The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-30

ent reSlulnS III NeuIaohd OiIy.
Gov. Lowe, of Iowa, is seriously i'll
of pneumonia, bis present attack being
a relapse.
Edward Everett has just purchased
the Gardiner farm in Winchester, Mass.
where he intends to erect dwelling.
Rev. B. G. Onderdonk, formerly bish-
op of the Episcopal church of Penn
sylvania, died on Monday of dysentery
A young man living in Cranston, R.
1. had one of his hands badly broken
by the kick of COW on Sunday after
noon. e.f az med.a
The Pension Bill which passed the
House of Representatives on the 22d,
would absorb over twelve millions an
nually. r -,l r.fe
Fourteen hundred hogs, all well
dressed" graced the platform of a
railroad depot at Milwaukee on Mon
day last. r
The Democracy Of Virginia, which
State is afflicted with binnial sessions,
are agitating an extra session of the
Legislature.
On the 10th November, bill was
introduced into the State of Arkansas
to prohibit the sale of patent medicine
in the State. t
John M. Reed has been installed as
judge of the Pennsylvania supreme
court for fifteen years, as chosen at the
late election.
Last year the cotton crop of the South
amounted to a,114, 900 bales, and this
year to 100000. being an increase of
$3.50 bales,
THE PATENT OFFICE.-Two thor-
sand two hundred dollars fees were re-
ceived, last week, for patents issued for
new inventions.
The Rev. James Pratt has been
chosen successor to the Rev. Dudley A.
Tying in Philadelphia, and has entered
upon his duties.
Col. Albert Pike of Arkansas, a dis
tinguished lawyer, scholar and free ma
son, and also lecturer and poet, died
a few days ago.
The Enaporia Neacs gives the names
of eighteen papers in Kansas which
have lately suspended in consequence
of the hard times.
RIPE OLD AGE.-The Pittsburg Ga
zette has reached its I'D volumn. Its
first type were brought over the noun
tains on pack horses.
Proposals have been issued for a new
daily and tri-weekly paper, to be pub
lished at Columbia, South Carolina, to
be entitled "The Disunionist"
The Democrats in the sixth, ILL.,,
Harris District, have nominated
Charles Hodges for Congress. He is
a lawyer of some local reputation.
A gentleman in Conneaut, o., has a
canary which has this season, or since
FEBRUARY last, laid 80 eggs, Matched 80
chicks, and reared to birdhood %.
Howlet, who was to be executed at
Montreal on the 18th inst, for the MUIR
der of his wife has had his sentence
COMMITTED to Imprisonment for life.
Mrs. Earl Rathbun of St. Louis, has
sued VIM. Flukee for bitingoff the tail
of her spaniel. She has laid the dam
ages at $40. Rather costly bite.
The Sons of Malta of Cincinnati have
contracted for five thousand loaves of
bread which they will distribute among
the poor of that city on Christmas day.
Rev. James Wilson, a Methodist
clergyman at Locks Village, has been
fined 81 for throwing fork full of ma
nure on E. H. Fits, school teacher.
The anti-Lecompton Democrats of
Pennsylvania, are about to commence
a paper at Harrisburg, the State Capt.
tai, to be called "The Sentinel" Col
Forney endorses it.
A splendid theatre is being erected
in Cincinnati. The front is said to be
the finest in town, and it will be large
encughto seat $500 persons. The cost
will be s4OO,5OO.
General Eyre, now in canada, has
offered prize to the Montreal Snow
Ball Club, to be awarded to that mem
Der who shall fire the greatest number of
snow balls in a given time.
The Indiana State Sentinel is urging
upon the people of that State the ne
cessity of establishing a State Sub
Treasury for the safe keeping of the
funds of that Commonwealth.
The Omaha Nefraskian of the 18th
inst, says it has reliable information
though not official information-that
Hon. Samuel w. Black has been ap-
pointed Governor of Nebraska.