, 1859-11-14
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RE7oRT CorRrEors.-In the case of Mclean
agHlnst tue County Commissioners. pending IN
the .. S. Court, Il. Stanberry, Esq, had occas-
lon to quote from decision Of tho Supreme
Court The citation contained long Latin
eentence which the eounte! rendered for the ed
ous!J remarked, that ':.tte Court Gu dispense
with the counsers bad Latin" avery well"
retorted the counsel. "but ma! it please the
yo4r otra epinion." The gentleman 81 the Bar
and gentlemen Of tha JusY exploded, but the
Court gravelr "took the uaatter under adyise~
ment.
Dr.. Livingstone, the celebrated African
zh1 who l. At present exploring as ss1 nFes
abouoding with wild elephants, haviog magni-
fceut and most valuable tueks. In one herd he
saw ore: Eve hundred Of the giant game graz.
ing on the P1a!n. The Shire is good uaviga
river fo1 oveE one hundred miles from its con-
duenee--.The mountains Of Mermembela stand
1000 feet over the plain, possessed Of tine
climate aud profuse Vegetation lemon trees.
oranges, and pineappies growing wild in the
woods, promising to be had in abundance and
cheap from the natives, Who culuyAte largely
the upper third Of the valley
GotD IL 0a1o.-Great excitement exists in
OTTAWA County m account Of the finding Of au-
riferous deposits On ,h- Peninsula. Tne Port
Clinton Q. nsocrat says that Mr. Walter Smith,
"f Van Renssaler township, discovered, some
tEo weeks ago, On that part Of his farm border
ing on tic lake, stone y h,ch be thought contain
ed gold. Since then he has exhIti. ed several
specimens 70 citizens aud tao OF our best nat
uEa!lsts, or geologists, have tested aud found it
to be quartz rack. in which was embedded large
quantities Of gutJ, which WAS extracted IN
fakes similar iu shape and size to common snow
a.kss, and which Was cscertaiued to be very
hne guild. Ar. Smith Informs rs that tons OF
this quartz rock can casias be got. about four
ftct below the surface OF tie .round-iu fact he
thinks It exits In almost endless quantities.
Saa1a:ky Rg.*t<r-
The long talked Of " match between Toc1
Ssytr., the '' Champion o. England" and john
c. lsenau. who claims te b. "Cnampion ct
America, is HOW regularly contracted ior. The
next This announcement. will make 4 sen 81.
ton among the 81 Faucy." and great interest vii
be teltin tue champions
NORMAL Cx1rERs1TY--EaIcKwoGK FINISHED.
We are very happy ~ learn that, weather
permitting. the last brick will be laid on the
wa! OF lhe Normal University building at noon
.o-day. The work has been pushed forward
with great energy since our last notice, and un'
less heavy rain shn1l Intervene. which at the
hour We write does not look probable. the
"heavy part OF this great enterprise will be
finished on this blessed filth day Of November
OF ull the wear. We understand that some a1
the friends of the institution will be hand ia
see that last brick pre?erly put down. And il
will not be surprising ii Que or more represeu'
tatives Of the f4ntagrapA happen to be there OF
thereal,outs, at or near the critical moment
Bloomington Pantograph.
"A correspondent Of the PhiladeIphia Prfs,
says" 4 Wall street gentleman showed me
to-day computation made with considerable
care by himself. Of The amount OF gold produced
during the las. ten years by tie mines Of Cali
fo1nia and Australia wont bother you with
II Ion. tabular statement Of tue anaount produced
in each year, but The grand tota! Of the who'll
ten years' crop is 81 ,40o, 100000"
Do0rs DAsKs A.D HAxk REroE1ERs--By
meAus Of bogus banks and counterfeit moneE
and subscriptions TO bank mole reporters, " hclI
ali dealers are forced to take, it Is estimated by
contemporary that the people Of the United
States are swindted annually ont Of sums vury'
| ing from two to Eve millions Of dollars. That
such frauds should exist and flourish in q couu.
try Of laws, is i disgrace to their legislation.
PASSPORTS FOR MlssIss1PPI.-Ihe Brandon,
{Ali.s.) r. publican, referring to the Harper'a
Ferry business, makes the following brilliant
suggestion:
at is customary in European countries to re.
quire every nun 10 travel With apasspurt. The
southern States should require the same thing,
1t would be no particular hardship for man
having m honest purpose to procure permit
to travel through the South, and the next fegis-
lature Of this S.ate should take the initiative in
THIS matter"