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The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-12

A New YEARS PREsENr.-0n New Years
morning, the wife Of Mr.. Henry d. Rodgers Of
Tittabawassee, presented him with one boy and
three girls-.four in all-all alive and doing well
at last accounts. The respective weights Of
these new settlers were as follows The boy. 4
ibs o.; two girls, lbs. each the other girls,
lbs. OF. The presentation was made, we are
informed without ceremony--neither the doctor
nor any of the old ladies being present. Mr..
Rogers himself directly, and we presume thank
fully receiving them. [Saginaw Enterprise.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-12

HORRIBLE DEArE.-A sad and melancholy
accident says the Enquirer d Herald, occurred
en- Saturday afternoon last, by the strangulation
Of child. 1t appears that a little girl, aged
years, daughter of John Zinzer who resides on
Jefferson St., West Side, was swinging on the
clothes line, Jumping from box which stood
near. BY so doing, the rope become stretched,
and the child, in her paly, kicked the box away,
got the rope twisted round her neck, and before
aid could be rendered, life was extinct.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-12

INTERESTING TO BoYs.-A gentleman
recently entered an establishment where
he knew they wanted an apprentice, and
said, give got boy for you, SIR
!" Glad of it-who is he?" asked the man
Of the large establishment. The gentle
man told the boys name, and where he
lived, "Don't want him." said the fore
man: abe has got bad mark" "a
bad mark, sir: what" 81 meet him
every day with cigar in his mouth" re-
piled the foreman; II don't want smok-
ers."
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-12

It's understood that FEoHHEmER's supply,
With superior fits, all those
Who are pleased to call and try
Their skill in making clothes.
They keep on hand coon SUPPLIES
OF materials of all kinds,
To make garments Of any price,
To suit all tastes and minds.
They do TAILORING of any kind,
Most workmanlike and nice,
And do it as quick rs you can find,
At VERY MODERATE PRICE.
They have Clothing all READY-xADE.
For these that have no leisure
Or otherwise should not see fit,
TO have them made to measure
or GENTS FURNISHING GOODS they keep also,
A nice and large assortment;
And what they say, you'll find JUST so,'
Or they'll refund YouR PAYMENT.
Their Goods are new and they are sold,
As low as at EASTERN PLACES,
Give us a call and what we told
You will find true in all cases.
J. & L. w. Fechheimer.
re- Remember our place at the Post Office.
January D, 1893. n3 If
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-12
NEWS ITEMS.

- Cancemi, the noted murderer, has been
sentenced to the Penitentiary for life,
- In the Cincinnati Common Pleas there are
just now no fewer than one hundred and seven
ty-fye applications for divorce on the docket,
- The government of the United States is
about to erect a mammoth foundry on the Pacific
coast. 1t will be located at the Mare Islands
Navy Yard near San francisco.
When you find man doing more business
than you are, and you want to know the reason,
look at the advertisements he has in the newspa-
pers, and q look out"
- The Common School Trustee Of a town in
Indiana says, in n recent report--"No common
schools-all uncommon. Branches taught En-
her, poker, otd stedge, rulgarity and profanity.
49, People arc advised to refused all notes is-
sued by the Goshen Bank n. Y, that are print
ed on Unite paper, as the Bank ropudiates them !;
quite number (to the amount of twenty or
thirty thousand dolars) having boon stolen re-
Gently from its vault.
- Fire, the dwelling house Of +. w. Fifeld Of
Waterford, was burned on Thursday morning of
last week. All of the furniture was saved, some
of the doors and windows also. The house had
but recently been enlarged and repaired and
was worth about $1,000. Insured for two hun
dred.
- Enjoy the blessings ofthis day if God sends
them; and the evils bear patiently and sweetly.
For this day only is ours we are dead to yes
terday, and we are not born to tomorrow.
[Jeremy Taylor.
"A long sentence, John Dillon, recently con-
victed at Hastings, Barry county, Mich, of the
murder of Mrs. Harding has been sentenced to
the State prison for ninety mine years. His coun
sci intend making an effort in the Supreme
Court for new trial.
Alexander Robinson, who was arrested in
philadelphia n short time ago on charge Of rape
in Delaware, having induced young girl to
leave home on tie pretenco that her brother was
sick, and then committed violence upon her, has
been tried and convicted Of the offence, and sem
fenced to be hung, according to Delaware law,on
the 11th of February.
- An Eastern editor says that a man in Now
York got himself into trouble by marrying two
wives.
A Western editor replies by assuring his CO.
temporary that good many men in that section
have done the same thing by marrying one.
A Northen editor rotorts that quito number
of his acquaintance found trouble by barely
promising to marry, without going any further.
A Southern editor says that he was bothered
enough by simply being found in company with
another mans wife.
THE ILLusTMoUs DEAD.-The Gin
cinnati Enquirer gives the following as
worth perusal and preservation:
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-12

Doctor (Doctoyess y Harriet X. Hunt, Of
Boston, objects TO being taxed becauso she can't
vote.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-12

THE SUBSCRIBERS WOULD CALL AT
Il tention of the Citizens Of Mill Point and vi
cinity, to the fact, that they have opened a New
GROCERY AND Provision STORE, and have Just
received large and splendid assortment Of
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
1859, 1859.
WI c nc II ant Tailoring,
BY
J. &c L. w. FECHHEIMER.
At the POst-Ofice.
q R a N d III VEN, MI q III

GRAND VEN. MI Slz-
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-06-24


ness OF mental perception. would have
convinced the veliest Old Fogy that a
new era is dawning upon US, and things
are not as they were wont. II This would
not satisfy them, let them strike a chat
with any girl over 10 years old, who has
been 10 this school for ~ months, and
they will be found less cfedulous and
more controlled by reason than many
! grown women Of this century. They
seem to have been taught the important
lesson OF self reliance, and It's concomi'
tant--labor vincet omnia, On Thurs.
day night, was read by parto( the grad
yates, as chasle and dIdactic compost.
tons as | ever heard, with music Of the
first order, at intervals.
On Friday morning the balance Of The
graduates read their compositions, which,
Tor elegance Of diction, and tho refined
moral sense brealhcd by them all, did not
only the young ladies credit, but the
highest praise is due properly 10 those
who have inspired them with feelings and
sentiments, alike honorable to the hu.
man heart and due unto the chief good,
There were sixteen who received the Gel.
ti!ica'e OF the Institution, Of their ability
to build the fabric, Of which their trials
here were only groUnd.silIs, and may
they build o structure worthy OF such a
solid and e%ver.durlng foundation. The
crowded state Of tho capacious room,
and TIM unItiln1n ,,t..,.l ,I,. ir,nr.pt
lett on this most imposing OCCASION
Many were the lips in that vast assem-.
bIagc which moved to speak tho praise,
and invoke the blessings upon the heads
OF those lG pure snow. white virgins, just
ere they launched outupon the broad and
turbulent sea Of active real life and
whot an incaIculoblc influence may they
not exert for truth, for right, 0nL for
christianity, by disseminating among their
sex the great truths, the possession Of
which does so much to amcIioralc the
condition and increase the happiness Of
the possessoT.
Not the least striking feature Of the oc.
casiOn was the chcefIuIness and rosy.
checked appearance Of the girls, which
evidences the superior advantages Of this
place for educational establishments
Besides, the girls are instructed to take
much exercise the supervisors giving
attention to the physical (Which is OF vast
imporl) development, as we'll as mental
and moral. This is one Of the many Su.
pcrior advantages of this over any other
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your money, for we don't ask that IN
til you get the paper, Outside OF
Franklin county we have nearly two
hundred names pledged, and we be-
licyc We a obtain two thousand
We intend TO make it Il good paper
and Il paper devoted, not to every sub
ject, like half the quhck medicines
which come recommended as anti
dOtcs for all the ills flesh is heir TO-
but we shall give especial attention
to one thing, And we believe our
experience in Journalism is a suGi.
cIcnt guaranty that we know what
we are about when we undertake the
publication Of n newspaper. We
have been connected with types for
nine long years, and during that time,
have watched and learned many
things relative to The province Of our
position. We think success will
crown our efforts. II is no fascination
with which we are unacquaintcd, and
we intend 10 succeed, certain, if we
live. And AS we said before, we want
100 Of the subscribers TO the Journal
totakc the Slave Finder. Send in
your names, gentlemen, and on the lst
Of September next you will get the
PAPER,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-06-24
Commercial.
Nashville Market,
From the Nashville Daily News.
FRIDAY, June "a 1859,

FRIDAY, June "a 1859,
BAcoN.-Shouldcrs are worth 7; Hams
o.; Clear Sides "a from wagons. From
store, packed cent more.
LARD.-GooJ Lard, ia suitable paCka.
gcs, readily commands l04Gl0S.
WnEAr.-Prime Red 81; White, 81
al 10.
FLouR,--Demand brisk. Extra $500
per barrel; Supc'Gne, So 5oO7 dollars.
Extra Family Flour in bags, Wholesale
So 70; retail 81 ~ 0s pounds.
Conn -Markv, bare. demand i~ncrcaS'
ing. Buyers ore giving rs cents, and fur
nishing sacks.
Corn MeaI-sl0l CSC. This range
includes the retail price.
WmsKY.--W We quote 2GO2s for Rec.
tilted. Country brands 50O75c.
DRIED FRuIT.--LiltIe doing. Apples
| so, PcaIed Peaches, 3 50a4. Un'
pcaled 9 so,
RorE,-Grass l2!ol4c, Jute l2l, Cot
ton Ihtcad 22!a23.
SgGDs-Hungarjan Grass Seed 81
MjIlet SO 00a3 80: Flax Seed 81.
SalL-Finc sack is worth | 60; Coarse
! 80, Barrel 40c. per huShel.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-06-24
LAND FOR SALE.

In pursuance Of n decree of the Circuit
Court Of Franklin county, pronounced IN the
cause therein pending OF Lewis s.. BoatIck, ct
ais. VS.. B. W. Corn aud wife, ct MS, | will
offer for sale to the highest bidder, before the
Court House door in Winchester,
on Woniny. Jnly All, 1850,
on n credit until October lth 1850, and Octo-
Der llh 1850 in equal estimates: One tract
Of land in SAID county, III civil Dis. No, 8,
containing, by estimation, one hundred acres,
and bounded on the North by the lands of
Mrs. Ingram and Jacob Sanders, on the East
by me lands Of Joseph Little, on the South
by the lands Of lIczekiah keeton, aud on TIE
West by the lands of Saul Camp, dec, being
the tract of land belonging 10 the heirs Of
LIttieberry aud Sop ia N. B,s'ick, dee.
SAID tract of land viii be sold at the risk of
Lewis s. BoslIck, tie former purchaser. and
the blddings, therefor, will be started at 81
per acre Notes wIthtwo or more good nd
sufficient securities will be required of t e
purchaser, aud hen retained on The land un.
I'll the whole Of The purchase money Is PAID.
May 10, 80 lw n. FRlZZELL, elk.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-06-24

JrsTICg OF THE PEACE COURT.
William Buchanan, plaintiff,
vs.. DcUl &C.
William Johnson, defendant,
In this cause suit having been commenced
before the unders gncd, n Justice of,he Pei &c
in and Tor the County aud State aforesaid, by
the p%Iaintllf against the defendant 10y origin
al attachment founded on a note given by de-
lcndan, to the plaintiff for the Bird and last
payment for Il tract Of land Of fifty acres, ~
lng and being in SAID county and state aiore-
sad, end was levied BY VIM. Farris, Consta-
bic, on said tract OF IuUd and returned by
him before the undersigned, Justice Of the
Peace, on the 18th day OF May Onslpnl) 1852,
whereuron, it is considered by me, and so or
dcred that all further proceedings IN this
case be STAYED until The 18th day Of Novem-
Der next. 1859. And it is further ordered
that publication be made for four consecutive
weeks in the Home journal, newspaper pub
Ilshed in the town Of Winchester, requiring
the said defendant to be and appear before
Thomas Finch, j. p, the undersigned, al his
office in the town of Winchester, on SAID
l0th day Of November next, 1859, then and
there to defend SAID suit, or judgment final
by default will be rendered rgulm,t him ex.
purte. This the 18th day Of My 1850.
ThOS. FINCH, SEAL
Justice Of the Peace for Franklin Co.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-06-24
TRIBUTE OF ECT.

Alta meeting Of MoUNTAIN DIVISION,
No. G5, Sons Of Temperance, the follow.
ing preamble and resolutions were ucan.
jmou,ly adopted in regard to the death o.
brother w. +. WALKER.
Whereas, it hath pleased tie Great
PQtri"rCh above to remove by death oul
worthy and esteemed brother, Wallace +.
Walker, from our midst, and whereas, it
is fit and proper on such an occasion to
give expression of our sympathics that
we cherish for the deceased brother,-
Therefore.
ResoiOed, That in the removal by death
Of our worthy brother, Mountain Divis.
ion has lost a worthy and esteemed mem
Der and true Son Of Temperance; the
community a good citizen and his Iami.
" a dutiful sou and an aliectionate bus
band.
Resolred, That we bow our heads in
submission to the will Of the Grtat Pa.
hiurch above, feeling that lie is too wise
to err, to Just TO do wrong.
ReSOired, That the members Of this
Division wear the usual badge Of mourn.
ins for thirty days, in token Of respect
for our deceased brother.
RcSoiccd, That We deeply sympathiN
with the friends and family Of the dcccas.
cd in their loss.
K Soiued That these Resolutions be
spread upon the minutes, IA copy sent to
the family Of the deceased anG also a
copy be furnished the Homo journal with
"A request to publish the same.
10. G. Ochmjg,
NJ, G. Forbes, Commt,n
VIM. Fanis, 0'""
ii. l.. Tuncy,J
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THE
S1AuE FINDER
AND
Thief D.etectoY!

Tnrs is the tito Of a Newspaper which
we intend to publish in the town OF Win
chester, Tent, and witch shall be dGvo'
ted almost exclusively to the object in,
diraled ia the cnptjon-i. c.; the pub
l|ICarion Of every fact connected with the
running away, from their master, Of the
slaves in the South, and that may lead
to the detection Of the same. We shall
have no advertisements in the columns,
except the advertisements concerning
ANY and evcry negro confined in any
Jail 10 Tennessee, or other State To DC
this, we will be in constant cOmmunica,
ton with all the JajlofS in the Southern
Statcs-moTc especially the States O
Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama,
&c. Aud whenever a negro is taken up
and confined IN any jail, notice Of the
fact, together with a description Of the
negro, will be Immediately forwarded to
us, and published in our columns. AL.
rrady are confined in our %jalls, in this
| State, many servants who might hc OBJ
tanned by then proper owners, had their
owners any method by which to find the
whereabouts Of those runaways. AS a
full, correct, and reliable medium Of this
sort Of intcIIigcncc, we offer the "SLANE
FINDER" to the Southern people
Subscribe for it, aud you get a journal
devoted Immediately to your interests ;
and when you want TO learn where your
slave is, instead of running all over Scve.
raj thousand miles Of territory, you have
only to examine the columns Of your
Slave Finder, to get the required InIor
nation.
We intend to devote it's columns to
this purpose mainly, Of course giving
thieves anl comtcrIcilrrs IA due share Of
attention. and also wi II give prices cur
rent. &c. II man has a reward to Of.
fer for the apprehension Of any negro,
we will advertise to that effect and ii a
man wishes to sell a negro, or hire, or
buy one. We will allow reasonable space
to state his object.
And now, we call upon Southern PEG.
pie, who have slaves a5scondcd, and up
on all who make it a business to detect
such, and upon all who wish to keep
posted as to tho prices of negroes, and
50 forth, TO subscribe for our journal.
The Slave Finder will contain Wiriy.
two long coIumnS, being considerably
larger than the Home Journal, now pub.
Iishcd by W. J. SLATER, in Winchcs.
ter. 50, you see, it will be large enough
any w,v-in fact. Ms urun MS manners Ucr.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-06-24
Communications.
Editor Home JOurnQi:

Editor Home journal:
As | was an attendant upon the exam.
ming exercises of the Mary Sharp Col.
lcge, this is written to give your readers
some idea Of the same.
Tho examination commenced on Mon.
day morning, the 18th inst, an contin.
ne. to draw crowded houses ill its close,
on Friday, about II o'clock, A. NJ. and
as an evidence OF the interest felt in It's
welfare, it was remarked that greater in.
convenience wa, experienced in seating
the visitors than ever before.
1t would be tedious to trace up gradu.
ally from the lowest to the highest branch.
| shall only give an aggregate version OF
The many evidences Of merit in the School
the system taught, etc. The classes
oil manifested that they had not only
applied themselves diligently to their
studies, but they had achieved for them.
selves victories, the trophies Of which are
the valuable diamonds Of intellect, whose
brilliant rays will radia,e from each, en-.
Tightening the gloomy atmosphere Of iS.
norance- dispensing the clouds OF mon.
S'sh superstition. tina, has SO long OBJ.
'cured the mental vision, and hung with
oppressive weight about the portal. of
reason.
| wish the failels against Female edu.
cation could have witnessed the readi.
ness and eagerness displayed by the
smallest in School. The unvarying cor.
rectness OF their answers, and the eeuls.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-06-24

By virtue Of decree OF the county court Of
Franklin county, Tenn, pronounced at its
May term, 1859, | viii on
Monday the 4h day Of lilly meet,
a, the court house door IN the town Of VIM
chester, offer for sale to the highest bidder,
the Bel tract OF land containing l23 acres. 3
roods and - poles belonging to the estate OF
VIM Brozclton, deceased.
TERMS OF SALE.
Said Land will be sold on a credit of one
and twO yeas, except the amount of Two per
cent on the whole OF the purchase, to be paid
ON day Of sale. The bidding for SAID land to
m at $40, W acre. Bond and good
security will be required Of tie purchaser,
and n lem retained on the land until the whole
OF the purchase money Is paid.
may 20, X. +. SIMS, Clerk.
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GOING TO THE SPRINGS

Just about now, when n bo, s,m.
mer u is sending his burning RAYS
npon the roof OF our sanctum. vc !,
Voluntarily sigh that we are NO, r;cl
and able to visit the noted wa,er;r,
places to which the people in general
seem now to be rushing, as if flying
from d contagious plague, or in pur
suit of some prize, whose value is tina
Of life. But we arc not rich, and W
intend 10 stay at home. il we ~ere
i.h editor, ten TO me we should b
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-06-24

A negro boy named MARION.
belonging to the Doran estate, andR
hired to the Winchester * AlabamaA
Railroad Company. runaway last month,
and has not been heard from since. Ma.
ron is very black, rather humble in man.
ncrs and speech. weighs about $50 or 16O
pounds, aud had on a black wool hat
when he lett. His lips are considerably
curled when he talks. which peculiarly
will scarcely fail to be observed. A lib.
eral reward will be paid for his delivery
to the W * A. X. II. Co., or his appre.
hension, 50 that the Company can get
him. j~une23-tf.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-06-24

Our paper is still behind time this
week, but not as much by "A day, as it
was last week. Being almost rccov-
cred, we shall have no apology to
make next week, waving the turn up
of some unexpected cause.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-06-24
HORSES! HORSES!

| leave this day 'or Ohio to purchase a
large lot Of that celebrated stock horses, the
Clifford and Black Hawk Morgan. II the
lovers of fine stock wish to purchase horses
they can be supplied by the tenth of June.
May l2ih W. q. Brooks.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-06-24
NJoTrECE.

All those Indebted to the estate Of John
Matt, deceased, are hereby notified 10 make
payment, and those having claims ag' inst
said estate wlll present them as prescribed by
law. J. ". RUSSEY, Admir-,
May 10, 80 John Matt, deed.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-06-24
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
This is the all absorbing theme o

liticnl, commercial ana literary CIR
c!cs, or course, here in Tennessee,
we have n little excitement IN regard
10 the election for Governor, and Con.
grcssmen, and in our county, the cX-
element usually incident 10 local
elections ; but Me theme is--Me uaT,
"What viii be its rcsuIl!' is n quos,
lion heard on many sides, and rccciy.
ing many answers, but it IS not in the
power OF man to respond with any
degree o! accuracy, nor do more than
hazard a random guess. And the
War affords a very good topic Of con-
"ersalioD, and a very good one for cd.
iIors. especially during this hot wealth.
'r just now upon US. And We really
believe that II weekly article about
the war would interest our readers a,
much as anything We could indjtc.-
So, from the commencement Of hi,
war, we have cndeavored to keep our.
self posted, that We might be able to
give reliable statements TO our read.
crs. We hear some ask how long the
war will last. Here we must guess
again. A war MndIcd in any Euro.
pran country, is like II fire kiHd.cd in
one Of a row OF wooden houses; pos.
sibly it may be confined to the place
where it originated, but the great
probability is that the whole row will
feed the flames. The three powers
now involved in the conflict are -
France, Sardinia and Austria. The
French force numbers about us coo,
The Sandman about 10000, and thus
allied they arc opposed by the Aus.
,rinn army Of about 800, 900. Able
generals are in the field, Louis Napo
icon himself. among the numLcr.-
Several hard battles, anItvo very iE.
poriant ones have been Fought
That at MontcbrlIo, between II divis.
ion Of French troops and a division Of
Austrian troops, has given MonNcbrI.
10 great prominence, and in order TO
get "a good idea Of its situation, to-
gotlicr with general knowledge OF
tie country, we advise our rcadcrs to
get II map and study it. And Oh! what
Al chance for the young men every.
where 10 learn gcogropby. We have
lots Of school-boys in Winchester who
have porcd day after day over their
atlas in t]hcschool room, aud tired al il. |
But now You can learn the same while
you crafty the interest your minds
must feel in the struggle now going
on. Come, yet your aliases, and read
Che newspapers, and thus out Of an
cyil--(the wa)--makc II benefit 10
~
Wv, '7
have said before, the probability is
that II long and bloody struggle will
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