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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-09

"Well, l declare !" said Mr.. Granger
one afternoon as he came in to tea, eff
didn't see that drunken Winthrop to-
day at work in Melville's garden, all
washed and dressed up and as sober as
a deacon. l thought / hadn't met him
lately turning round old Haley's."
"I'm glad then," replied Mrs. Gran
ger, elf he has taken one nuisance out
of town. wonder how long he ex-
poets to keep him soher."
60! he'll be back here again in a
day or two, if he isn't I'll call it a mira
Gle. He signed the temperance pledge
once and it lasted Just two weeks"
"Signing the pledge only makes men
drink the harder; it's of no use to med
die with them; it's pity they were
not all transported to Van Deimen's
Land"
"What! you don't mean every body
that drinks, do you?"
eyes do"
"But how could we spare Messrs.
Houston & Co.; how could we get up
party without Esquire Clayton and
Judge Evans!''
"Why, hope you don't call those
men drunkards!''
"No, l don't call them so; but if
your wish should become law, they
would all have to be transported"
"Nonsense! you know mean such
fellows as Winthrop and old Phillips.
Who ever saw Mr.. Evans OF Mr.. Hous-
ton drunk ?''
Nobody of course; they only get
excited occasionally at public dinners
and late in the evening at home, some
times"
"Well, that is their own business,
as long as they are gentlemen in COM
pany, we are bound to treat them as
SUCH"
eyes, and they always will be gen.
tlemen in company as long as they are
rich, if they do stumble against the
centre table and knock over the lamps
once in a while. For my part ! think
such fellows as Winthrop and old Phil
lips, are much more excusable for
drinking, they are poor and destitute
Of every thing which makes life pleas
ant; they drink to drown trouble; 1
should do it itmyself / believe, if / should
ever become poor"
/" Mercy on us! Mr.. Granger, how
foolish you talk; there is no excuse at
all for men making brutes of themselves;
they ought to be cow-hided every time
they do it; that would cure them
sooner than anything else. Sarah, have
you got your Sunday school lesson!'
SCENE SECOND-TWELVE YEARS LATER.
"Will you go to the temperance
lecture tonight, wife?"
"No, Mr.. Granger, / believe not !;
I'm tired to death of temperance lee
lures; they don't do any good, as 1
can see."
"Well, then, perhaps the girls will
go; what do you say, Sarah"
z" Oh, misery, pa, don't ask me to go,
I can't stand such dry stuff as tenn
perance lecture, no how"
/" Nor IT, said Alice, II don't like
lectures at all; / never understand
them"
"But the man." said Mr.. Granger,
"is an extraordinaryspeake they say ;
he makes them all weep"
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-09

- Girls should not write poetical
love letters. 1t is dangerous. Such a
one was written to a Kentucky beau,
not long since, which so affected him
that he stole horse to 60 and see the
writer, and got into jail to pay for get
ting in love with poetess.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-09

sW There are some men who, when
they are perplexed in argument, get
out just as poor debtors sometimes get
out of jail-they sscedr out.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-09

SW An Irishman was challenged
to fight duel but declined on the plea
that he did not wish to leave his old
mother au orphan. s.lss4
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-09

eW The most effectual manner of
making Free State man of either a
Northern or Southern politician, is to.
send him as Governor to Kansas. 1t
has not yet failed.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-09

~ Naomi, daughter of Enoch,
was FIVE hundred and eighty years old,
when she was married. Courage,
ladiesi s
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-09

sH A witness was asked if the de-
fendant "stood on the defensiye?" s<No,
he stood on a bench, and fit like the
devil"
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-09

w Why is an omnibus strap like
conscience ? Because it is an i,aaoard
check to the otstaearu man,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-09

az The foundation of political
happiness, is confidence in the integri-
ty of man.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-09
BrOken.Hearted.

Softly!
She is lying
With her lips apart;
Softly!
She is dying
Of a broken heart!
Whisper!
She is going
To her final rest,
Whisper!
Life is growing
Dim within her breast.
Gently!
She is sleeping
She has breathed her last,
Gentlyl
While you are weeping,
She to heaven has past
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-09

W Small faults, indulged, are lit
tie thieves that let in greater.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-09

az Reason governs the wise man,
and cudgeIs the fool,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-09

II A I l. O RI
shop over N. b. HOLSTERS Drug Store,
QUITTING and MAKING done to order and
u WARRANTED TO FIT,
= - - - fI.a GEORGE SMYPH
Dowasiac. October Ii, 1858. oct14-25yl
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LADIES'!

NOU can always find good assortment of fine
u letter and note Pape, Envelopes, Cards, &e,
at ALN AID DVVh-ciVhk.
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BY FLORENCE.

For the Cass County Republican.
The Inebriate.
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III. b. DENMAN,

BANKING and Exchange Office, Dowagiac, Mich.
Buy and sell Exchange, Gold, Bank Notes, and
Land warrants Pay interest on School and
swamp Lands, and Taxes in all parts of the
State
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EXCHANGE HOTEL,
george SHmyth,

BY John Let's. Directly opposite the Passenger
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MISCELLANEOUS.

JOHN PIPER,
A An,b~osvne Artist Likenesses taken on short no.
t;ce and warranted not to fade. Children's pic
lures taken in one second Operating In
Dowaoiac. Mich. Also, fine Boots made to
order
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F. G.. LARZELERE,

Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes,
Crockery, Hats and Caps, Glassware, Paints and
Oils, Hardware, &C., &c. Front Street, Dowag-
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p. ID. RECKWITH,
Macbn;st and Engineer Foundry and Machine
Shop at the foot of Front street, near the rail-
road bridge Dowagiac, Mich.
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IRA BROWNELL.

Dealer in Hardware, Tinware, Stoves, Agricultural
Implements, &C., &c. Front Street, Dowagiac,
Mich
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MERCHANTS.
A. N. AWARD,
Is Published every Thursday,

General Dealer in Books Stationery, Gold Pens,
School Miscellaneous and Law Books, Blank
Books, &C. All the leading daily, weekly and
monthly periodicals received regularly. Den
nison Block, Dowagiac, Mich.
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Dealer in Drugs and Medicines, Paints, Oils, Var
nishes, Perfumeries, Groceries, &c. Front ST.,
Dowagiac, Mich.
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HI. w. RUGG,

Dealer in Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks and
Plated Ware Front St, Dowagiac, Mich Strict
personal attention paid to repairing Watches,
t,locks and Jewelrv All work warranted
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Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes,
Crockery Glassware, Hats and Caps Front
Street Dowagiac Mich.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23
British Insofenee.

The piratical and high-handed outrages of the
officers of British cruisers in the Gulf of Mexico
in overhauling American merchantmen. has
created feeling of deep indignation through
out the Atlantic States. The following is the
record of vessels overhauled as far as we have
received intelligence:
Ship Tropic Bird fred into boarded and searched.
Bark Clara Windsor fred into boarded and searched.
Bark Glenburn. oyerhauled at sea.
Bark W. H. Chandler boarded and searched while lying
at anchor in the port OF Sagua Ia Grande.
Twelve other vessels also boarded and searched in the
harbor Of Sagua Ia Grande.
Brig Robert Wing fired into. boarded and searched
Schooner Wingold. fired into, boarded and searched
Schooner Cortez seized and now detained at Inagua
Schooner ~ Borden fired into, boarded and searched
Schooner Mobile fred into, boarded and searched.
The conduct of the British officers in every
case was insolent and unofficer-like, and from
the number Of outragcs which have already
been reported, there can be no doHbt that they
acted under orders emanating from the British
Government. John Bull is evidently anxious
to measure swords with Uncle Sam, for the
British Ministry must be aware that the course
they are pursuing will lead to a conflict be-
tween the two nations. The President had al
ready given orders for the immediate fitting out
of several men-Of-war, to protect our commerce
on the Gulf and it is to be hoped that they will
succeed in capturing some of the English ves-
sells that have been engaged in this piratica
business. Nothing short of prompt retaliatio n
will bring John Bull to his senses.
What object Great Britain can have in get
ting embroiled in a war with the United States,
il is impossible to imagine. In fact the whole
proceeding seems unacoountable. 1t may be
mere break of the Derby Ministry, to get up an
excitement for home popularity, yet it seems
hardly probable that measures calculated to
bring on q war with the United States would be
popular move with the English people. In
any difficulty that may occur with Great Brit
ain the interests of our country will be safe in
the hands Of Gen. Cass. He has never been dis
posed like many other American statesmen, to
pocket insults from the English, but has in all
cases stood up manfully for the national honor
In his letter addressed TO Lord Napier on the
subject he says:
To permit foreign officer TO board the vessel ofanoth
power to assme command in her to call for and
inc her papers to Judgment her character to
ing to law, and to send her in at pleasure for trial cannot
be submitted 10 J any Independent nation cithom injury and
dishOnOr The United States deny the right Of the crus
Of other power whatever for purpose whaev
TO enter their vessels by force in time Of peace.
The American people will be found united in
sustaining the doctrine cnunciated by the See
retary of State.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

The ONE-IDEA ORGAN.-Thc Sacramento
Statesman is in the habit of resorting to the most
contemplate perversion of truth, in order to
cast Odium upon public men whom it hates
During the discussion in the U. S. Senate, on
the bill to repeal the law granting fishing boun-
ties. Mr.. Hale, Republican Senator of New
Hampshire, offered an amendment, repeating
the laws establishing the naval school at An
napolis, and the military school at West Point.
Among those who voted for the amendment.
was Mr.. Broderck, and the Statesman sets this
down as an evidence that he is Black Repub-
lican, and misrepresents the people of Califor
mia. On the same principle it tight be contend
ed that nearly all the Democratic Senators are
Black Republicans, because they voted for the
resolution offered by Mr.. Seward. who is regard.
ed as the blackest Of the Black Republicans
giving the widow of Capt. HerndOn $1,000, as
an appreciation Of the services of her husband
The Statesman. in order TO conceal the whole
truth, omits to publish the affirmative vote on
Halcs amendment. We have taken some pains
TO hunt it up, and find that Pugh Of Ohio and
johnson of Tennessee, voted for the amendment;
these gentlemen have heretofore been regarded
as Democrats. but of course this vote proves
them to be Black Republicans; and according
10 the Statesman's logic. Senators Seward and
Wilson must be Democrats. for they voted
against the amendment. The Statesman has but
one idea to vilify and misrepresent Senstor
Broderick. is its highest ambition, and seems to
be the only object for which it is published
So far as the naval and military schools are
concerned it is to be regretted that they were
not abolished, as they are a disgrace to repub-
lican government. The institutions arc kept up
for the purpose of educating the sons of men,
bers Of Congress, at the public expense, and had
it not been that so many Congressman were in
terested in keeping them up, they would have
beer abolished years ago.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

News FROM CARSON VALLEY.-By arrivals
from Carson Valley, intelligence has been re-
ceved that a gang of robbers and murderers
have been arrested near Genoa. Among them
are Edwards, who murdered Smelling some
months ago, in the southern part of the State
aud seven others. 1t is said that Edwards mur-
dered the Frenchman recently, at Honey Lake
Valley, whose body, it will be remembered was
found in creek. The parties were taken to
Clear Greek and at last accounts were being
tried by peoples jury. Orrin Gray, one OF
the parties, had been tried and acquitted of the
charge of numbering the Frenchman. Three
others, Lucky Bill, L. Olds. and Edwards. il
was thought would be hung. The trial was be
ing conducted in private, and. nothing is known
outside the jury room.
LATER.-By the Sacramento papers received
yesterday evening" we learn that Thornton
alias Lucky Bill, was found guilty of planning
the murder of the Frenchmau at Honey Lake
Valley and was hung by the people last Satur.
day. Edwards committed the murder, and was
sent to Honey Lake to be executed. Another
Of the gang, Ods. was found guilty of harbor.
ing horse thieves, for which he was fined 1915
and banished the country; and another was
fined 1920. and banished, under the penalty OF
being shot if they return. Mcbride and Gray
were discharged.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

At meeting Of the Democratic County Central Commit.
tee held in Nevada Saturday June 18TH the following
resolutions were passed
Resoued That Democratic County Convention be hold
en- in the Court House the City Of Nevada Saturday
the 10th day of July next for the purpose Of nominating
candidate for the Office Of Senator five Assembymen,
County Judge and three Supervisors and also to elect
enteen Delegates the State COnvenon and to transact
such other business may be properly brought before the
Convention.
Resolved hat the ratio Of representation in said Conven
tion be follows viz One Delegate for each Precinct
and Delegate for every fifty votes cast taking asa rule
the vote for State Printer.
Resolved That in order to just and fair repre-
aentation the election Of Delegates in their
several Precincts and thus deprecac the centalzng OF
entire Townships calculated to deprive ION account OF
time and dsance) numbers of the Democracy OF voice or
vote in our Primary Meetings.
Resolved That all legally qualified voters who shall ac
eept Of and endorse the principles contained in the Cncn
natl Platform adopted by the National Democracy in 1856
and willing to assist in carrying out the same IN
spirit OF fairness and honor and also declare to be their
intention support the nominees Of the coming Democrat
&c County Convention cordially invited to participate
In Primary Meetings.
Resolved That the Primary Meetings for the election Of
Delegates be held Saturday uly Sd, at such hour
be appointed by the members OF the Committee Tor
zach Townshsip.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

SAN JuAN-We learn from the San Juan Star.
that stage travel through that town is very
large since the Frazer river fever set in. Ev-
cry morning the stages from Cumptonvlle, For
est City and Downievile drive in full of pas
sengers, aud sometimes extra vehicles are re-
quired to accommodate travellers Thirty per-
sons left in the stage for Marysville one morn
ing last week; and the next morning twenty
eight left. A correspondent Of the same paper
says that nineteen or twenty persons have left
for Frazer, from the email and quiet town o.
French Corral. and more are laboring under
the disease to 20.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

EFFECr OF THE FRAZER ExcITEMEST.-The
Moruing Call estimates that the falling off in
deposits at the Mint, for the first two weeks in
June in consequence of the Frazer excitement,
amounted to four hundred thousand dollars
there being that much less deposited during
that time, than was deposited for the CORES.
pondng period in the month Of May. The Call
passengers who left ror the new diggngs. pre-
vous to June 10th, aud of the amount paid for
passage money:
The number Of passengers who have sailed
out of this port bound fer Frazer River mines,
il is difficult TO ascertain with any considerable
dc gree of accuracy, aud this for the reason that
the clearauces at the Custom House embrace
but portion of the number really taken away.
The practice is to clear the vessels with only
the number of passengers allowed by law, when
the fact is notorious that they all carry all ex-
cess. Rejecting the returns from the Custom
House al unreliable, we have sought the requi-
site Information elsewhere, and have ascertain
ed that the total number of passengers taken
away OH steamers and sailing vessels is nine
thousand aud tive .ty-seven. The number we
have given embraces only those who have paid
their passages, aud is exclusive Of the "stowa-
ways, duu per WuO nave MOTktu tHeH pas
sage up, of which the number is very large
Supposing these passengers paid $50 each for
their tckets-which is fair aversge-we have
two hundred aud seventy thousand eight hun
dred aud ten dollars as the amount of passage
money that has been paid by Frazer River ad-
veRturers. We presume, however, that four
hundred thousand would be much nearer the
exact figure. OF this vast sum, by far the lar
ger portion has reached the Golfers of the Pa
citic Mail Steamship Company aud those of Com.
modore Wright, of the independent line Of
steamships; that reaching the owners Of sailing
vessels being inconsiderable. The great major
ity OF the passengers thus far have been actual
miners, many of whom have given up good
paying claims 10 the interior. hoping to strike
something better in the new dggings. That
they may not be disappointed, is our most ear
nest wish; but we greatly fear that many will
regret the day they gave up certainty for an
uncertainty.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23
NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE %, 1855
Democratic State Convention.

At meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee
held in Sacramento the 10th day Of May, 1858, the
following resolutions were adopted:
RESOLVED That the next Democratic State Convention
be held in tie City Of Sacramento Wednesday the 4h
day August next and that the basis Of representation
be follows viz One delegate at large from each county
and one delegate for every hundred Democratic votes
east at the general election for any Democratic candidate
on the State ticket nominated by the Democratic party ex
eusivey and delegate for every fraction o one nun
red or more votes cast for such Democratic candidate
RESOLVED by the Central Committee. that 1t is recon-
mended that the Democracy in the different counties
meet on the goth day July next for the purpose OF elect
ing delegates to the State Convention.
The Democracy of the State of California hereby
tiHed that State Convention will be held in the City of
Sacramento Wednesday the 4h day OF August, 1855
and that the apportonment Of representation therein
settled upon by the State Central Committee is asfoows
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

MURDER on TUoLUANE RIyER.-Mr. G. N Bond
was killed at Indian Bar, on the Tuolumne riv-
er, on Tuesday, June 18th, by man named
Hamilton. No witness to the deed was present.
Mr.. Bond was the father of j. Wesley Bond who
was killed at Shaw's Flat, about two years ago
by the McCaulcys, for which one was executed
ut Sonora, aud the other il now in the State
Prison. Bond was the owner Of considerable
property; he leaves a large family, and was al
ways quiet man of exemplary character.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

SUICIDES AT SACRANENT0.-A man named Jas.
p Gilly was found dead in his bed at the What
Cheer House. Sacramento. on Sunday morning.
Near the he'd was found an empty vial labelled
"lsudannm." and it is supposed that he commit
ted suicide by swallowing quantity of the drug
A young man named Christopher Pratt, alias
VIM. Mersey, who was confined on board the
Sacramento prison brig, on an indictment for
numbering man in Yolo county. jumped of
the brig last Friday, and was drowned.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

GOLD INsANITY.-On Saturday last. two mi
ners near Horsetowu being afflicted with the
Frazer river mania, sold their incrests-One
third cach-n claim, the one for $50, and
the other for SIS. They then cleaned up their
washing of the three days previous, which
yielded them each $72, or S24 per day EACH
On Monday last, the purchaser, with pan,
washed $40 out of the tallings of this same
claim. The men who sold this claim, knew its
value. 1t had been yielding largely for a long
time. They sold because they were not salts
fed to make between one and two ounces per
day. They were. in short, Frazer -river-mad,
and insane to go to Bclliugham Bay and feed
on CLANS Shasta Courier.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

YuBA PRIMARY ELECToN.-An election was
held in Yuba aud Suffer counties. on Saturday,
the 10Th, for delegates to a Democratic district
Convention, to nominate candidate for Dis
trict Judge in place of Judge Barbour. whose
term will expire next January. majority Of
the delegates elected are said to be in favor of
T. B. Reardon for the position. Messrs. Lndley
aud Bliss were his principal opponents for the
nomination
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

SIERRA County ITEMs.--From the CVi1en Of
June 18th, we extract the following items:
Early Tuesday morning last, an aillay occur
red between Peter Vavia. and Antoine Lam
hrin, the cock and steward at K. Andrews &
Co.'S Restaurant, which resulted ia the death of
the former. The origin Of the d.tliculty was
this The steward ordered the cook to prepare
meals for two persons, and OH going for them,
was told by the cook that he either did not Or
der them or that he had got them; some words
ensucd. when Va:ia struck Lambrin with
griddie, ut the same time grasp:ng n knife and
using il in threatening manner; ON being eau
toned not to use The knife, he dropped il and
clinchcd Lamhrin below the middle. lifting him
from the floor, whsI the latter struck him in the
face. The proprietors of the salOo and others
then ntcrferud and parted the Two: Nnvia then
fell down as if exhausted. aud died in about
three quarters of all hour. No external inju.
rieS were apparent. except The marks Of 4 blow
Oh the face. l.ambrin was arrested, and on eX
animation was discharged.
shooting French Pete, at Forest City. he was
bound over to appear before the next Grand
Jury Pete is still alive. and will doubtless re-
cover from The effects of his wound
At La Porte, several persons were convicted
for violating the Sunday law. in keeping open
their clothing stores
The Masons at Forest City celebrate st. Johns
day in the customary manner, and at night a
grand hall il to he given.