davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06
Sherif's Sale.

DH virtue Of on execution, Ia favor Of Daniel
ID Ball and Harvey J. HOLSTER and against
the goods and ehattels, and for want thereof
then Of the lands and tenements, within my
bailiwick, Of Hubertus Fish, issued out Of, and
under the seal Of the Circuit Court for the coun-
~ Of Kent in tho State Of Michigan on the
twelfth day Of November, A. d. 1888, and TO
me directed and delivered, have levied upon
and shall expose for sale, OF Public Auction, at
the frOnt-dOor Of the Court House. in The village
Of Grand Haven THAT being the place ofholding
the Circuit Court for the county Of 0ttawa), ON
Saturday, the fifth day Of March, at two Of tho
clock, in tho afternoon Of that day, all the right
title and interest Of the said Hgbertus Fish, in
and to the following described real estate, TO
wit: The west halfof the west half OF the south
west quarter Of section two (2), town seven Cd
north Of range fourteen IA west, all in the
county Of Ottawa and State Of Michigan: And
also, five acres with all the appurtenances thorc-
unto belonging described as follows: Begin
ming on the east line Of section three (3), in the
center Of the river road thence running north
on section line fifty rods; thence westerly en- n
line parallel with the river road, sixteen rods
thence south parallel with section limo on east
side Of section three (3) fifty rods, TO the center
Of the river road thence along the center Of the
river road sixteen rods, 10 the place Of begin
ming, containing FIVE acres, all in town seven
III north Of range fourteen IA west, in tho
county Of Ottawa and State Of Michigan.
CURTISw. GRAY,
Sheriff Of Ottawa County.
Dated, Grand Haven, Jan. /, 1859. NV n4
ao- The above Sale is postponed 10 the 10Th
day Of March, inst. az the same place and timo
of day CuRris w. GRAY, Lato Sheriff.
Dated, Grand Haven, March 5, 1859.
s2sf- The above sale is further postponed to
the 2nd day Of April next, at the same place and
time Of day. Curtis W. GRAY, late Sheriff.
Dated, Grand Haven March 10, 1859.
ED- The above sale Is further postponed 10
the 9th day Of April next, al the same place and
time Of dny. CrnrIs w. CRAY, late Sheriff.
Dated. Grand Haven, April ?. 1859.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06
sIIERIFF,s SALE.

DY virtue Of a writ Of feri Taeias issued out
ID Of the the Circuit Court for the County Of
Ottawa aud State Of Michigan, bearing date
March 20, A. ID. 1859, wherein Martin Ryerson
and Robert w. Morris are Plaintiffs and Mich
ae Kuhn is Defendant, and to me directed and
delivered, did, ON the first day Of April, A. d.
1859, levy upon and seize all the right, title aud
interest Of the said Defendant Kuhu, in aud to
lot number (9) nine, in block number (2l) TWEEN
ty-onc, in p. Newel's plat Of the village of Mus.
kegon, in said county Of Ottawa and State Of
Michigan, and shall sell tho Same at public auc-
ton, to the highest bidder, at the front-door of
the Court House, in the village Of Grand Haven,
in said County, at one Of the clock In the after
noon Of Saturday, the twenty frat day Of May
next, to satisfy said execution
SAMUEL II. SANFORD,
Sheriff Of Ottawa County.
Grand Haven, April 4th, 1859. G7w mis-
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06
LAuGHABLE MISTAKE OF CANADIAN
OFFICIALS

A sensation was made in London, G.
W., few days ago, by tie announce
inent that fifteen notorious eounteiieiters
from the States, armed to the teeth, had
been taken from the cars by the high bail
iff and two assistant officers. The Lon
don Prototype says;
"No such gallant exploit has been re-
corded since the famous feat OF the TWO
unarmed British soldiers, who, N Egypt,
surprised and made prisoners Of whole
detachment Of fully armed Egyptians,
during the war between lbrahim Paeha
and the Grand Sultan. And the fifteen
armed counterfeiters were arraigned at
the bar Of justice, yesterday, close PRISON
ors in the hand Of Mr.. Brock Stevens
The bold cbicf--and the arms were exhib-
tied 70 the gaze Of wondering and adj
miring public, spread out in one Of the
rooms in the City Hall. There they
lay-ffteen rifles, eleven dirks, and thir-
teen revolvers--giying the room the APP
pearance Of regular armory. Need il
be wondered at that some thousands OF
spectators rushed to the scene TO witness
this unusual exhibition"
The party arrested turned out TO be
fifteen Pixies Peakers from northern New
York, en- route by the Great Western
Railway for st. Joseph, for which they
had through tickets. The laundering Of
fcials did not make this discovery until
the prisoners had spent night in the
station house, and were brought before
the Mayor. Explanations and apologies
followed, the arms and 81 400 in gold
taken from the party were restored, and
broad grin at the expense Of the CHIEF
bailiff was on the faces of the crowd Of
outsiders.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06
A STRANGE CRAFT AND a STRANGER
VOYAGE.

Ia the Chicago harbor, n short distance
from the Burlington railroad bridge, lies
n stfahge-looking craft. Il is not easy TO
describe il. In general appearance, it
may be hkened 10 a Mississippi flat-boat,
Of small size; and yet, it is very unlike
a Mississippi Aat-boat. The latter, float
ing down stream with the tide, resembles
huge oblong burial case, helpless and
lifeloss. The craft we speak Of IS proyi-
ded with motive power Of its own. In
length il is about 80 feet; in breadth
about II feet. The breadth is uniform,
except at the bow, which tapers nearly to
point, and turns up after the fashion Of
n sled runner. About two-thirds Of the
length, from the stern, is enclosed, and
forms cabin some seven feet in height.
The remainder is left open, forming n
"io'castlc," "deck," or whatever it is
proper 10 call it. Amidships" is placed
n portable steam-engine and boiler Of
twelve horse power, which connects by
shaft gearing with padde-wheel at the
stern--the propelling apparatus OF tho
stern.
The "hulr' (if not the whole Of this
remarkable steamboat is built Ct a mate
rial known to lumbermen ~ two inch
plank. The sides and roof Of the cabin
are OF half inch boards, the object in us
ing so thin material being 10 render the
craft as light as possible. The fact that
none Of the boards have been planed is
thought to add picturesqueness to their
appearance.
The name Of this singular craft is Ge-
nera, and if its appearance is remarkable,
It's mission is more SO. 1t is bound for
Pixies Peaki 1t is the design Of its
commander to leave this port next week
(lhe day will be hereafter announced), and
steam through the Illinois and Michigan
canal to the Illinois river, down the Hi
nois to the Mississippi, up the Mississippi
TO the Missouri, up the Missouri 10 the
Platte, up the Platte to the South Fork,
up tho South Fork TO the City Of Aura
ria, the golden depot of that Pike which
lifts its snowy Peak in tho distance.
The officers and crew of the Genera
will number twenty-five men, and Capt.
Bartholomew c. Yates is commander.
Her cargo will consist of provisions
for six months, and the machinery for a
saw-mill to be erected at. Auraria, on The
arrival Of the craft at that point. The
steam-enginc used TO propcl the boat on
her long voyage viii then be degraded to
the task Of propelling saw-mill.
The length Of this novel voyage is
somewhat over fifteen hundred miles,
Capt Yates expects to accomplish il
within three months, provided no unlock
ed-for delay should happen. The great
est difficulty is to be encountered in the
Platte. This stream is one which has
never been nayigated by steamboats, to
any great distance. 1t is represented as
n wide and shallow stream, with swift
current and numerous sandbars. But
should the Genera ind it swollen by the
spring floods, as is not unlikely she will,
the navigation may not be difficult
Drawing only ten inches Of water, she
viii DO able 70 proceed with sixteen o.
eighteen inches in the channel
Chicago Times.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06
MURDER AT DETROIT.

Another terrible crime was yesterday
added 10 the list which has within few
months swelIed 70 afrighthl extent in our
city. A man named Edward II. Bene-
dict, an American by birth, living on
Michigan avenue, in the Ninth Ward,
stabbed his wife through the heart at
about ii o'clock, inAicting wound OF
which she died within half an hour. The
deed was committee under the influence
Of passion, which was perhaps inhamed
by indulgence in liquor. Ee afterwards
attempted to commit suicide. He has
been arrested. bet. Free Press, 9th.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06
A MIsER.

There resides in this city man who
has reached nearly fourscore years, who
came from abroad and settled here sever
al years ago. He brought with him a
large sum Of money, a portion of which
he invested in real estate, the balance in
loans. His innate hankering for gold pre-
vailed over everything else, and he lived
in the most abject poverty, denying him
self and wife almost the actual necessi-
ties of life. Time rolled on; his real es-
tate and additional land obtained had
raised his fortune close on to n half mil
lion. Still he lives in the same penuri-
GUS way, sleeping, cooking and eating in
the same small room Of the second story
of small tenement. He has two sons
residing in two houses belonging to the
father, who is most extremely rigid in al
his dealings with them, and it is even re.
ported Of him that every meal taken by
his sons at his house is taken account Of
He still wears the same coat he brought
to this country twenty years ago; he alb
jures stockings, because they wear out
his foot gear consists of nothing but slip
pers, and his whole manner Of living is o
a like nature. Chicago Herald.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

How Mrs. SIcKLEs FEELS NOVA
New York paper says: "Mrs. Sickles
is in town, staying with her mother. The
story that she had threatened violence TO
herself in certain contingency is all gam
mon. People who ought to know, say
that the lady now rather regrets | er pre-
cipitate confession, and the first blush OF
shame for the public exposure being over,
resentment begins TO take the place Of
contrition, as far as her husband is con-
cerned."
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

MICHIGAN JUDICIAL ELEcTIoN.-Mon.
day, April 4.-Majorities for Martin n,
follows: Ann Arbor, l30 Marshall, 10
kalamazoo. ls4; Grand Haven, 1873;
st. Johns, 90; Ypsilanti, 90; Adrian
200; Decatur, 40; Hillsdale, 1875; Stur.
gis, 80; Jonesyille, Fayette Township,
.s4; White Pigeon, 81; Coldwatcr town
ship, 1885, Detroit, $50; Grand Rapids,
1913:
Majorities for Fetch are as follows =
jackson, 4; Pontiac, los; Holly, 10;
Spring Lake, 10.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

The GREAT EAsTERN.-By the steam
or Nova Scotiau, A letter from Liverpool
was received by J. Z. Prindle, agent Of
British and American Express Company,
from which We are permitted to take the
following extract: alt is supposed to be
a fixed fact that tho Great Eastern viii
sail for Portland some time in August.
She is covered with men finishing her up.
IL is expected she will sail from this
port" Portland Argus.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

Books BY THE ToS.-The State Of
Ohio has purchased Of the Messrs. APP
pleton, New York, the supply Of books
for the school libraries Of that common
wealth. The sum expended amounts to
about $4,000. These books are now
piled upon the floor at Appleton's sales
room. They weigh seyenty-eight tons,
and measure twenty-five cords.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

REVIVAL AT BALTNoRE.--The revival
at Baltimore, Maryland, increases in pow
er, and has reached the rich and fashion
able classes, as well rs the lowest strata
Of society. Several prominent despera-
does have apparently become converts
and have exchanged their revolvers and
bowie-kniyes for bibles.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

PKE's PKAK--We learn from the
Station Agent that since Monday last,
two or three cars leave this station daily,
loaded with straps accompanied by own
ers bound for Pixies Peak.
Adrian Watchtower, March 26.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

THE PIXIES PEAK RUsH.-It is eSti-
mated by Missouri paper that the num-
Der Of persons going to Pixies Peak, by
all avenues Of travel, is two thousand per
diem.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

CANADIAN OCEAN STEAMERs.-Cana-
ia will have on tho Atlantic, between
Quebec, Montreal and Liverpool, a week
" line Of steamers, from the goth inst. to
the end Of October. One Of the steam
crs Of this line will leave Liverpool every
Wednesday, during the summer months.
In winter, the trips will be cnce fort
night instead Of once n week. The line
win be composed Of the following steam
ers: Bohemian, Hungarian, Indian, No
va Scotian, North Briton, Anglo Saxon,
North American, and Canadian (now
bulding).
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

FoolHARDY PKE's PEAKERs.-One
company which left yesterday for the
mines embraced an amount Of iool-hardi-
ness we are panied to record. This com
pany consisted Of sixteen able-bodied fell
lows, with blankets, picks and pans,
strapped to their backs. The entire lot
Of provisions consisted of forty pounds of
crackers and quantity of salt--tho lat.
ter being barely sufficient to preserve the
former in case it was not eaten. On be-
ing asked how they expected to make the
uip Of 500 miles with their ridiculous
outfit, one of them replied; THAT'S ca
sy enough. We intend TO kill enough
game, and steep IN barns"
[Leayenworth Times, March l6.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

LAW PRoFEssoRs.-At recent meet
ING of the Board Of Regents Of the Uni
versity of Michigan, the following was
passed unanimously:
RESOLVED, That the Hon. James V.
Campbell, Charles |. Walker, Esq, and
Thomas NJ. Cooley, Esq, be appointed
Law Professors Of the University Of Mich
igan at salary Of one thousand dollars
each, q annum, the term Of service com
mencing on the first day Of October next.
: Be thrifty TO yOurselfthat you may
be liberal 10 others.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

NEW WAREHoUsE.-E. l.. FULLER IL
Co., are building n new warehouse, 80
by 80, on their new dock. 1t will be
the nearest warehouse to the mouth Of Ole
Lake. Ottawa Clarion.
FRIED CLUBH has exalted ideas Of
Grand Haven He thinks the mouth OF
Lake Michigan is situated at that point,
and the rest of the world revolyes around
1t. Enquirer 4 Herald.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

rs Another domestic tragedy was
was lately enacted at Bangor, Me. An
honest Scotch shoemaker found his wife
and perfdious neighbor as they should
not be, and instead of killing them on the
spot, dragged them to table, and com
PEELED them 10 sign confession, with an
agreement to pay the expenses Of pro-
curing divorce.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06
arHAr ON aRAyE.YARp.a


A visit 10 a graveyard is always TO US
a source Of reverentinl feelings. As we
stand beside the snow-white marble and
read " here lies,p DC, a train Of thought
is set in motion as TO those "'Oho lie
beneath our feet, silent and forgotten, per
haps, save when the footsteps Of some
casual visitor are arrested 10 scan the in
scription upon their tombstones. What
noble character left behind, what good ac-
complished render the dust beneath, 'oor-
hy TO be remembered, and the words '1n
memory Of" significant, and a source Of
many pleasurable Renaissance Of by
gone days. The gray-haired sire, the
stately matron, manhood in its prime,
youth in all its bloom and loveliness, and
childhood in its gleo and innocency, {" lie
here" Hopes blasted, anticipations I'M
realized, loves and endearments suddenly
severed, the all Of many were Of the living
thought worthy Of remembrance :" lie
here" But the noble deeds, the God
like acts, the charities, the good name,
the illustrous examples Of the good and
great never lie here" They live in our
hearts, are cherished in our recollections,
and in those Of posterity, so far as their
names have been sounded, and become
the most imperishsble monument TO their
memories. Here lie' our yenerated
fathers, our beloved mothers, brothers,
sisters, playmates, school companions,
friends, neighbors, all classes and condi-
tions Of men in that long, unbroken slum-
Der which the living so much dread.
And how sacrilegious the thought, that
tho pride or ambition Of the living should
encroach upon these narrow mansions Of
the dead. But building lots are wanted ;
streets are needed: railroads must be
constructed; ard the spade Of the careless
and thoughtless exhumes all that is left
of mortality and consigns the hcshlcss
bones and half decayed coffin 10 some
lone spot beyond the reach of the ambi-
ton, and often, Of the thought Of the liv-
ING, save when the words here Hes
again greet the vision Of the passer-bye.
Apropos TO the above, our citizens
during the past year, have purchased
grounds for a cemetery lying about a mile
south from our village, on the Holland
road, containing ten acres Of land, well
fenced and cleared of undcrbrush and
stumps. and rendered fit for use--a beau
tiful and sequestered spot indeed. But
we are not informed that il is the Design
TO disturb at present the tombs Of those
we have so long visited and cherished as
almost a part and parcel Of our village.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

To DE DEMoLIsuED.-The Broadway
Theatre, New York, is 10 be forthwith
demolished, and a new and elegant mar
bic structure is TO occupy its place--to be
completed by the LIST Of January next.
II will have front on Broadway Of seven
ty-five feet, with depth of a hundred and
seventy-fve feet, and an outlet each on
Pearl and Worth streets.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

AwoKE BLrND.-Hon. Daniel Cady,
OF Montgomery county, n. Y, awoke a
week since entirely blind, the cause for
which is entirely unknown.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06
rg- john McMahon, Who lebauchel

Eg- John Mcmahon, who debauchcd
the youngest daughter of Stephen Over
by, and then murdered Der father in an
ARRAY, was sentenced at Knoxville, Tenn,
last week, to be hung on the 9th ofMay
next. The prisoner listened unmoyod
until the sentence Of death was pro-
nounced, and then gave way TO food Of
tears, and loud wailing of despair.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

PLANT ONE ACRE MoRE.-With all
due respect to the unriyaled knack of the
illustrious and far-famed Prof. RYAN
the greatest and most reliable weather
prophet, since the days Of inspiration { ,
to predict with the utmost exactness the
future heat and cold, sunshine aud storm,
frost and mud-it is announced by our
sage and weather-wise farmers that the
coming season is TO be one OF great fer
lility. And in view Of the scarcity at
present prevailing Of eatables, if each
farmer should plant or sow one acre more
than he did last year, witness the result
To each householder twenty-five bushels
more Of wheat, or forty bushels Of oats,
or fifty bushels Of corn; and then how
great the result to tho benefit of each
town, county and State of the Union
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06
MEETING OF TnB BOARD OF SUPER.

49, yNN'"~N H~~'S ~ w 1870
Of Supervisors Of this county took place
ON Friday, the lst inst, at Eastmanyille.
The object Of the meeting, as stated, was
TO take into consideration the propriety Of
dividing The territory known as White
River into three distinct townships to be
hereafter designated respectively as White
River, Oceana and Dalton.
The division we learn was effected.
II will be remembered that petitions
uumerously signed by the people Of occ-
ana and Ottawa counties were presented
70 the State Legislature, at its late sess-
ion, praying most respectfully that tho
territory above named might be annexed
to Oeeana County, where it properly be-
longs, which petitions, 10y means of the
immense pressure brought to bear against
them, were rejected, and the territory in
question by a subsequent act of the same
deliberaiive body became constituent
part of the new county Of Muskegon-
an organization which ike an old man,
hairless and toothless, has to borrow
many plumes to hide its dcformity and
go begging for admirers. o hapless
county. Raycpna discards you; Casino
va frowns and sneers at you; White Riv-
er utterly disowns you; and where, oh
Odere, will your tired and vexcd spirit
find rest and fayorl And echo, dwindling
to SIGH, soft and low, whispers where.
But plainly, on whoever the response
bilty may rest, it is really deplorable that
the will Of the vast majority should be
made TO succumb to that Of n small mi
nority, in matter Of 50 much impor-
lance as the organization Of new town
ships and counties. How much more
noble and manly TO devote the money Of
ten used on such occasions, by few Of
the more wealthy Of the minoity, TO in
sure for their fayoritc schemes the vote Of
far off and disiptcrested Legislators, for
the comfort Of the deserving poor, or to
promote some laudablc, benevolent en-
torpriso, and send honest and coscientious
men (such were our Representives) TO
our Legislature who win never permit
the win Of six hundred to .usuP mud
tramplc upon the rights of six thousand
citizens.
Thanks are justly due our Senator and
Representative for their vigorous efforts
and untiring zeal 10 strange this mon
strosity before its hidcous deformity shol'd
be seen and known; but all only
served TO illustrate more clearly the truth
that "Gold is often more mighty than
argument" or perhaps, as lovers have it,
Missing goes Dy iaNor.
MIcmeAS GoLD MINEs.-lt is we'll
enough for the young and portionless
man TO seek his fortune at Pixies Peak,
or some other fancied FL Dorado Of the
West; but TO the farmer who is quite
comfortably located on farm of from
thirty to fifty acres Of improvement we
certainly think Michigan presents a great
er mine of wealth than any portion of the
Rocky Mountains, with an equal amount
Of labor bestowed. Thus:
10 Acres Wheat, % bu. f2acre, $3.50 90
l10 Oats, 40 200 90
Corn, so {" 1s7 so
- Pot'es, $50" $50 90
Il Tur'ps, 400" 100 90
a. Ca,1', Oon ~
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

A CLEAN SwEEP.-The recent heavy
rains have produced disastrous effects in
many localities by swelling the streams
far beyond their capacity for usefulness,
thereby flooding the roads with their sur
plus waters, carrying away fences, level
ing entertainments, and producing eonfu-
sion generally. But in tho vicinity Of
no small aud ordinarily quiet stream
within our county has more damage been
produced, so far as we have heard, than
in chat Of sand Creek. From the village
Of Berlin TO the mouth Of that stream
not a mill dam, and scarcely bridge is
left, TO the serious damage Of mill owners
and to the great Inconvenience Of ada
cent inhabitants and the travelling public.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06

EE Judge MARTIN received major
ity Of 1913 votes, in the city Of Grand
Rapids. His majority in Kent County
will probably reach 600.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-04-06
NEW ADTERTTSEIEYTS
+ IsT OF LETTERS, Remaining in n

IL Post-0fiee, at Grand Haven, Michigan, for
the Quarter ending March 81, 1859.