The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-05-11

happening to meet near the front of a laird's
house, in the Highland Of Scotland, began a
ferce battle, the noise of which soon drew TO
one OF the windows the lady of the mansion.
10 her infinite terror, she beheld her only
son-a boy between FIVE and six years of
age--belaboring with stiff cudgel the stou-
ter of the bellgerents. "Dougald, Dougald,
| what are you about p exclaimed the af-
frighted mother. .Helping tho little BULL"
was the gallant reply.
| ~ Charles Dushane Fronchman, re-
siding in this village, was stabbed in the
breast, by an Indian, on Thursday last. Il
appears that the Indian, who had just arrived
in town by the steamer Algona, frcm Grand
Rapids, called at the bar of one Of the gro-
ceries in town, for whiskey-when he was
told in English by the young man attending,
that he could have none Mr.. Dushane,
who stood by, interpreted the refusal for
whiskey, when the Indian drew his knife and
stabbed Mr. Dushanc, and ran for the woods
south of the village. He was pursued by
Sheriff Scott and several others, and in half
an hour was taken and lodged in Jail. Mr..
d. is said to have received only a flesh
wound. Grand River Times
THE IRISH ExILE.-The Dublin Freeman's
Journal announces that the new British
Ministry are about to order the release of
John Mitchell, William Smith O'Brieri, and
other exiles, upon condition Of their leaving
the British dominions, and never returning.
The strong appeal by Mr.. Webster in their
behalf, through Hon. Abbott Lawrence, has
doubtless conduced to this result If it has
not indeed been solely instrumental in it.
A cordial welcome will be extended to them
in this country, where they will find honor
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to prosperity. Det Adv.
PRETTY GooD.-The Portsmouth Journal
tells the following story:
At a meeting of the democratic friends
on Monday night one of the candidates for
the Common Council, who once was dissipa-
ted but now is reformed, made speech, in
which commended democracy in general,
and tho ticket which his name ornamented
in particular. This so elated well-known
and eloquent advocate of democracy that he
Immediately rose and said that he was re-
joced to find that there was one man in
Portsmouth who could leave off getting
drunk without forsaking the democratic
party
New YORK FOR GEN ScoTT-FIFTY TO
ONE.--It will be seen by the following tele-
graphic despatch, which we find in the
Wings in the n. Y Legislature have in caus-
Gus passed resolution in favor of Gen. Scorr
for the Presidency. "The old Hero" as
tho Cleveland Herald truly says" is most
emphatically the choice ofthe Wings of tho
three great States of the Union.
ALBANY, April s. Whig Legislative eau
Gus passed resolution in favor of Scott for
the Presidency: rote, tfly to one. Silver
Greys absent
g5- Somebody says that young lady
should always ask the following questions
before accepting the hand of a young man:
. he support me comfortably? Does hetake
tho "JoURNAL" and pay for it?
@r A sailor in the pit of theatre, look
, ing over its playbill, read: "An interval OF
twenty-five years occures between the first
and second acts :" At the end of the first
act he put on his old tarpaulin and left tho
house, saying" Few of these people will
live to see the end ont"
WmPPED.-A Jew by the name Of Silver
mann, who robbed his partner, Burgermann,
some weeks since, Of $500, was publicly
{ flogged by vigilance conmitte of this place,
on Friday. The theft was clearly proven
against him, and he was sentenced to receive
0 fifty lashes. Herald.
zs-Teach child to think for himself
. by which he can learn how to learn, which
\ is tho cream of all instruction, whether in
: school or not.
e5- "My throat is filled with melody" as
the grey cat observed when he swallowed
his mistress pet canary bird.
< ns- A locomotive collapsed fue on the
: Erie Railroad on the l4th Killing the fireman
r and badly scalding the engineer.
! GREAT RAILROAD SrEED.--Two new loco
2 motives, lately put on the Hudson River Rail
road, made two very extraordinary trips two
,, weeks ago, viz: one to Albany (l44 miles) in
y threo hours twelve minutes, and the other
J. the same distance in four minutes less, viz
= three hours and eight minutes. The latter
: trib was III average of 46 miles per hour with
in fraction.
/ ~ A bill passed the Senate of the State
S of Ohio few days since, unanimously ap-
propriating 100000 for the erection of two
asylums for lunatics-one in the northern
! part of the State, the other in the southern
S Notwithstanding the unanimity the vote
i in faver of these establishments, in the Sen
d ate; fears are entertained that the bill viii
4 be lost in the House,
y THREE CENT PIEcEs-The Treasurer Of
/ the Mint at philadelphia, Mr.. E. G. Dale, ,hai
given notice that he is prepard to exchange
,, three cents pieces for gold, to all applicant
l. therefore He will also deliver the same, a
e the expense of the mint, to any man requir
It ing them at distance, and who may be con
y veniently accessible on the line OF the exp
d resscs the coins being in parcels of $50, 800
Q and $3.50, the applications should be made
IL for either of those sums, or multiples there
of, and payment in advance will be required
) in every case.
~ The number of adults in the State o
= Georgia who cannot read or write is Al 900
= and then umber of children whose parents arr
unable to send them to school is upwards o
v $4,000. According to official returns, th'
: number of adults in Virginia who canno
:, read and write is 10000 more than in ls4O
= and the number of children whose parents
;. have not the means to educate them is rs,
r. 000 E1
ID FATAL ArrRAY.-A Mr.. Jeremiah Means