Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-08-24

A WOMAN on a spreqd.-An Ameri-
can female, called by the romantic name
of Miss Kate Irvine, has commenced at
Sheffield, England, the arduous task Of
walking 500 miles in as many consccu-
tive hours, on bet of E500 The la
dy pedestrian is described as being about
30 years of age, tall, aud rather prepos
sessing. She wears the Bloomer cos
tume--a straw hat, n jacket Of thin black
material, light vest, with bright but
tons, n tunic silk shirt, and light boots.
She started for the first mile Mt o'clock
in the evening, and accomplished it in
l2l minutes. The average time of each
mile thus far varied from l24 10 l3 min
utes, which, for woman, may be con-
sidered really wonderful. Nearly 800
persons paid n visit to the fleet-fooicd
American on the first day of her walks.
An army of grasshoppers has made
its appearances on the northern confines
of Guatemala, and extended into Mexico
as far IS Oaiaca. II is about 3 leagues
long by half II league broad, and travels
at the rate Of IL miles day. 1t has al
ready traversed $50 leagues of country,
moving during the day and remaining
quiet ut night and during the cloudy
days, keeping near the coast, and never
beginning its march until 8 or 0 o'clock,
when the sun is felt. Its preferred food
is the indigo and corn, and it has not
touched the sugar cane. 1t is described
as being from two to two and n half
inches long, of deep yellow color, and
having four small wings of the same col
or A similar plague took place in l77l,
when they invaded Yucatan and the
coast of Vera Cruz and New Mexico in
formidable numbers.
Tho Albany Dutchman is surprised
that people should spend hundreds of
dollars annually in visiting sulphur
springs, when beverage equally as
pleasant MS the one obtained there, could
be made by chopping up loco-foco match
es, and mixing them with bilge water
For five dollars he offers to furnish a
person with a receipt for making all the
more celebrated waters of the country.
For the sparkling offerings of the far
famed Congress springs, tho Dutchman
offers 4 very cheap substilutc-drinli
weak pork pickle out Of an old boot.
The Chinese Repository tells very
singular story Of the punishment inlict-
ed on Chinese criminal. His offence
it seems, was objectionable, and it was
determined to make an example Of him
Consequently, he was wound round with
cotton, saturated with tallow, and hay
ing been dipped till he presented tho ap.
pcarance of a gigantic candle, was stuck
upon his fathers grave, and lighted
, OF course, the poor fellow persisted il
slow torture. Was ever device heart
of SO completely diabolical
4 CHINESE LANGUAGE.-Who would
have thought six years ago, that the laws
of one of the States of The Union would
have to be published in English and Chi.
nese, for general circulation? Yet it is
so. The ninth section Of an act passed
by the California legislature for the col
lection of the foreign miners tax has
been printed in the Chinese language
for the information Of more than thirty
thousand Chinese in the New State
Tong'k Achicb, a Chnaman, certfies that
the translation is faithful and good
AISLE" "A travelling lecturer pick
ed up candidate for wife few days
ago in Lynn, whom he selected through
his knowledge Of "bumps." as he had
never known her until an hour and &
!, half before. lie procured marriage
} certificate and they proceeded to Salem
when the girl, who had been nothing 10th
to accept the offer, found the house o.
, her intended, who had buried his wife
; four days before, well stocked with chill
, dren, but having little else in it. ShS
was immediately seized with home sick
ness, aud borrowed money enough TO re-
} turn in the cars. Boston Courier.
A correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Register says the following cure for dys
, EMERY has never known to fail: "Takt
) one quart of new milk (warm from thc
f cow ifpossible) and add to it two tabl,
! spoonstul Of fine charcoal, and one Of ia
, BILE salt. Drink as the patient is able
and renew the quantity if needed. Tn,
diet should be principally rice, or mill
+ toast"
The Dutchman says, whoever want,
to get along through this world, has only
4 to take lessons of hen chasing a grass
I hopper through field. With lon,
neck and peeled eye, take few hurri
ed steps, stop short, peep over, peep un
der, now to the right, then to the left
! one. Hutter, and you have him. That
the way it is done.
The body of one of the men who wer,
: recently carried over Niagara Falls, ha
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