Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-03-22
MICHIGAN AFFAIRS

An artificial stone manufactory is To-
eating at Mt. Pleasant.
The Grand River Valley Horticultural
Society estimates that seventy five per
cent. Of the peach crop will be lost this
season.
Sixty citizens of Lansing have pre-
sented petition 10 the Council asking 1t
to compel all factories In the city to use
smoke consumers.
Tho Bortree Manufacturing Company,
Of Jackson, are adding another line Of
machines to their plant, and viii soon
give employment TO seventy-hve more
men.
The burglar who entered the Kalams-
zoo female seminary, and in the struggle
with pluoky young woman had button
torn of his coat, has been identified and
arrested by means Of the missing button.
I'm pardoning John Erickson, of Mar
quette, who was sentenced 10 the peniten-
tiary for life, Governor Luce has per-
formed an act OF justice. Erickson, fifteen
years ago, was set upon by gamblers. and
in protecting himself killed one of the
gang Not being able TO speak or under
stand word of English, he pleaded guilty
to q charge of murder and received a life
sentence. He has been amply punished
for an offenss which was but o mild form
of manslsughter at most.
Two neighbors passing through DR.. A
J. Holcomb's yard at Schoolcraft had thf
attention attracted by the whinnying oea1s
horse, and discovered that 1t had no'oeeh
fed for several days. They forced an en-
trance into the house and found tie Doc'o'
dead, his body in o crouohing yosition De-
hind his bed. The room was in fngn'iuA
state Of disorder, and everything gave eva
dence of terrible death, IL 10 supposed
from mt or spasm.
The annual report of the Secretary OF
the Detroit Board Of Trade shows that the
local grain trade of 1887 was the poorest
since 1876. The receipts of wheat were
1,7OO, ZOO bushels less than last year, due
to the poor crop in Michigan. A large
part Of the report refers 10 the unjust dis
elimination on the part of railroads against
Detroit. For many years, the report says,
Detroit has paid an unequal or excessive
tax of seven cents per 100 pounds on grain
forwarded to the seaboard, as compared
with all other markets which could ship
upon the basis Of the Chicago tariff. A
formal complaint has been fled before the
Inter- State Commission at Washington,
and as soon as q hearing can be secured
it is hoped that Detroit will be able to or
tain equally favorable rates with Chicaso
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The commission appointed to era st
monuments on the battle field of Gettyy-
burg, to the memory of the gallant sell
diers of this State who participated in that
bloody and historical engagement, have
completed the work of selecting the d,-
signs, after a consultation at Grand Rapids
lasting several days. The monuments win
all be of the best granite and the work.
manship and execution will be of the high
est character. The size of each will lie
just as large as the appropriation would
permit and the construction Will be Of the
most durable nature. To the Grand RAP
ids Leader we are indebt for the follow.
ing descriptions of the monuments, az
agreed upon by the commissions:
The CdVGiry Brigade -0ne large monu
ment costing 81, 5UJ will be erected to the
Michigan cavalry brigade, including the First,
Fifth, Sixth and Seventh regiments. Ii wiu
| be forty feet In height, stanuing on founda
| tion eleven feet square. 1t will be tall, grace
| full and elegantly proportoned, with the prin
cipal shaft fifteen feet high and four feet
through, representing four columns, one for
| each regiment At the top Of each column
Horses head as a capital, and above the CAPT
! tai ledge five feet square upon which viii
/ rest the figure of trooper eight fest high
standing erect The shaft will rest on solid
and substantial base, and the base will rest
on massive pedestal The front face Of the
| base and pedestal will be adorned with
bronze coat of arms OF Michigan, bronze
| medallion Of General Custer, q bronze plate
representing mounted trooper, and PLAIN
| inscription telling to whose memory the shaft
was erected. The side and back faces will
tell in appropriate inscriptions the noble
record made by the brigade in the battle.
First Michigan Lnfantry-The monument
feet square. On the main die will be bas
relief representing two standing guns, ar
ranged picturesquely with cartridge box,
| canteeD, and cap.
ment will be IL g feet in height resting upon
base 016 feet square The bas relief on the
die represents two skirmishers, one loading,
the other on his knee really to fire.
Fourth Michigan Infantry The stone
will be ~ feet high, with base fleet square.
The bas relief will be a spirited representa-
ton of q color bearer in action.
FIfth Infantry.-The bas relief will repre-
sent soldier in the act Of firing The mo1u-
ment will rest on base 6x6:5 and be seven
feet in height
Seventh Michigan Infantry. designs
show monument S;6 feet high, resting on
base 5x6 feet The bas-relief will represent
muskets crossed horizontally, arranged diff
ferently from that of the First Regiment,
with cartridge box aud caps, clnteens, badges
and wreaths.
Sixteenth Indiana Infantry The base will
be Sx3 aud the monument feet high. Tho
bas-r relief on the cap will represent musket
and wreath Tho inscription and coat OF arms
| will ba on the main die.
The Iron brigade The gallant Twenty
fourth Regiment who fought in the Iron
Br gade, will have q monument with base
Eve ieet square, and above the pedestal will
be the iron figure of n soldier rammng home
a cartridge, the hea 4 fourteen feet from the
| qrounl The bas-relef on tho die will rep
resent two flags crossed together with
wreath and badges
The Bdttern The monument to Company
/, Ninth Battery OF Light Artillery, will be
ten feet high, resting on b'se 7:6x5:6 feet.
The has relief will represent an artillery
wheel, the hub enwreathed, and the swab,
batt'e-fiag, and cannon balls arranged appro-
priatoly.
The citizens Of Lu6ington will sub
scribe one-half the money necessary to or
ranize n furniture mandatory, provided