Around A Great State

In revi. g its scini-montlüy erop returns, tbeFanneis Review of Chicago underdateoi Julylösays: '-Sinee our last erop report the winter wheat. harvest has so fui' progpressed as to remove uny doubt of the outcouie of tbis erop. Few recent reporta show my improveinent, and nuuiy show stlllfurther depreciatiou from former reporta. The harvest in Tennessee and Kentucky is a practical failure. Mueh damage has been done to the erop during harvest in Kansas and Missouri by heavy rains. Reports from the horvest in Southern Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, iully eonflrm the previous estiraates of the poor eondition of the erop in those sectlons. Michigan alone, of all tho winter wheat states, will harvest a full erop. Our previous estimates of the shortage of the winter wheat erop are being fully confirmed by the harvest reports now coming in. As to tho spiing'wheat erop it is now approaebing its most critical stage. The arca is somewhat less than last year, and while giving unusual promises in some sections is reported i thin and weedy in others. With favorable weather till harvest it will make a good erop, but will not, as we think, eome Up to tht! estimates made by some partiee. Weseenoreason to change ottr est'mates of June i, that the total wheat erop of this year will not exceed 830,000,000 bushels, The corn erop Is holding its own well and promises a full average erop; Oats promise, owing to an inereased acreáge and a fairly good eondition, the largest erop ever liafvested in the country, and the hay erop will not fall short of the " average. Outslde of the winter wheat the erop outlook is eüeouraging. " To Olory by the Eope Route. Ad unknown man about 55 yeavs of age was found on a recent evening hanging by the neck froni a basswood tree growing ou the bank of Grand River, just norlh of Eaton Rapids. He put up at the Eaton Rapids house the nigbt before and registered uuder the name oí J. Gooderich, Owosso. Nothing was found on his person to give a elue to his name or residenee, two postal cards, a torn government envelope, two red handkerchiefs, two jackknives and a pair of spectades being Uis entire possessions. He was seeu at the morning meeting of the Salvation Army, where he spoke and said bewas on the road to glory, and was not again s?en alive. He was' flve feet nine inches tall, weielied about 130 pounds, wore a No. 9J-S shoe, dark clothes and nat, eheeked shirt and red suspendere ; whiskers were out short and Mere iron gray. He tied a ''bowlinc" knot in his rope, from which faet it is thought he was a sailor. No money being found on his person it is smiposed he beeame desponi'.ent and took his life. The coroner's jui'y raturnod a vedict of suicide, A Michigan Cyclone. A cyclone struck the southwest portion of Allegan township about midnight July 9, doing damage that 111 aggregate $H,OÜO. Hannibal Hart loses a barn woVth $1,000, and cal tic, ttmber and grain worth $:i00 more. The Thompson brothers' barn was unroofed, 40 acres of wheat torn up and their orebard badly hurt, damage $50(1. The Semon brothers lose 20 acres of fine timber and fruit trees, to the amount of $1,000. Georffe Jewett loses 35 acres of timber, worth $1,200, and Wm. Knapp loses 100 fruit tree.í, worth Í 1,000. The course . of the cyclone was from southwest to north east and it lusted several minutes. The struction was ab?olutely complete wherever it ■ touehed. Bcsidcs the abovedetailedestimates, ! numerous others lose fmall numbers of fruit trees and timber, and wheat is in many instances completely ruined. No person was injured and no residences damaged, as far as heard from. MINOE 8TATE HAPPENINGS. Charles Kiefer is crecting a $30,000 hotel lu Hillsdale. There will be 33 agri cultural college graduates this year. Gov. Swineford oí Alasita, salís for Sitka about August lst. ' The Ninth Michigan infantry will have a reunión at Fowlerville, Aug. 12. Me Royale is suggested as a suitable place for the upper península prison. The postofflee in Imlay City, Lapeer county, was burglavized the other night. Albert Jennings was killed by a falling rock in the Quincy mine near Marquette. The "gentleraaulv burglar" made another $800 haul in Detroit the other night. A 400-barrel flour mili is the latest addltion to Jackson's manuiacturing intereats. A human skeleton was found buried near the Flint school building Wednesday. Benton Harbor and St. Joseph siipped 31,500 bushela of strawberries in one week. The Jaokson paper corapany has again commenced operation, employing thirty hands. Five thousand dollars worth of lumber were burned on the docks at Au Sable a few days ago. Oyer 200 little ones between the ages of three aud ia years are in the state public school. The street railway eoanecting St. Joseph aud Benton Harbor will be completed by August 15. Col. Stewart Ivés, a wealthy lumberman of Grand Ripids, has been adjudged insane and sent to au asylum. Rev. S. F. Smith of Nebraska has just glven $10,000 to Hillsdale college for the endowment of a chair therein. Jos. Hallon of Jackson died reeently, aged 80 years. Mr. Hallon had been a resident of Michigan since 1843. John Biggins, an industrious young fellow of Clinton, was disappointcd in love, and took i the Paris green route to glory. Mrs. E. Bloomfield of Deerfield, Lenawec county, has 2,(00 silk cocoons and has met with splendid success in silk-produetion. The new state law exempting soldiere aud sailors from the payment. oL poll tax will become operative ninety da s from June 20 uit. Collector Bancroft of Fort Hurón, has discovered a law which eompels him to refuse office to any perpon who has passed 50th his year. George Haire, a former resident of Lenox, Macomu couuty, but latterly a ranchman in Texas, was drowned near Colorado City, Tex., last week. Gov. Alger has presented to the towu of Alger an entire block of ground, on which the school board will erect a building for school purposes. '■ Prof. Harrower of the state agricultural . lege, bas resigned the chair of political economy. He will continue his studies in Germany. A $5,000 monument Is to be erected in the central portion of the viliage of Petoskey to the memory of the great chief whose name the town bears. July 1 there were 739 prisoners at Jackson : During June 29 prisouers were received; 14 were ditcharged; 1 died, and nooneescaped as f ar as reported. Rev. Dr. Samuel Graves of Grand Rapids, has aceepted the presideney of the Atlanta theological seminary, and will enter upon the work eariy in tbc fnll. E. A. Ainsworth, charged with writingob Bccne letters to a Charlotte lady, has boen held for trial at the September term of the U. S. court at Grand Raptos. William Andruss died in Jonesvllle recently, aged 80 years. Mr. Andruss moved into Jackson county in 1837, and resided there almost continuously until bis death. Robert Olark, :i free Methodist preacher on trial for assaiilt and battery at Coldwater, has been found guilty and lini-d $25 or :0 days ik jail. He will appeal to the circuit eourt, A Urge toree oí men under Capt. Mercer are at work on the government plera at Whitchall, on tile I.ake Michigan sliorc. New criba wiií be built and the harbor feneraUy improved. George Hendrie, a Tesa cattle drover, while atteinptiug to l)oard a stock train on the Michigan Central road near Jackson, fell under the cars and was horrlbly mangled. He will die. Geo. Watts of ionia dropped a lighted match into an empty wliisky barrel. The barrel exploded and blew Watts across the room ueariy killiug him and lilew out the glass front of the saloon. It is clalmed that the vein recently struek in the Calumet iV: Hacia mine will be a virtual renewal of the lease of life of that famous miner The new vein shows up well wlih th# native metal. Proí. F. A. Barbour, for several years superintendeat of public echools in Coldwater lias heen appointed to tliu chair of English ■ llterature at the state normal, vice Prof. Theodore Ni The St. Clair postofflee was burglarized of $8S worth of stampa a few nignts ago. The thieve? came from Canada. As they were leaving the postofflee, they shot at and wounded the watchniau. August Freo of Fairfield, Lenawee county, has t&ougfa Col. Kldrcdge secured a position as messeuger In tiie Interna! reverme bureau of the treaenry depaitment at Washington at a salary of f790, The agricultural college trlennlal calendar now out, Bhowa that Xii men liave beeu graduated sinee 1861, of whom 161, or nearly half , became farmers. There are 213 oí the graduates oow living, , Notwlthstanding the ex'sting depression in the labor inaiktt the oillcials at the Jackson pri; on announce that they have the labor of 1ÍK) convicti whlch thcy will let to the highest and best bidder for eash. The helrsof Louis DeGracf of Grand Rápida, wbo was killed by a Detroit, Grand Haven & Mllwaukee train last winter, have compromised thelr claim against the company, aeceptlng $3,500. The hcirs sued for 10,Ü0U. Harry Stone of Ilowell, reported as havins died at Chicago of heart disease, actually mei liis death from au overdone of morphine, the drug being taken to aliay severe pain. Young Stoiie's remains were buiied at HowelL An injunetiou has been granted restraining Morgan Christopher of Delta from intercepting trabu of the Detroit, Lansing te Northwesl jrain passing through his farm. This is the result oï the rallroad trouble about two years ago. ü. G. II. & M., surveyors are looklnq; over the line of a proposed cut-off from Coopersvllle to Muskegon, a distance of 20 miles. At present Muskeon bas to be reached in a roundabottt way from Coopersvllle, via Grand Haven. The board of inspectors of the Jackson prison, in compauy with Warden Hatch, havegone to Joliet, 1)1., and Michigan City, Ind., to look at the prisons located there and get some ideas on the location of the new boilers about to be placed in the state prison. A tramp broke into Wm. Jones' house in Novi and begn smasliing things around at a lively rate. Mr. Jones went for help and came hack with a neighbor and shot gun. Jones fired, the shot taking effect in the right side of the tramp, killing him instantly. Daniel Root of Hudson produced 6,000 pounds of early amber sugar cane on 40 acres of land and has applied for the state bounty of two cents per pound under the aet of 1881. Mr. Root thinks his product would have reached 50,000 pounds had the weatner been favorable. Frank D. Lambert, an old and respected citizen of Sault Ste. Marie, died saddenly the otlier afternoon. He was formerly assistant superintendent of the old canal, under Capt. Oordon. The doctors pronounce the cause of his death heart disease. He was a master mason. "If any man is discontented with Michigan let him compare her erop prospects with those of other states and be happy. A trip through central and southern Michigan will convince the most fastidious that there is no more productive state in the Union." - Grand Rapitls DemoTaf. Ex-Congressraan Houseman of Grand Rapids, has been commissioned by Secretary Manning to present two gold and one silver medal to Daniel F. Miller, F. II. Daly and David Miller, for bravery in rescuing the crew of the H. C. Ackeley, in November 1883. The gold medals contaiu $4S worth of metal each Hillsdale is exdted over the determinatiqn of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad to close up the walk extcuding direct from the city to the depot and to College hill. It has been used as a public walk more than thirty years. Cars are left standing aeross the walk", compelllug a long and circuitous route. The linal outcome is yet uncertain. Hon. V. Wiolnough of the Battle Creek Daily Moon office, a journalist there for 40 years, celcbrated his (Hth birthday Julv 10, wLen he was presented by the employés of the Moon oftiee with a handsome caster, rcplying in an eloquent speech. The day before he set 7,000 eins of type for the paper, corrocted the proofs,and theu wrote over two columnsof editorial. Obed Underwood, aged 12, of Allegan, was drowned the otlnr evening, and his bodv was recovered the next morning, after an all night search. He and his little brother were playing in tüe logs, woen cis brotner iell mto the mili race. Öbed attempted to save bim, but became exhausted and went down. The little fellow rescucd by a teamster named Libbie. Duucan MeKenzie of Kingi-tou, Out., bas been arrestcd for alleged complkity in the robbery of $5,000 at Harrison, abont a year airo. Whilc a circos was at that place the courity treasurcr was gaerged and bound to a chair at about 'J o'clock at night and the fum uamed extracted from hlsaaie, McKonzir admit having been at Harrison at the time, but ilenies that he had anythitsg to do with the robbery. At the annual meeting of the state press association the followinu; oflfieers were elected: A. J. Aldrieh president, Frank Moore, O. W. Kollin and Jessie Murcner viee-presidents, J. W. Fitzsrerald secretarv, Robert ïSmith treasurer. The next annual meeting will be held at Coldwater. Memorial badges will be presented by the edltors to Ferry Hannah, of Hannah, Lay & Co., Traverse City, and officials of the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad. A terrible liail storm passed over a section of country in the vicinity of Sanrï Beach three or four miles wide by 10 long, going over the lake at Port Hope. Great damage resulted to standing crops, and even the lives of men aud animáis were endangered. The hailstones wkich were from one tó four inehes in diameter, beat out windows on the west side and otherwise damaged buildings. From adistance the storm-duud lookcd like a cyclone. The coopcr shop and warehouse attached, eonnected with L. B. Johnson & Co.'s stave factory, in Coldwater, was burncd the other afternoon, together with all the contents. Loss on building, stock and tools probably $3,000, with only nominal insurance. The cause was a detective chlnaiey. Truman Crandall aud Fred. Millard, nremên, were crushed by a falling ehimnoy and injured seriously, CrandalTs spine and head being hurt, and idlllard's head and arm and right leg badly bruised. Asa Weaver, a farmer of Byron townsbip, Kent county, has commenced proceedings in the circuit court against Susana F., his wife, for bigamy. In 1878 he was adjudged insane and sent to Kalamazoo, butreturned two yeara ago and lived on a farm. In his absence his wife beeaine enamored of Timothy Itiley, a young farmer, and last month married him. Susana and Asa were miirried over thiriy years and lived happy until insanity, Cftused by a fracturad skull received in a fight, separated them. The remains of a man were discovered lying in a thicket near the ereek and about tnree rods from the track of the Chicago & West Michigan railroad in Big Rapids. From appearauces the body had lain there several months and had been dragged into the place of concealment by the coat collar. The skull had been crushed and tlie pants pockets wereinsfde out. The pants and vest were of light material and the coat a little darker. A pair of shoes were on the feet. But little more than bones remained. The man was probably of about medium height. No one is able to identlfy the remains. The West Kepnblic mine, near Ishpeming, bas retired from the list of active producers, throwing 100 men out of employment. There is some idea upon the part of the management oí closing down the Lake Superior mine also It is thelargest ironmineiu the world, and in 1882 skipped 300,000 tons of ore. Seven hundred men woüld be thrown out of work if it was done aud it would be a serious blow to the city. The principal reason for not closing down is the reat cost wbich it would necessarily entail. The mining outlook is far from a pleasant one, and many of the mining men think that the worst bas not yet been seen