Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-22

perate malice loaned TO fury by Vlndlctlve
spirit.
The horrid deed was committed in the house
of the old gentleman, about noon. Two wo-
men were in an adjoining room and young
man witnessed the atfray, but through fright or
want of spirit rendered little or no assistance.
After desperate and protracted scuff1e the old
mans brains were dashed out by an axe.
The perpetrator of this SHOCKING deed is now
confined in the county Jail awaiting what action
shall seem proper in the premises.
[Allegan Record.
WHOLESALE MURDERS = wo men shot and
another hung by the People.-We just learn Of
death and destruction by wholesale, on the In
dian lands in the neighborhoed Of Big Prairie,
between Berlin and Stevens Point The facts,
as we are informed, are these Last fall Mr..
Frederick Cartwright, formerly of Delaware Co.,
State of New York, was arrested for the MUIR
der of a Mr. Furman. The act Of last fall was
the result of law difficulties between Cartwright
and Furman; Cartwright was committed to Jail
at Oshkosh awaiting trial.
Under our laws of last winter abolshing cap
ital punishment, Cartwright was admitted to
ball. and was at home. Some of his neghbors
who had taken sides against him in his difficult
ties, defining the law insufficient to meet their
views, undertook to drive him out from the
country, or as is alleged, to get him out of the
way dead or alire. Two men, on Saturday last,
made some assaults upon Cartwrght's premises,
in which Cartwright fred pistol Immediately
killing one Of The assaulting party. The remain
ing one drew from the premises the body of his
dead comrade and then made several attempts
to fire the building The wife of Cartwright ex-
tinguished the flames several times, and as often
fha 70
wright put stop to the matter by firing anof-
er pistol and fatally wounding the remaining as
| sailant.
During Sunday the neighborhood was arous-
ed and attempts made to get hold Of Cartwright
for the purpose of lynching him, but by the aid
of friends Cartwright succeeded in keeping
them off until Monday, when he was seized by
about one hundred men and summarily hung u,l-
til dead.
Our informant could give none Of the particu.
lars of the last scene, and we may be wrongly
informed upon some points, but of the leading
features of the transaction there is no doubt.
[Ripon (Fon du Lac) Herald, Feb %.
WEATHER AND THE CANAL-The first half of
January, like December, continued uncommon
ly mild for this region, and was very favorable
for prosecuting the work on the canal, and for
OlneT DuSUcSSJ DuL TIC last IuII, WIFI the eX-
cepton Of two or three days of soft weather,
was as far to the other extreme. For week to-
gether, previous to the 29th ut., the thermome-
ter stood several degrees below zero, and three
mornings in succession il ranged 90, 80, and "a
degrees below zero. During the month there
were frequent and heavy falls of snow, and it is
said to be over four feet in depth on the level,
at this time The severe snow storms, accom-
panied with heavy winds, have, from time to time
filled up the excavations with snow TO consid-
cradle extent, preventing much profitable work
being DONE
We mentioned in our last that the steam
Drilling Machine has not done much service
This machine has since been put into successful
operation, and is working better than was an
tcipated. 1t carries two drills,of some five inch
diameter, and ordinary drills with each, about a
foot an hour. 1t has for the most part been
KEEP; running night and day, and has done good
service. The horse drills, three or four in num-
Der, have proved useful for this purpose.
The character Of the rock, through which the
canal runs, continues about the same Us at the
surface, a soft, shattered, worthless sand stone,
and there is very little prospect of getting n
supply of suitable backing or even walling stone
from the excavations, as has been stated hereto
fore.
Taken MS whole the work progresses slow
ly, and must do so while winter lasts.
Lake Superior Journal