Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-03-18
NEWS ITEMS.


habitan;s is Asa, l69, and of the blacks 3I6, l56.
Total, 774325. AT the last previous cencus ia
ken in 1888 the total number of inhabitants was
1872 ,623.
CosT OF WAR.-In answer to a call Of the
House for information showing when the ships ST.
Lawrence aud New York were commenced, aud
what amount it will require to launch aud send
them TO sea; what ships Of the line aud frigaies
have been commenced since those Ships which
have been launched and pu, in service. The re.
port states that the New York was Commence d IA
1880, aud that it is estimated il will lake $685.
00U to launch her, and 100000 to equip her for
sea. The StLewrence was commenced III 1926;
il will take $29,0 600 to launch her and about 500
600 TO seBd her to sea.
FIRE IN HoMER.-We learn that on Sunday
evening the large two story framed house of MI.
s. w. Hoichkiss, about two miles from the VII
Ioge of Homer, took fire and was entirely destroy.
ed with most of the furniture, &c. MIR. ii. was
absent from home, and The rest Of the family were
attending a meeting in The village. The amount
of loss not learned. Marshall Statesman.
ARREsT.-Joseph l.. Rose, now or lately Of
Royal Oak, Oakland county, has been arrested
at Bellevue, Huron county, Ohio. on charge of
burglary and theft. Some two years ag jew
elry shop in Maumee City was broken aud large
amouat of property taken away. part of the
goods were found some time since 10 a trunk in
ware house in Sandusky Guy, which, however
was suffered to remain. A few days ago Rose
appeared, claimed the trunk and took Ii hume
with him at Bellevue, where he was imme dateIy
arrested, examined aid commtted 10 await his
trial. Advertiser.
Acco 4
holmnfhe 3Olh Dec, state that Swt den is suffering
severely from the effects of scarcity of provisions
The greatest ala rim least a complete famine might
ensue, was felt in many parts, particularly in Up
land. TheGovcrninent had made large purchases
of corn from Russia, and bad likewise afforded
pecunary relief TO the suffering peasantry. So
urgent had been the distress, that the troops had
been employed TO break the ice, for the sake Of
facilitating the approach OF corn laden ships"
GREAT LAND SALE.-Gerrit Smith, of Peters,
borough, IN. Y offers to sell his immense landed
prope rIy at auction, in the mouths Of June, July
and August next. The land lies in forty five of
the ifiy-nine counties of The state of New York,
and comprises about $50 900 acres. The auc-
ton will be held al fifteen different places, on as
many different days.
ANOTHER SrEAMBoAT-The Port Huron OBJ
server says that Mr.. j. p Phillips IS making prep
ararions Ia build new steamboat of the largest
class, Of 1000 tons burlhen aud $50 feet keel
She is to be built at Port Huron and will prob
ably be out in the fall. The report that he
getting OFT timber for boat to run between this
City aud Port Huron is coutradcted.- Advertiser
rDu.rrvrrvr---.&--seI.- .,nen the wife of d
Mr.. Joel Peat, residing abGu one mile from this
II.
in the woods near Inc village. II appears that
she had been to the village on Saturday afternoon
and returning home on crossing rvuhr, OF
log. slipped off and fell into The waller. sri-
XII her head on The root of tree. which proba-
bly, stunned her, and she suli,caled.-lM. Glenn
ems Patriot.
STATE LUNATtc ASYLUM Such an institution
ought to exist State, but the rage of specu-
a,lon, The breaking OF banks and the ferment of
society. would almost seem 10 create alarm icst
the number of occupants - ould be beyond all pos
sibliy of support aud accommodation. This our
people need not fear. In the mighty emigration.
the half, the lame, the bind, the lazy AID the lu-
natic have been generally left behind. Michigan
should nevertheless have Lunatic Asylum
Among all the appropriations OF laud why has
this most noble object of humanity been neglected!
We mention it now. IN order to begin if possible.
to awaken public attention. Will mol all the pa
pers in The state, religious and secular, take up the
subject! We earnestly beg their CO operation
Oakland Gazettee.
POPULATION OF SOUTH PoRT, w Tia Is
81 twenty.fpur families comprised The entire pop
uaiion of Souibport-seven families only we're ad
ded during the year 1898. Ia June lS40, The
first census was taken which showed population
of 1856. La June 1912. anoiher census taken
and the population ascertaned To have increased
to $40. In January 1043 the number of inhab
iants was 1892 aud in November following it was
found to have increased 10 1S20-bemg gam of
$50, or over 90 per cent, IN len noI.bs. Al
The present time, the population is estimated a, MOI
less than 5000.
ExpoRTs.-The staple product of the country
of which Southport is the commercial mari, is
acheat. Upto 1913 The amount raised. but little.
fany, exceed The home demand; but during the
season of l643, there shipped for an eastern
market, FINN this port, 10000 bushels. The fol-
lowing seasons our shipments amounted to l22,-
429 bushels land in the season of over 81 per
cent, of the wheat exports of 1915 from those OF
IA, and rising $50 per cent from those of a.
The total value of exports from Southport for the
year 43 was, S64 ,2i6--for IA, SSs,933--and
Tor As, $l43,360
OswEGo.-We learn that arrangements have
been perfected for daily line OF steamboats, be-
tween Oswego and Montreal. The boat building
al French creek is TO run in the line, which will
be composed of boats half American and ha,f Brit
sh The trip downward from Oswego 10 Nom