The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-10-30
STATE NEWS.

Mr.. Mosier, OF Berrien Springs, kill
ed six skunks at one shot last week.
watterson will visit Albion on the
26th on his starring tour through Mich
igan.
One town in ST. Joseph county fines
tramps and lets them work out the fines
at seventy-five cents per diem.
Sixty years ago Detroit was the only
postoliice town in the State OF Michi-
gan. James Abbott was postmaster.
Horse thieves visited the late
Baptist convention at Grand Rapids.
They did not go in, but stole two hors-
es that were tied outside.
The Michigan ore products for the
season up to date aggregate S64, ,070
tons, an increase of S0,5j9 tons over
last year for the same period.
w. s. Taylor, of Seymour lake, Oak
land county, has raised from the same
ground this year one crop OF barley and
one of buckwheat.
The Houghton Gazette says that il
knows of only two men in the upper
peninsula who expect 10 succeed Gov
ernor Croswell.
There we're ga prisoners in Detroit
House of correction at o'clock p. M,
Saturday. Twenty were discharged
during the forenoon.
s. Fl. Hudson, Lapeer gunsmitb,
was shot through the right hand on
Saturday last, while repairing pistol
which happened TO be loaded.
Wendell Phillips wanted to lecture
in Lansing at $50. The society offer
ed him $40, which is a distinction with
difference, so to speak.
The Gratiot county supervisors have
appropriated 5000 for the completion
OF the county Jail, subject to the ap-
proval Of the people at the next elec-
tion.
Sam Mckay, Of Adrian, drove his
wife out of the house one night, piled
her clothes up in the yard, poured ker-
osene oil them and set them on fire.
The dry-goods store of Z. o. Mich
OILS in Bedford, six miles north of Bat
tie Greek, was robbed OF $500 worth Of
goods the night OF Oct. II.
John Kidd, many years employed in
Cheesborough's shipping Office, ut De-
troit, cut his throat Tuesday night and
died. Cause unknown.
Mark Brewer, member Of Congress
from the Sixth District, had on the
red ribbon when he was "sworn in" at
last Monday.
Esther CofToer, who, in July last, set
fire TO a tenement house full of people,
n number Of whom narrowly escaped
with their lives, was sentenced at Grand
Rapide TO State Prison for life.
Thomas Mckinney OF Concord. was
run over by a switch engine in Jackson
Oct. Is, and died from his injuries in
two hours. He was n drinking man
and was intnvicated at the time.
Oct. Il, while apparently in perfect
health, Mrs. Mass of Fremont, Isabella
county, fell from her chair and instant
ly expired. Cause, heart disease.
L. l.. Williams, Of West Kalamo,
while digging ditch across his land,
what he calls a subteran-
can ancient pine forest, finding fallen
trees two and three feet through.
A party Of 30 from Winchester, Ind,
have gone up TO Petoskey on a hunt
ing expedition. 1t took a whole bag
gage car to transport their dogs, guns,
tents, and supplies over the G.. Il. q I.
railroad.
There is q tempest in the Flint tea
pot. II is because the court martial
recently assembled there did not admit
reporters and lawyers. Did the editor
up there ever hear of public court
martial?
Mrs. Carreth, wife OF Thomas Car
reth, of Saranac, attempted suicide by
jumping into the cistern, but rescued
by her husband. Then she worked off
her frenzy by breaking mp the dishes.
As vet no cause car be assigned for
the suicide of II. +. Sheldon, the Stan
ton gentleman who hung himself on the
night OF the 18th. He was but 30
years of age, married happily, and ap-
parently prosperous.
Miss frankie Millard, very popu-
lar young schooma'am Of Fulton,
Gratiot county, has fallen heir 90 a
$500. 900 fortune, the bequest of some
sensible person in England, so writes
correspondent
7. Mothersill, deputy collector Of in
ternal revenue, sold on Saturday noon
the properly known as Woolley's dis
tillery, corner Of Larned and First
streets. 1t was bid in by the Govern
ment for S5,300.35, the exact amount
of a claim against Mr.. Woolley.
A man named Beach, who in COM
pay with two others escaped from the
Jail at Ionia few days since. was re-
captured by Sheriff Oscar at Midland
last night. A reward of $50 was offer
ed for his apprehension.
Thorp recently gave a crowd on the
street-corner his views on eternal pun
ishment. He said, "An' the Bible
says God made man in his own image,
an do you s'pose he's going to burn
himself in efiigy?'-I Battle Creek Tri-
bune.
A Tuscola county farmer writes 30
the Chicago Tribune as follows: 81
have been living in Tuscola county,
Michigan, Is years; have cleared mp
60 acres of timber land, and have made
a comfortable home for myself and
wife and ten children; can pay all my
bills this winter, and have my years
provisions and lots of pocket money
left, and enough 20 pay our grocer's
hills as we get them; and don't want
any better trade than farming.
A dispatch from East Saginaw Of
October 18th says: The prospect OF
the lumber trade look better than be
fore since the panic. A large number
Of dealers from abroad arc on the
market and $4,000. 600 feet have chang
Ell hands during the past week. While
manufacturers are firm IN their tone.
there is large amount Of lumber TO
90 forward aud the carrying capacity
Is not equal 10 the demand. There Is
fully 10000, 900 feet on the river 20 60
% Chicago, and no vessels to carryy 10
Freights on lumber to-day are Sl.50
from Bay City to Ohio ports, sl.Tj to
Chicago and 800 90 Bufalo. There
is one shilling advance on the above
rates from East Saginaw.
Ludington he's a genuine sensation,
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