The true northerner., 1875-01-08


REV. J. s. SMART, Of Port Huron, recently
married couple who called upon him from
Canada. and when the bride and groom had
departed Mr.. Smart discovered that his over
coat had been exchanged for an inferior one
of Canadian make. He pureued the neWiy
welded pair and interrupted their blissfui
converse while crossing Black River Ridge, |
and recovered his overcoat. starting home
ward Mr. Smart missed his gloves, and again
turned and overhauled the bridegroom. who,
having made restitution, was suffered to de-
part in peace.
PERSONAL.
YOUNG Hollander named Derk Van zant-
wick, residing with his parents and two
brothers in Grand Haven, aged about twenty
years, and depending on manual labor for his
daily bread, received notice on Christmas Day
of the death OF bachelor uncle in Holland,
for whom he had been named, and that his
uncle had devised to him the sum of l6O,O 600
guilders.
A DETROIT father purchased tool-chest for
his son, lad Of eight who seemed to have
considerable mechanical genius. Up to latest
accounts tho boy has sawed off but two table,
legs, six nobs from the bureau, bored seven
holes through the doors and three through
the piano-case, and by the aid of the glue-pot
stuck the family supply of napkins firmly to
the paror carpet.
The Rev. DIR. A. Eddy, of the Presbyterian
church Of Niles, has put veto on the further
dancing OF members of his church.
The Sanilac Je6ersOnian tells OF pioneer
of that county who was married November
18th last, and December 18th applied for q
divorce, claiming that he had caught Tar
tar" The day Of the wedding he went mile
and half TO obtain the attendance of the
bride, and when the nuptial ceremony had
been performed remarked to her: "They
tell some pretty hard stories about you, but
if you won't ask any questions won't"
Gov. BAGLEY sent quantity OF toys and
confectionery to the children at the State
Public School as a Christmas gift.
AMOS JAMES with his brother, J. James,
and his son W. D. James, OF Sanilac, weigh
$50 pounds and make up an aggregate length
OF eighteen feet seven inches.
AT Stanton, Wednesday, a young man from
tho country inquir ed for Methodist minis
ter. Opportunely the pastor Of the Congre-
gational church happened along and was in
troduced, and the young man gave express
sion to his desire to be married. The pastor
engaged horse and buggy. and, facing a
driving storm drove out two miles into the
country and soon tied the young man and
his bride into hymeneal knot. Then quoth
the radiant bridegroom to the clergyman: {:
I'm much bliged to ye, boss; sorry can't
pay you somthen', but hain't got red do
som'then for you some time when l get
round to it, though"
A HOMER minister has married % couples
durin & the past two months.
LEGAL.
SOME months ago Benjamin Luce and
others, of Grand Rapids, obtained a quit
claim deed covering nearly the entire business
portion of the village Of Pentwater, valued at
over s1,0OO,OOO. Last week suit was COM
menced in the United States Court by Henry
Rector, for the purpose of setting aside
Luce's deed, claiming that the same was ille-
gally obtained.
POLITICAL.
The Prohibitionist have called State Con-
vention at Lansing January 81, to nominate
Regents of the University and candidate for
Justice OF the Supreme Court. They will
also petition the Legislature to establish a
State constabulary, whose special duty it
shall bs to enforce the Prohibitory law
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE annual report of the Secretary OF State
for the year ending September 80, 1874, shows
that County Superintendents of the Poor re-
port 4, 541 paupers in the State with an aver
age cost per week of $1.97 for each person.
Total amount expen ed 5i44, 100 40; amount
paid for temporary relief, $15S, ,203 G3. One
poor-house was built in Huron county, making
fifty three in the State. Gratiot, Mecosta
Glare, Iosco, and Isabella rent the poor-house
and farm to the keeper, paying stipulated
sum for the keeping OF the paupers.
THE annual reports of the SheriGs to the
Secretary of State show that there were 274
prisoners in the Michigan jals October 1,
1873. During the year s972 have been re-
ceived, making the total number OF prisoners
9,246. at cost Of "a. per week for board
and keeping amounting to 60,69S.9l for
the year.
A FINE large deer recently took turn in
the streets of Bay City, and seemingly for the
fun of the thing kept ahead of a street-car.
THs following is the State Treasury state
ment for 1874:
Balance in Treasury Dec. 81, 1s73.....s G32,06s co
Receipts during 1874. ............... 152 81 SS
81 7s4 $50 OF
Expenditures during 1s74............ 1,s9l,794 81
Balance Dec. 81 1874 S74.................S S93OS5 Sc
| STATE DEBT.
Sault canal bonds, o., due Juy /, 1S79.S $1,000 90
| Renewed loan bondr, 6s, due July L,
Two million loan bonds, 6s, due Jan.
/. 1883. .....,........ 600 900 90
/ 1890. 364 200 90
| Total ..................s1 52s 600 90
Non-interest bearing debt. l,5ss,0s5 Ga
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SPEAKER BLAINE is q man of ready
resources. At the reception by Con-
gress of his Sandwichian Majesty the
latter appeared somewhat i'll at ease,
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