State News Brevities

- The oíd Fourth Michigan Infantry hold their annual reuniou at Tecumseh, June 20. --The contract for building the Tuscola Uounty jail has been lot for $8,000. - Fritz Friedler, a Germán resident of Fliut, shot himself on Friday night last, - with a revolver. - At Marshall, June 4, J. W. Pugsley, of Battlo Creeek, was convieted of au assault on his servant girl. - The State Prison receivod 18 couvicts during May and discbarged 21 ; present nuinber on hand 80ó. - S. Fowler po3tmaster at Norway Hall, Lake County, has been arrested on a charge of opening letters. - Nelson Trickey, of Fiint, was found dead in a vacant house uear the river on Monday evening. Verdict of coroner's jury " excessive uso of intoxicatiug liquors. - Thomas Mutidy, coavicted of sttaling letters i'roui the postoffice t St. Joseph, has been sentencod to one year at Jackson. - A short time ago Joseph Hali, of Iiauibertville, Monroe County, nged 96, was suddenly stricken with blindness, and at the same time lont his hearing and mind. ■P - J. Mason Reynolds and wife, of Grand Rapids, give public notioe to liquor sellers tbat they will prosecute any person who maysell Mr. Reynolds intoxicating liquors. - Daniel Wilson, of Washington, Macomb County, haa an apple tree on his farm 'ö years old, over seven feet around two feet frotn the ground, thrifty and a good bearer. - Ed. Knappen, defaulting treasurer of Dentón, Roscommon county, has just been arrested at Midland, The embezzleinent, some $200, was committed two years ago, and he has kept shady until lately. - Marión Hall, of Howell, has been arrested on a charge of bigamy and taken to Mason for examination. It is claimod that he has two wives, number two, at Mason, sending the warrant with her compliments. - Tho Rogers City shingle and planing mili, with a quantity of shingles and shingle bolts, etc, the house, office and outbuildings were all burnt to the ground June 1. The estimated loss is $8,000. The large Molitor mili caught lire from the sparks, but the ñames were extinguished. - Tecumseh is a fat townihip in oue of the best farming counties of the State. This spring's oensus shows : Eight of her farmers raised over 1,000 ushels of wheat each, the highest béng 2,200; 10 had an average of 25 jushels or over to the acre, the highest eing 31 ; 13 raised 1,500 bushels or over of oom, the highest being 3,500 ; .2 raised 500 bushels or over of oats, the highest being 1,200 ; and four raised over 300 bushels of barley. The numjer of bushels of Wheat to the acre in he whole township last year was 21 3 8.