The diamond drill., 1888-03-03
MICHIGAN.

Al Hall, a well-diggcr, was killed at
sturgis by bucket Of sand falling on him.
Local option elections were held In osce-
ola and Gratiot counties, prohibition carrying
the day in each.
AT Detroit 'Russell A. Alger" club
was organized by leading young Republicans
aud business men.
burglars broke into the Postofice at
Pittsford, and robbed 1t OF 500 la money
and quantity of stamps.
Bruce Mathews. aged 2s, was instantly
killed at Hafiey's lumber camp, east of STAN
wood, being caught and crushed between
logs.
The Clearing House Association ut Grand
Rapids passed resolution directing all city
banks not 10 accept Canadian money unless
at 30 cents ON the dollar.
The Frankfort Lumber Company OF
South Frankfort. doing the largest business
on this shore, has temporarily suspended.
Liabilities and assets are unknown.
The Congressional election held in the
Eleventh Michigan District of a successor To-
Congressman Mosatt resulted in a victory for
Henry w. Seymour, the Republican cand!-
date.
Elmer GUNNER, son of the Hon. Jacob
Cummer,a heavy lumber operator at Cadillac,
was killed by being crushed in the gearing
OF n logging-engine. He had been married
about four months.
Detective schultz, Of Columbus, Ohio,
with the help of City Marshal Gubbs. OF
Coldwater, arrested Jesse, Jef, and Matt
Hickey, three brothers, for stealing five span
Of lorses In Wood county, Ohio. In 1884.
They are now IN Jail awaiting requIsition
ffnIu f.nNarnOr EnrtL n fIhnra q
OF their guilt.
AT Grand Rapids, Miss Brandt, arrested
for passing counterfeit silver dollars, was fol-
lowed by the arrest of A. 5. Brandt, her
father, this afternoon, for making them. A
complete countcrfeiter's outfit was found In
his house, and also lot of the counterfeit
dollars. Officers think great amount of
them are now in circulation IN the city.
Peter Manigold, Jr., OF Kingsley, had
some trouble with u young German named
Dohmer over ddbtManigold claimedDohmer
owed him. Manigold spit IN Dohmcr's face
aud dared him 10 fight. Afterward Manigold
waylaid Dohmer on the road, and. striking
him with his whip, knocked mm inscnslble.
Dohmcr cannot live, and Manigold Is In Jail.
Daniel and John O'Day, of jackson. who
were conylct,d In Tennessee a year ago of
counterfeitng, and sentenced TO fifteen and
ten years imprisonment respectively, have
been released, the witnesses against them, n
gang of counterfciters, who were themselves
convicted at Chattanooga recently, having
confessed and proven the innocence or the
O'Day's.
William Marsh was arrested at Vicks-
burg, charged with attempting a heinious
crime on his twelye-ycar old daughter He
Is living with two women who charge him
with being the father of children born To
them out OF wedlock. lie was bound over
for examination and while looking for houds-
men about noon escaped from the officers I'm
charge and Is still at large.
The Big Rapids "Iorald" reported that
one James Donovan had brought suit against
the Hon. NJ II. Gale, G.. r. Stearns. j. p. Un-
derwood, &. w Comstock, and j. G.. McEl-
Wee Tor defamation OF character, claiming
damages OF $1,000 from each. Donovan now
retaliates by sucing William II. Nisbett.
editor OF the "lIerald,s for $4,000, claiming
that the "Herald" article IL llbelous.
Luke, William and John Hardin. Of Huh.
bardston, are brothers. John married nice
little woman, yet spent most Of his time In
the saloon kept by his two brothers. lie be-
came drunkard, neglected hit wife. and NJ
length left her. Great local interest was
taken In the case which Mrs. Mary Hardin
began against her husbands brothors. which
has been concluded in the Circuit Court.
She set mp that the brothers, Lake and Will
lam, were responsible for her husbands be.
coming drunkard. Tho saloon-keepers OF
the county were all anxious over the outcome.
and SO were the temperance people, and the
courtroom was crowded every day of tho
trial Tho jury awarded Mrs. Hardin sso0
damages against the defendants. The case
Will be nnnnalnd 10 Alo sAna. - -