Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-03
MICHIGAN.
STATE NEWS

TO follow their example II is said they threat
ened the life of those who refused to comply,
and also destroyed some little property. In all
about ll6 men Joined In the strike, Wynd was
son, and taken to Adrian TO jail. The end is
not yet, Wynd still being confined In jail. The
engineer who has charge of the work says there
would bo no trouble with the men II the
alnoXious contractor Corfigan was out OF the
way.
The senate adopted the following
amendment to a bill before 1t in committee of
the whole: "Any railroad company In this
state having either, or both, of its termini at
the shore of one Of the navigable lakes or
streams through which the boundary line be
tween this state and other states, or the do
minion of Canada passed, where physical
connection between its road and other railroads
without the state is impracticable by reason
of such intervening navigable body OF water,
may own and operate on such body OF water
such number Of steamboats,, barges or vessels
as the traffic OF passengers and freight be-
tween IL and such other railroads shall render
necessary, or 1t may loan money 10 any per-
son or corporation in aid Of the construction
Of steamboats,, barges or other vessels TO be
so operated Railroad corporations and YES
sci owners are highly gratiiied oyer this action
of the senate.
Kalamazoo is to have new court
house costing 100000.
A steamboat mail service has been es-
tablshed between Detroit and Sault st. Marie,
via Detour, distance of $50 miles The round
trip Is to he made five times week during
the season Of navigation for 1883.
The annual report of the Flint and
Pere Marquette Railroad is Just issued. The
earnings for 1882 were SO, 165, PIG; the operat-
ing expenses and taxes, 81 ,432, 2O7 increase OF
gross earnings over 1881, 10 per cent; the in
crease of net earnings, 80 2-3 percent.
Local option" is fixed law in
Michigan.
Miss Jennie Campbell, an estimable
young lady of Quincy, died at her home in
that village few days ago. she is the young
lady who created such sensation In the coun
ty about two months ago by her alleged faith
cure For some time she had been afflicted
with consumption, and the fore part OF Febru-
| airy was so low as not TO be able~to raise her
head from the pillow or eat any solid food. A
series of prayers were offered IN her pehali py
| the best people of Quincy, after which she
| seemed TO be visited with miraculous strength,
| and without forethought or effort arose from
her bed, walked to neighbours and ate a
hearty meal. She has since been about town
most Of the time, but her strength at last gave
out and death claim It's own.
Section 354S of the compiled laws,
referring to the State agricultural college at
! Lansing, directs The academical year shall
consist of not less than nine calendar months
This academical year may be divided into such
| terms by the state board OF agriculture as In
their judgement will best secure the objects
| for which the college was founded The board
may at any time temporarily suspend the col
| lege In case Of fire, the prevalence OF fatal
diseases, or other unforeseen calamity. hill
| has been introduced In the House which seeks
| TO strike out this section, and substitute the
| following: Inasmuch as farmers have TO be
| educated, and not members OF the so-caled
oil r1fae aud fna as
| thing or another may be learned OF farmer
| knowledge in all seasons of the year, students
are hereby required to remain in the college
| as such students at least ten and half months
in each year; and 1t is hereby expressly direct
ed that as much as practical the English and
other branches Of said education shall be given
! during the winter months so far as TO leave the
other portions OF the year for practical out
door farmer knowledge. The vacations OF six
| weeks herein provided for shall be divided into
terms of two weeks each. The times whereof,
and the policy of closing the institution In case
of an epidemic, is left to the state board OF
| agriculture.
A bill is pending in the New York
legislature TO pension the teachers in the pub
| lie schools of New York. 1t authorizes the
teachers to create pension fund with their
own money, and is said TO be favored by the
majority of teachers. The bill providesIfor the
retirement of teachers at the age of 20.
The Kentucky ministers temperance
convention ask the Legislature TO prohibit the
sale of intoxicating liquors within three miles
of any church, university, college, academy or
school house in towns of less than 900 inhabi-
tants.
April 26 was observed as Memorial
| Day in the South. In all the larger cities bust
ness was entirely suspended, and the graves OF
| the confederate dead decorated with imposing
ceremonies.
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The spring fair of the Central Michi-
| gan Agricultural Society will be held in Lam
sing, May 80, 30, 81 and June 1. This fair will
| be for the exhibition and sale of live stock,
| farm implements and trials of speed for run
ming and trotting horses, for the purpose OF
! their development and sale.
The prohibitory amendment met with
| an overwhelming defeat ia the House of Repre-
| sentatives, which settles the question for this
session of legislature.
| Miss Eliza Paige OF Paw Paw, died on
| the 9th Of April in her nuety-second year. In
| early life she was an intimate friend OF Long
| fellow and Whittier with whom she continued
to correspond until advancing years rendered
| IL impossible. Nearly 40 years ago she es-
| tablshed and managed for many years II very
successful ladies' seminary in Ann Arbor ac-
! cumulating thereby competence sufficient Tor
her declining days.
Mrs. A. ID. Clark, of Battle Creek,
who shot frankie Carr at Lansing has been
| placed under 81 900 bonds by Justice Pinckney
to await examination. A. ID. Clark, the cause
of all the trouble, is held under a fraudulent
| debtors warrant
Bay County is the smallest county in
the state.
By an amendment made to the law
relative to paupers, it is ordered that every
pauper shall be supported In the township
city or county where he may be, and IL he has
gained settlement In any township or city In
such county he shall be maintained by such
township or city,
The coroner's jury in the case OF
Gertie Kor, killed by Chicago 81 West Michi.
gan train at Grand Rapids on April %, con
! Guided that proper care had not been taken tC
protect the lives OF citizens
Detroit is said to be the greatest bean
market in the United States, II not in the
| world.
The total Indebtedness of Grand
Rapids is 100000 including $4,000 school
| bonds.
Men who get drunk in Allegan will
have an opportunity to pay their fines bywork
ing them out on the streets.
Two copper battle axes and spear
| heads, relics q century or more old of Indian
races, have been uuesrthed at West Bay City
their workmanship indicates a skill which IL
seldom attributed to those early times.
A Horrible Death.
William Pelton, an estimable young man