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The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-02-12
Sherif's Sale.

DY virtue of an execution issued out Of and
I'D under the seal of the Circuit Court, for the
county Of Ottawa, on the second day Of Novem-
bsr, A. ID. 1861, and TO me directed, in favor of
Joseph Hart and against the goods and chat
tells, and for want thereof then the lands and
tenements within my bailwick, of Samuel Hart,
the defendant therein named, have levied up
ON all the right, title and interest of the said
defendant, and shall expose for sale, at public
auction, to the highest bidder, at the front door
of the Court house, in the village of Grand IIa-
ven, in said county of Ottawa, on Wednesday,
the 10Th day Of January, A. ID. 1862, at one o.
clock in the afternoon Of that day, the following
described real estate, to wit:
The east half of the northwest quarter and
the west half Of the northeast quarter Of Sec
ton fifteen 15), in town seven ~ NORTH of
range thirteen 13) west, in the town Of Tall
madge, county of Ottawa and State of Mchi-
gan. CHARLES j.. PFAFF, Sheriff.
X. w. DUNCAN, Attorney. [143 WI
November 81, 1861.
The above sale is postponed to the 18th day
Of February next at the Same hour and place.
CHARLES j. PFAFF, Sheriff.
Il. w. DUNCAN Attorney.
Grand Haven, Jan. 10, 1862. T4w MISC
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The Man that Parts his Hair in
the Middle"

| was much Interested by M. L. HIS
letter from Benton Barracks, but don't
like his hitting at "the man who parts
his hair in the middle" How could he
help finding the humble bee? If any one
was to blame, in that transaction, it was
the humble bee, in being so evidently cut
of his place.
AS to Benton Barracks, if the truth
was known, we believe some West Point
Typographical stuck the stakes for them.
We believe in giving the gentleman his
due, in every respect, and blazing away
at him when the whole republican admin
istration is down on him, from the Presi-
dent TO the Blairs, seems too much like
striking n man when he is down.
No one will accuse me of boing n Ere
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-02-12

Commodore Foote, with four gun
boats, made an attack on Fort Henry,
Tennessee, on Thursday, and after Sc
we're fight of an hour and twenty min
utes, received an unconditional surrender.
The land forces under Gen. Grant, march
ed 10 the attack at the same time, but
did not arrive until after The engagement.
Gen. Lloyd Tilghman, commander of the
rebels, was taken prisoner with sixty men,
Their infantry, 1000 TO 5000 strong, en-
camped outside of tho Notifications, igno-
miniously ran from the field. Twenty
guns, many of them Of the largest cali
bro, were captured, together with immense
quantities of stores. The gun-boats did
splendid execution, running up TO within
800 yards of the fort. One of them was
disabled by shot that struck her boiler,
by which several men were scalded to
death. Our loss is reported at 2 killed,
and % wounded, and the rebel loss at 5
killed., and 10 wounded. Commodore
Foote dispatched three of his gun-boats
up the river Is miles, and the bridge of
the railroad between Nashville and Men,
phis, over the Tennessee, was taken pos
session Of Large detachments have gone
in pursuit Of the flying rebels.
A forward movement is said TO have
been made on East Tennessee from three
points.
Three vessels, with troops and stores,
forming part of the Butler expedition,
have sailed from Boston for Ship Island.
Gen. Lander has again re-occupied
Romncy, with 5000 men. The rebels
declined to fight, and retired toward Win
chester
The Norfolk Day Book, in an editori-
al, admits that the Merrimac is a total
failure.
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Dying Words of President Harrison


You understand the principles Of
tie Coastitmion-you aOW see that they
are faithfully carried out" The above
significant words were the last that es-
capped the dying lips of the lamented Haf-
rison. They are full of meaning. In the
delirium of the death struggle, he doubt
less faucied the Vice President, Tyler,
standing before him, and knowing him to
be his constitutional successor, his last be-
quest to him was the care Of tie consti-
tuition. That in his administration, he
should see that the principles of that sa-
cred instrument were faithfully carried
out" How significant! How striking
ly docs it bring to mind the basis upon
which lie intended to have administered
tho government of this great and pros
porous republic, had God spared his life.
The constitution! That, he viewed, as the
foundation of all justice and right, and
as such, should constitute the main spring
of all his official acts. And is the con-
stitution less precious, less potent to day
than at the inauguration Of Harrison,
or less worthy of care9 Does it not to-
day constitute MS good foundation on
which to administer the government as
then9 If we have attained our present
prosperity and greatness, rs q nation, I'M
der its salutary provisions, is it not as
worthy of respect and observance now as
ever before? Because n certain portion
Of the old Confederacy desire to set at
nougbt its principles and trample upon
its prvisions, shall we regret its oycrlures
and spit in contempt on the glorious leg
acy of our fathers? No, no, never! Let
the constitution be upheld and enforced
whatever may betide. If, as a nation, we
are to sink into oblivion, and the old ship
of state is to founder amid the rocks and
breakers that now seem to threaten her
destruction, let it be with the ConStitu-
ton and LdVS nailed TO her fgure-hcad
and the stars and stripes waving glorious
ly from her mainmast. 1t is n source of
great qualification to know that President
Lincoln, Notwithstanding he is sorely
pressed on all sides by extremists and de-
signing politicians, men destitute of rev.
erenco for justice and law, still adheres TO
the constitution, and seems determined to
have respect TO his oath of office in all
his official acts. So long rs he does so,
he will not lack friends and supporters
The good and the great will every where
rally to his aid and stay his hand and
heart in this time Of our nations darkness
and trial, and we hope he will still be di-
rected by the same reverence for the con
stitution rs has thus far characterized his
administration, and thus fully demonstrate
that we arc contendiug on tho battle
field, not for the overthrow or establish
ment of any particular theory or institu-
tons, but for the supremacy of lar and
tie constitution.
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ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
TO CITIZEN OF MILL POINT, MICHIGAN.

CAMP MIcmoAN, Jan'y 10, 1862.
DEAR FRIEND: Your letter was duly
received, and duly read TO Mill Point del
egation, at "Dixie," (when l say Mill
Point, mean the vicinity, Spring Lake,
and Crockcry,) and the sentiment there
of heartily responded to. In fact, it is
the sentiment of the army: Union first
and foremost, the constitution inviolate,
and the supremacy of the law, North and
South. The army Of tho Union is not an
army Of aboitionists, nor is the Admins.
tration, with Honest Old Abe at the
head, the instrument of that fanatical
crew, who would sooner hail the speedy
destruction Of the peculiar institution and
the Union than see the latter survive the
shock, and the former linger slowly to
certain death.
l hav1 faith, with you, that as long as
Uncle Abraham is sailing master of the
good ship, Constitution, he will be ena-
bled to shake off the rats and that the
good work of purgation shall go on until
the last one shall have followed Cameron
overheard. The course he has taken
is the only safe one, the only honest one,
and it is constitutional. Maryland had
faith in it, and secession became treason
in her borders. Kentucky had faith in it
and poured out her legions, and the dark
and bloody ground echoes with the tread
Of our victorious army, and by that faith
only are we saved. To doubt now Of ul-
timate success is criminal, to bcker and
fault-fnd is idle; and, above all, to die
tate to commander, who only ought to
know the line of action he should adopt,
is unworthy Of the Governor Of any State.
(vidc Gov. Blairs last message The
" onward TO Richmond" policy is "play-
ed out"
Rome was not built in one day-nei-
Their can military enterprises Of such mag
nitude, and on such vast scale as those
Mcclellan has in project, be carried out
by n simple turn of the hand. That we
arc gaining ground daily, and that the
rebels are losing by the delay, they them
selves admit. Their great hope rested
upon the aid of England and France;
but is it not frustrated by the very thing
that was likely to lead us into foreign
war; And thanks be to the shrowdncss
of Seward, the cup of bitterness that was
TO be pressed to the nations lips, has
proved the very nectar of the Gods, and
out of an apparent blunder we have gain
cd splendid diplomatic triumphant
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
Attachment Notice.

STATE OF MICHIGAN: The Circuit Court
for the County Of Ottawa; Ia Attachment;
Henry A. Huntington, Phillip Wadsworth,
VS..
Lyman A. Hoyt, surviving partner of the firm
of l.. A. IIoyt a Co.
NOTICE is hereby given that on the seven
IN teenth day Of December, A. D. 1861. a
writ Of attachment was duly issued out Of the
Circuit Court for the the county Of Ottawa, at
the suit Of Huntington a Wadsworth, the above
named plaintiffs, against the lands, tenements,
goods and chattels, moneys and effects, of Ly-
man A. Hoyt, surviving partner Of the firm of
l.. A. Hoyt & Co., the defendant above named,
for the sum Of three hundred and soyenty-one
dollars and twenty.eight cents, which, said
writ, was returnable ON the seventeenth day Of
January, A. ID. 1862. Dated, this LIST day of
February, A. ID. 1862. 1853 wv
WM. III, PARKS, Plf'ts Atty.
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Probate Notice.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County Of Ottawa, IS:
AT asesson of the Probate Court for the Coun
ty of Ottawa, holden at the Office of the Judge
thereof, in said County, on Monday, the TWEEN
tieth day of January, in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-two. Present,
Augustus w. Taylor, Judge of Probate. In
the matter of the estate Of Flavius j. IIatha-
way, deceased.
ON reading and filing the petition, duly YER
- flied, of Rev. William NJ. Ferry, repre-
senting the death of said deceased and that he
died in said County of Ottawa, intestate, and
praying that some suitable person may be APP
pointed administrator of his estate, Thereupon
it is ordered, that Monday, the Sd day of March
next, Mt 2o'clock in the afternoon be assigned for
the hearing of said petition, and that the heirs
at law of said deceased, and all other persons
Interested in said estate, are required to appear
ut session of said court, then to be holden at
the Probate Office, in the village Of Grand Ha-
ven, and show cause, if any there be, why tho
prayer of the petitioner should not be granted:
And 1t is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said es-
tate, of the tendency of said petition, and the
hearing thereof, by causing a copy of this or
der to be published in the Grand Haven News,
newspaper printed and circulating in said eoun-
ty of Ottawa, for three successive weeks, pre-
vious to said day Of hearing.
ca true copy) AUGUSTUS w. TAYLOR,
Nv nI52I Judge Of Probate.
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PROSPECTUS
or THE
ATLANTIC MONTHLY
FOR 1862

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New Story, by tho late Theodore Winthrop,
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The author of Life in the Iron Mills" and
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Articlesby Prof James Russell Lowell, on top
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Democratic state Convention.

A democrntic State Convention will be held in
the city Of Detroit, on Wednesday, the 9th of
March, 1862, for the purpose Of nominating can
didates for State Officers, and tho transaction of
such other business as may come before the Con-
venton The ratio of representation will be five
delegates TO each Representative and Senator in
the Legislature, and two delegates from each
un-organized county not ATTACHED to repre-
sentative district
BY order of the State Central Com.
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only the recognition of an American prin-
ciple, but in seeing it uniyersalized, and
Russia now calls upon the Cabinet of ST.
James to give to tho world solemn guar
antces that she, eschewing her own prcco-
dents, will be bound by the principle she
so stifily enforced in the Trent affair.
The term Of enlistment of Virginia
troops, in the rebel army, has nearly ex-
PRED, and il is known fact that they
relish it poorly-nor will they, to great
extent, re-enter the service. The Rich
mond papers are in = dilemma on the
subject-said dilemma (they admit,) has
but two horns-the soldiers will be salts
fled to be plain citizens, or they must be
compelledto re-enlist and, of course, they
seize the latter horn, apparently fearful
that they may find it sharp to their own
sorrow.
We have no news Of importance. Our
time is occupied in the various duties at
tendant on camp life, picket, drill, DC,
but of late it has been almost impossible
to drill--now rain, then sleet or snow,
and all the time mud.
A rebel spy was brought to our en-
campment couple of days ago. He was
taken by scouting party of cavalry--in
fact, trapped. MIR. Secesh asked the cav
airy, whom he suddenly met, "What reg
iment they belonged to!" And they,
Yankee like, answered him by asking him
a question, "Where the id Yankee
pickets worel" "Oh," said he, "oyer
there; I was inside their lines last night,
and visited one of their camps, and have
just come from near their pickets." ave
ry good; then you are our prisoner" and
took him.
This morning, at about l o'clock, mus
kerry was heard, apparently by our picket
lines. Soon the news came in to our
camp, as we were the furthest out, that
q scouting party of the 37th N. Y, of
our brigade, who are on picket, had sur
prised party of the Texan Rangers, $50
they called themselves, in n house, three
miles beyond our picket lines, and in the
fuss killed nine, and took one prisoner,
not leaving one Secesh to tell tho tale.
The prisoner is in our guard house. The
37th lost one man, killed, and two wound
ed. The 37th is an Irish Regiment.
You must know that our brigade have all
got new Austrian rifles, beauties, and du-
ring the fuss one Irishman sung out
Arrah, bedadl il isn't the muskets ats
arter yez, this time!"
The battalion, down below, arc keep
ing up continual caunonade, but | guess
il don't amount TO much. The rebels are
strengthning their position in the vicinity
of Occaquan. They're great for scat
holes" If we ever attack them down
there, we'll have warm time; but well
beat them-that is, if they don't crawl in
and pull the hole in after 'em.
Very Truly Yours, w. II. d.
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Probate Order.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County Of Ottawa, SIS:
At q session Of the Probate Court for the coun-
ty Of Ottawa, holden at the Office of the Judge
thereof, in said County, on Monday, the tenth
day of February, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-two. Present, Au-
gustus w. Taylor, Judge of Probate. In the
matter of the estate of Nathaniel Plat, de-
ceased.
ON reading and fling the petition, duly YER
~ flied, of Richard Plat, representing the
death of said deceased, and that he died in said
county of Ottawa, testate, and praying that an
instrument in writing now on file with this
and purporting to be the last will and tesla
ment Of said deceased, may be admitted to pro-
bate, and that the execution thereof and admin
istration of the estate Of said deceased may be
committed unto him and Elenor Platt There
upon it is ordered, that Monday, the third day
of March next, at two o'clock in the afternoon,
be assigned for the hearing of said petition, and
that the heirs at law of said deceased, and all
other persons interested in said estate. are re-
quired TO appear at n session of said court, then
to be holden at the Probate Office, in the village
of Grand Haven, and show cause, if any there
be, why the prayer of the petitioner should not
be granted. And it is further ordered that said
petitioner give notice to the persons Interested
in said estate of the tendency of said petition,
and the hearing thereof by causing n copy of
this order to be published in the Grand Haven
News, n newspaper printed and circulating in
said county of Ottawa, three successive weeks
previous to said day of hearing.
AUGUSTUS w. TAYLOR,
4w n15il Judge Of Probate.
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w AN ted .

UNHE undersigned wishes for a situation as
Il Book Keeper double entry prelerred), can
both speak and write in the Holland and Eng
lish languages and will be responsible for any
kind of mistakes he may make. Further sntis-
faction may be obtained bya personal cxamina-
ton as to his ability, Terms reasonable.
Grand Haven, Jan. %, 1861. JOHN FulTE.
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FIRE Sc MARINE
HOME INSURANCE COMPANY,
NEW YORK CITY.
cash capital, ------------ 81 200 200.
surplus over, ------------------S 1OO,OOO.

THIS Company continues to insure Buildings,
Il Merchandise, Ships Cargocs, Household
Furniture and Personal Property generally
against loss or damage by fire, on favorable
terms.
liS~ Policies issued and Losses cduitably adj
justcd and promptly paid by
Geo. Il. Hubbard, Ag't.
Grand Haven, Dec 4, 1861. [n144 If
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NEW DVERTLSEMENTS

7 IST OF Letters remaining in the Post Of
IL ice at Grand Haven, for the six weeks
ending Feb. TO- 1862;
Andrew l. p Myres Miss Annie
Buckhout B b Pool Jacob
Blackmer Dewitt Parker Sam1
Brayton Perkins ID
Chase & Co Reed GrOyener
Esdell David Rhodes John
Erban Charles Roman Henry 2
Fongcr III Redszie John
Ferber Miss Sally Rubert jeremiah
Gray George Schmit Fred
Little James Sheppard N w
Litchfeld & Co Thomp Ton Volney
III. JONES. II. M.
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First Glass Hotel F!

For the reception and accommodation of guests,
The public are assured that every effort will
be made by us, for their comfort and agree
able entertainment. Gentlemen and their wives
wishing to obtain board by the week, arc invited
to call and examine his rooms, knowing they
will find them, not only spacious, but pleasantly
located. Ga1~ Board by the week may be had
on reasonable terms. j. A. RICE, Proprietor.
Grand Haven, june ., 1859. Tn23
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As~ An articles signed "P.' arc from oar
regular corresponding editor, M. n. d. Post
,eho is atone responsible for all thai appears ore'
that signature.
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I AIDES SH0ES-Ladies' Caters for six
~ shillings; also large lot of Shoes of every
description, equally as cheap. c., w. q SIS
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FE HS Es Y = EB rig
AND
MUSHROOM STAGE LINE!

THE Mail Stage will leave Eerrysburg for
L Muskegon daily, Mt o'clock a. NJ, and
arrive at 10l o'clock. Returning, it will leave
Muskegon for Fcnysburg at o'clock, p. NJ, and
arrive at 81 o'clock Fare, each way, $l,00.
WM BRITT0N, PRoP.
Ferrysburg, Dec. II, 1861. If n145
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Grand Haven, -----------.--- Michigan.
J. A. RICE,

NToULD respectfully inform his friends and
w the Public generally, that he has newly
fitted up, and furnished the house, Formerly oc-
cupied by Hiram Bean, as n boarding house,
and now opened and furnished as
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