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The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24

j. T. Davis, Merchant Tailor, Dealer
in Gents Furnishing Goods, Broadcloths, Cas-
simcres, Vestngs, &c. Shop, Washington st.
I'd door below the Drug Store.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24

Lewis Porter, Manufacturer of and
Dealer in Clothing Goods. No l6, Canal St.,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24

William Wallace, Grocer and Pro
vision Merchant. One door below the Post
Office, Washington Street.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24

Noah Perkins, Dealer in Dry Goods,
Groceries, Provisions, Crock0ry, Hardware,
Boots aud Shoes. &c. Opposite the store of
j. II. Newcomb State ST. Mill Point, Mich.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24

+. B. McNett, Physician and Surgeon.
Office, second door above News OFFICE, Wash
ington Street, Grand Haven, Mich.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24

VIM. M. Ferry Jr., Manufacturer
of Stationary and Marine, high or low press
ure Engines, Mill Gearing, Iron and Brass
Castings, Ottawa Iron Works, Ferrysburg,
Ottawa Co., Mich. Post Office address, Grand
Haven, Mich.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24

Cutler, Warts & Stedgman, Deal
ers in General Merchandise Pork, Flour, Salt,
Grain, Lumber, Shingles and Lath. Water St.,
Grand Haven, Mich.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Twelve lines or less (Minion) make l square.
Business Cards, not exceeding six lines, $500.
Legal advertising at legal rates, fifty cents per
folio for the first and twenty-five cents per folio
for each subsequent insertion.
Advertisements unaccompanied with written
or verbal directions, win be published until or
dered out, and charged for. When postpone
ment is added to an advertisement, the whole
will be charged, the for the first insertion,
Job Printing,
All kinds Of Book, Card, Post-Bill, Catalogue
or Fancy Printing done on short notice, and at
reasonable rates. Blanks of all kinds, printed to
order, with neatness and despatch.
Gs~ Patronage is respectfully solicited.
Letters relating to business, to receive atten-
ton, must be addressed to the Publishers.
J.& j. w. BARNS, PUBLISHERS.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24

Augustus w. Taylor Judge of
Probate, Ottawa County. Post Office address
Ottawa Center. Court days, First and Third
Mondays of each Month. Office at the Court
House, Grand Haven.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24

Griffin & Co., Dealers in Drugs, Med
icines, Groceries, Provisions, ,Perfumery, Paints,
Oils, Glass and Fancy Goods. At the old
Store, corner of Washington and First Street,
Grand Haven, Mich.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24

j. f. Chubb, Manufacturer of and
Dealer in Plows, Cultivators, Thrcshing Ma
chimes, Rcapers, Mowers, Hay Presses and all
kinds of Farming Tools and Machines. Ag-
ricultural Warehouse, Canal Street, Grand
Rapids, Mich.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24
George E. Hubbard, Dealer in

Stoves, Hardware, Guns, Iron, Nails, Spike,
Glass, Circular and Cross-cut Saws, Butchers
Files and Manufacturer of Tin, Copper, and
Sheet-Iron Wares. Job work done en- short
notice. Corner of Washington and First sts,
Grand Haven, Mich.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24

George Parks, Treasurer of Ottawa
County, Grand Haven, Mich.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Henry B. w. Vanzalingen, Ar.
chtect and Builder, Grand Haven, Mich. IL
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24

H. G. Akeley, Circuit Court Com
missioner for Ottawa Co. Office at the Court
House, Grand Haven.
The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24
>THE GRAND HAVEN NEWS.
Published every Wednesday,
BY j. sc j. w. BARNS.

TERMS ;-oNE DOLLAR PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
gs1- 81 so when left by the Carrier. -Q@
Office, on Washington Street,
First door above the Post-OGee,)
Grand Haven, Ottawa Co., Michigan.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

.Notchitochcs Post-oBcc.-Ihr post
Office at Natchitoc!,rs will have t" he
looked after. We have reliable in
formation concerning its neglect and
carelcssness to a degree that calls for
an ctficial investigation, and an i'm
mediate change unless there Is prompt
reform in its management.
The above we find III the New
Orleans Bee, and we think that paper
has been lead in error. The post
master mt Natchitochcs is an indus.
trious and business person, to ON
/ knowledge, and we feel panied I" sec
such an account, for it is evident that
there is some enemy at the bottom o.
the whole matter. Na'clritoches ha:
now a good POSTMASTER, who, hk'
other men, has his opponents; let th
people of that place see that he keep
his place, and is not removed there
from, despite the efforts of some dis
appointed officc-sceker to rout hn
out, is our advice.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09
('ONINIlr\I('.NTEp.

Ericnd D;c&iuxO0--I do not often
trouble Editors with correspondence.
unless occurrences tramspire which are
to be made public, therefore, permit
me a little space in your valuable
paper. The good book tells us. "D"
not curse the deaf" but by all ap-
p,aranr.S that part of the Bible is not
needed bv some of this city. l un-
,dcrstaud that petition is IN circ''la-
tien to have the present postmaster
Mr.. H., of this place. removed from
office. and have some other person ap-
point.d in his stead. What cause
can they allege! What offence has
he committed! What duty aPper-
tanning tohis office has lie neglected
None; but he has gone t" the wars
and that is all. and they are taking
advantage of his absence. Thcwh"I'
affair seems to your humble cor
respondent somewhat like ni"'
uarty movement. Let the uninitiatet
beware. Respectfully yours,
/ Nss.ss
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

1be Cincinnati Commercial learns
that in the South any man who talks
against the Confederate Government
is either banished or killed. This is,
indeed, "a very strange state OF affairs,
considering the fact recently stated
by Mr.. Lincoln, viz : that 'na-
jority" Of the people in every South
ern State, except South Carolina
were at heart for ..the Union" 1t Is
singular how a minority of Secession
lists are able to kill and Danish tn,
majority to such a terrible extent.
Appeal
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

The Baton Rouge Adrocate CON
tains a parapraph copied from the
Macon (Ga,( CH,ecn, charging the
postmaster at Pensacola with r"bbIng
the mails received at his office. We
are glad to learn that the postmaster
mt Pensacola is an innocent man, and
regret that we gave currency to the
Injurious charge. Captain kelly
G.. S. n, says in n letter to the Sa-
vannah Rcrmblican " that there is no,
a word of truth in the publication,
closing his letter with the following;
An officer of the Confederate Ar
my, just from Pensacola, informs m,
1T was he who had person arrested
OH suspicion of having handled let
ters not his own; that the suspecte',
was not Pensacolem, but from Hal
l;lhassce. Please contradict.
Very respectfully, etc,
WM. w. J. KELLY, &. IN
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

Rcsponvd;Iity ot' Me .S"',i'cr .fo,'
his .lrDls.-Bv an order OF the l nj
ted States War Department. every
soldier who loses hiS gun, whether
in cowar,lly throwingit ii away on the
field Of battle, ar through nrgiect' Is
to have twelve dollars. til" rric" of
the gun, deducted from his pay
IIcksbut:s iiht".
That : rather light "n some "t til.
folks. Wonder what w"''!d har'
been the total amount +" deduct aft.,
the battles already fought p! W,
Judge that it is second natur" t.
throw away II Gun Ia case Il ''tcii"r'
is compelled to run, for its an aw
full weight 10 carry.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

No Piocc tor tic Pooc .N"".-N"
clip TIA" following suggestive para
graph from the Cincinnati En4nir'
cr:
l'h. New York Evening Post d"Si-
rous of getting rid of its surplus Ia
boring population, is drscantins up,
ON the grrat scarcity of lahor"rs M
the West. and recommending tho
class to come this way. We can say
to all such unemployed lahor"rS ii
New York that they had better sta!
where they arr, H. The lah"rcrs wh'
are NOW in ,he West cannot be en-
ploycd. BY coming West, III" NJ"
/ York lahorrrs would only add ''
tl,cir own ,lnbalrassment>.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

Elsewhere will he found Il call by
by the ladies military Aid Society, for
Wool aa,i Cotton yarn, or ena-
lie them to make sucks for the
soldiers. Persons having socks
are also requested to hand them
in. The ladies have to depend
much upon the liberality OF our Peo
ple for aid in their work of bcnevo.
lence, and the call should be respon
ded to with alacrity.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09
-19Ig12S

Stock on hand Sep. '6l, bales l01ls
There was exported last year from
New Orleans, l,9l5,Sj2 bales cot
ton. tins to great Britain, l,l5?,-
34S bales France 3SS,923 North
Of Europe l22,042; >. Europe
Mexico, etc, ll3,35S; coastwisc
132,179
The total value Of produce received
from the interior for the past year
is $155,S63,56i
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

and to this day the guide who con-
duets strangers up the gloomy valley
"f the Egcr I" Hans HciiinS's rock
points on, the stony forms into which
the faithful lovers and their bridal
guests wore mctnmOrnhOscd.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

To-day and Saturday week, the
ISraclites of our city will CLOSE their
establishments, for the purpose of
celebrating their holidays.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

\ planter of our Parish, with whom
we were in conversation YESTERDAY.
informs us that the greater PORTION
Of his cotton has been destroyed by
1.-The late heavy rains.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

Our readers will please see the ad-
vertisements i'll our paper, IT they
want t. make any purchases.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

The mail yesterday brought all OF
the papers, etc, in good time, afford
ing no cause for complaint.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

The weather is very changablc at
nresent. and the air warm.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09
Nsssss

Col. Scott. nephew of the Lieut..
General, has been appointed to the
military command of New York city.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

We understand that Captain IL.
Uuusicker returned to our city yes
terday morning, up to the present
writing we have not got glimpse oil
him.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

\ party OF young men from i'A"H
arrived in our city yesterday WIN
the u,trntion of joining Col. ho"G'
ibatallion.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09
l9292i6

Exported since 2itl, nit. 600
Exported previously l915s32
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

Our Young friend Mr.. John r.
E.an. will accept our thanks Tor Il
lat. New York Herald.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09
~EDNEsDAN.



The following interesting particu-
lars Of the business of the city of
New Orleans TOR the past year. W.
And in the New Orleans Prices C1y-
yext.
The value Of our products received
from the interior during the past sea-
son. according I" our annual valua- :
tiOn table, amounts to Sl5j, ,S6j,j6l
against st$lS5,21l,254 last year, show
ing . d..crcase Of S29,347,6 500. and
that notwithstanding the Western
embargo, the falling oil in Western
Produce, exclusive of Tobacco, is on
" about S2,jOO,OOO as compared
with last years receipts.
In our new political relations with
the West, it becomes interesting I"
esquire what the relative proportions
0f COR receipts have been from. slave
holding and from -slave-ho holding
States, and after making proper al
lowance for the proportion of Bread
stuAs, Provisions, etc. from Miss",i-
n asd Kentucky. the following is the,
result
1s6O-6l. 1sj9-6O.
Value Of re-
ceiPts from n"n-
slave holding
States. 90, 133,:164 81 Sol .25l
DO. from slave holding
States 135,73O,OOO .163,35O, 900
This shows IN excess in favor of
the products Of slave holding States
nf Sl15.596, ,436 during the past Year
and Sl41, ,lsS,7I6 i'll $4,000. five
exclude from our calculation the re-
e.iptE from Missouri and kentucky,
which have not yet united with the
Southern Contrdcracy. there will still
appear large excess III favor of the
Confederate States.
As regards the article of cotton
that paper remarks:
Cotto~.-1'le year opened with
the unusually large stock on hand ot
1894 bales, about 10000 of which
were Of the new crop, which ha'
come in very freely, and the residue
old chiefly Of dusty and other unsafe
able descriptions. The supply il
factors hands on sale was estimated
ut $4,000 bales. This presented :
marked contrast to the previous yea
which closed with total stock @
$4,000 bales, and barely 1000 o,
sale in factors hands. including 30o'
old. The first receipts OF new en-
braced one bale from Texas on th
5th of July and three from the Mis-
sissippi valley on the 22d OF til
same month, which were rcSprctiv,
" 23 DAYS and days earlier tlia
the first arrivals of the previous yea
The imports into New Oriean:
from the interior. of cotton. wa
E0om Louisiana aud Missississipp
l,32ll,S9 bales. The stock on han'
lst September, 1860, was 1898
bales, and on lst September, lS6
lO,1ls bales below We give stati
tic:
STATEMENT OF CorToN.
Stock on hand LIST Septcm
Der, 1850, bales 739;
Arrived sinces4 ultimo PIP
Arrived previously lSi9loo
Total rect for 2 mos 1Sl9I2
C.; s:;;:::: 90 ::::: ::;;:: ID; 's ;'%
1929.
C-,A,l .:,.., , ftl, ,,It nm
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09
i9ljS.j2

Total expts IL mos. f913s32
Burnt 4 shipped up
the river 327G
-11Ig1
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

Total rect for . mos 1Sl93l2
Additional made
from waste and dam dooo~ls55al
aged cotton etc.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09

STATEMENT OF COrrON.
Stock on hand lst Septcn
ber, 1860, bales 1884
Arrived since24 ultimo 212
Arrived previously lSl9loo
, 1861-02-02
Charleston Items.
Correspondence n. +. Times.1

CHARLESTON, JAh. S5 1E61.
The lag which still floats proudly from
samter Is terrible sore on the body OF South
Carolina believe IT the Palmetto State has
any particular and hearty hatred, 1t Is for Com.
monwea1th often equally rabid and extreme In
its actions. The fact that the island from
which the fortress springs Is made Of Massa-
chusetts granite, causes them to curse it each
moment, aud pray for It's speedy extinction.
Hop Is the momcntous question? Everywhere
most extreme have to acknowledge that It can
only be done nt j fearful cost
Arc you aware that the hand grcnades which
hang thick rs lcarcs within every desirable
nook a1o invented By Major Anderson :? They
arc fearful in their deaIh-dcallng powc1 /
child caa manage them, throwing them With
rs much case as he would putty balls from q
mimic gun, yet when they burst, death by
torture Is the fate Of any One who may hap
pen Il. receive their contents.
In view Of the recent stringent act at Pensa-
cola, tue House of Representatives have uu-
der consideration postal arrangement. The
Cha1lcstoniaus arc becoming appTehensiycth
tcrruItedat any moment, so they wish to meet
TINT difficulty. $50, 900 1t is thought will cover
the necessary outlay, and Wns SO appropriated.
If Uncle Sam has to pay over $4,000 for the
conveyance Of the mails in this State, and tue
natives can do It for onc.third that amount,
they Will snow M cCuuuuy u outlay Which
docs not belong to the Southern character.
A somewhat stormy debate arose while
Eas present, on the sut3ectssof appropriating a
large sum Of money 10 d1edge the chnpne1
which runs close to the guns OF Moultrie- One
member thought We wanted no easy ways Of
access to the city at present, while another
plainly showed that the ruin Of the main en-
trauce by sunkcn schooners was driving ali
commerce away. He had strong point ID his
Argument, from the fact that a ship owned
here, the Emily St. Pierre has been obliged to
against her. Alnillion Of dollars viii hardly
remove these artificial barriers at the Bari
What nice little pipe this will be for the
powers at Washington to smoke, If they
should deem It e1pedicnt to carry out the pow
, 1861-02-02

Comptroller Ward was "too busy getting
out lis Annual Report" Oh Thursday last,
to furnish us statement about matter in
which the taxpayers Of Chicago are pro.
foandly interested, and which it would
have tasen him perhaps twenty minutes to
make Out But yesterday he had plenty Of
time to prepare near.y column Of matter
for the Journal, not embracing the desired
information, but designed solely to shield
the Mayor from the consequences Of his
own acts By the way, are the public ap-
priced Of the fac: that Mayor Wentworth
has not appointed a City Comptroller for
the present municipal year? &1r. Ward
on1y holds his Office from day to day, ut
the suderance Of the Mayor. lie is liable
to be walked out Of the place any one Of
these fine mornings It depends solely upon
the Mayors option. Perhaps this fact may
throw some light upon the zeal with which
The Comptroller comes TO the defence Of the
Mayor Meanwhile, we again tell the tax
payers TO keep sharp look out for the
forthcoming RenC~t.
, 1861-02-02

Our letters from Washington this morn
ing are anything bat encouraging in their
character. There is weakness where
the country expected strength-fear where
it looked for courase-a disposition to sur
render everything where it expected de-
ton to principle that nothing could sur
viyc. We trust that every Republican
into whose hands this number Of the TnIB-
uSE may camc, will lose no lime in VIII
ting to one or more Republican Congress
men, urging them not to desert their col
or5 nor the cause Of their country in This
hour Of peril For the lack Of a little cf-
fort now, all that is worth saving may be
wholly lost Let every patriotic influence
now be felt at Washington.
, 1861-02-02

this operation, we will take tie casc Of HI,
Chaplin. Within the past twenty dars lie
has been paid s4,09o87 by the city in scrip
bearing interest from 1st May, ase0. He
would gladly have taken the money
without interest To hnve got the
money for the city would have cost at the
rate Of eight per cent interest until the LIST
Of May. Then the loss to the city By this one
item, is the difference between eight per
cent interest on that sum for four months,
and ten per cent. for one year, which
amounts to $307.16. This is small sum,
truly; but multiply it by one hundred, and
it is not small to man, ct least, who has it
to pay. We cannot, Of course, make the
estimate for the whole No man living
will be able to do that but the Mayo. and
Comptroller, and the public will look in
vain for any enlightenment from that
source It will be within bounds, however,
to say TINT in this item, the city has been
saddlcd with at least $4,000 more than
it ought to have been. That is another
bill Of cost for the Taxpayers Of Chicago,
in the name Of 'Libcrty and Economy
, 1861-02-02

Mr.. Rererdy 'John.on, I learn, is willing to
accept that verdict as the law Of the land, and
to hold the Republican party responsible for
the administration Of the Government II
this be 20, and he can bring the Southern por-
tfon Of the Consultiye College up to this Con-
e*tt-tlonal level, he will save the Union in
deed
odd Cesar's " letter, Is !Gov. Hicks is ac-
fectionately called ut home, to Mr. Curry, the
Alabama treason-monger, has completely m
horaed the rebel sympathizers IN this State, It
portrays 60 t1uthfplly and wildly the evils that
await us, If VIC hitch on to the South Carolina
go-cart, that people eare beginning to be alarmed
You will have seen how 1erce1y the Governor
and his letter hare been attacked by the Ba1ti.
more State Senator In Last Saturdays G.sm
newspaper. He rude1y asks, what meat "our
Cnsar" has been feeding upon to give him
such m antipathy to secession? People in our
city are rcngthened in their conclusions that
the Governor is right, by the course Of tho
Baltimore State Senator, whose hostility to
measure is pretty sure sign of its merits.
, 1861-02-02
Temperance in EVtsconsin.
Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune. ]

JAsEsruLz Jan, 31gt, 1861,
Editors Chicago Tribune:
The friends Of the Temperance reform in
this State have formed ssstate Temperance
League" differed by some Of the CIR staunchest
men, with Hon. E. D. Holton for President,
and Geo. T. sickels for Secretary. They have
engaged Dr.. Chas. Jewett, of Boston, the "old
war horse" Of the cause for many years in New
England, to lecture for this winter. It is pro-
posed to hold Masa Temperance Meeting of
the State, at Janesyillc, on February 18Th, to
discuss matters Of vital importance to the
cause. / learn that Rev. s. Wolcott, Of Chi
cago, is expected to be there, and other dis
tingutshed speakers, to address the Conven-
tion, among them Rev. J. L Corning, of Mil
waukee, whom your citizens know favorably.
DR.. Jewett will Of course be on hand Would
It not be well for some Of your Illinois tenn
perance friends to run up and see how the
Badgers" are working in this cause? 1t is
expected that half fare, or free return, tickets
will DO obtained L.
, 1861-02-02

.... B4I1Ao1a. van. -, 1ehl
ThePresidental politics of GoT. Hcks's Com
promise Committee to meet those from other
States, ut tho Instance Of Virginia, On the 4tl
Of February, ut Washington, are as follows:
Rererdy johnson, tDoug.); Augustus ".
Bradford, WilliaulF. GoldsboroIgh and J.
Dixon Roman, ,(BelQ; J: Y; critdc'd, (breck. }
These gentlemen, 90 far As they hare spoken,
deny tie right Of secession % u constitutional
Of fperpetuaiing the Federal Untcn, and keep
Ing MARYLAND IN the United States, provided
always, that the Republican party Will con-
sent to let slavery run riot oger all Territory
south Of 80 deg. 80 min, both nov acquired
and hereafter to be conquered from MEXICO, by
they will take leas, but they must have song
thing: But It il duc to them to say, they do
not threaten to plunge Maryland into the gulf
Of disunion, shou1d the Republicans Insist On
standing BY the yezdtt Of November 6, 1860.
, 1861-02-02
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Sr1nrfuA11sa.-Miss Emma Hardinge viii lee
taru on Sunday Mt Einssbu.1 Han 1t loS =. n. and
IL p H.. - l. :
-':EDivIne Service IN the First English Evaneeli.
ca1 Lutheran Church, on Monroe 6treet betWeen
Clark and Wc1ls, erelY Sabbath At the nsua1hours
, 1861-02-02

SPRINGFIELD AND WASHINGTON.
Our special dispatch from Springfield,
md the general dispatch from Washing.
ton, both contain matters Of grave interest
The latc hour at which they were received
leave no time Tor comment
, 1861-02-02

d I E D.
n this city on the 1st inst of eou5uupt.ou at the
residence Of sanboru, IL Wnshinc ton street Mrs
years, - A4@ p eAe4"'
, 1861-02-02
A111uSe1ltF11tH.

ECTURE.-Y Lecture will be
IL delivered It metropolitan usl on Monday errn
Ing. the ~ of Es6E9sry ne1t By the wonder Of the
age, Miss HARRIET 4. LEE. who viii rrp1e esiis
fictorsly to the audence who Meichizelets Ei1r Of
Sa.tm- Was tn tine past and L. Lecture ro cn-x-
pacDce ut halEpa1t seven O'clock ~
Adtotttauct Is ceEE tasf ,eei+
, 1861-02-02

!: LARcEKT OF L WATcn-A man named An
drew Kline has been held to bail in the sum
$500 for the larceny of a gold watch aud chain
worth $50 from Prentice Law. He hid himself
in feather bed to escape arrest, aud when
hauled out was literally in full feather.