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direction OF movement may give the impressio,
is much more extensive than the facts xarr,n,
They crossed many clear and beautiful str..vr.
in Montcalm and the adjoining counties of lee
bella and Mecosta, and a large proportion Of The
land passed over was OF a most excellent ch.-
acter. This remark applies to all these thru.
counties and the entire line Of the road ia ~an
watercd. In Roscommon and Clare counties N.
line was run mostly through pine lands Ths
company also noticed some extensive pine rls;rs
containing several thousand acres of land On
the line of the road through Crawford. Chart.
voix and Wyandotte counties, there are la,c.
bodies of most excellent land, heavily clo,h,,,
with growth OF beech and maple. There A..
no heavy grades on the line run, and the count-v
ia favorable 10 the construction of a Good a
There is more or less swamp all along the r-,,
except in the pine land counties before snusss
10. In CharlevoiN and Cheboysan counties \,
viii he necessary Ia 10 some dykinc
Ii viii he observed that one of the GRE, "A
vantages of these surveys is the intorn,,;,,
they convey in relation 10 the character AZ H.
land and the number and direction OF A.,
streams. IL has been msny years since the GOV.
crnment survey of this section Of the STATE ana
the accounts the surveyors then gave nj a..
country were of the most untavorahle chars,.,.r
and have been repeatedly proved most poip,e h,
so 10y this latest survey, 10 be entirely devoid q;
truth Some OF the finest agricultural land in
the west i TO Toe found on the line of this NON
road, fact that emgrarts viii soon avail tben
selves of, when the road is once opened and com
pcted. At present, the country presents an
unbroken wilderness. From the time the part,
: left the settlements in Montcalm county, the,
did not see the face Of a white man, except o,
their own company. and met but few Indian.
d.
country is not even occupied hy the aboricines
hut is held in exclusive possession Of game Of al
kinds. The company saw vast hocks oi mar
: tridseS. and large number OF deer They ais,
: saw or heard frequent Indications of wolves An,
bears, but did not encounter any of either q
these animals As regards the climate. ,h,
, weather for the most part WIS warm A
lioushton lake, the 10th of April, violets an,
anemones were In bloom
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| BI AUTHORITY. |
I'VE. TIE UNDERSIGNED nay

w ug been apr "ni' ana directed BY the Cornrnoa
Council e" the city at lsn,iug to the 80
hundred dollars upon he or occupants 1T the
houses and lands within that I"rin If said CITY .sc-A
block II and r, IA -utdNIs,,n al block - blocks 81
-, 80, -, IL, - aud a. pin,orion rcsry
may hr, 10 the adNaniag- wh.,b each shall acqure b,
the masking 81 CERTAIN ditch Tho north "a. af Def
t--ou street commencing at I'm. street and extent ug
1" ih. southeast Of block i6 thence south
thence east seymOur street "a ORA the o~
grounds block 80 and thence south the side
Seymour street a. dfsn the low grounds In
block 81, being mostly in Fey street, thence east
along the oIlh side Of Madison Wash
inst"n avenue thence Madison street thence
also ditch commencing ca the north side at jefferson
street, extending south the side of Walnut street
about Il rod, Ia drain the bow grounds the
northeast corner a block iso certify, that having
been duly sWoIn, have examined the labd, above
tened, aud have set down ia the annexed assessment
roll all o the lands benefited hs said aud
assessed upon the same the SAID -um al two hundred
dollar, and set oppost. each description the value
thereof aud the amount Assessed on the pfopor
10 ia. advantage sni benefit deri, - a.. aid
imrIoN em.ut-.
Done by order of the Common Council o. the city
Lansing. june. 4 ~ 1859
JOSIFHUS WOODIIIlI
Dan ". VAN AJkEN
Join VI RoNIFl
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Prospects Of Michigan.

Hitherto, Michigan has labored under some
serious disadvantages, in comparison with her
sister States of the Northwest. Partly from the
prejudice engendered by the supposed unhealthi-
mass of her climate, partly from the misgovern-
ment that has caused her financial embarrass-
ments in years gone by, aud partly, perhaps,
from her reputation of that portion OF the five
million loan she never received, which has been
the occasion Of Intense hatred against her among
European capitalists, who have been most indus
trous in their efforts to inure her in every pos
sible way. From these causes, and some others
We might mention, the stream Of emigration has
poured steadily past her to the more inviting
Prairies of the West, only an eddy now and then
drifting upon her shores.
But, as prejudices against her shall give way
AS better government increases her prosperity
"a the geological survey now in progress dis
closes her wonderful wealth, and "a the unsur-
passed advantages Of her position, in n CONNER
cisl point Of view, become appreciated, she will
surely take that proud pre-emincnce among her
rivals which nature intended for her. While
States west Of her afford greater facilities for i'm
mediate settlement, they fall far short of her in
the multiplied sources of wealth.
Ii is certainly strange that Michigan, with its
vast beds Of coal, its inexhaustible forests, its
mountains of iron, and its mines of copper,
which the world beside cannot equal, should
have nearly four-ffths of its area yet remaining
unsettled. Yet it is no less strange than true
Its Statify rencvtivu that the nepu,,i,s..
party have nobly repaired the errors of the past,
and by a liberal disposal Of the swamp lands to
actual settlers, by providing for the building Of
ten State roads that will effectualy open to cul-
tivation the unsettled portions of the State, by
reviying the scheme for geological survey of
the State, which they will in a few years COM
plete, and by establishing an efficient agency to
turn the steps of cmigrants toward our fair do.
main, they have placed Michigan upon the high
way to prosperity and wealth.
We are also largely indebted to the General
Government for liberal grants Of land to no less
than five lines of railroads in our State Men
arc busily at work upon each Of these roads,
and Michigan is to-day probably more actively
engaged in ralrosd.buiding than any other State
of the Union.
The time is speedily coming when the nor.
thern wilds Of our beautiful State will be filed
with an active, enterprising and prosperous
people.
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Successful Suit FOR FREEDOM or 4 WHlrt
GIRL.-The following statement is from the Y
.. Delta 3" A most interesting suit was complc
ted on Saturday, in the Fifth District Court
Judge Egsleston, presiding. 1t was the case @,
suit for freedom from slavery, the plaintiff be-
ing white girl, sixteen or seventeen wears O,
age, with complexion bordering on the br,I.
nette, named Aleyisna Morrison, and the ,lefen.
dant slave dealer Of Jefferson CITY, named
James White. The girl, about a year and a
halt ago, ran away from Whites slave ward,
where she had been several wears, and was pro-
tected 10y some citizens of Carrolton. whom she
informed that she had been kidnapped from Ar
kansas, and sold into slavery, though she was
born free aud of white parents. For the plain.
till, the chief testimony was that of a scientific
gentleman, showing that there was an evidence
OF African descent. And for the defendant the
principal evidence was narrowed down to the
single bill Of sale, which he produced from a
person in Arkansas who was not present. The
jury deliberated but few minutes. and brought
verdict for the plaintiff"
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Supposed Murder I'm Oceana County.

A correspondent of the Grand Rapids En-
qnirer and Herald, writes from Clay Banks,
Oceana county, under date of June LIST, as fol-
lows
We are having quite al excitement here, and
few miles north of here, and il is gaining force
every day. There are a number of ruruors
afioat, but below are the facts as near as can
ascertain them:
In the town of Benona, some SIX or eight
miles north of this place, a Mr.. Green went into
the woods TO hunt, Tuesday, the 2ith ult., If /
have the date correct, but did not return at
night, and on the next day the neighbors went
TO see if they could find him. One of them had
heard two or three shots on the day that the
man went out, and guided by the direction OF
the shots they succeeded in finding him. lie
was dead and living on his face. He had either
shot himself BY accident, or some one had sho,
| him At first the former was thought to be the
case, but on mature deliberation there were sUs
pcions that he was murdered. The ball entered
| the back of the head and came out al the fore
head. Here is the query: How could the gun
have got behind him so that the ball could &c
through in that direction? The patch that Wa:
around the bal was found in the wound, which
shows that the gun was very close when dis
charged, and would lead to the supposition tina
the gun was in his own hands But, on examin
ing the patch that was in the wound, it was no
of the same material as that found in the poke
Of the dead man, and why should it be ditieren
il it was his own gun that killed him? The gun
was discharged, and lying with the muzzle nea
the mans shoulder so that if he was murdered
the murderer must have discharged it and place.
it there. There are other suspicious c'rcunl
stances, but DO not feel at liberty TO give then
al present wife aud one or more children
are left 10 mourn his loss.
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Prince JoHN.-It il stated that Prince John
Van Buren,, in remarkiug the other day, upon
Hard Democracy of New York, to force the
Softs into making some terms with them, said
that though "the day of compromises is past,
We are still a commercial people, We infer,
therefore, that while John i. not in favor OF "A
compromise, he ia quite ready to J,.g or SELL
This is about equal as Joke, and fact,
to his remark, when saloon woman declared
herself a Silver Grey Wing. Boys" said John,
=" take good look at her, the Da'e SPECIES Of
the animal are ertiact"
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Fire In Kalamazoo.

The Kalamazoo Telegraph (Ertra) Of June
sth, states that on the night previous, at about
ten o'clock, fire was discovered on the side OF
Sweetlands store about four feet from the rear
of P. Sheldon and Cos Banking Office. The
alarm was instantly given, but before help could
be rallied, so combustbcl was the building, that
the Banking office was fairly i'll flames, as well
"a the Sweetand store: one half of the latter
occupied by VIM. Dewing as an office, and in
which was stored a small stock of shelf hard.
ware and a quantity OF window sash. The other
half was occupied by VIM. McCOurtie 4 -four
and family grocery and provision store.
The engines were soon on hand, and two
hours fight with the fire followed, the boys con-
quering in gallant style.
The sevcrast sufferer is VIM. McCourtie. He
had Just opened fresh lot of groceries, and
though most of his goods were saved from the
fire, vet they are of nature to be almost ruined
in the handling. He was partially insured, and
perhaps will not lose $500.
VIM. Dewing's sash, stored in the upper
rooms, was mostly saved; his loss cannot be
much
The building occupied by these Two wa:
owned by Caleb Sweetand, insured in a Hart
ford Co. for 81 900, which will nearly cover the
loss. The frame is standing, but too much in
jured to he repaired Ii was two-story wooden
building.
The firm of Sheldon x Co. lost nothing bu
| their building, a two story wooden, worth per
haps $500, and insured nearly to that amount
The books, papers, safe, even Office furniture
were saved in good order. The firm was fcrtu
nate in getting of so easily
The second story occupied by MAJOR A
Lee a. an accountants and conveyancing office
Private papers belonging to the Major, anC
many accounts of the firm OF Burdick x Haw
| lev, were burned, or ruined by the water.
From the circumstances, 1T ~ believed the
| fire was the work of incendiary. No tire
| had been built in the premises during the day
pile OF chips was found blazing where the iir'
was first discovered, and at that time the build
| ing to all appearance. showed that il had caugh
| from the chips Plumber revenge may have
been the incendiary's Object; but whatever th
| motive, We pity him if he is caught.
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WHAT the Charleston .Hercnrg saws

The Democratic party exists only in the
South i il no longer National party, rhM,n hy
and act upon them; As party, il i a South
ern party, and nothing else WHY should il no,
turn IFS back npou the North, and act only for
the South ;"
An exchange makes the following very inst
comments upon this statement:
This is from the Charleston Nercu,g. a Ieadior
Democratic journal, and one accustomed To
speak with tranknesl, a. its recent declaration
that "the Republican party is the only Union
party" attests.
The course recommended by the Hercnry
would have honesty, at least, to recommend il
The Democratic partys strength is in the South
It's guiding spirits are in the South its aims and
purposes are all sectional aud Southern. Why
not avow il?
The Democrats of the North have no hone of
success except by concealiue the purposes of
their organization. or denying them They could
not have carried single Northern State in lS5C
had they avowed their intention Ia do what they
have since done, in respect to Kansas. They
cannot hope now To carry an election IN anv To-
cality north OF the Potomac. except by deceiying
the people TO their real intentions in reference
to the revival of the Slave Trade, and the Con-
gressional Slave Code for the Territories. These
measures, however much Northern Democrats
NAV discllim them, are III" measures for which
their Southern allies are working, and it is not
to be supposed that the latter, who are the
strength of the party, win allow themselves TO
be reasoned out of their favoritc projects. after
once attaining power. Those of the Northern
Democrats who do not see this, are deccvng
themselves; those who do are deccivine the
public. The Democratic party, once in power,
Will act only for the South and viii not hest
tate to falsify any Northern promises to the con.
trary. The past proves it, aud the present is
proving it, every day.
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LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
ST. Johns. y. F.. June $.

ST. JOINS, y. F., June 5.
The screw steamship Arago. Captain White,
from GALWAY on ne .0th MAY, arrived at this
port at 10 O'Clock this evening. Her advices
are from Liverpool by mail to the evening OF
the 2Sth, and by telegraph 10 the morning OF the
30th
PARIS, May 2s.-There is nothing new from
Italy.
Portugal has declared her neutrality.
Garibaldi is marching for Como
LONDON, Nav 3o.-The papers OF this morning
gave accounts of the expedition OF Garibald and
his volunteer corps scroSs the ri ght wing OF the
Austrians in Upper Lombardy, which has been
| by far the most striking and successful episode
of the campaign.
PARIS Nav 3O.-The Nonie,r publishes the
| following telegram:
ALLESsASpRIA, May 2e.-The Emperor i
enjoying perfect health. We have but few sick.
The weather is beautiful and the harvest has
begun. the army is abundsntly supplied, and
| the soldiers continue TO feel full confidence, aud
are in high spirits. Garibaldi has reintorcements
of troops at Como The artillery has been re-
organized, the National Guards modified, and
volunteers are fastening TO increase the militia
The national movement il spreading. and the
town of Lecco is free. The Austrians, IN con
siderable force, have occupied Robbie
The following was received at Renters t"le
graph office yesterday evening
"Gen. Garibaldi entered Como amidst bell
ringing and general Illumination of the town
All the steamers on the Lake of Como are 1T
possession of Garibad The Austrians il
rapid retreat. Adviees from Lugano dated moor
of the 18th, state that the Austrians, pursued 10y
lGaribadi, were Withdrawing towards Milan
General Garibaldi has occupied Canerelo an'
Iecco lnsurrectionary movements had takei
place in the Naltellino, and 500 Naltelllno insur
gents are now on board an Austrian steamer.
The following advices have been received iron
Lugano to-day:
YESTERDAY evening, after a furious fight
which lasted from five Ia eight oclock, Garbald
entered Como. The combat was renewed a
; CamerloSti, and the Austrians again gave wa,
and retreatcd. The town of Como was illuml
; mated. All the steamers on the lake are IN tn
hands of the patriots. This morning the Aus
tran war steamer on the Lago Maggiore KEEP
up "A three hours cannonade on the town OF Can
nadlio, without much effect"
PARIS, Nav 2s.-The scmi-Oificial Pays @
this evening contains the following:
= "The Austrians, 10000 in number, quite
Praclizsia yesterday, aud re-cntered Lombardy.
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BASE lNGRATITUDE.--The editor of n manor
formerly published in Columbia, who occupied
room IN one of our public houses, Was, ON one
occasion, absent from town for the night II So
happened that the house was crowded with
guests on that particular night, aud the oblirine
landlord, for lack of other accommodations. nat
a stranger in the aforesaid editors bed. Bu,
mark how the unsrateiul fellow requited the
hosptable kindness thus extended 10 him: he LEI,
the following rhymes on the table, scrswled upon
piece Of paper with lead pencil
slept 10 an editors ted last night
And Others may say What they p+s~e
ssy th-te ou- editor n the world
That certs'ny iakes b. ease.
When thought Of Hls hunhl" cot aNar
could not suppress a SIGH.
Bat thought A. io IA the eail-ry n.,'
Htc tdsg fdgt'ss Ia SIKNNUtH
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PLUcK.-Mr. Richard Golden is said to hay

PLUCK-Mr Richard Golden is said to have
used the following language in Cincinnati;
"There is marked difference between your
two parties in this country, Democrat swaG-
gers in IA if the government belonged to him :;
a Republican, on the contrary, hesitates. doubts,
and acts as if victory were too good for
him. The one utters fearlessly, the most afro
cious sentiments, as if they were merit the
other apologies for the expression Of the most
striking truths. Your Republican party lacks
piuck."
To this the idoertiser appends the following
very just remarks: There is much truth in the
above short paragraph, whether Mr. Golden
ever uttered it or not. Too many of those who
claim to be Republicans, and really sympathize
with their views, seem afraid To whisper their prin
cipes above their breath, and are constantly mser-
able lest some indscreet members editor should
GO too far and too boldly declare his sentiments
Mr. Golden has hit the nail square on the head
when he declares that the Republican party lack
pfuck. II - not ONLY co~ardy in itself but il Is
bad policy. The people ike bold, manly, in.
dependent course, and viii sooner forgive d
wrong sentiment fearlesSly expressed and brave.
" defended, than right one uttered with batcd
breath, IA though they were doing or saving
something OF which they ashamed Every
body inStinctively hates cowardice, or circumo
cutiou, or Expressions. The attempt now be-
ing made to suppress bold, ontspokcn expires
sion OF Republican principle, lest il may drive
oil, or rather keep off, few cautions timid
Conservatives, will be most heartily dcspisei
and it will deprive the party who assents To il
from any mistaken notion of cxpedicncy, of al
its moral prestige-of al the advantage gained
have none Of this class of Republicans in Mich
gan, and that there are 50 few, comparatively
anywhere
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a Great Breach Of Promise Case s1nb, 600
Awarded the Plaintiff.

One Of the most exciting suits for breach OF
promise of marriagc-cxcting in the immediate
locality where the parties are known-has lust
been concluded at ST. Louis. The jury have
awarded TO the lady, who il represented by the
81. Louis papers 10 hc very beautiful, dc, &c,
the unprecedented sum of Sio0, GOO damages
the whole amount claimed Perhaps this was
partly due To an attempt--which proved an en-
tire failure--to break down the character of the
plaintiff.
Miss File CarH,ang, the lady, is some thirty
years OF az, and her history j. thus given in
briel "She was born and raised IN New York
city: her father was preacher; lac lived both
in New lorh city and Brooklin; his name was
Gideon tarZtang; hc was pretty well advanced
in l''e when he died; he was Methodist preach
er. The mother OF Miss Ellie died in ISIS,
while on u visit TO Philadelphia plaintiff WAS in
her fathers house in New York; it was over a
wear afterwards that her father died hc went
South with his daughter To reclaim his health {;
Miss Ellie went To take care Of him he returned
To New York and died shortly afterwards plain
tiff was living with her aunt in Charleston: from
Charleston she came back u New York Miss
Ellie and her sister then went To Cincinnati; her
father left her property; they were living in
Cincinnati, or near there, with their aunt her
department a. n girl and Young woman, i virtu-
v~f, s"s.-'' ana l''"E'' t'' 49, ann
in Charleston
The defendant, Henry Shaw, is an old man Of
60, and is quite wealthy. Great efforts were
ma,ie in his behalf Of course His counsel
was Edward Bates, one of the first LAWYERS in
the country. Doubtless, the ease will be- an
pcalcd
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ANBOY AND GRAND TRAVERSE RoaD-The
Detroit 1rib nne informs us that the citizens of
Saginaw City have agreed, by an almost unani-
nous vote, TO loan 500, 900 for twenty years to
the Amboy, Lansing and Grand Traverse Bay
Railroad, and also in behalf of the city to sub
scribe like amount. The directors OF the road
agree, on their part, as We learn from the Spiri,
Of the Times, in event of prompt payment of
sioo, 900, S.adv the Iu,l between that vit,
and Owosso within six months of the time of the
ratification of the contract, and finish and equip
the same by one year from July fourth next
ensuing
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WE, TIE UNDERSIGNED HAV.

w jig ben apo n'sd sD9 directed b. the Consrnan
'odncl - the ey 81 l'D-inx 10 the q forty
%" ar upon the oEner- -upant. II The houses
hnH- within hat portion OF sd city described bork
Il an -, in proportion Uear 70 NAV b. to th. al
vantage which zach hal acquire by the r-yarn, and
ceanng GOT % certain ditch her. tofsr- made fYr 'hs
pufpre Of draining tie low grounds the southeast
corner 81 block -, Lee the north eide &C deneee
steet and extending est 10 the west sice al Sci
stFee'-io certify, that Ne, having been dolly
have e-aminei the lands sba- nuioD.4. and have
down in The annexed .nsent Io all the land ben
ebtsd hy laid Improvement sn3 ed uran the
the - -um 81 forty Collar, sEi LET opposite ssrh De
Ifcn the su- HI reef, aud the amount
TIE -~n-' "a proportion % the ajyabtsge and b-nshi d.
r. Fl from sid i'm pros siDsu,
Done by order - the Common Councl 81 tie efy e
Isns -, June, 4. Is5..
JOSEPIIU- WoDfHIII.
Dan. W VAN AUKEs,
JOHN II RDWIET
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The GREAT MYSTERY ACCOUNTED FoR.-Navor
Tieman, of New York, has ascertained to GER
tainty, that the seven dead bodies found in a box
that had hoated ashore at Westchester. were
lost overheard from the steamboat used for the
removal OF the pauper remains from the old
Potter's Field to Wards Island. The box sl;nnad
overheard, and the parties in charge saw it float
up the river toward Westminster without At.
tempting to recover it.