The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-09-21
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
"A French physician has called spinach "the
broom of the stomach"
srcKLEs.-Mr. Sickles, says correspondent Of
A Charleston paper, is unalterably determined to
AXE his seat in the next Congress.
An old advertisement, Of 1858, reads -
:" wanted-A stout active man, who fears God,
and can carry 200 pounds"
- A negro woman in the service Of Mr.. ia
cob Coles, of Danville, Va, died a few days ago
at the advanced age Of ITO years.
AN ALLEGED DEPIcIT.--The resignation Of
Mr.. Miller, the black republican State Treasur-
or OF Illinois, is attributed by some to deficit
of $4,000 in his cash account.
HAYrI-An address TO the free negroes Of the
United States, inviting them to settle in the is
land, has been issued by the Haytien govern
ment.
- To remove stains from the character, get
rich and spend your money freely among that
beggardly class of human beings, that have moth
ing. else to do but run the streets and tend to
other peoples business.
NEws-The Boston Courier says that ga sim
gular reason is urged against building piece Of
railroad in northern Michigan it is, that the
flies and mosquitoes win render it almost i'm
l., s,ro,ar
AUSTRIAN misunderstanding to an official
return of the Austrian government, just publish
ed, the total loss of the Austrian army in Italy,
in killed, wounded and prisoners was 1,l64 Of
ficers and 4s,5O0 men.
PHRLAN DEFEATED.-The billiard match be-
tween the celebrated players Michael Phelan
and Joseph White, which was played ON Mon
day evening last, resulted in favor of White
by eight points. N. Y. News, sth inst.
CRoPs.-The crops are not all destroyed, but
Oakland county. There will probably be half
crop of corn and buckwheat, but potatoes need
rain very much to give even half crop. Tho
north part of the county had quite refreshing
rain on Friday night last.
Pontiac Jacksonian, Sept. Is.
Bro JUMP.-The Rochester papers have an
advertisement stating that Shields, "the cele-
brated and world-renowned jumper" will, on
Friday afternoon, Sept. 10th, leap from tho
banks of Niagara River at the Falls, off scat
fold a distance Of 80 feet, into the river below,
where the current runs at a rate of IA miles On
hour, and then swim to the shore without any
assistance whatever.
| The NATIONAL Horse EXuIBIToN- hun
dred box stalls on the National Park are now
ready for the free use Of exhibitors at the Sc
cond national exhibitors mt the second nation
al exhibition of horses, Oct 18th, 18th, 18th,
and 18th. We are informed by the Secretary
that about forty are now taken the balance will
be given, in accordance with the advertisement,
to the first actual entries. The stalls for Flora
Temple, Princess, and Magma Charta are now
building, and will soon be ready, for their cele-
brated occupants. Kalamazoo Tel. Sept. Ia.
SEEDISG.-0ur farmers arc now in the midst
of seeding time, and are ms busy rs bees. From
what we hear we think there will not be quite
so many acres Of whoat sown upon fallows this
fall as last, throughout the county, though the
decrease will probably be small. The fine rains
Of the past few days will soon bring the new
wheat to light again. Should wheat increase in
the price. or if the fly attacks that sown early,
there will be considerable sown late, after corn,
but most of our farmers prefer to put in only
fallowed ground. We notice the use of drills is
becoming much more common every year, and
farmers who have had experience pronounce
them great saving in every point of view.
Jackson Citizen, Sept. Is.