The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-04-11
Detroit Correspondents.


DrE-IT. April : ls55.
4 ease Is now before the Supreme Court
Involving the question a 10 what cons,i-
tutes a white man, within the meaning Of
the Constitution OF this state, In prescr.b-
ing the qualifications Of voters, or more
properly, perhaps what aimixture OF Al
mean blood makes . man n1t White man.
4 person named William Dean, a resident
Of the town Of Romulus, I'D this county.
was convicted in the Circuit Court OF lie "a
voting. on the charEe that he was not 9
white man. The testimony showed that be
had an alm.xture, less than one-slxteenth.-
OF negro blood in his veins The case was
taken up on the charge ofthe Circuit Judge
to the jury. that if they believe from the
evidence, that Dean had q portion Of
negro OF African blood equal 10 oue-six-
teentb. lie was not white man and a legal
elector. Il : expected tia, "a decision VIII
be reached during the present term ot the
Court.
The First Annual Report OF the Board NJ
Metropolitan Police Commissioners, OF this
CITY IS lust published. Ii exhibits the sys-
TEN in a very prosperous condition. and
satisfactory results from its labors. Tie
feeling of hostility with which the plan was
met at first has almost wholly slhs iet. ana
+ il IS now regarded with very general favor
4 by all classes.
The trial Of George F. Cleveland. on a
charge OF manslaughter. growing ont OF
+ loss OF the steamer Pewahic, on Lake hl-
ron. in August last. was had before the
United States Circuit Court, 10 this city,
during the past wees resulting m a yer
F dict Of acQuittal Il viii Doe remembered
f that the Pewahic was lost 10y a collision
with the Meteor. Cleveland being her mate.
and sailing her az the time of the collision.
The Fenian scare with our neighoors
across the river, has subsidized, and The
troops are being withdrawn
Tie Great Western Railway Company
OF Canada. propose, during the coming
summer. 10 Law down q third rail on t.'
track OF that road. The road is @ broad
guage road. ana the object i 20 lay down
an additional ralfso a. 10 make track o
the same guage as the Michigan and Other
roads in the State. By this means cars can
be transported from New York % 81. Lou-,
without breaking bulk. They viii Id
brought across the river al this point 600 .
ferry boat built for the purpose.
! The Wavne County Democratic AS~ocia
ton takes the proclamation OF Gov Grape
for iay Of PRAYER. &c, in high dudge0n
Alta meeting held on Wednesday evening
resolutions were passed denOuncin- the
proclamation as "a direct attack upon tb'
President Tor the exercise OF his c0nstitl
tiOnal powers, an insult 10 a majority o.
the people Of this state who are his sup
pOrters. and blasphemOus attempt Q,
pervert the religious faith Of the people %
a wicked partisan purpose, aud calling
meeting at City Hall on Monday evening o.
" denOunce the outrage" II j. 10 be hope.
the Governor will survive the shock.
An exemplary sentence was passed BE-
the Recorders Court on Friday. Boy judge
Witherall Sometime last fall, person
named Thomas W Bortles, was in custody
of an officer in this city on q charge 90
larceny BOrtles gave the officer the slll
and ran. and a third person hY the name o
Butteriield attempted to apprehend him
whereupOn BOrlles drew pistol and sho
Butteriield. wOunding him severely but no
fatally B0rtles made his escape 10 Canada
hut was arrested there. and was "a -hOr
time since surrendered 10 the authorities
He was convicted in the Recorders COur
on FRIDAY, and Immediately sentenced {,
twenty-five years Imprisonment 10 the STATE
prison.
A revival Of local trade is looked fol
soon, as navigation is about commencing
Soma OF the river ports are already acces
sible by water and merchants and shipper
are anXiously waiting for the general re-
sumption of navigation, which Will be- con
siderably later the present year than usual
The market for wheat and flour, although
very firm. has undergone no mateli,
change during the week aud last quota
ti0ns are repeated ln the absence col aul
commercial features demanding special re-
mark, / give quotations OF the leading an'
seasondhle article, of country proiuce. o.
follows. Beans. dun at - 10 9Oc.; hutfer
81 to Zoe, and Good very scarce; chee-,.
Il Go Die. beesnaN. - go %5c eg-s
lair supply. at lGc-; maple sugar quiet. q
u to 20c.. with somewhat larr.4 l.'ei.fr