The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-09-14
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From tho Daily Eagle.
Grand Haven Correspondence.

OF intelligence SO frequently from our en-
bryo city, that it is quito difficult, at the
present time, to present anything Of news
that Will be of interest particularly, eth.
er to yourself or to the majority of the
readers of tho EAGLE. Still, i've live.
move and have our being" and are not,
as community, without our little chang
cs and petty vicissitudos. And what,
with circus, railway excursion, pier
making, political faithlessness, Jack Frost,
&C., can we lack that is requisite TO keep
the public heart beating, and the blood
of quarter Of century's ebb and flow,
to course freely and vigorously through
veins and arteries? -
Relative to the Circus. Grand Haven,
if | mistake not rs to dates, will, in No
vember next, have passed twenty-five
years from the period of its christening,
and never, until within few days past,
has large and acknowledgements post
er announced the forthcoming advent of
n circus company, to enEghten our good
citizens IN the mysteries of the horseman-
ship, tuinbling, climbing, balancing, poor
music and clownish erudition, exhibited
within the spacious tent erected for the
occasion. But so il cameto pass, and as
men and women should grow wiser as they
grow older, where can true and profitable
wisdom be gathered, better or more-ex-
peditiously, than from the wonderful feats
Of strength and agile movements Of circus
performers, and the witty, sagacious and
dguifed sayings and doings Of the star
spangled-clad clown? CD
, But the circus Of Antonio & Wilder
arrived, agreeable TO public notice, on
Monday last; and with it came a great
and crowded day for Grand Haven't
The Western portion of our county was
well represented by the lovers of fun and
the. curious, and the spacious tent was
well filled with gaping, delighted
crowd during afternoon and evening, caus-
ing o large amount Of money to change
hands, and leaving but little, we fear, in
aid of the Bible or Mission cause.
The performance was accompanied by
an usual amount of drunkenness, profan-
ity and bosterous haloong in our streets,
during the evening, (and entire night, for,
that 'natter) and q sido exhibition not
previously advertised, either in posters or
small bills. But some of our citizens,
this morning, seem TO think they have
seen the elephant entire, in all his huge
proportions, paying therefor roundly;
one, twenty-five; another seventeen; and
a third, a somewhat less number of dol
lars, besides the wallet containing the
same; aud / hear no one regret the de-
parture of the circus.
The railway excursionists passed thro'
Our village this evening, en- route for Mil
waukee; a goodly array and seemingly
enjoying themselves in the best possible
manner, bent on that rational recreation
and pleasure that We ever find necessary
for the health of body and mind.
The officers of the Detroit received
their guests with the greatest suavity of
manner and address, having decked their
boat in holiday attire, and provided every
ether ingredient necessary tot fill up TO tho
briin, with the most delicious cordial, the
cup of pleasure.
The work on the new pier progresses
finely. Some sixteen hundred feet there
of are already completed, leaving four
hundred feet yet to be constructed. The
third tier of piles is now being driven
Interruptions are frequent, as the opera
tors are unable to proceed with their la
Dor during the prevalence of wind of any
considerable force, yet all is done that can
be done to push the work to an early com.
plotion.
You perhaps noticed in the Clarion of
the 18th inst, the charges preferred by
Mr.. CLUBD, the publisher, against Judge
TAYLOR, the main one of which had refer
ence to tho distribution of portion of
the patronage OF the Court among the
Democratic journals of the county, in
stead of comforting it all upon tho Clar-
ion. The Judges reply is looked for anx-
iously in this weeks issue of that paper;
and we are infoilned by friend who has
seen the..article, and is proper Judge, that
it is a complete defence, using arguments in
Justification of his course, incontroyertiblc,
and administering now and then a cut
ting, but well merited rcbuke to his ac-
cuser. The position assumed by Judge
TAYLOR is, as far as my knowledge ex-
tends, fully endorsed by the great mass
in our community, and | think, | might
in safety say, almost universally SO.
Our county was visited with a severe
frost on the night of the lst inst, badly
iniuring field crops in general, and caus-
D ing a premature death TO buckwheat in
. particular Its tho opinion that corn
and potatoes are not injured, for the most
part, so badly as to prevent their arriving
/, yet to goodly degree Of maturity,
r should we be favored with bland weather
hereafter.
Business is dull, money scarce, still
with but slim prospect of any better
state Of other, during tho approaching
lautumn. CLEAN.