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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23
PROBATE ORDER.

CTATE OF MICHIGAN-Coun of Cass-ss
- At a session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis, on Tuesday the seventh day of May
in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
one. Present-Clifford Shanahan, Judge of Pro
bate In the matter of the estate of RulefD. Gregg
deceased. On reading and filing the petition duly
verified, of Joseph Jones, praying for license to
sell real estate of said deceased. Pc
Thereupon it is ordered, that Tuesday the
eighteenth day of June next at ten O'Clock, in the
forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said pc.
ttion, and that the heirs at law of said deceased
and all other persons interested in said estate
required to appear at a session of said court ther
to be holden at the Probate Office in Cassapols and
show cause if any there be, why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted.
And il is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate
of the pendency of said petition and the hearing
thereof by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in the Cass County Republican, a newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass fol-
four successive weeks previous to said day OF
hearing. rCsan7al c. SHANAHAN, "
I A true copy. Judge of Probate.
May Z, 1861. may16-4w4
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23
PROBATE ORDER.

CTATE OF FMICHIGAN-Coun of Cass.-ss.
y At a session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis, on Saturday the twenty day Of
April, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-one. Present-C Clifford Shanahan, Judge
of Probate In the matter of the estate of Franklin
Brady. Amanda Brady, Mariah Brady and William
Brady, minors. On reading and filing the petition
duly verified, of William X. Fletcher, praying for
license to sell real estate of said minors.
Thereupon 1t is ordered, that Saturday, the
first day of June next at ten O'clock in the fore
noon be assigned for the hearing of said petition,
and that the heirs at law of said minors and all
otherpersons interested in said estate are required
to appear at session of said Court then to be
holden at the Probate Office, in Cassapolis, and
show cause, if any there be- why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted. urrt fr
And it is further ordered. that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate,
of the pendency of said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in the Cass County Republican,, newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass, for
three successive weeks previous to said day Of
hearing c. SHANAHAN,
Atrue copy. l9agpt% of Judge of Probate. ,
April o. 1861. ..f .f.t. ma2-2w3
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23
The, Patter 7 Of the Rain.
BIZ COATES KINNEY.

ttat Aa.t.N .'I. ~
When the humid shadows hover r.....,.
Over all the starry spheres,
And the melancholy darkness
Gently weeps in rainy tears, lin9
What joy to press pillow e,'--.,,
Of cottage-chamber bed,
And to listen to the patter fAH rt5I
lf Of the soft rain overhead. s1iI-r8 3df :
Every tinckle on the shingles .Tal r21
Has an echo in the heart; ~ ssfr-.-i---
And thousand dreamy fancies
Into busy being start, oi'
9u And thousand recollections no 59IJt 5d
ro 3 Weave their bright hues into woof, a ',a
As listen to the patter
Of the rain upon the roof '
Now in fancy comes my mother,
-'l As she used to years ago. sLls ,tf5
To survey her darling dreamers,o Fstft.
Ere she left them till the dawn;
Oh! see her bending Ger me,
POI As 1 list to this refrain, - u II .i.Uf
Which is played upon the shingles Il Ha
By the patter of the rain.
Then my little seraph sister, S
With her wings and waving hair, afI
And her bright-eyed cherub brother
A serene, angelic pair )
Glide around my wakeful pillow,
sfa With their praise or mild reproof, is g.
As listen to the murmur .li 81.
Of the soft rain on the roof.
And another comes to thrill me ., ...f
With her eyes delicious blue;
And forget I, gazing at her,
That her heart was all untrue
remember but to love her .a1 .
With rapture kin to pain, ... A.
While my hearts quick pulses vibrate
To the patter of the rain. ~ i4.5"
There is naught in Arts bravuras,
That can work with such spell
h In the spirits deep, pure fountains,
Whence the holy passions we'll,
As the melody of Nature,
That subdued, subduing strain, 2
Which is played upon the shingles 5 +.
BY the patter of the rain.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23

firmly refused to lay the resolutions on
the table, put through their authors to
q direct vote, and finally trampled
them down by 2 decided majority
are not all the things written in the
Chronicles. of the Old Hall of the
House of Representatives? -. =.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23

w- Grandpa, did you know that
the United States had been in the habit
Of encouraging and acknowledging
tories p -s-s, =.
Certainly not; what kind of toriesss
Territories. Now give me SOME
peanuts, or III catch the measles. and
make you pay for sem.' '..sA -. -
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23

gH sAh, docror,. how u my wife
to-day? The doctor shook bis head and
said, You must prepare for the worst
what exclaimed the alarmed hus.
band, SIS she likely to recover ea-s9
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23
NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT.
THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY

NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT.
THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY
IL of Cass- a. it,
George s. Murfey, 'G ~
Tracy H. Harris, l. abees t-r- t-efe
Co-partners under I.-.
the name of George
5. Murfey & Co., b9 4eEe1 aE
as. ..--t
Theron j. Abbott
Notice is hereby given, that on the seventeenth
day of March, A. ID. 1861, writ of attachment
was duly issued out of the Circuit Court for the
County of Cass, at suit of George s. Murfey and
Tracy II. Harris, the above named Plaintiff s.
.Co-partners in the City of New York, under the
name of George s. Murfey & Co., against the
lands and tenements, goods and chattels, monies
| and effects of Theron j. Abbott, the Defendant
above named, for the sum of six hundred and
forty dollars, which suit was returnable on the
second day of April, A. d. 1861.
Dated, the twenty third day of April, A. ID. 1861
LaE- ~ HENRY II. COOLIDGE,
may2-2w6 Attorney for Plaintiffs
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23

A GOOD Supply of CANDY and NUTS at the
"A Bakery. A. @. TOWNSEND.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23
C. M. O'DELL, M. ID.

Homeopathic Physician. Surgeon
~ III and Obstetrician, era 1a.
Having bought out DR.. BARNES aud taking his
Practice, feels happy to say to the citizens of
Dowagiac and vicinity, that he is prepared to
Practice his Profession in all its branches. He
also keeps Medicines by the case or single phial
for sale and Family Guides. Office at the former
residence of DIR. Barnes. gfe
Oowagiac, January 2Sth, 1861. janS1-4ly1
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23
M. PORTER. M. ID,

PHYSICIAN Sc SURGEON. s
Office at Awards Book Store, Denison Block
Front Street. Residence first door below the
Methodist Church, Commercial ST., Dowagiac,
Mich. 3ii5 GO p9e31a9U ~ ap25v4y1
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23
Business les 9irtttorlg,
PROFESSIONAL

g ltiu eu 8. G. SANGER, Ie 1uI
Commissioner of Deeds for the State of New York,
Notary Public, and Agent of the Phoenix Insur-
ance Company, of Hartford Conn. Office with
James Sullivan front room, second floor of
Jones' Brick Block mar1447m6 .
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23
G. C.. JONES e. co.
A. N. AWARD.

General Dealer in Books, Stationery, Periodicals
Wall Paper, Window Shades, Wrapping Paper
Pocket Cutlery, &c. Dennison Block, Dowagiac,
Mich + ~ sEHg ap25v4
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23
HI. b. DENMAN,

Banking and Exchange Office, Dowagiac, Mich.
Buy and sell Exchange, Gold, Bank Notes, and
Land warrants. Pay interest on School and
Swamp Lands, and Taxes in all parts of the
State. ~ ~ ap25v4
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23

Machinist and Engineer Foundry and Machine
Shop at the foot of Front street. near the rail-
road bridge Dowagiac. Mich. ap25v4
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-26
OUR BEAUFORT VICTORY

Our readers will thank us for the following
complication of the full aud voIumpous details
Of New York reporters who were witnesses
Of The Beaufort affair. These we have called
at random, and arranged in manner Ms pre-
sentcd, giving the leading facts and features
Obtained without other lhsothis general cred
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-26
THURSDAY, OCT. 81.

All Il rough the night the breeze has kept
briskly up, and this morning q very heavy
seS is running. AT a NJ from our wheel
house there were visible SO of orr vessels. =
During the night, the steamer Illinois found
herself among tho shoals. She hurri, dly cast
of her tow, which vessels in the confusion of
The tine ran into the steamer, carrying away
the upper half h1r chimney, or smokestack,
and ding other but not SO ious damage. BIZ
what miracle Of seamanship both vessels were
finally extricated, carnot pretend to tell
Though the Illinois had been delayed until
she herself was 35 miles behind the feet, the
rest of the vessels had not slsckened in any
degree their onward course, but thev were
going so slow that it was very easy matter
for the tagging vessels, hy cracking on all
steam, to come up with the Others. AT
nigh, the fleet was not widely scatter ed
from the original order Of sailing, and a.
the wind had died away, and the waves had
been growing "srnall by degrees and beauti-
fully less" all things looked especially pros
porous.
The observations showed us to be at noon
10 day in latitude "a :39 lougitude 75:4s-
Distance made in the last twenty four hours I,
90 miles.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-26
FRIDAY, NOV. j.

A most noticeable thing this morning is the
glorious showing forth of brilliant rainbow
ment, sun, seems to us to put in its appear.
ance without sufficient cause or piovocatiop.
The officers and soldiers Of the regiment be-
hold IT intcrestedly; your correspondent gaz"s
at il admir "',; III officers Of the ship aud
the sailors, ka i one sidedIy, and not a
few o' them sva,r'gt it audbIy. Others ".
peat this cuuple,:
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-26
Take Notice.

NO RESPECTER OF FPERSON-RICH
or Poor-Iearned unearned, white or black, bond
freecome and speak for rseves Freemen and
you shall be provihed for. We shall continue the
TAILORING BUSINESS
sndeI the new Arm Of MCQUEEN Co.. at INV residence
West Street Our old will he welcomed and
snes at all times. Cutting and making done to order.
~ Flour, Grain, Wood and CASH for work, AT
MCQUEEN cos.
Hillsdale, Sept. Is. 1859. sept20m3
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-26

PRACTICAL wATCHMARER AND JEWFLLER. AZ
ter experience Of Fourteen Years In Eastern cities
now permanently located In Hisdale AZ Farnams Drug
Store-next door to Bostwick's All work warranted to
give entire satisfaction. Sign ~ the Big Watch.
WESTERN HOTEL.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-26
BENTON HOUSE.

LANSING MICH. WILLIAM HINMAN, PRorRIETOR'
The "Benon House" has recently been refu rnsbed in
the most substantial manner and the propre feels
confident that he IL prepared to meet the wants 81 those
visiting the Capitol who desire the comforts Of first
class Hotel The building IL Of brick; rooms large and
airy and situated In the most pleasant part OF the city
lansing June a. 1851.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-26
WEDNESDAY OCT. 80.

o. Course, our first lookout this morning
WAS for the feet. The vessels had kept nd
mirably together. At 8 o'clock there were
visible from our wteelhouse 33 sail Of vessels,
great and small, the Wabash in her proper pc
siiion at the head Of the fleet.
The observation 10 day at noon sh owe d
us to be in latitude 35 deg. 20 min., loLgi
tude IS deg. 8 min. Distance from Fortress
Monroe lls miles, showing an average speed
for the entire feet Of Al miles an hour, or
thereabouts. At ep. m. we passed Cape
Ha terls
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-26
DENTISTRY.

yJ sTEADMAN, RESIDENT DENTIST,
rsrIVS will attend to all calls in his Profession
ILL Office over Motts Drug Store.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-26
NEW LIVERY STABLE.

THE SUBSCRIBERS HAVING OPENED LIVERY STA
bic at c Peck's old stand, east of the Post one
now prepar, Horses and Carriages Also ia
any point th-v wish reasonable terms
STRONG DOUD, Propretors.
Hi slale, Mich Dec. 10, 1850.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-26
CHRONOLOGY OF THE VOYAGE.

Last evening, Monday, Oct. 2s, were is
sued hom the headqui rters Of the flag officer.
the orders for the fleet to sail this morning.
getting under way as rapidly as they could
take their respective places in line. Before sun
rise, this golden morning, every vessel had
the Union Jack at her mast head, as a signal
for getting up steam, aud at "A the gun boats
and other armed vessels that were TO form the
line in front Of the transports, began to take
up position, aud shortly to steam out Of the
bay. -..,s..5 .......f
Our vessels sail four cables length apart side
ways, aud one aud halt CABLES length dis ant,
one in advance of the other. The battle
front of the Grand Expedition stretche /
resrly six miles from wing to wing. From
trout to rear, from the stately Wabash to
the gun boats N,'hican and Seminole that
protected our rear. the distance is not far
from three Eiiler, while, it We chose t.
extend the line tu tho little fleet Of our coai
schooners that follow on still further behind,
we might add another milo or 50 TO our fg
ures.
Leaving Fortress Monroe behind, we
have discovered, that our rate Of speed was
to be very lew, to Accommodate all classes
Of sail. Our own Atlantic, spite of burn
ing coal under but three boilers, and keep.
ing the fires so low that the engineers swear
there isn't fire enough TO broil mackercl,
cannot run slow enough, but involuntarily
shoots ahead, and is then compelled to stop
entirely until the tsrdy feet creep up.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-26
"At rainbow in the morning.
Sailors take warning"

The feet still preserve pretty close order,
though there are but twenty or thereabout to
be sen fro our decks at once. But we have
reports that a number have shot ahead Of US
in the night and that we have shot ahead of
still Others, so that we are convlced that a
circle Of few miles circumscribes us all, and
that we are pressing on ell together, toward
our port Of destination.
By 4 o'clock p. NJ. the gale had so strength
ebed Ms to make the mornings Iris the part.
colored subject OF n universal curse; by 5
o'clock p. NJ the wind had come into its slur
diest galehood, and was making everything
spin before it, The storm was at its beicth
at about p. NJ, and ragged with the utmost
violence and without cessation Till four A.
NJ, when the first signs Of abatement occur.
red.
On Friday at noon, the observation slowed
us to be in latitude 32 .55, longitude n :57,
and that, during the preceding IA hours we
had run l43 miles.
SATURDAY, NOV. 2.
All day Saturday the gale kept us so busy
tfat we had little time TO look out for the
feet, and IN occassioued glimpse of a sin
gle Nessel was Ill tnat we oOt9lneO, An
idea Of the violence Of the storm NAV be
formed when state that our 24 houts' run
was but 27 miles. AT noon we stood in lat
itude 32 deg. 20 min., longitude 7s deg. 65
min.
SUNDAY, NOV. 8.
The gale is gone. At noon to-day we
were in latitude so deg. FL min, longitude
40 deg 81 min. Distance run 10 the last -
hours, 81 miles. The sealed orders were
opened yesterday, and everybody now knows,
What a few Of us before well understood, that
we are bound for Port Royal, Sou h Carolina,
for which place we are now directly headed.
We shall be there to-morr ", then, il all our
feet come up TO the scratch, and we go to
work with our full force, we shall see what
we shall see.
THE ARRIVAL AND RENDEZVOUS.
MONDAY. NOV 4.
The first Of our feet TO reach Port Royal
hsrbor was the guutoat icnvilIe, which ar
rived on Sunday night. Others followed in
gu ok succession, aud at 10 A. n. Of Monday,
when the Atlsntic came in, there were 20 Of
the feet 10 sight, either coming in or actually
At anchor. As fast ne the gubbosts arrived,
L. Al -
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-26

Barnum Offer, 1000 for the lone repreeen-
tatve Of Southern Chivalry found drunk al
Beaufort, when taken possession Of by our
troops. pot
The Charleston Mercury has long article
giving the details Of the escape Of Mason and
Slidell. We up here are deeply Interested
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-05-24
mand there. Collector Mason, Baltimore
SacaSsinnisf hos hnnn nrrnstad

mand there. Collector Mason, a Baltimore
Secessionist, has been arrested.
MONTGOMERY, May 17.-Congress passed a
number of bills to-day, organizing the Pat
ent Office regulating the telegraph lines !;
authorizing the issue of S500,0OOO0O bonds
payable in twenty years, interest not exceed
ing 8 per centum, or in lieu Of bonds, an
issue of S20,O00OOO Treasury notes in small
sums without interest.
Arkansas has been admitted as one of the
Confederate States. Delegates present-R.
w. johnson, A. Rust, A. II. Garland, W. w.
Watkins and III. +. Thomasson.
FoRT KEARNEY, May I8.-The Pony Ex-
press from San Francisco, May 6, passed here
today. In San Francisco the all engrossing
topic continued to be the civil war. As each
Pony Express arrives, the people congregate
by thousands to learn the news. The senti-
ment is almost universal to sustain the Ad-
mihistration. Preparations are making for
an immense Union meeting on the llth. The
complete loyalty of California seems to be be-
yOnd question. A special Congressional elec-
tion will be held on the llth of June.
WASHINGTON, May I9th.-1he Montgomery
Advertiser says that the Confederate Con
gress has decided to remove the Capital to
Richmond.
ANNAPoLIs, May ia propeller arrived
here to-day, having in tow the light ship re-
taken from the secessionists in Mill Greek.
A dispatch. last night stated that the tele-
graph wire had been cut, and the rails torn
up on the Baltimore and Ohio road, 20 miles
this side Of Harper's Ferry, but they were re
naired today
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-05-24

The recent movements Of John Brown jr.,
have attracted nearly as much attention as
those of Beauregard and the reports as to
his precise Whereabouts and drsigns have
been as numerous and conflicting as those in
regard to the famous rebel general. a re-
cent number Of the Ashtabala Sentinel, pub
lished in the county in VIII ch Brown resides,
contains the following paragraph
John Brown, Jr., returned from the East
last week. He is accompanied by Capt.
Tate Of the Haylian Army. Mr.. Is. left ON
w Wednesday,
The Cleveland papers contain informal ion
cuufirmatory Of the above-several Of them
noticing The presence of Brown in that city a
few days ago in company with an intelligent
ami stylish looking mu!atto, supposed TO be
The lIaytian ,fTiccr referred to by the Sen
lin.i And further. The last number Of TIL
P.,lln anl Pine" an Addition journal pub
lishcd Ia Boston and edited by Redpath no
tees the departure Of Brown and Capt.
Tate for Journey amorg the blacks of Can
ada and our Western States. The object Of
their mission is not ANNOUNCED by this jour
nal other eastern papers say it is to furthsr
the project of emigration from this country
10 Hayti, but it is stated there arc good rea-
SONS for believing their movements have other
objects than simply to induce emigration.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-05-24
NEWS.
Synopsis of the Daily Reports.
SATURDAYS DISPATCHES.


WASHINGTON, May l6.-No more troops,
except for the war, will be ordered IN this
direction. Troops for the short service will,
however, be accepted at present tn the West
ern service.
Gen Butler has been promoted to The posi-.
ton OF Major General and has been ordered to
Fortress Monroe. he is succeeded in the oc-
cupation of Baltimore by General Cadwala-
der with three Pennsylvania Regiments.
In less than ten days, General Butler will
have more than $4,000 men under his COM
mand at Fort Monroe, and squadron ade-
qaate TO the support OF the land forces.
This demonstration looks TO the possession
of the public property at Gosport.
Gen. Butler was serenaded last evening, in
response to which he said, foremost in the
ranks Of those who fought for liberty in the
Revolution were the men of Massachusetts,,
and in III 1teFoiution Massachusetts, sent more
men south than all the rest OF the colonies put
together ard in this second war Massachusetts
will give every man in her borders; aye, and
every wou1an. Ii the $4,000 Northern SOL
diers arc cui OF in SIX weeks, 10000 viii take
their place; and if they die. one fourth of
million viii succeed, I'LL our army Of reserve
will be women with broom-sticks, to drive the
enemy into the Gulf
\ special to the Commercial Advertiser says
within a few days all the Massachusetts regi-
ments Will be ordered to Fort Monroe.
The Michigan rife regiment arrived here
in iue condition, being the first body of West
ern troops that has reached the Capital
There was no positive indication of the ad-
vance Of the rebels, nor have batteries been
erected on Arlington Heights.
The statement that Winans, of Baltimore,
was Internationally released is unfouuded.-
He was only released by order Of the Gev-
ernment on his giving parole of honor that
he would do no act openly or coyertly, hostile
to the Government of the United States.
Mr.. Herbert, Superintendent Of Mt. Yer
non, says that there is o foundation for the
report that the remains Of Washington have
been removed from their resting place.
1t is said that many Uuioniats are among
the troops at Harper's Ferry, who have bsen
induced TO enlist by false report of another
j ohm Brown raid.
The reason for scattering troops through
Virginia, was to ensure 4 secession majority by
their votes,
PHILADELPHIA, May l7.-Stcamer arrived
Reports seeing off Cape Henlopen steamer
Yankee, with three prize steamers in tow
sailing northward.
ST. LOUIS, May l7.-Another secession
force congregated at the town OF Potosi, was
dispersed Yesterday by U. 5. troops, their arms
and colors captured, together with number
of the prominent leaders, who wee taken to
St. Louis as prisoners. The U. 5. forces also
seized in The city another large lot Of arms and
munitions Of war which the rebels mad stored
IN warehouse The conduct OF Capt. Lyons
in capturing the secessionists at Camp jack
son is approved by the Administration, and he
is promoted to the rauk of Brigadicr Gener-