The St. Cloud journal., 1873-07-17

'n)y in time to meet the old woman on
he threshold.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
FROM DETROIT.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
DETROIT, MICH, July 7th, 1873.
EDITOR JOURNAL The weather
s very uneven. Awhile ago it was
100 dry, and the woods in nerthern
Michigan were burning up. For
week past the heavens have been open.
I'd and the floods have come, and no
'ne longer complains of the dry times.
Also, awhile ago people said, ''The cold
winter fingers long time in the lap
of spring and is even sitting in the lap
Of summer" Now the complaint is
just the reverse.
AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN.
Capt. Ward, of one of the boats on
Detroit river, was brought before the
Police Court the other morning charg.
cd by an Irishmau in his employ With
assault and battery. The latter swore
that Ward knocked him down and
choked him so he could scarcely speak
since, and held him down for half an
hour. A relative of the Irishman
swore that he heard his relative scream
half mile away, from the effects OF
the treatment from Capt, Ward. But
other witnesses swo1e that the Irish
man was insubordinate, and all that
Capt Ward did was to gently correct
him. The Police Justice found the
prisoner "not guilty." whereupon the
Itlshman was very wrathy, and said he
would appeal that case to High Heav-
en-. The question arises, How many
Detroit attorneys would be allowed to
practice before that tribunal?
sM1TTEN, DoUBLY sM1TTEN.
A young man who has resided in
Detroit less than two months, has, dur
ing this residence, been on the hunt
for wife. He was refused by two
lasses outright. The third promised
to marry, but her big brother inter-
fered. The lover mourned twelve
hours and started out On new track
and last week was married. At pres
ent he seems SO happy that bis feet
scarcely touch the ground as be walks,
but possibly the old story, "Marry in
haste: ::eto.," may GENE true.
NO REsPECTOR OF PERSONS.
In one case, at least, the law is
shown to be no respector Of persons.
By law passed last winter by the
! Legislature of Michigan the Superior
Court having jurisdiction in the city
Of Detroit in civil cases, was organized.
The first case before this court, Hon.
Lyman Cochrane Presiding Judge,
was tried last week, John J. Bagley,
Governor Of Michigan being defendant.
The plaintiff sued for amount claimed
for job Of plastering done in the
Governors house. Tho Governor at
tempted in defense to recoup damages
for the imperfect manner in which he
insisted the job was done. But the
Governor was defeated, and as his pos.
sessions are large, the plaintiff will get
his pay, unless the case is hereafter
reversed upon appeal or new trial.
PERSONAL.
Gen. Lather s. Trowbridge and Col.
John Atkinson, who served faithfully
and gallantly in Michigan regiments
during the war of the rebellion, beat
their swords into law books and their
spears into "briefs," " having since the
| war resumed the practice Of law. The
firm of Troxbridge & Atkinson do q
large business, as they certainly de:
serve to for their ability and fidelity.
Col. A. is also newspaper man, own
ing 4 controlling share in the Detroit
! DAILY Union. Gen. Trowbridge was
= class.mate of Hon. W. s. Moore, of
St. Paul, formerly Of St. Cloud.
e.: THE FOURTH.
Most of the people of Detroit cele-
brated the Fourth of July by making
excursions out of town, while the pso.
pie, outside doeked into the city by
thousands. One Englishman began to
celebrate on the third, and only got
through on the fifth. His celebration
consisted in drinking frequently to tho
health Of the Goddess of Liberty. I
fear some Of the natives celebrated more
than one day, G.
The Shah of Persia. the first of