Michigan News

There is talk of organizing a brass blind amoiig tlio mcmbers of the pólice forcé in Detroit, Thk formal opening of the attractivc Spring Lake Houho, of Spring Lake, for the suinmer BeftBOn will take place on June 1. Harky Piebce ha purchased George W. Gage'.s interest in the (h-and Bapids J)aij Times, and the latter has retired from the paper. Thirtï thousand dollars have been pledged for the purchase and improvement of a ïace-oourae at Grand Kapida, the track to be one mile. The saw-mill of Wüson, Luther k Wilson, at Belden, Wayne county, is now at work with a fnll forcé of hands, and is sawing between 25,000 and 30,000 f eet of lamber per day. The Grand Kapids Elogie saya that not over 10 per cent. of the logs ent in Western Michigan last winter can be run out this spring miless an extraordinary freshet should come iu June. The bill to enable municipalities to diaohaxge their railroad aid bond liabilities lias passed both Houses of the Legislajure, and with the Governor's signatura will become a law. Three games of chess have been played by telegraph betweon the Bay City aud Lansiug clubs. The ñrst was a draw game, the second was won by Liiisiiig, and tho third by Bay City. Residente of Detroit have petitioned the Oommon Council to abolish the bobtailed street cars, as it is a great annoy! anee to compel passengers to perform I duties which should be attended to by ' conductora. The Universalista, of Lapoer, who for j several years havo held their services in the Court-House, are preparing to build ! on the corner of Park and Churoh streets. It is their intention to complete the building this surnmer. The affairs of the Detroit and Milwankeo railroad are being satisfactorily arranged by the receiver, Mr. j bridge, and the prospecto of theroad are ] now considered very promising, as it has all the freight it can handle, and the passenger traffic is good. Body-snatohebs will be interested inK knowing that the Lower House of the State Legislatura has passed a bilí increasing the penalty l'rom two years' i impri8onment and $2,000 tino to live years and $1,000. Only young and wealthy people can afford to rob graves if the bilí becomes a law. Two attempts at suicide were made at Grand Bapids, Tuesday. One of the would-be suicides was a woman, jealous i of her husband ; the other, a formerly prominent citizen, the victim of iutemperance, tired of the bondage xinder which he labored. Both werc saved by prompt aid. The payment to employés of the Detroit and Milwaukee railroad of their February wages was accomplished on Friday, the receiver having borrowed money enough for that purpose. Other back pay will be paid as soon as the otírrent earnings of the line will permit. The men are all at work agían with good feeling. A seven-year-oijD son of Frank Alor, living in Zihvaukee ÏWnship, was terribly manglod by a vieious dog on Saturday, the animal seizing the lad in the face, and fairly crushiug one side of it, the fangs penetrating l'rom just below the eye to the chin, and literally tearing out the throat. The child is in a very critica! condition. The State Pomological Society meets at Monroe, June 29 and 30. James Vick, of Eochcster, N. Y., is to deliver an address, illustrated from his conservatorios, showing the progress of hortioulttu'e and floriculture during the past 100 years. President Warder, of the Ohio Horticultural Society, author of a stand! ard work on fruits, is also to deliver an address. The Detroit Commandery of Knighte Templare have complëtéd all the necessary arrangements f or a trip to New York to take part in the grand dedicatory services that are to be held in that city on j the 2d of June. They wül leave home on the 31st of May, and be absent about one week. All who desiro to go can obtain tickets t the same rates as the Sir Knights themselves. One inorning last week, before the paper was printed, George W. Gage, city editor of the Grand Kapids Time, went to the press-room of that paper, while no one was present, and pied two forms. The act was done because of au article i which gave offense to Gage. The paper i came out in the afternoou, and Gage retired fröm the paper. He owns an i interest in the paper, but is not one of the publisher. The Grand Rapids and Reed City Railroad Oompany has commenced tho construction of its road. The grading is completad, the iron is purehased, and the company expcct to commence running cars over the route early in .Tune. 1 Reed's lake in a beautifttl sheet of water, romantically situated among liills and iorests, three miles eeei of tho city. It has a number of public houses, and many ! private establishments. Pbesident E. O. HujurHiiEy, Trensu rer Dean, Secretary Kimball, and other members of tho principal eommittees of the State Agricultura] Society, ure perfecting tlie arrangemcntB for the fall meeting ol the societv-, and the annuai fair iit 1'aBt Soginow, visiting exhibitors, getting' proposals for printing, ete. They report the prospect is vcry enUOuragÜlg, :n: 1 1 lli:il cliiliil"iK are coming t(i Uu'ii.uii in goódly Bombers, The Sitpreme Oourt bas deoided, in the am oí ünderwood vs. The People, üiat Underwood must be diaeharged. At Detroit, on the evening of Maroh 6, 1874, Wm. T. Underwood invitad Ciliarlottc Pridgeon, sister of tbc noteá stram boat man, Oapt. John Pridgeou, to walk, and -while walking, sollcited her for tho hundredth time to niiin-y liiii', and sho refused as before. Therofore, when ho reached tho doos be stebbed her to the heart, and she died instantly. His trial followed, when be put in the plea oí insanity, which plea availod. Underwood was adjudged inaane, and was sent to the State Prison Insano Hospital. Then his counsel took the case to the Supremo Court, on the grouud ol tho unconstitutioiiality of the law by which he was committed. So that now, acqoitted of murder becauae of insanity, Underwood has been released because of his sanity. A VERAOious historian of the golden days of Ireland, tinder the reign of King Briau Boriohme, chroiiicleH tlu' fací that a beautiful nuüdeD of his court, to plify tlrfvirtue and honesty of the King's fiubjoets, tra veled, alone and unattendcd, froni Carrickfergus to Cape Clear, bearing in her hand a white wand, on the end of whieli a OOstiy gold linp; wan looseiy fastened. On her pilgrimage sho met ■with nothing but reffpeQt, and no one attempted to take the ring from hev. These golden days would soem to have come again, and with the adilitional indueements to female pilgrima of speed nul (.'(nnfort. A party of Detroit ladies will shortly leave their husbauds, and unaccompanied by any male protector, will proceed to Scotland to see their relatives and recruit their health. The names of the party are: Mrs. A. K. Linn, Mrs. John Harvey, Mra. James Gourlay, Mrs. 0. A. Lorman, and iNIiss Emma Haywooil. Deeüfield township, in Lapeer county, bas been having quite a sansa tion with referenco to a wüd woman. A few days sinoe it was discovered that a woman, illy ciad and very destitute, had been seen at several places in an extensive tract of woods, but had always fled and concealed herself im the approach of any one, and a company of men organized for the pwpQse of searelúug the woods and ascertaining who Üxe woman was, and why sho vvas leadittg such a strange life. There was a littlo snow on ] tho ground, and the party soon OftBttfi I upon tracks supposed to be those of the ! woman. After following' üjia trail for several honrs tlioy were led into the densest and most unfreqtiented parta of the forest, where tliey found the object of tlieir searcli sitting ou tho bank of a small stream, in a most pitiablo pliglit. She is of medium size, a dark brunette, and about tliirty yoars of ago. Persons who have talked with her are of the opinión that shc has inore thaii ordinary intelligence and educatiim. The Detroit Tribune, of April 21, publishes erop reporta l'rum all the leading counties of Üie State. Thosc as to winter wheat are not favorable. The average Bown doea ftot dflfër very materially from that of previeras seasons. ïhe fal), howev'v, was véry dry, and, for want of rain, the plant in rnany cases did not get a good root or growth before winter set in. A winter followed of very unusual severity, and, apparently, innearly all the more expoaed fields, the erop has been materially injurcd. The spring thus far has also been quite as unfavorable as the winter. No warm rains have fallen yet, and the reporta very generalij indícate that wtíeat is suffering seriously. Only in a few counties are full or average yields expected. Reporta in regard to fruit aro quite full. Apples promise well. A good erop is now anüeipatod. Peaches, however, seem fco havo been gencrally killed, the damages ineluding in many cases the trees. Small fruits have also been injmvd, but utill a fair yield is promised of most varietieK. In fegnrd to tho spring ■!■(]), very littíé cui yet be said, aa the season is uniiHiially late. THK LK;isi.ATrurc Tüesuat, April '27. - -S iinti - It wasordered that in future al! bilis tfapotMi liill bo4ttced on the order oí third rfaüing . . . The bill taxmg the linuor traffic was auii-iuiirl, and iiaBned. II rcleratentheeollecUonof ft uniform tx of (IBO upoii retail vcndnr of spiritn and iliu upon rend beer to the SheriftV of connties - The weifKt M portionment bilL fat the apportiomen( "i Senators In thu Legislature, wáa Mked from the I ■ ble and cotisMered. Au affoH '■ youni i to !"■ tcansferted i rom th' ■ oighth to thé 'iwenty-seveBth ÜWluiot. !i wa movsd tluit UaniBtee be traneferred frean TwcntY-scvi'nth to the Tw.'lit.v-ninlli Pirtric. Tbifl we DMosed bï Senator Mitchell. Xho i, faüed, and the bill wagpMBed. H,ur -Iiills paw'l: BoOBeN a section of the laws relative to the jnrisdictiou of Justloeoourte; toawend Bectíoaoí the laws for the proteetion of danm, reservoir, etc. ; for the I security of public record ; to aumud the act estabiehing a State Board of Afrieultmc. Wednehday, April 28.- Senati:- A number of bilis ere killed by lemg ripft" advc-rsely npon, or ivithout rucoumM-U'laUun ind Mblod ï;xtra compemutüon votcd b tha employés of the s.'iiatc . . "ere mostly of a local and uuimriortant character. Iiiusc-The voto !y wuii-h tliu IIoubo non-conourrtd in tbc Scnatc ammdmcuts to the House bill relating to a taxation of the ltquor tra-Me was reconuidered, and tlio amendnients wurc coucurred in. Thuhsday, April 29.-.Snite- A message wasreceived from tlin Governor tliat ba had approyed the following bilis : For the establishment of ahmmeopathic medical collüge ut Ann Albor : to provide lor the safe kaepiAg of ü pub)lc monejs ; topay raüroad compauies errtain yBOOUected , to amend sectiou 1,014 of Uie ouupiled law( l relattveto &e of inds fór deflSqnenl taxes, to amend section 4,401, oompiled laws; relative to the inventnry aud i-nllra-tkm of the e in joint couvuntion, and the Governor made llie loltowlnc nomlnations: AdjMtn-Gh n. rU. .Ii.hu Rob„rtêon, Detroiti [npectrUeneral, I.ulhcrs Iroxvbri.ii;.' ivtniit; Quartere ■ nion S MWëwB,Pontio;.ïru ' yluniolthe Deai, Dumb and Blind h FlinUnr x ytort, Wmon S Aldrk-h. The inilitaiy ofllosra wer nfirmed uLanim.Misl. Twlve, votes were baef agamst tne connruiation of Mr. Alilrnh. -BUI pawifd : ÖBhetitWte for a bilí relating to iviiinn aoriation ; conccrniná Uíé sulancB of State offlciT ; rcdu.-inK the lax np.m We !ÍM urtorial Dtotrlcto; tor ' ' o!l(t1lnp Menta ■ for repèlii9 Uie etautheoaiBg nninu-ipalmes to' conntr uct Riavd r. i ASuperviBOr.aud ! it Iv st.uwith copies, i i" two bi trafile, ju-t ;■:!""- sation waaTÏteifto vartous employés 61 (he H. Fbiday, April áO.- Sánate- Á mteeifge ! roceivcii from tho QOvéfnot tlh.i tadgned nmnberof bilfaot ■ lttcal a wttttotofxeoiitivesi ision, and pMiflrinedtho apI pointment of several hundred notarles public ;aiso 1 of st,.pl..n s.c.M. i" Bilroad ComnjiBBiouer ....AWunlt'ewappoiiitetoúifónntt. tuatall busrn. s misooApMA 4, Sf-i...' i after adj.mrued. lhu.se -ïhe Beaaion has virtnalij eñded, ílth i the formal and fmala.liourm.H'nt rUl not tal, „nlirnuHday, Mav 4 . . . . .ustoinary reíd ot thauks w.-r ered, and. portralte oí flto SueakerHuvt .Eulórfes-weredeUveredbj ■ ',, -'.Vlor. ■"t: A Hrown Tne K. i trom Berrien coun,,,,,! ; aud at 11 p. ui. l)i" llonyadjoiiriu-i. "Bï sferict ittention to Urfsetyj4' as the Cincimuiti Commercial neatly )uta it, Henrv Krr.iin.-r ci.ll.'ct' .1 ;nl $20,000 in bis life. He never gavo ftway a oei ! iu his lit'e, piarried toree ven, and 1 stuJied econóijftj Witíi -u.jli áícelleút I prtrjpose tlmt bis funeral expenses, iu i éludiiig everything, oosj cinij Í8-T5Thb Hot Spriuga ol AAmmu belong 1 to the Qovernmenti