The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-08-25

Blondiu crossed Niagara Falls, on
his rope for the fourth time, on the 18th,
inst, and carried man on his shoulder.
! Gov. Chase is announced to address
the electors of Medina, Ohio, on the
current political issues, on the 9th inst.
ARE-ELEcTED.ZJohn Ross has been
reelected Chief of the Cherokee nation,
a position he has held since 1888.
Professor Agassiz is now in Switzer-
Hand and is expected home about the
middle of September.
At the Queens ball in London, re-
Gently, the Duches of Richmond carried
4 sl5O,OOo on her head, in the shape of
diamond tiara. "a T. szs sd rz1d A--
4 A German writer observes that in the
] United States there is such a scarcity
!. of thieves, they are Obliged to offer a
reward for them. a2nss5s pe ss
1 A New IDEA. = Metallic window
blinds are coming into use in New York.
The frame is made of malleable cast,
!, and the Stats of corrugated sheet iron..
i Mons. De Lave, rival of Blondin's,
walked across a rope stretched over
the Genesee- Falls, at Rochester, on
Tuesday week, and also on Tuesday
last. g 5if e5.t t2's at.'s @s
The Democracy of the With District
of Illinois have called convention to
meet at Springfield on the 2sth Septem-
Der to nominate a successor to the late
/ 7. L. Harris. ~rr.
Since the Spanish war of succession,
Q7O1,) Austria has lost and regained
: Lombardy no fewer than twelve times.
: On the 18th of July, 1859, she lost it
for the 18th time. --.e -.-..f f...., E.
8 The two candidates for Governor of
Ohio-Wm. Dennison, Jr., Republican,
and r. p. Ranney, Democrat, have
made appointments to discuss political
topics before the people.
! The Cincinnati Gazette says that the
former directors of the Northern Rail
road intend to sue the New York Times
for libel. The aggregate damages foot
up 100000. eH t"e1 l'a
) The jury empaneled in the case of
Mr.. Sterling, murdered at Cleveland
Sunday morning, eth inst, do not find
who killed him, but say he died by vio-
lence. The whole affair is enveloped
in mystery. l.,.>a,
| The Rutherford (Tenn.) Telegraph
!, and several other Wing journals in that
State nominate the Hon. John Bell as
, candidate for the Presidency, to be
; supported by the "United Opposition
party in 1850. 'a-4 % aa-~.
On Monday next, W. II. c. Hosmer,
Esq, will pronounce the Poem before
the Literary Societies of Madison Uni
versity. Horace Mann was to have de-
! livered an address on the occasion, but
death has interfered. m 7.
An election has been held for dele
gate to Congress in the embryo Terri
tory of Nevada, which resulted in the
choice of Mr.. Dodge, by vote, so
far as heard from, of 253 to 1913 for
Judge Crane. & oha
The Chicago papers record the fact
that Mike Joy, the hackman, now re-
:. siding at the State Prison for his con-
nection with the Christiana Davis con-
spiracy, has fallen heir to $50, 900, left
him by deceased brother in California.
An Austrian travelling carriage "a
berline,) pierced by cannon shot in two
places, has been brought to the Lyons
station, and is to be exhibited in the
Artillery Museum. This carriage be.
longed to Gen. Gyula and was taken
at Magenta.
BLoNDIN ENJoINED. The Buffalo
Courier learns that the directors of the
Suspension Bridge Company had an
injunction served on M. Blondin Thurs
day, which, if sustained and made per-
: manent, will interfere with his future
exhibitions.
According to a telegraphic dispatch
from Hamburg, dated August ], the
Grand Duke Constantine has disem-
barked at Copenhagen. Aflerreceiving
!. the congratulations of the Grand Mar
q shall of the Palace, his Royal Highness
n proceeded to the Russian Embassy.
: A Berlin letter states that Field
e Marshal Wrangle is to proceed to
Stockholm with large military suit
:. to be present at the coronation of King
: Charles XIV. The Queen of Sweden
!; daughter of Prince Frederic of the
d Netherlands, is niece Of the Prince
e Regent of Prussia. s
The Hon. James A. Stewart has beer