Michigan

STATE NEWS
Daniel Dorsey, one of Homer's very first settlers, and a continual resident for 50 years, died very suddenly while riding in his buggy through one of our principal streets, at the age of 67 years. Mr. Dorsey was most highly esteemed, and had frequently been honored with important public trusts in the township, among others having been a justice of the peace for many years. He was a prominent and useful member of the masonic fraternity, and his funeral was conducted by that order.
A decision by the Supreme court of the state confirms the judgment of the lower court in the case of Hugh Peoples against the evening News of Detroit. Thus has the curtain fallen on the last act in the Whilta murder case.
The Union prisoners of war association reunion at Greenvllle, on the 14th and 15 inst was a wonclerful suecese as an occasion o reunión of all veterans of the war of the rebel h,,t t 1C Rrls?n8 association nurabered but InpH ttSf G; R-, Teteracs, in Iarge numbers íolned these to make the gathering Iarge and enthusjastic. A picnic, at Baldwin lake, wtth lts prellmary street proceasion and bands of music, made Greeaville look llke a Fonrth of Mrs. Johnson and child of Kast SaDM wi struck by the cars at that place an.l fatally injured. Mrsr Johnson was to &sr from the track wh '9 The State Pioneer Society held its aanual meeting in Lansing on the 13th and Hth nst. Ibe attendance was largc and the iuterMt manifested all that eould Se desired. The : nstorical papers read by the aged sires were uil of nterest.aud the music and speeches f J nished by the younger generation very i ng to the pioneers.ülfieers for the coming vear were elected as folio ws : President, V. I Waler; Recording Secretary, Mrs. II. A. Tenney Corresponding Secretary, Geo. H. Greene: Treasurer, E. Longyear. The people of Bellvue are trving to C aiee a bonus, for whlch a manufacture romlses to start a wagon and agricultural nplement factory In that town. ii The Detroit, Lansing & Northern railroad company has cnanged the name of lts station at the Crossing of the Grand Trunk near Lansing, írom "Chicago Junction" to "Trowbridgc." Muskegon has a livery atable owned ly a lady and personaliy raanaged by herself nd daughter- and wel! managed loo. The dy'a hutband died and left her the property wbieh she believed ehc could manage better than sbe could sell it. Her success has been sure, and she ia making moncy. Ex-eongressinan Burrows is now farming in Dakota. Mcasles in the reform school at Lansing. Executive elemency has been extended to Charles Colbath," sent April 12, 1SS2, from Lenawee Courty for fourteen years for assault with intent to kill. Julián Móore, sent from Oakland County, December 1, 1881, five vcars for larceny Louis Conov, sent from Houghton County, Octobcr 2t, 1866, for life for murder, and these men are once more free. A bilí whioh has passet! the Michigan Lcgislaturc requires all teachers in this state to pass an examination In phyuology and hygiëne, with particular rcference to the effects of alcoholic drinks, stimulauts aud narcoties upon the humaL system. Charles Reubier, a Germán living in (irand Rapid6, was struck by a train on the Michigan Central railrcad in that city and killed. Charles L. Harwood is the name of a young man accused oí horse stealiue a few montíis ago, in Marshall, and who wasarrested and JaUed. A few weeks aeo he aeked nerrnisEiou of the turnkey to step íroin his cell into the corridor to gct an armful of wood. The request was granted, and he went out Into the hall aud through an opea door into the open air. when he speedily made Iris escape. Nothírig bad been heard of bim till a few days ago, when he was capturcd at hi father's house, five miles f rom Ionia, brought back to Marshall, and occupus hls old cel) awaiting his trial, which will be delayed some time owing to his dash for liberty. A cat died in Nashville last week aged 30yeare, Fact! Pipe staves are being shipped from Rochestrr to the West Indièe. Hiffhway tax in Charlotte must be paid in cash, instead of labor a6 heretofore. Capt Kichmond a pioneer of t!ie Saginw Valley, and at one time a prominent journalist, died reccntly at the l'ontiae insane asyl; urn. Zoc Caron of the firm of Caron & Girardin, : mili owiht of Menominee, was cnught in the machinery of his mili while adjusting a belt aod instantly crufhed to death. Joseph Shehan, an employé of the Kirby carpeutcr company, wa3 killed a few days before by an cdgins thrown from a saw. Considerable drainage has beon dono in various sections of the state by the heavy rain fall in the last few days. In Eaton county a Dumber of line wheat üelds are iuundated tnd kits of corn ñas been washed out of the t;round. On Monday, June 18 the hcaviest r;iin .f th Kf&Kon carne', and in Charlotte village the railroad tracks were waebcd out, anü tlif Jamage to othcr property will reacu severa] r.bousaml dollirs. Ou tuis samo (iay a delugt wcpt over Kalamazoo county, and did great ditniagc to orops and roads. Washouts in Oooper deralled 15 cars on the Grand Rapids :md Indiana railroa'l, and 12 on the Lake sborc. A hlll was washed on the track near Bloomingdale. Nicholas Miles of Tompkins township, Jaekson county, comraitted a mad and murderous aseault upon his wife a few days igo. He became angry with her ubout sonie lomestlc matter, kuocked her down and beat Ber about the head with a stone, eutting the ealp to the boiie, and fracturing the ekull. lie only desisted when a neighbor chanced to MM, añil carne to the assistanceof the old lady. l'ompliins at once went to Jaekson and gave himself ud. He has repeateilly threatened to kill his wffe, in order, as he said, that he mignt go to prison, and speud the reinainder ot his days in peace. Gov. Begolc bas appointetl John W. MtCirath, of Detroit, eommis.'ioner of the bureau of labor statistics, the salary of whien position is $2,000 per year. He has also appointed Frank D. Mead circuit court commissioner for Delta county. Gov. Begole bas caused an Inquiiy to be made luto the Cheboygan lynching affair and lie will insist on the prompt prosecutiou of the perpetrator6 of the crime as soon as they are known. Martin Brophey, a wcll-to-do farmer lirinii about 6ii miles north of Owosso went to towu on busiuess, and with a friend of his put up at Wilderinuth's Hotel for the night. In the eyening he started out on the street, going to West üwosso. He met two drunken roughs namedArthurStinehoirandl'helps, or Phillipa, knowu as Silver Jack in the Saginaws. üuring the day they had souerbt a quarrrl with Brophey, and desiring to scttle struck and chascd him toWest Owossa, overtook and beat him in a most horrible manner about the head, breaking his fkull in tliree places. He died In a few hour.i aftcr. üne of the parties was captured and bound over for examiuation, but Plielps has escaped. A large reward is offered fnr V.i nrrefit. The Indiana Copper Mining Company, whose mine is located just east of the Belt mino, Ontonagon County, is to be reorKanized for the purpose oí wurking its possession, otheiwiee its lease will beforfeited. An Ishpeming paper says: Go and exaniiue tue ralnc you would be led to invcst in before paying out ynur good we charge nothing for tliis advice, and ii followed t will save many dollars. Sharks are sharks and cash is cash, and a hole ín the ground may not be a mine. Lynclied incheboygan. Excitement over the outrago coininitted on Httle Nettie Lyons of Cheboygan, became more ntense as the hours passed by, and whrn a man named Warner, a tramp from Alpena was arrostcd for the outrage, anger and ex tlfp r i f ut sucl' 'lopes were valn, for on SSJSfBW?S aUor thc brutal outrage a crowd of 500 or more maskcd meu went to the jail, overpowered the sheriff anci took th pr,ouer to the railroad, and struug him up t o Prív!n,?61p ti?ort 6 on the jaM 'tu f s.t0,belDe taken from the jail he coZñor6 hlS KUilt' but was unabl t " mi N nV, '- "¦cicnuuuis on uic mtüt oí the toSvïir 'wce;tlsoif he wanted TO an h replied sayiug that his only mófn,?t mfnoCent He was lc' Jow T , romUls imProvised gibbcj bu un Tml 1 ft" nfess' and was fluallj huns up and left there over night. The ncxt mom r r, AUqTSt was hekl and a verili eender ed that the decoaeed camc to his death by hang knon n " f SOme party or partie6 u' The girl Nettie is very low and weak, but nopes are entcrtained of her rccovery There are symptoms oí inflamation oí the luugs from out of!fanSearnd ShC 'S b"V l-im-i, NY?rner's Previous history, but little is iuo u. une man acqualnk'd with him says lie has spent more days in prison than out, and that the only business he has been known to rollow was keeping a house of prostitution, with members of his own family for inmates! ue was cvidently a most worthless character A Moilier's Crime. A horrible crime, perpetrated by a young colored Tornan, was discovered yesterdaj morning at No. 31 Adelaide street. The crying of au infant was heard ia a vault and an examinution siuwcd that two newly-born colored babice had boen thrown thereta. Suspieion turned upou Ilarriet Oliver; a domestic employediu the family, but shc could not be found. Detective McBonnell and Roundsman Culver wcre detailed to investígate the case aftera report of it was made to the pólice, and upon roceeding to the house, took the babes from where they had been depositcd. iney had been wrapped tojrether iu a cloth and one was found to be dead.The other was taken care ol md found to be uniUjured. Corouer Locke was summoned and adjourned the inquest on the dead iufaut until tíaturday night uext. The officers went iu eeareb. of the mother and found her at her home, No. 107 atson street. She had her tiunk packed and was making arranyements to leave the city. lhere were two women in the house and at first all L-Howledge of the ailair was denied üne of the women was tlien taken iutü another room and upon being elosely quest.ioned said that the other, Harriet Oliver, was the mother ol the babes. When the Jatter was conïrouted ehe ailniitted that Ehe placed the infante in the vauit, but diselaiined any criminal inteution She was arrested and takeu to the Gratiot Afenue Station, where the live abe was also taken. She was removed to the Central Station, where she will be detained until after the eoroner's inquest. A complaint for infanticide will be made against her as soon as she is able to be taken to eourt. A post-rnortem examination on the dead ir.fant showed that the cause of death was asphyxiation iu the vault. There were no marks of violeuce on the bodv. -Detroit Free l'reas, June 3o. MJETÏIOIT MARKETS. Detroit, June 19, 1SS3. Wiieat- For a week past the wheat market has been dccidedly weak aud dull. Rcports from growing crops continue favorable, and as the weather becomes warmer prices fa!] accordlngly. The local deinand is, of course, merely nomina). Quotations are as follows No. 1, white, 1 G7%(gl 68; No 3, white, 8" 83c ;No. 2, Red, Sll4; Nol 3, Red, $i osJ i uy. Floüii- The market continúes inactivo and without special interest. Receipts and stocks are light, while local produetion is also limitid. A fair home trade is reported, hut very little flour is beiag taken for other points. Prices are unchauged and quotations are repeated : Michigan white wheat, cholee 4 90@5 00 Michigan white wheat, roller process 5 50@5 75 Michigan white wheat, patent 6 50(46 75 Minnesotas, bakers' 6 00@9 25 Minnasotas, patents . . 7 50@S 00 Eje @4 00 Feed - Inactivo. Bran is nomiua! at abou $Ï2@12:.X ; demands aud offcrings are both light. Middliugs attract no attention. Uobx - Receipts are liberal or hare heen durlug most of the weeK. Inquiries are very limite 1, however, and the market is dull. No. 2 coru is caminal at about 57c. Oats - Attraet very little attention, and the market is uusettled. The latter, however, is depressed, and ouly at lower ratcs willjbuyers take supplics. From 43 to 4fi nas been the raning prices. l'HODUCE AND I'ROVISIOXS. Ari'i.Eá. - Very few are ollered and the mar: ket is barelv quotable; a fesv are movlog ai ; about Í4@4.5O. '¦ Butteií.- There is nothinr iu (lie market that is satisfactory to rcceivers. The demande oí tbe trade are e6pecially lirnited and it is difflcult to place only small lots. l'rices have rcached about as low a point as can be expecte.i, as producers wil! not, sell, but hold at such figures. Arrivals will tliereforc be light so long as values continue at tlieir present ranee. Fiue retailers' stock is oílercd at Iö@l7c, and creamery at 20c. .'iik-ese.- The marlcet continúes inactive and is barely sustaiued. Fine goods are quoted at 12@13c, tl)8 inside rate prevailiug among distributore. Esos- Quiet: demandsand fuppliesarelimited and are about equal; reccivers continue to quote at about 16c. II.vv- Baled hay is quiet at about $12@13; in voictf on track would command about $12. Hosev - Inactive invoiecs of comb are ofíered at 15@16, strained at 12c. HOP3- Scarce and firm at $1@1 10 per Ib íor cholee hop6. Onjons- liormudes íl 40@150per crate: the market 9 well supplied. Por atoes- The mirket is easier and qiJet for uld stock at about 55c for carloads; in íact the latter are now scarcely wanted. Newsouthern potatoes are in good supply at $3 50@t per hhl. Fuovisionb - For porl; anti lard the markct is somewhat unseltledunder the tenor of Cbicago advises and buyers are favored, althoujjh no reductiou is made in quoted terms. The Jatter are about as fullowg: Mess pork, $195O@19 75; faniily, $20 25rá20 50 ; clear, Í21 50. Lard, Detroit stock, H&@ll&c for tierces, 12c for half barrels; Chicago lard, #@%e lowrr and dull. Hams, 13@13)Lc; shoulders, 9%@10c; bacon, 13c; aried beef, 15c; extra mess oeef, $13 50. LIVE STOCK. Cattle- The cattle market is only fairly active. Prlees remain about the same on sliiplujr catt'.e but buteher's stock is a littlehighcr. Prices range as fullows; Extra steers $5 50 (5 75: eood tochoicc, $5 25@5 50; good butches $5@526; medium, $4CO@4S0; cominon, $3 75&4 25Hoos- Theraarkctis dull and prices low. We quote: mi.xed. $C15(i?6 50; heavy, f0 50 (gö S0; light, $0 20@0 Oü; skips, Í3 25(dO. SnEEr- The supply is very mcager, and hardlv cqual to the deoiand. Prices rang frora"$3@4 eommon to fair, wbile good to choice will conimaixl from $4.50 to $4.75 Rev. George GlftdstODe, brothor of the fcnglish Premier, is traveling in California