Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-11-02


formerly Of the Sovereign of the Seas"
Scientific American
The scenes at the Woman's Rights Conven-
ton in New York, were the most amusing that
we ever participated in. There were no less than
twenty persons talking at the same time, viz;
eleven Boomers, one boquet- seller, three mar
ket boys, two anti-slavery men, two "come out
ers" and the editor of the Tribune. We annex
the speeches. ="
"Ihe female mind has been trampled on for
centuries" .i.'oie y't Es
$50 it old gall" ,n
"As is this handful of flowers so is the per-
fume which is waited from the garden ofPhilan-
thropy."
Gas" @ 3 a,a.q
Is there person in this assembly who ever
had n mother q F'l t1fIh "'
&c | expect not" 1 II
"The pulpit must come to the rescue If evil
is ever fioored in this world, righteousness must
wreste with it,"
!" Good again! Who'll form ring"
"The bonds of the slave must be oosened =
The land is groaning with wickedness"
SCOT the cholic, perhaps. Give it a little gin
and peppermint" y.
"Mr. President, there is only one paper in this
State that stands up for the cause of right and
IPIoSfeoS---d tiat paper Is
"Three cheers for the old white coat"
"Woman is great institution, and should
have her rights"
THAT'S fact Let's lick-er!" m i. 81
| AS this remark seemed to have double mean
ing, it got up a general laugh, in the midst of
which we left N. Y. Y.Dutchman.
| New USE FOR CoMET-The comet which
has lately been visible, has served priest not
far from Warsaw, with materials for a very curl
GUS sermon. After having summoned his con-
gregation together, although it was neither Sun
day nor festival, and showing them the comet, he
informed them that it was the same star that had
appeared to the Magi at the birth of our Savior
and that it was only visible now in the Russian
Empire. Its appearance on this occasion was to
intimate to the Russian eagle, that the time was
now come for it to spread out its wings and en-
brace all mankind in one orthodox, self-sanctify-
ing church He showed them that the star was
now standing Immediately over Constantnople,
and explained that the dull light of the nucleus
indicated its sorrows at the delays of the Rus
sian army in proceeding to its destination, &c.
Cur A DIDo-It is told in history that Dido,
a queen Of Tyre, about $40 years before Christ,
| fled from that place on the murder of her hus-
band, and with a colony settled upon the north
erl cOaSI Vi Alrlca, Wnere Sne DulC Cartnage.-
Being in want Of land, she barganed with the
natives for as much rs she could surround with
a bulls hide Having made the agreement, she
cut n bulls hide into fine strings, and, tying
them together, claimed as much land as she
could surround with the long line she had thus
made. The natives allowed the cunning queen
to have her way; but when anybody played off
a sharp trick, they said he had d' cut a Dido" and
| the phrase has come down to our day
The commanding officer at Fort Kearney re-
ports, says the Washington Star, that the last
of the overland emigration for Oregon and Cali
fornia of this season passed that fort about the
10Th of August. The total number during the
season were as follows: 5000 men, 2,252 wo-
men, 305S children, 5,477 horses, 2,l9O mules,
l05,792 cattle, 3,70S wagons, and 48,495 sheep.
This does not include that part Of the emigra-
ton which PASSED on the north side of the
Platte river ,ta
Judge s. had very wild son named Bob,
who was constantly on spree, and upon being
brought up once before the Court for drunken
ness, the Judge cried out
"Is that our Bob! :" sn3
Clerk.-"Yes sir" ,fe aq.gir
Judge-Fine therascal two dollars and costs;
Id make 1t ten dollars if didn't know it would
come out ofmy own pocket cisshae bas.
CocKNEyIsM Witness " This here feller
broke our windcr with q tater and hit Isabeller
on the elbcr as she was playing on tho paner.
Magistrate =" The conduct of the prisona,
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