Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-18

portant Doings OF Our Neighbors-wed-
dIngs and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
Hon. ISAAC Z. CHRIsTIANcY who died
at his home In Lansing, was buried In
Mount Hope Cemetery, on Thursday, the
i1th inst. Thousands OF persons passed
the bier on which the body lay In state
IN the Capitol rotunda. The throng was
by no means confined to Lansing people.
Many came from all parts OF the State
to pay a last tribute of respect and honor.
Ex-senator L. w. Palmer, Ex-Governor
Begole, James M. Turner and the Judges
of the Supreme Court attended the serv-
ices. President Clute, of the Michigan
Agricultural College, delivered the fu-
neral eulogy. He dwelt upon Judge Chris
tiancy' success and emluence as lawyer,
editor, judge, statesman and diplomat,
and said that his decisions while on the
Supreme Bench would long remain as
classics for the legal profession. Judge
Christiancy was born In Johnstown, N.
Y, and at the time of his death was over
7S years of age. He moved to Monroe,
Mich, In 1896, and acquired q State
reputation as brilliant attorney and as
the editor of the old Monroe Commercial.
In 1S4s he was delegate and leader at
the National Free-Soil Convention In
Buffalo; was State Senator In 1850 and
the Free-Soil candidate for Governor In
1852. He was the prime mover in tho
combination of the Free-Soil and Whig
parties In 1854, from which combination
arose the Republican party, and he was
delegate to the first National Republi-
can Convention at Philadelphia in 1885,
In 1857 he was elected Justice OF tho
Ffal
elected In 1865 and 1873, serving al
ternately according to the custom Of the
court. As jurist no was the rival Of
Thomas NJ. Cooley, and up to the closing
hours of his life possessed q legal mind of
alactod 70 tho usitad Statas Sanat and
after serving two years resigned to be-
come United Stlios Minister to Peru.
Ten members of the sophomore class
in the Agricultural College, with faces
blackened, invaded the room of Fresh
man T.. A. Austin, and, carrying away
their frightened and half-naked victim
by main strength, hurried him to the
bank of Cedar River, In an obscure part
of the college grounds, and plunged him
again and again into the water until tho
youngster was half dead from exposure
and fright. The affair reached the ears
OF the faculty, and the result was that
III. b. McCurdy of Grand Rapids, A. j.
Reese Of Saginaw, S. G. Hatch of Grand
Haven, A. u. Widman Of Detroit, and
j. T. Vincent OF Yale were suspended
for one year, j. c. Sesser of st. Joseph
until the spring term, while four others
were publicly reprimanded. The stu
dents generally approve the sentence.
THE Michigan Worlds Fair Commits
sioners, Thomas W. Palmer, NJ. Henry
Lane and G. IL Richmond, have a long
was set their predecessUrs or f~thc Cen
tenial Commissioners. The Commission
that had charge of the celebration of
1876 was appointed early In 1872, and did
not complete It's labors until January Is,
1s79-seven years afterward The Co
lumbar Commissioners from this prece-
dent can expect to be freed from duty In
1897.
THE Second National Bank Of Bay
City was the victim of a bold daylight
robbery last week. A few minutes after
noon three men entered the bank. Two
of them went to the teller and book
keeper and engaged them In converse
tion, while the third slipped around to
the back of the boolSkeeper's desk and
stole a package OF bills amounting to
$5,400, which was ready for shipment
after the departure of the trio the rob-
berry was discovered and the police noti-
fed. The bank is located on the most
prominent corner in Bay City.
TIE forthcoming report OF the State
Railroad Commissioners gives the follow
ing casualty record for the year:
Whole number OF accidents repUrUcu IN MICH
igan..... ......................... 6I2
Previous year ...........................5 532