The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-02-17
Ncws and other Paragranhs.

I've HuHuIcu OF Lne female opera
, tive sat Lowell, mostly Irish and Scotch
are on g strike.'' =. 3
: As matters now look, it would seer
impossible to avoid an extra session .
Congress.
Chief Justice fancy is said to speal
ofthe Slidell Thirty Million bill for Gu
ba, as atrocious''
i The appointment, by the Presiden
of Judge Black as Governor of Nebras
! ka, has been confirmed by the Senate
Squire Sayere, of Meriden, Inghan
county, an Oldham of Incorporate hab
its, shot himself on Saturday last anc
died on Sunday.
i Old Brown, who was beseiped a,
Holton, Kansas, by party of Nilsson
rians, has been relieved by band Of
free State men, and is now safe.
The statement that the Republicans
had held conference ON the Oregon
bill and decided to go for it, is untrue.
There has been no change among them
on that question.
The Albany Journnl thinks that $780,
600 tons of ice are stored ON the banks
of the Hudson above Newburgh-
worth more than million and a half
of dollars.
They have cherries . in Winter time
at the South. The wife of Mr.. Berry.
of Portsmouth, Va, on Sunday last,
presented her husband with three fine
babies-two boys and girl
At Rochester on Wednesday last
Francis FL. Daniels, brakeman on the
Central Railroad, fell between two cars
while the train was in motion, and was
instantly crushed to death.
The town elections in New York are
beginning already. Fulton county has
gone Republican by handsome ma
jority, electing seven of ten Supervisor.
Montgomery county as far as heard from
is Republican.
Lord Lyons, the new British Minis
ter, is expected in Washington in the
last week of February. He is said to
be one of the crack whist-players of
Europe, and devoted worshipper of
the game.
J. M. Shillock has been confirmed as
U. 5. Marshal Of the District of Geor-
gia, in place of Mr. Stewart, who was
removed on the ground of not having
used sufficient vigilance in the yacht
Wanderer case.
Washington news states the Messss.
Morrill,, Howard and Davis, have mod
fled their proposed Tariff bill with
respect to iron, and fixing the duties on
bar iron at SIS, on railroad iron at sI2
and pig iron at So.
About fifty of the personal and polit-
cal friends of Hon. f. p. Blair, of
Missouri, united to give him compli-
nentary dinner at the Parker House.
Boston, on Saturday afternoon. Gov.
Banks presided.
The revolution in Hayti is still pro-
PRESSING, and the impression is that it
will prove successful. The principle
'arts ofthe Islands, have declared Hay
republic. 1t is said that the EN- !
'eror's forces do not exceed 5000 men. :
The famous Capt. Montgomery of {
Kansas lectured at Lawrence a few
Teeks since to an immense audience.
living a detailed narrative of the Fort !
colt difficulties, and his connection
18th them. |
Mr. Wilson, from the committee on D
lections, made a report to the House a
Representatives on the 4th, upon
lie Nebraska contested election case, ::
eclaring Bird f. Chapman entitled to G
he seat instead of Mr.. Ferguson, the 81
ting member. G
ii
Mr.. Taylor, of Irvington, n. J., was
ted before a magistrate, Wednesday, h
answer to a charge of skating on
lnday; and it appearing that he had P
ated, not for amusement, but for his p p
,alth, he was fined one dollar and c;
SITS for his medicine. e,
LARGE DoNATIoN.-Walt alter Harper =,
So, of Detroit, has given in trust one
ndred thousand dollars, for the pur-
Sc of establishing |" Hospital for the
netit and relief of the sick and to
ed poor within the limits or adjacent =
the city of Detroit" P;
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ANOTHER VIeTnl AT NIAGARA FALLS. re
A little boy of eleven years of age Oh
IS carried over Niagara Falls on Sat- N N
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