The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-11-16
State ITEMS.
The capitol walls are complete

John Murry, the Muir burglar
has broken Jail and fed. The Sher-
if will give $50 for his carcass.
1t cost Preston Long, of Has
stings, $50 to carve his neghbor,
George Moore, with a knife, on
election night.
Joseph G. Wood, of Flint, aged
90 years, was buried on Saturday.
For GO years he he has been a COM
municant of the Episcopal church.
The Michigan Deaf Mute Mirror
takes strong ground in favor of an
institution for the care and educa-
ton of the feeble minded.
Not content with raising a flag
16x52 feet, with ten foot letters,
the Algonac folks have raised a
pumpkin, six feet in circumference.
Willie Twombla, of Crosse Point,
left home some days ago and went
to Detroit since which time he has
not been seen or heard from. lie
is Is years Of age.
The regular annual meeting OF
the Michigan State Pathological
society will be held at Coldwater,
commencing at 2 p. m, December S.
That Bay City child murder case,
for which John and Margaret Nc
Carthy are under arrest, proves to
have been one of the most brutal
deeds ever recorded. The boy was
a fine little fellow, whose chief
wrong was that he would not lie
and for that he was whipped and
starved to death.
On election night, Henry Manion
of Marine City, started home across
lots, and being pretty full he miss
ed his grip in getting over a high
picket fence and caught by one
heel and one arm on the pickets
head downward and with his back
to the fence. In this position he
hung for IA hours before he was
found. Henry was sober when they
took him down, and alive too, bu,
it was the closest call he ever had
a. S. Ilinchman, now of Waco
Texas, formerly of Niles, was at.
tackled by five robbers near his
homo last week, and succeeding in
killing two, wounding a third, and
put the balance to flight. His
horse was killed. Ilinchman re-
ccivcd several wounds, none OF
which are serious.
Thomas Lilly, wealthy, or at
least wcll-to-do farmer, living near
Dowagiac, had a business settlement
with neighbor named Charles
Crccger on Saturday last, and dur
ing its process the twain got into a
quarrel, and Lilly stabbed and
killed Crccgcr. The murderer is
now in Jail.
1t is estimated that $4,000, 900
feet of logs will be cut in the Che
boygan region this fall.
a. Newman, of Portland, one of
the very earliest pioneers of the
state, died at Portland Oh the 18th.
lie was ~ years of age, and was
one of the pillars of the universal
list faith in Michigan.
A. i. Moger was arrested Mt
Lowell, on requisition from the
Governor of Oregon. lie is charged
with forgery.
Mr.. Mark Hurd, of Marshall,
has in his possession large golden
eagle, recently captured in that
vicinity. 1t is beautiful bird,
and measures seven feet from tip
to tip ofthe wings, and is easily
domesticated.
The Ann Arbor common council
his been overhauling the accounts
OF some Of the old officers of the
city; and find several shortages.
Two recorders are short 81, ATS
24;a justice, 1890; three mar
shals, S565,34.
When Wyandotte man opened
a letter addressed to his care, but
with the name of an unknown W.
man upon it, and found that it was
meant for his wife, whom he had
recently married, but who, by the
letter, was shown to be the wife Of
another man also he did not make
. fuss over it, but just left that city
so SUDDENLY and silently that no ono
can find where he went.