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The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

Hoax.-The Rock Hill Chronicle saws that
the report tina; a large legacy had been bequ.ath.
ed to ". ". Walker, jr., Columbia, s C.. by a
relative in England, has turned out to he hoax.
and that broker in Charleston j. 81 . .0Ol the
loser by his eagerness to accommodate the heir.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

A CHANGE AND BACK AGAIN The Grand
Rapids Eagle, a most able and useful Republi.
can paper, having always been an evening jour.
nal, changed to the morning, and not liking it,
went back again.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

SIGSITIcASr. The Detroit Free Press, Adri-
an Watehto~er, Ann Arbor Argus, and sundry
other rsbid Locofoco papers, are seeking to
to make capital, by weak and faint OLSEN. from
the odious Territorial doctrines of the Presi.
dents message.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

A COMPASSIONATE McB.-A man named Gre.
gar, who confessed he was opposed to Slavery,
was arrested At Knoxville, Tenn, few days age,
when Gen. Ramsay, the hate defeated candidate
for Congress, proposed 70 cruelty him, This was
voted down unanimously, and he was allowed TO
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

AggEsr.-A man named Whittemore was ar
rested on Saturday, near Plsinfeld, upon COM
plant entered by A. Bender, of this city, char
ging him with passing upon Bender counter
felt 80 bill. He Was brought before Justice
Sinclair. and held for examination.-GrondR Rap
ids Eaqle
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

AWAKE. Nor GREECE-SHE - AwAEE!"-
Joint Committee of the Alabama Legislature
has been laboFiously engaged in peEfectng plan
of State military defence The organization OF
a corps of 5000 uniformed volunteers, in two
divisions, four brisades, and sixteen regiments.
10 be armed by the State; the purchase of arms
and munitions, the erection of arsenals and the
establishment OF State Military School, are fea.
lures in the general plan.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

Burnt OUT We learn that on the 18th
inst, the dHelling OF Mr.. Doud, in the town
Of Dayton. in which, also, lived the family of
Mr.. Moe, Was entirely destroyed by FIRE. But
little Of the furniture was saved. IL caught
from the stove pipe.-Needygo Ry.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

DEATH or JUDGE BLACKroRD. The Hon
Isaac Blackboard, Chief Justice Of the Court OF
Claims died in Washington on Saturday evening
last, aged 10 years. He was, for many years
one of the Judges Of the Supreme Court Of In
diana, aud during the same time reported the
decisions of said Court
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

ENERCI>E> AT TIE FEMALE CoLLEGE.-
Having been present at the exercises of the
Caliopean Society, at th. Michigan Female Col
lece on Saturday evening last, | have thought Il
bricf sketch OF them might hc worthy of place
in the columns of the Hepaji,cat.
At an early hour the study room OF the College
was filed with select aud intelligent audience,
who listened with marked attention and interest
10 the proceedings @! the evening These CON
sisted of tire reading OF a paper-"The Gallo
pcan Offering '-rcAding Of ESSAYS, rehearsals.
music, &c
The music was good, though, as We learned,
but little time had been obtained to prepare this
branch OF the entertainment The rehearsas
were MAUD Muller" by Miss Matte Rogers.
and The New Satin Vest" written bv Miss
BabcocF, one Of the teachers,) by Miss V.
Bryant
The essays were More Beyond" by Miss A.
F. Pond, and Early Rising" by Miss F.. c.
seacer. They were we'll written productions.
The paper was read by Miss Helen Lake, and
though We should Judge she was not much accus-
toned To reading in public, she performed her
part to the satisfaction of the audience. Among
the pieces were some worthy of a more extended
notice than We have time TO give them. We
were particularly pleased with one entitled
Meeting Of the Isins aud Ologies" an original
and spicy production. THE Polar Regions
was very finely written piece; also a piece
i1,.4s I'll
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

STARR kING.-The Boston atlas says it : now
announced positively that that the Rev. Thomas
Starr King has accepted the invitation of the
Unitarian Society Of San Francisco, California.
to become their pastor. His letter of resicua-
tIon 10 the Holls-s;reet Church aud Society was
submitted to his people on Monday, at meet.
ing called for that purpose.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

DOUGLAS TRIMMING -Dougas il turning, as
every sane man supposed he would do. The
South are shrewd enough to see that they can
DO nothing without him AZ the polls, and he is
smart enough to see HAT he can Do nothing at
Charleston without the South-hcuce the aiiiia-
ton. The Washington correspondent Of the y.
Y. H~roH writing on the 18th, said: Mr.
Douglas visited the House to day and WAS warmly
grt eted ty Nr. keitt of South Carolina, with
whom he had a long private interview. IL is
observed and commented upon that he ha. made
marked change in the political company he
keeps since the winter OF ls57-S, when he was
fighting LecOmptOn. Then he selected Rcpub-
Leans, in spite Of Southern Fire-eaters now he
reverses the practice. It j. stated to-day, upon
high authority, Tat the majority Of the northern
delegates to Charleston will be Anti-Douelas
There are many prominent Anii-Lecompton and
Anti-Dougas Democrats here who rejoice AT the
fact"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

Grow AND BRAScH.-Branch undertook 70
fix a quarrel upon Grow without a cause, and
sent him challenge Grow refused his invita-
ton to fit himself for State Prison. Branch sur
.ested that he should attack Grow in the street.
and Grow replied that if he did he would &c,
badly whipped, a he Grow had TO conscyn.
tOus scruples about Gaming bully.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

FREEDOM OF -PEECH IN TESSsssEE.-ASs
the Interesting matters which the message o.
peIs us 10 postpone, We will barely siiuoe
remarkable speech to the Tennessee Legssl-.
By the Hon. William Ewing. Though rePrss
ting large slaveholding confederacy y;
heart Of Middle Tennessee, he boldly denc'noe !,
the cruelty Of the proposed expulsion or sse =
the free colorec people, ard ayo~cd be soo. .a
ence 20 Jefferson's views Of emancipation A''
colonization Of the colored race-Nat. Ers'
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

FIRE II LExISGIOs. = The Sana. Leafey
states that carpenter shop belonging 10 j. l..
Woods, Of Lexington, together Nth Quanii-
II of lumber and about $50 worth of carpen-
ter's tools belonging TO Mr.. McKen-ie, were
consumed by fire. At the fire NJ. Henry Wild
man met with a severe injury by which he Wi.
be confined TO hi bed for some time
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

PINE TIVE FOR LUHREEISG.-ThcIe could not
be imagined or wished a more FAVORABLE tiu-.
than the present, IN this vicinity, for lguiberisg
operations The SHOW j. just the right depth
aud make most elegant sleghing. The weather
Is neither too cold nor too warm. aud the lum-
herman all in good spirits. If this state o.
things continues for reasonable length IL tine.
the winter OF % aud 90 will be a mot proper
Gus one for Northern Michiran.-HiFiauG Sen
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

CLEANED OrT.-Jim Scott and Ike Flowers,
old Detroit Faro men, have been cleared out of
Grand Rapids BY the authorities
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

SWAMI LAND SALES FOR DECENBER-Acres
sold in December last, 1.il523 Acres dona-
te .432S4o.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

4 SMALL ll0RsE.-A horse arrived at New
York a few days ago from Italy, only seven hands
high. He is to be sent to Washington to Mr.
Buchanan as a present from j. II Binda, the
United States Consul at Leghorn
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

When will people learn TO let the whole ialni'
" Of burning fluids alone A few month. since
there went the rounds of the papers, an aggre-
gate of death, carefully collected during period
Of five years, by person having access to cur
rent newspapers. which, although far from CIV
ing all these cases. nevertheless reached 10 well
night thousand or more than one in every
two DAYS Add 10 this aggregate of death, an
equal number of wounded persons from the
same cause, and how great a sum of human mis-
ery i. presented, from single cause?
The use Of this class Of fluids for ordinary pur-
poses in the family, is mere intatuation-a temp
tation to accident and mischsnce-an outrage,
and cruelty. The New York Tribune OF
Wednesday brings the Intelligence of the burn
n- OF tenement building in Divisiou-s:reet, Al
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, when the follow
ius persons peri.hed: Mary Dryer, aged 50
wear Marcus Nathausen, - vs.; Setried Ma
thansen, 9ys.; Clara Nathensen, vs.. Emily
Burns, 5 vs.; Louis Grossman, 1 years. The
scene, Is described VAS hcart-rending.
As soon as the flames were subdued, and ac-
cess could be had to the ruins, immediate search
was made for the bodies OF those who were sup
posed 10 have persisted To this work, Hook
and Ladder Company No. II bent all the ener.
gies, and succeed by 10 o'clock in recovering six
bodies OF grown-up people and children.
The bodies are all in the Seventh Ward Sta.
ton House, only enc of them--that of . young
woman-being even remotely recognizable
They are all burned 10 crisp. Portions Of the
human bones are gathered together in a proper
The bodies are those OF four children and
two grown up persons.
Ii is often remarked by persons who persist
in using these dangerous mixtures, that there
| need be no fear, except in attempting to fill a
lamp while it i lighted, or in the neighborhooi
of a light. The dreadful occurrence just nara
ted, shows that this is not So
Ii appears that Mr. Schloesser, butcher, who
resided in the house, and whose wife kept a
small grocery in the building, left about 1 o.
clock to 90 To his place OF business, at mar Ike
in Forty second street. about an hour after be
lett, his wife got up and went into the store,
where she lighted camphene lamp which hung
over the counter AMI then went down stairs in
To the basement where her children, six in mum
Der, were asleep. She was proceeding TO kindle
a fire in the stove when che was suddenly alarm
Cd 10y al explosion which seemed 30 her To have
taken place in the store. She Immediately rar
up the stair, and was in the act of opening til,
! 4. I, III
the flames burst into her face, aud 4 man caught
hold Of her and dragged her back. She immc
diatciy ilci to the basement, and getting all hel
children out of bed, succeeded in cscApin. will
| them To the rear, by which means she was cua
h.cl TO reach the house of friend in safety.
In point o. fact, there l. 40 safety in the stuff
and all housc-keeper- should forbid It's use
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-10

CONPLACE>T-T BachInan ItHd,cG'or, a
fortably folds It's arms, in view of the stirring
events likely To occur during the current year
1t says: "In politics, We shall endcavor to be
strictly neutral. Beyond the insertion Of items
of news, tie IJDd;cator all have li;i!c to do
with the prospects and progress "f c-u.cldiug
partics-to whom We leave generally the discus
sion of all principles upon which national opinion
is divided. We believe our ci;iz-is are equally
patriotic and equally val to tie constitution and
the laws, Irrespective of parties. The approach
ing presidential campaign promises to be one Of
the most exciting in the history Of our country,
and We are happy in the prospect of occupying
Il position OF usefulness exempt from temptation
to that recklessncss into which the obiiqui'y of
political vision is too apt to lead the press"
APrEorRIArE.-In view Of the open and shut
game which Wise has been attempting to play
for the Charleston nomination one Of his Har
per's Ferry admirers has just forwarded for pre-
sentation to Gov. Wise, the pocket-kniie Of John
Brown. The article in question is nov in The
enquirer office, awaiting the Governors return
TO Richmond. 1t IS an oil jack knife, bone
handle and two blades, and has evidently seen
much service. 4 small brass plate on the ham
de ia engraved with the name "John Brown"
On one side of the large blade are now inscribed
the words, pirate Chief and Robber of Kan.
sas. Taken from his person. Attack on IIar-
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-17
DISTRICT COURT Jan. Term.
Hon. S. NJ. Bliss, JUDGE.

MONDAY Jan. 16
People VS.. R. NJ. Turner-Arraigned to-mor-
row.
People vs. McKane.-Continued
People VS.. McCnney.-DeLong appointed At
torney for Defendant Case set for trial two weeks
from to-day.
Pfortzhemer VS.. George Caluta.-Alias sum-
mons aud attachment ordered to issue and cause
continued.
Wemple VS.. Amanda Johnson.-Motion to dis.
miss overruled and papers sent to Clerks office.
Tennent vs.. Weaver i Co.-Sent to Clerk 5
office.
Covillaud VS.. Thornburg. g.-Passed for settle
ment
Tompkius, Admir- of Romero, deceased, VS..
Aguia.-Sent to Clerk.
Mesick VS.. Cograve, ct al.-Continued.
COvllaud VS.. Lndey.-Dsmissed.
Goodwin, Guardian Of John Tucker VS.. Sweezy.
Continued.
Higgins VS.. Mcdonald ct all 1.-TWO cases.) Set
for trial lwo weeks from Thursday next
Smith Mcdonald VS.. Croft 4 Farish.- Con
tnued for service and to be dismissed at next
| term of Court if service is not had.
Anderson VS.. Stevenson ct al.--Contnued.
Horn VS.. Petro ct al.-Cause dismissed as Mi2
Smith and default ofother defendants entered
Kaiser vs.. Wall,-Hubbard withdrawn al
Attorney.
Brady ct al. VS.. iI2ce & Co.-Same order.
Mcdonald VS.. Bear River and Auburn Water
and Mining CO.-COntlnued by stipulation.
Fall VS.. Bennett-Sent to Clerks office.
Klockenbaum VS.. Pierson ct al.-COnunued for
service.
Fall vs.. Gobel-Jundgmen by default for
Plaintiff.
Weiden VS. Gesse.-Dismissed.
Goodwin VS.. his Creditors.-Sherif appointed
Assignee.
VIM. Cohn vs. his Creditors.-Sh app'd
Assignee.
John G. Williams vs.. Mary E. Wams.-De-
murrer withdrawn and leave till Saturday to file
| answer.
George A. C. Griffith VS.. Middleton & Riley
! Returned to Clerks office
Sarah J. Day VS.. E. J. Day. Continued.
Patrick O'Conner vs.. VIM. IL. Chapman ct al.
J. .. Goodwin vs., his Creditors Passed.
| 4. w. jerome VS.. Joel d. Martin ct al.--Remit-
titur filed, placed on calendar Leave to amend
complaint in one day. Ten days time to answer,
Chas Woodruff VS.. G. ID. Worden.--Change Of
venue to Butte county.
| d. w. G. Gaskell VS.. Andrew Gavin.-Judg-
ment for Plaintiff for $420 and costs.
| Parrott q Co. VS. Able 4 Monte ct al.--Cause
dismissed Us to Able Monte.
| Cordreed admitted to citizenship.
Court adjourned till tomorrow.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-17

GAs.-In weekly paper, which has its
existence in Philadelphia, there is story
published of a murder, in which the wrong
man was tried for its commission and acquit-
ted, through the instiumentalty of the right
man, who confessed to the attorney of thu
wrong man. The attorney relates the story
and winds up by saying: lie went to Cal
ilornia after all was over, and hear he ha
since risen to eminence in his adopted State
lie is noted for his morality and public spirit
and is looked upon as a thoroughly good
man. He was one of the celebrated Nigi-
lance Committee of 1856. and is foe TO al
gamblers and drunkards, and evil doers o
whatever name or stamp. But would not
bear his conscience about me for all the wealtl
Of CALIFORNIA; mines IS. +. Spirit.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-17

ABOLITION OF GRAND JURIEs.-Vermont is
following in the wake of Michigan towards
the final abolition of grand juries, and the
substitution Of indictment upon information
in lieu thereof A bill has just been intro
duced into the Legislature of the State fol
that purpose, and has every prospect of sue
cess in becoming a law. Already partial
steps toward the abolition of the grand jury
have been taken in New Hampshire Massa'
chusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsyl
vania, Virginia, Louisiana and Michigan, and
proceedings by information have been estab-
lished In some of the States, the latter is &
very common mode of proceeding, and IL
Michigan, where either is optional, the pro-
cess by information is receiving decidedly
the preference So well has this system
worked wherever it has been tried, that il
the process of time, without any doubt what
ever, grand juries will be known to juris
prudence only in exceptional cases.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-17
Or schincr's boyhood, German writer

OF Schiner's boyhood, a German writer
thus speaks:
Even the mental food for which he crayed
was denied him He had to read by stealth,
with fear and difficulty lock and key,
some friendly companion keeping watch the
while-the standard works of the then classic
authors Of his country But the severer the
trammels imposed, the bolder flew his fancy
into the boundless realms of free thought
In the midst of petty miseres, he built up an
ideal world of his own With the pains and
penalties of the barrack constantly before
him, he strove to mould himself to the classic
pattern of Plutarchs antique WORTHLESS, and
became rebel against monarchic authority
Together with his fellow students, he in Sc
cret adopted as device expressive of then
aspirations, lion rampant, the motto-h
tyrahlnoS.'
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-17

The BUCK EYE QUEsTION.-A eorrespon-
dent of the Tuolumne Courier says; The
Buckeye is bitter, astringent and febrifuge
in its properties, and its use has been sug-
rested as substitute for Chinchona. The
fruit contains considerable potash, and about
20 per cent of starch. 1t is eaten by deer
but by no other large animals that know Of
rhe indians use it to some extent, depriving
it of its bitter principle by the same process
that they use with acorns; by maceration'
with hot water BY the use of carbonate OF
soda, the bitter principle can be totally e1'
tracted from the frlit, and it is then convert
ed into a pleasant and nutritious food The
idea of its being poisonous must have origi-
mated with persons of very restricted obseF'
vation.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-17
Z.ELEGRAPHEC,
IOVER THE UNION LINE I

SAN FRANcisoo, Nov. l6.
After the sailing of the next steamer all
letters for the Atlantic States not marked via
Panama, will be sent by the overland mail
The employees of Wells, Fargo E Co., met
on Saturday and passed resolutions of respect
for their eomrade, Barry, lost on the North
erner
The two horses, Bell Ringer to wagon and
Mcguire in harness, trotted for purse Of
$1,000 over the Pioneer Course on Saturday.
Bell Ringer made the first two miles in 1904
and the second two in 5:29, winning the
purse.
Senator Latham leaves here for Washing
ton on the 9th of February by the Golden
Gate. The Ex-Governor is in town.
The total number of letters by Overland
mail o.day was 4O94.
On Sunday morning. Mrs. David Croniu,
wife of one of our oldest residents, died very
suddenly in her bed. che appeared in good
health when she retired Saturday night.
Over 5000 letters came by the last Over
land mail.
SAN AnDREAs, Dec. lG-3 p. NJ.
An attempt was made this morning to rob
the stage running between Angels and San
Andreas. Officers Gay and ONeal had been
apprised of the contemplated attack, and the
treasure was all taken from Wells, Fargo d
Co.'S box at Angels and two bags of shot
placed III the box. The passengers got out
at the Cherokee House and followed the
stage on foot The officers were concealed
in We rack behind the stage, and after going
half mile shot was fired from the road
side, and the driver was commanded to stop.
Some men stepped up to the stage, when the
officers jumped down and fired, killing the
man who had his pistol presented at the dri
yer, and wounded another. A general fight
then ensued, the officers pursuing the high
waymen. The passengers came up and got
into the stage, leaving the officers in pur.
suit The passengers report that one of the
officers was wounded. Some 30 or 80 shots
were fired on both sides. 1t is not known
how many were engaged in the attack, as it
was dark
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-17
SINGULAR SUIT AGAINST THE Auruop

SINGULAR SUIT AGAINST THE AUTHOR OF
MONTE CHRIsTo.-A Paris correspondent says
singular case has recently been tried
here. An author of considerable celebrity
NJ. A. Macquet made clam against'Alexander
Dumas the elder. asking judicial decree en-
titling him to have his name appear unon the
page of several books which now appear un-
der the name of Dumas only, in conjunction
with his, and also that he should receive
share in the profits resulting from sales. His
ground Of fapplication is that he aided in their
authorship, and he says that by far the great
est portion of the literary labor was perform.
ed by him. The works which he claims to
have written principally are Les Taois
Monsquetaires, "Viscount de Brarelone"
Refine Margot," Dame de Montereau" and
"Chevalier de Maison Rouge" For these
works he was to receive seventy five per ct
of the copyright, and did so up to the time of
the failure of Dumas-about a wear AGO
Now he claims that in future he should still
receive his percentage, while the creditors of
Dumas oppose him on the ground that the
copyright being in the name of Dumas and
they entitled to its profits until their claims
are paid Macquet must come in with them.
and only get his percentage the same as any
other creditor 1t was proven upon the trial
that several of the Partisan Htterateurs had
been in the habit, for years, not merely of
aiding Dumas in the composition of his books
but of writing whole volumes, and then TAX
ing them to him to receive the final touches
of his master hand, previous to their publ
cation.
The court decided that Macquet must take
the same chance as the other creditors in the
future profits from the copyright, and that he
had permitted the book to appear so long in
the name of Dumas alone that he had alien
ated his right to have his placed upon the
title page in conjunction with it.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-17
souAws WITH Broken BACKS. When Gov

SouAws WITH BROKEN BAcKs.-When Gov.
Tallmadge came out tn Fond du Lac, then
Territory, his new home was graced by sew
eral grown up daughters. The Indians We're
there and thereabouts" at the time, and Ire
quently We're met by members of the Gov
ernors family. 1t was an era in female dress,
when the hustle was desired accession oil
grace and outline, but new to the aborigi-
nies. A grave old chief one day was asked
what he thought of the Governors daughters
"Pretty squaws, nice white squaws. pity uu
back broke" What would the old chief say
now, in those modern days. of wide spreaC
crinoline.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-17
BURNr-On Wednesday, soon after The r

BURNT.-On Wednesday, soon after there
ceipt of the news of Lathams election to the
U. S. Senate, zone Hundred and Thirteen
Guns" were fired in honor thereof While
the firing was progressing, Il young man came
along and commenced clearing hand"
until by premature explosion he was Sc
verely burned in the face While having his
face dressed he first learned the occasion of
the firing, when he at once burst out "cuss-
ing and swearing" and declaring that he de
served to have his brains blown ont. 1t
| seems that Gov. W eller had recently pardon.
ed him out of the county jail.-ShGstG Cour.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-17
CARRIERS NOTICE.

The undersigned would respectfully announce to
his numerous subscribers his intention TO credit
pc son for longer term than FOUR WEEKS for the
DAILY NATIONAL DEHOcRAr. l am forced to adopt
the above on account Of the increase in my
delinquent list JERoMUS RAPALJE,
dec6-4wdh Carrier