The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-03-27
NEWS ITEMS.

United States Senator to-day from Ohio'
- Within four months over Sl0,000,-
900 in specie have been brought TO this
country from Europe.
- The democratic and Union conven-
ton held at Cincinnati, nominated Capt.
Geo. Hatch for Mayor.
- A democratic mayor was elected at
Ottawa yesterday by 262 majority. The
democrats also gained one Alderman.
= The Great Eastern will probably
be ready for sea next month, and will
leave for the United States.
= II is computed that 500 copies of
"Dixic's Land" arc sold every day by mu-
sic publishers throughout the United
States.
- Vice President Hamlin, Secretary
Of War Cameron, Secretary of the Navy
Welles, and Postmaster General Blair,
were all printers.
= A dispatch from ST. Louis, March
20, says: "Foreign goods, free Of duty,
are beginning to arrive in this city, Ella
New Orleans"
- Mr.. Keene Richards, of Kentucky,
sold, a few dayo ago, his splendid FLY,
"Bettio Ward" to Mr.. Foley,o Louisiana,
for $4,000.
= Waldo II. johnson was yesterday
elected Senator from Missouri, to fill the
place Of James S. Green, whose term of
office expired on the 4th inst.
- The bark Harvest Queen, of New
York, from Buenos Ayres, bound TO Bos-
ton, got among the breakers off Sciluate,
and eight of her crew were drowned.
- We are panied to learn the death
of Ii. V. Yates, Esq, editor of the Fen
tonville Dispatch. He died on Sunday
night last, of inflammation of the lungs.
= The New York ships seized at Sa-
yannah have been released in consequence
of the surrender of arms seized by the
police of New York.
- r. w. Sanders has been appointed
postmaster CT Memphis, and as he is par
ticuarly Objectionable TO secessionists, it
is feared there will be riot should he at
tempt 10 take possession of the Office.
= Hon. James Guthrie addressed a
Union meeting in Louisville, Saturday
night. He counseled moderation, and
expressed the belief that the North wo'd
eventually accedc to the just demands of
the South.
= Rev. Mr.. Buck informs us that tho
buds of the peach trees in this section
have been almost entirely destroyed, and
that the prospects of crop of peaches
the coming season are cut of.-JoneS-
viHe Independent
= The schooner Sir William Wallace,
Capt. James Campbell, went on the beach
at Amsterdam, forty-six miles north of
Milwaukee. She was loaded with wood.
The crew escaped uninjured, with the ex-
ception of one man who was badly frozen.
A large and enthusiastic southern
rights meeting was held at Goldsboro, N.
g., on Thursday last. The southern flag
was hoisted on the Court House. About
thousand delegates were present. All
were for immediate secession and no COM
promise.
= The Savannah Negs notices q "a
pound howitzer at q Savannah foundry,
which is believed TO be the first gun ever
cast in that State. 1t is one of six TO be
made for tho State by the same founder.
1t is also OF Georgia iron, from the mines
near Rome.
= Hon. Z. Joslyn was last week elect
ed mayor of Elgin by decided MAORI
ty. Mr.. Joslyn is a sterling Democrat
Elgin went overwhelmingly for Lincoln
last fall. We understand that a republ-
can brother of Mr. Joslyn was beaten by
democrat for Alderman.
- The Pony express, with California
dates to the 9th, passed Fort Kearney on
the 21st inst. The Legislature, in joint
session, had ono ballot for United States
Senator, on the 9th inst, with the fol-
lowing result: T. S. Phelps, %; Nc
Dougall, 81; Weller, 50; Nugent, o;
Denver, II; Whitesides, s.; Hoge, 2.
= The Chicago Tribune, of the 22d
inst tbo.o II