The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-06-05
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tnis year.
- The New Orleans Delta says it costs
$4,000 per day TO sustain the rebel force
at Fort Pickens.
- The circulation of the bank of Eng
land is now 92o,97o,l7e, and its whole
bullion is e12,s43,84s.
- But $50 votes were polled in Alex
Rndria at the election on the 23d ult., theI
usual vote being 1900.
- The Marshall House, in which Col.
Ellsworth was shot was once the board
ing house of Gen. Washington.
- The Rhode Island Regiment is pro-
nounced the best in poin. of equipments
and discipline in or about Washington.
- The Cincinnati Enquirer gives Al
list of forty-four river steamers laid uP|
there in consequence Of the river blockade.
- Lieut.. Col. Farnham succeeds Col.
Ellsworth 10 the command of the Fire|
Zouaves. He is said TO be competent
officer.
- Since the secession movement be-
gun fifty naval officers have resigned, and
the names of seventy-eight have been
stricken from the rolls.
- Mrs. Melvin, Of Nashville, Tenn,
has raised a sectional flag on her house,
and says she will shoot whoever attempts|
to pull il down.
- The Philadelphia Ledger says that
General Scott remarked the other day i
"This is my last campaign, gentleman
and it shall be my best
The Galway steamship American
mail contract was annuled by the Post
master General of England, but it is said
the vessels will run as usual.
- Carl Schurz has been ordered to
cease his military labors and leave for
Madrid. Tho Administration has proba-
bly, lost confidence in Minister Preston.
Queen Victoria held court at Buck
ingham Palace, on the 10th ult, at which
Mr.. Dallas delivered his letter of recall,
and presented Mr.. Adams to her Males
ty.
"A correspondent of the New York
Times says that the Michigan Regiment
has promoted to the office of cook the on.
ly negro found in the slave pen at Alex
andria.
- The government of Holland is about
to liberate all the slaves in their foreign
colonies, but subject to ten years service
to their present masters before the Law
takes effect.
- The Spanish government will retair
St. Domingo at all hazards, announcing
that it has no fears of interference from
our government, as we have business
enough of our own TO attend to.
- The blockade of the Mississippi
River is producing some singular results
New Orleans is shipping bacon to Mem
pLis, and Memphis is shipping rice u
New Orleans. Rice is lower in Memphi
than in New Orleans, and bacon higher.
- Rev. Mr.. Balch, formerly Rector o
st. Bartholomew, in New York, in of
fciating 10 his church at Newport, Ky.
omitted the prayer for the President o
the United States. He was escorted on
of church by the congregation, who, with
out delay, hoisted over the building tn
stars and stripes.
- An elegant and substantial dres
sword is to be presented by the member
of the Kentucky Legislature to Col. Rob
ert Anderson, upon his arrival in Louis
vile. The scabbard bears the superscrip
ton: presented to the gallant soldie
and true patriot, Col. Robert Anderson
by the citizens Of his native State"
- At n preliminary meeting of thu
Great Ship Company, the chairman sale
that contingent orders had been given t.
the Captain Of the Great Eastern will
respect to her employment by the Amer
lean government, and the ministers il
Parliament would be asked whether sh,
would be absolved from the penalties, i
chartered before the Queens proclamation
got out.
= Senator Chandler, of Michigan, il
is said, declared he would resign bis seal