Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-08-12
EDITORIAL MEMORANDA.

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"A biography of George Stephenson, the father
of the locomotive, is in press in England, In 1928
people laughed when he said he could run his en-
CINE at speed of ten miles an hour In 1915 he
saw hundreds run fifty miles an hour. He died in
1918, aged 81.
The first type made in America were cast by
Albert Buel, at Killingworth, Conn, in 1869, and
were used by him in printing memorial to the
Assembly, praying for aid in the establishment Of
foundry. E a 5Es .J9aGlo
In the time of Henry ". the following lines
were penned Though in many respects, mankind,
as well as womankind have progressed since that
time, the lines about truthful in these latter
days as in olden time; mon lfe.4G
I.r 1.-TWO wymen in one house, p F..
Two Gates and one mowse,
...3V Two dogges and one bone, "a
. May never accord in tone. r.. .[..
--Elihu Burritt has called national emancipa.
ton convention to be held at Cleveland, Ohio, on
the 25th, Goth and 9th Of August; to discuss his
scheme for the peaceful removal of slavery.
The Winona (Minnesota) Republican says;
'Thc Mississippi is very low, and still falling
Steamboats, of heavy draught are much mpeded
i'll their progress by sand bars.
to improve in health He recently dined, by invi-
taton, with the benches of the Inner Temple-a
courtesy rarely extended to strangers.
A national horse show is TO be held at Spring
field, Mass, during the week commencing Sept. 2S.
The third annual exhibition of the national horse
show and ladies' equestrian fair will be held at
Galesburg, Ills, Sept. 8, 0, and 10.
Frederick Clements was arrested, tried and
'remanded back to slavery, under the fugitive
slave law, at Springfield, HIS. on the 3oth ult
The republican state committee of N. Y have
called a state convention to he held at Syracuse,
September %. ~.
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The weight of the Atlantic telegraph ca
bic, is one ton per mile. The Agamemnon
is receiving her half of it at Greenwich, and
the Niagara hers at Birkenhead. Atthe for
mer place, the operations are superintendent
by DR.. Whilehouse and our Prof Morse
The loading was expected to be completed by
the goth of July, when, though the plan for
laying the cable had not been definitely de-
termined, it was supposed that the vessels
would proceed in company to the center of
the Atlantic, where the two portions would
be cemented, the coil dropped to the bottom,
and the Agamemnon commence paying out
in the direction of Ireland, while the Niagara,
in the same labor, should pursue her course
toward Newfoundland. So complete are all
the arrangements, that it is said that five
minutes will suffice to weld the international
knot, which, we may trust, will link England
and the United States together in the bonds
of perpetual peace.-Spiritual Telegraph.
A cane and spy glass, formerly belonging
to George Washington, were sold at Balti-
more on Thursday, for S205. They were
purchased by the ladies of the Mount Yer
non Association, as gift to Edward Everett
in token of the valuable services in aid of the
objects Of the association.
SALE OF VIRGINIA LANDs.-During the past
month no less than 100000 worth of land,
in the immediate vicinity Of Fredericksburg,
Va, has been disposed of to persons from
abroad, who intend to settle permanently in
that section Of the country, and the recorder
states that there are now numerous applica-
tons to the owners to sell. qa.,.
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Michigan, at the late Presidential election
cast larger vote than either North Carolina,
Georgia, Missouri or Alabama, and bat TWEEN
ty-fve thousand less than Virginia or Ken
tucky; but Michigan sends only four repre-
sentatives TO Congress; while North Carolina
sends eight, Georgia eight, Missouri seven,
Alabama seven, Virginia thirteen, Kentucky
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