The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-05-25
NEWS ITEMS.


= The Flint and Pere Marquette rail
way advertise for 1850 laborers at 81 per
day.
- The number of acres sowed 10 wheat
in the town of Marengo, Calhoun Co.
this year is 5000.
- Two cargoes of ice-three hundred
tons-have been received at Buffalo, from
Lake Superior.
- The celebrated Baron Humboldt
died in Berlin, on Friday, the eth inst
His fame is world wide.
- A correspondent of the Providence
Journal says that green shoots of aspar-
agus, eaten raw, will cure hydrophobia at
any stage.
- The National Typographical Con-
vention has been in session at Boston,
Mass. The next session will be held at
Nashville, Tenn.
- The bell swinging in the tower of
st. Stephens Church, East Haddam, Ct,
is over thousand years old 1t bears the
date OF A. d., Sl5.
- II is believed that the farmers of
Walker township viii have surplus of
twenty-five thousand dollars worth of ag
ricultural products the present year.
- AT Toronto, on Wednesday of last
week, fire in the lumber yard of E. B.
Gilbert destroyed from $4,000 to $4,000
worth Of lumber; insured for $4,000.
At Hamilton, c. W., on Tuesday of
last week, Thomas Conroy, boy eight
years of age, drank nearly quart of
whisky, and soon expired in great agony.
- A severe frost occurred in Texas on
the 22d of April, killing great deal of
corn and cotton. The Houston T'ele-
graph counts tho damage by ''millions of
dollars"
The Penn Yam Chronicle says that Mr..
James Forbes, of that village, lost four
Of his five children last week, by the dis
ease known as "putrid sore throat"
A destructive Fire occurred at Hor-
icon, Wis, on the morning of the 18th,
destroying property to the amount of
$4,000. Insurance only 81, 900. Sup
posed work of an incendiary.
- The Flint and Pcrc Marquette Rail
road Company are going forward with
their work in earnest, having nearly one
third of the distance between this city and
Flint already graded. [Sagipaw Ent.
- The 81. Johns Rep. says there are
probably larger number of new build
iugs at present under contract or in pro-
cess of erection in that village than at any
previous period of its history.
. = The prospects for our farmers are
improving. Wheat never looked better,
and the present fine weather affords a
good opportunity for getting in spring
grains. Fruit trees are poisoning finely.
Charlotte Rep.
- Peter Van Castle, Hollander, for
shooting Peter Van Vert, another Hol-
lander, was convicted of murder in the
first degree, and sentenced to imprison-
ment for life at the recent session of the
Bay Circuit.
MRs. SIcKELs.-The Cincinnati Eng.
of the 9Th is assured, by a gentleman
from New York, that Teresa Bagioli (Mrs.
Sickels) is preparing for the stage, and
will appear on the boards next autumn.
In WANT OF FuNDs.-The Courier
Marseille mentions, rs proof of Austria
being in want Of funds, that the Empe-
ror Francis Joseph has caused the crown
jewels to be deposited with the heirs Of
the well-known banker, Baron Sina, as a
guarantee for loan OF thirty-two mill
ions Of forms.
"BLEss THE PIG."-When my lady
sees master pig muncbing and wallowing
in ditch, she curls up her nose and lifts
up her shoulders at his nastiness. And
10! when the same pigs leg fragrant with
sage and patriarchal onions, smokes on
the board, she sends her plate three times.
Such is life!
VISEGAR.-W. G. Baker furnishes the
following recipe: Take one gallon mo-
lasses 10 seven of rain water; put in q
key with loose cover or large augor
hole in the upper head, and after few
weeks you will have vinegar, beautiful in
color, pleasant in taste and sour enough
far better and cheaper than the hard, sour,
water-colored stuff you get at the country
stores called vinegar"
The WEArHER.--We have had most
delightful weather with the exception Of
two days. for the last three weeks. The
forest trees are in leaf, and vegetation is
as far advanced as we ever saw it in the
southern part Of the State ut this season
Of the year. Last week tho thermome-
ter ranged as high as SO in the shade.
Grand Traverse Herald.
The CRoPs.-The farmers all concur
in saying that the wheat crop presents
more favorable appearance than for
many years before. Should the warlike
appearances in Europe continue, we may
expect better demand for our breadstuffs,