Around A Great State

Froni the annual report of Capt. U. W. Loekwood, corps of engineers concerning the iinprovement of the harbors on the lakes, we mate the following extracts with referenoe to Lake Michigan : Duriug the past üscal year $81,217 bas been expended on the lmprovement of the Michigan City harbor, Indiana, leaving $3,718 available. The work to be done compnses the eompletion of the new east breakwater pier and the conetructiou of the west exterior breakwater. It la estimated that $450,01)0 will be required to complete tbe improvement, and that $250,000 oí tbis amount can be profitablv expended during the next fiscal year. The sum of $6,224 has been expended on the improvement oí Charlevolx harbor and entrance to Fine lake, Mich., leaving $4,802 avaüable. It is estimated that $50,000 ■ eau be proütably expended during the next fiscal year in extending the south pier 300 feet and in completlng work already in progress. Capt. Lockwood estiinates that $115,000 will be required to complete the work. An appropriation of $50,000 is asked for Frankfort harbor, Mieh., during the coming fiscal year, and 880,000 is estimated as neeessary to complete the improvoment. Two thousand nine hundred and ninety-three dollars were expended during the year, leaving $4,644 available. For the improvement of Portage Lake harbor, Micb., $9,074 were expended during the year and $9.008 remain available. The improvement contemplates a chanuel entrance to Portage lakc 307 feet wlde wlth a depth of 18 feet. It is estimated $197,500 will be required to complete this work and that $150,000 can be expended during the next fiscal year. OnlT $928 was expended on Manistee harbor, Mich., during the past fiscal year, leaving $11,740 available. The improvement of thls harbor consista in extendiug piers and having a dredged channel conneet lower Manistee nver with Lake Michigan. An appropriation of $50,000 is asked for, and {402,700 is estimated will complete the work. On the improvement of Ludington harbor, Mich., $13,478 was expended during the year, leaving $4,845 available. It is estimated $55,000 will complete the work, and $40,000 can be profitably expended during the next fiscal year. The expenditure during the year on White river harbor, Mich, was $6,3C0, and $6,373 remains available. The improvement contemplaters a dredged channel 20J feet wide. The report says f94,225 will complete the improvement, and an appropriation of f50,0C0 is requested. On Muskegon harbor. Mich., last year's expenditure was $7,268, and $17,559 remained available. The. improvement of the channel has for its object an increase of width from 185 to 30!) feet, and will eost $113,625, of whlch $100 ,000 can be profitably expended during the next year. The sum of $41,760 remains available after this year's expenditure of $9,508 on the harbor of Grand Haven, Mich. The permanent eompletion of this harbor depends upon the extenBion of the present piers so that vessels can enter during any weather. It is estimated to cost $210,000, of whieh sum $150.003 could be profitably expended during; the next fiscal year. Eleven thousand nine hundred and fortyone dollars was expended on Black lake harbor, Mich., during the past fiscal vear. An approprla'ion of $20,000 is asked for, whieh it Is expected will complete the projected improvement. The amount available for the harbor of South Haven, Mich., after an expenditure during the past iisoal year of $1,62 í is $8,714. To complete the improvement the piers should be extended and those already in place made sand tight. This will require $82,500, of whlcb $40,000 is asked for the next fiscal year. On St. Joseph harbor, Mich. , only $858 was expended, leaving an avaiiable balance oí $20,015. The estímate eays $51.015 will be r&quired to complete the work and recommends an appropriation. A Slight Decrease. The shipment of forest producís froni lhe Saglnaw river during the month ending July 31 shows a marked decrease over former year. This was occasioned by the unsettled state of business brought about through the strike, which has occupied the time oí th greater portion of the month. The shipments taken from the books at the custom houses at Bay City and East Saginaw, are as follows: PORT OF EAST SAGINAW. Port of destination. Lumber, ft. Tonawanda 13,191,000 Buffalo 5,485,000 Toledo 5,635,000 Cleveland 3,063,000 Oswego 1,523,030 Dunkirk 554;000 Black River 116,000 Total I 29,566,000 Shingles. Cleveland 1,500,000 Buffalo 1.035,000 Tonawanda 300,000 Black River 300,000 Oswego 150,000 Total 8,275,000 l.ath, pieces' Cleveland 500,000 Buffalo 500,000 Toledo 6'J0,000 Detroit 100,000 Black River 60,000 Total 1,750,000 COMPARATIVE FOR JULY. East Sagi?iaw. 1S83. 1884. 1885. Lumber, ft... 32,033,000 25,0ï9,OO0 29,566,000 Shingles, ft .. 7,721,000 12,0fcJ,0J0 3,275,000 Lath, pieces.. 1,140,000 4,550,000 l,7(S0,0U0 PORT OF BAÏ CITT. Port of destination. Lumber, ft. Tonawanda 29,230, 000 Buffalo 13,459,000 Toledo 8,270,000 Chicago 1,650,000 Cleveland 1,641,030 Sandusky 1,025,000 Dunkirk '. 400,000 Wyandotte 280,000 Detroit 250,000 Total 56,205,000 Shingles. Tonawanda 6,S53,000 Buffalo 1,877,000 8andusky 600,000 Cleveland 400,000 Total 9,729,000 Lath pee. Buffalo 1, 50,000 Toledo 350,000 Cleveland 150,000 Total 1,650,000 COMPAHAT1VK FOll JULY. BAY CITY. Lumber, ft. . .70,01 1,4:1 93,540,000 56,205,000 Shinglos 15,9!.7.( 0.) 15,697,000 9,729,01)0 Lath, pes 3,507,000 4,493,030 1,050,000 COMPARATIVE FOR THE SliASON. The shlpmente from the Saginaw river from the opening of navigatlon to Aug. 1, in the years named, were : 1883. ii-81. 1885. Lumber, ft.. 365, 547,! 67 339,798,970 330,613,000 Laths, pcs. .. 19,824,000 21.554,000 11,318,000 Shingles 65,454,000 73,343,000 48,546,000 MISCELLAXEOVS FOB JULY, Í&83. Staves to Buffalo, 150,000; salt to Toledo, 2,000 barrels; timber to Kingston, 31,000 cubic feet of oak, 3,200 cubic feet óf pine, 1,300 cubic feet of ase; to Collins' luy, 13,000 cubic feet of oak. New Department at the Agricultnral School. The Legislatura last winter made approprlations for the erection of a ineehauical laboratory and work-shop for the uewlyestablished Department of Mechante Arts in the State AgricuHural College. The contract for tbe building was let in June and now tbe walls are well up, and it is expected the building will be eonpleted and ready for use by November. Tbere will be two tbop-roorrjs, one for wood and tbe other for metáis, a ineehariical laboratory, a lecture room for classes in mechanica, about forty feet square, a room for drawing aod dr iughtlug aod two offices. Tbe shops are to be tboroughly furni5hed withtools and machir.e.ry. Teuiporary shops are proyided for tb use of students until tbis building is completed and furnished for use. A course of study two years in extent, called the apprentlce'g ;ourse, has beeo provided ior and will be offer ,-d to studeats at toe opening of the nert college year, September 2 prox. It is Intended to make this course jLpecUllj strong in uatural philüiophy,draughtiDg,geometry, book-keeping and busines forms and Uw, Tbr will do on term o! eleraentary chemistrv, and careta] attention will be pald to English composltlon, wliiïe at least ten hours per week, for í .wo years, wlll bc devoted to a graded series of exercfsps in shop-praetice onder the direction of skilled workmen. Tuition is free. The i eeesjwy expenses of a student per vear, exclusive of travel and dotbing, will u'ot exeeed 12-j to $150. Boys 16 years of age with a good cummon school edücation eau enter. Thosu who have certilieates from the public schools are reeeive;! without examinatiou. By addressing any of the ofBcers or professors at the agricultura] college all uecessary informatlon can be ob tained. Gïoond ta Death. Syduey C. Root, a freight conductor on the Michigan Central rood, met his death near the Sprlngwells station a few uights ago. He had just returned from Jackson, ind lèft his train, settled his business at the office and juinped on a yard train destined lor ferry ship whlch leaves the junctiou and ou vrhich he intended to ride to Elghteenth street, Detroit, where he resided. He juinped on after the train had got under motiou and was makiug his way to the rear in order to jump off when the train reached Eighteenth street. The train had gone but a short distance when Ed. . Chapman, the rear brakemau, saw a lantern fall. As soon as possible he stopped the train and with others went back to investígate. ■ First the lantern, then a hat, and a few feet f urther on a maugled body were f ound. Portions of the body were found strewn along the track fov some distance. Coroner Keefe, a Jury and Undertaker Geist were taken to the scène on a special car. The remains had been gathert d up and taken into the station. They were iound in a terribly mutilated condition. The head had been entirely severed from the body and ground to a pulp, both aras wer.! torn out of the socketa and one was cut into three pieces. The . right foot was eut off at the ankle. The chest was literally erashed and the laruyx and i brooehi wereentirely drawn out of the "body. The unfortunate man was about 35 years of age. He was of large aud powerful physique, weigbed 230 pounds, had been in the einploy of the company for several years and was a i eral f avorite. After Five Years Joseph Harris a prominent dealer in liauors ou West Madison street, Chicago, has been arrested on a warrant obtained bv a Detroit detective charging him with the ïarceny five I years ago, of ï5,200 from the bankinghouse of Fisher, Preston c& Co., of Detroit. Ed Rice, who was arrested in Svracuse, N. Y., for the crime, is supposed to have given the Detroit authorities Information concerning the matter and Harris' arrest followed. The latter has heretofore been regarded as a highly respectable citlzen, and nis apprehensioñ is a source of great surprise. We append a brief account oí the robbery : The robbery of Fisher, Preston & Co. 's bank at No. 68 Woodward avenue occurred July 22, 1880. The flrst account was that shortly after 1 o'clock p. m. Fred. D. Gifford, clerk of the bank, happened to be alone in the office when a well dressed man asked him to step outside and see a gent in a carriagewho wanted tobuy some bonds. While Gifford was doing so, one of the robber's confedenites, probably a boy, slipped behind the counter and stole $5,120 in cash. When Gifford discoverrd what had been done he fainted away, and on recovering, in the flrst moments oí hls chagrín and mortifleation invented a slung shot story which was subsequently modifled as above. After long search by the detectives it was decided tbat the notorious Ed. Rice had a hand in the robbbery, but Ed. always managed to keep out of the way until his recent arrest in Syracuse, N. Y. Militia in Mourning. The following order has been issued to the various military companies of the state: Military Department, Michigan, j Adjutaxt-Gexeral's Office, Laxsing, July 24, 1885. ) I General order No. 15. ] With profound sorrew the commander-inchief makes official announeement to the Michigan state troops of the death of Gen. IJlysses S. Grant, who died at Mt. McGregor, N. Y., July 23d inst. As a mark of respect to the illustrious dead the officers of the .Michigan state troops are hereby orderod to wear the usual badge of mourning upon the left arm and sword bilt whenever in uniform, for the period of 30 days, from and after the receipt of this order, and to furl and drape all colors during that period. The quartermaster-general will cause a gun to be üred every half nour, at tne capital, from sunrise to sunset on the 8th próximo, that being the date flxed for the funeral ceremonies. By order of the commander-in-chief. W. C. HUMPHREY, Captain and assistant adjutant-general. Michigan Crops. Gentlemen connect;d with the graiu flrnis of Detroit who have t'aveled extensively In the state this summer say that the rain of the first few days in August was very mueh needed and will do the corn, oats and pastures incalculable good. Some of the members of the Detroit board of trade whlle discussing the matter were inclined to the ouinion that the rain would damage the wheat, but those who are well posted say that from 50 to T5 per cent. of the erop has be:n tecured in good condition, and that if the rain is followed by cool, clear weather no harin whatever will result. There seems little reason now to doubt that Michigan this year wlll have the largest wheat erop ever harvested in the state. A correspondent writing from Galesburg, MIch., under date of August 1 says: "We have had over four weeks of continued drouth. A heavy rain storm wlththunder set in this mornInsr, which 111 save the large corn erop from a íailure. The oat erop, though heavy in growth nu account of the droutb, is not more than half fllled. The potato erop Is greatly iniured, tlipugh late potatjes may be helped by the rain." Using-Violence. The strike in the Saginaw Valley which a day or two ago manifesieLl symptoms of an eafly close may possiblv be prolonged, It being claimed that the settled policy of the strikers is to prevent the milis from running through the intimidatlon of skilled workmén, whose places cannot eaily be fllled. The mili of Rust, Eaton & Co. started on Monday, July 28 with a f uil f orce, under th pameconditions existing previous tothe strike. The second morning the mili did not start. Mr. Wheeler, representiug the llrm, gave lutimidation of some of the men as the reason. He said about 1 o'clock in the morning two men drove up to the house of Edward Spain, the head sawyer, and with clubs smashed in the Windows of the house. Spain was awakened and when asked for an exp'.anation of the aifair. was told that the damage done was but a slight inkling of what would happen if he did not stop running the saw at the mili. Fof this reason the sawyer declined to go to work this morning. A number of others were also frightened, henee the mili did not start. Still Hangs Fire. The strike etlll continúes and no man dare predict its termination. A meeting of sawyers and other skilled laborers on the lst imst, adopted the following : Jtesolxed, That in order to bring about a resumption of work and to place ourselves in a proper light btore the public, we agree to Bubmit toa reJuction of seven p?r cent. on all men who are now getting more than $1 50 per day for ten hours work. Tne mili owners can meet their employés at thcir industrial establishments If they desire by !n?erting notice? in the press. (Signed) COMMITTEE. The mili owners do not reeognize any. such organizations as hav.ng authority to adjust the matter of ( lther wages or hours, and will pay no attention to the resolution, declarint; thiit they will stand by the resolution adopted July 23. Considerable quantities of supplies lor the strikers are coming in from other points of the state and there is no immediate prospset of adjustment of the dlfliculty. Like the Dog in the Hanger. A special from Bay City to a Detroit paper says: The strike seems to have settled down to a test of endurance. The strikers say they can hold out as long as necessary and the Knights of Labor will keep them in supplies, which are now coming in by the carload from various paita of the state. The mill-men have planted thetnselvts on theproposiiiontoruu their milis without dictatiou iioin outsiders and are willing to await the result. They say they will make as much money v, ith the milis lying idle as if they were ruuning. Business of 'all Kinds is paralyzed. The question is, wIU supplies continue to pour in to support the thousands of idle men and their families. It is well enough now,.but what will be the result when winter come.-. Fouad Murdered. Harvey Keith, a sou of a repntable farmer in Bloomingdale. Van Buren county, mysteriously disapptared en the night of July 28. His body was found on the lst inst., in Max lake, near his bome at Bloomingdale, Van Buren county. He was nearly nude aad bore rarks of violeoce. He had been castrated and hls testieles were found on a log about twenty rods frojQ the la;-:e He bore the reputatioa of being on on terms of criminal intimacy with one or two inarrled -wonicn, and one jn&n daimi that upon returnlng to his home on the ntght of Keith's disappenrance he found Keith in nis wife's room. il a statement is supported by the fact that Keith's clotbing was found there the following day, he bavini? decamped with no apparel except a shirt and pair of socks. A Kew Railroad. The ftrst gurvey of the St. Clair River & Detroit railroad has been completed. The 8nrvey was under the mauagementof Assistant Eugineer Torv, of the; Michigan Central. The surveyor was "H. F. Bean of Jackson. The line starts at St. Clair and runs down the river to Marine City, thence to Fair Haven, Anchorville, New Baltimore, Mt. Clemens, Fraser and Center Line, where it interseots the Detroit & Bay City branch of the Michigan Central. This Is only a preliminary survey to get a map of the surrounding country. The leveling wa9 done and the topographical features tallen by Mr. Casey of Detroit. The country passed tbrough is the easlest to grade and bridge of any in the state. Bergeron's Murderers. The two men who had the altercation with Dolphice Bergeron in resultlng in the killing of the Jatter, have been arrested at their homes in Saginaw City. They are William Pearson, a;ed23, and William Breckling, aged 28. They did not know Bergeron was dead. Pearson says they were in Bergeron's saloon puiling matches f or drinks : that Bergeron lost, but refused to furnish the liquor, claiming that Pearson had lost; that angry words followed, when Bergeron threw a glass at Pearson, which missed hlra, and Pearson then took up the pitcher and struck Bergeron onthehead; theu ran away, followed by Bergeron, and went home. A Brutal Mnrder. Dolphiee Bergeron, proprietor of the Montreal house on Water street, East Saginaw, was talking with two men in his bar-room with whom ae had been throwing diee, when one of them seized an eartheuware pitcher and struck Bergeron on the forehead over the right eye. Both men then ran out, and were followed by Bergeron, who feil dead on the walk a few feet in front of his house. The men ran up the street and escaped, It was found that the blow ruptured the blood vessels of the brain. Bergeron was about 35 years oíd, and a peaceably dlsposed man. He leaves a widow and three small children. Incmerateil Horses. A barn belongiug to S. Behmlander of West Bay City, burned with six horses which belonged to Parker's herdic coach line, which made lts headquarters at the barn. The building was enveloped so suddenly by the llames that a man sleeping in the barn barely escaped, and was unable to rescue the horses. The fire was undoubtedly Incendiary. PostponedRepresentative Barry was arraigned in East Saginaw, on the 31st uit., chargeJ with inciting men to violenee during the strike. Further hearing was postponed until Aug. 17th. Michigan at the Obsequies Gov. Alger and staff will attend the Grant obsequies in New York, an order to that effect having been issued. _