State News Brevities

383 patenta were granted to Michigan nventors in 1877. Manistee has ita new $34,000 court íouse ready for use. The State House of Corrcction at (min has 204ininatcs. Miss Sarah R. Feuton, of Fliut.daugh.er of the late Col. Fenton, died at Topeka, Kansas, February 4, of quick consuuiption. Goorge W. Biles, of Princeton, 111., a commercial traveler, coiumitttid suicide at the Bond House, Niles, on Monday night, Fobruary 4. During January, finos were ituposed in the Recorder's Court, Detroit, to the iiuount of $143.50. A small iucorae :or the capital invested. Henry Waltz, of Marshall, a lad 10 years oíd, son of Christian Waltz, was drowned in tho mill-pond on Tuosday afternoon, February ö. During the last three years 74 miles of ditch have been opened in Eaton County, draining and benefiting over '2,000 acres of land full 50 per cent. Emery C. Fox, of Portland, haB been appointed steward, and Frank Uulley of Dearbourn, foreman of the horticulturnl department at the Agricultura College. I. E. Messmore, of the Grand Kíipids Democrat, has sued the proprietora o the Enquirer of that city for libel $10,000 is the sum he wants thera to tork over. The Post and Tribune oan't see whi the male "street walker " shouldn't be pi eed on an equality witU his female companion in liis nocturnal ratubles He should be. The Muskegon newspapers brough tho Board of Supervisors to terms b refusing to cut euch others' throats by cutting the prices for publú-hing tht valuable proeeedings of said board. The Marine City Bxprtêê wants th next State Fair to be held in Detroit It claims that the river aud luku shore counties want a chance at the fair this year, and their voiee is for Detroit. The Reaaon House, at Fowlersvillf Livingston County, was burned to th ground Sunday Fubruary .'i. The fir originated in the ceiliug where thu pip eutered. Most of the furniture wa saved. On Thursday night, January 3( Elmer Garrison, of (jaiiins, wbile going home with a party of fiioncls, all c whom had boen driuking treely, fel from the wagon in which he w.t i ding and when picked up was found to b dead. The Jack8on Citiziin : Before th close of Januiiry :51st ten men carne t the prison which raised the uumbe closing the month to 83ü. Nine o these canie from Detroit, aud Elgin Lee from Montcalm, for eighteeu months for seduction. The shipinents of lumber by tho Flin and Pere Marquette Kailway for the year 1877, foot up 77,10:,000 agains 95,184,000 in 1876, and 9G,9ö8,000iu 1875 The shipment of staves is twico as larg Mrs. Phoebe Hong, aged about 9 years, of Bedford, Monrue County, Sun day night last was found burued t death in her house. The entire furni ture of tho room was consumcd, but tli house was saved by the timely appear anee of the neighbors. Cause of th lire uuknown. Moses B. Hess, a resident of Michigan forty-seveu years, and one of the iirst settlers of Saginaw, died at Albion, New York, February 2. Doco;isod was fifty-seven years oíd and once held the office of State Librarían. He was lor seven years Register of the United States Land OBico in Est S.igiuaw. Fresn beef, mutton, veal, and pork, G cents each ; salt buef, ó cents ; salt pork, sausage, and head cheese, 7 cents ach ; tongue and poultry, 8 cents efieh ; pigs teet aud soup meat, 2 cents each ; (all per pound). That is thu contract price at whioh Warren & Hogers will feed the Institution for the deaf and dumb and blind at Flint íor 1ST8. It is now authoritatively announced that the section ot' the Cuicago and Canada Southern lioad extending froiu the Detroit Eiver to Fayettü is to be abandoned. Sidney Dillon, the agent, assures a toledo ruporter that he and his associates hare sunk about 80,000 in the road, and that he has been sclling construction material, nüls ote, which were lying out along the pai tially completed line all winter. Why we Tbadk and How we Tiade. By David A. Wells. New York : ü. P. l'utnam's Sons. Iu tliis little monograph Mr. Wel!s inqulree into tho extont which the existing commercial and fiscal policy of the United States restricta the material prospurity umi development of the country, and cloarly exposes the ruinous effecta upon both the mantifacturing and commercial interests ot tho country of our compücated, restrietive, aucï unjust tariff legalation. lts pagos ougbt lo be tudied by the roducer, the consumer, tho student in politica! economy, tlie politïcian, mul espccially jy the legislator.