The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-12-31
NUMBER 1878.
STATE NE Ws.


A Grand Rapids fireman named Geo.
q. Wlthworth has resigned to enter
the ministry.
A tramp who can talk as glibly as
anybody, on being arrested and ar.
raigned at Flint, feigned dumbness,
and all efforts to induce him talk utter
ly failed.
The total copper shipments from
Lake Superior this year were 1880
tons, Of which l4,l97i tons were ingot
copper.
The annual report OF the State salt
inspector shows l 1856, ,SS4 barrels man
ufactured, an increase Of l9i,S47 bar
rels over the amount produced the pre-
vious season.
Mary Ann Rawleigh, Of Wyoming,
Kent county, has been arrested for
hOgging her husband, who is SS years
OF age. IL is also alleged that she
dragged him around by the hair Of his
head.
Mrs. Harriet A. Tenney. State libra.
rian, has issued her biennial report.
aud as usual, it is model digest OF
that which the public wishes To know
Of the State library, where SO, ,62l books
are now stored.
About eight miles OF the Fort Ora
tiot & Lexington railroad have already
Oeen graded, aud the work OF building
that other and narrow gauge, now
cavorting along up through Sanilac
county, is we'll under way.
Mrs. Gertie Barnes, of Detroit, ad-
dressed large and enthusiastic tenn
perance meeting in the Baptist church
IN Caro- Sunday evening. and "a names
we're added to the pledge. some ~ the
signers being Caro's leading citizens.
David Lindsay, of Au Sable, stole a
handsaw. Complaint was made of
him at p. M, and within two hours
thereafter he was ticketed to the De-
troit House of Correction-but he es-
capped from the officer before he got to
Detroit.
Ionia county voters "no" on prpo-
sition for new iail-a decision that
Ionia officers are probably we'll pleased
with. They may now bleed the coun-
try for bills Of expenses in taking pris-
oners to Grand Rapids for confine-
ment.
A passenger train of the Grand Rar.
ids and Indiana railway struck a cutter
containing John McIndre, his wife and
three children, at Hunts crossing, near
Plainwell, the other day. McIndre
was instantly killed, aud his wife aud
one child fatally injured.
Eugene Bradley, Elmer Jones and
Thomas Liney. three notorious color
ed persons, have been arrested and
lodged in Jail at Flint, for entering
the house of Mr.. Lamp Saturday night,
destroying property, and assuming
the proprietor.
An exciting ARRAY occurred at Port
Huron Saturday night, which shots
we're exchanged, and which caused the
arrest of Charles Comfrey and Barney
Mills, two desperate characters. II
was occasioned by the theft Of barrel
Of -four from Phoenix Bros. Nobody
seriously injured.
pair of fun-loving young people OF
Sheridan werried in Jest, but it hap
pened that the man a justice of the
peace. who says he was in real earnest
and now the couple are Sin q pickle"
II Is alleged that the girl thinks it is
all right, but that her husband does
/ not.
Mrs. L. A. Finn, of Allegan, caught
/ her foot in the carpet on Sunday morn
|
| down q flight OF stairs sixteen feet,
cutting open her scalp full across the
head and severely bruising her face
and body. Her husband was ahead of
/ her, and was knocked off his feet. He
reached the foot of the stairs first, and
undoubtedly saved her from death.
The Michigan Central Company have
/ declared a dividend of two per cent,
payable February lst, 1879. The state
ment presented showed that for the six
months ending December 3lst, the
road will have earned little over Al
per cent, equal to 1859, 600 OF this,
S45l, 900 was used to pay off the float
! ing debt outstanding July lst, leaving
/ Si08, 900 from which 10 pay the present
demands. The surplus remaining
amounts to S34, 900.
A dispatch from Bay City says: "The
! interior Of the Beckwith block was de-
-trOyed by fire this morning. Loss on
building, $4,000; insurance, 5000
/ The Daily Tribune Company lose a.
] 900: insured g. 900 William Parker,
furniture, loss 81, 800; insured 81 900.
Johu Oliver. Turkish bath, loss 81, 200;
| insured 81 900. 5. A. Fuller. laundry,
loss. 5000; insured 81 800 The Tri-
bune Company saved their sngine and
press aud will continue publication as
usual.
Information has been received in
! Detroit which is regarded conclusive.
4 the fact that Vanderbilt has bought
The eastern division of the Chicago and
Like Huron, from Flint TO Port Huron
/ This effectually shuts out the Grand
/ Trunk from any efforts in this direc-
i 'ion for connection with Chicago.
! There is some expectation that the line
from Lansing to Port Huron, now in
/ Nanderbilt's control, will be connected
with an extension OF the Canada South
ern at Sarnia. He got possession Of
the eastern division by purchasing the
bonds, which were held in Albany and
controlled the pending litigation
against the Chicago and Lake Huron.
The Lansing Republican says that
there is a prospect OF the completion
Of the Jackson, Lansing a Saginaw II.
Il. to Mackinaw at an early day. It's
present termination, Gaylord, is only
about 30 miles from Cheboygan, and
"the country Is favorable for the con-
! struction of a road bed. IL also says
that the law-making power should do
/ nothing 10 hinder the construction Of
the Marquette a Msckinaw railroad, as.
with the j., l.. & s. aud other roads
extended to the straits, the vast amount
! OF money belonging 10 the people of
\ Michigan which is being scattered along
the line Of the Chicago a Northwestern
road would be kept within our own
state. The money paid out for sup
! plies in the upper peninsula amounts
90 millions every year, and Michigan
/ is shut out from the golden shower be-
cause we have no means Of accass to
/ the upper peninsula by rail. F"
POLITICAL.
In July, 1864, the value OF the green.