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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-27

Battle Of Germantoson.-Amusing
incidents often occur even in the heat
OF battle, and Of them no annals are full,
Ter than those of our Revolutionary
War. Mr. Goodrich Peter Farley
in his Pictorial History of the United
States tells the following, which occur
ed at the Battle Of Germantown;
Several amusing anecdotes are rela.
ted Of this bloody battle. One divis-
ion Of the army was commanded, il
seems, by General Greene, whose aid
de-camp, Mr.. Burnet. wore his hair in
cue. In the heat Of the battle this
cue was shorn of by a musket ball,
which General Greene perceiyiug, said,
"Don't be in haste major; just dismount
and get that long cue." The major die
mounted and recovered the hair.
Not many minutes afterwards, anoth-
er shot came whizzing so close to Cen
eral Greene, as to take from his head a
large powdered curl. The British. al
this moment, were holly pursuing
them. "Don'. be in hurry, Genera"
said Major Burnet; "Dismount and get
your curl" The General, however,
did not venture TO follow his advice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-27

A STUPID BLUNDER.-lt appears
that the mammoth iron steemer "Great
Britain" has been built too large to
pass out of the Bristol Docks into the
river Avon. The owners have appli-
ed TO Parliament for permission TO wi
den the dock gate, SO as TO admit OF
her egress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-27
RPA steamboat of 500 tons wa,

NPA steamboat of 500 tons was
successfully raised in the Cork river a
few years since, by means Of a Golfer
dam sunk around it, from which the
water was pumped. The leak was
discovered, the damage repaired, and
upon letting the water in upon the yes
sci she loated land the whole expen-
ses was but $4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-27
NEW AND IMPORTANT

Every improvement in the arts, be-
sides benefting the individual who
makes the discovery, contributes also
to the general good of the whole by
adding to the wealth of the country,
and cheapening the prices of products.
We learn from the New York Tribune
that an important discovery in the
manufacture of iron, by which the ore
is by one process converted into
wrought iron, without first being made
into pig iron, has been made by Mr..
Simeon Broadmeadow, of New York.
The process is described to be as fol-
lows: The iron is placed upon the
floor ola reverberatory furnace, the
fame of the fire passing over it, when
chemical compound is used to unite
the elements of the iron by separating
the Stag entirely from it. BY this
first, only operation, the wrought iron
comes out as perfect in every respect
as that by the double operation Of pud-
ding and piling pig iron, and, for the
purpose of manufacturing steel, even
surpasses it. BY this process, wrought
iron of the best quality can be pro-
duced at cost not exceeding twenty
five dollars and half per ton. To
make the iron ore into balls of wrought
iron will require no blast nor machine
ry ofany kind; the anthracite or btu
minous Goals being used with equal ad-
vantage in common air-furnace, q
good draft being all that is wanting
These balls Of wrought iron can be
made at good prof! (if the furnace ii
built near the mines of mineral and
coal for fourteen dollars per tom
The discoverer computes that with ;
capital of one hundred thousand dol
lars, forty tons of railroad iron can BIZ
manufactured every twenty-four hours
If his calculations be correct, millions
of dollars will be saved to the United
States for railroad iron alone. The i'm
portance of this discovery will no
doubt soon be tested. How far 1t is
original with him we cannot say,l but
we have seen it stated that wrought
iron is made direct from the ore at The
Shirva works, Kirkirtilloch, Scotland
EARLY COINAGE IN THE UNITEI
STATEs.--The first Mint established in
the American colonies was in Massa-
chusetts, in 1862. The law enacted
for that purpose provided for the coin.
age of shilllngs, sixpences and three
pences, to be Of the fneness Of sterling
silver (925 thousandths;) and by re.
duction of weight TO be two-pence in
the shilling of less value than the Eng
lish coin. The next Mint was estab
lished in Maryland, in 1862. The is
sues Of both are at present exceedingly
rare. In 1904 the halfpenny of tn
Carolinas was used; two-pcnny piec'
10 1923; penny piece in 1888. and
Virginia half-penny in 1878. After tn
revolutionary struggle Of '76-'s2, an'
before the establishment ofthe nation
al mint, there were various commits
sions of silver and copper by states ant
individuals.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-27
mo. 7.
RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE.
IMPORTANT DECISION.

The Hon. Judge Banks, in a case re-
Gently triad in Lehigh county, Penn,
has given an opinion directly the re-
verse OF that given by Judge Lewis, Of
Lycoming, year or so ago, respecting
the right which parent has to control
his minor children in their religious
opinions. 1t appears that father en-
tered a Methodist Episcopal Church
for his daughter, a girl offiiteen years
ofage, took her by the arm, raised her
from her knees and told her to come
home. This produced excitement,
which Terminated in violence and as
sault and battery, upon which an in
dictment was found and the case tried.
In the opinion of Judge Banks, CIV
en- on this occasion, and which has
been published, the Constitution guar
antics the right of every individual to
adopt any creed or mode of worship
which his conscience approves, though
this liberty Of conscience is restricted
to the worship Of Almighty God, and
extends to no other worship whatever.
The Constitution declares that emo hu-
man authority can in any case whatev-
er control or interfere with the rights
of conscience" The exercise ofpa-
rental authority by father, so as to
control or interfere with the rights OF
conscience Of a minor child would, in
Judge Banks opinion, be an exercise
of human authority, so as to control or
interfere with the rights Of conscience
in particular case, whereas il is de-
clared, that it cannot be done in any
case whatever. This, he says, is the
fundamental law Of the land. 1t is
binding upon all parents.
In the course of the pleadings, the
counsel for the commonwealth argued
that, in this case, parent has the right
TO teach his minor children any reli-
gious opinions and practices he pleases,
and TO force compliance on the part OF
his children, and in this case, the pros
ecutcr had right to take his daughter
out of the church, &C., sc.
Judge Lewis, il will be remembered,
gave his opinion in similar case, that
during legal minority, the law Of filial
obedience takes the precedence Of all
other laws winch arc binding on the
child.
Now, which of these opinions is cor
rect and which will be considered
sound law? That Of Judge Lewis was
sustained by an eminent lawyer, Judge
Kent, five mistake not, whose letter
to Judge Lewis was written about the
time his opinion was first published.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-27

The Boonville Observer of the 18th
inst. says.-"Two Of our most respec-
table citizens left yesterday the 18th,
on the steamer Wapello, wi,htwo Mex
leans, nine Usage Indians, an interpre-
ter, and twelve bufaloes, 10 be exhibit
ted at Baltimore, during the Conven-
tons in May. They propose procur-
ing the race ground, or some place adj
iacent TO the city, and giving a grand
buffalo hunt. The Mexicans, who are
celebrated for their borsemanship, will
exhibit their manner Of catching wild
animals with the LaSs0; the Usage will
also show their manner of hunting
bufIaloes on horseback with bow and
arrows, their manner Of killing, skin
ming, sc. together with their war
songs and dances. We learn from the
Cincinnati papers that the buffaloes
and their attendants reached Cincinnati
on the 10Th inst, and left the same
day for Pittsburgh on the steamboat
Lebigh.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-27

fFOW tNc SUUS VI ooOU LLOpS.-
An extra from the New York Herald
gives the following news from that
quarter.
From Cape Town Gazette January &c.
The arrivals in Table Bay during the
last week have been numerous, amongst
which we call the attention of our rea-
ders to that of Her Majesty's steamer
Thunderbolt, Commander Broke, from
the West Coast, last Benguela, having
on board upwards Of 500 negroes part
of 1900, taken from three vessels cap
ture by her. The following is copy
of the report and other particulars
which has been kindly handed to us for
ertion:-"Observed nothing until
our arrival in Little Fish Bay, where
we saw some vessels at anchor;sent an
officer to board one, which proved to
be the Bengular packet, bound to Lis
bon; Cd January, 10. 90. p. m, observ-
ed sail on Port Beam; went on in
chaise; sent a boat to board; had 600
slaves on board; observed another YES
sci; went in chase, sent boat to board
her and found she had 327 slaves Sd
January, IL. so. a. m, went on in
chase of schooner; lost sight of her;
S. 90. observed her again; went on
chase, sent to board her, and found her
to contain 246 slaves. Immediately
on the arrival Of the Thunderbolt in
Table Bay, on the Goth inst. the Col
lector of II. M. Customs, landed from
her on the beach, at the negro build
ings, 80 men, SO women, leo boys 81
girls, and 6 infants. Total, 81 me-
groes-many of whom were in a very
Sickly and debi!itated state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-27

manner IN which il has been decided
TO carry out the drainage is as follows:
"A channel is to be formed, one hun
dred and forty-three feet and a half in
width, supported on each side by an
enormous dyke; into this is to be pour
ed by means Of six steam engines, each
Of two hundred horse power, the whole
of the water contained in the HARLEM
Nicer, and three sluices are TO conduct
it into the German and the Zuyder zee.
1t is expected that this undertaking,
commenced in May, 1910, will be
completed in the course Of the present
year. 1t is understood that it will be
requisite that every spring, the action
either Of steam engines or water mills,
should be called into action, TO preserve
the rescued land from fresh inundation.
OF what Holland is capable, an idea
may be formed from the recollection
that large tracts of land are below the
level of the sea, aud that not only the
safety, but absolutely the existence, Of
the country is depended upon the
dykes, which have been at varioustimes
raised up. Near the great dyke of the
Helderis the Reemister Folder, tract
of land Of upwards OF 6 900 acres, over
which water rolled uninterruptedly
and where now there exists healthy
industrious population Of 5000 souls.
l-Tpolytehnic Review.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-27

New HAMPsHIRE.-The New Hamp-
shirepapersg give the votesfor Governor,
by which it appears that Jno. II. Steele,
democrat, is elected by $500 majority
over all competitors. The returns arc
not vet complete.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-27

Kentucky Hemp and CoHon.--The
Louisville correspondent of the New
York Tribune writes that "the most
important product of Kentucky soil
excepting always her glorious Wings,
male and female) is hemp" The val
ue of this crop, he states, "rises two
and a quarter millions of dollars, of
which about 900, 900 dollars in value
is manufactured into cotton bagging,
bale rope and cordage and the residue
shipped in its raw state to the Atlantic
ports. or the cotton bagging about
$4,000 pieces, and of the bale rope a.
bout as many coils, valued at l 100000
dollars, is shipped from this port. The
major part Of this bagging and rope,
manufactured from Kentucky hemp,
is consumed in the Mississippi Valley;
but under the benefcent cooperation of
the present invaluable Tariff, it is ma
king its way to Georgia and the Carroll
mas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-27

Mutiny.-The crew OF the ship
Orozimbo, tried last week in the U. 5.
Circuit Court, al New York, for mutt
ny, have been found guilty, The Jury
recommended them to the mercy Of
the Court.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-27

Snow fell last night, to the depth OF
some inches. Mill privileges are cheap
in our streets to-day BeautfuI walk
ing-rSt. Louis Gazette, April LIST.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-27

Do not accustom yourself to swear.
There are words enough in the Eng
lish language sufficiently expressive
of all our passions.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-02

SuICIDE.-b Woods, who was con.
fined in Jail in this town on charge &c
being accessory TO The murder Of Geo.
H. Bohrer, was found dead in bic cell
on Tuesday morning last. lie had,sou
time in the night, taken bSndage which
he had worn on sore leg, and msde a
rope Of il, with which he hung himself to
the iron grnie ofibe window. He was
spppaaed 10 be Parlially dersngsd, and
had made two 81 ,hrse attempts before
10 commit snicide BY cutting his throat.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-02

GoNeREss.-The bill to repeal the dis
iribuiion law has been laid on the table
in the Senate. This is considered as Q.
quivalent TO defeat ofthe bill; as the
member who moved TO lay II on the ia.
BILE declared he never Intended 10 call il
up again.
On the 2lst ult. the Senate voted upon
the adoption Of Mr.. Semple'S resolution
for the notification Of the cessation Of the
joint occupation OF Oregon by the Uni.
ledStates and GreatBrilain; and thersolu,
tion wuslos by yeasls,nayS 2s, All who
voted for the resolution were democrats;
and all agains: it were wings except
three, Mr.. Haywood Of ROrlh Carolina
and Messts. EIuger and McDuffie o.
son,h Carolina. s..a
The House has parsed bill restoring
the Summer fern OF the U. s. District
Court from Cincinnati to Columbus, af
ter I645.
Absenlees. On the 2lsl ult there be.
ing rather thin attendance Of members
Mr.. Weller moved a cal; Of the House,
which was cFritd. On the second
cali III members answered 70 ibtiT
names: and Mr.. Vance moved that fur,
theI proceedings on the c,Ilbe suspend.
ed. . TIE motion was lost. Upon pro.
cssdiDg wiIh,hs cail, il appeared that
Mr.. Srhenck the federal member from The
Dayton dlslTicl, was absent: and a mem
ber moved that he be excused, As he had
gone 10 Baltimore to make political
speech: but the House refused TO excuse
Ne. SciencG, and he was therefore sub
ieet 9 6ne. This is 4 very good ex
ample thai The House has SET, and
we hope that twill be continued Ultil
the federal members, ether from fear oE
tn 6ne or of lheir constituents, willfe-
main At Washington and attend 10 their
business instead Of runEnihg about the
country making political speeches while
Cohgressis in session. Aiew days ago,
Nj. MoFehead lhe federal senator from
Kentucky, left his seat and wenteall the
way to Conneslicut to maIxs political
speeches and iniiusnce ihsstsle elections
there. And ihe fsdsralista aFs 10 msjor
.i,y in-ihe Senate his absence Was nas of.H
icialIy noliced, but vas sIlsa.Iy pssssd
End tseiily approved y Bic POIlticSi
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-02

The act to regulal9tbe Militia, which
we publish this week, makes very impor.
tant changes in Ihe syaiem; and we be.
lieve il will meet with general approval
The general musters under tie old laws
were perfect burlssques, and tended to
bring the Whole military syste m into con
tempt. Under the new law, uniform
comPa MES only will train, and they will
doubles be more numerous than here,
tOfore, and be much better drilled and
prepared for sc.iVe service than the rank
and file under the old law.
Township Assessors win see that their
duties are considerably increased by this
act.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-02
THE STANDARD.
GEORGETOWN, April !, a,ls44.
F0R PREsIDRNT,
MARTIN VAN BUREN,.
Subject to the decision Of the National Con-
vention.
EoR GOVERNOR OF ONO, H.
DAVID TOD.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
SENATORIAL.
Joseph II. Larwill, Of Wayne County.
Dowty Utter, OfClermont.
CONGRESSIONAL.
lst District, Clayton Webb, Of Hamilton
2nd James M, Dorsey, of Darke
81 r d. POrsmOn of Green.
4,h John Taylor Of Champaign.
5Ih David Higgins ofLucas.
9Th Gilbert Beech Of Wood
7lh John D. White OlsBrown.
Slh Thomas Megrady OfRoss.
9Th Valentine Keffer of PicAaway.
10th james Parker Of Licking. s
ll;h John Bartrum Of Marion.
l2ih George Corwine Of Scioio.
18Th Cautions c. Covey OF Morgan.
l4rh Isaac NJ :. Lamlng of Genuga.
18Th Walter JAMESON nf Harrison.
10Th Sebastian oI3calnsrd 'Tnscarswss
l7th James Forbes Sr. Of Carroll,
18th Neal McCov Of Wayne.
10Th Milo Stone Of Summit.
20lh Benjsmin Adams Of Lake,
9ist Stephen N Sargent Of Medina
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-02

TExAs.--A rnmor Is afosl that the
President is about concluding sres.y
with the President ofTexas or The annex:
aiion Of that county To- ths United
States. This Is given as ramOr only,
aud will perhaps end IN rumql
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-02

friends u ihai body K would 30 we'll
for The country f the Senate wOOld fol.
lov The szample Svs By The Hsuss in.
such cases.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-02

-The editors 0 { tie New York SUM
DAY Mercury have introduced peF way
jet opening oYstaTs. They sa1 b sprin-.
King handful of smut over pile Of
thea. il IaN a0menls they > IL snOeze
thsmsslsss sa. q ihsis stssIS,
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-02

construed as 70 prevent all able bodied
white male cilizsnS of this State, bes
tween the aRsof cighteen and twenty
one yesrs, from being enrolled and Fe,
turned by the Propero officers, in Stha sg.
ersgste strength OF the militia ia the
State, in The same manner as provided
for in this act 10 relation to those over q
years. ---.--'F &
Sec, 40. This act 10 take effect from
and after its passage. -s7-s,-' -s'.''''-s-.'iaa
JOHN M. GALLAGHER,
Speaksrofth House Of RePresentd'
lires
THOMAS W. BARTLEY.
Iur. Speaker of the Senate.
March IL, 1874.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-02
OHIO Laws.
NACT

To regulate The Militia. y
20 SIC. ] Bed enscted By ths GeHeral
Assenblv Of the STATE Of Ohio, That the
iTsinininR Of'he rank and RIs Of the mill
iia shall heIsafter bedispensedWith,in in time
Of peace, except % provided for in this
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-02

SLANDER OF lRrsHMHN Some or the
federal Papsn appear q % fully 8 reck :
less and regardless Of truth in denying
charges against themselves, as :hey are
in making false charges asainil their Op.
pOnsniS. The following article from ID =
Ohio State Journal We have seen copied
into many of the whig papers.
A I.OCOFOCoFAFsEH oFlS4O
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-02

SIC. SO. That all military commits.
sioLs heretofore issued, except the Q1ar
fer Master Genersl, shall expire in SIX
years from the passage Of This act, aud
all military commissions hereafter issu.
ed except as aforesaid, shall expire in
six years froln Ihe date ihereof: provi-
ded, that any officer holding commits
sion under the provisions Of this act, who
may be reseIecled 10 the same Office,
shall retain the same rank that hewas Gu.
tiled TO under his former commission pro
yided also. thsl nothing Ia this ac., OF the
act 10 which this is an amendment, shall
be construed as to disqnalify any siatf
officer to hold { commission afie he may
arrive al ihe age 81 as ysats. PiA
Sec. 40. That tho Adiulqnt Gener raj
and tie QdarteF Master General Of this
State, shall each teceivs the sum Of wo
dollars per day for each day actually EN- ).
pioyed in the discharge ofthe duties Of
their respective Offices; provided, tbat
The Quartet Master General shall not rei
ceive pay Tor moro than one hundred
DAYS, NOT The AdiutaHl General for more
than one hundFedsnd fifty days 10 any one
ysa.. ss3s... ,,ss.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-01-31
RM ORTGAGE SALE-Default bav.

I'VE ing been made in the payment of
certain sum OF money, secured bv a
Mortgage. barring date lac twenty fifth
day OF August, Eighteen hundred and
forty ore. Executed by Austin Burgess
and Chloey Burgess. his wife to Asa
Peck. deceased. according TO she condl-
ION of two promissory notes bearing even
date herewith. on The following land 10
wit, all that certain tract or parcel of land
situate in The Village Of Ypsi'anii. WASH
ienaw County, and State of Michigan.
known and described as follows il being
Lot No. Two hundred and fiiy eiqhf,
a2reeably to the Village pIatt of William
w. Harwood, as recorded IN the Reois~
ters office; Bounded South on the Chica-
go road four rods wide, running Nor h
twelve rods same width TO Lands owned
by Almira Brokaw, containing forty eight
fods of ground. which mortgage is record
ed 10 the Registers Office for Wash.enaw
County.in Library No. 10, of Mortgages,
page SO.
Notice is hereby given, that the above
described premises, or SO much thereof
as snail be necessary TO satisfy the said
Mortgage. will be sold at public auction.
10 The highest bidder OF Saturday. the
23d day of March next at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon. at the court house in the
village of Ann Arbor of said county.
JOSEPH II. PECK,
Administrator.
JOHNSON GooDwILL, Agent.
IpSjlanfi Dec 18th 1910. o.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-01-31
NN ORTGAGES ALE-.DefauI,ha v-

lWM Ott u AUEI y tLG--Uelduit nav
NR ing been made in the payment of a
certain sum OF money secured 10 be paid
by a certain Iudeniure of Mortgage bear
i,sg date the ninth dav OF April. in the
year of our Lo'd One Thousand Eight
Hundred and ioriv-one., executed by
Leonard Billy and Judy his wife TO Hen
ry Hidden and tv him assigned to Arden
IL. Ballard aud james NJ Edmunds, said
Nor gage beng recorded IN the Registers
Office OF me county Of Washienaw and
St,e of Mirhinan. on the 24lh dav, Of
sp.''. A. d. 1871. ia Liber. No. of
Mo- cages. page 524, 1Don which mort
gage here $ now claii,ed 10 be due The
sum ns,weniy- dollars aud thirty cents.
aud Cor which no suit at law has been
commenced.
No;ice IS ;berr'ore hereby given that
II pnrsuence o me stat in snch case
made and provided, & ola power Of sale
I " AIMED ~ said mortgage on The l2ih
DIV o; March rex; at the door Of The
Cou', House in the village Of Ann Arbor.
IN SAID Co'iniy. at ten O'Clock IN the fore
noon. will be sold at public auction TO he
highest bidder, The premises described in
SAID lndennre of mortgage, or so much
loereof as may be necessary TO satisfy
sad mortgage aud costs, viz: all that
Ger ain tract or parcel Of land situate lying
and beng in Tie County of Washtenaw,
aud Sac Of Michigan, being the South
Yves, quarter of the North West quar,er
5f Section Number Eleven, Town four
Sou,h of Range. three Eas. also me South
Eas quarter of the North Eas, quarter
dissection Number Ten. Town four South
d Range, three East.
~ ,s1oz ARDEN Fl. BALLARD,
81 JAS. Nj. EDMUNDS.
zsE (: sa1o s7~ Assignees.
VANCLsvE & JosLsN. Aly's.
YpsiIaL;i. Dec. 9.b 1873, 3m.