The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-29


enty-eight millions.
The Repdblican Congressional Con,
yention for the Fourth District is called
to meet. at Pontiac on Aug. 18th.
The Republican Convention for
Jackson County, is to meet at Jackson
on the l4th of August.
Mrs. Whittlesey, editress OF the
Mothers Magazine, died at Colchester
Conn., on Friday.
The poet, Mrs. Estella Ann Lewis,
has obtained a decree of divorce from
her husband. a<.1
The Rev. DIR. Fisher, of Crnclnnau'
has been appointed President OF Ham
ilton College. 80 rar c'--'fE,t'E'.zo
John N. Wilder, one Of the distin-
guished men of Albany, died Of, apo
plexy on the 18th. - - ?, = : ,. :. e
John McDish, giant from Georgia,
passed through Norfolk on Friday. He
weighs 800 lbs., and is said to be fleet
high. 9 -~s - - z-.
The Republican Congressional Con-
vention for the First District, is to
meet at Ann Arbor on the lst Of. Sep
TENDER. se4,s $3.50 s'i7sts
Ex-Gov. Seymour, of New York,
made speech to the Lansing Demo
Gratis, at the Representative Hall on
Friday evening last. s4
Boston was visited on the 22d inst,
by terrific thunder storm, during
which the lightning struck a number of
times IN the city and suburbs.
William A. Seaver, late Of the Buff
falo Courier, has succeeded Thomas
Ramsay, in the editorship of the N. Y.
Chswchnaaz. -
Alexander Wilson, of Pennsylvania,
has been appointed District Attorney
for Utah territory, vice j. M. Hocka-
day. ssi-rslssss'-sI ssiagls sls
The yellow fever is reported as pre-
vailing quite extensively at New York
quarantine, on board of some of the
Spanish vessels. - -.
The Republican Congressional Con-
vention for the Third District, is called
to meet in Kalamazoo on the 22d of
September. 1EG rs9 - an.3
There is movement on foot for the
federation of all the Australian Colon
les. 1t is said by the Melbourne Her
aid to meet with very general favor.
1t is is said that very strong coffee,
strong tea or sharp vinegar are anti
dotes for laudanum or opium. This
should be remembered. .Oxs
George w. Cass has resigned the
Presidency Of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad and Ed
gar Thompson elected to ELL vacancy.
The Administration locofocos held
big meeting at Chicago on Friday
evening last, to counterfeit the late
Douglas demonstration. go
Jas. Bergen, five years old, drank
pint of gin at the house of his parents
in New York, Tuesday, and after suf.
fering intense agony for several hours,
expired. 5aIa0o5 u TaEa
A, lady in the western part of the
State lately gave birth to two bouncing
boys. 1t probably would be useless to
remind the happy parents to look out
for squalls. bssssss g'..a.z-
Mons. GODDARD, the balloon man, with
his. wife and DR.. Hutchins and L.
Tiphane as passengers, made an Assem-
sion from Buffalo on the 10th, going up
II 900 feet. - I;2fE-IaT
STILL, Conference.-The, failure of
the attempt to lay the Telegraph. cable
does not seem to have discouraged the
Stockholders The stock is still quoted
at fsoo to 44Oo per share. ~ RI 7alasG
T Several of the Cairo houses tf,atre
Gently embarked for the Gulf are said
to have arrived there in pretty good
condition. We have not heard of their
being captured by the British cruisers.
The Washington Jsaion boasts that
the affairs of the Government are going
on like clock work. Prentice says
Oh yes, they are going on-tick, tick,
tick! .gs''ss saas q sessa ieseas
The corner stone of the new Masonic
Temple, at the corner of Third and
Walnut streets, Cincinnati, was laid ON
the 22d inst, with appropriate cere-
monies. ts
A special despatch to the New York
Times states that Gov. Denver has not
yet resigned the Governorship of Kan
sas. But should he desire to return to
the Indian Bureau he will be accom-
modated. ,4s-itE woA -
DEPosED.-The Rev. n. Shapeley,
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