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A CHICAGO CIRCUs ACToR KILLED.
1t was reported in town some days
since that James Mcfarland, a pan
feminist and contortionist, well known
III this city, was killed in an affray at
Liberty Mo, about ten DAYS ago. The
deceased was attached to Spalding &
Rogers Circus.
Mr.. Mcfarland was the husband of
female who has been in the habit of
walking the wire, as an exhibition. from
house to house in front of North's Am
pitheatre. Some time since she ran off
to Indiana and got divorce, for what
reason we know not, but if all the sto-
ries be true that are told of her behav-
ior and inidelity, her unfortunate hus-
band should have gained from the law
immunity from the marital bonds.
Mr. Mcfarland suspected that Mr..
Levi J. North, proprietor of the Ampi-
theatre in this city, was one of those
with whom Madame Castella was too
intimate, and he vowed before leaving
she city, that if ever he came across
North he would kill him.
1t will be remembered that North
left for a travelling tour lately in Mis-
souri, The circuses Of Spalding &
Rogers, and North met at LIBERTY in
that State, few days since, when Nc
Farlad proceeded to carry out his threat
Of vengeance. He went to the hotel
where it was said Miss Castella was
staying with Mr. North, and inquired
for room No. %, where he expected to
find the parties .Ragra,set delete. The
landlord, named Roberts, had been
warned, it is said, by North, who ex-
pected an attack from Mcfarland, not
to let him go to the room: and there
fore he said that the room Was occu-
pied by a single lady, and he could not
let him &C. up stairs. Mcfarland insist
ed on gong, and q row ensued, which
brought Mr.. North to the spot, when
Mcfarland pulled out a pistol and
snapped it. Roberts interfered, and
North, it is said, ran away, when Nc
Farland turned his pistol on the hotel
keeper, who Immediately pulled out his
bowie knife, and cut Mcfarland a ter
Tiblc cash, severing the jugular vein,
80 that he died instantly
Another account states that immedi-
ately upon Mcfarland showing the PTS
Sol the landlord drew bowie knife,
and reaching over the bar, behind
which he was standing, struck bis vic
tim in the side Of the neck, seveying
the jugular vein and the windpipe, and
inficting a horrible cash. The unfor-
funate man Immediately fell to the floor
when his slayer, leaping over the bar,
followed up the attack by inhicting up
on his body half-a-dozen blows Of the
knife before his hand was stayed
Roberts, the hotel keeper, was inmedi-
ntel y arrested, but was released from
custody. 1t was deemed justitiable
homicide Chicago Journal
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IMPORTANT TO LUMBERMEN
NEW INVENTION
=. laws IMPROVED
SINGLE SAVING MACHINE 4!
PATENTED JAN: s. 1853.

THE above Machine is now being introduced
L in the Lumber region; and as it is by far
the most important Improvement that has been
presented for saving Shingles, the attention of
all persons interested in that branch of business
is particularly called to its advantages The
inventor feels justified in saving, that
It selA do smoother ;gork, and more OF it in q
giuen time than arg other machine;
1t has 6ee'a tesasR, and found TO require far less
poaFer to drire it:
Il Is easily adjusted, and not table to get out Of
order and mag Be realty operated By an in&Eperi
enced hand;
It ,corts Nth great economy as regards timber,
making more shingles han is usual from the same
amount Of bots;
And, what is better, 1t can be AFFORDED at a
cheaper price, al things considered, than any ma
chine in use
One of these machines is in operation at Rab-
Inns MIL, in Grand Rapids. An inspection Of
it and It's work, by good judges, viii at once sat-
isFy them that the inventor is justified in claim
ing for his machine superiority over all others
that make any pretensons to public favor.
Orders for machines, addressed to the under
signed at Portage City, Columbia County, Wis.,
will receive prompt attention.
lily ROBERT LAW, Patentee.
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Myers & Bonum's Stage

w ILL take YOU to the Depot in double-quick
w time The undersigned are running a
daily line of Stages from the following named
points, to connect with the Lacrosse cars. to
wit: From Stevens Point to Portage CITY, by
way of Plover Buena Vista, Plainield, Han
cock. Calomla, Adams, Packwaukee, Oxford and
Briggsyille. Also from Stevens Point, BY way
Of Ployer, Grand Rapids, Saratoga, Preston,
Grand Marsh, Dell Prairie, to kilbourn City
Also, from Neceedah to kilbourn City, by the
way Of Germantown, Quincy, Cascade, or White
Creek and Dell Prairie.
These lines of Stages, furnish to the inhabi-
tants OF the Pine Region, the means of getting
from Stevens Point or Grand Rapids to M;lwau-
kee IN little less than one and half days, and
besides the fare is lower than any other route,
and any one who wishes to 60 to Milwaukee can
on one of these lines be taken to kilbourn CITY
or Portage City, in one day. and the next morn.
ing at half past five the cars will leave for Mil
waukce, and arrive there at half past eleven
and any one wishing to come into the Pine Re
glen can rely upon always being able to get a
Stage at Portage City or EiIbourn, in the morn
ing, going North and North West, to any of the
points above mentioned. We have good Coach
es on all Of these routes, an abundant supply of
good horses, and drivers that are softer and t-es-
tn, and who obey orders, and have their instruc-
tons to drive through.
General Stage Offices are kept at the follow
ing named places: Portage City, at the Lee
House Kilbourn, at the Kilbourn City House
Grand Rapids, at Bangs Hotel; Ployer at the
American; Stevens Point, at Bancrafts.
For the information Of the travelling public
we will say, that at Stevens Point, an opportu.
nifty Is afforded, either by Stage or Steamboat
to go north to Trading Post, Knowlton, Little
RuIl Falls WauSa1I Fan C1airn T.nn,- Io,,Il . ~ 4
Marathon City, And from all by the same
means they come to Stevens Point and take this
stage line to any place they choose, north OF
Portage City; so it will seen that there is no
necessity for patronizing Foot s. Walkers line
unless the traveller prefers that mode of loco.
motion. MYERS i -BONUN
Grand Rapids, Dec. 5, 1857.
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Rev. S. d. Baldwin, methodist minis
ter, in a recent work, brings forward
the original idea that the descendants
OF Ham and Shem ''enjoy no promise
of persuation or conversion, of faith and
confession, as races; and that Millenial
glory does not anticipate their full re-
generation" This idea has in the germ
Of new argument in support Of sla-
very
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CONNECTIONS.
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~ Through Tickets and Freights same as
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Amusement for the Million!

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evening. Admittance, 50 cents
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THE LEADING AMERICAS


VUHE Rural Ncw-Tcrl.ar viii c,+cr ,,..o, -
/ ninth wear and yoIa.ar il I5nn.,,,,, s' -
It has already attained ci, I4.;ln ri,
ten thousand qrc4ic than that a. anv o,or
,icultura or similar ' I'. ',IE
Of decided siperiority-aud nc ccufdautIc 49,.
lr' T.? i9 p"s' Ii@'%!f sld Pcs -, and prescott
,,:i ION, ,:'slc&a OF i'l"& Iat'y prospects,
" l!oIf known q: III" nos. Prof irrat end 1acr
nor,9HS Journal 81 ITS class, ard rs arGepr d.
voted TO the Nel,Fra cf tie rartI rcu,I.tiar -
taelr Interests aud pt.rs its,-it j, ll.,.eu. Icd
a practical and ij@,-tcncd rural and GnifT
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c@Iianeo"a departments The new roI.ne Viii
discuss a greater number Of rscnI ;,,Ir,..,,t
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EsEzGsEsuurg, as. Wayne g. Chicago
RAIL-Ro AID
TO Pittsburg, New York, Philadelphia, Balti-
L more and Washington City, with but one
change of cars to Pittsburg, connecting direct
~ with all the trains on the Great
Pennsylvania Central Railroad,
to New York, Philadelphia Baltimore azd
Washington City and all the interior towns of
PENNSYLVANIA, New jersey, New York, Mary
land, &c.
Merchants, by taking this route, will have the
advantage of ali the eastern markets at no ad-
dtional cost.
Baggage checked through to Pittsburg,
Passengers from New York and Philadelphia
will have their baggage checked on the cars,
which is equivalent to checking through to the
above points,
Trains leave Michigan Southern Depot, Chi
cago, as follows:
6 4. N.-Morning Express daily, Sundays ex.
8:45 P M-Night Express, daily, do. do.
Running through to Pittsburg with but enc
change of cars.
Connecting at Crestline to Cleveland and
Lake Shore Railroad to Dunkirk, Buffalo, Mag
ara Falls, New ork and Boston, and all the in
terror towns Of New England via New York
Central and New York Il Erie Railroads Also
south to Columbus GAINESVILLE, Newark, Mt Yer
non. Ste,,benville, Wheeling and interior towns
of Ohio and Virginia.
The above trains connect at Forras with trains
on Mad River Road to Springfield, Urbana,
Dayton and Cincinnati.
Fare as Loec as a}oY other Route.
Passengers bound east will find this route
both pleasant and agreeable, passing through
many of the largest and finest cities in the Uni
ted States. ....-.
Passengers arriving at Chicago on any of the
roads, viii find attentive check agents at the
depots, to receive checks and convey baggage
free Of charge 10 the Pittsburg and Chicago ears
Tickets for sale at the principal ticket Offices
in the west, and at the Company's Office, corner
Randolph and Dearborn streets, Chicago.
Be particular to ask for tickets by IT. Wayne
DAN'L ". BOSS, Gen. Agent, Chicago.
LAS II MOORE Gen Srn't
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BLACKSMITHING,
T r HOSBROOK

j. d. IIODIINOVA,
Woods addition, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin,
MOULD announce to the business men of the
w Pinery and all others, that he is prepared
"a do anything in the line of Blacksmithing
which Formers, Mill Owners or Transfers may
require, promptly, and in a workmanlike style.
Horse and Ok Shooting,
faithfully attended to- A sufficient number of
hands will be employed to do any amount of
work that NAV be called for
Grand Rapids, Dec, 5, 1851