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Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
Malls.

We are unable this week to give our readers
any late intelligence from" out of the neighbour
hood" for the reason that since Wednesday last
up to the present time TUESDAY noon,) we
have received no river mail. We are utterly at
loss to account for this inexcusable neglect
on the part of some person or persons engaged
in the service of the p o. Department. If we
are not mistaken it is the duty of our Post Mas
ter to carefully report all such delinquenees.-
We trust he will represent this, and all others
that may occur in their true light, as the season
of the year is fast approaching when it has been
too common 70 make the interests of the public
in this particular succumb to private convenience.
Let US lavc the mails delivered here according
to agreement, or let us have change made that
will ensure their regular arrival.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
Chancery Sale.

DURSUANT to q decree of the Circuit Court for
L the county Of Ottawa. in Chanccry made OH
the twenty eighth day of July, i'm the year eighteen
hundred and iifty-twO, i'm cause wherein James
W. Smith is complainant, and Horace Hungeriord =
Roxana Ilungerford Francis ID. Gilbert and Geo.
l.. Norton, arc defendants,
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, the
Circuit Court Commissioner of said Ottawa couIl-
ty, will on Thursday, the tenth day of November
next at the hour Of four Of the clock in the after
noon of said day mt the old School House, in the
village of Grand Haven, in said county and State
sell in separate parcels at public auction TO the
highest bidder all those pieces or parcels OF land
situate, lying and being in the county of Ottawa
and State Of Michigan, known and described rs
follows, to wit: The cast half of the north, cast
quarter Of section twcnty-three and west half of
the northwest quarter Of section twenty-four, in
town seven north of range thirteen west, contain
ing by government survey one hundred ana sixty
acres OF land, be the same more or less. sale alb
sOutc, terms cash. Dated August n, 1858 l0S 13w
r. W. DUNCAN, Circuit Court Commissioned
RATHBoNE & MILLER Sol'rs. for CompFt
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
Your friend and servant,
FRANK PIERCE,

New PRoPELLERs.--The bulls of two small
propellers are lying in the South Branch, receiv-
ing their boilers and machinery from the manu-
factory of p w. Gates a. Co. One of them was
launched here last week, being built for Mcssrs.
Houghtelling 81 Shepard, and will carry lao
tons freight. The boiler and machinery being
placed on deck, all the space in the hold is rem
dered available. She is named the Chicago, and
designed for the canal. The other was built ut
Racine, for T.. W. Richmond, and is designed
for tho lumber trade she will carry about
10000 feet, and will also have comfortable &C.
commodations for passengers. She will be
ready for service in about two weeks.
Chi. Dem. Press.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County Of Ottawa IS =
At session of the Probate Court for said County
OF Ottawa holden ut the office of the Judge there
Of ut Grand Haven on Monday, the 25th day of
July, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and iifty-thrcc: Present, William Hathaway Jr,
Judge of Probate; In the matter of tlc Estate
of William Porter, deceased:
.nN reading and filing the petition, duly verified,
J of George J.. Porter, administrator of said cs-
tate praying for license to sell the real estate of the
said deceased for tic payment of his debts and cX
pcnscs Of administration ThercupOn it is Order
Cd that Monday, the twelfth day Of September
next mt one O'Clock i'm the afternoon, bc assigned
for the hearing Of said petition, and that the heirs
ut law of said deceased, and all other persons in
tcrescd in said Estate, are repaired to appear at
session of said Probate Court then to be holden ut
the Office of the Judge, thereof, at Grand Haven,
and show cause if any there he, why the prayer of
the petitioner should not be granted And it is
further Ordered, that said petitioner George l..
Porter give notice to- the persons interested in said
Estate, of the pcndcncy of said petition and the
hearing thereof by causing copy of this Order to
be published in the Grand River Times a Ncwspa-
per printed and circulating i'm the County of Otta
wa four successive weeks previous to said day of
hearing. true copy.I lO64w.l
WILLIAM HATHAWAY, Jr, Judge of Probate.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
Guardian Sale.

In the matter of the Estate of Lucic A. Glove
l. land, Henry ID. Cleveland, Mary A. Cleveland
and Henry A. Cleveland, miners Notice is here
by given that i'm pursuance OF license and authori-
ty granted by the Probate Court for the county of
Wayne, in the State of Michigan, on the thir-
tecnth (13th) day of December A. ID. 1852, the UNI
dcrsigncd, Guardian Of said minors will sell at
public Auction to the highest bidder, at the front
door of the Washington House, in the village of
Grand Haven in the county of Ottawa, in said
State, on Tuesday, the eighteenth day of October
next ut o'clock J.. NJ, all the following described
real estate situate in the county of Ottawa to wit
The northwest fractional quarter and the south
half of section four in township five north, range
thirteen west, containing four hundred ninety
acres and cighty-four one hundrcdths August 10,
1853 ITO wv
CHARLOTTE A. CLEVELAND, Guardian.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
Sherif's Sale.

DY virtue Of an execution issued out of the Cir
ID cult Court of the County of Ottawa and State
of Michigan, to me directed and delivered, against
the goods and chattels, lands and tencmcnts Of
Henry Middlcmst, defendant in said execution, L
have levied upon all the right, title and interest
Of the said Henry Middlemist of, in and to the
following described lands and tcncments, to wit ::
The half of the southeast quarter of section
thirty-thrcc 53), III Town ninc l9) norm OF range
State of Michigan, containing eighty acres of land,
which shall expose for sale at public auction as
the law directs, to the highest bidder at the Court
House, in the village of Grand Haven, on Thurs
day the 22d day of September next, mt one O'Clock
i'm the afternoon of said day. Dated Grand Ha-
ven, August g. 1883. INV lW
ASA A. Scott, Sheriff.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
THE GRAND RIVER TIMES.
GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN;
WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 7. 1853
Tltc Trcspnssers.

We are pleased to know that effective meas
ures have at last been taken to prevent further
robberes on the School and other lands held by
the State in this vicinity. CHARLES J. Fox.
Esq, of Lansing, formerly State Librarian, has
received full power from the Governor to deal
with trespassers on these lands and is now
among us making his business known in man.
ner that can not fail to produce very salutary
effect. As consequence of this thorough dis
charge of duty, individuals have in some in
stances been made to smart severely, but no
case has yet come to our knowledge that has
any real claim for sympathy. 1t is high time
that all those who have been in the habit of I'M
scrupulously appropriating to their own private
uses whatever public property they have been
able to light upon, without even holding that as
sacred which has been devoted to educational
and charitable purposes, were checked in their
rascally operations, and it is perfectly right that
they should be compelled to make satisfactory
compensation for the mischief they have done,
or be visited with all the rigors of the law.
We have now some real evidence that the adj
! minisiration of public affairs has fallen into en-
ergetc hands, and that the requisite means will
be at hand in every case of emergency to secure a
faithful execution Of the laws. Unless we are
entirely mistaken trespassing upon both State
and Government lands will, hereafter, be made toe
hazardous for either profit or convenience, and
the rights of the public will come to DO held as
ipviolahlo fhooa IF indiy1uolc
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
Taxes for 1853.

The amount of State Tax apportioned to this
county for the present year is only $lO9 S.
Last year it was $l,7l5 IA. Ten Thousand dollars
is the whole sum apportioned to all the counties
in the State for 1853 This is at the rate of
about one twelfth of mill on the dollar, and is
in fact little else than nominal tax.
The amount of money to be raised for county
purposes must also be very trifing, as no cause
for any extraordinary outlay at present exists,
and tho county expenses for the past year have
been remarkably light. There are but few out
standing county orders and tho Indebtedness
from the State is considerable.
The great diminution of tho State tax is ow-
ing, with rs, somewhat to the operation of the
new tax law. The proportion our taxable prop
erty bears to that of the whole State as now
valued is considerably less than it was under
the old method of taking the assessment. But
we owe far more to the strict economy that has
characterized the management of the State gov
eminent for the last few years, and the rigid
adoption of policy that closes every avenue to
a wasteful and extravagant expenditure of the
public money. Under judicious system of
legislation, of which the citizens of Michigan
may well be proud, the State is gradually free
ing herself from her heavy indebtedness, and
at the same time is fast diminishing the burdens
to be borne by the people,
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
MARINE LIST.
ARRIVED

Aug. 2S.-Schr. Temperance, Prindervillc.
29.-Schrs Reindeer Flood; Active, -; U. S
steamer Michigan, Bigclow
31.-Schr. Convoy, -.
Sept. l.-Schrs. Illinois, Burke; L. Jane, Koyo
Gazec, Perry.
3.-Schrs. Vermont, Nelson; Warren,
President, Crawford; prop. Pocahontas, Clark
CLEARED
Aug. 30.-U. S. steamer Michigan, Bgelow.
31.-Schr. President, Crawford; Telegraph, Hen
derson; Pioneer, Mcnamara; Vermont, Nelson
Active, =; Reindeer, Flood brig o. Richmond
Monroe; Enterprise, Miller; sloop f. Dutchman
Milne.
Sept. 1-Schrs Illinois, Burke; Gazec, Perry.
3.-Schrs. l.. Jane, Keyo; Temperance, Prinder
Vile; prop. Pocahontas, Clark
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

ExEcuTIoNs.-A large number Of executions
for murder are to take place during the present
and succeeding months. The following list
has been selected
Margaret Butler, for assisting man called
Jim Philips in numbering Mr.. Gaines, will be
hung to-day august lath) in Culpepper, Vir
ginia.
John Hendrickson, Jr., for the murder Of
his wife, will be hung on the Goth instant, at
Albany.
David Jewell, who took the life of Mr.. Mitch
ell, on the 18th of July, 1852, will be hung in
Pittsburg, on the I'd of Sept.
A man named jennings, for causing the
death of another, named Willard, will be exc
cuted at st. Joseph, Missouri, on the I'd of
Sept.
Patrick Douohue, who murdered Mrs. Jane
Ann Kinney and her daughter nearly year
since in Cortland county, N. Y, will also be
hung on the Cd of Notwithstanding three
executions in different parts ofthe country in
one day.
the murder of Moses Guard, in Alexandria, KY,
on the Sd Of Sept.
Thos. Board, for killing Strickler ], II. Girls
lip, will be executed at Leesburg, Va, on the
2Sth of October.
James Mcclure, convicted at Syracuse, of
the murder of w. Holland, and sentenced to
DO hung on the 18th of August, has been
rcspited by the Governor till the Cd of De-
cember
Capie and Emmons, who were convicted in
Philadelphia of the murder of Christopher 500
han, and sentenced to be executed August 9th
are also respited.
Three negroes, charged with shooting their
master, Mr. Henry Birdsong, of Sussex Co..
Va, on the night, of Friday, July 8, were tried
on the 9th instant, convicted and sentenced to
be hung.
Lawrence Fogarty, for the murder of Mr.
John Brown, of Alden, is to be hung on the 2Sth
of October.
William Dairy Oarraugh) is to be hung on
the lst of Nov.
Henry Craft and Martin Shatler, indicted with
John Bieler for the murder of Bartholomew
Myers, are TO be hung in September.
Buffalo Rep
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

Physicians say that Davis Pain Killer is one Of
those nice little articles which Is calculated To re-
lievc an immense amount of suffering incident to
human life. Its action on the system Is many
times like magic-sO iustantaneOus--thc pain Is
gone at once.
For the almost miraculous extinction of pain,
no medicine was ever discovered equal to the Pain
Killer. 1t is used in certain cases externally and
internally but never eternally, like too many prep
aratons. Full directions accompany each bottle.
Perry Davis Pain Killer almost Immediately
cures the following complaints, viz: Chill and
Fever, Cholera, Cholera Morbus, Diarrhoa, severe
Burns, Dyspepsia, Painters Choc, Piles, Boils,
general Debility, Coughs, Headache, sudden Colds,
swellcd Joints, Cramps and Spasms, rheumatism,
Pains in the Back and Side and various other
complaints, in fact il is PAIN KILLER!
Notice To Dealers In Pain Killer.
The name Of Pain Killer belongs exclusively to
the Proprietor of the medicine. That right has
been recently sustained by a court of law, and
any person found selling an article by that name,
and not of the manufacture of Perry Davis &
Son, will be prosecuted.
Beware of u $ Pain Killer" manufactured by one
Andrew j. White, Buffalo, N. Y. 1t is IL base cOun-
terfcit, and all other preparations in name of
Pain Killer" that is not manufactured by Perry
Davis q Sons are spurious compounds calculated
to deceive the people. Buy of regular agents, and
take none but Perry Davis Pain Killer. You will
then get that which will give you every satisiac-
ton desired.
10 Principal office for the sale of the genuine
Perry Davis Pain Killer, in the southern and west
ern States, No. 7, College Building, Cincinnati
Ohio. j. N. HARRIS q Co, Proprictors.
To- Brinckerlof & Fcnton, Chicago, wholesale
Agents Ferry g. Sons, Agents mt Grand Haven
w. &. Henry, Agent ut Grand Rapids; also for
sale by all principal dealers in medicines through
the State. I1ynl00.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
STATE or MICHIGAN, County Of OTTAWA, s.

STATE OF MICHIGAN County of Ottawa, S.
At u session of the Probate Court for the County
of Ottawa, holden at the office Of the Judge
thereof, at Grand Haven, on Monday the first
day of August, in tire year one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-three Present, William Hath
away, Jr., Judge Of Probate :. In the matter Of
the estate of Timothy Shean, deceased:
TTPON the petition of VIM M. Ferry, one of the
u creditors of said deceased asking for letters
Of administration on said deceased estate: There
upon il is ordered, that Monday, the fifth day OF
September next, ut one O'Clock in the afternoon,
be assigned for the hearing of said petition, and
that the heirs at law of said deceased aud all 9th
persons interested in said cstate required to
appear ut u session of said Probate Court, then to
he holden at the office Of the Judge thereof, at
Grand Haven, and show cause, if any there be,
why the prayer of the petitioner should not be
granted and it is further ordered that said petit
toner, VIM. M. Berry, give notice to the persons
interested i'm said estate, of the pendency of said
petition and the hearing thereof, by causing a
copy of this order to be published in the Grand
River Times, a newspaper printed and circulating
in the County of ottawa, three successive weeks
previous to said day of hearing. 1907 WI
WILLIAM HATHAWAY. Jr.
a true copy.I Judge of Probate.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

BASE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES villain has gotten
up worthless article, and is selling the same for
Perry Davis Pain Killer. 1t is put up in bottles
closely resembling the original, and is calculated
to deceive the unwary Buy of regular Agent
and be sure you get the genuine Sec advertise.
ment.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
Decision under the Fugitive Slave Law.

Decision under the Fugitive Slave Law.
The first decision by Judge of the Supreme
Court of the United States upon the constitu-
tionalty of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was
delivered short time since ut CDcinatti. The
case was brought before Judge MCLEAN who in
an able opinion held the law to be constitutions
al, and made an order for delivering the fugitive
to his owner.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

~ We were treated to repast ofdelcious
peaches few days since by Rev. VIM G. COM
FORT. These peaches were raised by Mr.. c. on
his grounds in Polkton, and are the first ripe
ones we have seen of tho season that were
grown in this county.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
weather.

For few days during the past week &C have
had warm weather-almost equal to any we en-
perienccd in August. 1t lis yet quito dry and the
streams are low Sickness is more prevalent
| than it was few months since, but il is not re-
| markably unhealthy for the season.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

ssfS, THE Sloop, Flying Dutchman," w. c.
49, MILNE, Master, IS tons burthen, will con-
tinuc the rest Of the season, making trips
as usual between st. Joseph and Grand Traverse,
touching at all the intermediate places along the
coast. For freight or passage apply to either of
the Warehouses or Steamboats, in Grand Haven
June n, 1853:
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

1t is fact worthy of notice that the Supreme
judicial tribunal of Mississippi which has just
decided that the State is bound to pay the Un-
ion bank bonds, was elected by the people, and is
dependent upon them for reelection, Tho peo-
pie, short time since, had voted not 10 pay the
bonds. If this does not prove the independence
frmness and honesty of an elective judiciary, lei
disappointed judges be appealed too to make
those qualities apparent Tribune.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

A writer in The Inteltigencer communicates u
curious incident. A little girl was standing at
window before which was a young maple tree.
After brilliant flash of lightning a complete
image of the tree was found imprinted on her
body. This is not the first instance of the kind,
but it is u singular phenomenon.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
Annual Tax Sale.
OTTAWA Co. Trcasurer's Office,
Grand Uovan Scnt Il 1879

Grand Haven Sept 6, 1853. !
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual tax
IN sales for the county of Ottawa will he held at
the Court House in the village of Grand Haven on
Monday the third day Of October next, commcnc-
ing ut 9 O'Clock A. NJ, and continuing from day to
day until all the State tax lands and all the lands
described in the advertised lists disposed Of
Payment to DC made in State scrip, specie, or its
equivalent.
Notice is also given that the list of State tax
lands has been received, and may he examined al
this Office. MILL GEO. PARKS, Co Treasurer
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
Clothing! Clothing

DECEIVED by Propeller Pocahontas, last week
mcnt of Fashionable Clothing, Fancy Stocks
Neck Ties, Plain and Fancy Linen Shirts, &c, Call
and see. FERRY &SONS.
Grand Haven, May 81 1853.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

,,giS THE SLOOP Il. Richie, JOHN WARD,
S4gEe Master, is making regular trips between St.
Joseph and Manistcc, touching ut all the
intermediate places along the coast. For freight
passage apply to Ferry & Sons, Ill. Martin or
the Captain on board.
June If, 1853. 100 mt
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

STATE OF MICHIGAN, Eighth Judicial Circuit,
in Chanccry.
Sally kimball, Comprt, GUT pending in the.
VS.. }kO Circuit Cont for the
Elias Kimball. Def't. County cf ottawa. in
Chanccry, at Grand Haven, on the 18th day of
June, A. d. 1853.
1t appearing by the sworn bill of complaint
filed in this cause, that Elias Kimball the. above
named defendant, is nonresident of this State
and WAS when last heard of resident OF the State
of Illinois: Ii is therefore, on motion of John T.
Holmes, solicitor for said CON panant ordered
that the said defendant, Elias Kimball cause his
appearance in this to DC entered within three
months from the date of this order and that in
case of his appearance he cause his answer to the
accomplishments bill on file and copy thereof TO be
scry cd on the complainant s solicitor within TWEEN.
y days after the service of copy Of said bill and
notice of this order and i'm default thereof that
the said bill be taken confessed by the said de-
fcndant Elias Kimball.
And il Is further ordered that within twenty DAVIS
the said complainant cause a notice of this order
to be published i'm the Grand River Times u news
paper published ut Grand Haven in said County
and that the said publication he continued once in
each week for six weeks in succession, or that she
cause copy OF this order TO be personally served
on the said defendant at least twenty days before
the time above prescribed for his appearance.
X. w. DUNCAN, Circuit Court Commissioner.
JOINT. HOLMES, Comprts Solicitor.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, County Of Ottawa, S.
certify the foregoing to DC true copy of the
|Origina Witness my hand and the seal of the
Circuit Court for the County of Ottawa mt Graud
Haven this fifteenth day of June A. ID. 1853.
7w l03. IIoYT G. Posi-, Register.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
The bridge.

The Bridge commenced on tho rond to the
ferry We see has remained in statu quo for about
two months. In the forepart of the season OPP
erations were pushed forward with commend
able degree Of activity. Since then the work
has been suspended, and the benefits which we
should be receiving from the completion of a
substantial means Of communication with Mill
Point have been nearly lost. This is all owing
we are told to tho low stage of water in Creek
cry creek which prevents tho running OF MIR.
THoMpsoN's Saw mill. It is certainly to be ho-
ped that tho rainy season will ere long COM
nence in the valley of the Crockery, or that it
may be discovered that facilities for manufactur-
ing lumber do actually exist at the present time
il. other regions.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

MERRY & SONS Are 90 hand with fresh lot
/ of Goods dircctfrom New York City. We will
show customers that we Can sell as low if not low
err than any one in town. In Sugar, Tea, Coffee,
Rice and other Groceries ace can't DC beat. Try us
and sec. 100
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07
r 1858. Grand Haven and Chicago. 1853.

s..s..Yx {fss3. 8 The Steamboat LONDON Capt Geo.
-es'-s'' 7Sss-NS- Il. Brown, will run to the above
named places leaving Grand Haven every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday evening, at O'Clock
She will also run to Muskcgon every Saturday.
For freight or passage apply to
Iotw6 C.. Il. ALBEE.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

Grand Haven Mar,sct.-Lumber, $7,5O Il 500;
Shingles, 81 so 1,75 Lath, 81, 90 225; Slaves,
500 a 500; Single Bolts, $500 600; Wood,
$l,SS; Timber, A a cts per foot.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

Santa Ana, it is said intends pettioning Con
gress for his left leg, now in Barnum's Museum,
and, if not obtained, is determined to declare wal
against our Republic. Asan offset to this, Bar
nun offers $4,000 for his right lcg aud hopes
TO get IT,
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-07

The man who writes up" the" Russia Salve'
for the Boston papers, perpetratos the following
Let him beware of tho Countess -
"No doubt exists in this city us to the truth
of the marriage of Lola Montez, from the fact
that her reported husband sent to the propro-
tors a large order for the salve, which is good
for scalds, bites scratches, sores, &c, &c.