The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-04-17

Cornelius j. was satisfied. Meanwhile
the will has been admitted to probate.
sTATE NEWS.
Every man except one in the village
Of Eagle, Clinton county, wears red
ribbon.
The East Saginaw firenen responded
10 iifty-eight calls last year, and only
eight Of them were false alarms.
There are q great many predictions
about the fruit crop, but not q word
about the potato bug or mosquito crop.
A Spitz dog was killed in Dowagiac
the other day, while showing unmista-
kable signs Of hydrophobia.
The dam of the Constantine mills
went out Monday, causing q reported
damage OF $4,000. Two houses were
moved away by it.
A red ribbon club was organized at
Spring Lake Saturday last, with fifty
members. To-day il has reached near
ly one hundred and fifty, with every
prospect Of q grand success.
The patent white wire clothes lines
swindlers were abroad in the land, but
the sheriff of Lenawee county has put
several Of them "where the dogs don't
bark at EN-"
A fire broke ont at White Pigeon ai
two o'clock yesterday morning, which
destroyed three buildings belonging TO
James Ross. Loss 81 900; covered by
insurance.
Richard Greenwood, one OF the old
est citizens Of Coldwater, while return
irg home from fire fell down dead
on the street, near his residence Oh
West Pearl street.
A Mr.. Crossman, of Middleville,
Barry county, was instantly killed or
Monday by the accidental discharge OF
gun in his own hands.
A panic was aroused at the Muske.
8aP Bfth29iete es&R2fa &ASapaAyNshtt
one was injured.
A Lansing lady, whose rival walked
Off with her fellow at soiree the 9th
er evening, remarked that she was com
pletely unnamed by such outrageous
conduct.
At Saline, Saturday, Geo. Cook shot
VIM. Baty in the bowels with O rife.--
Baty is a low fellow, "they say" witt
a hankering after Cooks sister. Hencs
the rifle practice.
No clue has vet been obtained Of the
little German girl, Emma Schung, who
mysteriously disappeared from East
Saginaw three weeks ago.
Soiourner Truth still lives in Battle
Greek, in sound mind, and with her
quaint wit, rare wisdom and varied
experience Of over ninety year 10 tel
The crude manner Of conducting q
financial business OF Ann Arbor. has
compelled the city council to compro.
mise with the defaulting treasurer foi
S22l.
The noble red man does not take b.
the red ribbon reform very kindly, anG
now Cheboyganing Indian are about
the only material the Saginaw poles
courts have to operate upon.
IL is pretty late in the season to be
gin teiegraphing that the peach budi
are killed, but, nevertheless, the an
nual statement TO that effect is being
forwarded by all the correspondent
over in the "fruit belt"
James A. Scott, formerly of Lapeer
bas been mining at Reno. He began
with pick and shovel three years ago.
and has recently contracted for smelt-
ing 400, 900 tons OF ore that will give
him profit of $3.50 per ton.
At Ypsilanti, saloon proprietors COM
plain bitterly at the increase of the re-
form club il that city, and the decrease
of their trade. This may seem hard TO
whiskey renders, but il is grand good
omen for their customers and the COM
munity at large.
A post-mortem of the remains oi
DIR. Currey revealed the fact that he
didn't die OF blood poisoning, but
from obstruction and rupture Of the
main vein of the upper extremity. The
primary cause OF the fatal injury was
received during football match or
the University campus in November
last.
A township superintendent Of SCHOOL,
in Sanilac county writes his business
notices after the following style: "You
are aloud TO go on with the Howline
, logs from. and such other Bcasnesl
as long as you Don't allow any exposes,
; Parson in yonr Store that hes anywyl
ner Mexing with this IL hes small pox.
: A Gratiot county physician was call
, ed to see woman in New Haven, VIII,
. had become a charge upon the town
! After reaching the bedside of th
women, who was really dying when b,
arrived, he was so beastly intoxicatet
I; that he opened her mouth and sctuall.
!. commenced 10 cut her gums with I
lance, when his inhumanity was re
|. strained by those present He thel
D prescribed whiskey for her, when
!, messenger was dispatched for the srti
Gle. When u was brought be thre,
himself upon lounge and drank il nj
= down. SO says local paper.
z The high water in the river Raisi
!, recently carried of from the piers, bu
Q did not destroy the Merrick stree
: bridge at Adrian. II carried of th
bridges on College avenue aud Churc
+ street and seriously damaged what
= known a the White Mil bridge.
n destroyed the west wall to the Miner
- Springs Hotel, flooded the fair ground
- wrecked the grand stand, carried o
= the fence and destroyed large part ,
the race track a "a flooded All the fat
,f compelling many people To- leave the
Is houses and run for their lives. II
'e the higbest water and the most rap
~ ruin ever kuo~n IA Adrian. The dsr
m aye e. IN. CIV pr..~rtv viii probab
,o rerch $4,000. News of disaster