State News

Tho Supervisors of Lenawee county ordered a tax lovy for the nurrent year, for State and couuty purporees, of $73,190.80. The Board iinally adiourned on the 27th uit: Tho Grand Rapids Democrat says that at 3 o'clock r. M., Friday Oct. 29, the gas was hghted and travel suspended in that city on ncoount of tho darkness, whioh was so great that podestrians couldn't seo a rod ahoad of them. The boiler in the basket factory of Stowel, Loomis & Stuart, South Haven exploded on tho 2i)Lh uk., and wad throwa twonty rods. The engineer was alightly hurt. Llamage $3,000. Uhauuey Smith, who last Maroh left his wife aud eloped witlt His. Fiel. Ier wa.s arrested at Port Hurou ou the 2 8 Ui uit., and taken to Arlrian, his old home, ou tho charge of adultery preferred by' his puramour's husband. The late Henry B. Denman, of Battle Creek, having willed about f60,000 to the school library of that oity, his son Frederiok, who was wull provided for but like Oliver Twist cries tor more, I bas taken steps to contest the will. ïïe thinks his father of unsound inind. The State purchasing agent of the State grangn, Mr. N. Chilson, whose office is locatud at Battle Creek, says I that his business is ditily on the increase, and that there is a great increase over the business of last yoar at this time. He is iiow doing a big trade. Mrs. Samuel Smith,. of Pontiac, recently had asixty pound tumor removed froui her abdomen. Four medical gentlemen ofliciated. ' East Saginaw claims to have the best f public library to bo found in uny interior towu in the State.