Michigan

Apples scll for $2 a bushel in Marquctte. Kalarnazoo has a burglary every night in the weck. Alvin G. Peok, onc of Albiou'a prominent citizens, is dead. Blair's shingle mili at Stanton burn ed the ether morning. Lose 15,500. A Polish baby was burnedto dealh iu Girard, Brauch county, the other clay. A Missour man is buyinr cattle in Hillsdalu county and shipping them by the ca: load. Tncre is a surplus of $77.000 in Hougton county'8 treasury and the people tlirre are very proud of il. Caro boasts that $90,000 iinvc been expended in that place the past scasou in business blacks and dwelHngs. Gapt Wm. R. Campbell of thfl schooncT Morning Star feil down the hatehway at Menominee and broke his vteck. Several heavy fallares of Imnber dealers aud eapita!i-ts in Grand llapids, ereated great agitation iu önancial cirelea in tiic state. Mrs. Bell Johnson of Sorrtb Milton, Mueomb county, met her dcath by jumpiug froiïi her carri&fre while the horse was running away. "The pcople's cervanl" is out with his Thanksgiving proclamatian. He agrees with the president that November 59 shall be the day. Ex-Alderman Groger, of Grand Rapids, and M. K. Cany, of Vassar, are reported to have struck it rieh in a miue p.t Lishon, Dakota The East Saginaw morning papers, the Ilcrahl aud the Courier, and the Jacksou Daily Patriothave reduecd their prlees to tbree cents per copy. Chai'les Lincoln, on trial at East Sagiuaw forthemurder of his fatlierCalebLiucoln, in August last, was acquitted. The jury were out but a oho t time. Mrs. George Jones of donesville, llarrison county, accidentally shot herhuebaud in the breast. Re lingcred in tcreat agony for several hours, when death carne as a happy re lease. The butchers of Grand Rapids have formed an organization for social aud business purposes, and for the benefit of the trade and greater protection of the public agaiust the sale of diseased meat. A Danish immigrant who pasaed through Adrián bouud west tlie other 2ny had a blankut Tfhieh he had brought from Denmark, and on which were neatly woven portraits of Garfk'ld, Arthur aud Hancock. The Prcsbyterian churcl), the gift to the people of Newberry of Congrí ssman Newberry of Detroit, is about completed at a cost of $3,000. The Methodist ehurch, of smaller dimensions is well nigh fluished also. Gov. Begole has pardoned Jedediah Vat Allen of Tascóla county, and John Duuing of Isabellá county, who have been serving sentenccs inJacksonof seven and nine years respectively, charged with intent to niurder. Thcre was a fearful panic in the ehurch of the SacredHeart at EastSaginaw the other evening. cauaed by the settling of a portion of the inain door Nearïy all of the worshipers escaped without hurt through doors and Windows. Charles Snyder, an old gentleman of Eureka towusbii'.atteinpted to cominit suicide by strikiug himself on the top of the head with .n ax. He is quite seriously wounded. He has been sufïeriug fro'.n mental dtraDgement for sonie titue. Several Grand Rapids capitalista have ineorporatcd the Honduras tiinber eompauy for the purpose of cutting mahogany,cedar and otlu !¦ tiinber in Honduras. The term of the existenec of the company is limited to 30 years;, capital stock Í60.000, in 2,4000 shares. Fire inWalkervüle, Ont., opposito Detroit, d(Etroyedí50,000 worth of property for llitiiin Walker & Sons of Detroit, Three hnndred au.i lUty head of cattle were burned to death, together with three largebarns, 5,000 tons of coal and over 300 tons of hay. A Gorman wonwn named Bliaa j ershnusen, administered poison to herself and , htld at the Clifton house in Mt. Clemcn.i a few ays a"o. Tbc HtÜe one died, and tile inother ad a narrów cali. She tells a woeful tale of omestic trouble and vows to ldll hereelf. The local eketion tn Detroit resultcd in tbe kctlon of S. B. Grummoud, the Republican I andidate for mayor, John B. Corliss íor city ttorney, and Ales. A. Saenger, Republican, or ck-rk. Tic Demócrata elected treasurer, ouncllraen and a mujority of the aldermeu. A press dispatehreceivedírora Mitehcll Dakota, sa: "Thebody of W. A. Seoly, aland-buyerfrooi Michigan, was fouud near here. He had over $700 on bis person, had a Irallct hole through bis bead aud a revolver m bis band. He had been driuking bcavily. Jolm L. Svveeney, who about one moütb ago fbot Conductor Jacob Jobnsen at Eaat Saginaw, has been released on t5,000 bonds, bis bail havinjí been '.Uiced to that figrc trom tl ,00C. r-a nenu-y of Bay City üd Chao. Doran of Eabt Saginaw are his bondsmeD. The Central Michigan poultry and pet stock assoeiation has acceded to the proñosition of the Grand Kapide society, and will hold a joint exhlbitlon at Battle Creek in January. Over $500 will bs "hune up," and the services of B. N. Corning oí Iowa, has been secured as judge. John Tillison, aged 26, a brakoman on tbe Grand Rapids and Indiana railroa;l, was instantly killed wbile coupling ears at B Rapids. His bead was caught between the ten derofan engine and .ome projecting Umbers onaear,anderuShed. üe leaves a wUe and children at Grand Rapids, wbere be resided. A brakeman named Miller, whoso home is at Battle Creek, was knocked off o a Chica) and Grand Trunk train about a mile eastofFHnt,by a bridge, He JSJÈ Iriblecutoyer the left c-c andj other injur.es which are eonsidercd to be of a fatal nature. Miller is oaid to have beenmarrledonly a short ime aco. Four oonvicts escaped from tho state prisan at Jaekson tbe cf her morning by cutting through the roof of the west wing and sltding ilowu the walls by ropes, but threc of tbem werereeaptured in short order. The one who 50t away was Thomas Mcürogor, alia6 Edward Beattie, sent up from Macomb county in J13S2 for bunjlary. Frank Thompson,' a teacher ia the Reform school at Lansin? attemptcd to punish a colored boy ñamad William Diggs. William objectpd, and lo make bis objeetions more forcible, drew aknifeaud iuflicted seriouswounds upou bis teacher. Wiüiam was arrested for assault with inteut to kil], and isnowinjuij awaiting trial. Eviilently the inhabitants of Ishpcnring don'tcarc much for "shows." The Agi tator says : The way Ishpemiug has been loft alone by travelíng troupes of various kinds of late is a positive relief. Not a single cue for scveral months, and r.ow with cold weather aJready upon us all danirer is past for another 5ix months at least. At .Jones1 Crossing, in Cnss eountv by the accidental díecuarge of a gun in the i bands of a compnuiun uaincd Zeph Wogi r. a foung man uained Williarn Weatherbese had I Jis face terril]y lacerated by shot, liis fnmt tepth knoeked out, and the 'vhole of the base 3f the tonguc to-n away. With careful ' ng bis life may bs savci'. 1 An employé iu Morley Bros. store at i Sast Soginaw was ncatly scalped the other nornlng. While taking down ouo of the jeavy iron shutters the high wind foreed the ' shutter aeainet hiin and pushed his head ,hrough the window. His scalp was taken off j is nicelv as an Indian could bave done it, but , i doctor cJrc-w lt back íq placa and stitcheil it ( lowu and the mau will be all right again soou , The difFereut luoiber ñrms u tho vtinity of Cadülsc have reduced wages of emi iloyes, and a number of men have dücontiu' led work. It issaid thatthe rcduciion in woges I s causcd by the low prices in lumber. The 1 :ut is but 10 per cent, for skilled labor, while ! he yard men are cut 25 cents per day. Men n the woods uow get but $18 co i26 per montli, ü hen formerly thev receired Í20 to f 3-4 per ' nonth. Frank Cobb, tho youn man who nurdered his brother at the breakfast table In Texas tovr.ship som two years ago, aud who . vas trled and flually turned over to a tribunal , ivhicb sent hini to tbc asylum for the insane at Kalamazoo, escaped the otber (veiling through j the negligccce of his attendant. He is uot rery dangerous or very crazy cither f'jr that natter., if auon-profcfsional jerson is capabie 3f judging. It is stftted by tbe Graiii] Traverse Uerald thit in tbe siaton just closcd JudgO ftanjsdell bas sold í,i(K) bushels of pcaclics. He bas a)60 disposed of hls entire apple ciop, UDOQOttDg to about 150 barrels, most of it being taken by upper península c!ea!crs. Hu has ilso fouud a ready market in the orel.ard for pearsand all others of his fruits. TJc peaehes iieited $2 per bushcl at depot or doek. The annual meetino; of the Michigan state beckecpers' ifsociation wül be held lc the citv hall at Flint, Decembi r 5, aml 0. it is expecti'd tlmt niany uromineut apiariaus from this and otber ttatis wlli be preeeot nrid dIress the meeting, amoug them the R v. L. L. Lun.astroth, and a programóle i? beiug preparcd which v-ill include several short paperf. Ueduced hotel rates have been socurcd, and reJuced raiiroad farescau heobiaiuedby writing to Prof A. J. Cook of Lansiug. ])avid Hobart, postmaster at Holly was knoeked down and robbed by tbree men a feiv nights ago. He was on his way home from the postofflee with his wííe and inl.itv, and while passing Wilhelm Bros.' lumber yard three men came out of the darkuess, kuocked hitn üown an j grabbed the tin moncybox hieh be was earrying. He eried out, when oce of them &bot him, the hall entering near bis forebead and passing out behind aD ear producing alarge scalp wound. Thomas McGregor, alias Edward Beattle, a eonvict from Macomb county, sent to Jaekson for iive years for larecny, in August, 1S82, escaped from the 6tate prison the other moniing. Three other prisóuers cbcaped at the same time, but wcre recaptured a short distauce from tbe walls. They cut through the roof of the west wlng, during the night, and emerged about 1 o'clock in the morning, sliding down !lic west wall, on theriver frqpt. They were discovercd by the guard, just in tirue to draw In three outof the four. PBOIHB1TION ADVOCATES. SVnili Auuiial Joiivcnlion of tino N. W. C. X. V. The tenth ;nnual convention oí the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union con fenctl iu the' intral M. E. church in Detroit, October 81. In every reepect the convention was a notable gathering of the representative women of our !and. Delégate were present from nearly every state and tcrritory in the Union, as well as from the Dominion of Canada. Theworkof orgauization havingbeen peiformed, committecs appointed and the con vent ion gotti-n in good working order, tb e President, Miss Francés E. Willanl, delivered her annual addresb. The speaker contrasted very forcibly the strength of the organizaron now, with the weakness of previ ous years. The absence of a few from the preseut meeting was noted, special mentiou being made of the president from Arlcansas. She wrote: "The women of this state vote by signature on Ui Hcense nuestion. I stay at home to work up petitions. The holidays will ünd us practically untler proh'bition." The speaker called attention to the strategie points where hard work is to be done In Maine the vote will be taken on amendment next year. The failure of temperaucewould seriously affect public, opinión; we mnst do effective work. As Maine is a stra-.gicpoint, so also are Ohio and Iowa. onbtract the prayers of the temperance women of Iowa irom ihe movement and what would bC 1CfU TUE EVENINO of the first day was occupied with addreeses of welcome irom the preaidents of the Detroit and state Unions, and responses by delegates from Massachusetts, New York, Iowa and South Carolina. TOE SECOND DAY was taken up with reports cf committees to wliom ]ail been intrusted Vdrious departments of the H'orl;. The report of the secretary indicates more rapid progre6S in the temperaree work during the past year than ever before in the bistory of the Union. The work of temperauce edueation, espccially among the ehildrcc, was being prosecuted unilaggingly, and liopeful results are looked for. IN' TUE BVENINO. üf the second day, delegatïs froni Pennsylvania, ühlo and Canada, delivered thrl'ling addresses. A parfcicularly pleasing feature of this sesáiou of the convention was the short adüress delivered by Mrs. WalJace, widow of Ex-Gov. Wallaee oí Indiana, who made a 6trong plea for the ballot ior women, not only as woman'a Godgiven right, but as woinan's sacred duty, and as one means of putting down the cvil, auJ the sooucr briugine about the happy day wbeu "prohibition, ininicdiate and unenditional'shall be placed upon the statute books of our land, and thestainof the egalized Hquor traffic he wiped out of the fiag so dear to the hcarts of ali. THE THIKD DAY'S SESSION of the N. W. C. T. lT. was öevoted entireiy to the regular convention work. This includeil maiuly the readiug of reports from the workers in every branca of the work. Almost every settiou of the country from Maine to California, and from our great uorthwest to the Land of Flowers was represented. The work amoug the freecJmen of the south, as well as among the Ii,diaiis of the southwest, has been ably prosecuted by that stauneh advocate, Mrs. Sallie F. Ohapiu of South Carolina. Mrs. Chapin thinks the temperance work at the south is at lts height, and tliat great reaults are to te expectcd. The work among the lumbermen of Michigan is conducted by VV. F. Davis of East Saginaw, wnose report was uot so hopeful in , lts tone. Forty thousand men are employed in the lamber camps, and tbcir spiritual conditioii if i.ruly eplorable. At the evening session the questlon of womansuffiage carne up, aiul a lengthy and ani mated discussion followed. The members of Union, with bat few exceptious, are in favor of 6Uiïrage, but unanimouely agreed that at, preteut the W. C. T. U. shouldbe noneommitt.al. ( TUE FOUHTII DAY ot ths N. W. C. T. U., was indeed a busy one The rcadiug and adopüon of reports, election of oiiicers, adoption of a platform, deciding upou u plsej to hold tlie next anuual meeting, and other questious of importauce came before the convenlion for action. The convention was invited to eo to Cleveland, O. ; St. Louis, Mo. ; Lincoln, Neb. ; Minneapolis, Minn. ; Portland, Me. ; Fort Wayne, Ind. ; Philadelpha,Pa. ; Md. ; and Newark, N. J. The decisión was in favor of St. Louis. THE ELECTIOX. Miss FranecsE. Willard wasjunniamously reelected President. Mrs. Mary Woodbridge was electi d reoording secretary bj acclamatton, Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, assistant and Miss Estber Puah of Cincinnati, was elccted treasuier. TI1B PLATFORM adopted declares for prohibition, asks for the abolishment of interual taxes and reveuues, pledges the intlueuce of the W. C. T. U. to that party, by whatever name called, ivhich shall furnish the best embodiment of prohibition principies and will most eurely piotcct our homes. Of the colored people the platform of tbc W. C. T. U. says: Heeognizing the f act that the colored paople exert au important influenee on moráis, particularly in the we6t and soutb, and also that they are a potent factor in politics, we feel it to be an urgent necessity to vigorously prosecute our work among these, especially the scientiflc and law departments, to more thoroughly impress them with the responsibility of citizeuship and to give them a more elevated and retined standard of action and governm-nt, The pulpits of the city were very aceeptably filled by members of the VV. C. T. TJ. the Sunday following the convention, and af ter a short scjE8ion of the comrnittces on Monday morning, the tenth annual conventiou of the N. W. C. T. U. was endid. DISTBOIT HAUKETS. Whcat- No t, white ï 90 @ 93 Flour . 500 @525 cmn 50 (g 51 oats.-::."."::.:.... Clovcr Seed, ï)l)u 5 15 (i? 5 25 Apples, tfbbl 300 @3 35 Dric-d Apples, V lb 8 (-Í 8i ?eaehes 1 (ffi 15 Cherries 1& C b Butter, tt. 21 Á 22 Eegs 20 p 22 Potatoes 50 S! 55 Honey 18 @ 20 Beaaspicked 2 10 @2 15 Beans, unpicked 125 f 1 f Hay 6t-T @ 6 50 Strlw 700 @ 755 Pork drcssed. f 100 9 00 (A 9 2o Pork, mess UTO @ )2 d Pork, family 17 00 @ Hame @ Shoulders ¦ 8 8K t ar(i lOJffi lOJs Beef 'extra mess ;.'.¦.¦' 11 50 @1200 Wood. Beech and Maple 50 Wood, Maple 00 Wood Hlckory 7