The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-06-06
NUMBER 1873.

A German residing in Buchanan
county, Iowa, ahmed Gelsel. had $500
which he kept in a hay-stack for safe
~. He went to mill a few days ago
and by mistake took his money bag
along and had his hard-earned money
converted into flower.
A man named Bennett, route agent
on the Denver and Rio Gsrnd railroad.
has been dete cted in opening letters
and abstracting therefrom money and
jewellery. His speculations extended
ovsr considerable period OF time.
Bennett will be tried for robbing the
mails.
A six pound common ball was dug up
in Charlestown, Mass, last Monday.
Ithas probably fred by one Of the Brit
ish frigates at the time OF the landing
OF the British troops to attaet the Am
erican intrenchmeut on Bunker Hill,
on the morning OF the 18th OF June.
l776.
There is child at Hartsville, Tenn,
named Robert w. Cooke, six years of
age, who's weight isl97 pounds, meas
u
ches around the waist, and 3S around
the hips. His thigh measures % inch
es, his calf 14t, his arm IA, and his
head 20 inches in circumference.
There was a terrific hail and rain
storm Monday night in Pottawattamie.
Cass, and Harrison counties, Iowa, do
ing great injury to the fruit crop. The
prospects in southern and western
Iowa are better than was anticipated.
The acreage of corn is very large.
Wheat is looking fine:
After the first Of June the attendance
at the Centennial Exhibition will un-
doubtedly be very large, but to make
il financially successful IL should av-
erage daily attendance Of GO. 600 from
tho day of its opening until its close
on the 10th OF November. Thus far il
has not averaged $1,000.
The Now York Sun says: "Mr. Sid
nsy Lanier's Centennial cantata was a
surprising piece of versifed compost
ton. II it has taken US a hundred
years to get up TO Mr.. Lanier's poeti-
cal level, the mind refuses to forecast
the heights to which we may attain at
our by-C Centennial. II is q bewildsring
string OF rhymes without reason.
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| Exposition, the American exhibitors
have taken up thirteen. There are
5000 machines in position. The Amer
| lean exhibitors of machinery cover rs
per cent. OF the allotted space. Great
Britain comes next in the machinery
department.
The Minneapolis Tribune states upon
the authority OF Israel Hawes, a return
ed miner, that the bodies Of those MUIR
dered by Indians are always found
with six bullet holes and six knife stabs
in them, beside the loss Of the scalp,
which they take of by cutting the
head open in the shape Of letter V
from the back of the head down to the
eyes, presenting heart-sickening
sight.
A lady in Kentucky was awakened
the other night by something passing
over her. She found nothing, but
some minutes later hearing kissing
sound, she sprang mp, struck light,
and discovered rattlesnaks coiled
upon her pillow. Her bady and two
little children were in bed with her
She maintained sufficient courage anC
presence of mind TO dispatch the uu
, welcome intruder.
William ID. Hughes, ex-Assistan'
District Attorney of Brooklyn, and
Daniel Gillen and Samuel Giberson
Deputy Collectors of Internal Revenu,
; are to be prosecuted (the Herald says
for permitting IN illicit still owned b.
) Christian A. Stien, TO be operated
| Stein accuses them OF receiving from
him $500 weekly as the price OF thsi
, silence.
A petition in suit by persons claim
ing TO be blood relations OF Alexande
. Turney Stewart has been filed in tn
Surrogate's Court by VIM. ID. Booth
one of the counsel engaged in the suit
= The Surrogate granted an order I
T show cause why the executors and 9th
er parties interested under the wi
shosld not appear before him, June i
= and have the probate revoked. Th
! petition alleges undue influence upo
the testator, as well as illegal probat'