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The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

The APPROACHING STATE FAIR.--The
arrangements for the approaching annual
fair of the Michigan State Agricultural
Society, which is to be held in this city
on the 4th, 18th, 9th and 7th of October
next, are being perfected on more liber-
nj and extensive scale than on any prcvi-
Gus occasion. The list of premiums,
which last year amounted to $3,975, is
increased this year TO 1900, or nearly
1000 greater. Last year there were but
four silver medals offered, this year there
will be nine. This year there will be six
massive silver cups distributed, which has
never been done before. The number of
diplomas offered is one hundred and nine
ty. The feeling throughout the State is
almost universally favorable toward the
Society, and very greatly increased mum
Der OF persons have already minated
their intentions of being present at the
gathering. There seems to be nothing
undone on tho part of the Society, and
Subscriptions, on liberal scale, there will
be one of the largest gatherings of peo-
pie here at that time and ono of the
most successful fairs the city has ever
witnessed. bet. Free Press.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

SURVIVING REvoLUTIoNARY PENSION.
ERs.-The following is list of the Revo-
lutionary soldiers supposed to be living,
and pensioners on the roll of the State Of
Michigan, with their age, in 1850: Fran
els dc Long, Van Buren, county, 100
years; Hooper Bishop, Oakland county,
06 years; Ahira Brooks, st. Joseph coun-
ty, 90 years; Howard Brooks, Macomb
county, "a years; Giles Norton, Livings-
ton county, 90 years.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

TIE lNFAMY OF SPIRITUALIsM-An-
other of the infamous tendencies of Spir-
itualism has just been revealed in New
York. 1t appears that some five years
ago, a boy named Philips, fifteen years of
age, was found suspended from tree by
rope around his neck, and no suspicion
of wrong being entertained, his death
was attributed to suicide, and he was
quietly buried in the graveyard, at Mas
sau, few miles from Troy. A few
weeks ago, at a spiritual circle, some one
asked if the spirit of the almost forgot
ten boy was present. and was Immediate
ly answered in the affirmative. 1t was
asked if he committed suicide? When,
through the medium came the answer,
that on an unfortunate occasion, he had
como to the knowledge that his own
mother was in the habit of having crimi-
nal intercourse with person whom he
named, and further, that to prevent his
divulging the fact to his father, she came
upon him in his sleep, and drove nail
into his head, killing him instantly, and
that she carried his body and hung it TO
a tree. The community was startled.
A dozen other "circles" were consult
ed, and told the same story. The ex-
element was so high that the coroner
was forced to disinter the skeleton of the
boy, and the examination of it proved the
whole story base fabrication. The poor
mother so foully suspected, has had her
fair fame indicated from the double cal
umny, but alas, so great has been the
shock that she is Frustrated on a bed of
sickness, from which she will never prob
ably rise. What punishment would be
too severe for those who, under the guise
of spiritualism, tamper thus with the
honor and lives of innocent people9
Chicago Times.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

PoPULAR.-The black republican doc
trine of intervention by Congress in the
affairs OF tho Territories is exceedingly
popular among the opposition at the
South. The opposition State convention
at Georgia lately resolv we'd that Congress
can legislate on the subject of slavery in
the Territories--precisely what the Phil
adelphia platform resolved, but only in
one way, for its protection; while the
black republicans insist that the legisla-
ture must be for its exclusion-tho same
principle exactly, with only difference of
The Georgia black republi-
cans have infinite faith in tho virtues of
GFree Press.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31
56,39O.93
G13,711,O7
Aggregate

ANOTHER EXCURSION OF THE
SEAsoN.-The cheapest and most pleas
ant excursion of the season will be given
on Tuesday, Sept, 9th, 1859, provided
a sufficient number of tickets are guaran-
teed) to Milwaukee and return, giving our
citizens an opportunity of crossing the
lake on one of the Company's new steam
ers, which are fitted up in most superb
style, not excellcd by any floating palace
now on the waters. Fare, $3.50.
Grand Rapids Eagle, Aug. 20.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

FLY PREvENTIvEs.--Ac correspondent
of the Australian Farm and Garden
writes: "Flies have great antipathy
TO walnut leaves, wreath of which will
in great degree prevant th"'- "''"~'''--
Laurel oil is also an abomiDation to
them. Spread upon picture frames il
preserves them entirely from fly spots.-
1t is used in France upon the internal
walls of butchers shops, and has the eff
feet of keeping them free from flies"
And in another paper We find the fol-
lowing: Every merciful man, who
works horse during the hot months, can
promote its comfort by the use of the
following simple shield against the teaz-
ing flies. Take two or three handfuls of
walnut leaves, upon which pour two or
three quarts of cold water, let it infuse
one night, and pour the whole next morn
ing into kettle, and boil for a quarter
of an hour; when cold it is fit for USE
Moisten sponge with it, and before the
horse goes Out of the stable, let those parts
which arc most irritable be smeared over
with the liquor"
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

A FArED FAMILY.-A correspondent
Of the Berkshire Courier, in giving an
account Of the drowning of two of the
daughters of Mr.. Geo. Lemist, formerly
of Boston, at Sheffield, Mass, states as
remarkable fact that nine of Mr.. Lee
mist's kindred have been drowned. His
father and mother were lost in the Lex
ington.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

SUIcIDE.-On Sunday morning N. G.
Minor, of New York, procured razor,
and sitting deliberately down before
looking-glass, and in the presence of his
daughter, cut his throat. She screamed
and ran for assistance, but, on her return,
her father was dying, and soon became
corpse. He was insane.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

RANs.-We have had several fine
showers in the past two weeks, and you
can bet your bottom dollar there will be
corn in Egypt this year. That good
time is coming. The West is getting out
of the woods. Let every body rejoice.
Tuscola Press.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

CHOLERA IN EURoPE.-There has been
much sickness lately in Paris. Cases of
ordinary cholera are very frequent, and
some are said to assume a moro formida-
BILE aspect. In London Asiatic cholera
is rumored to prevail, and at Hamburg
the disease is said to have broken out in
an alarming manner.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

NAVIGATION TO Observation-Disclosures
al papers are delighted with the fact that
a vessel drawing nearly eighteen feet of
water has passed through the improved
channel between Quebec and that port,
and confidently anticipate that, in the
next two or three years, Montreal will be
accessible from the sea for vessels draw
ing twenty-one feet.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

A CHALLENeE.-Mr. A. ]. Knight, of
Belmont, Wis, offers, in the Spirit Of tie
Times, TO bet $500 that Wat Jones, of
Belmont, can raise a greater weight at
arms length than any other man in the
United States, and $1,000 that Jones
can throw down, out-run, or out jump any
man in the world. The money, Mr..
Knight says, is now ready.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31
THE EXCELSIOR
M A r b L E w O r X Sill!
Corner Of Monroe and Justice St..
Grand Rapids, = Kent Co., - Mich.

rs the place to get Monuments,
Il Grave Stones, Nantes and Fur
niture Marble, manufactured out Of
the best Italian or Vermont Mar
BILE. We also keep on hand, an as
sortment Of Plaster, or Grand Rap
ids Marble, 0rname is, Paper
Weights, Table Tops and Shelves,
which persons who need them will
do we'll to examine.
Zsss- All our work is got up in tho
best possible style Of workmanship,
of tho best material, and at the lowest prices.
w. LARAWAY.
1yn351 Monroe and Justice street.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31
NEW ADVERT LSEMENTS.
$40 Reward!

CTRAYED or Stolen from the premises Of the
- subscriber, on the night Of the 18th of Au-
gust, one small dark four year old Horse With
black name and tail The above reward will be
paid to any person who will return the said
Horse to me, at Lamont, Ottawa County, Mich.
PHILETUS HEDGES.
Lamont, Aug. rs, 1859. 4w n35
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

KENTUoKY.-The official majority in
Kentucky for Magoffin, the democratic
candidate for Governor, is 9,1s2. The
returns from Cumberland county having
been corrected, Christian, democrat, is
elected to Congress in the 4th district by
IL majority, which gives the democrats
six members to the opposition's four
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

= Work has been commenced upon q
new Methodist Church in the village of
Newaygo. The edifco will be ready by
the coming winter, and is 10 be "large,
commodious and beautiful model"
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31
Enquirer and Herald, 3oth.

The RAILROAD LANDs.-The telegraph
stated day or two since that the Gener-
al Land Office at Washington had trans
mitted to tho Governor of this State GER
titled copies of approved lists of lands
granted TO the State for railroad purposes
under the act of Congress of June 8, 49,
So. The following are the names of the
railroads and the quantity of land to each
embraced by the list:
Acres.
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad,
(6milcs limts) 239, s9l 90
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad,
Us miles limits) 81, 020 90
Flint and Pcrc Marquette Railroad,
Ionia, us miles limits) 167,SS5.3I
Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad,
Il. Saginaw, us miles limits) 22,662 sc
Flint and Pere Marquette, and Amboy,
Lansing and Traverse Bay Rail-
roads, where they intersect AZ, "a
Grand Rapids and Indiana, and Flint
and Pere Marquette Railroads,
where they intersect 56,390.93
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The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

A STABDING AFFRAY.-About eleven
o'clock on Saturday night, as Mr.. G.
Morse, residing on Pearl street, was re-
turning home he found man lying just
inside of his front gate, bleeding rapidly
and nearly exhausted. Assistance was
procured as soon as possible and the
wounded man conveyed to place of safe
ty; when Drs. Shepard and Bliss were
called in, who examined and dressed his
wounds, finding some six or eight cuts up
pom different parts of his body.
Yesterday the man was much better,
and relates his story as follows. A Mrs.
Fleming, residing on Kent street, desired
the injured man Ansly Rim, to come to
her house and write letter for her, which
he did, and was in the act OF writing,
when Fleming came home, walked into
the room, locked the door, and immedi-
ately commenced violent assault upon
him with knife. Rim broke through the
door and fled, receiving two or three ugly
cuts while bursting the door open. He
was able to getas far as Mr.. Morse's house,
when feeling somewhat faint, he endeav-
ored to gain admittance into the house,
but fell exhausted into the yard.
Flemingwas arrested by Officer Shields,
just rs he was making arrangements 10
leave town. Fleming tells quite diff
ferent story: his version being that on re-
turning home he found Rim in bed with
his (Fleming's) wife. There are a mum
Der of stories in regard to the matter, but
the truth will probnhly net be known, un-
I'll eliclted in court of Justice.
Enquirer and Herald, 30th.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31
NEWS ITEMS.


- It is reported that tho Emperor Of
China, Han-Fung, is dead.
- Counterfeit twos on the Bank of
Quebec are in circulation in Chicago.
- The democratic majority in North
Carolina, on the official Congressional vote
is 1920.
"A sister Of Robert Fulton, the origi-
nator of steamboats,, is an inmate of the
Monroe county, Pa, poor-house.
: Advices from the South show that
the growing cotton crop will probably
reach the quantity of four millions bales.
This crop, at fifty dollars bale, will,pro-
duce $200,oOO,O00.
= The Montreal Telegraph Company
have recently opened offices at Port Sar-
MIA and all the principal towns between
Buffalo and Goderich, on the line of the
Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway.
- The Three Rivers (St. 10. Coz
Democratic Era press and type is to be
removed to Mauistee. Mr.. Mears, of
Pentwater, is about to establish paper
in Oceana county.
= A young man aged sixteen, in Nor
walk, Conn, few days ago, got mad
with his father, and shot himself for spite.
He lived long enough to wish he hadn't
done it.
= Mr.. Dennison, prominent member
of the bar, of Lacrosse, Wis.,, wos muir
dered last week while out hunting, by
three men and three women, who had a
grudge against him. They were all ar
rested.
= A Yankee school-master, named
Comstock, turned drove of cattle into
the cornfeld of farmer in Dubuque,
Iowa, and during the confusion which this
act created in the family, ran away with
the farmers daughter and married her.
: The late major M. A. Browder left,
by his will, the sum of 100000 to the
Chenille (Ala.) Collegiate and Military
Institute. The interest on this large sum
is to be applied to the payment Of pro-
fessors' salaries and the education of poor
boys.
= Extravagant dinners, at Saratoga,
are at present the fashionable folly. One
lady is reported to have given dinner to
twenty friends which cost $500, and a
New York banker paid $3.50 for twenty
eight persons. A Soutberner paid ST.
400 for one dinner-the largest private
dinner ever given at Saratoga.
i Rabbi Eliezer said: "Turn to God
one day before your DEATH" His disci
pies said, allow is man to know the
day of his DEATH He answered them
Therefore should you turn to God to
day. Perhaps you may die tomorrow
thus every day should be employed il
turning to him.
-5onvr.-a young man narneu MAT
thias Finn, of Manchester, while return.
ing from squirrel hunt, met two lads
and the three commenced fooling with the
gun. Young Finn placed the muzzlo Of
the gun at the pit of his stomach and nc.
cidentally struck the hammer with his
foot and discharged the gun. He walked
about ten rods and fell dead.
- A base constructed Of granite, to
support the slab in memory of Benjamin
franklin and his wife, was on Friday
placed in the position assigned to it in
Philadelphia. 1t rests upon a plain foun-
dation of stone, and in Dimensions is six
feet ten inches long, four feet ten inches
wide. land three feet deep. The new let
tering, chiseled in the solid stone, COM
prises the simple inscription: "Benja-
min and Deborah Franklin, 1900"
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31
I'm paralleled Steamboat TrIp--Where
rs the 80 Far VEST"

The Kansas City Journal Of Com
meyce makes mention Of the trip lately
performed by the steamer Spread EGgfe'
Captain CmouTEAu, which challenges
special wonder as to the extent of our
country, and instructively induces the
query, where is the "Far West9" We
copy:
The steamer Spread Eagle, Captain
Chouteau, returned on Saturday, from
the most remarkable voyage ever perform
cd in river navigation, having, when
reaching st. Louis, performed on one trip
over 5000 miles. She was $50 miles
above the mouth of the Yellow Stone, or
$500 miles above Kansas City. To
realize the country which she skirted it
will be necessary TO compare. From
Cairo to Pittsburg, the Ohio is 1000
miles-from New Orleans to Pittsburg,
tho river navigation is 1920 miles. On
The Ohio are the States of Kentucky, IL
linois, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia and Penn
sylvania, and below TO New Orleans are
Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississip-
pi and Louisiana. On the Ohio are the
towns of Cairo, Paducah, Smithland,
Mt. Vernon, Henderson, Evansville, Louis
vile, New Albany, Madison, Cincinnati,
Maysville, Portsmouth, Pomeroy, Par
kersburg, Marietta, Wheeling, Steuben-
vile, and Pittsburg-none of less than
5000 inhabitants, and more than hall
having from 10000 to 100000 each.-
Below this line of river to New Orleans
we find Memphis. Napoleon, Natchez,
Vicksburg and New Orleans.
What an array of wealth, population
and commerce does this list produce, yet
they embrace country of only two
thirds the extent of that traversed by the
Spread Eagle on her present trip. And
on all this line of navigation, as great as
that between New York and Liverpool,
there is not rapid fretting the current OF
tho Missouri, or fall to stop the even
stroke of the steam engine.
This is n most remarkable fact, unpar-
alleled in the world, belonging to no con.
tinent save our own, and to no river save
the Missouri. The Empire of tho West
was born with the steamboat, and what
twenty-five years has made on the Ohio
and Mississippi, less than half will do fol
the Missouri. We have an empire be-
yond us, and while the citizen of the
East points to Kansas City as the "fal
West" we can direct his attention to the
fight of the Spread Eagle $500 mile:
west of us, on the great river Of the con
tinent, and yet she has not seen thai
mythical land-the West.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

STUNe BY Notwithstanding dur
ing last week, young girl residing with
Mr.. E. D. Toilet of this place, was stung
on the hand by black hornet, and i'm
mediately thereafter the hand and arm
commenced swelling and continued to en-
large until both attained an enormous
size. The pain was so acute as to throw
her into spasms. Three physicians were
called in at one time, all of whom, as we
are informed, at first thought her chances
of recovery extremely doubtful. After
various unavailing applications had been
made to reduce the swelling and relieve
the pain, poultice of blue clay was
thought of and tried, after which almost
instant relief was experienced by the girl.
She has now entirely recovered from the
effects of the sting We make this rem
edy public for the benefit of others who
may at any time chance to be similarly
afflicted. Allegan Record
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31
Take Notice {!

HAVING been appointed Agent for the Gro
i'll yer and Baker Sewing Machines, L will
take pleasure in showing the Machine to any
DESTROYS of buying. Twill also do Stitching and
Sewing on short notice. Several Of the above
Machines can be seen at my residence.
MRS. J. d. vANDERv0ORT.
Grand Haven, July IL, 1859.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

The AcTREss AND THE SKULL-The
following anecdote is extracted from Gan
Essay on the Science Of Acting" In
the town or North Waltham, Norfork,
1878, "The Fair Penitent" was perform
ed. In the last act where Calistalics her
hand ON the skull, Mrs. Berry, who
played the part, was seized with an invol-
untary shuddering, and fell on the stage.
During the night her illness continued
On the following day, whom sufficiently
recovered to converge, she sent to the
stage keeper and anxiously inquired
whence he procured the skull. He re-
piled, from the sexton, who said it was
the skull of one Norris, player, who
twelve years before was buried in the
churchyard." That same Norris was hel
first husband. She died in six weeks.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

Il AIDES SH0ES-Lades' Caters for six
II shillingsj also large lot Of Shoes of every
description, equally as cheap. c., w. ass
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

~Refreshments-Hotcl in Depot at Grand
Haven.
Boat will leave Milwaukee on Saturdays mt
p M. for Saturday Nights Express passengers
west, but 3 A. VI. train will not leave ON Sundays.
Trains leave tcrmini daily, Sundays excepted.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

ELECTIONS THIS FALL.-California holds
an election on the LIST of September, for
Governor, State officers and Members of
Congress. Vermont holds its election
on the 9th, for Governor and State off
GERS. Maine on the 18th for Governor
and State officers.
On the I'd of October Georgia and
Mississippi elect State officers and Mem
bers of Congress. On the 18th Pennsyl-
vania elects an Auditor General and Sur
veyor General. On the Same day Ohio
elects Governor, Judge of the Supreme
Court and Legislature. Iowa elects State
officers on the same day. Minnesota also
elects State officers and Members Of Con-
gress on the same day. On the I'd of
November Maryland elects Members of
Congress. On the 9Th New York elects
portion of its State officers and Lecisla-
ture. New Jersey and Massachusetts
elect Legislatures, and Wisconsin its
State officers and Legislature on the
Same day.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

= severe drought prevails in Maine,
New Hampshire and Vermont. In some
places, il is unprecedented.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

AT DETROIT-Great Western Railway for
all points East-Michigan Central and Mchi-
gan Southern Railroads, and Cleveland line of
Steamers.
AT GRAND "Huron" Steam
or for Chicago, &C., &c.
AT MILWAUKEE-W With the Mississippi
Lacrosse, Chicago, Watertown, and Horizon
Railroads, for all important points West and
Northwest, and on Mississippi River, and with
Steamers for Ports on Lake Michigan.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31
MARRIED.,

At the Rathbun House, in Grand Rapids, on
Thursday, Aug 23d, by the Rev. A. Bingham,
Mr.. ISAAC FURGERsoN to Miss LAMRA LILLY,
both of Wright, Ottawa Co., Mich.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31
CONNECTIONS.

The Telegraph Line is now open for Public
Business.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31

Passengers for Great Western Railway 60 on
the Railway Ferry Steamer at D. a NJ. Il. Dock,
leaving Dock at 500 A. NJ, noon and 7.30 p M.
Night Trains have Sleeping Cars attached.
The Company's Timetables can be had at
any Of the Stations.
w. X. MUIR, Gen1 sup't. i
ID. 4 M. r. Offices, June, 1859. [n3O
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31
Close Of the Exhibition.

At about 2 o'clock on Saturday, the
sweepstakes trial of mares and geldings
for purse of $50--trotting, best two in
three was announced. For this there
were three entries only: the Grey Etna,
of Coldwater, Abby Kelly, of Marshall,
and the Pontiac Chief. The purse was
won by Grey Etna- time 2:l2 and
ga.
A single heat for the second premium
was then had between Pontiac and Abby
Kelly in which tho former was declared
the victor-time 2:14.
For tho scrub race of green horses there
were five entries. The purse-$25 was
taken by Judge Crofoot's horse, in two
straight heats. The second premium was
given to A. G. Fisk.
The Horse Exhibition, the first ever
held in the county, has proved a very fiat
tering success to the Agricultural Socie-
ty, and the receipts therefrom are much
better than the officers had anticipated.
Of course no one expected that upon the
first trial we should distance the whole
State, in speed, nor can any single coun-
ty expect this. But we think as we have
before stated, that when all the points Of
good horses are considered, for work and
for real practical value, Kent will not suf-
fer by comparison with her older neigh
bors. G. r. Eagle, goth.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-05-05

ship, in the county Of --, do solemnly
swear, that the value Of all personal proper
ty,. moneys, credits, investments in bonds,
stocks, joint stock companies. or otherwise,