The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-05-28
MICHIGAN NEWS.

ALBERT A. DAY, of East Saginaw, has
been appointed by the Governor Inspec-
tor of Oils.
The annual meeting of the Michigan
Central Association of Universalists will
be held at Bay City, June Odd and oath.
JAMES CUsTIN, who was confined in
the Grand Rapids Jail for some trivial
offense, committed suicide last week by
taking poison.
THE Democrat, of Grand Rapids, says
that the Schiller disaster has frightened
several persons in that city from con-
templated European tour.
REV. Miss ELIZABETH CHAPLIN, of the
Universalist Church, at Lansing, has ac-
cepted call from Pittsburgh, Pa. She
received 81, 900 at Lansing. In her new
parish she is to get 50, 500.
Mrs. HILLIARD, one of the early pio-
neers of Michigan, died at Lansing last
week. She was 80 years of age, and
was remarkably vigorous for a person
having lived nearly century.
THE doctors of Detroit are mourning
over the backwudness of spring, and
the consequent delay of the coming of
green apples and their season of profit.
Thus it is that the late spring affects all
trades and professions.
The agent of the Michigan State
Prison has caused to be published upon
cards, for the information of convicts,
the provisions of the new good time
law, passed at the late session of the
Legislature.
GRAND RAPIDS, for the first time in its
history, has a murder case. Martin Har-
rigan was stabbed by Gustave Christ, on
May l, 1t the saloon of the latter, and
has since died from his injuries. The
alleged murderer is in custody.
THE ordnance stores in Dearborn Ar
senal are to be sold at public auction in
June. These comprise 20-pounder par
rots, 24-pounder howitzers, and II and
6-pounder field guns, Springfield,
French and Austrian rifed muskets, and
smooth bores, and revolvers.
The Detroit Tribune of May Is pub
fishes two columns of crop reports from
all parts of Michigan. A great improve
ment is reported as the result of the re-
cent rains, and the yield will be a reason
ably fair one. Fruit looks quite well,
with the exception Of peaches.
A SAW and shingle mill at Loomis Sta
ton, Saginaw county, owned by Wise
& Loomis, was burned last week, and
also an immense quantity of lumber.
The station building was in great danger
for a while, but was saved. The loss is
not known, but will exceed $4,000,
with no insurance.
MEssRs. BLAIR AND STONE, of Grand
Rapids, attorneys for Peter Hogan, who
built the water works there, have Just
notified the city that suit will be com
menced in the United States Circuit
Court, if his claim of $500, and two
years interest, for making the water sur
vey there, is not Immediately adjusted.
JOHN II. THOMAS, colored, of Detroit,
has been found guilty of the murder Of
his wife and daughter, and sentenced to
Imprisonment for life at jackson. When
sentence was pronounced the prisoner
sioutly protested his innocence, and de
family maintained that all the witnesses
or the prosecution had lied indis-
criminately.
THE State Homeopathic Society held
session at Detroit last week. They
voted to meet at Ann Arbor in Novem
Der, and to hold an annual meeting next
year at East Saginaw, and resolved tc
leave the whole matter relative to found
ing the Homeopathic College in connec