The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-09-27
miscellaneous Items.


Wednesday morning last.
The President has accepted an invi-
tation to attend the ball to be given to
the Prince of Wales in NewYork.
The Newspaper Express train on the
Hudson River railroad has been discon-
tinued. 1t didn't pay.
A calf with four heads and sixteen
legs is freak of nature that has been
produced at Akron, Ohio.
The journeymen tailors of New York
city have demanded an increase OF
twenty per cent on their wages.
The election for Governor, Congress
men, &c., in Pennsylvania, will take
place two weeks from last Tuesday.
A man in Arkansas has been SEN
fenced to be hung for circulating the
New York Tribune.
( The Governor General of Cuba, has
determined to enforce the laws against
the landing of slaves upon that Island.
The lady managers Of the Aged
Woman's Home, in Baltimore, have de-
termined to erect on their premises an
Asylum for Gagged Men,"
The Sandwich Islanders try out their
dead horses, and get half barrel of
oil from each horse, which is said to be
equal to sperm.
Over fifteen thousand acres of fine
farming lands in St. Mary's county.
Maryland, are now for sale-the own
ers being about to emigrate to Texas.
Frank Hughes, of New Haven, Conn.,,
only IL years of age, has been sent
to the poor house, on application of bis
father, for being common drunkard.
A breckenridge State Convention in
Maine is called October I'd, to nomi-
nate electors. They think they might
as well be divided as united; it's all.
the same.
Speaker Pennington has reconsid-
cred his intention of not being can
date for election, and has been NOM
mated by the Republicans of his dis
trict in New Jersey.
The President has issued procla-
nation for the sale of 231, 900 acres of
land in the State of Arkansas, which
have not heretofore been offered at pub
lie sale.
Ottawa county, has a population of
1878; in 1854 it had only 1851.
Kent county, has a population of 80
721, and, an increase of 1904 since
1850.
The United States Convention of
Universalists met in Boston, on the
10th inst. Some 200 clergymen were
resent. The Occasional sermon was
preached by Rev. c. III. Fay, of Provi-
dence.
Blondin offered to carry the Prince
of Wales over the tight-rope at Niaga-
ra, on his back. The New York news.
paper letter writers say the Prince
would probably have accepted the in
vitation if it had not been for the Duke
of Newcastle.
The Rochester Union cautions the
public against the notes of the follow
ing Canadian Banks, which, it says,
are without security Bank of Trois
Rivere, Bank of Brantford, Bank of
Clifton, Bank of Western Canada,
Eastern Townships Bank.
A fendish attempt was made to
throw the night express train east off
the track, near Syracuse, N. Y, on the
Central railroad, last week Thursday
night, by oak planks placed on the
track, but the engineer discovered the
distractions in time to slack up and
save all damage to the train.
"A REToRT SPoILED.-In reply to the
jest about finding his mother. Mr..
Douglas responds that. Mr.. Lincoln
dare not visit the graves of his father
and mother-a falsehood that will be
duly appreciated, when it is remem-
bered that one of MIR. LIS parents is
buried in Illinois and the other in Indi.
ana.
Gov. SEwARD's ARABIAN HoRsEs.-
A telegram from Boston announces
that the three Arabian horses presented
to Gov. Seward by Ajosb Bey, have
safely arrived atBoston. Messrs. Dab
ney & Cunningham, to whom they are
consigned, will forward them as soon
as they are able to bear the journey,
to Albany, when they will be sent on
by the N. Y. Central Railroad to Judge
Sacket's Farm, at Seneca Falls, where
they are to remain for the present.