, 1861-03-11

had The past winter has Deen NvofAuAe ~
whcat. a ride out into the country o few days
arc revealed to our view several pieces Of this:
cereal from which the snow had melted, and |
each niece thus opened ne noticed the
fullest Indications Of life. Much now depends
however, upon the weather for month Or 6Qt 1
after which the greatest fear viii pe that 4 q g.
iasects.-Rntiuc 1fich.) 3aeSso7tanif sdfa7eh <
FERRY BoAT.-The ferry boat No. AFwhIcla 4
WINS brought from Montreal by the Grand:
Trunk CO. last fall, has been thoroughly re-.
paired at Sarnia during the winter, and has
commenced running between the depot,and
Sarnla, and is used h@ the company tor general
terriaee purposes between Fort Gfat1ot and
Point Edw;rd. She is about the size:of the |
Kuby, and commanded BY Capt. A1asonEll1e.-
Port Huron Commercial. March 6.
TIE BENTON COUNTY MURDER CAsE.-The
casts OF King, Rogers and Haggett, the men
arrested SOME three weeks ago by the ttica
Regulators, on suspicion Of having murdered
DR.. Rowe were dischargd by the Benton Circnit
Court to-day, the grand jury refusing. to ind
S$islSSnts dnS sna d9s scP ss Baaiet Sege
Esqrs, OF Oxford, and Niajor Msce, aud Jones
5; Huif, Of this city,-Letayette (lnd.) co1rier.
A1as asKnlEp.-Atseren o'clock last evening",
Martin Keaf was killed at the depot In this
city, He was waiting with his wife for the G.
i 1. U: r. r.: train, Intending to go to MeHens
~ Co., ILL, where he llyee, when he undertook
to Cross one, Ql lnG eM1Gcu AlAEA6 AuA Ma19
struck in tho head by the switch engine WOLF
breaking his skull, The engine and one freight
car passed over his body, breaking both Of his
legs aud smashing the right one III q horrible
manaer.-sEanesriue{ m H7s.) Rpuohean.
SAG1SAw RIVER FREE oF IcE-on Saturday
afternoon last, the ice In the, river: hegahl5to TO
move, and on Sunday morning the massive
nav since the first Of December last was invfei:
.;,--N1f,;b1,h HcY3ttbftcdn dfdrch 4. -"
DISASTROUS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES four
/; O'Clock t..is morning, a fire broke out in the
ti:ishing room Of J. Miley's Cabinet Shop on
Min street, and before the flames could be ex-
tin..uisled consumed the entire TOW Of build
+. i,,Gs between the Massasoit House md the
;.Ser.- Had it not been that the wind favored,
! Lie Massascit House, together with the: store
Of Mess1s j. T. E. Woodruff, must hnve been
+; consumed 4 great portion Of Mr.. AIiley' 8
p; large stock was saved, aud. aside from the
{; l,u ldings, the loss was comparatively trivial
! Altogether three buildings were burned, and
! the Mlssasoit House slightly damaged--Nsc'
{lfich.) fireman. ~,
F! ST. CLAIR RIVER BoArs.-The Ruby ani
Forester will run on the river during the sea
eon-oae OF the bouts leaving this port ant
Detroit every morning at 3: O'clock The Daf
is also to run on the river between this plas'
and Detroit the coming season, but I've, has'
not yet learned her programme OF business
ttlS
river, to be connected In some, MANNER viii
the Grand Trunk Railroad, but We cauno
i youeL for the truthfulness Of the report From
i present indications, it would seem that til
rivalry and excitement on the river last sea
sou is to be continued the coming SUMMER
Il Port Itro, Commercial. Mdrch t.
+ A Successive Lave the pleasure thB Fee
! Of announcing that the Saginaw City salt Te!
! ia a partrct success. The -s1t-bearing roc
; was touched On Saturday last ut the depth {
/: I'll tect--abont so feet lower than ut Eae
Saginaw: The brine has gradually increase
il, strength since the rock was reached, and 9
: the depth of III feet Of water: is 90, deg
: strength, which will undoubtedly increase 9
! tic sineing of this well has fully 'demol
str:sted the fact that the dip OF the salt basl
is from the lake. At Bay City the salt roc
was struck ut :: depth Of $50 feet; at Port
j, mouth at $50; ut Carollton at 648; at e.
! Saginaw at 0cc},oo, and at Saginaw City at ~.
I, 4Sdginau Republican, Aarch 4. "a "a
/ Mrs. McCnASEY RE-ARREsTED.-The Gta!
:. county {Tis.) Herald enys "A letter, fro
T. Oneoutas Otscgo Co, New York, Informs !
+ TINT Mrs. McCEancy, charged with the murd
t Ct .Iiss McCraney, her present. husband
t daughter By a former wife, but acquitted, y
i been re-arrcsted on the Charge Of causing
death, BIZ poison, Of Allen Baker, her form
husband. The remains Of Baker were remov
for examination, and nearly two gra1ns. OF
r senic found III the thorax The testimon
= | eays our informant, " aside from the cheulls
:, report, is vcT5 strong AGAINST her.
" MURDER IN ALHAMnnA, 1rI~-0n- -Eaturd
tor Constable. ,Llquor was quite freely us
Il After the po1ls had been closed, dtfacu
r sprang up ut tho grogycry Of one Harm
is Brown, between Brown, August Hoover,
:! nund DeiglcT and VIM. Burnett, .x1ad t
brothers, Gregg: Itwas caused blythe bre;
| a frrIo in
y one Of the Greggs., When the glass xas ,
~ ~, ken Brown, Hooversand Deigl4,swho 1era
!, the GROCERY, rushed out upon the other part
:" Blown armin:g himself with an lroa poke
IL, and begun fierce assault. ''i't' = ::
,a When the more peaeeable eitlzens, arouI
ri By the noise Of the riot, reached the groce
=, Wn. Burnct. was found lying In his Was
~ senseless, and terribly pcatcn shout the he
Peter Gregg was also found IN 2 fence cor
!, near By, eenseless and with his skull fractu1
-' Brown and Deisle were immediately arrest
SG but not oveHtakeR. Gregg died .a1Dnts A}e
..,I,o'clock on Sunday. Burnett was in: o.!
tt' critical condition when Mr. McMiehael
oft and his recovery was deemed irnposs1nie.
On Brown and Deigle were examined ,0g
th ESQ; Lowry, aud committed to awaitt@h The
term of Circuit Court aadtson O., 1Hrs;'
aertistr. ." -s:;h:,i,. = ,I ~. =, :
re r.. DEsmucr1rE F1kB At GsEEk. LAKEs:V
!: ID. n. Carharfs store, the saloon ea1oan
the odean Saloon, the Gern1ah Tayern, 9ea ::
o. o. dwelling houses, stage ban, and
nd /. store OF Mr.::Ahdrews, we're entiresy uestrt
I'd by fire on Thursday last. -paFt q the
70 70 Records we're also consumed with: eonsif
te a. ble damage to otherpr6perty: Tho entlres s
10 lis estimated at so GOO. .,'s'.:' =.
ne,I; THr LUMBER BUSINESS. -fhe geatesta
len ;ty has prevailed in the lumberlng dlst
ere during the present eeaso11.I TntYmon1a
h2. i. .in1dber which will cre long be rated
5ta fron the pipesies Of the URpaR as1pp
call the ST, Crolx, will exceed that 81 any yea
aed several wears past. We do not know whl
at Inmates are made for the upper d45stSlets, !!s
co, g,rtleniln. largely interested III taei la'
car S,usiurss at Stii1wateT informs US tnat q
les 100000, coo. feet. df,a ld'hbtr; NJ! oe pfe
ure down tia st, Croix as soon as the ice =
uu.-St: Esaat f''seas;; g.
o. Tho oskalo3os,sa uox4aj I;ilad;seaian state;
ere two gentleale ~ 3fie namc of He1y, end
iCtf:l children, were bitten by mad dog last.
nat. in Madison county. Tic dog -#ns finally
Chr !: ed ly q Mr. johnson The bitten perec1
/ Is mediately repaired to Alton to Try the II
ons Of mad stone in that vicinity.