The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-18

near Wayland was choppinB down large tree
which fell upon him, killing him instantly.
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.
THE plans for the new State House OF. Cor
rection at Ionia have been completed, and
accepted by the Commissioners. The walls
including the buildings and grounds. will be
$500 feet in length, being OF brick. foot in
thickness and Is feet high, capped with stone
feet in width-forming fine promenade for
the sentries. There will be three gates-the
one in front being IS feet wide, the one at the
rear 16 feet, and the one at the side IL feet
surmounted by ssntry-boxes. In the center
Of the inclosure will be an octagonal shaped
structure, SO feet in diameter Radiating
from this building will be five wards-No.
containing 80 cells; No. 2, 1O4 No. 8, 112 ;
No. 4, 104; No. 5, 112-512 cells in all. In
the rear OF the yard will be the workshops Of
brick 80 by 400 feet. All the buildings will
be connected with steam and gas-pipes and
building will be erected inside the walls for
the generation of steam and gas.
THE report of A. H. Murshon, Inspector
General of Lumber for the Saginaw District,
now being prepared shows the following as
the amount of lumber sold, shipped, and in
spected under the State law governing the
inspection of pine lumber for the Saginaw
District, during the season of 1874: First
clear, III, 449 feet second clear, S65, 744 feet :
third clear, 1,102,6l feet three uppers, IT,
74S, $50 feet; total uppers, &c, 494, 331 feet !;
common, 157, 554 $40 feet; culls, 29,O34, 964 /;
straight measure, II ,768, 279; total 2lS,551,-
944. The amount inspected and shipped
during the season of 1873 was 1851, 973.
THREE cheese factories in Gratiot county
during the past summer Produced eighteen
tons of cheese.
RAILROADS.
MIR. w. X. MUIR, late of the Great Western
railroad, has been appointed General Superin
tendent of the Detroit and Milwaukee road
THE Gratiot Journal says that, at recent
meeting held at Ithaca, Capt Craw stated
that the completion of the Chicago, Saginaw
and Canada railroad is fixed fact.
THE Michigan Central Railroad Company is
carrying free of charge all goods destined for
the suffering inhabitants of Kansas.
DEATHS.
GEORGE CROKER, an old and respected cit
izen of Flint, died last week. He was enor-
nous in stature, his weight being not far from
500 pounds.
CRIME.
REV. II. FISK, OF Grand Rapids has made
a clean breast Of the matter Of his illicit love
for the organist OF tho Universalist church of
that city, of which he was pastor. He con-
fesses his crime with penitence, and prays for
forgiveness, as will be seen by the appended
card
To THE PUBLIC frankly confess to the fearful
sin of which am charged, and will not be coward
ly enough TO lie seek paliation of my weakness
and guilt. l can only crave the pity and compass
sion of the world have offended, and the forgive
ness which my sincere and profound repentance
before God and man calls for / have returned my
letter of fellowship to the denomination have so
grievously stricken, and abandoned the profession
which have so deplorably shamed. May God and
man pity and forgive me, and aid me to do some
humble work in life yet for the good of society.
am not coward or sneak to make Adams plea
that woman did it," 1t was my own weak and
wrought my downfall. In penitence and unutter-
able sorrow, II. FISK, JR.
Personal.
WoNG CHIN Foo, the absent-mined Chinese
refugee who perambulated this State about a
year ago, in many instances forgetting to pay
his hotel and other bills, has been offered a
professorship in the Asiatic Department OF
the University of Modern Languages at New
buryport, Mass.
A~l.n A..,, hat nj
Ann Arbor, and DR.. p. Davis, Of Ypsilanti
went TO visit their father, Rev. J. f. Davis, OF
| Macomb county, who is now 81 years OF age
but who retains his mind and strength in a re-
markable degree. During the visit the father
| incidentally remarked that he believed, old al
he was, he could handle any of his sons. TIL,
doctor challenged his father. The sons con
fidence in his ability was misplaced, for b,
soon found himself on the floor with his pa
ternal on top Of him.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The State Swamp-Land Road Commission
ers have made their annual report for tn,
year ending 1874. 1t only occupies twelve
pages, reviewing the condition Of the work
the advantage OF State roads in promoting i'm
migration. and the great good Of reclaimin(
useless land. Nine tables disclose all tn,
work placed under contract in the Lowe
and Upper Peninsulas, with the amount &C
cepted approved, and paid for. Also the con
dition by counties of State swamp-land in boil
Peninsulas at the close OF the fiscal year. an,
the number OF acres reserved on road and othe
contracts. The number OF miles placed unde
contract in the Lower Peninsula was only s
at cost Of 80, 800. But A miles were accept
ed and paid for, costing $4,000. About 5
miles remain under contract, involvn
s64, 521. This is in the Lower Peninsula /
the Upper Peninsula miles were placed M
} der contract for S1l, 2S0; SO miles were az
cepted and paid for, costing s121, 1S7 and /
miles are still under contract, with S14, IS
I due when they are finished. There are 5S7, 81
acres of State swamp land subject to entry
the Lower Peninsula, and 1,7S1, CSC acres
0 the Upper Peninsula. The reserved lands o
= road and other contracts in both Peninsuls
amount to 16, 16S acres.
THE Farmers Store a cooperative tradin
: establishment at Ann Arbor, which h,
, hitherto been considered sound, suspende
g last week. The liabilities are not far fro
S50,000 with assets about $4,000.