The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-06-10

list Paul on the Sd inst.
] The number of prisoners confined in
the Oakland Co. jail since Nov. 25th,
lis SO.
The gold lately discovered In such
abundance in Iowa, is now said to be
Ipyrites of iron. -
MINNESOTA SENATORS. = General
|. Shields term expires in March next,
and Senator Rice's in 1868.
: The Gore Bank, Canada, has de-
clared dividend No. 40 of 81 per cent,
for the half year ending the sOth.
Governor Halle, of N. III. delivered
his annual message to the Legislature
of that State on Thursday last.
New TELEGRAPH LINE.-The De-
troit and Milwaukee Railway Co., are
erecting line of Telegraph along their
road.
HooPs An establishment in Attic
borough, Mass, consumes two tons OF
steel each week in the manufacture OF
ladies' hoops.
1t is said on pretty good authority,
that the President intends making .
tour to the West during the recess OF
Congress.
|
Billy Bowlegs and his whole party,
consisting of 166 persons, arrived at
New Orleans on the 18th ult., on their
way to the Indian Territory. s
The hog cholera has made its APP
pearance in Warren county, Ohio, and
is committing wholesale ravages upon
the stock.
Col. Benton, in speaking of Con-
gressional matters, says he never
SPARED off" but once in his life, and
that was with young woman.
The inability of a wife to make bread
has been declared sufficient ground for
divorce, by county agricultural soci-
ETY. of Iowa. 1 =
A Mrs. Cain, of Leavenworth, Kan
sas, hung herself the morning after her
marriage. Probably she found that her
husband was Lecompton man.
Hon. Patrick Marantette, of Men
don, St. Josephs county, owns the
largest and best field of wheat, it is
said, in the county. The field contains
100 acres. .-ss-..
A Republican Convention was held at
Columbus, Nebraska Territory, on the
goth ult., for the purpose of electing
Delegates to attend the Territorial
Convention, and for the appointment of
a Republican Central Committee.
The people of Berlin, Ionia county,
caution the public against a Milcrite
preacher named Frisby, who is preach
ing about the State. He is said to be
a good speaker, and libertine. He
says he lives near Battle Greek.
A Kansas correspondent of the n.
Y. Zee. Post states that Gov. Denver
remarked during the late meeting of
the Board of Commissioners that it was
his intention shortly to resign the Gov
ernorship of Kansas.
TERRIBLE SUICIDE. "A poverty
stricken Englishman, on Tuesday of
last week, threw himself in front of the
locomotive on the New York and New
Haven road, and was killed instantly.
His body was not identified.
Jack Powers, of California, lately
made match to ride against time
$50 miles in hours, he having the
privilege of changing horses as many
times as he wished. The feat was ac-
complished, very easily, inc h. 4s m.
and 81 S. ia .5.oo3 I'd - rs.;rsl
AT last accounts the Ocean Telc-
graph Cable was nearly all shipped,
and one of the Company's vessels was
about starting for the purpose of .expe-
rimenting in deep water, with some of
the condemned cable The trial to Law
down the main cable takes place this
month.
a GOOD MovE.-The Board of Edu-
cation of the City of Brooklyn, N. Y,
have adopted a resolution, requiring
the Principals of the Public Schools to
read the Declaration of Independence
to the Pupils under their, charge, on
the evening of day preceding the-com-
ing Fourth of July.
| An INDIAN REPUBLIc.-The Hazel.
wood Republic is the name of a socie-
ty of Dakota Indians in Aiinnesota.
who have adopted civilized manners,
and who are under the instruction Of
the Revs. S. r. Riggs and T. S. Will
hanson. 1t was by members of this
society that Miss Gardner was rescued
last spring. ssf.s
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