The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-10-09
STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS.
An East Saginaw school-marm is too
nice to speak of Spotted Tail, the In
dian chief. She calls him "Freckled
Final, the Aboriginal Chieftain."
A st. Joe cranberry farmer has rails
ed $50 bushels Of that small fruit from
a measered acre Of marsh. They are
worth about $40 per barrel, on an
average.
The State Reform School now has
267 inmates, larger number than ever
before. On Saturday last 80 guns were
received for the use of the boys in
their drill.
The Saginaw Republican says: 1.-The
construction of the new branch of the
Bay CITY Railroad 10 Caro- form Vassar
is fixed fact, all the contracts having
been completed.
4 newly married couple got drunk at
Lexington few hours after their we'd
ding, aud the groom struck his mother
aud faiher-in-la law, and the latter crack.
ed the young mans head with al axe
helve
The cOmpositors IN the Office of the
Jackson Patriot (morning paper struck
on Tuesday morning last aud boys and
non-union men set up the paper. A re-
dnctiOn flom 30 TO 81 cents per 1000
ems cansed the strike.
The Bay City opera house is to be
provided with fire escape ladders and
two "stand-pipes for water supply. The
latter will be 80 arranged that in case
Of fire the building can be almost in
stantly Hooded.
Jusius Eall, of Reese. is missing On
the 18th he started for Saginaw. having
Oh his person $50 in cash and draft
for $40, and no tidings OF his where
abouts have been received by his fami-
ly.
James l.. Bussey, Of Tentou, says
his chickens are dying of with what
appears 20 be n species OF cholera.
Cases OF the same disease have appear
ed among the fowls at Grand Rapids.
At the reception given to General
Mcclellan III Boston lady said to him !:
"My husband was killed when with
you at Cold Harbor. Then she grasp
ed his hand and said God bless you
General,
Mrs. Hannah Davis. of Allegsn, sis
ter.in-lRw of Col Fisk, died few days
ago. She was wealthy, and leaves most
OF her earthly possessions 20 the Bap-
tist society OF Allegan. The gift in
cludes a go, 900 parsonage reads furn-
ished.
The state board Of fish commission
ers are struggling with model for fish
shute ia dams that viii combine sim
plicity, cheapness and efficiency.
When this is done, the law passed last
winter IN regard to the construction Of
shutes will be enforced.
Martha l.. Weyman, OF Pittsburgh,
las entered suit against the Connecti-
cut Mutual Life insurance company q
recover SO, 600 n a policy taken ou,
by her husband. Weyman committed
snicide last May, and the company re-
sist payment.
A horse at Boonyille, No, was hitch
ed near humble bees nest. The bees
attacked him slightly at first, but as he
charged and plunged. attempting TO
get away. they attacked him from all
sides. until the poor beast could stand
il no longer, and utterirg shrek after
shrek in his dying agony, lay down
and died.
The New York World has a letter
from DR.. Masters, who went out with
some emigrants 10 Sidney, y. ). w.
last spriug. He writes that the peo-
pie in Atnerica had better stay at home
than sail To COLONY where there are
crowds waiting at the corners Of the
streets for work, which they are unable
10 get
Rich Cinnamon Of San Francisco are
suspected of crippling the feet Of their
little girls, after fashion in their own
country. Al Moon is under arrest for
having removed tue bones from his
daughters feet, so that they could be
compressed: and the cnse is said 20
promise disclosure Of harbaIous prac-
tices.
The Michigan unitarian conference,
now in session gt Jackson, yesterday
elected the following officers; Presi-
dent. Austin Blair, Of Jackson; vice
Presidents, +. G. Green Of Ann ArbOr;
John Greusel, OF Detroit O.. n. Mason
~ Kalamazoo G. j. Shaddock, Of Mus.
kegon; Secretary agd Froesuser, J. G.
Richardson, Jackson.
Tecumseh people still maintain that
Webb w Frazer has been quietly par.
doned ont Of states prison. A paper
published at the governors home says
the Tecumseh peolpe are mistaken. In
order 10 prove that they are mistaken
the Jackson Citizen SAYS he s still at
work in the prison bake shop ald like
ly 10 remain there for another year and
q half.
Eason's brewery at Adrian. burned
nj two O'Clock Thurdsy morning, to-
geiher with the barn and other build
ngs. Two horses, n COW, and a num-
4 Der Of chickens were burned. The front
part OF the brewery was saved, as also
the engine. Loss, $1,000; insurance,
/ -, 800. There being no other solntlon
Of the question Of how the fire originat-
ed, it is charged to incendiarism.
The case OF Il. ID Bullock, the great
music dealer of Jackson, vs.. Chas. ).
/ Brown, cashier OF the First national
bank of Flint, has resulted in a YER
dict for the plaintiff The case was
four days on trial and attracted great
deal of attention. The suit was brought
10 recover the value Of notes running
10 Bullock then by Beach. Bullock 6
agent ut Flint. aud deposited with
Brown as collecteral security for
Beach's personal debt.
Considerable talk is being occasion.
ed at Blissfield by sthe disappearance OF
Rev. A.. .B. Wood, OF Riga, under cir
cumstances that even tho cspscious
cloak of charity will not conceal. There
h. now living in The bank OF Gilmore A
Co. a note of. fifty dollars, with the
name Of Winters Carpenter forged mp
ON il. When the reverend gentleman
was desired 10 rise and explain his ac-
cnstomed place was found 10 be vacant.
AlAdrian Times.