A Mixed Marriage

Maggie Johnson, a good lookiug girl, between lts aud 1? years of age, and whose father lives iu Augusta, is ia jail in this oity under rather pecaliar chouuistauces. It seems that she beoarae infatuated with a yonug colored man named Merrimau, who lived opjosite her home, aud ou Jannary 25 she weut with hiui to Windsor, where they were ruarried. The girl 's father objeotPd to this proeeeding on the part of bis danghtsr and swore ont a warrant for her arrest od the charge of stealiug a bkick oloth dress gkirt. Up to Saturday week the couple had been liviug together iu Detroit aud then offioer SVarner, of Ypsilanti, weufc to that oity aud broaght the girl back with liim. The case carne up for trial in Justice Webb's court at Ypsilanti, aud after a talk with her father the girl deuided to refuse bail aud was brought to tlie jail to await her trial March 23. The girl beiüg over 16 years of age aud nuder 17, ïuakes her the subjeot of a speoial law which provides that the case ehall be taken care of by the couny ageut. Mr. üreeue did uot waDt to send the girl to Adriau until furtber ime had expired aud tbus the matter rests. In the meautime the lately wedded couple are eeparated and it in said the girl is uot at all sorry that sncb is the oase, as she was already tired of ïer luarriage with Merrimau.