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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05
The BlslcS.

Some people have IA habit of making them
selves unhappy whether there is any adequate
reason for 1t Or not and every one, In a
greater or less degree. suffers from fits bf de-
lection and apprehension. There were NOM
ents of dependency when, doubtless, SdAK-
sPEARE thought himself no poet and when
RAPHsAL WAS profoundly disgusied with his
own paintings and every one, we venture to
say, (uness it Is person OF immoderate con-
ceit) has experienced feelings ofa similar
nature BY frequent indulgence, 1.-The blues
have been known 10 develop into c bronze
al,nent with many otherwise for unatt lnd>
vidnals; they become CONVINCED that they
are to miserable that every thing c0n-
spires to disappoint and in ure them Trey
are, in their own mind, doomed, incoEsol;.ble,
unblest, woe-begoGe, tor!orn, a prey to grief
and bighted flowers bevond possible rejemp-
ton They agree with the Greek philosopher
in leieving that man to he the most happy
who is the least miserable. They never for
get that in he we are in death that ihis
world il "a vale OF 'cars; aud initiate the
Old vestal MlGGs. in B,rnaby r Iige,' who
said Il hope know my own ut.worthiness.
and that ! hate and despise myself and all
my fellow creatures, asevery practical Christ;
ian should
The following playful .arire en- this propea.
atty. is true 70 nature:
Oh come on some cold, rainy dav.
When the birds cannot show drv feather,
Bring you- signs and YOUR tears. granny Gray,
And let Us all be unhappy together.
Well talk about rnidewS and bljghi.,
Occa>ioued by baine of weather.
About horrible dreams aud duh nights,
And well all be unhappy together
nd y,.' Il al pf Z 1a ono.. uritbn,. head
That kissed msiher Nump in the cellar,
And frightened the btrbers bOv dead =
Wen all be unhappy together.
Let us farcv fresh duty snuff.
Cat-. Idp-dogs and m0nkicS clever
Let us suppose there are taxes enough,
To make rs unhappy together.
Let us forge; ;h9se DAYS that are past
When our ArTgt> a. 70 -hf feather
Let> .UnnnSe that ihIs day i our last,
Aad wei ali oe unhappy ',setl.r.
Samuel johnson, however thought ;ha,
the '.habi. Of looking on the bright sil, o:
every thins So. worth five thonssnl Il
r4zr 70 a1v nan i'--ar a. woman, either.
He Was not far ou; Of tic Wv.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

A GEArE ExrERlMENT.-Mr Peter keh),
the pioneer viue~erower on tho Wisconsin.
favors tie Sank City Pioneer with ar account
of a. experiment made br him:
Taken by surprise bv the early yco'l ~e',''>
or last fall, Lriore he could press ali has
granes, he vas forced to " nter them over il
some manner. He pat them up in b,rEeS
and allowed them II trreze. On the II OF
April he hogan to press them. and found that
the wiuc is a hroirrd per cent. better than
that made frcm the same quality of grapes
last fall Out pt aboIt } $50 pounds of grapes
thu. wintared. he made $50 griIrns Of wine.
Mr. kirmp-il. who examined the grapes.
SAYS they are IN good ,n4ilIpg and he did
not taste aay better last IL ].
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05
New Game for Evening Parties.

\ new .ame, called "L3 t,trioi burlesque." ."
has Just been introduced into evening parties
in London and Paris, and is ramiiy conin z
into vogue as az inf ,llbie mirth provoker
The ious.ers III ibis nov j style ofIournament
{tlways gentlemen). seat themselves on the
ground, with their knees drawn up their
shins crossed. and their hands ciaSped around
the latter. \ sick. rather over IL yard long
Is ihan p.acel under the kue = of each PLAYER
and tied firmly in place with a handkerchief
In such {. WA as that knees. stick and hands
are securely fastened u setlsr. At "A givea
signal tee plarers, divided into two squads
drag themselves about upun the floor. each
eudeavorug 10 up-e: tha others by p3kIng at
them wl;h his stick, and those Who are uo-
set, or only touched. are ~ once out Of the
game. the rar.ks of The corrbrtau;s are soon
rhiunei, aud the fight IS presently narro vel
down to \ due between the most k..iful Of
the rival kri%l,ts. 1t "a difficult TO imagine
anytiias more ilIicTcGs than the spec,dci..
presented BY twenty "r thirty of these com,
Jaiau'=. ali equally ani.eI in laying about
them with Their sticks, and in avo,'liny or
ptrrvirr the thru.,s OF their adver.ar,s,
especially when perhaps hall dozen o: the
heaviest have had The III luck 70 lose their
balance. and ,lnuni-r into zee most ridl.u,
!uus attitudes. in their VAIN attempt. To get
them selves again iurp = tin. posture. 70
nnyh unrii their si!es 1r- gore Is inevit,h IS
the %. o. aii spectators q! the new game.
10 the most a4tncAin-.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

A pin'.cup may not he ii treated for not
holding quart. This is ind lecd y new meas
ure Of moral obligation. The man under
rates argument, project or Improvement. be-
cause he caunot cuuiain II. He does not re-
port vou correctly because he cannoF cary
all YOUR ideas. He is pint cup. Your
friend betrays your secret. II is your own
fault. You put too mach |, e small vessel,
and ii slops over Your neighbor has nar>
row views, feelings and p,lifies, and they do
not enlarge. BE gentle uwarls him, for
small measures cannot affo4 q to be very lib
eral, and pint cups come ihr,r growth early.
They are required to hold bl; pint.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

4 NEw HoasksupE a Paris blacksmith
has invented a now system of -hoeing hor."s.
Inst-4d Of the shoe bein5 place On Tie
ho1f. au1 hur,iing lis Own estlrs place. he
outside side of the boot is tut awav around
tie foot TO the depth of half al inch. lnis
leaves "a ies-e INTO which the shoe hts. and is
then fash with the frog. which Just touches
he ground instead of being raised, "f oii,
nv .he. shoe The airantaa4 of this are rha;
the FOO, is little ,ysred. rnd that ins'ead O
p heEvv shoe ;hr animal 5 sho1 III what are
little u,urr tasu racing '.tf-s. The advau-
tares claimed hv the inv.i iiior are that the
hors. never slips. that the shoe allow, the foot
ta expand naturally and that It lays as long
and is as cheap the old plan.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05
'Eyvas Ala sbrea-1.

Tie Oh maid sa: a. Lcr oh arm chair, g.,l
halt closed eyes and peu,rre AIR, aud w..1out
a 7'u,h on her maiden face, tell into Muir
phy's" sweet embrace. She dreamed ri., -
hnshtud kind and true, her form - is SIDE
- :oHdlv drew. W p accents ceu,lc, clear ana
Slow. he c...-l Lert Grary,; name J-'lw.
y f-e WAS >ia3ei upoa tie hearth. whilst
The tes->.c:i.c s4uE q. larrr.c- ~ fhtu 't h.i
wh'sJie4 Tor many = day. New zht was
J.;T4sei ia the old maids hear. - she felt
her loneliness now iepar;; ths table "ss spread
al clean sul new. and .late ami sauc-r-, a It
chairs ."r '"p Here the p1at t'nair panses
tor The ifaa"be P.rInsr OF pr longing the
.o,I critters" bliss Ba'-to resume: At
last. rs the Gu,ay. dim tai!isht w..s givin!
place, 10 ire shad-s Of night, she reached her
arms for :. s~-e; embrace. bat a..,>,e..'..-,,
found empty acc As from her vision of
bliss she woke. al frHui that her dream
had pe-rshei ana broke. she arose aud sail,
~iih q %h43i ring .i-h: "Oh, would had
marie in dae- gone by =
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

Dr. -----. on oAc occasion. received no
fee f,: narryirg = parsi.noninns couple, and
mreiiug th-rn s.r.ral r. .uth- after ia Il
social gathering took Up the 1T f. ard e->
claimed ed. | believe have iher'tgge on
this child = B,by's .aluer, rather than h4v-
an explanation before the comp tn., quietly
handel over i've dollar bill.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

Coa. SyRrr.-It viii he re fn>mh-red ti...t
ahDut two Years a-o GrrmHtn chemist 81
Buffalo Invented process fnr converting lie
starch OF corn into sUga' and mp.ss fa,. aud
sI.,. yh~ patent TO IL New 1"ch co'HnIay--
This company i still espefiI"entins, bat
ihus far i,n marketable sugar h 5 been pre-
HuceA. th Ugh il turn. o1t a FAIR euauttv ";
syrup; but 100 gallons Ct Forn syrup arr
cqui,aent to only - gallons OF cane snap
oe the same density. The co or OF tire tWc =
rearlv the same. 4 bushrF Cf corn Yields
three gallons Of syrlp. a,i iir o!f.l se''s f,r
20 cents per bu-hel, for feed.
Prot HoU.han. q Franklin, Ind, has
made several gallons of corr syrup. aud -
conf lent is he ihat is manufacture viii pav
that be has Organized - company. with
large capital. with view % an extea,ive
ranufict"re OF his novel sweet. Th"ir on
ern,ions are to h" conduc'rd at Lafaye;te.
Indiana -Norti Western Farmer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

Hauilinl my be divided INTO three class
es: /. Those who learn from the experience
of o'hers-they are happy m"n. 2. Those
who learn from their Own Supplementary
are wise men. :. Aai las:ly, those wh,
neither learn from their oSn. nor the ex>
pericmce of other people-they are fools.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

''SI-a Iacg aud y inter; Spring 4 I.e and har.
vest :: % riev come, uud 80 The, So-SUmmrr
wirl IT,, lrafv crpru and lwcr~ hdprnment. -
Winter win "a n.rry head and frozen heart.
Spring with II. promise. ard Autumn with It's
lu!&iimeHt. And 50 * GO, infancy, yourh,
prim-. agr.--aui there = ra t7F p @! '-aH on
earth. Happy h. VIII a-c infancy has been
prniccted.-who~e youth has p .en rcach:.l'le
and pbrdrut.-wHn,e prime. us~tl ,ut dit
geHt,--;!nd who>. aye - serene aud - :sc-iai
in the contemplation Cf g'.pI. Go i>svrTlIiE.
ard ms:> beuei;Ting cnre-r.
Business. sterl, active and driving It is
caunrt os racise such lhough,s fam true
mans mjcd. Plagued to the neck in he sea
of Lively competition, lie must make land
once in "a while. and renew his siren zth, lest.
in an hour Of w.aknes', Il huge wavc o.:
temptation should ovcrpoNe- Em, and he
shp,.lI sink in storn and ohloq4y. A think
iuc-iitue Ougtt tu he set apart Ih every man :
life ciiendnr. when he NAV reN lew the past,
and ascertain his moral aLcra abou's. The
stock account i taken, the ledIe- Is posted,
z balance shec, l. struck, bycvrry one who
would have his mDusy>worIh whv not. too
post LIS cohduct-led ger. ard strike ms n ,ral
hsiancr sheet, and thus assure himself wheth
ther his lte is worth any;hng in the sight o:
Gosl ~ Hian2 Let all do this, and ever V
community will he ucaceiul, prosperous. aud
htrTr, ani the w1rls ''psu'c" Il 4 ''rasr.,Iily"
may theucet.srwar,l he omitted from dlctren-
aries. SrlIh!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

During recent slauder case there w;s {.
large numb-r { ladies present, who caused
ger tie ~Iurmurng all the while. The
U.har called oat repeatedly: .>Ilen e -
when the Judge mildly said Mr.. Usher,
don't YOU kunw better than to call silence
when ladies' are in court 81
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

\ widow iadv Of DanviFe. Nv took or
phan boy 10 false, quite stnaA. and wnrn ar
rived at the age OF IS she married him. she
then hciug in her Goth year They lived
inanr years together, happy AS any. couple.
Ten years ago they took an orphaasgirl -
raise his iai! the old lady di, d. being "a
wears Of age, and in seven weeks miter. the
o d man married tine gi:l they had raised, lie
being 6S years Old and Il Gle Is.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

An freshman recently stopped a, hotel
between here and Des Moines. where pretty
high bills were charged. In the morning The
landlord mad. ont the amount Of .'lamnge.
AMI presented it to Pat. After he tad
glanced over il. the latt Looked The land
lord in the face, and excla aimed, "Ye pat
me in mind NV snipe" . Why?' asked
the landlord. ''Bekase ye're very nigh all
hill - -'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

! co;em3orarr saps There is 4 man
W ia our country nAo a,ways . Eys for bis
paper "a ADVANCE. He Las urye been sick
ia hls ir.--- rarrr had any cprus D t0J,haCLe
lis p1-'.rs never rot the wecvi never
cats Is alsat-t1e frost never kills bis corn
or t,ars-!.s babies never cry 4 The u;ya:,
aud ii,a WIG never scoii..'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

A lady who edits newspaper in one OF the
Western States says that the popularity OF her
journal is due to the fact that people are al
ways expecting she will say something she
ought not 10. t~7 .-st =
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

Moore must have had the pet, t,o!eum fever.
when he sung: "Oh, had some sweet
little Isle of my own =
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

Last summer, a couple Of men uamcl
B;il and Buck. went out an a treating ex-
cursi N from this place Tho Cay WAS very
hot. and their "po..keruistol,' soon cmptied
II that the could hardly tell {. trout from a
turtle. Bill was having "i ON the bank with
four little fish. each ahout three inches long.
81 rung ona string, whilst Buck sat under
the bank fishing. The latter Soor began t.
>nceze, whcreupon he laz;ly sung out to his
companion
Bill"
What 2" dr,wlcsi the -thc-.
Il believe I've caught cold
Have, ch ~ returned Bin, "Nell, lass
'em mp here. and put EN- Ja string Wiz
rest OF EN-"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

May is considered an unfortunate marry
ing month. A girl. on being asked to unite
herselfin the Silken tie, tenderly hinted that
Nav was an uulucky month for marrying.
well, makeit June then honestly replied
the swain anxious tn accom- nodate.
The damsal blushed a moment, hesisated,
ca down her eyes, and with modest blush
said az
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

Science frequently does more fort brute
than the man. Pigs attacked by tie most
fatal disorders, are frequently cured after
death. --
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

"Georgc, vou are looking very smiling
What has happened7'' .
The most d-iigh,ful ,iiinr. I caught my
.Jenny by surpris this IN prnine in Ter wrap
per. and ,rifiow hoops. and | got She first
Kiss I've had since whale bone skirts came m
TO fashion" -e'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

4 boat load Of cattle Vas taken from hv>
an.yiie, Ind, the other lay. TO New Orleans;
At that place it vas disc bvered there was one
COW too many, she was b rough, L'ck, having
u free ride of several tho lsand n.es.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

rorn The Rev J1.,fa H. Kennari Pastor Of th. Tenth
Baptist Churh.l
have been frequently Toguc>tel 60 connect
with q .irrcut kinds of iucCses hat
fceal,r ,ir out Iny all., ITst, Il here
have j.: l G,clne; hut with clear proci
instances aUi particularly u NY f.B i.T aJ the
fl'rc-. Ir. frCla'T- German i.,tiers. !
Day usual cgUisc 20 press ry .ull
that gcurs. debility ,t tc system. tSy-- ssI
Liver Coniaia., u safe and vaIU,tle ropars:npa. Ia
il may t-i int usually, doubt not n vh bs
very beneficial to those vino suffer from the .hr,s
Yours, very respectfully
:. III. hENNARD, Ii ,hth ts,ev Cossss 81
rli,1lelrhis, rcc -, lN2i
Eer- ! $ Herman, # the German Reform cknrsa
Ant@Io"n, terks o'Unty, Pa cured 0. tbs pnss~a
OF twenty years standing.
\. !. SpanEer, Editor IF the Ci,rr,,t. ne rs horH
SIKH! street. FL a,elliN -nys this it.-s ssa>o-
reLned TO him ~ msra friend and .iI bottles
EuI u complete l--stEa-lUU ot the nsTvosB sy.tsn-
Rev.J. Newton Fro~n ID. D.. Editor oi the s.eys,oss
din OF Religious knowledge aud Christian ChIssicis
EhI1d"iJiit.
Rev thomas Winter, D. D., Pastor >! IoxboreusA Bsp-
tist Church.
Rev Levi t. Beok, Pastor Of the Bapts, Church Rsn
tsrion. =. J. formerly the North Baptist Church. Psla
d"rE1 II present Pastor Of the Baptist Church Chester
PerusN !vsHit.
ihe.c ntleEien express in tho st-onssst -, Asa
ia'1rai Lie opinion oi these Ut'rs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

ABRAHAM EgssstaEs.
T.o above Nlrke. after iHy1S Teen greatly eu,arsei
and thrHgly r-tIIrc is olen and ready for 4 ac-
conrizt.un 90 tie N c No 2FgI,e tls cen spared in
fTuiHre and hstre 20 make il Iacc worthy citv
ana 10th pleasant, hope il All. lie Iroiillc to Visit
" propose keep % hand and - TO in
: styo OF superior an kinds Of .I as
EsEF, in Str-ks, Esests Dried Corn-j. &; WgrrcS v
VE,t HtN-, ST7uLDEEs; lcEz, fresh and salt; Ianl
SaUga &c. g..
Also. all kinda 0r G,la. in its s-sson.
Fresh Trout ard White i-h from the Lakes.
In short, everything gppertain.ns well regulated
City Market.
At the proper sa~son stand viii also lie kept for the
sale OF all kinds uf Fresh Vegetables, supplied from the
hes, gardens IN III" vicinity Of the citv
ka-Mss.s viii e Delivered In any unrt OF die citx
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05
Professional Cards.

NHARLEb j. BEATTIH, Attorney and
" Counsellor at Law, Pontiac, Livingston county, H.
We
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05
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RENHENIBER,

-is,t .iss Ei1-rss nos AirlIH'l-. c11tiiIs
Whisky. E-f cannot maze L-4-E-rls. bJ:
To- - u is World.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05

: o GL0vr-. : G COOK H2o r. cANPEELL.
CLGEEe. COOK & CAMPBELL, Attor-
u-vs anil C,nnEa,l.rs ~ Lsr, Ottawa His
c.r- in Glover Cooks Ri ok. u! the court heuSe,
I. --.fr. ocl-v
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-08-22

our OWL state, LOT man participates 10
tie movement from tie loyal element Of
The people, VINO has not received or been
promised some Office or emOlument.
Tas-e are Lot - - tbree parties la lie
coming contest. # tie new organization
should attempt 20 20 into the campaign
without the aid OF lie Democracy, L would
a. once te P0werless and every Democrat
vL0 took par; IN Tie ale convention would
desert the standard IL the South il would
BE- without 2 toi.owe-. Tor the real loyal ele-
ment there. which was true tous during The
war. had not representative n that con-
venrOn but stands By Congress, uphOldsanu
approves IL action a; is ouly hope and pro-
tec,0n u tie fc,lre. Tie resui, :, that lhe
Democ7at.c party is the foew haveto meet
strengthened by a iew Republican Office
holders. ana & .ew military men who are
20 receive the price Of iniamy. There ar
Still buy Two parties. Tie loyal and di-loya-
To which 10 Won belong
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-08-22
Spirit Of the State Press.

Tie Charlotte NeuiLcaa takes ground
ID favor ct Gen. StougA,on Tor Governor,
and names the following persons for Re
publican state Ticket.
Governor-Gen. VIM = stoughton. Of
81 Joseph.
Lieut. Goy-Dewtt c. Leach OF Grand
Traverse.
Sec. OF state-Gen. b. N. Cutcheon, Of
Washtenaw.
Treasurer-John owen Of Wayne.
Com'r Land OfIice-Gen. VIM. w. san
born. II s. Clair
Auditor Gen.-Thomas D. Gilbert Of
Kent.
Auy Gen.-Gen. Dwight May, OF Klla-
maz0o.
sup't Puo. Ins--O.amel Hoslord, Of
Eaton.
Tie Otsego Herald, shiawassee Amer,-
can. st. Joseph Irarely, and Buchanan
Tn0u favor the denomination of Hon Emil
Anneke for Auditor General
TIE sturels Jouaal thinks no better
man could De found for The position Of
state Treasurer than Hon. f. o. eros
veaor Ut Jone-vlle.
Tile Hastings Banner prefers Mr. Wells
or Nr. Baldwin .or Governor Da. thinks
Tie people OF tia, county would De- pleased
with Gen >5ol-ator. it, so. Her IS uoml-
mated .or that Office.
Tie Livingston L.Ip. .cm still adLere-
q Il. p. Baldwin as - choice tor Govern
0t.
Tie De;ro.. -li-srr ,-r SAYS
Tie FIRE Press is greatly disturbed by
The fact tha. the balance III the state Treas
ury on the Isl inst. was S53ql72 62, amt
that balance sOmewha, approaching this
sum has been reported On hand AZ the
close OF the fiscal year for several years
past. There Is very simple method ay
which this balance can be diminished 10
zero. OF even placed upon Tie other side Of
the ledger-elec- Democratic state Ad-
m.nlstIatlOn.
Tie saginaw Enterprise names Hon.
John F. briggs, Hon. Randolph Strickland
and Hon. James Birney, as candidates Tor
Congress in that District, from the Lower
Peninsula. and Mr. Dickinson tr-m Tie
Upper Peninsula.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-08-22
MICHIGAN NEWS.

The Union Scnool building 81 Adrian
was burned .as- week. Loss $4,000. \
lev building WI oe completed 5y next
January.
Tns Arm Artor and Howell Base Ball
Clubs recently played match game, and
Ia Am Arbor club Won The game y
score OF IS 1929.
The CLIFTON Republican nomlua,es Gen.
o. L. Spanking for Secretary Of state. He
was formerly Regent Of the University, bas
a good record a. : military officer, and Is a
lawyer OF ability.
The saginaw E..,erpr.se fAv0rs The ap-
poll.ment Of Wm. I. Seaton Is state
PRISON A-er-
TIE Battle Creeh Tunes, a democratic
PAPER, has expired from starvation.
Tie township " Battle Greek has voted
lveler ceA-. all 30 tie Pel.lsllar Railway,
ly vote VI = 10 s..
President Johnson has ,e.e-raphed to
tie editor OF lie Delro, Free Press that
le VIII re u Detroit o. Tie al Of sep,em-
0er, a good chance Tor Bishop. He1den,
Larned and Co.. 20 beg for an Office with
on. The expense cf trip 70 Washington.
DAVID =. SAGE oi Cannon, Kent county,
died last week rom the effects II an over
dose. NJ opium taken .7- The relief Of pain.
lie was -o'meF'y so-dieT III the zis'
A'ciii-''h REGIMEN
Prof W. II. Payne Of Niles. Las been
d elected Principal OF The Union school al
lps-4nt.
All the Republican papers M the 4th
Congressional District favor the Ienomina-
ton o. Hon 7. w. Ferry, except the Mus
6es0n Asrs
Hon. Charles l-rson will nrsH.t'v be- To-
nominated Tor Congress without opposI.on.
Hon + C. Rea,nan Will he the choice Of
the Repnll.eans Of inc First District 1or
c.n.,-a.s
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-08-22
Valandig CHAINS Crime.

Valandigham AFTER being urged an
prayed over at last relented. Dean Rich
mond, Thurlow Weed, Blair and Randall all
wept over the martyr, and be al last con-
Guided not TO sit IN convention. George
Francis Train, estimated that # he went
into convention, il would cost the party
20 be organized 400 coo votes. If Henry
Clay Dean went into convention ne thought
il would cost them 5000 votes. The loss,
j. Gen D.ck TAYLOR was admitted as dele
gate from Louisiana be estimated at 30, eco
votes for tha. uurepeniant rebel Nallan-
digham and Dean ind not act as delegates.
Dick Taylor acted as q delegate and no
questions were asked. The difference then
between Yailandigham and Taylor was,
that the GTst sympatLlzel with the rebellion
hat dil not fight for il. while Tie latter, in
company with large number Of the
Southern delegates, on the battle field lone
everything possible to destroy the govern
ment, they now profess themselves anxious
10 preserve. VINO VIII be deceived by such
tricks, which would throw discrelit on a
professional mOulte5alk.