Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-03-04
NEWS ITEMS.

| BETHEL CHURCH.-We are happy 10 hear thai
several benevolent gentleman of different denomi
nations are taking measures for the establishment
of Bethel Church in this city. An informal
meeting has already been had tor consultation, &
public movement will probably be made in "a
short time. Such Church is mnch needed in
our commercial city.
MoNRoE.--N outstanding all the COMPETE
iior, and all the opposition or city continues 10
improve. Two large warehouses are now being
erected at the wharf, and one at the mouth of the
ship canal, which, together with those now in use
will make twelve large warehouses in the CITY,
and yet more are wanted TO do business Ar
engagements are also making to erect several new
dwellings and stores during the approaching sum.
mer. Ii is also thought that capital might be prof
hably invested here ia one or more steam Touring
mills. and in other machinery Gazette.
EXTRAORDINARY MARRfAGE.-There has been
quite stir lately in New Orleans, in conse quence
Of the marriage Of white man named Budding.
ton, Teller in the Canal Bank, to The negro
daughter of one of line wealih,est merchants.
Buddington before he could be married, was
obliged 10 swear that he had negro blood in his
veins. and to dc. this he made an incision in his
arm, aud put some Of her blood in the cnt. The
man. and the bridegroom has received with i;s
wife, fortune of sixty thousand dollars. The
natives serenaded him WIKI such abominabIe mu-
sic, that to &c, rid of their discord he paid them
$500, to be expended in charitable purposes.
Doors AND SHOES IN MASSACHUSETTS,
shoe business appears tn be the leading interest in
the old Bay state. We learn from the statistical
tables recently published by the secretary of The
Commonwealth, 20,s96.3l2 pairs of boots and
shoes were produced there last year. valued at
Sl4, 1881 lao. There are employed in the bust
ness, Asst persons, of whom upwards Of $1,000
are females. -Pilot.
Loss AT sEA.--The las. Boston papers men,
ton the loss eff another ship, the Sophia. during
the recent storm. The cargo consisted OF cop.
per, copper ore. salt pelre, and hides. The hands
were taken off by another ship, after having been
at the pumps for four days aud nights. On the
ship aud cargo there was an insurance of of $2l6
$50.
NNRRow EsCAPE.--A. Owen esq, Of Elyria
had narrow escape few days since. He was
passing in buggy. place few miles below
Hornellsville. where sawIogs are thrown down a
decvlly. One of the logs Law across the way &
obs:ructed his passage. Hating for mumeul
he heard a rumbIng and casting his eyes in The
erection OF the noise. saw a huge log numbering
down the hill, end just upon hun. As on,ck as
thought ne Ieaped over the hind part of The bug
gy. and had hut just aIlgh,ed upon the ground as
the log struck the wagon broadslde, reducing it to
aperfect wreck. Strange 10 say the horse was
unipjured.. AHegany Co. Advocate.
TRADE OF Erie The business of the port
OF Erie for The past year has been at least one
hundred and fifty per cent better than the four
years previous, and four hundred per cent better
than the years 1910 aud Al. The amount of do
nestle experts was $403. 337. The imports in>
GLIDING merchandise far the use of that and the
adjoining counties, is estimated at So 100000
making the total value ofthat port nearly four
millions al dollars.