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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01

. There has been r,lmor afoat
that Charles Dickens had separated
from his wife, which report has been
quite extensively published in connec-
ton with other scandal. Mr.. Dickens
has published card in which he adj
mits his separation from his wife, but
utterly denies the scurrilous reports
which have accompanied the announce
ment. In closing he uses the following
language:
Il most solemnly declare, then-and
this do, both in my own name and in
my wife's-that all the lately whispered
rumors touching the trouble at which
| have glanced, are abominably false,
and that whosoeyerrepeats one of them
after this denial, will lie as wilfully and
as foully as it is possible for any false
witness to lie, before Heaven and On
earth" ,sfr ss-5-s,, E.--.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01

A CHAPTER ON FIRST THINGs.-The
first printing was done April IA, 1414.
Printing was first brought into Eng
land, March rs, l471.
The first total abstinence society was
organized Feb. IL, 1909. Ell y -
The first English steamer for India,
sailed Aug. l6, l845.
The first commencement at Harvard
college took place Oct. 9,,l642.
The first Cardinalwas made Nov. "a,
1924 = u17 al co cf1- fro7i
The first mariners compass was made
Nov. 21,l302. -~-~
Gunpowder was first used Dec. %,
1881. 1890 -, - se-
Christmas, was first celebrated Dec.
25th, A. d. 90.
The first trial by jury took place May
IA, A. d.. COZ.
The first debate In the United States
House Of Representatives was on the
subject of tariff. In the debates, one
of the members from South Carolina
favored protective duty on hemp.
The grst woelen mill on the Pacific
coast has been setin operation at Salem,
Oregon, with four hundred and eighty
spindles.
The first building erected in America
to collect the Kings duties, occupied
the site at the corner Of Richmond and
North sts., Boston.
The earliest reference to music we
have is in the book of Genesis, (chap
Nv. verse 2l,) where Juhal, who lived
before the deluge, is mentioned as the
father of all such as handle the harp
and organ - -
The first daily newspaper printed in
Virginia was In 1880, and the subscrip-
tien price was $50 per annum.
The first religious newspaper issued
was the 6 Herald of Gospel Liberty
which was published by Elias Smith
in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ii
1908. - - e
The first cut nails ever made were
produced in Rhode Island, and thu
Historical Society of that State has th'
machinery employed at their introduc
ton. The nails were made during thu
Resehs*ion-
The first iron works established il
New England were at Lynn. The frs
attempt to melt the ore was made IL
1913. ,ff.
The first paper mill in New England
was produced at Milton the first liner
at Londonderry the first blanket a
ipswich the first svthe and axes a
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01
The Kalamazoo Picnic.

Last week we mentioned the fact
that movement had been made in
Niles to get up an excursion party, con-
sisting of Che various Sabbath Schools
along the line of the Michigan Central
Railroad, to visit Kalamazoo on the
10th of July, for the purpose of enjoy
ing a Picnic. We are pleased to
state that this proposition is about to
be carried out, and that ample arrange
ments are being made at Kalamazoo to
accommodate all who may attend. In
vitations have been sent to the various
Sabbath Schools, and those interested
in the cause in the different towns along
the line of the railroad are making a
strong effort to induce large turn out,
and the probability is that it will be
the greatest gathering of children ever
held in the State.
The fare on the Michigan Central
Railroad, through the kindness OF Mr.
r. N. Rice, General Superintendent OF
the road, has been placed at the follow
ing low figures, on the special train
which will be furnished for the occa-
sion. The fare is the same for old and
young, large and small, and the amount
stated is to 60 and return:
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01
Injury to the Wheat Crop in Central
- L. -. IllinOis.

Injury. to the Wheat Crop in CcnesaA
Illinois.
We regret to hear by an intelligent
gentleman direct from Bloomington,
that the<wheat crop in that vicinity
has. within the past week, been very
much injured by rust. Our informant
SAYS that on Saturday last, when the
town was full of farmers from all parts
of the country, he made it his business
to INQUIRE of them what the wheat pros
poets were, and the answers have con-
WINGED him that McLean-usually one
of the most reliable wheat counties IN
the State-will not this year have fall
wheat enough for bread. The growth
of stalk is very rank, stimulated, no
doubt, by the late wet weather, and
when exposed to the hot sun of the
past ten days, it readily contla acted dis
ease. In some localities the crop Is
not worth cutting, and in all parts OF
the county it has suffered severely.
The gentleman to whom We refer men
tons one field particularly, which, only
a week ago, promised 80 bushels to the
acre. On Saturday last the entire crop
standing was sold for ten dollar bill /!
We are sorry to believe that the injury
is not confined to Mclean alone. From
that belt of two or three counties, Nc
Lean being the centre, stretching from
East to West across the State, we ex-
pect to hear similar report. Further
South, the grain, where not already
cut, is out of harms way; and in this
region it is not far enough advanced to
be destroyed by the cause which has
been so fatal in the centre of the State.
We do not despair of good average
wheat crop Chicago Tribune,
29th. s Is - ~
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01

6 TELEGRAPHIc.-The total length of
Geographic wires in the world in 1858
is, $3.50. The number of messages
sent over all the lines in United States
is estimated at about 100000 per an
mum. The first submarine cable was
laid in 1850 from Dover, England, to
Calais, France. The cable was TWEEN
ty-four miles long and has operated
with complete success. The total
length of submarine cables now laid
in the world is $50 miles.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01

NEW CENT.-The government has
got out another new cent piece, and
from the description given it we should
think it was not much of an improve
ment on the disgusting cent piece Of
1857. 1t is described as being like the
other, is of nickle, and of the same size.
1t has the head of an Indian girl upon
one side, and the words "United States
of America" with the date. Upon the
reverse is wreath, surrounding a
shield, and she words One Cent? in
the center of it. - fss
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01
From Utah.

ST. LOUIS, June 26.-The Repu6li-
can has just received intelligence that
the Salt Lake mail, with Camp Scott
dates to June 5th, was received at St.
Joseph on the 22d.
MIR. 81. F. Mayer, who accompanied
the mail party, furnishes the following
memoranda of the trip: sd sl-.-. 2
They encountered a heavy snow
storm, lasting three days.. from Inde-
Ipendence Rock to Platte bridge.
They met Capt. Hoffman twenty and
Capt. Marcy fifty miles from Camn
Scott. Gen. Johnston intended to pro-
coed to Salt Lake City as soon as they
arrived. sssaF -. - = . : -
Gov. Cumming, the Peace Commits
sloners and the Postmaster had gone
into the city. ssi7s.o..s -
The supplies which Col Holman
dispatched in advance of his train had
reached Camp Scott and provisions
were plenty. 5
Hockaday, Jones & Co., mail con.
tractors, are pushing their, arrange
ments with great energy and pcrsevcr-
ance, and when they get their station
arranged as contemplated, time win he
reduced to i6 days with case and Ger.
tainty. III ;, '- 80 :, :
MIR. Mayer brings no general news
from Camp Scott or Salt Lake CITY.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01
Political Prospects.

Although the battle has not yet fairly
begun, says the Toledo Blade, the
hosts of Freedom are being marshalled
in every northern State in the Union.
Upon the prairies of Illinois and Indi-
ana, on the fertile soil, and amid the
pine forests of Michigan; on the hills,
and along the valleys of Pennsylvania
beside the lakes and upon the banks of
the great rivers of New York, and
throughout the valleys and table lands
of Ohio, the voices of the millions who
have sworn eternal enmity to oppres-
sion in all its forms are gathering in
their might and proclaiming day after
day their fixed determination to crush
the powers of those who are pressing
Southern sectional rule upon them.
This voice is not one that can be stifed.
The sentiments that it utters come
from the earth, and express the feelings
of the multitude. As we'll may you
strive to stay the roll of the mighty
waves, and hold them in allowance,
until the great Gable that is to connect
two worlds shall be spread upon the
bottom of the broad Atlantic; as well
attempt to stop the current that pours
in ceaseless fury over the Falls of Nj
agara as to quell this spontaneous out
burst of enthusiasm by free people.
The Administration may ply its power
purchase those whose souls are but
the gilded semblance of the divine
nature of man-make sycophants OF
those who
"Crook the plant hinges of the knee
That thrift may follow fawning."
But the true hearts of the people will
still beat responsive to the calls offree-
dom, and in condemnation of the de-
grading position assumed by our Ma
tional Administration. We now have
no fear but that the tornado of opposi-
ton to the Lecompton policy of Mr..
Buchanan will SO sweep the North as
to send to the next Congress a repre-
sentation in which the plia6le element
will be so scarce as to leave no material
from which to knead the bread that
supplies the South with food wherein
to exist. A set of men will be sent to
represent us, who will, we trust, teach
the South that the preservation of the
Union, which is so much talked about
depends much more upon good faith
and honor towards all sections, than
upon controlling the Legislative, Exec.
utivc and Judicial departments of the
Government so as to secure the ends
sought to be obtained by any faction.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01
JONES & CAMPBELL, EDITORS.
DO w "A GA G:
STATE CONVENTION


Republican State Convention, for the nomina-
ton of State Officers will be held at the City of
Detroit, on Thursday, August 10th next, at IL
o'clock NJ.
Each county will be entitled to two Delegates
for each Senator and Representative in the State
Legislature. Where two or more counties are
united in one Senatorial District, the two counties
having the largest population will each be entitled
to one Senatorial Delegate.
Each organized county having no Representative,
will be entitled to one Delegate III ~
]. NJ. EDMUNDS,
Nj. ii. MILES,
EUGENE PRINGLE. t
j. j. NEWELL, Is
~ w. w. MURPHY 1,a.e O.n'r"
MARSH GIDDINGS Oonnii''ee'
: 60 CHARLES T. GORHAM, reed
r. Z. TROWBRIDGE, 1.rr
JAMES SULLIVAN,
Detroit June 23d, 1858.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01

"a w. G. Earl has assumed the
editorial management of the Toledo
Blade. May he continue to make the
Blade what it ever has been, one of
the best papers IN Northern Ohio.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01

Our farmers in this section win find
this good opportunity to test the
relative merits of the different Mowers
and Reapers, and can judge which
machine would be the most profitable
to purchase. 49, siass ss..
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01

The Macomb County Bank has
again resumed specie payments We
would advise those of our farmers hold
ing any of said funds to get rid of them
as soon as possible, and beware of it
in future. 1t is a shin-plaster concern,
and liable to explode" at any time,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01

IMPORTANT TO FARMERs.-The Por-
ter und.) Democrat says that a trial of
Reaping and Moving Machines will
come off at La Porte, Wednesday and
Thursday next, July eth and sth, under
the control and patronage of the State
Board of Agriculture.
The following premiums are to be
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01

az 1t is raining as we go to press.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01

Cnem Oh the HiS1C Ol Tile 2 dJil UT, ana
made, it is said, some very touching
remarks upon his past life, and his
prospects for the future. & aa,-
VENTILAT1NG CHAIRS. A mechanic
in New York has invented a chair for
hot weather, by which the person who
occupies it is refreshed by an artificial
breeze, produced by two pair of side
bellows. The effort required to use it
is slight, and the relief afforded is said
to be effectual, under the most oppres-
siye heat. h ~ - b
Governor Stewart, of Mo-, was
whipped short time since, in Jeffer-
son City, while on drunken spree, by
a man named Vandiver. They met in
a Lager Beer saloon, and fell into con.
versation, in the course of which Stew.
art called Vandiver a liar, which trs.
fling word caused him to get good
thrashing. d a-os Asf.1i
During the session Of Congress jus,
closed, no less than five personal alter
cations have taken place between mem
bers, viz: Grow and Keitt, Clay and
Cullom, Hughes and Harris, Davis and
Benjamin, and Gwin and Wilson. i
is pleasant to state that nobody wa,
hurt, except Keitt, though it is rare t,
see so much smoke without fire. Elk
plantations have proved more efIicaciou
than bullets. 20
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-10-14

ISrLAMATToN OF THE EYEs like other inflammation, is caused by mpurity of the blood which all eruptive diseases, as salt rheum scurvy boi sores ulcers, &c. The blood being unhealthy, and of an impure nature, also occasions dropsies. The blood becoming obstructed in the vcins the watery part of the blood in consequence is thrown oat from their extremities, and dropsy is the result. Many times it is occasioned by improper treatment of some form disease and the vessels being filled up by serous humors instead of blood. Free evacuatons by these plls open the passage into the bladder and carry off the corrupted humors, and renew them with pure and healthy blood which will drive out of the body all inflammation, together with eruptions of the skin, and all dropsical complaints They will be a shield to every form of disease to guard and keep you from the cold grasping hand of death, and cause life and strength to rsmain and the counten ance to brighten with the bloom and beauty of health.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-10-14

At Court of Probate holn at Litcfed ,cthin and for
 the District Q Lacafeld, 1e 24h doy Q September,
 A D., 1858.
 Present CHARLES ADAMS Judge. ETPON the petition of MARY M. CATLIN, of Litch G feld showing to this Court that she is Guar dian to Immogene Isabella Catn, minor residing in s,id disrict--tat said minor is the owner of tain real estate situate in the town of Harwinton in the County of Litchfcld--to wit One piece con taining two and one quarter acres, with the build ings thereon, purchased by Samuel Catlin of Samuel Wilson, on the 29th day of August, 1S42 one piece containing five acres more less, pur- chased by said Samuel s. Cat!in of Bradley Catlin. on the 18th day of May, 1855; and two pieces pnr- chased by said Samuel $ C;tl of Phineas W. No blc, on the 9th day of December, 1888 containing sevcraly. eight and thirteen acres.-All of which real estate is su'j ject tc the of the widow of said Samuel s. Catlin.-Ihat said estate is unpro- ductive, and that the proceeds thereof are needed for the support and education of said minor, and that it will he for the interest of said minor to have the sold. and the avails invested according to law-praying for order to sell the same as per petition on fle dated this 24th day of September, 1858
 Ordered. That said petition be heard at the Pro- bate Office in Htchfed the 2gth day of Novefn= Der. 1858, at 10 o'clock A. M, and that notice there of be given by4publishing this order in newspa- per printed in Ltchfeld, three Mceks successively at least six weeks before tbe day of hearing. Certified from Record.
 24st CHARLES ADAMS, Judge.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-10-14

lazy fellow who had loafed about Columbia, California, for a long tine, and had never done a days work in the mines, was recently driven by want of means to live, to obtain pick and shovel, He worked with but little for two days, but on the third he dug up lump of gold, nearly pure. which weighed seuentyta0o pounds The place where this monstrous nugget was dug is within mile Of Columbia.
 A gentleman doing well, but who wanted to do better in Kentucky, removed to a farther-westerD Stafe; and in answer to a correspondent, wrote back the following fattering account Of the coun- try and its inhabitants
 "You ask me how like this country and the people thereof As for the country, the land is as cheap as dirt, and good enough but the climate is rainy, blowy, and sultry. The people die so fast here that euey has hs third see, and eray 'eonaan is OidoW! As for the people they are perfect Christians. They fulfil the Scriptures to the letter, wh it says, ' Let God be true. but every man a liar?' That's charming section of Uncle Sam uel's domain, isn't it?
 "Pompey, what did Missy PhilIis say to you de todder day, when she whispered in your ear r
 "Go long, darkey: you tink tell de lady secret when she ax me to go home wid her..
 in a novel now in the course of publication, that men shall not do any tt,ng upon tics." Will he not permit us to sleep upon tick?
 A good story is told by the New Haven Register of {. Bishop" who was sent down to New York with one of his patent fy-trap machines us 'sp0- cimen number" A butcher was very desirous he should set it going in his shop, and in the course of half an hour something less than peck of flies had been hived. The butcher was pleased, but con cluded, the flies all trapped, he didn't want the machine
 "very well,' said " Bishop" "Tm Yankee, and won't take advantage of you by carrying off your flies" and drawing the slide he liberated the whole swarm about the butcher ears, and beat retreat under cover of little the loudest buzzng ever heard in that vicinity.
 poor son of the Emerald Isle applied for em- ployment to an avaricOus hunks who told him he employed no Irishmen, q For the lat one died on my hands, and was forced to bury him at my own expense" 'Ah your honor" said Pat brighten ing up, "and is that all Then you'd give me the place, for sure can get a certificate that never died in the employ of any master iver sarved."
 ''An' sure Jamie, why do you not be after get ting your life insured ?' "1he life of me insured is it? an why should I. my honey?" ''Ah, in dade, that if you're dead and gone you may be sure of a comfortable subsistence, an without any ex- pinse to yourself intirely.'
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-10-14
EL.M PARK INSTITUTE
 Litchfield, Conn.

REV. JAMES RICHARDS, D D., Principal.
 JAMES RICHARDS JR.. A.B, Assistant.
 NJ. LASLIEli MA, Professor of Modern Lan- guagcs.
 TEVHE Fall and Winter session of this Institution E will commence MONDAY, the End of No vember Dr. Richards is aided in the department of Ancient Languages and in that of Mathematics by James Richards A. B.. late of Princeton College, New Jersey. The department of Modern Languages is under the charge of M. Laslier, M A., accom-. plshed scholar and gentleman graduate of the University of Versailles in France and for two years past teacher in the celebrated French school of Rev NJ Ltfont in New York. M Las.ier resides in Dr. Richards family. and converses with the pupils daily in the school and at }a.tity mealx, where the French language is required to be spoken.
 Glasses in Book Keeping and in Civil Engineering will be formed at the commencement of the quarter. and Lectures the Natural Sciences. Architecture Mechanics and History will be delivered each week in the chapel of the Institution. Gymnastic exer- cses daily by the pupils under charge of Instruct or. Public speaking by the students one evening each week throughout the winter, and religious vices adapted to youth on Sabbath mornings and evenings. Though the Institution is not sectarian, the religious preerens of parents and guardians are respected ill the Sabbath exercises
 l Terms moderate. Board can be obtained in pri- vate family for country pupils at s2 per week. For circulars catalogues and references, address JAMES RICHARDS, D. D., Principal. | Litchfcld, Conn, Oct. 4, 1858. 24-3t
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-10-14
Ahead or Nowhere,

the motto of D. W. JoHNSoN & co. A No. xO ASYLUM STREET. who are leading the trade Tn tie way of Horse Clothing We keep con. stantiy on haai large assortment of ENGLISH and AMERICAN KERSEYS, made and unmade GhE1; SCARLET. BLUE. PLAID. PLAIN AND as good an assortment as can be fund in the State Also, BUSTERS, COI,ORED WOOL and LINEN MAI MAio, CURRY COMBS. SURCINGLES, HALF ERS, CHAMOlS SKINS, INTERFERING STRAPS, KNEE BOOTS, &c
 RUBBER GOODS HORSE COVERS HOODS. COATS. PANTS, APRONS, CAFES. HATS. CAPS. koBES, SLEIGH BELLS, FOOT MUfFS, &c., in their season. "
 IhuNkS We are perfectly at home on. BABY CARklAGts ard HOBBY HORSES in abundance
 The nimble sixpence tells at 20 Asylum street, Hartford. n " JoHNS0N S co
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Litchfield enquirer., 1858-10-14

nISTRICT OF NEW MILFORD, ss. Probate .AD Court. Scpte 9th 1858.
 Estate of DAVID OSBORNE, late of New Milford, in said district. deceased
 The Court of Probate for the District of New Mil ford hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said Estate repre- sented insolvent, in which to exhibit their claims thereto; and has appointed Dr. GEORGE TAYLOR and SHELDEs BLAcKMAN. both of said New Milford, Con- missoners to receive and examine said claims.
 Certified by SAMUEL D. ORTON, Judge.
 The subscribers give notice that they shall meet ford on the 9th day of December, 1S58 and on the 9th day of March lS59 at o'clock in the afternoon on each of said days for the purpose of attending on the business of said appointment.
 saoRaE sHpl nEn TaYIoR; Al oR n Commissioners.
 All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to 8 HENRY MERwIN, Administrator.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-10-14
Millinery and Dressnlaking.

MI MlSSES FARNSWORTH have now on hand one WI of the largest and best selected assorimeHts oi Goods ever offered m town, consisting Of the latest and nery Hats, Ribbons. Flowers, Plumes. &c, Sc. Gloves, French Lace Vei.s, Dress Caps and Head Dresses, Corsets, Extension Skirts, &c.
 Ch,ldren's Toys in endless varieties. Willow Ras- kets an:. Fancy Arcles, which we shall be happy to show Customers
 r Muur.iing Hats on hand and made to order a, the shortest notice. Very respectfully.
 23 MISSES FARNSWORTH.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-10-14
Notice.

TEHHE inhabitants and legal voters of the First E School District in the Society of Litchfeld, are hereby notified that there will be meeting ot the inhabitants and tax payers of said district, on Friday the 18th day of October, 1858, at o'clock. P. M, to act upon the petition of Garwood Sanford and others. inhabitants and tax payers of said dis trict, praying for the building of new School House on the site of the present house-and also to hear the Report of a Committee Repairs, hereto fore appointed by said district and to decide wheth- CT new house shall be built, or the present one repaired
 Dated at Litchfcld, Oct. II. 185S.
 DAVID DEFOREST, Dist. Com.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-10-14

EN STRICT of Litchlcld ss, Probate Court. Sep hD tembtr 29, 1858.
 Estate of MIELs BUELL. late of Litchteld, in said district, deceased
 Ordered-Tha. the Executer exhibit his Admns- tratiun account to this Court for adjustment, at the Probate Office in Litchtcld on the Is h day of Octo Der. lS5S at 10 o'clock forenoon; and that all per sons interested in said estate may be notified there- of the Executor will this order to be puhli el in newspaper printed in Ltchfeld, in Litchtied County and post copy thereof the sign post in said town of Litchled nearest the last residence o said deceased. CHARLES ADAMS, Judge.