The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-08-04

MiCHiGAN ITEMS.

barn ~ what caused the IRE in Lansing.
THE water in most OF the small lakes Of
Michigan is reported to be higher this season
than it has been for number Of years.
The youth OF Bay City, excited to fever
by the news OF the Custer disaster thirst for
military glory, and corps of cadets will be or
gsnized.
A FIRsr-cLAss aboriginal cemetery has been
discovered at Galesburg, and the property
OF the old cut-throats buried therein has been
coniscated.
A cRooUET match between two Milford clubs
called out larger number of spectators
than horse-race would. The defeated club
had minister in it.
ERNEST ANDERSON, of Big Rapids, was re-
Gently killed by falling tree. He was to have
been married in the evening of the day ON
which he was killed.
AN accidental explosion OF dynamite occurred
at Mine Native, on Thunder bay, recently, by
which William Moyie was killed and Heeton
Mcdonald was disigured for life.
WILLIAM FOWLER and Wesley Eckerson cut.
bound and set up seven acres of wheat in s,ne
day last week on the farm of w. w. Fuller. in
Rives township. The cutting was done bv
Fowler.
AT Detroit, on Wednesday of last week. the
Etnas, Of Detroit defeated the Mutuals. Of
Jackson, in base ball match the second of a
series Of games for the State championship. bv
a score of to Z, amid considerable excitement
and ill.feeling.
A SAD affair occurred at Detroit one night
recently. Two workingmen attended saloon
"opening," and became intoxicated On their
way home, at late hour, arm-in-arm, they
walked off a dock and into the river. Both
men were drowned, leaving two widows and
fourteen orphans.
A TUscoLA merchant, whose store has been
pilfered several times, lay in wait for the bur-
glar. He surprised him in the act of stealing
sugar, chased him ont on the street, and finally,
shot him through the leg, and then let him go
without making an arrest
RICHARD HALzDURF, of Port Austin, while
loading lumber on the schooner Sanilac, at San
lilac, became overheated and drank freely
of ice water and then, feeling badly, started
steps, when he sank down and was seized
with commissions and shortly thereafter died.
MARSHALL Statesman: Calhoun county
had in 1874 population of 1865. In 1875
there occurred only 244 deaths. There were
$50 children born during the same period Of
time, making an increase Of 345 There were
575 marriages reported during 1875 The
mortality report shows that this is one of the
most healthy counties i'm the State"
CHARLES WENTz, for many years prominent
German citizen, was found dead in the woods
three miles from East Saginaw, one morning
last week. Appearances indicated that he had
attempted to draw his shotgun through a
fence after him. and the hammer striking on
the rail the gun was discharged, killing him
instantly. The coroner's jury rendered YER
dict of accidental death.
AT a meeting OF the Board of Directors.of the
Saginaw Valley and st. Louis Railroad Compa-
ny, held in Saginaw City, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year President
d. II. Jerome Vice President, George F..
Williams Secretary, Ezra Rust; Treasurer,
A. W. Wright; Executive Committee, d. H.
Jerome, George f. Williams, Ezra Rust, A. W.
Wright and Newell Barnard
THE body of John Rivers was taken from the
water in Marquette harbor, the other day. in
remarkable state of preservation after lying
in the water for over eight months Some
time laat November Rivers escaped from the
vigilance of his wife, who had been watching
him for several days while he was suffering
from the effects OF intemperance, and, as it
now appears. threw himself into the lake. His
friends sought him in vain until the SHOWS Of
winter shut out all hope of finding his where
abouts
ONE day last week Constable A. H. Briggs,
Of Battle Creek, took warrant for the arrest
of colored man, wood sawyer named Ben
jamin Williamson, charged with larceny.
Briggs captured him near Marshall and started
with his prisoner early in the evening. While
on the way home williamson conversed with
the officer in very interesting manner. and
appeared to manifest no ill-feelng toward
him. When about five miles east Of Battle
Creek and near what is known as 'sthe Gulf
which is considered dangerous and gloomy
locality on the road between Battle Greek and
Marshall, the prisoner suddenly arose from
his seat, and catching Briggs around the hips
and shoulders threw him violently out OF the
buggy. He then seized the reins, and plying
the whip to the horses, drove off and disap-
peared in the darkness. The officer attempted
to get hold of HE revolver, with the intention
Of shooting the villain, but in his efforts to
raise his right arm he found that it was frac-
tured above the elbow. Being in helpless
condition. he crawled to the house Of farmer
named David Mayo, who found him lying in
sensible upon the ground. Pursuit was i'm
mediately instituted, and the desperate was
overtaken in Cass county, with the outfit in
his possession. On seeing the officers he
jumped from the buggy and attempted to es-
cape by running through cornfeld, but was
compelled to halt by Deputy Sheriff, who
shot him twice in the legs, injuring him quite
seriously After being arrested and wounded
he resisted the officers, and remarked that he
would never be taken alive. He WAS brought
back to Marshall, however, and lodged in the
county Jail.
Detroit Prices Current.
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