Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-08-15

ACLosr vorE The Turkish Loan Bill passed
the House of Commons on Friday night by vote
Of 1875 to 1872 Upon this result the London Times
thus remarks 1--WE can scarcely believe that
within so short time the alliance with France,
the prospects of the war, and the very existence
of Turkey, should have been saved from the most
serious risk by the narrow majority OF l3o to 1872"
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ELECTIoNs.-The latest intelligence informs us
that G. ID. Stockbridge, American, is probably
elected Governor of Alabama. Morehead, X. N
of Kentucky, johnson, Dem. of Tennessee. Moth
ing yet definite from N. Carolina
CHICAGO FIREMEN VIcToRIoUs.-The Daily
Press says: A dispatch from Waterloo, N. Y,
states that Engine Co., Nos, of Chicago, with their
machine bore off the prize at the trial of engines
at that place on Thursday last.
OREGON DEMoCRATIc.-At the recent election
in Oregon the Democrats carried every member
of the Legislature except one Councilman and two
Representatives.
&c The London Times of a late date says, We
have great pleasure in announcing that Sir William
Wordsworth Is to succeed Lord John Russel in the
direction Of the Colonial Office"
H.
A VALUABLE PREsENT.-Mrs FINCH, of Spring
Lake, near this village recently presented her liege
lord with three fine boys at birth. Beat it who
can. ~ e6 III
Dc Entered this port, from Aug. 7, to Aug. 13
brig, 26 schooners, sloop, and propellers.
The Hon. Abbott Lawrence is rapidly sink
ing, and but faint hopes are entertained of
his recovery. %
SHIP CANAL FROM LAKE ONTARIO TO
GEORGIAN BAY.-The Chicago Journal says
that subscription has been set on foot in
Canada for survey of the route for ship
canal between these two points. Chicago, as
usual, having done the talking in regard to
this visionary scheme, some other city or as
ISOLATION will furnish the means to demon
strate its impracticabilty.
Gen. Scott remarked, on reading the news
from the Crimea, that in his opinion, the
most formidable obstacle the Allies had to
contend with, was divided command.
So far as the census of New York has pro-
crossed the indicated results may be briefly
summed up:-lst. A Capitalization of popu-
lation in the city of New York. I'd. A fair
but not remarkable increase in the other COM
mercial towns. Sd. A considerable decrease
OF the agricultural population Of the State.
The Kansas Herald or the 18th ult. an
nounces a project to annex the whole of the
Platte purchase in Missouri to Kansas Terri
tory. 1t is stated that the Missouri Legisla-
ture will meet in November and give con-
sent. -
PoTAroE RoT.-The New England Farm
err recommends the sprinkling of ashes as
often as once week on potatoe tops in
small quantities, as a sure preventive. Farm
ers, try it: the expense is nothing.
There is great deal of poetry about dy-
ing for ones country" the glory of a death
bed on the battlefield" and all that, but sta
tistical returns show that the majority of sol
diers die Of dysentery, which must be very
different affair."
HAD HIM THERE.-A clergyman was CEN
surfing young lady for tight lacing.
Why" replied the miss, "you surely
would not recommend loose habits to your pa
rishioners?" The clergyman "cavedp'
Among the toasts at the celebration of the
Fourth, in Ogdensburgh, D. c., was the fol-
lowing:
BY DIR. Lucius Bellinger-George Law and
the Fugitive Slave Law the speedy exc
cution of them both.
An exchange says The woman who
paints her face, offers an unmistakeable insult
to nature and also the lips of man. If there
is one thing more than another that "agi-
tates" our feelings and spols our taste, is to
kiss damsel and coat our smackers at the
same time with a pastry of vermillion and
chalk. And we do considerable in that in
Qifb,
AT Steels Landing, on the 1st inst, of inf1amma-
ton of the bowels, WILLIS, only child of VIM N.
and Ann M Angel, at the age of fifteen months
and nineteen days