The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-02-05
STATE NEWS.

Gestvite, charged with passing conn
terfeit silver quarters at Adrian, was
bound over for trial.
DR.. Armstrong, charged with grave
robbing, vas acquitted at Charlotte
Friday. The jury were out twelve
hours.
Henton & Sumner, OF Ann Arbor
for many years dealers in furs, hats,
caps, etc., made an assignment Tues
day morning to b. p. Crane. Liabili-
ties and assets unknown.
Simcoe J. Merrill, OF Five Lakes.
Lapeer county, has been convicted for
keeping a saloon without filing a bond
with the county treasurer. He was
fined Si3.
About noon Wednesday, Mr.. Son.
ers OF Sturgis, went into Sorg's drug
store in Kalamazoo, called for some
medicine, sat down. and died in few
minutes.
The Lansing gaslight company will
pay q semi-annual dividend of 4 per
cent on Feb. /, and the Lansing ma
tional bank will pay one of 5 per cent
at the same time.
Moses W. Field has called a state
convention Of greenbackers at Jackson,
Feb. 7, 10 choose delegates to the ma
tional greenback convention to be held
in Toledo Feb. y.
f. II. Reshore and W. p. Townsend,
grocerymen OF Dowagiac, were arrest
ed Tuesday last for selling kerosene
oil that was not up TO the standard es-
;ablisbsd by our Legislature. They
we're taken before Esquire Schemmer-
horn, where they waived examination,
aud were placed under bonds OF goo
each to appear at the Circuit Court.
One Of the largest audiences ever
assembled in Sampson hall. Charlotte,
was called out on the evening OF the
18th, on the occasion OF the regular
monthly meeting of the Reform Club.
The iury in the case Of Helen Dunks
rs. VIM. Friend, Of Hudson, for dam
ages for selling liquor to her husband
returned a verdict OF 50, 600 for her.
The suit was brought under the old
Jaw.
At trial in Kalamazoo recently the
iremen hitched the horses. which were
aiken from their stalls to the hose ca-t,
md the driver was in his seat, in six
seconds, which the Telegraph claims
ls the fastest time on record.
The Adrian Times publishes the
| following excuse" written 10 n teacher
n that vicinity: "Miss--please Ex.
cuse minnie for she was helping me she
is a CRATE help TO me thou Small she
nav be L would miss hur il the lord
should call her at any time K oblge
Miss
The tools used by the Allegan coun.
" safe burglars were found hidden IN
a pile OF old railroad ties not far from
the station at Plainwell n few days ago
by some boys hunting rabbits. They
we're % wedges and several jimmies,
two cans of powder, aud other tools.
Nothing has been heard from the
thieves.
In the Oakland circuit court on the
2sth. Judge Baldwin sentenced Henry
w. Blackmon, convicted Of murder in
the first degree, to SOLITARY confne
ment at hard labor during life." Black
mon was remarkably cool, and received
| his sentence without any manifestation
OF surprise or any apparent feeling
whatever. 1t is rumorcd that an EFFORT
will be made to procure a new trial,
Or. Il. II. Van Dusen who has jus,
resigned the supreintendency OF The
Insane Asylum at Kalamazoo, has fill
ed his position since 1859, and the com
plete system Of the institution is large
| ly due 20 his untiring efforts. he now
seeks retirement from public life. His
successor is DIR. q. NJ. Palmer. who
has been in the asylum since 1854.
On Saturday afternoon woman
named Foster, who lives five miles from
Napoleu, Jackson county, attempted b.
murder her child with a Ratchet, but
her husband happened TO come in and
put a stay on the proceeding by throw.
ing her out OF n window, after which
he arrested her. At the last report the
child was alive, but no hope OF its re.
cuverv was expressed. Mrs. Foster is,
II course, insane. and will be sent TO
an asylum.
The Lenawee County Agricultural
Society is financially bankrupt, and in
leep trouble. Last spring the freshei
ruined their grounds, and they then
contracted for certain land owned by
w. II. Stone, Of Adrian, but seeing
their inability 10 pay for il, they sub.
seauently "backed out" Stone then
earnished the proceeds Of the fair. The
directors haze employed council and
propose to fght Stone TO the bitter
end.
A colorcd boy and white girl were re-
Gently married at Allegan, and the peo.
pie II that place are greatly inceused
thereby. The minister who performed
The nuptial ceremony was at first
threatened with violence, but bettei
counsel prevailed subsequently, ant
the law is now appealed subsequently
and the law j. now appealed 30 for I
satisfactory adjustment of natter
The marriage Of course is null arc
. void. but law SAYS any dignilary foun,
! guilty of misceRenaiion shall pay fio'
. "a not exceeding 500: aud the wound
| ed honor II the people of Allegan vii
! be satisfied with noting less.