Vicinity

- Miohsel Grady of Jackson, dry for a glass of wbiskey, seized a bottle supposing to oontuhvthe cxhilerating boverage, but it provecí to bo bedbug poison. Ho died shortly afterward in great agouy. - Annnal re-union of ötli Michigan infantry at Pontiao, Aug. 27. Second aiinual tournament of the state fireuien at Battle Croek, Sept. 3 aud 4. Aunual state fair, agricultural aud pomological at Detroit, Sept. lü-19. Oot. Hi.at Battle Creuk, meeting of southeru Michigan bee-keepers' nssociatiou. - A. W. Howaid has btonglit euit against Dr. Van Deuseu of the Kalainazoo asylum, for $25,000 damagea for iujuriea alleged to bave been sustsincd while an iuuiate of the apylurn. IIoward claims that bo was strappod to a chair, was tben kicked in the face and bis jaw bvoken in two places. - A tramp passing through Battle Creek feil into a con verga tion witb Clem Wilson, a colored man, and it soon trauspired that he was Clem's old master in Tonnessee. Clem took bim to a hotel, gave him a good dinner and a dollar in möney, and the old man - onco a master, now a tramp - having accepted the hospitality of his former slave, marohed on. - Chas. E. Barber alias George E. Johnson ia in Adrián jail for being a luuch married man. A Flat Rock lady was firt wooed by him. No. two is a widow of Raisin. Desertis'j her after securing what money öhe had, he skipped to fresh fields in the Sagiuaw valley. Returning to Grosvenor with his bride, securing her cash assets, he deserted her also. Victim four resided in Hillsdalle Counf.y. The bigamous scoundrel was was found in Petoskey. - While John McConnell, sexton of the Tecuui8eh cemotery, was engaged in tilling up a grave, he was stnick by lihtning. At the time of receiving the stroke he was in a stooping position, and the electricity passed down both Ieg3. He was at once rcndered unconsious, and was taken to his home, apparently in a dying state. But after remaining unconscious somethree hours, he carne to, and it is now thought that he is in a fair way of recovory. What a pity there was uot a penalty attached to Hayes's civil service lawsi" John Sherman would either be on trial or under bail to appear at court. An Indiana Marriage Service. - Kankakee hasajustice who beats them all in the way of doing up a job of matrimonial splicing with neatness and dispatch. This is the formula: " Hava 'er '(" " Yes." " Have' im ?" "Yes." " Married ; $2."