The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-05-11
NEWS ITEMS.


cinnati Is SIlO,0O0,0O0.
= The man who minds his own business has
obtained steady employment
LOOK out for new counterfeit Tens,
on the Farmers and Drovers' Bank, Of
Waynesburg, Pa.
- child Of Mr.. Lovejoy, at Lansing
burgh, N. Y, has died of the effects Of
swallowing one Of the now cents.
= 1t was considered remarkable that
only five assassinations occurred in Ha-
vana during Holy Week.
A five-story stone hotel is about TO
be built at st. Paul, Mimi, which will be
completed by June, 1860.
"A true friend unbosoms freely, advises
justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes
all patiently, defends courageously, and contin-
ues a friend Interchangeable.
= Instead Of retaliatng upon the man who
calls you villain, a liar, thief, coolly in
form him that you have not sufficient confidence
in his vcracity to believe him.
- The democrats of Pontiac have
elected all their charter officers. Robert
w. Davis, Esq, was chosen President.
- Rents in New York are said to be
very high, and real estate almost every
where on the advance.
- There are in the State of Oregon
1876 flour mills, with capacity of pro-
ducing 100000 barrels per annum.
On Tuesday the 2nd inst, man
named James Burns was burned to death
in Boston. His clothing was set on fire
from lighted pipe in his vest pocket.
- The Beloit Herald will hereafter
have two editors. One side of the pa
per will be Democratic, the other side Re
publican.
- lady in Cincinnati recently had
her husband arrested upon complaint
that he used her as mark in his pistol
practice.
- The best way 10 strengthen good
resolution is to act it out yourself. If
you resolve to repair an old fonce, it
Strengthens the resolution, and the fence
too, to commence at once.
Mr.. James Fruzer killed man
named William Derrie, at San Francisco,
for having seduced his daughter, a girl of
Is years. Mr.. Frazer was tried, and the
jury acquitted him, verdict which the
sentiment of mankind will approve.
A little son of Mr.. II. Evans, OF
Winchester, ILL.,, last week got hold of a
bottle of laudanum which his mother had
carelessly left within his reach, and drank
portion of its contents, from the affects
of which he died the same day.
= The annual meeting of the share
holders of the Detroit 81 Milwaukee Rail.
way Company is TO be held in this city
on Tuesday of this week.
bet. Free Press Sth.
We understand that Capt. Mixer, Of
Allegan, is about to run a steamboat
from the mouth of the Kalamazoo River
touching at Pier Cove, South Haven
st. Joseph, New Buffalo and Chicago.
Allegan Journal, May 2.
A You've MoTnER.--We learn that O
girl aged twelve years, resident of Farm.
ington in this county, has recently become
a mother. We think this may be proper.
ly termed premature maternity"
Jefcrsonian.
A Cleveland lady seeing a pack Of
playing cards on her comfortable, put then
in her pocket to get them out of the way
and while conversing on the redemption
of souls with her Clergyman, thoughtless
ly pulled out four bowers in company
with her pocket handkerchief.
- The greatest instance of impudencc
on record is that of Yankee, who in nj
Italian city, stopped funeral procession
in order to light his cigar from one of the
holy candles. Ere the procession recoy
cred from its astonishment the audaciou:
smoker disappeared.
= The average of advertisements il
the London Times under tho head o.
swami places" is about seven column.
daily, aud as none of them exceed three
lines, and about half of them arc two line
announcements, the reader may form
some idea of the number Of persons il
London constantly in want Of employ
ment.
- curious case has just transpired
at Monticello, Mo. Two boys were ar
rested for stealing $40 gold piece. The
one who did not steal it was put upon tri
al first, and tho other chap used as wit
ness, and his innocence was established
The other boy was then placed on trial
when the one just acquitted came forward
and swore that lie had stolen the money
hinaseyI
- Two years ago or more, Mr.. Hoe
s9nt TO England mechanic to superin.
tend and assist in building his celebrated
printing presses for the London Times Of
flee. Such was tho exclusivoness of the
English builders that they would not al
low him to enter their works. The press
es could have been built in New York in
six months. The English mechanics were
tvo vears about Them and now fhev aro