Michigan

Henry N. Walker, i well-kúown clUzen oí Detroit, and one wbuse name is dosel; imt, ■roven wuh the history ot the state lcr ovei 00 years,died iu Detroit Feb. :24ib. Mr. Walker carne to Detroit u 1ï84, froai Chautaugua county, N. Y. üe at once enter -d upou the practica oí law, and practicad in Detroit until lttö, wheu he was elected attorncy-general of the state, which ollice h held lor two ears. During the same time hl aited as hUUjriorupher oí Detro.t, and to hii .ndelatigable labora ís that city InJebted 101 ! many valuable contributions now oa tile In tae pubilc hbrary in tiiat city. At the expiratlon oí his term oí oflice as attorney-general, Mr. Walker was chosen repre i scntaure to llie SLate legislature, anJ In tu saine year was appointed eourt reporter, beiug ! ihe sccond.raau to hold that posltlon in the state. In 1849 he beeauie actively enaged in Unancial (Dterprise?, and was one of the founden of the D-;roU buviugs bank, oL which he ws I cliOden vice-pres;dent. lle was also rhoicn ' presiuent of the Detroit & Milwaukee [ road, which ollice he hela lor ubout live years. lle was postmaster of Detroit for nearly two years, and whjn hls successen I as appointed he ventured inte ,ournali. m, and ior uearly 15 years was In one . tapaclty or anctüer counected with tb i Do troltfree Pr;s3. Whie he was altorney general, there was a time wheii the state treasurv was almost uanijrupt, and it leentcd absolutely ccuaiu tuat the Michigan Central (men state property) woaid have to be 8oid. Mr. Walker was appoiuted to go to New York aud organize a eom auy to make the puihase, in Wu.ch unuertakiUH; he was auccestflnt, and ihe sale was consumuiattd in 1ö4ü. To Mr. aler's elïorts is larely due the buildm ot the Great Western ralirovd of Canada, which was opened in 1S54, givmg to ihe people oi Micinaü ior the (rat Unie througu railroad couimuicatioa with the cust