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18
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December
Year
1874
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The Kev. Charlea Jolmaon, Superintendent f the State Reform School, has tenderod his esignation to the Board of Control, to take flect March 1, 1875. He has been connected with the School for eight years. The Board ïaa reduced the ealarj of the officers of the chool. The Grand Lodge of Colored Masons, at heir late sesaion in Jackson, elected the folowing grand offieers: G. M., Isaac Berdan, of fpsilanti; D. G. H., Elchard Steward, of CaBB ounty; G. 8. W., W. B. Hackley, of Niles; G. J. W., John A. Freeman, of Ann Arbor; G. S. T., J. Martin, of Dow&giao. James H. Stone hasresumed the eclitorship f the Port Huron Times, which paper he onnded and made suoceasful. Don C. Henkeeson haa aold out the Allegan Journal, and bought a quarter interest in he Grand Rapids Times. Statistical. Since January 1, 1874, tho following named ire insurance companiea have been admitted y Inaurance Commissioner Row to transact )uainees in tuis State, and are all in good standing with the cxeeption of the Pranklin. of Wheeling, West Virginia, whose authority haa been revoked on account of impaired capital : Dote. Kame. Location. Cath capital. Nov. 1G- American Fire.Pbiladelphia $400,000 Sept. 28-Buffalo Buffalo. 200,000 Sept. 22- Brit. American. Toronto 212,002 April 9-City Providence 100,000 Mar. 17- Citizens' Newark, N. J 200,000 May 18- Columbia Fire . . New York 300,000 Mar. 9- Faneuil Hall. . .Boston 200,000 Nov. 9- Far.&Drovers'.Louisville 200,000 May 26- Franklin Wheeling 200,000 Aug. 19- Germania Newark, N . J 176,933 Aug.27-Home Newark, N. J 200.000 May 20- Kansas Leavenworth 2011,000 Mar. 10- Kenton Cov-ingtoa 100,000 Sept. 30- Manufacturera'. Newark, N J 200,000 April21- N.Y.&Yonkers.New York 200,000 Feb. 12- People'á Memphis 300.000 Aug. 8- People's Fir ...Trenton 200,000 April 27- Planters' Memphis 200,000 Feb. 20--Kesidcnce Fire. Cleveland 200,000 Feb. 10- Koger Williams. Providence 200 000 Aug. 12- Royal Cauadlan.Montreal 230,152 liiiiiiKHs Enterprtse. It is a gratifying fact that, in Bpite of the general dullness oí manufactures and industry throughout the country during the current year, the work of mining copper m the Upper Península has been continued with unabated energy, and that the production of 1874 ia not only larger than that of 1873, but is abeolutely larger than that of any one year Hinco copper mining was begun in that región. We are indebted for the following comparativa figurea of the product for 1873 anl 1874 to the Portíge Lake Minina Oazelte : PORTAGK LAKE 151STHICT. Tons. Lht. Product in 1874 17 475 Product in 1873 15,194 1,429 Increase 2,28ü 571 KEWEKNAW POINT DISTRICT. Tmis. JAih. Product in 1874 4,113 441 Product in 1873 2,781 1,90a Increase 1,331 538 ONTONAGON D1STKICT. Tont, Lbn. Product in 1874 637 1,803 Product in 1873 537 1,117 Increase 100 186 CBAND TOTAL. Ton. ' hbs. Product of 1874 22,225 1,744 Product of 1873 18,514 419 Inc.rease 3,711 1,295 Thia shows au inereaso in every district and a very large increase in the total product over last year. For the purpose of further compariaon we append the statiütics of production for each year niñee 1865, the first in whiah the total annual product exceeds ten thousand tons. AVe take onr figures from the appendix to Swineford's history oí the J-,a,ko Superior iron district : 1885 10,791 1870 19,16a 1866 10,376 1871 16,071 18(17 11,735 1872 15,1(16 1868 13,049 1R73 18.(i:!H 1869 15,288 1874 ',-ï2; The Btoady growth and dovelopment of our ooppsr prodact exhibited iu the above ñguree ie oerUinly vei-y ecooaraging. Tbe report of the Stite Salt Inepeotor ior 1874 shows that over $1,000,000 barrels of salt were manufacturad in this State the past son, a-íainst 822,000 barrels in 1873. From reports from all the principal lumbering streams tributary to the Saginaw district, we find that the following amounts of logs ■svere rafted out and delivered during the season of 1871 : Feéi. T ittabawassee river 370,435.8M) Cass 48,000,000 Bad audïiiut 15,000.000 Eifle 68,000,000 Au Gres 37,000,1)00 Total 551,435,800 These Btreams laat year i-an out 551,258,107 feot. A project is on foot to drain Dowagiac marsb, in Ca5s countj-, by which about 12,000 acres of swamp land will be reclaimed and made valuablo. The Jackson Palriol thinks the State Fair should be permanently looated instead of moving it from place to place every two years. Politloal. givo below the total vote cast tor each of the candidates for State officers and Bepresentatives in Congress, also upon Constitutional amendments and woman suffrage, at the general elcction, Nov. 3, as lawfully oauvassed and determined by the Board of State Canvassers. We are indebted to the Lauaing Uepublican for tho figures : l'OIÍ GOVERNOB. John J. Bagley, Ep 111,519 Ilenry Cbamberlain, Dem 105,650 Cuarles K. Carponter, Prohib 3,037 TOR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. Henry H. Holt, Rep 113,232 Frederick Hall, Dem 90,648 Thomas A. Granger.Pro 3,915 Jeromo W. Turner, Reform 7,096 FOR BEC HET AR Y OF STATE. Ebenezor G. D. Holden, Kep 112,576 Goorge II. lluiise, Dem 104,024 Samuel W. liaker, Pro 3,960 FOK 8TAIK TREASUBEB. Willtem B. McOeeiy, Rep 113.733 Joseph M. Storliüg, Dem 95,061 James I. Mead. Pro 3,511 FOR COMMISSIONER OF STATE LAND OFFICE. Leverett A. Ciapp, Rep 113,160 Cliauacey W. Green, Deru 100,911 Thomas S. Skiuner, Pro 3,568 FOR AUDITOR GENERAL. Ralph Ely, Rep 113,030 Johu L. Evaus, Dem ... 94,004 Joseph Newinan, Pro 3,236 Frederick M. Holloway, Reform 6 876 FOB SUPERINTENDENT PUÜLIO INSTIÏUCTION. Daniel B. BriggB, Rep 112,391 Duane Doty, Dem 103,068 John Evans, Pro 3,954 FOB ATTOBNEÏ-GENERAL. Andrew J. Smith, Rep 112,142 Martin V. Montgomery, Dem 98.0C0 Albert Williams, Pro 3,9(12 Charles 3. May, Reform 5,825 FOB MEMBEB OF BOARD OF EPÜCATION. Edgar Rexfurd, Rep.. ._. 113,134 Kdward W. Audrrws, lem 87,520 John D. Lewis, Pro 3,849 Carroll 8. i'razier, Reform 2,287 FOR REPltESENTATIVES IN CONGRE3S. District 1 - Moses W.Field.Rep 8,892 Alpheus S. Williams, Dem 10,848 CDarles P. UuBsoll, Pro 48 District 2- Houry Waldron, Rep 14,611 John J. Roüisou, Dem 13,075 District 3- George Willard, Rpp 13,372 Fidus Livermore, Dem 12,174 Daniel P. Sageudorpn, Pro 941 District - JmiusC. Burrows. Rep 12,278 Allen Potter, Dem 13,317 District 5- William B. Williams, Risp 13,370 MarkD. Wilbfr, Dem , 12,212 James A. McKay, Pro i60 District 6Josiah W. Begole, Rep 16,122 GeorceH. Durand, Dem 17,708 EraetQB O. Harrington, Pro 912 District 7-- Omar D. Conger, Rep 10,185 Enos Goodrich, Dem 8,203 Henrs-Fish, Pro 167 District 8- Nathan B. Bradley, Rep 10,258 Geore F. Lewis, Dem 9,979 District 9- Jay A. Uubbell, Rep 12,877 Henry H. Noble, Dem 3,460 CONSTITUTIONAI. AMENDMHNTS. New Constitution- No 124,034 New CODstitution- Yes 39.2S5 Woman suarae - No 135,957 Woman eufifrage- Yes 40,077 Criine. Grand Kapids has beea agitated by a scandal of the Beecher-Tilton order. The pastor is a Univeraaliat, and the woman ia the case ia the organist of ths church, a yourjg lady who has hitherto borne an excellent reputation. The pastor, Iley. E. Fisk, makes a clean breast of the matter, andthrowB himself upon the mercy of the public. The íollowing íb his canfession: ïo the Public : I fraukly confess to the fearful sin of which I am cüargoil, aad will not bo cowardly enough to Me or Beek a palliation of my weaknese aud guilt. I can ODly crave the pity and compassion of the world . 1 have offended, aud ask the forgiveiiess which my sincere end profound repentance before God and man calis for. I have returned my letter of fellowship to the denominationl have so grievously stricken, and abandoned the profession which I have so deplorably shamed. May God and man pity and forgive me, and aid me to do aonie hnmble work yet in Ufe for the good of society. I am not a coward or a sneak, to make Adain's ploa that a wonian did it ; it wae my own weak and unguarded sonl that, in a moment o: frenzy and passion, wrought my downfall. In penitence and unutterablo sorrow, E. Fisk, Jb. While a man named Baldwiu, living in the town of Beunington, was absont in the North Woods, lumbering, his wife eloped with one Dr. Calvin Abram. The huebaud, leavning of hia wife's infidelity, came home, and fonnd the guilty pair occupying the esinie room at a hotel at Mason. The doctor eacapeJ, and the woman ia in jail. Casualtiea Tka verse City was ihrown into the wildea excitement, the other day, by the appearance of a rabid dog on the slreets, who attacket several woll-knovn citizens, and eevarely lacerated Mrs. Eliza Uiggins, Mary Zirniner man, James Bussslla and John Cook, and af ter ward bitting cttle and dogs. The beaet was fiually shot. iftiscellaiicouá. The State Central Committee of the Prohibition party of Michigan have resolved to raise $15,000 to pay for eighteen agents to aeeist in the work of organization. A pbotest, addressed to the Senate of the United States, again&t the ratiflcation of the reciprocity treaty, has been circulated anc numerously signed by leading lumbermen ol the Saginaw valley. Fouk hogs were reoeutly dispojed of a Lansing whose united weight was 2,23 pounds. They wero of the Easex breed, anc the prico paid was $110.50.

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