Michigan

A young man nanied Rancoo lost lus rm in Eddy's planing mili at Flint. He was ngaged in running a circular saw at the time. Mrs, Klijah Butcher, a most estimable ady of Jackson", had a deutist cali at her resiance to extract a couple of tceth. Immediatef aftcrward she aróse and walking to a rockjg chair sat down and immediateTy expired. 5he had been some time in feeble health bnt icr sudden deatli was uulooked for. Sixty workmen in tho carving and nishingdepartments of Berkey & Gay's furniure íactory at (rand Kapids, 8truek for a resoration of their wages to the oíd ratee. On anuary 1 waee6 were reduced about 15 per ent. after a month's shut down for repairs. About 700 men are employed in the Berkey & 3ay shops, and more men are expected to go out. As there is a general dissatisfaction over he reduetiou a serious strike is not improbable. By the provisions of the new game aw recently passed by the Legislature it is orbidden to kill quail until November 1, 1886. 'he disappcaranee of this bird has been so apid that unless better protectiou is afforded, will very soou beeome extinct. By the proisionsof the same law protectionis withdrawn rom English sparrows and cherry birds. The inemies ni that pugnacious creature, thc Engsh sparrow, are greatly rejoiced over this eature of the new law. Up to March 13, 97 bilis have been mssed by both branches of the legislature. At ie saine date in 1S81 there were 152; in 1879 íere were 1-10. Patrick Murphy of Kawkawlin townllp saw a wild cat in the act of springing at neofhis children, and grabbed an ax and illed the beast at a single Wow. The coming wheat erop in the southe6tern part of Michigan, at the present time, romises a bcautiful harvest. It is, as a genral thing, very even and thick upon the round. The winter weather affected that rowing upon the clay more than it did that pon sand. In some sections the nies last fall jured it to that extent that it is being plowed [) and the ground prepared for spring crops. Dr. Lucius C. Woodman, long known s one of the oldest physicians and surgeons in estern Michigan, died at, his residence in Paw 'aw from eoncussion of the brain, resulting rom a fall in which he also broke his left arm a two places, some weeks ago. The serious ature of t in jury to the brain only deyeloped self a coui ot weeks ago. Except while in ie army, the doctor has spent nearly all of his ays bincc early manhood in Van Buren county. t September, 1861, he entered the army as asstant surgeon of the 3d cavalry. ín Septemer, 1863, he was promoted to be surgeon of ie llth. He was taken prisoner at Saltville, Va., in October, 1863, and spent a brief imprisnment in Libby. He was mustered out in August, 1805, on the consolidation of the llth ith the 8th. A few months ago he was apöinted postmaster of Paw Paw, which position ie was holding at the time of his death. He as about 56 years old. A horrible accident occurred at Short iu Banger's sawmill, three miles north of Arïada, by which a well known and highly estecmed citizen, Philip Short, lost his life. Mr. lort was oiliug the machinery preparatory to oing to work after dinner when he feil upon ie large circular saw. Hls right arm was cut ear off, his right eg hung only by a little esh, the calí of his left leg was cut or torn off ; ie had a bad cut in his right 6ide, and his skull as fraetured when he was thrown from the aw. Everything possible was done forhim; octors were summoned, who arrived in hot laste, bnt he was beyond all help, and after iree hours of agony he passed away. Mr. hort was 43 years old, married, and leaves a ¦ife and four children in comtortable circumtances. He was a man well known and uniersally respected. For some years he has ngaged extensively in the sale of agrieultural inplements, and at the time of his death was member of the flrm of C. & P. Short, agriultural implement dealers. James H. Briscoe, one of the most rorainent citizens of Flint, is dead. William Osborn, while drunk, was nn over and cut in two by a freight train at luskegon. Vast quantities of dead lish, killed by he excessive eold which preventedall air holes during the winter, are lining the shores of East ake, Pavilion township, Kalamazoo county; he stench from thein is proving a serious matr. Albert Stebbins, of Easton, Ionia ountv, sues the township of Keene, same county, for $15,000 damages for injuries received on account of a bridge breaking down rhile he was endeavoring to cross with his hreshing engine. Stebbins' leg was amputated n consequenee, and his engine badly broken up. The Grand Tronk railroad from Poniac has reuched Orchard Lake, and Col. Kogers, of the Military academy, wishes all the world to know that "we are out of the wilderness " The last of the iron was laid several days ao, and construction trains are nowbusy between there and the shire town of Oakland county. The road will bc pushed rapldly on to ackson. Gen. Ralph Ely, formerly auditor general of Michigan, died at his home in Reed nond, near Cross village, Emmet county, aged nearly 63 vears. Mr. Ely had been identined with the tíistory of Michigan for many years. le has occupied public positions of honor and trust, and in his private life won the high regard of all who knew him. Joseph Curtis of Salon township, Kent County has been eharged with abdueting a 4-year-old girl namedT Esther Thompson. jurtis father and mothcr were converted to vïormonistn a couple of years ago and are now nlUtah, whither young Curtís intented to take hc tïirl She accompanied Curtis willingly. so completely had he succeeded in controlling her. Charles Sleator, of Charlotte, will suc the Michigan Central company for damages for the killing of his father at one of the crossings in that city rccently. It is estimated that there are 18,000,000 000 feet of white pine now standing in the low'er península, while in the upper Península there are probably not less than 5,000,000,000 fect Rev. Reed Staart, pastor of the Battle Creek Presbyterian church, has been permitted by the Lansing Presbytery to withdraw from that body. A committee of the Presbytery meeting in Masou was appointed to investígate charges of heresy against him, to which he gave notice that ' ould make no defense. It is understood that he lias a cali from a Unitarian church to beeome lts pastor. John I. Martin, atravelingfaith-cure, medicine-on-thc-sly, evangelist, who has been creating a good deal of stir among Methodist and other religious circles in Ad-ian, has bcn suddenly called away to visit "sick relatives. Some folks, however, Hnd an explanation of his departure in the fact that letters were received from Ohio detailing his operations there, which included thc seduction of a young woman of the congregation uuder very aggravating circumstances. %'heee are the things which bring much wholly undeserved condemnation on ehristians anS christianity. Pastors and churches cannot be too careful. ._.,.¦, In away the rubbish lelt Dy the flre which destroyed the Eagle hotel in (irand Rapids some months ago, Pr-;Para to rebuilding, notwithstand ng the fact tlia the ruins have been repeatedly searched for lost valuables, the workmen íound a pocketbook ecarcely scorched, belonging to Truman Ilaw ley, eontaining, undamaged by e"unflkrt;corr weather, $50 in greenbacks, $4,400 in bank eer tilicates' of deposit, and $2,.50O in bank shares -in all nearly 7,000; also a diauloud '' worth $150 belongiug to Mrs. Johnston , $00 in money and some wearing apparel íe i a burned trunk, belongiug to a servant girl ; a $180 druss belonging to Mrs. Johnston, almost unjured and other things. Some of these reseued valúa bics had fallen between walls and ceilings and were eovered by rubbish, which preservedthem alike from the üre and the weather, and frora previous searehes. Tho commission of Thos. 11. Sherwood of Kalamazoo as judge of the supreme eourt, to fill vacaney, has been signed l)y the governor. Hugh Kay's barn, in the Tównship ofKesler, Van Buren Co., was destroyed by tire together with the contenta, a part of whieh coii8isted oí 2,000 bustiels of wheat threshcd and about 1,000 unthreshed, and numerous farm implements. The horses were out of the bara vrhen the lire was (rat discovered, ehowing eoneluslvely that they were turned out and the barn set on lire by 6ome one. A threshing machine stood in the barn ready to commence threshing out he remainder of the wheat. The machine was destroyea. The loss will probably be over $4,000, insured in the Continental of New York for $1,900. Last year the Allouez mino yielded 1,083,557 pounds of relined eopper which was 6Old for $300,818 19, of which $8,208 40 was clear protit. One of Adrian's oldest and most respected eitizens aud substantial business men. Francés Vorhees, died suddenly of heart disease. Allen Potter of Kalamazöo, who was on liis way to the Southwest for the purposc of engaging in tlie business of cattle raising, died suddenly at the Inter-üceau hotel at Cheyenne. His remains were brought to Kalamazöo for interment. The Albion Baptist church is reportcd as in a seriously dlvided condition over the question of retaining pastor J. C. Armstrong. The trustees have loeked the door of the new house against him and his friends, eompelliug them to hold services on the chureh steps. Aud again the devil is pleased. A resolution was introduced into the legislature the other day for adjournment May l(i. Mauy members regard the resolution as trilling with serious business. The Legislature of 1881 continued in session until June 11. The present Legislature has more measures before it than the last, and owing to the protracted Senatorial contest is not so we1I up with its work. Ct is evident that many of these measures will be shelved aud that others will be hastily eonsidcred if adjournment upon the date named is insisted upon. The Legislature by slighting its work may adjourn at any time, but there are so many important bilis that require con6ideration it is hardiy probable that the session will close before the first or second week in June. The resolution passed the Sonate by a vote of yeas 12, nays 10. Gov. Begole has pardoned Robert Garbutt unconditionally, mainly on account of the convict's failiDg health. Garhutt was convictedin the recorder's eourt at. Detroit of murder in the second degree and was senteneed on the seeond day of August, 1868, to imprisónment for life in Jaekson penitentiary. The life sentenee was commuted to imprisonment for 0 years by (ov. Jerome, December 20, 1882. Garbutt killed a man on a public Street of Detroit, the yictim's offense being that hc won Garbutt's glrl away ïrom him. The House has taken cognizance of the need for light-house on the north passage of Lake Michigan, to the uorthward of the Beaver island group, and adopted a resolution earnestly reeoinmending an appropriation by congress of money surh'cient to erect two lighthouses at such poiuts on the passage as best may serve to guide vessels turough the same. It is insisted that the north passage, if lighted, would be shorter, safer and 'oettcr proteeted from storms for ve6sels and boats passing between the straits of Mackinaw and north and west shore ports of Lake Michigan than the eouth passage. _ Tho Legislalure. Senate, April 11.- After the usual number of petitions had been preeented the Senate proceeded to take action on the following measures, all of which were passed : Reorganizing township of Republie, Marquette county; reincorporating Manistee; to protect therightsof laborers; to provide for the purchase and distribution of volumes containing the general laws of the state; amending section 7542 C. L., relative to the crime of abortlon; reincorporating the schools of Battle Creek ; amending sections 5973 C. L. relative to notice of trial of chaucerj cases ; relative to executions in judgments in courts of record; for levying a school tax in fractioual district two of Plymouth andNovi; amending sec. 6030 C. L., relative to proceedings against corporaie bodies ; to regúlate the incorporation of associations to hold and manage property for religious purpoBi-s. The bill providing lor the appointmeut of a state building superintendent was tabled pending its Una) passage. House.- The House listened to the usual number of petitions, and also to reporta from the committee on drainage, concerningthe consolidation of draius jmd from the committee on state affairs relating to the better proteetion of game. The follow ing bilis were passed unontbird reading: To rcorgauize the township of Republie in Marquette county ;toamend sectiou 4724, compiled laws, relative tomarnage between whitcs and blacks ; to amend section 15 of chapter 3 and section 4 of chapter U ot act 164 of 1881, relative to public instruction; to appropriate $00,900 fcr university expenses in 1883 and 1884; to appropriate state swamp landsfor the benefit of Koylton tównship, luscola county, and Whiteford tównship, in Monroe county ; to amend act incorporating the old flre departmeut of Detroit and perpetúate the society; to ameud the act to incorpórate Corunna; to incorpórate Montague villagc in Muskegon county. Senate, April 12- Petitions were presented from fifty business men of East Saginaw for the passage of the Bolsrer House of Correction bill, and from 326 voters from Ingham County against the bill to give Lansing twotermsof the Circuit Court. Favorable reporta were ubmittcd on divers bilis, one of them being Senate bill No. 105, to ameud the actto provide an additional Circuit Court Commissioner for Wayne County. A put" treneral order. Over a score of bilis baving feen dèfeated in davs past atid afterwards recousidered aud laid on the table for "anotlu-r chance," Mr. Romeyn offiered the ollowing: Resolved That it is the sense of the Senate that the áction had at third reading upon any Wil or joint resolution, after consideraron of tliciame bv its appropriate standing committee and ia committee of the whole faénate, Sd be treated as final, and that any Other course is injudicious and involves an unviise exnenditure of time and the public money. The ?esPolution was tabled. The question ot submittinsr a prohibitorv amendment Tas made the spfcfaf order for Friday. The Goycruor by messaee comuiunicated his approval of the followfng acts : To amend section 0 of chapter 0 of thecompiled laws, relative to marriagc; ío amend sesión 1 and to repcal section 32 of nhanter 170 of the eompiled laws, relative to diVoPrcè;to discontinue a certain road in Troy TowDship, üaklaud Co. HousE.-Petitions were receiyed for the pas sage of the bilis amending the lu 'S fofthe passage of a ten hour law ; &r J w the time for the completion of the Alar ïïfette Houghton & Ontonago" Railroad. Also for Wavne County. House bill No. 5b8, appro mmm Rapids In voting a tax for a town hall; amending act 151 of 1869, relative to Bkating rinks ; for the incorporation of the "Grand Temple of Honor of Michigau;" to regúlate the business of pawnbrokers ; authorizing the Town of Kearney to sell land to Antrim County; ineorporating Enimet, St. Clair Co. Senate, April 13. - The joint resolution proposing an ameudmcnt to the constitution prohlbiting the trafflc in intoxieating liquors was laid on the table, pending a vote on its passage. The following passed on third reading : Concerning co-operative and benefiiary associations ; appropriating $100,931 ior the Industrial Home for girls at Adrián ; amending section 23 of act ineorporating compauies for mining, smelting, etc ; amending section 0439 C. L. relative to proceedings by garnishment; to provide punishmcnt for persons gettingupon railroad trains whtle iu motion. The bilt amending act 1(!4 of 1881 relative to eonsolidatlon of the acts relative to primary schools. House. - The usual petitions submitted. Among reports from committecs, those on the following bilis were uufavorable aud the said bilis were laid upon the table : H. B. 540, to prevent iishing with seines and netn in Lake Erie along tbc Michigan coast; II. B. 60, to amend section .seven of act 259 of the se6Sion laws of 1SS1, to regúlate the sale of liquors etc. As per request, the governor rcturned to the House the bilí to créate the county of Arenac out of the northern part of Bay, and the house iaid the bill upon the table, instead of returniug it to the Senate as asked to do by the latter body : To incorpórate the village of Hesperia in the counties of Newaygo and Oceana, was passed; to appropriate $7,700 forimprovements and repairs at the state normal school, was paseed ; tó provide for rebuilding and ref urnishingthe state normal school buildings, in case of loss or damage by tire, was passed; to amend section 6 of the Coldwater board of education act of 1877, was passed. The governor wns asked to return the bilí adding a new section to the law relative to public Instructiou, aud the bill for the preveution aud pimishment of horse straling was killed. Sexate, April 17 - Petitions wore 3ubmitted against the passage of the Bolger bil], to prevent the reception of United States prlsoner6, from other States, at the Detroit House of Corrcction. The bill ameuding the iet relative to incorporation of villages was lost, but was frnally reconsidered and tabled. The bill appropriating $131,150 for expenses, qcw buildings, ete. for the Michigan school ior blind was passed. A concurrent resolutiou for tinal adjournment of the Legislature May 16 was adopted, yeas 12, nays 10. Members contend that it will be iinpossible to complete the business now before the two houses by the date Bxed. House. - Petitions were received for the passage of the bill toallow incorporation of ïnanufacturers' mutual insurance companies; in favor of the bilis to suppress local boards of undcrwriters; toallow mutual Ure insurance companies of other states to do business in Michigan ; for and against prohibition ; for the passage of the bilis to arafnrl the Liquor Tas.' laws. The following passed on third reading : Amendug section 3134, 3136, and 3138 compiled laws relative to the incorporation of schools of learning; amending act 200 oL 1S81 relative to booming companies; amending act relative to sufferers by the great tire of 1S81 ; asking Congress to build light-houües on Lake Michigan; in reference to school inspectors of Crystal Falls, Marquette Co; to prevent üshing near flshshutes or ladders; to prevent destruction of fish in Eagle and Pleasant Lakes, Cass Co' ; amending an act for the incorporation of Holland Christian Reformed Churches ; to provide for a release of real estáte from liens created by state levies of writs of attachment or cxecution. Several mea6ures were called up, but were finally referred back to the proper committee, pending their final passage. The following were lost on final passage: House bill 24S, making a grant of land to construct a state road in Missaukee and Crawford; House bill 241, appropriating $1,500 to maintain the flre and pólice departments of Lansing ; both bilis were reconsidered and laid on the table. The Governor's Approval. The following measures have been approved by Governor Begole, and have, therefore be come laws : To establish a board of poor commi8sionersin Detroit; to amend the Detroit house of correctiou act ; this being the Devlin measure; to amend the act governing the inspection of illuminating oils; to prohibit the catehingof fish with nets in certain waters; to facilítate con6truction of sidewalks in Grandport, Wayne county; to amend acts relative to iucorporation of Mackinaw City, North Branch and Grand Rapids; to prohibit partners of prosecutiag attorneys from defending crimináis whoin the proseeutor prosecutes; to authorize the formation of clubs for social purposes ; to allow soldiers' and sailors' association use of certain tents ; to allow state librarían 100 copies of "Michigan in the War" for exchauge; to legalize certain school district proceedings in townships of Windsor and Fair Haven, iu Huron county ; to provide for the payment of fees to county of Wavne in suits and proceedings in the circuit court for said county ; to provide for establishment ofwills during lifetime of testator. The liaiv IlelatlnK to Wills. The following is the bill recently passed by the legislature and signed by the governor, establishing wills during the lifc-time of the testator : Section 1. The people of the state of Michigan cnact, That to any will heretofore or hereafter executed the testator may make and annex bis petitiou to be sworn to before aud presented to the judge of probate for the county where the testator resides, asking that such will be admitted and establiihed as his lapt will anci testament. , ,, Sec 2 Every such petitiou shall contain averments that sucli will was duly executed by the petitioner withoutfear, fraud, iinportunity, or undue influence, and with a full kuowledge of its contents, and that the testator is of sound miud and memory aud full testamentary eapacitv, and shall state the names and address of every person who at the time of making and liliiiK the same would be interested in the estáte of the maker of suet will as heir if such maker shouid at the making of such petition become deeeased, and may also contain the names and addresses of any other persons whom sueh testator may desire to make parties to such proceedings. Sec 3. Such circuit judge or judge of probate shall thereupon, upon request of such testator, appoint a time for the hearing of sach petition and issue citations to tte parties named in such petition and direct publiahed notice of such hearing, and have such hearing, after proof of service of citations and of publication of notice, in the manncr, as near as practicable, as is required for the probate of W Sec 4 If any person nained in said petition shall be a minor, or otherwise uuder disabihty, a cuardiau ad litem shall be appointed by such iudge to represent such person. On such hearng such circuit judge or judge of proba e .ha 1 exlmine into the matters alleged iu such pet - tiou and into the eapaeity of such testator and examine witnesses in relatiou hereto 'and it shall appear thai ; the al egat.ons of such petitions are truc and that said testa tor was of sound mind and memory aud full ot estamen arv capacitv, such judge shall make clerree thi-rebn, aud shall cause a copy of such toree to be attached to said wil!, certll led under the seal of said court, decreeiug that the totator at the making of such will and such petition waspossessedof sound in nd and inemory and full testamentary capac ity, and that said will was executed without feur fraud, import nity or undue influence, which decree shal have the Bame effect as if made by said rourt after the death of testator on the probate of such will, and such will haring been so established shall not be set aslde or Imneachcd on the grounds of insanity or want of KamentaVv capacity on the part of the testator ór that the same was executed throngb fel'r fraud importunitv or undue influenee. Sec 5 Appeils shall lie in the same manner as from probate of wills. Sec. 6. Nothing in this act contained shall be construed to prevent the revocatlon of such Win, or alteration or other change thereof as In ordinary wills. s v . i Men Killed by a Cave-iu. A dispatch from Escanaba dated April 10, says : A cave-in occurred at tbc Keel Ridge mine, between Quimiesee and Iron Mountain, soon after 1 p. m. to-day, carryiug down the engine house and elgbt men, named Pat Egan, Richard Williams, W. Henderson, Jno. Morris, Thos. James, Ed. Wicks, Wm. Jeffrey and Wm. Pollard. Only one man, Ed. Wieks, has 1-een rescued. and be is fatally injured, several ribs and a leg being broken. These men were on the surface, and fortunately no men were at work in the mine. DETROIT MARKETS. Detuoit, April 16, 1888. Wheat.- The wheat market opened less flrm than Lor several weeks past. The Bustatning prici'B were withdrawn, and priees were from 1. to 1 cent lower thar. for the week previous. Tho quotations for to-dav were as followe : No. 1 White, $1.03@$1.03};"No. 2 White, 92Kc; No. 3 White, 79X; No. 2 Red, $1.09@$1.09Hi. Flour. - The day's record reveáis an unchanged market. The outlook for the trade continúes gloomy and depressed : local buyers are not disposed to invest beyond the eurrent demands of the market, while ebippers see little or no encouragement through more distant chauncls and are placing few or no orders. Priees are unchanged, but are barely sustained except it be for very superior stock. We quote: Roller procese, Í5.50; Winter wbeats, city brands, $5.25; Winter wheat brands, country, $4.Ü0@$5.00; Wiuter pateuts, $6.50uí6.75; Minnesota brands, t().00(5.50; Minneeota patente, $7.50(8.50. Rïe Fi.oun- Quiet at $4.00@$4.25 for western or state brands. Oat Meai.- In fair demaud: choiee Ohio klln dried, $7.25@i7.50 per bbl ; common stock, $5.75@6.50. Rtk - Little or none is offered and the market 6 uusettlsd ; nominal at 55@60c. Feed- Offerings are licht and the market quiet. Bran eould be eold at 815.50 and coarse middlings at $10.00; fine feed, $17.5O@$1S.OO; corn and oats, $23.00@$24.00. Baulet - Very dull and unsettled ; maltsters are not iuclincd to look at samples except at very low lignres and these are uusettled: nominal terms are about SI. 25@.1. 60; offerings are eeldom of such quality as to be worth outside terms. Corn - Is quiet on local account, but a lair through movement is reported. Sales include of No. 2 coru two carloads at 54Jc. and three do at 5O3ÍC. Receipts for the week 96 carloads; stock in store this morning 113,239 bushels,one week since 133,927 do. Oats - Are quiet, but the market holds a strong positiou and priees are well sustained. Of No. 2 white oats one carload sold at 49c ; No. 2 oats were offered at 46c. Stocks in store 20,760 bustinlef on wm.1i oinc 09,741 do. Lite Stock - Hogs. - The prices do not materially difler from those of one week ago, being firm at the following quotations : Mixed. $(5.95(St7.45 ; heavy, $7.45@7.80; good, $6.00 @6.40; common, $4.45@$6.00. Cattle. - The market is rather weak, and pricoa are quoted as follows : Extra, $6.50@ $6 80; good to choiee, $ö.00@$6.40. Sheep.- Offerings light, and prices steady. Good to choiee, $(i.l5@$fi.5O; common to fair, $4.00@$5.26. Clover Seed, f) bu 8 00 @ 8 10 Timothy Seed 1 80 @ 1 85 Apples,"f bbl 3 25 (a 4 00 üried Apples, f lb 8 @ 8H Peaches 15 @ 16 Cherrics 23 W 24 Butter, %)lb 17 @ 19 Eggs 15 @ 16 Dressed Chickens 14 @ 15 Dressed Turkeys 16 18 fteese 11 @ 18 hcks 13 @ 14 Oheese 15 @ 16 Potatoes, i du 60 @ 65 Honey 18 @ 20 Beans, picked 2 10 @ 8 15 Beans, unpicked 1 25 @ 1 50 Hay 13 00 @15 00 Straw.... 750 @900 Dressed Hog, f 100 8 75 (3 9 00 Pork, mess 18 50 @18 75 Pork, family . . f 19 00 @19 50 Beef, extra mess 12 00 O12 50