The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-28


year was SO, and the expense of the establish
ment was 5,l3l, exclusive Of 50, 886 for TEN
porary relief outside. There are 32 inmates
now on hand, and the Superintendent asks an
appropriation of $4,000 for the ensuing year.
That is at the rate OF something over s2sl
apiece.
Tue Adyentists College, large and elegant
structure, which was erected at great expense
during the past summer, in Battle Creek, for
the PRONUNCIATION of the doctrine of their
creed has met with a considerable degree OF
success. There are at present in the academy
over 125 students, who are, with but few ex-
ceptions, Seventeen-day Adventists, "a it is
strictly sectarian school. Several of the
more advanced students are preparing to enter
the ministry.
THE State Association of Veterans of tie
Mexican War met at jackson, on Thursday OF
last week, with seventy present. The follow
ing officers were elected: President n. b.
Rowley Detroit; Vice-Presidents, II. F. Nc
Reynolds Muskegon and Capt. +. W. Carte
minis, kalamazoo; Corresponding Secretary, W.
d. Wilkins, Detroit: Recording Secretary, c. H.
Bostwck, New Troy. Twenty delegates were
elected to the centennial meeting at Philadel-
phia in July. The next reunion will be held at
Grand Rapids on the third Tuesday in January
Of next year. 1t was voted to take steps for
the erection Of suitable monument in Jack
son.
THE Supreme Court of Michigan has affirmed
the validity and constitutonality of "the Sun
day law" The case before it was based OF the
49, L..
ing of saloons on Sunday and during certain
hours of the night is unconstitutional because
its title describes it as an act to prevent the
sale of Liquors to minors. drunken persons and
habtual drunkards and the Constitution pre-
scribes that mo law shall embrace more than
one object, which shall be clearly expressed in
it, title" The court declares this to be no OBJ
lection at all. The clause in the Constitution
was intended to prevent the deception of legis-
lators by false titles, but it is not necessary
that the contents of an act shall be repeated in
its title. The court also defines what it under
stands to be the meaning ofthe words "clos-
ing the saloons. 1T is clearly meant " says
the court - that the sales at least shall be en-
tire-S' stopped and the traffic shut off effectu-
ally. so that drinking and the conveniences for
drinking shall be no longer accessible and
those who frequent them for that purpose shall
be dispersed Common sense will dispose Of
such cases readily enough. Everybody knows
practically what closing saloon or drinking
places means and there is no occasion for seek
ing or solving imaginary difficulties"
REPORTER for Grand Rapids paper called
on the Chief of Police the other day, and
learned the following facts, with reference to
the proposed building of a new Work House:
After the city has bought suitable lot, erected
a building and bought the necessary machin-
cry, it will require the constant services of at
least twenty men to take charge of the same
and keep it in running order A Superintend-
ent must be employed at salary not less than
$1,000 for the first year; one Assistant Super
intendent at =, 000per year. clerk or book
keeper at not less than $500; one First Engin-
eer at Il coo; an assistant at $500; not less
than six overseers at IS, GOO for all: six guards
at %, 600 for all; two turkeys at 5000 each;
one team and driver the driver at $500, max
ing total of 513, 700 for salaries besi1es the
cost of the necessary quantity of beds and
bedding, both for the overse6rs, guards etc.,
and the prisoners. After the first year the ex-
penses would undoubtedly be raised until the
salaries alone would reach nearly 800, 900 per
year. From Oct. %, 1875 to JAM IL, 1876
there was sent to the Detroit House of Ger
rection, from the Police Court, nineteen pris-
oners. The cost of taking the prisoners there,
including all expenses, was 5275.20 (57S of
whichis to be paid by the county, or an average
of about 514.44 each. These nineteen prison.
ers serve total Of seven years, five months
and five days. 1t costs about 37S per year to
keep prisoner there. At meeting of citi-
zens the project was discussed at length, and it
was finally voted that it was inexpedient to
build such an institution.