Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-06-09
STATE NEWS.

Duilu a uCW CuuTCu.
The hog cholera is having depressing
effect on live pork I'm Washtenaw coum-
ty.
Several Muskegon mills have hal, to
shut down for want of logs thus early in
the season. sarf seI
Benson Roselle and wife were .capsized
while rowing on Carr's lake, Sunday, and
both drowned.
A Kcnsington, Oakland county, farmer
flung a bOwl'at child and killed the lit
tie one instantly. sor
His excellency, Governor CrosweIl,
will deliver The Fourth of July oratioDat
Jackson this year.
The average Ypsilantian is just now
somewhat impecnnfous, owing to Jake
Martins failure to throw Owen.
1 Isaac Voorhies. a fine youngS man of
Ovid, was. killed In jumping from
freight train late Saturday evening.
The Caro-, Tuscola, artcsian well has
been bored 400 feet. and there are better
indications of brine than of the fresh
water that was sought. NE
Carl Rominger, state geologist, is ct
Marquette, where he will be actually en-
gagged all summer i'm completing the
state geological survey.
Another seduction case is reported
from Gratiot county. The unfortunate
one is "a years of age. and daughter of a
local justice Of the peace. e. ~
Peter Hulet and family, of Fish Lake,
Lapeer county, ate mandrake greens, and
the doctors are now busy trying to save
the lives of several Hulets.
| At Ypsilanti wOodpile fire scared all
the people pretty badly-showing that
just now prOperty-hOlders are very sensi-
tive upon the subject of fire.
A man named Cornelius Boone was
Berribly scalded by falling into salt
'grainer' at Eddy, Avery & Co.'s salt
works at Bay City. Saturday morning
last.
The organ for the Kalamazoo Presby-
terian chuch has been ordered, and Is
now OH its way to that village. 1t will
be the largest in the state outside of De-
troit.
The Howell horse fair was not a suc-
cess. Itended the second day instead Of
continuing three. as was advertised.
Cause: Too much jockeying and DIS
agreement between horsemen and mall
ayers.
Oliver G. Owen, of Saginaw, has been
hired as superintendent of the Lapeer
schools at a salary of $1,000, and Miss
Norton as principal of the high school ut
$40 Fer year.
John G rvin farmer well known in
Mt. Clemmens, was fatally injured last
Saturday at a barn raising, by a rope
| breaking, letting timber fall, smashing
both hips. He was also injured Internal
ly.
Patrick Walker. an old citizen of Port
Huron. who has been non cOmpos mentis
for some time past, sho: himself a few
days ago. the ball entering below the
chin and passing up into his head. He is
still alive
At Adrian, Albert Harrison and man
named Wilcox are undergoing an exam
ination upon charge of burning Harri-
sons barn. One witness testiges that
Harrison offered him half the insurance
If he would fire the building.
The Irresponsible party" of the Lapeer
Democrat intimates that the gentlemen
who are conducting libel suit against
him have caused his Office to be burglar
lied in order to get files of his paper and
letters containing information.
One of the jockey boys ut the Center
vile races rode too close to the fence and
was knocked off his horse. one OF his legs
broken, and he was otherwise injured.
The ladies cared for him, and a hat full of
money was collected for the unlucky lad.
James Mcqueen. employed at Walkers
coal mine at Jackson, met with a f:.talac-
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cending the shaft in the cage, and when
near the top, and while putting away mi.
oil can. was caught in the pump and iM-
stantly killed. fs.
Karl Eccard shot himself ar::East Sagi-
nav Tuesday morning with the evident
intention of committing snicide. The
ball entered the side Of his face md
following the cheek bone lodged back of
his nose. and has not yet been found. 1t
is thought that he will live.
The alleged Pontiac body-snatchers,
Morley. Frost and Chapman, the latter
publisher of the Commercial newspaper,
had part of their examination Saturday
morning. One witness. a Mr.. Fitzgerald,
formerly student of that place, bot now
of Detroit, gave his statement, and the
case was adjourned.
There is lady living N Charlotte. now
eighty years OF age, who bas been addict
cd TO the use of snuff since her four
teenth year. who has given up the use of
that weed, so as to show ''the boys who
have put OH the red ribbon an quit
drinkin' that L am willin' 10 make an
equal sacrifice with 'em.'
The Grand Rapids board of education
has refused TO admit o. H.. Goodwin, q
newly elected trustee, who, it is claimed,
was illegally counted iB py returning
board process.and Godwin will call on the
courts to ser him right. Despite the
board of education Goodwin attended
their last meeting and raised his voice at
every ballot.
A strange man was found dead one and
a half miles south of Orion Sunday
morning. No clue tn his indemnity or to
the cause OF his death. He had with
him sa tchel, carved cane, and about
$6 In money. By his side lay an empty
pop bottle and small vial. He wus
about % years of aye and apparently of
foreign birth.
A Mrs Robertson, of ST. Clair, took her
child with her when she Went to the barn
to look for eggs. she laid the little one
on the barn floor and went alOtt. When
she returned she found that the hens had
pecked the child to death, one of its eyes
being out and numerous other wounds
having been made on its tender head by
their sharp beaks.
Rev. Calvin Clark died suadenly at
Marshall Suudiy afternoon OF heart dis
ease, aged 72. Mr. Clark was we'll
known state missionary of the Presby-
churches and Sunday schools have been
Organized by him. He WIS a uiOueer of