The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-06-06
Detroit Correspondence.


pErR0rT Ma 2st1, ls55.
Tie Detroit C..y Railway has recently
passed. nndsr q new maIaseIneai' Tie res
aut managers teing lessons q he c9-p0-
ration. When he -aE Of Congress imposing
a tax unon passengers -ransporie- upon
s.-se-. railways went into effect. the compa-
nyadvanced is rate OF iare from I've 70
* cents. al-h0ash tie tax was bat rae
ton Of cent. Tie charter OF theconpany
restricts the ARE % Eve cents FOR a! DIS
tances, but me company Claimed that beng
unable . make change involving i1e rae
lion. tnev we're entitled ~ add Tie penny
n f1.L Under this Arrangement the.- re
ceipts feil OF largely, and tbs iact { sup
posed to ue the secret Of the change. and
the new management have returned 10 the
Old price, FIVE cents Tie wisdom OF the
step IS already apparent n the increased
patronage when the railway receives.
TIE funeral ofDr II. 2. Cobb. 81 old
resident Of this city, vas attended Oh Tues
DAY last b. the medical proiess.onin body,
and BY large concourse Of citizens.
All the parties arrested for the Morris
murder and Tor the attempted highway rob
berries, have been discharged, they having
already proven their innocence IN the na-
tpre Of al atDt.
IL may not he generally known that the
naval force on tie lakes has within the
past year been increased bv the addition 0f
a number Ofvessels. Formerly The govern
ment was restricted Jy treaty with Great
Britain rom keeping more than two arm
ed vessels % The lakes in tins Of peace
During our civil war, however, the govern
meDt wisely thought that IL lake commerce
demanded larger protective force, and
accordingly gave The necessary notice 10
Great Britain TO terminate the treaty
Upon The maturity Of the notice several
gesse.s having been built 10 the meantime
we're put q commission. IT not now nee
essary Tor defensive purposes they are 90
% watch the hordes u smuggers that
swarm the frontier waters. Three Of these
vessels, the Gen. Sherman, the John A
Dix and The ANDY Johnson. have Their rem
devious IN the river opposite this city, ply-
lng chiefly between lakes Huron and Erie
Gen. W. 7. Sherman, being on an inspec-
ton tour on the northern lakes is expect
I'd 20 arrive IN this city about the 1871 of
June. Arrangements are IN progress 10
give him a public reception.
The lake survey, an impOrtan. feature
II government work, designed 20 furnish
charts for the guidance OF mariners IN the
navigation Of the lakes, ls being prosecut-
ed the present season with more than its
usual yigor, the number Of surveying par
ties being increased over former years.
woman named Mrs Selling died 10 this
city several days ago. evidently from tie
elect Of poisonous matter taken into the
Omach. Her sickness was attributed 10
ating balOgna sausages, but whether her
death was caused by the sausages or bv
some thing aiterward taken. is not known.
microscopic examination OF some Of the
sausage showed il 70 be charged with vic
lous matter, and this is probably the secret
Of the death. During the summer months
especially, with their liability % engender
epidemic diseases. L wOud seem that in
THIS land OF plenty civilized people might
mud q suiiiclency without resOrting 20 the
Flllan0us compounds Of refuse meat and
oIial served Up u the L!gLly seasoned .arO
Of "Bolognas."
The Cathedral. the central house Of
worship OF the Catholic denomination, Of
this city. mas during the present spring
been greatly improved By elaborate .nte-
rlOr decoration.
The plans for the erection Of q portion OF
The new depot buildings Tor the Detroit and
Milwaukee Railroad nave been perfected
aud approved. Among the Improvements
IS the opening Of new street Oh the com
pany' grounds, designed to give greater
facilities OF egress 10 the case Of The occur
renee Of 1res similar to the late terrible
catastrophe.