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Office at his residence, Washington street, Grand Haven, Mich. Augustus W. Taylor Judge of Probate, Ottawa County. Post-Offico address Ottawa Contor. Court dayd, First and Third Mondays of each Month, Charles E. Cole, County Surveyor, Civil Engineer and Lovelor. Post-Offico Ad dress: Uorlin, Ottawa County, Mich. George E. Hubbard, Dealer in Stoves, Hardware Guns, Iron, Nails, Spike, Glass, Circular and Cross-cut Saws, L'utcher's Files; and Manufacturer of Tin, Copper, and Sheet-Iron Wares. Job work dono on short notice. Corner of Washington and First sis., Grand Haven, Mich. Wm. M. Ferry Jr., Manufacturer of Stationary and Marino, high or low press ure Engines, Mill Gearing, Iron and l!rns Castings, Ottawa Iron Works, Fcrrysburg, Ottawa Co., Mich. Post-Office address, Grand Haven, Mich. John H. Newcomb, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries. Provisions, Crockcry.Hard wnrc, Hoots p id Shoes, ttc. Stato Stroet, Mill Point, Mich. William Wallace. Grocer and Pro vision Merchant. Ono door below tho Post Office, Washington Street. Cutler.Warts&Stedgman, Deal er In General Merchandise, Pork, Flour, Suit, Grain, Lumber, Shingles and Lath. 'Water St., Grand Haven, Mich. Miner Hedges. Proprietor of tho Ln- mout Premium Mills, dealer in Merchandise, Groceries and Provisions, Pork, Grain and Mill Fcod, Shinirlos, Ac, Ac. Lnmont, Otta wa County, Michigan. Noah Perkins, Dealer in Dry Goods, (Jroecricf. Provisions, Crockery, Hardware, Hoots aud Shoes. Ac. Opposito tho storo of J. II. Nowcomb, Stnto st., Mill Point, Midi. J. T. Davis, Merchant Tailor, Denier in Gents Furnishing Goodi, Broadcloths, Cas- simores, Vesting, Ac. Shop, Washington bt, next door to the Drug Store. Lewis Porter, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Clothing Goods. No. Id, Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Ferry & Son, Manufacturers and Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Ltmiber.Shin gles, Lath, Pickets, Timber Ac. Business Of fices, Water Street, fi.and ILivon, Mich., and 2;ifl, Adams Street, Chicago, 111. Robinson & Co., Billiard Saloon, (up. stairs,) second door oust of tho Ottawa llouo, Water street, Grand Haven, Mich. If we Knew. If wo know tho cores and crosses . ' ' . Crowding round our neighbor's way ; If wo knew tho little losses, Sorely grievous dny by day, Would we then so often chido htm For the lack of thrift and gain Leaving on his heart a shadow, ; Lonving on his heart a stain ? If we know tho clouds abovo us, Hold by gontlo blessings thcro, Would wo turn away all trembling, In our blind and weak despair ? ' Would wo nhrink from littlo shadows, Lying on tho dowy grass, Whilo 'tis only birds of Eden, Ju:;t In mercy flying past f If wo know tho silent story, Quivering through tho heart of pain, Would our womanhood dare doom tbcin Pack to haunts of guilt again ? Life hath many a tangled crossing, Joy hath many a break of wo, And the checks,lear-washod aro whitest This the blessed angels know. Let us reah into our bosoms For tho key to others lives, And with love toward'errlng nature, Cherish good that still survives; So that when our disrobed spirits Soar to realms of light again, Wo may say, dour Father judgo us As wo judgo our follow uicn. GOING ALOFT A TRAGEDY. Captain Basil Hall, in his miscellane ous writings relates an incident on board f a British frigato to illustrato tho terri ble cruelty inflicted upon seamen, in tho namo of discipline, during tho early years of tho present century. Ho describes a timid bov who was so cruelly lashed bo- causo ho was afraid to go aloft, that ho becamo a maniac, and ever afterwards ap peared to net without fear, running like a monkey from mast-head to mast-head and along tho yards. An old man-of-war s man told tho wri ter of this tho samo Btory many years ago, with n sequel, which Capt. Hall has not given. Tho sailor's story was in sub stance as follows: " A timid boy, about fourteen years of age, hesitated to go aloft, but by tho Cap tain's orders was forcibly put in tho main rigging, and then a boatswain's mate was commanded to lash him liko a dog, until ho learned to run aloft. Tho poor fel low's legs and arms trembled, ho graspod tho shrouds, ho cried, he prayed the in human Cantata for God's sako to have mercy on him; but all ii! vain. The boatswain's mate was ordered to lay on harder and harder, regardless of the boy's piercing screams, which mado even vete ran seamen turn from tho brutal sceno with disgust. His clothes were rent from his back, tho blood followed the lash, and still tho tyrant roared out, 4 Lay on, boat swain's mate !' With one wild scream he sprang from under tho lash, and boundod up tho rigging liko a cat, passed tip tho topmast and topgallant rigging with un diminished speed, shinned tho unrattlod royal rigging, and jiorched himself liko a bird nlongsido of tho pendant which streamed from tho mast-head. Hero ho Iiauscd, looking fearlessly upon tho deck clow. All hands canio up to soo him his cries and cruel treatment had already enlisted their sympathy, and if possible had increased their hatred of tho Cap lain. 44 Tho monster was smiling complacent ly at tho success of his experiment for ho was ono of thoso tyrants who boasted that tho cat, properly applied, could mako men do anything. Still ho was apprc hensivo that tho boy might destroy him self, and tho circumstance bo used against him at tho admiralty, whero ho know representations of his cruelty had already been made. Tho men gazed in sileuco, looking first at tho boy and then at the Captain, w ho was seated near the talirail. They dared not bo seen speaking to one another; it was n lioggablo olloncc; even at night, spies passod under their ham mocks to ascertain it they whispered. Tho officers walked tho leo sido of tho quarter deck, occasionally casting their eyes aloft, but wore as silent as tho men. 44 Still tho boy clung to tho mast head, playing with tho pendant, apparently un conscious of tho interest ho excited below. Tired with gazing aloft, tho Captain sung out through tho speaking trumpet Down from aloft! Down!' 14 Tho boy sprang upon tho truck at a bound, and raising himself erect, waved his cap around Lis head, and strclchod his arms out, gavo a wild, laughing scream, and throw himself forward. Tho Captain jumped to his feet expecting to sco tho boy dashed in pieces on deck; but when clear of the shndo of tho sails, Ita saw him sliding along tho main royal stay toward tho foretopgallanl mast head, and heard him laugh and chatter liko a monkey, as if cnioviner tho snort. Ho reached tho mast-head iu safety, and then descended along tho topgallant backstay hand-ovcr-hand. Tho Captain looked at him, aud was alout to speak, but could not find words. Tho boy frothed tit tho mouth and nose, his eyes scorned starting out of his head, he roJlod upon ILo dock in convulsions, staining it with tho blood which still trickled from his back. He wns n maniac. Tho surgeon's skill in tho course of o few weeks restored his health but not liis reason. From that time for ward ho was fearless. In tho darkest night, in tho fiercest gales, ho would scamper along tho decks liko a dog, and bound alcfl with a. speed which uo ono on board could equal. Ho would run over tho yards without holding, pass from inast to mast ou tho stays, ascend or de scend by tho leaches of tho sails, and run upon tho naked studdingsnils' booms. Ho was nimblo as a cat, and had forgot ten fear. Somo of tho light duties aloft, ho learned to discharge in company with tho men ho did as they did, but could not bo trusted to do anything himself. Ons order he fdways obeyed without hes itation. At the command, Away, aloft 1' ho was off and never paused until ho had reached the mast head. As ho was harm less and rarely spoko, tho Captain kept him on board, and, in tho courso of tho year, sent him often aloft, for amusement. His strength increased with his years, but his bulk and height remained nearly tho 6amG at eighteen as when he became a maniac. His ribs, breast and back, seemed ono case of bono, and his sinews and muscles mado his legs and arms ap pear like pillarod columns. ' Ho was fair, with light blue eyes and delicate skin, his face was oval and full, but void of ex pression neither love, fear, revengo nor deasuro could bo traced in its stolid outl ines. His eyes stared at everything without appearing to seo, and when he spoke, thcro was rarely any meaning in his words. Ho followed tho men in their various duties, like a dog following his master. Whenever ho was struck or scared by a boatswain's mate, ho ran up tho main rigging screaming at the ton of his lungs, and never paused until ho had performed tho first evolution, which had made him a maniac. 44 As the sailor's story runs, tho ship ar rived at Plymoh to bo docked aud re fitted. Tho Captain availing himself of the leisure, was going to bo married, and the news was communicated by his ser vant to tho cook, who soon circulated it on tho berth deck, among tho men who cursed him and all his kin. 44 His servant camo on board tho hulk where tho men woro lodged, tho evening when tho Captain was to bo married. Crazy Joe, (tho name tho boy was known by,) met him at tho gangway, and asked intelligently if tho Captain would be married and where? Tho servant gave him the Information ho desired, and went about his business. 44 That uight, while tho Captain was undressing, ho was seized by the throat and dragged to tho bridal-bod. 44 4 Look ! fair lady on mc," said crazy Joe, 44 but do not scream, or I kill you. Look on me ! I hold within my grasp a devil, who delights in cruelty a merci less fiend who has scourged the backs of hundreds of bravo men a ruffian who robbed mo of my reason, I hold him with in tho grasp of death, at tho very mo ment his black soul thought itself within tho reach of bliss. Monster ! look upon your lady think a moment of tho heav en of earthly joy almost within . your reach- then think of mo, poor, crazy Joe, and to the hell which I send you 2 Dio, wretch, die 1' 44 When tho alarm was given the stran gled body of tho Captaiu was found ly ing along sido of tho bridal-bod; but tho maniac who killed him was never recog nized afterward. Ho belonged to Corn wall, and probably found shelter from pur suit in tho mines, until tho excitement passed away. "Tho lady stated at tho time, and many years afterward, that tho attack of tho maniac was so sudden and silent lliatsho knew nothing of it until the curtains wcro pushed aside and sho felt tho pressure of tho Captain's body bent over the edgo of tho bed. Joo held his victim around tho neck with tho ri;ht hand and turned him from sido to sido as easily as if ho had been a child, whilo tho forefinger and thumb of his left hand grasped her own throat, ready to extinguish her life, if sho attempted to raiso an alarm. His face was palo and death-like, his eyes starod, but wcro motionless, and every word ho uttered seemed to issue from tho depths of his soul. Tho Captain's looks wcro terrible beyond description; death left tho impress of ferocity upon his dark ened features. How tho maniac entered or loft tho room sho never knew his do narturo was as noiseless as his entrance. So paralyzed was sho with fear, that an hour elapsed before shocould muster cour ago to call for help, but sho thanked God when tho Captain's cruel character bo camo generally known ashore, that sho had been rescued from his alliance. Fruit Trees. There seems to bo quito a fruit fever prevailing nt present. Wo understand that Mr. Elliott, an agent for tho sale of fruit trce3, disposed of over 10,000 trees tllia fall at Newark and Al legan. Mr. Mann, another agent, has sold somo 2,000 trocs hero, besides what our local nurseries have suppliod. Fruit will become ono of our most important exports. A Sensible Girl! Tho editor of tho Cleveland Herald, writing homo about the ball at tho opera house, Cincinnati, given in honor of tho Princo of Wales, relates tho following incident: Miss Groesbcck, who was tho belle of tho evening, wore a whito tulle dress. A little incident conneclod with the fact mav not be out of place. Previous to the ar rival of tho Prince, your correspondent was sitting ' immediately behind Miss Groesbcck and her mother. Tho latter lady woro elegant diamond car drops, rinns. and Dins, whilo Miss GroeshoeL- . already mentioned, has not a partiolo of jewelry about her person, being noticeable r l. . -1 .' 1 irom uio annosi enure nosenco oi extra neous ornament of nnv kind. Wlion nn of tho officers of the evening announced hat sho was to bo honored with tho 'rineo's hand for iho second dnnr-p. nf courso there was a flutter among her par ty. Mrs. Groesbcck quietly took oil her own jewelry and passed them to her fa vored daughter, but sho declined llicm. Her mother insisted, but with equal de termination and great good senso, posi tively refused to wear any kind of orna ment other thnn her simple dress and tho wealth of beauty which nature had bo stowed on her. The Father of Rivers. Tho Miss issippi River extends 2,100 from tho fro zen regions of tho North to tho sunny South, and with tho Missouri river is 4, 500 miles in lenght. It would reach from New York across tho Atlantic ocean, and from France to Turkey and tho Cas pian Sea. Its average depth is fifty feet and its width over half a mile. Tho floods arc moro than a month traveling from its source to its delta. Tho trappers can exchange the furs of animals caught by them on tho Upper Mississippi, for tho tropical fruits gathered on tho banks be low. The total value of steamcr afloat on tho river and its tributaries is moro than $00,000,000, numbering 1,000 boats, with moro than twice tho steam boat tunnago of England. It drains an area of 1,200,000 square miles, and washes tho shores of twclvo powerful Stales. In ono single reservoir at Lake Pepiu, between Wisconsin and Minneso ta, 2,500 miles from tho 6ca, tho navies of the world might all sofely rido at an chor. Buffalo Klleo near St. Joseph. Enoch Hoyt, Esq., of this village, while out with his riflo, a few days since, espied a largo buffalo in his path, and, without more ado, shot him down. Ho was a monstrous, shaggy fellow, and did not succumb till three bullets had been shot into his head. Thia is tho first buffalo, it is believed, ever shot in this Stale, and rather larger gamo than is generally found this sido of tho vast prairies cast of tho Rocky Mountains. Tho hugo carcass, when dressed, weighed four huudred and eighty pounds, and was extremely fat. bt Joseph Iravelcr. X3T Tho pcoplo, says tho New York Times, aro uot nwnro of tho amount of capital lying behind tho 44 cigar-shaped steamer enterprise, sinricu sonieinno ago by Mr. W inans, of Baltimore. Mr. Wman3 holds properly of tho valuo of $12,000,000, tho wholo of which will bo held in readiness (though of courso not neccssarv) for tho further prosecution of his mania. His recent contract calls for a steamer COO feet in length, proportion ed to correspond, and finished so as to cross tho Atlantic Ocean in fivo day's runmnir time. J1T 44 Have you any domestic manu factures i j report ?" asked a census mar shal of tho femalo head of a family re joicing in tho bloom of health. 44 Well, yes, said sho, with somo em barrassment in her voico and countenance, 44 wo havo eight, with a continued pros- lied? Tho marshal, who was a modest man, blushed slightly, mado tho entry in tho schodulo with his pencil, and asked how many yards of rag carpet she had mado during tho year! From the Cralle to the Grave. Ono of tho most remarkablo events in ev-ery-day life that ha3 ever como under our observation occurred in tho suburbs of this city during tho present week. A lady gavo birth to a child, was married and died tho samo day. Louisville Journal. r T -T1.H UOCKAUES i tub i. un ir. aiiu Viny- ton (Ala.) lianncr says that on Sunday last, tho llcv, Alexander McLcndon, of tho Methodist persuasion, preached in tho Methodist church of that town, with 44 tho tri color rosctto conspicuous upon his vest." HOT They havo a mountain in Oregon which tho settlers bclievo to bo a mass of silver, and worth, at a low calculation,$l, 000,000,000,0001 Claims aro 100 feet front, and run to tho top of tho moun tain. j2T 44 Wo see," said Swift, in ouo of his sarcastic moods, 44 what (iod Almighty thinks of riches by tho peoplo to whom ho gives thoui." . MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Better wear out shoes than sheets. A man with music in his soul A chap with a pair of squeaking lioots. Why is a tooth drawn liko a thing forgot! It is out of tho head. It is asked what kind of pencil Britannia usod when sho ruled tho waves. Some pcoplo admire lightning, but wo wcro never struck by it. Ono old woman kissed a cow; thou sands of young ones kiss calvos. : - Snid a conceited young lady, 4,You men are a covet-tw pet.'' Receipt for mnking pantaloons last: Mako a coat and vest first. Ivcmembcf that a tremendous tho't may bo packed into a small compass. A good way to light somo cities with gas would be to set lire to their or ators. Life's contradictions aro many. Salt water gives us fresh fish, and hot words produce coolness. ' When havo married people passod through the alphabet of love! Whon they reach tho bn-bc. An old bachelor is a traveler on life's railroad, who has failed to mako proper connections. Tho old fogy who poked his head from behind tho times, had it knocked soundly by a passing event. Tho man who minds his own busi ness was in town tho other day, but ho left immediately, he felt so lonely. If tho bills before Congress are not counterfeit, why should there bo so much difficulty in passing them! Ono of our exchanges has a para graph headed 44 Mew Publications." He should publish a ca-aloguo of them. " What did you give for that horse neighbor !" 44 My note." 44 Well, that was cheap." A negro being caught stealing from a henroost, excused himself by saying, 44 Dat ho only camo dar to see if do chick ens sleep wid deir eyes open." There is something inexpressibly sweet about littlo girls. tlx. And it grows on 'em as they grow big ger. Tho census-taker in New Milford, Conn., found three old maids, each two years youngor than they were ten years An Irishman tolls of a fight in which thcro was but ono wholo nose left in tho crowd 44 and that belonged to a tay kettlo." Pat O'FIahftrty said his wife was very ungrateful, for when I married her sho hadti'l a rag on her, and now she's covered with 'em. A vounc ladv who was ncrfocllr thunderstruck on hearing of her friend's engagement, has since been provided with a lightning-rod. 44 Wake tin an 1 nnv for votir lodcr. ings," said tho deacon, as ho nudged a sleepy stranger with tho contribution box last bunday. Mrs. Partington, hcarincr that n young man had set up for himself, said: I oor fellow, has ho no mend that will set up with him part of tho lime." An editor savs: 44 On our outside will be found somo fino suggestion for raising peaches." Wb supposo tlmt on his insido may bo found tho peaches them selves. An Albany barber having nn in temperate man to shavo on Sunday, bog ged him to keep his mouth shut as it was a public offonco to open a "rum hole" on tho Sabbath." - Tho following touching stanza, sign ed 44 A Scything Ono," is copied from a young lady's album : "Pair made, w hen I B hold uro faso, fc gnizo in two uro nzliur be, my love r warmed in 2 ft blaizo, A thauts within my bozum rizo 2 big fof nil week tung 2 utter, which lecves ml hart awl in a flutter." A swell clerk from tho city of New York, who was spending an evening in a country tavern, cast about him for somo amusement. Feeling secure in having tho most money, ho mado tho following offer : 44 1 will drop money into a hat with any man in tho room. Tho ono who holds out tho longest takes tho wholo and treat tho company." 44 I'll do it,'' said nn old farmer. Tho cockney dropped in a quarter; tho countryman followed with n bung town copper. 44 Go on," said tho cockney. 44 1 won't," said tho farmer, 44 take tho wholo and treat the company." ' Death cf Young Ilenry Clay. The following cxtrnct is from tho pen of Gooriro Linnard. It recites in thrill ing words and with burning pathos tho circumstances attending tho death . of young Henry Clay at tho battle of Bou- t Yita: ."" . . : : 44 But most sad and yet most glorious of all was tho death of tho second Henry Clay. You should havo seen him, with i . i . . . . . uis duck ngamst yonder roclc, las sworu grasped firmly, as tho consciousness that ho boro a name that must not dio inglo riously seemed to fill his every vein, and dart a deadly fire from his eves. '. 44 At this moment ho looked liko tho old man. For his brow, biirh and retreat ing wns swollen in every vein, as tliough his soul shono from it, ero sho fled forev er. Lips sef, brow knit, hand firm-a cir cle of his men fighting arouud him ho dashed into tho Mexicans until his sword was wet aud his arm weary with blood.. 44 At last, with hii thigh splintered with a ball, ho gathered his proud form to its full height and fell. His fuco ashy with intenso agony ho bado his compan ions to leave him there to die. That ra-. vino should bo tho bod of his glory. 44 But gathering nround him, a guard of breast and steel whilo two of them bore him tenderly along theso men of Kentucky fought arouud their fallen horo, and as retreating step by stop, they launch ed 1 heir swords and bayonets into tho, faces of tho foe, they said with every blow 'Henry Clay.' ; 44 It was wonderful to sco how that name nerved thoir arms and called a smile to the face of tho dying hero. How it would havo mado the heart of the old man of Ashland throb, to havo heard his name yelled as a battle cry, down tho shadows of thai lonely pass. 44 Along the ravino and up tho narrow path, tho hero bleeds as they bear him on, and tracks tho way with his blood. Faster aud thicker tho Mexicans swarm, they sco tho circlo around tho fallen man, even his palo faco uplifted as a 6milo . crosses its fading lineaments, and liko a pack of wolves scenting tho frozen travel er at tho dead of night, thoy como howl ing up tho rocks and charge on the de voted band with one dense mass of bay-, onets. 44 Up and on ! Tho light shines yon der on tho topmost rocks of tho raviuu. It h the light of the setting sun. Old Taylor's cyo is on that rock, and there we will fight our way, or die in tho old man's sight. 44 It was tho murderous way, that path up the sleep bank of the ravino! Litter ed with dead, slippery with blood, it grew blacker m'ery moment with Mexicans nrfd the defenders of tho wounded hero fell ono by ono into the chasms yawning all around. 44 At last they reached the light, the swords and bayonets glitter in sight of tho contending armies, Rnd tho bloody contest roars towards the topmost rock. 44 Then it was that gathering up his dying frame armed with supernatural vigor Clay started from tho arms of his supporters and stood with outstretched hand in tho light of tho setting sun. It was a gloriqus sioht which lie saw there, amid tho rolling battle-cloud; Santa An na's formidable array hurled back in tho ravino and gorge by Taylor's littlo band. But a more glorious thing it was that dy ing man standing for tho last time, in tho sun, which never shall t iso for him again. 44 Leavo me! ho shrieked, as ho fell back on tho sod 'I must dio here ! Per il your lives no longer for me! Go, there ii work for you yonder.' 44 Iho Mexicans crowded on, hungry for blood. By tho mere forco of their overwhelming uumbers,they crushed them back from tho sido of the dying Clav. Uuly ono lingered, n bravo man who had known tho ehivalric soldicr.and loved him long; ho stood and heard thoso last words : iliTcU my father how I died, and give him these jjistols 44 Luting his ashy faco into light ho turned his faco upon his comrade's placed tho pistols in his hand and fell bock to death. 44 That comrade, w ilh tho pistols in his grasp, fought his way along to the top most rock path, and only oneo looked back.'. Ho saw a quivering form canopied by bayonets ho saw those outstretched hands grappling with points of steel ho saw a palo faco lifted once iu tho light, and then darkness rushed upon tho life of young Henry Clay." Parties working a gold tnino in Wales, have discovered n mineral which is termed whito metal, that has been ex amined by several mineralogists, none of whom LliOW wlifli. it. ia (InKna r,f l,ia metal were found in cubes tf gold, and wherever it was found it w as a sure indi cation that gold was thcro. jC?" Tho following ;'s tho official voto of Kentucky: Bell," 00,010; Brcckcn ridgo, 52,830 ; Douglas, 25,044 ; Lincoln, 1,100, It is said that Ohio 1ms produced five millions moro bushels of wheat this season than over were harvested in ono year before.