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Jndge íolomon L. Withey oí Grand B dicd suddeuly at fnn Ulpgo, Cal., Apr.. : liis beaith had been In R prccarious conditlon for some timo, and he had eonc to California in the hopes of ucing benentted. be wna a Ligblv prized Citizen both in Ihe city and statte Toe sad event createa prod sorrow, Flege are at hall-mast, and all ilie lourts iu ic&sïon were iinmrdialelv :.djourned in respect to lil mcniory. EolomoD L. Witliej oame of New England stoel;, liis ancestora belug o( Engllsi Scotch desceñí. Bom in 8t Albans, t., : Aj ril 21, 1JS.U, he spent most oí bis boyhood at Si. Albans Bay, Ills father, wno tame ucsl In 1s;iTj, was brigadier general oí tbe Michigan Imilltia. Wblié the family were en rö.ut thej stopped during tbë winter at Cuyi liii'is. O., wherc yonngWithey attended i '■ Cominq to Detroit, hé securêd u situatioa In a ; C anadian store, and reniaiued tbero attendlng Bchi ol ut Ann Arbor u vear. From ibis time, i he being then about 10 ycars of age, young I Withey wan ibrowa urou bis owu reso i llis aiñbition lor a tborougb educatiou induced . íiim to returo to CuyuLoga Falls, where he entered an teadeiny, bul the business of bis lallivr, who bad" scttled in Cirand Kaplds, called liim borne after be bad speutuyearat school. He went to (irand ha] Ida iu Aug., Itti-, but unfavorable clrcumstances diü not dumpen bis i.rdor nor decrease bis ambltlon. lie cwutiuued bis studies witb great industry and perseverante, and BOOn aiter bis arrlval at that place be besan the stndy oí law in tbe office ol Kathlone & .v.artiu, éontinuinc with Ilon. Qeorge Mártir, alter tbe diaaolutlon ol tbaí lirm. Lnrln;bl8 preparation lor tbe bar be did no; oml ;he Rtudv I ol general lilcraturc aud indusiriously souirht un acu,ua ntaiice wilb branches br.-ide Ibc law. so tbat wben he was adniitted to the bar be carly sbowed the ] oseessiou oí a ripe and eultured mind. I pon bis admlsBion to tbe bar iu 1848 ; he became associaied with Hon Jobu Bal!, end later tbe flrm became Ball, Martín Withey. Tbe puritj aud bouesty of bis personal lile, bis cultured intellect, nis cool Judgment ana bis larnest loyalty to the interesta o. hls clients rapidly won the confidente and respect of tbc coii.munity and made Liin a reputation at tbe bar of whicb any inuii mlght wel. be ,rouü. but wfcilc be was carning a compctvncc aud gaimn a reputation in bis profession, bt wos irequently called upon to si-are tuc Lollts ana respoüsibilities ol public liíe. Ín serve., as ,;uune. of probate, state senator, a i ineiiibir oí li.e constitutiuual iwikuih ■. lbCI oheu 1 c as cbaimian oí tbe jud.cian ', comnütiee), nd wa also one oí the e.gbteeu :i] i olnteutby ibe goveruor n Ijoi to lorm the coutiiutiouul ccnimiss.ou. Ín Ibis easv b. was a.aiimau of iLe important .udlelai.v toin; mittce. Jn tbe spring of 1W38 tbe cleceased wae appoiulKÜ b, 1 resident Liueoiu, Judiie oí ib. Luiud tetatet district eouit lor tbe wtsttr. district oí Michigan, a place wulcn he wttb honor ai:u distinctlon up to tbe tmn ol bis ueuth. Ín Ja be iva ttuucrid b 1 resiceul t.iant tbe I nitej fctalea ircui Jndgesblp, but because of tbe saeniiees wbici tbis hifcher Lonor would involve L.e uecllned It. ouuse W uLey was a man-wbo bad a natura) aud oeep love lor obildren, uot ouiy bis owi but íor ail wbo bad the wbole ol lile beíorf tbein. lt ís sale to say tbat the Valliey Cu; could lose no citizen wbo vlil be more tender lv remetnbered by tbe now busiuess rúen o, tbat ui wbose chikihood was made moi' brtgbl añd wbose nuubood is more jjenuine bj rcason ot Judge WithevV ycutleuess anUncnuiuc triendsbip. in litó üiidgc Withey was mairied to MlLf Marión L. liillsdale. He bad iou; been a devont metnbrr ol the Congregational chureb. Detroit Will Have a Show. Since tLe loeatiug committee of lie statt amieultural tociei hive aecíded to lóente ib( Male lair íor one year onlv, tbe Dei.oit syndl cate uien made a bid lor tbe penneneut'locaton oí tbat event have witharawn irom thi ecutest snd are f,omp abead j urely on 'bei, owu responsiblllt} íd an ellort to net UP l general industrial and agritultnral exposition. nfát SS&k iSSfiJBS?; wortb Slü.000 and subscriptions amounting l tl5,lX)0. xestcrdav alternoon a nirctiiif; wa. beld by tbe Aiereliauts' i): A.anulaciurers' excbanee to decide as to wbat tbal oruumzatioij ca do, further,toward advancinetbecaost anu a meeting ol the Board oí Trade is to be belt tome iiaj tbis week lor tbe same purposc. li oni r to give time for tbe committee to malee more.complete report, the meetisK yesterdaj alternoon as adjourned uutil fcaturuay. Jt is iropo.-cd tu iret.tbe large iiauufactur iua in teres ts .bcre iU 'make i special eliort. sueh as ihe stovecompanies, tbe.tobacco.manuíacturers, the machine shous and the iror. Works, the car shops, the saíeworks, the clothing manufacturera, aud so on and it ís expected tbat partieularly Une exbibits will be mack by tbe severo] branches of manufacturing it tnocity. AU the leadlug merchanu nave cpressed a illiuyness lo contribule toward di plays bieh go toward making sucb occa etous Intercstiug. Asiroug poiuc lowaru tin sueetís of the contemplated exbluition is tbi fací tbat uil oí lbo nulroads will enter iuto ii beaitUy, promtaiog tomake special rates íoi Ireigbt aud pusseucrs. A pobiie meeting wlU be belUassoonas.il ís found ouí upproiin.ately wbat can be done Dd as one merebant taid yefterday, " we wil try to wa);e up Ibc c.;lv to á realization of thi fact ibat, as tne tueiropolisol tbe state, vu want to do somethlng oí whicb all our peoplt may bo proud.1'- 1-rec l'rcss April 31. Mistaken for a Burglar. Henr; Smith, a Bt Clair county farmer, went to l'ort Hurón tLe other uay and iinbibed lrei-ly. He nandered about the city am aboutSo'clock tbe next mormug brougbt U st ibe reslueiicc oí ti.C'.ileisel oí Melsel uros.. Wbolcsale auu retal] dry Loods dealers. BmltL ::iuii:iictl lo gaiu entrance to the house, b tbe taej (toor. 'Ibe noise awaktuid Mi'. ieisei. wbo, raising tbe v.iudow, askejü wti ivas tl.tre. liereeeiveda rough answer, an lr. .Meisel, threatening to tboot lí ibe ii íiuder did uot leave, bred one BbOt to fright . the ielli.v, Tbis bad no efleet, and Meitei agalu u'ururil the man to leave. PerglsUng Id .■ís elioits to naiu aumitlanee, Meitei lired a sceoinl time, tbe ball looping in Siuitb'b breust, auslng íustant death. bniltb leaves a w.Jow aud two growu up :hiulren. lie was once well-io-uo. Tbi coroner's juiy returned a verdict oí justifiabu ebooting. 'ibe verdict Ís approveu by ibi ptuplu, Meisel is au exemplury eitizen, am. lielskeeuly tbe latal Urniiuuiiou ul bis aci. he has tbe simpalby ol evcrybody. MIHOB SIATE HAPPENINGS. Óf the tliirty reteran inmatcs oí tbe soldiers' Lome wbo wcre Louoruuiy üitcüareu alui tceulcal aud surglcal cxaminatiou as ablebuiUed and capab-e ol earniuí; their ov.. livin. a luajority ol Uitnj nlll be employed outbe coidlers' home. All ha have appllcd have tx-en employed by Contractor liedke. Thej nrv mutiy init at ligbt work m bieb does no". requiro iiiucii phvslcal strcnutli. AU but twi oí threc oí tbe discbaiged veterans aci thclr pnpers ibeerlully aud witb good gi a , ind ere williua; to ko lonli and work loi tbelr living uo ibat winter is passed. lí illiiess or uisabillty agaiu overtafies them tbev iin return lo tbe borne. Tbe disel:;:: pructically a lurlougb witb aUj icdeliuite limit W.iiine. Uwiu({ to ibe suúden dJsappearance of snow 'rú iii: upperpenlnsula, severa! wasbouta have occuiTCU on liie lJttroit, Mackiuae )c Ma:c,i.etie aud tbe .Marquette, Ilounbtou iV: On(iu:i;,on lailroads. Ou tbe Detroit, Macklnac tic iarquette ibc track was undermlned nei i fcccr.ey, and th passengers bad to betransfciiiu on a band car. Tbe Carp river, about below Marnuette, isvery jt Jj-íli . nrc entertainen lor the safety of the laiH bridge Uieb crosses tbe river. n cast-bound passenger train on tbe harcautie, lloujibton tt Uutouairon railroad ■truck anuuciermined track near Micbigauiuie. 'Ibe engiue and baggage car rolkd dowu au euibitnCment, but nó one was in.,ured. P 111 S. McNalr of TccumBcb bas been appolntcd to tbe second district West l'oint cadfltsblp. The Bay City postofflee nquabble bas been settiud by tbu appointment of tieorge VVashi i : v. lun. :is postiuaster. ïhc annual state convention of tbe Michigan división of tbe travelers' protectivo asBocitlon ill be beid In Jackson May 2S and 88. Tbere ill bc a state banquet on tbe evenir g oí ibe &tb. National ollieers oí tbe assovlation, representativos trom everj state división, and from all associations 01 commercial travelers oí tbe L'uiud States and Canada, are exj ected to be present. Tbe of ■ Bcera of tbc Michigan state división earoestly api'.eai ljevery state meiiibcr, v.lio lni i.. ( the ajsociutiou at beart "l liobcïicvc- In the grand nbjocts nnd ninis oi tbe organUatíon in '-■ nilvanccr.ient nul cievatlon oi'ibe commercial travolor. to honor himsell ana lila itata i:ivi:-lo;i by uttendlnc. Tbe wives of all incinUiri rc especially invfted, as a ubject oí grcat i.iiioi unce wil) bo preseutcii to tUeir ccmsldci-fttio, Chai :cá Osbornc, ene of the flrst eettlors of Partello, C'alboun county, coininitted suicide the other night by hanuimr. Il U i roposcü te nart btueK jmpany In Mt. Pleasant to raise $4,000 in ffle-teterest of inauuiaeturhiL; Industries that will add numbersand irivc' employment to a large number of people. The shares have been placed ut f 10.00 eacb. Two barus bclonuin to Mlchac) Kennedy, neir Barton I ake, burnea reeently with tbcir content?, consistías OÍ several huiuircd bushels oi v. heat, a Lumber oí farm implements mui eeveral calves. The cause of tbo lire is unknown. The property was intured In ibe i err;en couDty mutual Insurance company. JIciirv A nnd rl urg, cinploycd at tbe Grand Haven Ilie taving statiou, was struck ov a heavy timber, and, as was supposed, was killed. A pbyílclan wbo undentood Lis business ! f ot a chance at Henry, artllieial respiratiou was resorted to, and lñ ess tban au hour the tirad man was talking to bis friends. He will live. 1 ack, AVoods & Co., ,of Oscoda, uflcr to ' supply the.village with water ior five years for $-',ïiD0 per ear, and the proposition will be eccepted. Andrew J. Biackbird.an Ottawa Indiau, who was postmaster at Harbot öpringstorll years, lus ritten a historv of the traditions bi his tribe, and is giving lectnres to enable him to have tbcm primed in a durable form. Mr. blackbird is a college gradúate. Jonathan Bovce of Muskegon nas 250,000,COl) liet ot choicc white pmc in a Lunch in ( lare couuty and be would refuse $1,000,000 )or .t. Mr. ïoyce will buiJU a rallroad ihiough tbc clump. Lui will not cut the timber.lor 6cvt ral years. Fatriarche of East Saginaw, bas been appolDted asslstant ten ral liciuht agent of the Michigan Central railroad, to lili the vacancv cauMsdbvO. aesen's lesignation. Mr. 1 atriarche has held a similar otlice with the Hint S rere Marquette road ior eevcral years. Jol n Wells, wbo l;as held the positlou as deputy United States marshal in East fcaginaw lor twenty ycars, has been succeedtd by iienry Ostrannei. 'I be NcgauDce Iron" Herald states tbat a miniim cciii) ■onv in tbat gection bas on band L300,000 worth of unsold pig Iion. A conBlderatioD of tbis íact recently prevented a conttuiiilatcd strike among the'cmploYCs. 1 . B. Moore, a prominent business man of Coldwater, died from salmou wbich was soinewbat decomposed. lie was sick but one day. Üwng to a chance haviug been made in the n ethod of paying1 Michigan Central euïincers ; uu bremtn f'roni monthlv payments to trip ; uvihciits, ibe wages of the lornier have decreaseu lroin Ji5 per mouth io $100, and thci o is considerable dlssatistaction in couseuencc. ■ - . Wllmont Parker bas been examlncd before C ommitsioner Liay atNewaygo on a cbaige of steai ïifi three fegistired letters from tbe hiteCloud postoil ce, and Lild for trial. 1 bc evidente is considerad week, bat it was UicuuliL i-iujii' tbat tLc grond jury ehoulil pass u:ou tac case. Aftcr the strike last suromer ■ larfte number of mili owners in the two baglnaw s retitioned üov. Alger to remove Sheriff Mclntyre oí Saginaw county, allegiug Lat üurlng tic strike Le failcd to perfortn his duty .is an officer in atlordi g rotiction to jroperty. A large amoun; oi eviaence was tuken fn the matter bcforc the circuit loun cemujissloner, and tbc casi? waa argued at Lansini; in ïebruary. The setretary ol ttate bas notilied tbe commitsioner tbat tbe ( overnor deelined to remove tbe sheriff on the bowing ïmuic. 1 resident Huphart ortbe Grand Bapids & Indiana railroad, bas returncdfromjiewlork, where he i'laceu i'i 00,000 bonus lor the prol'.osed extensión from Grand Sápida to Muskeon. 'l be exuel route for the new road is uot determined, but it will be in a few days, and the line will bc completcd Ibis ycar. A "Memorial I ncampment" oí ü. A. B. nill be ücld in Bcllcville, May 2!. 30, 81. Tbe recular locatln. committec of the Etate agricultura, society met in Jackson onthe21st to consider jiopositlons from Jackson ani h alamazoo for the bolding of the state ia;i ibis ) all. Ibey dceided to accept the ] roposition ol Jackboiï to place the present jjrounds ;.nd builulugs of tne countv society in good lepair i nd élve a bonus of $2,C0O, and the fair will Le beid therc this f all. of tbe state löard of bealtb will be leid at Kalamazoo Tuesdaj and Wednesday, June 1 and . Williain 13. Cornelia Battle Creek pioneer, is dead. Mlebael Chuckland, employed by the Urand Haven iumber company at i.dmoïe, was run over b}' a logging train and instantly killed. The corooer's Inquest reeultcd in the exoneration of the company, as ChucUhiud was i:o. attendinf! to his business when the accident oceurred. The noininations of Kotiert McKinstry, pension agent for Michigan, and T. Killean, Dostii aster at Kscanaba, and J. j], Woodman at Northville, haye been confirmedby the üenate. Gov. Alpcr has tendered the positihn o: memoer of the board of corrections and cbarlties to Bev. Father O'Bricn ol Kalamazoo. A new bonanza for the farmers has slruck Michigan. Fruit tree men come around, gei the good pides of tho grennboi na. take tLe.r orders for $lUÜ or SiOO worth ol airieot trees, stating tbat the trees would bcar in tbree vears, when the trecman will take and páy lor halt tne erop. The fai-mer in reality signs a Degotiable note in return ior trees wnlch canDOl live in this country. - Ionia National. Andrew J. blackbird, an Ottawa Indlan, hm w ritten a bistory of bis trlbe, and i lectaring to enable hini to have it printed. Mr. blackpóshion of i.ostxnastèr lor eleven" jears at llarbur Sijriugs. A inuskalonge welghlnff 41% pounds was taken li om black lake the otter dav. The Leadofthc monster üsh weithcd over jounds, and the cutiré length oi the ünn specimen w as 5f t. 2 in. Lansing has appolnted a committec to raise L5,1 .1.0 tu aiu in the exliibit to be elven by tbt Central Michigan agricultural society. Mis. l.re. 1'. Moses of Owosso. much reEFCCted and wldely knowu b dead. B. De Boer,a Grand Bapids towQsolp farmer, bas been arrested ior cruelty to animáis, lie bauled wood witb a team of horses until oue ol ihem dropped dead from exhaustion. Apiarians at Boyal Oak aie pleased becaust Ol lue unusual sücces6lul winteriuir of thcir bees: 'Ihe loss will not be over one per cent. Lastyear itwas lully :;ghty-!ivc per cent. John Iiell of Marshall, shearcd slx ewes Monüay, tne Combined clip weigblng 115 pounds. A 5-yearold buck yleidcd úo( pounds of wool. lt transpires that Peter HIgglus of Antrini couub, wliO was inurdeied by his wifo auu nephew teveial weeks siuce, was bimself a ii.urdereT. ALout 15 years ago iiiggins :ive. in Cuowisvule. wLere he killed his then wifi for tbe parpose of marrying tbe wonian whi finally asslsicd in rcmoTing uim. lligins anu the troman escaped froín New lork, ana though every elloi i was made to discover bis whereabouts notbing waa heard ol hini untli the story ol bis owu tragic dvath aujicared in the i oluinna ol the .'ew ïork World. William Newton of l'ontiac, sold $13,000 worth of cattle lor sbipment to England. lU'Ugb weather was eneountered op tLn; voyad Ihe stanchions to whlch tbe eatt.i were tied gave way. 'i'liis forced the animáis to the other .-de of the Bhip. causing it to careen su much that thé oliieeis louud it urv tu tbrow all of tbe cattle overüoard. Êo saye the Pontiac Gazette. Eugene J.ainpbere, who served his 12 years' Eentencc at JacKBon for assault, and tben objected to remaining three vears longer ior larceny, bas Leen dlecharged, tbe supreme court holding that the sccoml Bentence was niicflnite, in that it gave no speeiflc date lor ihe Leginnius oí the leun of imprisoument. II.O. Peters oí Manístee has begun suit in the circuit court of tbat tounty to recover a I alf interest in yO,000,OW) leet of standing I Ilie li uiii JobB Canhcld. Tbe interest for wnlch Mr, l'eters brlngs tuit is worth 175,000 A box-factory will sooB be in i uuniug order in Battle Creek. : Henrv Baily, agcd 19 years, bas been arn sted for placing obetructlons on the track on Wcdnesday niuht. April 14, between Conistock and GaleíDnrg. lie conlesscs that he did it In ïevenge ior a lence tbat was Lnrued. He is nuw in jail in Kalainazoo. Frank Ilunt, one of the o!d residents of Comuna, dropped dead the other moruing. The Klief has caused bis wifeto Lecomc ínsane. Cbauucey Curtís, an ole resident of Grand dicd in that city rceentlv, agcd 89 Frederlck J. Pocock, foremanof thel'ranklin . company, was drowncd in CrystaJ lake tbc otbcr morninc. student named Lee died suddenly at Hilltc ale last week, his death bein cau;ed by lelapseirom mumps, causini; a brain ti uLle. Be waè lrora Califoruia, sf.n of Dr. Leo, u loritür fcíiüout oí ilillsdale couuly. The taxpayera of MlUbrook, MecoBta county, are n pretty pood spirits over the result of toe Bupreme o'urt ''!8Ü ' White, Frlant s Co. vs. . il e townsbip oí Mlllbrook, wbich was anuounccd U:e latter j art ol last week. The bistory of the cose is about ns follows: Jn ] 1SS2 the pla.utiffs, a lumber flrm ol Grand ! Kapids. owned a trnct of valuab'e pino land in tbi9 townshlp, and the largor part oí it was assessed at Í10U per acre by C. II. Clement, then supervisor. The tax aiuouuted to $l,40U 500, bieb White, Friant & Co. paid under protest, alleging that ihe assessnient :in c icefslve aud the tax roll was illegal. The latter claim was the 6trong roint upon which the complalnants relied lor a verdict, and it ■ was based upon the faet that tbe roll had been nd with af ter the board of equalization ; had passed opon it. The case wus Uieil in the Circuit court last fall, and decided by tlie court In lavor of the plaintiff. The townfhip appcaled, and bas not only seeurcd a reversal of ] the former decisión, but wlll bc ri-imburscd ior costs lu both court9. Will Cou8iii9 and Cicero t-cott, two vouug colored men of Kalamazoo, both lqved .Minnie Sells, a pretty sonbrettc of Walbridgc strect The men net near Minuie'shouse a few nights ogo. High worde passed. and it ís claimed Seoit ttruek Couslns aud the latter thot teott in the bowils. The latter will die. Cousins is a well-kuowu jubilee singer, tony and quarrelsoine. Both men have been watcl.iiis: each other day and n;(rht. Cousius was arrestcd and is in jail. Ke Is very penitent and gave himself up. He save he is sorry he carrled a revolver. Scott is" very popular. A meeting vcill be held in Grange hall, Joncsvlile, Wednesday, May 5, at 1:80 p. ui., for the puipose ot orean. zing a llillsdale county horticultural foeiety, aux liarv to the state hortldTrTlural society. Charlea W. Gar liild, secretar? of the Michigan state borticultural society, will be preseut and acUlress the meetiug on "VVbat a horticultural Society may do for a Community." Tbere is likelv to be a law sult at Hancock between the Mineral Karige railroad eomjany aud Coolidge et Co., a firm qf Chicago bridge builders. The latter have just completed a bridge acioss Pcrtage Lake between iiancoeli and Houghton, wLich tbc railroad company refuses to accept. The contractors say that the raüroad company warranteu the ioundation on which thev built, which uow proves to have been insuflicient. AaronClark of Grand Rapids bas received a cablegiam frum J.W.Higginbottora, wbo is at present In l.ngland, ior tne parpóse of mter! ! dkHbu capitalista tn a insect of buying Mr. Clarü's m.ca mine, that he has inaüe il.c Decoseary arrangementa and wouli take ihc propa'.y. The priee to be paid K S.T),t!LÜ. Ihe mino locatcd near Custer, i&'.i. Chief Engincir Turner of the proDosed Bay City, Caro & Fort Duron roaii bas comoletea the Mirvcys and find the ïouteemost excelient opié llcnrv Taulman, ai;ed 70 yearF, uuum wi. dent oi Cbeboygan, tircvped" dead the othe:' .ornini ol heart disease. He leaVes a large Family o! grown-up children. Mrs. Bel!, an elocutionit anu pronnnent ■' vivi.i.cyi.f Jackson, bas brought suit lor ibel agamst liotli tlie l'atriot und Citizen oi bat i lace, layiog damages at $5,U0O iu eaeli ase. toth papers statcd that the lady had run away alter ettin? money irom her busband. Mary Vreeland, for 30 years a resident oí Flat Koek, Wayne county, üead. The ncw CC-foo'. Cagstatf . lor the state flae bas been erected on tbe roof of the capítol building over the governor's parlors. Georgiana Pierson ol Urand Kapids naseommenced suit in the superior court tainst Anthony Bambervcbmldt .-hIoouisi, for makmg her ' husband an habitual drunkard, asd claims íá,UOO üantacs. The Eost SI. o. e umber company hai i een orgaulzcd at MuskCL'ou with a capital of $iy iiuo. Tlie company bas purchased of the Muskegon Naüonal liank the .-uw mili and other property belonj;lng to the C. N. Btorre lumber company. Aiready they have madt exteusive repairs and improvements and iht mili will be started up for the seasou oi letlmc icxt week. The mili wlll be run o.. custom work most of the time, the eomnany uaviuu alreauy oontracted for enougb suwing 'to keep tbem busy througb the eeason. Tbc oflicers oí tbc uew company are Wm. Urineu, president; Kay V. Jones, vicc-president: b. Krank Kay, secretary ; E. 0. Misner, treasurer. Trof. H. C. Cabot, a music teacher was run over and killed by the cara near Williamstou Sill t'onao, ïdministrator of the estáte ol Dr. White, tbe murdirer-suieide of liattlc Creek, took tbe ax, razor ana kuile with whicb ihe deeds irere commiitcd to the turnace nn meltol Uil-ui tbe olher morning, tbus removmg the last vestlge ol' the terrioie crime. i.tnlirs oi tbe Scvcnth Miehigau Iuantrj foruiv . an assoc:at:ou at Jaeksou a few ays bjjo. C'. A. Nlmocks, iietioit, was electel resident; Charles hamilton, bronson, ceretary. fceventeen veterans enrollen tLei'i aames, aud otber survivors of ihe regiment are requested to communieate with the secretary. Mary McLaaghUn was Ihrown from a cutter at Graud i'.apids while crosslng a Street c:ir ruck, sustaiuiug scrious Injuries. She sucd ihe railwav company lor $10,000, tut Judx i ; rrish uMructid tlie , ury to iind a verdict Ol no cuusu of iicliou, thongu a subsequent canvass ol' the Jurymen showed th.u every man unored heavy uamages. Tiic conrt's uction jS severely critieise , Capt. Mm. Mackay l.omasncy, lormeriy o uook-scllèr m Detroit, is chargeu with complicit in 11. e reeent atfempt to blow up tbe ui mi me. The capiain Las not becu een bincc tbc attempt was made, and it is , acved Li i he lost bis lile by tbe cxplosiye ' irhlch i e ueed. His fatber aud sister live iu Detroit, and bis brother iu Pon iluron. Ihey all deny ibat the captain bad atmliins to do ith the attempted ezplosion, as indeed, do all nho ever k lic w him. Oue aun all agrej tbat Uaiiïtcr.' ' ' -- "" A" Tbc loljowlng order bas been issuod by Adjt.-Ueu. l.obertsou: Kor the neecssary inlOnuatiOü of tue yuaneruiastcr pepartment, ii view o. pieparatloo oithe coming eiuamputent, Captaius ot companles wm at ouce re. irt lo ibis o., ce the numb. r ol olliecr au . iucu ca. ncd on thcir respective omj au . roil April 15ib, aiul at Uie same tiiac give a close an estímate as posslble of the numbei ihey éipect to bring to camp. CómmifcSloner of 1 eusfons Black has c'ceide adversely the applicatiou oicitlzens of Calhouu couuty ior ;. iii'.uicai peubion ex;i ...u.ng uoard iu tLat county. Mr. BlacU Bttvs .liai the proxiu.ity oi Marshall, Jackton, LÍiuriotic, Allegau uil ilillsda.i', eachol whicbhasa bourd.mawes oue iu Calhouu county unnecessury. Gen. '. 1'. Innes, president of Ihe Soldiere i.nd ballors' assouiaiión of western Michigan uax apjointed the following gentlemen memciso. ILc cxecutive coiiimittce: luv0i C. v. - .jkh:8, rcprcsesUng enginecr corps; Capt, J. . itaicoc.iv. leprebi&tlntf artillerj braneh oi .-■ rvice: Co!. A. T McK'-ycold's, representug ihe cayalry eeryice; Capí. C i-.. b'innaij, üc ïufautry, uid Lieut. E. J. Kcatc, the uavy. i lie c Uiimttce wili name tbeir owu ebairmau. i luj .-miities comprise the couutics uf hent, oniü, cwaygo, MufkeKOn, uiiawa, Allegan, iíiirry, Moutcaim and Mccosta. Ihe Mmcrul range railroad company haa reiased to accept tbe new bridge across Porcage ■;tkt between Hancock aud lloughtou, Irom Uie eoniracters, Meesrs coollugciV; Co., of i Ucago, on ihc ground tbat the bridac is not up to u.e ttandard rtquied. 'Ihe matter will probably go to tbe courts. '1 hc central .-ebi ol building in Mauistee was esü'oyed i.y l.ie on the 2oth n i. Tne lire is ttippsed to bv Incondiary. Los e40,lKX).