The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-09-17
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.
An Interesting Summary of the More I'm
Portsnt Doings of Our Neighbors-Wed-
dings and Deathsr-Crimes, Casualties,
and General Nows Notes.


portsnt Doings OF Our Neighbors-wed-
dings and DeathsrCrimes, Casualties,
and General Nows Notes.
Hon. ISAAC l.. CIIRIsTIANCY who died
nj his home i'm Lansing, was buried in
Mount Hope Cemetery, on Thursday, the
18th 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 last tribute of respect and honor.
Ex-senator L. w. Palmer, Ex-Governor
Begole, James NJ. Turner and the Judges
OF the Supreme Court attended the sery-
ices. President Clute, OF the Michigan
Agricultural College, delivered the flu
neral eulegy. He dwelt upon Judge Chris
tiancy success and eminence as a 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
Chrstiancy was born i'm Johnstown, y.
Y, and at the time of his death was over
- years Of age. He moved To Monroe,
Mich, i'm 1896, and acquired State
reputation as brilliant attorney and as
the editor of the old Monroe Commercial.
In 1s4s he was a 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 the
combination OF the Free-Sol and Wing
parties in 1854, from which combination
arose the Republican party, and he was
a delegate 10 the first National Republic
can Convention at Philadelphia in 1886.
In 1857 he was elected Justice Of the
Michigan Supreme Court, and was re-
elected I'm 1865 and 1873, serving al
ternately according 10 the custom of the
court. As jurist he was the rival Of
Thomas NJ. Cooley, and up TO the closing
hours Of his life possessed legal mind Of
marvellous brilliancy. In 1875 he was
elected TO the United States Senate, and
after serving two years resigned TO be-
come United Stltos Minister To Peru.
Ten members of the sophomore class
i'm the Agricultural College, with faces
blackcned, invaded the room Of Fresh
man +. A. Austin, and, carrying away
their frightened and half-naked victim
by main strength, hurried him 10 the
bank of Cedar River. in an obscure part
OF the college grounds. and plunged him
again and again into the water until the
youngster was half dead from exposure
and fright. The affair reached the ears
of the faculty, and the result was that
II. Il. McCurdy of Grand Rapids, A. j..
Reese of Saginaw, =. c. Hatch of Grand
Haven, A. L. Widman of Detroit, and
j. 4. Vincent of Yale were suspended
| for one Jear, j. c. Scsscr OF ~. Joseph
until the spring term, while four others
We're publicly reprimanded. The stu
dents generally approve the sentence.
THE Michigan Worlds Fair Commits
sioners, Thomas w. Palmer, NJ. Henry
Lane and c. III. Richmond, have a long
job before them, Judging by the task that
was set their predecessors of the 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,
| lS79-seven years aftcrward. The CO.
! lumbar Commissioners from this prcce-
! dent can expect 70 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 20 the teller and book
! keeper and engaged them In conversa-
ton, while the third slipped around "a
| the back of the bOOkkcepcr's desk and
stole package of bills amounting to
! s., 400, which was ready for shipment.
after tho departure of the trio the rob
berry was discovered and the police noti-
fled The bank is located Oh 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 ,cidents repor Ted in Mich
igan.. 572