Of
an interesting portion of our common
country, for he is deeply and proud.
Iy impressed with the gratifying con-
viclion, that no State in the Confede-
racy Is better prepared than South
Carolina, to discharge, in the hour Of
peril, with alacrity and honor, lis
just obligations TO the Government oi
The Union"
On the 9Th uli. nearly $50 men
(including the Augusta volunteers
left Savannah for Florida; and some
United States troops were 10 depart
The next day.
Mons. Ckdbcrt not dead The Editors o.
the New York Sun, after extracting al
item from the Mercantile Journal, men
lioniDg the awful death Of the Fire King
says:
"Had the editor oClho Boston Mercan-
tile Journal, from whose paper of Friday
last we extract the above, witnessed 'lhC
awful manner in which DR.. Chabert ye:
lerday horsewhipped the lying varet whc
to revenge himself fupon the Doctor, iol
refusing TO advertise in his scurrilouI
print, spread the above Infamous repor
all over The Union, we guess ho woult
have deemed the doctor any thing but
dead man, or his experiments hat so a.
agreeable 10 himself as bis base sraeT
GER"
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-02-19

The black satin vesiings OF American
Silk manufactured al Economy Penn. are
said 70 be the cheapest iu The Market :
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-08-29
Extract Of 4 icHer, dateJ,

tol INEUS, (tiISs.) July 20.
=" Since left Mobile have had an opportunity
OF Witnessing the prospect of the growing cotton
crops, and assure YOU from my observation and
all tie affirmation have been able TO obtain from
tI" most experienced planters, the crop ga short
ouc, should say At least one fourth. | have
been pretty much through Monroe, Wilcox, Dallas,
LoWnds Montgomery, Au,huga and Green coun-
ties IN Alabama, and these counties, you know
comnise tie largest portion of our cotton growing
region, and ice! confident, that let the season now
b" ever 50 favorable, they cannot make over two
thirds Of a crop. Tie black lands, that have
heretofore yiedcd sach large products, will scarce
" make any t,ung at least not more than half crops
In the cane brakes, learn, in some neichbor-
hoods, there has been ar almost entire failure
On one plantation, where there are upwards OF
one hundred hands worked, am told they will not
exceed % or 20 bales and scarcely any corn.
lhe cotton on the sandy lands where they had
stand, is fan; but all have suffered much from an
insect deaomina;od lice. They have literally de-
vonred large fields and At such late periods that
the owners were compelled to plant corn. rom
these fact, am firmly convinced that our receipts
heneHt season short Of those ofthc last from
iory to iii.E Thousand bales Chr0nich
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-08-29

{ ilAf EJasl received few Trunks Of Ladies
u fashionable dress and walking slippers, of
the newest style, unusually neat, and superior
HoaIht' flease call. JOHN G. iE!.:,N
tue = n Il
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-08-29

aiotteey and lIztoha1ge efiJce.
: ''..i4t,-st35f5 taB<EX.IO5' $4,000,
I43 3.sz,;.s, CO 1905
JihHfAi4 LKE>HERG LGTTERT,
Class, No. .. FOR ls.,6.
hasa2 IA .tttaa@.d., on SatWday, tie 2iHs Ipgas5,
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-07-13
FOURTH OF JULY.

The day was honored in Constantine, by tho
festivity and performances suitable to the occa-
sion of concentrating our nations birth day.
Major ULLMANN oficiated as Marshal, assisted
by Capt. GROVER and Lieut.. KEAN. The pro.
cession was respectable, made up in part, of tho
ladies, conducted by martial music from the Iio.
tel to the place of meeting.
Mr.. Bryant prefaced his reading Of the Dec.
laration with some very eloquent and patriotic
remarks and DR.. SUMNER delivered an grafton,
replete with patriotic zeal, sound moral senti.
ments and republican principles. The prayer.
offered by Rev. Mr.. STANLEY, "a Presbyterian
minister who resides at White Pigeon,) was suit
able to the occasion, full of devotional spirit and
hearty American feeling. The choir of SINCERE.
lcd by Mr.. THATCHER, performed admirably. The
singing, accompanied by instruments, was alter.
nate with tho exercises, and for a performance
Of SO short preparation, was much superior to
any thing expected from persons whose voices
had boon trained together only few evenings
The concluding anthem, especially 30 praise
God in his holiness" could not have boon sur
passed by the accomplished choirs of the cost.
The Marshal and Assistants, in their docs
and equipments Of Office, returned tho procession
in handsome or,or, through cur principal c..se:s.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-07-13

State R0ads.-From an act of the Michigan
Legislature, approved March 26, 1886, appoint
ing commissioners to lay out and establish cer-
tain state roads, we select the following, as the
most important to this part of the state:-
There shall be laid out and established a
State Road
From Adrian, Lenawee co., through Rollin,
to Jonesville, Hillsdale CO. VIM. Beale, Joseph
Hickey and Job s. Comstock, commissioners.
From Frenchs tavern on the Chicago road, at
the crossing of Prairie river to Certerville, st.
Joseph co., thence to Cassopolis crossing the riv-
er at Bucks tavern, and from Cassopolis to the
mouth of st. Joseph river. Thomas w. Langley,
Geo. Buck and E. B. Sherman, commissioners
From Constantine, st. Joseph CO., thro' Berri-
en-, to New Buffalo. w. Whitaker, r. E. Ward
and Thomas Charlton, commissioners.
From Constantine, st. Joseph Co., to Niles,
Berricn CO. W. II. House, II. W. Griswod and
Robert S. Griffin, commissioners
From Coldwater, Branch Co., through Center
ville Constantine and Mottvile, st. Joseph Co.,
to the northern boundary of Indiana. ii. Alden,
Benz. Sherman and C. Lancaster, commissioners
From French's tavern, in Branch Co., to Con.
stantine, st. Joseph CO. William Meek, Willis
Il. House and VIM A. Kent, commissioners.
From the county seat of Branch eastwardly
to intersect the Chicago road at or near the east
ern extremity of Coldwater Prairie. Elisha War.
rem, A. j. GODDARD and Seth Durham, comm'rs.
From the Detroit river, through the center Of
township four, south of the base line to Clark's
Lake, and thence to st. Joseph river. Daniel C
Vreeland, Abram C. Truax and Eli Bradshaw
commissioners.
From Centervile, st. Joseph CO. through Cass
opolis, Cass co., through Berrien, Barren co., to
the entrance of Galain river into Like Michigan
on the most direct and eligible route. r P. Toll
Robert E. Ward and w. Whitaker, comn'rs.
From Geneva, on the most 'lirect and eligible
route to the entrance of st. Joseph liver into
Lake Michigan. II. L. Stewart, John Written.
myer and l.. P. Sanger, commissioners.
From Marshall, Calhoun co., to Centerville
st. Joseph CO. Sidney S. Alcott, Joseph B. Cook
of Calhoun, and Marshall G. Shellhouse, of st
Joseph, commissioners.
From Constantine, st. Joseph CO., to the mouth
of the river st. Joseph, by the most direct and
eligible route. Willis Il. House, James Odell and
Moody Emerson, commissioners.
From Havre Monroe co., to intersect at some
suitable point the territorial road running west.
wardly from the Maumee river to the Indiana
state line. Salmon Kceney, William ]. Moody
~ The state is not to be liable for any expens.
es or damages incurred in laying and establishing
these roads and the act is to become void in re.
spect to all roads named in it, which shall not be
laid out and established before the first of Janua.
ry, eighteen hundred and forty.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-07-13

Canada.-The signs of the times in Can.
ada, portend rupture between the officers
of the crown and the people, is at hand, and
that too at no distant day. The friends
and champions of the peoples rights in the
Canada Legislature have placed themselves
directly at issue with those who have long
borne the sway there, by refusing to vote
the ordinary supplies for the support of the
government, which step will materially has
ten the crisis. Mr.. M'Kenzie, the great re.
former and idol of the people, was in New
York, two or three weeks ago, where we
met him at type.foundry, busily engaged
in company with his son, selecting materials
for new paper, which he is about estab-
fishing at Toronto. Let the struggle come
sooner or later, it cannot but be viewed with
intense interest by the people of these Uni.
ted States, who will ever wish them the bles-
sings of the free institutions we so preemi.
nenty enjoy.-Fredonia Censor.