The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-02-21

Some tour or five very mad Southern Dem.
ocrats, who went up to the Speakers desk
to be sworn in, refused to salute the Spcuk
or with tho usual congratulations. He
should be thankful that such ll.condition.
ed persons refuse to have anything to do
with him.
GS- A word to the boy who expects to
be President in the year 1900: Refuse all
instructions concerning tho points of the
compass, since it is absolutely necessary
that you should know no North, no South,
no Feast, no Westl
EE Il keep an excellent table said a
lady to one Of her boardcrs.
"That may be true ma'am,' said he,
"but sou put very little upon it,.
A LUCKY CoNvIcr. Montreal Pi.
lot says that Mr. Thomas Stevens. former
ly clerk in the City Bank, in that place
convicted eighteen months ago, on his
own confession, Of forgery, and sentenced
to imprisonment for five years iu the peni-
teniiary, has just come into fortune Of
100000.
OATH OF STATE ALLEGIANCE "A reso
luton has been offered in the Virginia
House Of Delegates, requiring every one
who has emigrated from, or shall emigrate
from non slayeholding State TO Virginia,
to take an oath to support her constitution
and laws, and defend her soil and institu
tons against her enemies.
Nashville (Tenn.) Gazette, Feb. ,.
Gg A Winsted widow, whose dear de
parted left her the life use of S 400 so
long as she remained unmarried, but which
was to 90 to n third party at her marriage,
has, after some years siege, succumbed -
A compromise was effected between herself
and ultimate legatees, by which they re-.
ceived the 81 400 by paying her $3.50 to
get married, The market value OF ribs in
Winsted is quoted by the Herald at $3.50.
MORE RESULTS OF THE GRAND TRUNK.
1t is reported that Barring Brothers have it
in contemplation, in addition 10 the erec.
tion Of the extensive Touring mills already
talked Of, at the terminus Of tho Grand
Trunk Railway at Sarnia, to put in opera
ton large cotton mandatory.
Port Huron Press.
The President Of the United States bas
designated DR.. Ziaa Pitcher, Of Detroit,
one of the Commissioners, under the act
Of January ls 1887, for testing the correct,
ness Of the assay Of tie coinage Of the
rsint and branches.
EDUCATIONAL AND SCHOOL RELATIONS
OF THE STATE PRISONERS. of 534 per.
sons in the Michigan State Prison only
had an academic education, and but 3S4
could read and write. O.. these 95 had
lost father, SO had lost thor, and 62
had lost both father and mother before
they were l9 years of age, while 23 were
born slaves, Only 900 had both parents
living when Is years of age. There were
24l married, al wdowcrs, and 252 who
had never mar led. Only 1872 claimed 10
have abstancd from the use Of Intoxicating
drinks.
Eg- \ shrcwd old gentleman once said
to his daughter, "Be sure, my dear, you
never marry poor man; but remember,
the poorest nan in the world is one who
has money and nothing else"
A CoNTINUous RAILROAD FROM MAINE
TO LouIsIANA.-We have already stated
that the gap in the Mississippi Central
Railroad was closed on the 3Oth. BY the
completion of this link there is now a con
tinuous Railroad from Bangor, Me-, to
New Orleans, except four shot ferries, at
Hudson river, the Susquehanna, the Po.
tomac, aud James river This vast chain
of lai ways is composed Of eighteen indo.
pendent roads, costing in the aggregate,
for 2,39i miles of road, 500, 1854, or
nearly one tenth of tho whole railway Svs
tenn of the United States, Of which 1896
miles are used in this continuous line.
Ezs" Gen. Burnside, OF New Orleans,
is one Of the largest sugar producers III Tie
country, and says he means to become the
largest in the worll. He has two millions
Invested in the business, owns over lhous-
and negroes, and makes II ret profit OF 20
per cent. annually.
Ey- Tho winter in Salt Lake Valley !,
reported as having been very severe. Inc
Salt Lake Valley Tan says: Of over 200
murders committed in that Territory with.
in the past three years, not single offend
er has been convicted or punished.
CHEAP TRANSFORMATIONS Tho Grand
Trunk and Dayton and Michigan railroads
arc contracting for frcights from Cincinnati
to Liverpool at s5 cents per 100 pounds
which includes forwarding charges. John
Bull can smack his hps at the prospect d
cheap sugar cured hams now.
Detroit Tribune.