The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-01-27


The Legislature of New York costs
the STATE over $4,000 every day.
The Ohio Legislature has agreed to;
adjourn on the 10th of February next.
Hon. VIM. Salisbury has been elected
United States Senator for the State of
Delaware. -
Mr. Kenndy is at Savannah, making
preparations, for laying the Cuban sub
marine telegraph. 1t III i
5 Judson j. Hutchinson, of the Hutch
inson Family, committed suicide in
Lynn, Mass, on the l 18th inst,
The Offices of the Canandaigua and
Elmira Railroad in Canandaigua were
destroyed by fire on the l4th, inst.
A fearful epidemic has broken out
among swill-fed hogs, near Carlton, N.
j. Upwards Of 100 die daily.
A bill has been introduced into the
N. Y. State Legislature authorizing the
formation of companies for the arrest
of horse thieves. ssseA ssgaa bst
A verdict of S., 900 was recovered
in Chicago the other day, against ply
stefan for malpractice, in treatment of
fractured limb. 'svai = sas''s r.iF
The people of South Nebraska have
held public meetings, and are urging a
strong movement to annex that part of
the Territory to Kansas.
A. Mr.. Jacobs, in the Delaware Leg
islature, proposes to repeal the law pro-
hibiting the traffic in slaves between
Delaware and other States.
The Republicans Of the first Con-
gressional District, Connecticut, have
nominated Dwight LOOMS of Holland
Co., for Member of Congress.
A school teacher was knocked down
while entering his school house, the
other evening, in Hamtramck, by some
person concealed inside the door.
The State of Arkansas has not sim
gle telegraph wire within her borders
A project is on foot for establishing one
between Memphis and Little Rock.
NOVEL GRoUNDs FOR DIvoRCE.-A
woman in Cincinnati recently made an
application for divorce on the ground
that her husband was confounded
fool.
Gov. Slade, of Vermont, Secretary
of the National Board of Education,
and eminent as a philanthropist and
statesman, died at Middlebury, Vt, on
Sunday last.
The Opposition" in Virginia, are
trying to concentrate on Mr.. Coggin,
formerly a member of Congress, as
their candidate for Governor against
Mr.. Letcher.
Several bills, one of which it is said
will certainly pass, have been intro
duced in the Kansas Legislature, abol
ishing slavery In that territory, and
prohibiting it forever.
The Times Washington correspon
dence says rumors are current of a ser
ious misunderstanding among the mem
bers of the Cabinet which may lead to
the withdrawal of Mr.. Toucey.
The London Herald of the 3Oth Mt
says: The object of Sir Altar
McNab's visit to this country is to pro
mote the proposed railroad from the
head eff Lake Superior to Red River.
tits thought that the House Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, to Congress
will report in favor Of placing $1,000
900 in the hands, of the President tc
negotiate for the purchase of Cuba.
The p. M. General expresses the
opinion that the only way to make the
p. o. Department selEsustaiuing, is to
establish a uniform postage rate of five
cents and abolish the franking priv
lege.,H F.,e s,a,t ee.Ft e-,osn s4sffs9t
John Rogers plead guilty, and was
sentenced to three months in the Peni
Tertiary, on the charge of stealing sece'
cents from the contribution box of the
St. Louis Church in Buffalo, few days
since. " .-@
Iai lis said that dispatches have beer
received from England by the Canadi
an government, containing the com
mand that her Majesty's award of OF
tawa for the seat of government, b.
carried out. To bslb Tse sda. Dae
F. a meeting of sympathisers with thu
young men lately arrested in IRELAND
for reasonable practices, has been held
in Tammany Hall, n. Y, and com
mittee appointed to collect funds to aio
in their defense.
J. Robert Harlan, colored man, has
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