State News Brevities

Eaton liapids indulgcd in a $10,000 Ure on Suuday morning last. Thü Union block and adjoiding buildings wore burned, the losers boing A. H. Brainard, A. D. Brainard, W. F. Sterling, and Mrs. Merrill. John Barry was accidently drowned at Brewer's mili, líast Saginaw, on Saturday aftornoon last, aged 40 years and loaving a widow and six children in destitnte ciroutnstances. Don Henderson was olected President of Allegan village on Monday last, beating his democratie-greeuback opponent by a large majority. James V. Pugsley, a woalthy citizen of Battle Creek, has been arrusted on charge of improper advanoes to aud an assaultund battevy upon Mary J. Trumbull. Gov. Croswell has pardoaed OrilU Sniith, a life convict trom Lenawaèj eoiivicteJ twelvo years ago of an attempt to commit murder by poition. Her Iui9band, convicted at the saine time, whs pardoned five years ago. James Sword, an old citizen of Adrián, once president of the village and aftérwards mayor of the city, died on Sunday last, aged H6. S. R. Wilcox, for many yeiws a clerk in the Auditor General's office at Lansiug, died on Saturday last, aged ").j. The Grand Traverse IIerall says N. A. l'arkers, Ksq , of Frankfort, is prominently uieutioned as a candidate i'or the Ninetcentli Circuit judgeship to succeedo Judgo Wheeler. Newton Hnssell, agod about 1", was accidontly killcil six miles south of Grand Ledge, on the sixth inst., by a falling tree. He was alone in the woods at the time and when fonnd was quite dead. The fourth anuual convuntion of tho Michigan Oider-makers' Association mefcts at Jackson March 27 and 28. The logs cut in the Saginaw Vallej will fa 11 far short of the expectations The estimate for this year was 700,000,000, and tho amount banked is but 251,000,000. On tho Au Gres Eiver 40,000,000 foet of the old cut will como out, and 20,000,000 will ïeuiain on the skids. As tlio freight train going south on tho Jackson Lansing and Saginaw railrond reached Marsh Orenk, on Monday morning, it was thrown trom the track off the bridge over the creek iuto the water. Tho accident was caused by the dam over tho blidge giving away aud washing out tho approachos. The loco motivo and sevon cars were badly wrecked. Engineer Silas Hall was badly scalded. Charles Thayer, fireman, was killed. The Charlotta Midcr says thero aro more people looking for farms in liatón County than for many years. Detroit ico dealers were engaged on Monday in harvesting floating blocks, - clear and thick. Log-driviug has comnienced on several northern streams, and there is plenty of water, The log product will be nearly two-thirds less than was expected. The propeller Music, the first boat of the season, arrived at Tawas trom Bay Uity March 8. She encountered considerable ice, which was, howevor, tast wearing away. This is thé earliest opening of navigation ever kuown there.