The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-20

Lily eOoesi aiudeiOH VI pei Co
tate Il Detroifthis,springi is 81, lisa, 5s5
and the real estate sl4,2l1,24s.
The Legislature Of Connecticut have
elected John Boyd Secretary of State,
and William Il BueI, Comptroller.
Aresolution has been passed by both
houses of Congress, fixing the final
adjournment on Monday, June 18th. ,
The Virginia House has passed a bill
to issue 5000, 900 State bonds to John
A. Washington to pay for Mount Yer
non. lfg1IlgUl1E III y
The most interesting items Of foreign
news are first, that Queen Victoria is
again sin an interesting condition.
and second, that the steamship Levi
! athan win not be ready for her first
voyage before next autumn. 1rH-ao
/ At the New York Stock Market on
1 Wednesday, N. Y. Central stock, in
consequence of the recent railway dis
aster declined, the shares closing at s7*
bid. Parties versed in such matters
say that the Company. VIII be put to
floss of about 100000.
/ SANTA FE.-A public meeting was
held at.Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the
9Th of April, to express the feelings of
the people on the death of Preston
Brock, Jr., a useful citizen Col. ]. B.
Grayson was called to the chair.
We see it stated that III. w. Chit
tenden, Superintendent of the Central
Railroad, Syracuse Division, has DEM
onstrated that the road can save three
hundred dollars amonth by using pork
4 instead of oil for lubricating the axles
of the ears and locomotives ~ hrHi
There were fxe eases for.diFerce, at
the late term of the Monroe County
Circuit. Martha n. Scott VS.. James;
Theresa Godfrey VS.. Richard; Ellen
Trip VS.. Elisha. Nancy Lyon VS..
Enon. and James n. Sanford VS.. Alma
4 A.,-the plaintiffs all being Ladies but
one! A poor compliment to the stern
er sex of Monroe. 3fi- i--.a.,., ,,.,,...rf
I st. Panl, Minnesota, has been hith-
erto DEMOCRATIC by some 600 majority.
!, Last Tuesday an election was held
there, and several of the Anti ecomp-
ton candidates were elected by large
majorities. The Democratic Mayor
was successful, however, by a majority
of 243. The Republican Treasurer
had majority of 6o2, and the Repub-
,, lican Comptroller a majority OF e5.
t GREAT PEDESTRIAN FEAr.-Mickey
Free, the celebrated pedestrian, offered
: to walk in Newburg, N.Y. 40 sue
f cessiye hours, without rest or sleep, for
purse of $500. He commenced on
! Tuesday morning last at 10 o'clock.
! The 10 hours expired on Saturday
night at II O'Clock. He was to walk
on plank 80 feet long, 30 inches wide
2 and 80 inches from the ground. This
, is the greatest feat ever attempted in
the pedestrian line. y 1t is said Mr..
j Free was taken off the plank an hour
. before the expiration of the time. Hat'-
, CONF Easy, Go q EASY. II George
. Christy left New York very suddenly,
on Wednesday last, in the steamer
Moses Taylor, for California. 81 He has
run through with all his property, ac-
quired by his negro minstreIsy, and be-
come entirely penniless. Indeed, he
was reduced to such strait that he
: was obliged to, conceal dis departure,
: in order to Glade the pursuit of several
officials who were watching to arrest
$ him. sau
KANSAS -APPoINTMENTs-T APP
pointments are as follows: Mr.. Norris
Receiver Of the Public Moneys, and
Mr.. Patterson, formerly of Pennsyl-
vania, Register of the Land Office ut
: Ogden; Mr.. Moran, Register of the
: Land Office ut Fort Scott !; A. c. Davis,
! formerly of New York, District Attor-
, ney of Kansas; b. ]. Newton, Agent
|, for the Shawnces; and Mr.. Badger,
! Agent for the Kickapoos. r9 ~ ,-i.sc
The Albany Ecening Journal notices
a the fact that the members of Congress
: who oppose the bounty for catching
Z cod fish, insist on our paying bounty
z for catching men A Yankee skipper
I only gets a sixpence for hooking cod,
: while q Southern Commissioners gets
! s. for hauling up negro. If bounties
] are, to be abolished, let all be- served
! alike. !. 81 - i,ss y. .-.s. AZ ..aea--
i1.s alice .7.f.f -sift--i .iii iif - sfa..,l
; OUR FLAG INsULTED AGAIx.-As
often as once month the newspapers
announce that some ono Of orr <,s.r