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9
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February
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1883
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A dispatch from Holland, Oüawa countv, to the Chicago Times Baya the fruit erop in that neighborhood was not injured in the least durng the recent blizzanl. Miss Jessie Long, of Hudson, gets her name into the papers because she drove from Hudson to Coldwater, over 40 miles, during the cold snap of a week ago. A Chicago capitalist is in Battle Creek stirring up the people on the subject of water works. It is proposed to get the supply of ï tlULl tli'Jil UUUttlW; lillvl, Jllï auu _ilv ihlw miles southwcst of the city. Moses H. Eggleston, formerly oí Coldwater, but later of JonesvMe, and for a number of years president of the state assodation of commercial travelers, was buried at Coldwatcr a few days ago. and injuring her so that for some time her Ufe ivas despaired of. The old lady subsequently died, but not f rom auy result of injuries Bustained by the fall, an(t the faets in the case have caused belief on the part of many good people that Godley should have been pardoned lonsr aero. Miles Sniith was arrested at fludson recently, charged with appropriating $175, the savings of ycars of Betsy Byers, a erippled woman ; he was released on bail. Kev. Jacob Trau traan, the aged Lutheran elergyman oí Adrián, who recentiy resigned a 30 years' pastorate in that city, has just reecived a legacy of $2,500 from Germany. Rufus B. Payne, a resident of Saranac about 20 years and justice of the peaee 12 years, died at his home in that place of dropsy. líe was very highly respected. AVhile two men were carrying a ladle of molten iron írom one building to another, at the Peninsular car works at Adrián, they slipped and the iron was spiUed on the iey pavement. It instantly exploded with terrible forcé, throwing one of them, Jolin Ray, a young unmarried man,athrough a window 10 íeet from the ground, laying bare his backbone and badly burning him about tlie breast and abdomen. The other man, Adelbert Smith, is liorribly and perhaps fatally burned, while a third man was badly burned about the fcead. The building was set on flre, and the department was ealled out, but the flames.were soon extinguislied. Nothing has been heard from Willic Fletcher, the nine-year-old Muskegon boy who so mysteriously disappeared from his home January 10. Miss Lotta MaDguse, a young lady teaching school in Coldwater, walkcd a mile and a-half to BCiiool witli tue mcrcury 10 uegrces ul-iuw zero the othcr morning. A voung man named John Ryan was killed at M. Brennan's camp ncar ííarrison, Clare county, by a rolling log. His remains will be sent tó Töronto, where his people resido. Louis Sinn. of Royalton townsliip, Berricn county, died of small-pox a few days ago; his fat her died of the same disease, eontraeted in Chicago, Jan. 7th ; the other two ehildren who are piek are getting well. A telephone line from Adrián to Toledo has been decided on, and work will begin as soon as the f rost is out of the ground. A way office will be establisued at Blisefield on a guarautee of $S00 worth of business a year. The county poor-house of Allegan Co. burned reccntly. " Most of the furniture was saved. No one injured, and most of the burned out inmatc8 can be provided for temporarily in the flsylum and children's house, which escfcped injury. Loss covered by insurance. James Richards of Florence, St. Joeeph eounty, for 40 years a resident of that county and one of its most respected citizens died a lew days ago. T.. Dnmnr TUT TTiiT-ri nf ta "PtiHop iiiaiinn asylum, has examined Mrs. David Clark, who murdercd her husband in Bath, Clinton eounty, aud iïnds tliat "she has a definite delusion of a monomaniacal character, relating to injurious medicines and poisons introduced by lier husband surreptitiously iuto her food and medicine aud iüto the air of her room ; that she has undoubtedly had thls delusion for a long time, as it seems fully arranged and systematized in her mind ; and that the6e delusions are not inconsteteut with the view that slie has a form of nocturnal epilejjsy." He believes her to be insaneand irresponsibleforheractioDS, andreeommends that steps be t3ken to place her in the eustody of some institution for the insane, as it is unsafe for her to be at arge by reason of these delusions. During January ninc prieoners were reeeived at the Jackson prlson, 12 were discharged, one escaped, one transferred, two died and three pardouetl ; jiresent nuniber, 636. An attempt was made to crack the safe of C. Ferguson & Son at Almont. From appearances the burglars did not get into the safe, though they sueceeded in forcing the doors of the vault. (. W. Mirick of Adrián, over TO.years of age, ten on me ice ana cui iiib ueau bu uuij that the services oí a doctor with a neédle and thread were neeessarv. . . . . A jouvig man named Garran was taken 15 miles to Alpena íor medical treátment, but dicd in the slcigh at the doctor' s door whlle his attcndant was gone in to eee if the doctor was at home. Three suspicious, men were arrested at East Saglnaw and gave their ñames as Chas. Smith, Thos. Wells' and Andrew G. Wilson, but refuscd to teil where they belong. A complete kit of burglar's tools was found in WJ'son's possession. Children played witli matches and eandles in thecupola of the line residcuce oL Louis Sands, Manistee, and it will cost about $3,000 to repair the lire damages. The gypsies f rom all over the country, includng some from Washington are floeking to ïarshal), to the trial of "Mary," the alleged wiudler of farmer Frost: an alibi is sought to e proved. Notwithstanding the intense cold noice isyc-t ■risible from Rogers City on Lake Huron, the constant wiads preventiug its förmatlon. A 12-years-old boy of John Swank of Cedar Springs," Kent county, amused himselí with a jepper box fllled w-ith powder and a llgbted cigarettt - sifting the one on the othcr, just to see it sizzle. Retult: Several pieoefl of glass n his face, oue in his eye and a small artcry in üs neck cut in two. lCharlevoix is a good place to live in; the owest point touched by the mercury this winter is toree degrees below zero, or 20 degreee v armer than many places farther south at the pametime; it is lamed asa 6ummer resort; here is much less druiikenness and rowdyism ,here than can be found at almost any other ake port; while the aïsthetic advantages of the jlace include a Shakspcarian, a liistorieal, a iheral and a social society and two brass bands. LcgUlalive Record. Senate.- Jan. 30.- The comniittee on judiciary reportcd favorably on the bill to pension aged judges of the state eoftiti, ChairmanKöon alone dissenting A concurrent resolution ofliered by Mr. White, providing f or an adjournnicnt from l'cb. 2 to Feb. 13, to permlt the committee to visit Mate institutions, was tabled. . . Bills were passed to legaliza the assessment o: the villages of St. Charles, also, the bill t iuercase tlie salaries of circuit judges to f 3,5(X) this latter bill passing with only four dissent ing votes The bill legalizing marriages here toiore contfacted between whitcs and blacks came up on fmal passage and was tabled Among the bilis introduced were the following To repeal the obnoxious libel and slander law of 1871); to prevent the sale of toy pistols bilis passed as follows: to change the name of the reform echool for girls to Indus trial school ; to repeal the act relativa to judge of probate of Shiawassee county. House.- A large grist of bilis were iutroduc ed, and among them the following : to amend the school laws ; to tinker the tax law ; to pro mote public health; Devlin's bill to keepschoo ,.'■ i , I .-,.., n+ ,f f Ufo VÜIlii U'lTl l"lí)Rt;P( as f ollows : Senate bilí to legalizo the aesospmentof the villaje of St. diarios; senate bilí to provide for the ulerease of circuit judges' salaries ti 83,500. Senate, Jan. 31.- A petition was present nl, with over 400 signatures, prayiDg íor an inveatigation iuto the management of the school for the deaf and dumb at Fllnt Consideration of the bill to provide for the appointrnent of an additional prosecuting attorney for Wayne county was indeflnitely postponed Tlie bill to authcrize Ypeilanti to build a. bridge over the Huron river, which the senate hadrefused to paps, was recoinmeuded and tabled.. ..Mr. Fast iutroduced a joint roeolution askinsj au araendment to the constitution ol the United States permitting woman suffrage - Several bilis were introduced, and amoug them the followiug: Autboriziug boards of supervisors to aseertain and preserve original section corners; to organize normal departmente iu chartered colleges ; to supply tovvn offieers wit Green's township laws; to amend the Detroit school law; asking i'or amendment of the constitution of United States so as to have postmasters elected. House- The bilis to amend the charter of Elmwood cemetery, Detroit, was passed The bill providing tor a board of building inepectors for Detroit, was reported by commi tee of the whole The usual number of bill rere presented : To amend the prison laws ; ,o incorpórate the villages of MeBrides and Carsou, Montcalm county ; to regúlate and exend the liability of employers in mining corlorations tor damages to employés byinjury; o authorize the Lenawee county agricultural ociety to get itself out of ünaneial difflculty ; o amend the charter oi' Eaat Saginaw and to )rovide a street opening law for the same city ; o amend the liquor laws. Sbnate, Feb. 1.- The bill to amend the caaverlaw was reported without recommendalon. Among the bilis introduced were the ollowing: To amend the laws relativo to damges by rcason of dcfective streets and 'alus; 10 aiiow muiuai are möuraui.-e eunipnies of other States to do business iu Michigan ; o establish a board of poor coinmissioners in Vayne county, four oT whom are to be írom )etroit; to amend tbc law relativo to the raiload commissicmership ; the joint resolution, èquesting the Michigan delegation in congress o oppose any duty on quiniue or Pcruvian ark. JIouse - The bilis to establish a board of uilding inspectors at Detroit, and to legalize ertain'bonds of the city of Corunna, were lassed The following bilis were reported avorably: To establish a Detroit park commission; to prevent discriminatious by telerapb and telepbone companiee; to punish rongful appropriations of inoney or property )y commtssion dealers, etc. ; to amend the aarter of Wyandotte ; to charter the yülages f MeBride, Leroy, Carson aud Essexyille; on lotion of Mr. Dcvlin the bill establishing a oard of building inspectors of Detroit was reonBidered, and the elause providing that they rast be resident freebolders was strickeu out, nd Ilip hill tlien nassed acrain. Senate, Feb. 3.- The Sonate received a fe# letitions concerning the tempcrance questtou, nd listened to a bilí to ameüd the charter of .llegan. House.- Mr. Hopkins introduced a bilí to nena the Detroit school law as recommended y the school board. . . Other bilis were introuced as follows : To amend the upper peninula garnishment laws; to establish a poor ommission of Detroit ; for an appropriation E Bwamp lands for improving the Cheboygau nd Emmet inland navigation route ; to incororate grand and subordínate temples of honor nd temperance The committee on northern sylum introduced a bilí to expedite certain rarchases of land needed for said asylum . bill was passed to incorpórate Essexville, ay county. Kattle Creek citizens about removing to Daota, are having frame houses built to take ith them. The ferry Algomah arrived at St. Ignace, 'aturday night, aftcr being in the ice three eeks. She was met at the pier by a large numer of citizens and a brass bind. It is estimated that 00,000,000 fcet of logswill ass through the shoot in Pino river the coming pring. A Hollander naraed Leupka Schildkamp was rilled by a enow-plow at Kalamazoo on the lichigan Central road. His body was found .erribly mutilated and frozen. It had also been ragged a long distance on the track. Mrs. W. W. Upham of Jack6on, whe was )urned by the explosión of a gasoline stove a 'ew weeks ago, died of her injuries a few days go. The ball has been extricated froni behind the eft eye of á young Lavery, of Jackson, who ttempted suicide by shooting a week ago. He ill li?, but bc totally blind. The faculty of Hillsdale college, still maintain ïeir deflant attitdc, and declare that tbey will not swerve one hair's breadth from their losition, even if there should be nothingleft of ie college but one eub-freehraan." The senior lass, however, not desiring to cause so serious rebellion as will surely iollow in a few days, the matter be not amicably settled, have aclded to submit to tlie faculty the following tatement of their posilion with reference o their act and its consequences: Wc, the undersigned, members of the senor class, while we feel that our request was a eaeouable one, and while we deny the charge f willful coinbination ; vet feeling & sincere nterest in the welfare of the college, and since, wing the determined stand taken by the ther college classes, the aiïair has assumed uch unexpected proportiona as to seriously menace the welfare of the institution ; and beause we feel that obedience to constituted auiority is essential to the existenee of any instiution ; and since the affair can only be settled y some coufession on our part, we willinKly oncede the following: "Since we as a elaes lave been .ind intended to be law-abiding tudents, we regret the act of disobedience and pologizefor it." The class wish it distinctly understood that tney make this concession or the sake of arerting from the college an myicuding calaniitj, which they did not at all nticipate as a sequence of their aetion. Tlie Senatorial Electlon. Tuesday, Jan 30.- Iminediatcly after the opening of the session, the first vote oí the day br United States senator was taken, and reulted as iollows : Whole number of votes, 26 ; riecessary to ehoiee, &1 ; Ferry, 47 , Stout, 47; Hannah, 11 ; Hanchett, 9 ; Willits, 7 ; 'almer, Thos. W., 3; Ludlow, Samuel, 1; acey, 1. Af soon as the result of the ballot was announeed an eilort was made to adjourn, but he attempt was a failure, and a second ballot vas taken, with the followlng result: Whole ïuniber of votes, 12G ; necessary to choice, 64 ; Ferry, 47; Stout, 47' Palmer, 9; Willits, 7; lauchett, 7; Hanuah, 7; Lacey, 1 ; Diekinson, Don M., 1. The more anxious ones wcrc desirous of taking a third ballot, and succecded in doiDg so in spite of the vigorous protests of thcír opponents. The result of the third ballot was mnounccd as f ollows : Whole numbcr oí votes, 123; neccssary to choice, 62; Ferry, 4( Stout, 45: l'almer, 8; Willits, 6;. Hanehett 0: Hanlaii, 5; Lacey, 3; Burrows, 2; Trovellick, 1; Parsons, Burt, 1. At present the eituatiön iuLansing vemains unchanged, ácd the prOspeets ct a break very soon are not encouraging. Senator T?erry, who has been at the.eapitol ever slnce the ballotiiig eoiiiiiicnceil, lias now'goneto Washington to aftend to duties there. Wemíesday, Jan. 31- The joint conventiou met atnoon and procceded at once to ballot. 1 lic IHOL uOriivii uao, auuuuuvyu u j.uu u u Whoie number of votes, 139; neceseary to a choice, 05 ; Ferry, 49; Stout, 49; Burrows, 12; f'iilmer, 7; Willits, 5; Hanchett, 4; Lacey, 2; [larmah, 1. A niotion to adjouru was defcatcd by a vote of89naj6to40 yeas. A seeond ballot was ;hen taken, and announced as follows : Whole number oí votes, 127 ; neeessary to choice, 04 ; Feíry, 48 ; Stout, 48 ; Burrows, 12; Palmer, 7; Willits, 5; Ilaaehett, 4; Lacey, 2; Ilannah, 1. Thuhsday, Feb. 1- The joint eonvention assembled promptty on time, and went througli Jie'same dreary routine as on preoeding days Tlie ftrst ballot resulted as iollawB : Wbole miiiiber oí votes, 130 ; necessary to cboice, (Í6 Stout, 50; Ferry, 49; Burrows, 8; Palmer, S; Willits, 7; Withey, 3; Cutcheon, 2; Laeey, 2; ilannali, 1. A motion to adjourn to lost, and anotlier ballol wlis ordered, with the following result: VVhole number of votes, 188; necessary to choice, 05; Stout, 49; Ferry, 4; Withey-, 8 Willits, 7; Burryws, 7; Palmer, 5 ; Cutcheon 2; Laeey, 1; Ilannah, 1. A tliird vote was taken, giving Stout, 49 ; Ferry, 4S ; Withey, 8 Willits, 7; ..Burrows, 6 ; Palmer, 5; CutchVou 2; Ilanuah, 1 ; O. L. Spaulding, 1. I'niDAY, Feb. 2.- The joint eonvention open td w th the us.up.1 order' of business and pro ceeded at once to ballot for senator. The lirs ballot stood : Whole number of votes, 188 necessary to clioiee, 65 ; Ferry, 49 ; Stout, 45 Palmer, '7.; Willits, 7; Burrows, 0; Withey, 4 Henry Chajuborlaiu, 8; Cuteheon, 2; Lothrop 1; Bolus, ,l;..Lacey, 1. öecoud ballot- Wliuii number of votes, 129 jnecessary to choice, 65 Ferry, 48 ; Stont, 46 ; Palmer, 9 ; WiUits, 8 ; Bur rows, 5; Withev, 5; Chamberlain, 3; Cuteheon 2; Hanuah, 1; S. L. KUbourne, 1 ; Lacej, 1. A ETcatdflalof excltemcnt prevailed througbout' the day. It was conlidently expeeted that this vexed question would be settled beforè the elosu of the and the disappoiutment was keen)y feit by all. The has not ioaie, aml fi'om present indieations another week will be eonsumed belore it does oecurs. Satuhday, Peb. 3- The flrst vate oí the joint eonvention resulted as lollows : hole number of votis, 125; Ferry, 47; Stout, 21; Chauibërlain, 21;Willits, 9; Palmer, S; Withey, 4; liurrows, 4; Cuteheon, 2; Jerome W. Turner, 2; C. S. Draper, 3; Hannah, Dlckiiison, Laeey, Woodman and Win. Newton. 1 eaeb. The mo tion to adjoum whicli was made at this juueture, was most vigorously opposed, and n second ballot ordered, which 0 milt-v to íyjxiyjm o x ci iy, ti uiwui, a vyuuiui berlaln, 17;Withey, 1; Cutcheon, 1; Willlts, 9; Hannah, 1; Burrows, 5; Woodmau, 2; Chas. :, 3; Chas. S. Draper, 1; Joy, 1 ; Laeey, 1 ;jfi). P. Sanford, 1; NewtoD, 1; Palmer, 0; E. F. Conley, 2; II. II. Hatch, 1; Chas. S. llichmoud, 1; Elliott (i. Stevenson, 1: Turner, 2 ; Frank L. Do clge 1 ; Lothrop, 1 ; Crockcr, 1 . A I liinl ballot was ordored, and taken amid the wildest cxcitcment. ïhe result was as follows : Ferry, 50 ; Stout, 16 ; Palmer. 7 ; Marble, 1 ; Chamberlain, 11: Withey, 7; Willits, 9 Joseph Greueels, 1 ; Tim Tarsney, 2; Dlcklnson, 1; Win. 1'. Wells, 1: Cutcheon, 1; Hatch, 1: Montgomery, 2 ; Wm. C. Maybury, 1 ; Crossman, 1 ; Hannah, 1 ; Harriman, 2 ; Burrows, ■! i pauiding, 1 ; Turner, 2 ; Woodman, 1. A motion was made and carried, lor a fourth allüt. Üpon the roll being called, tew bsentees were shown, and a fourth ballot was roeeeded with : Ferry, 50; Stout, 20; Woodnan, 2; Withey, 8; AVillits, 9; Hannah, 1; Chamberlain, 11; Palmer, 7; Maybury, 2; Burows, 4; Hubbell, 1; Lacey, 1. A few seatterng votes were cast, making a total of 123. Afta a fourth ballot, the convention adourned until Tuesday, Feb. 13, at noon. The vildeet excitement prevails, and the general elief U that during the intermission, a new andidate will be named. A Heavy Fallure. Great commotion was caused among business men of our own and other Btates, by the anouncement on the3d inst, of the failure of ''erry Bros. of Grand Haven, lt was at fiist egarded as a campaign ruso to defeat the relection of Ferry as United States Senator, but ater reports conflrm the fact. It is impossible o get at real facts of the cause of the failure, s Senator Ferry is in Washington. It is lought that their liabilities will amount to ■vcral hundrcd thousand dollars. The cause s supposed to be the failure of their mines in Utah, both brothers having invested heavily in mining stock in that territory, although it was onfldently supposed that the mines were a payng investment. Several other firms beside aeir own are bankrupt by this failure. UliTUOIT Jl.UlíiliTS. Vheat- No. 1, white $ 70 @ 1 03 "lom 4 65 @ 4 75 ockwheat 5 00 @ 5 50 orn 53 @ tiï% Oats 38 @ 43 lover Seed, $ bu 7 90 @ Apples, $ bbl 2 75 @ 3 00 )ried Apples, $ lb 7%@ utter, %)K 23 @ 24 !ggs 25 @ )ressed Cliiekens 14 @ 14K 'ressedTurkcys 15 @ lö reese 11 @ ucks 13 @ 15 Jheese 13 M 15 otatoes, f) bu 65 @ 70 loney 19 @ 20 eans, picked 3 00 @ 2 IC Jeans, unpicked 1 50 @ 1 09 lay 12 50 @14 00 traw 8 50 @10 00 Dressed Hogs, Y 100 70 @ 7 50 Pork, mess 18 50 @18 75 Pork, amily 19 00 @19 50 eef, extra rness 12 00 @12 50 Vood, Becch and Maple 7 00 Vood, Maple S 00 Vood, Hickory 8 00 Coal, Eg? 6 25 @ Oal.Stove...., 6 50 Coal,Chestnut ■_. @ 6 75

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