Michigan Matters

An old white wood tree, situated on tha luinks of the bloody Run, in the outskirU of Detroit, was cut dowu on the lst inst. Trailition says that it was a silent witnesr to th terrible massacre of British soldiers ly Pontiae's Indians on July 31, 1763. Pontiac was carrying out his great conspiracy against the whites, which was ngreed to at a COUncil of Ottawas, Pottawatoinies and Hurons, held at Ecorse on April 27. 1703. His first raovement, to massacre the garrison was betrayed to Mai. Gladwin, the British commander, by an Indian girl. on May 9, and, with his bravea, ue was ordered out of thö . ade. The fort was afterward invested, : Pontiao hoping to starve out the garrison Hecapturpd supply boats and trains, and tb? gtirrison ïvtahated with several sortina On July 29, Dalyell arrived wit.h 22 barges and 380 sotdiors of the Fifty-fifth and Kightieth regiment, and CO rangeis, commanded by Maj. Robert Hogers, of ! New Hampshire, with eannons and provisions- all under Dalyell's orders. The latter, who liad been an oHcer-inder the daring Putnain, besought penoinion to lead an expedición Hgainst Puntiac. and was Hnally given that privilege. Hestarted ttefure dnylight on the morniug of July 81, !7(:i Dalyell marche'! up tlie river road with thre detachinents, nnd supportod by r.wo batteries armed with swivel Ban, 'ir. Ui" river The wily ; tiae had bmu Informad of the sortie, and ' whs !y.tng on the banka "t Hloody Kun, tben called Parent's craek. As the British forcea m-ared he bridge the Indians pour?(l in i withering volley. Tint soldiers uarged aorosft, but the snemy was invisible and tbeir numbers inelted nway ander the terrible fire. The troop retreated, fuid Dalyell, while trying to save a wOunded soldier, was shot deatl. Tht British loss was Killed, IS; capturad, wounded, 3S. Detroit was virtually beseiged by Pontiae'a forcea till that great warrior signed a treaty of peace, Aug. 17, 17I5C. Detroit waf the only western ;ost tfa&t held out against the Indians n mier In i-ommand. Uld residenls in Detroit teil that hundreds of Uritisli and ltidian ballets entered . tbe tree, and that the cutting of them out was one of their juvenile pastimes half a century ago. Harder at Bellcviüe. Ira MurdotE of Bolleville, whilo going (öl the cows a few evenings since, (ound the body of a man in the pasture, near iho Wabash railroad. The man was about 25 years old, five feot eight inchos in heijiht and weighed 160 jiounds. In one pocket was a paper beariug the name of Morris H. Morney, and thero was also a train orticr reading as follows: "Look out tor Rpecial going east; leaves Adrián 12:4fi; Let it pass when it overtakesyou; Butler, Stay 30, J. F. S." Ueceased had oloso-cut lightred hair and smooth face. An old scar appears on the left cheelt about one and one half inches ITbiere is an anchor of India ink on his rleht hand about ono and a half inches back of thu thumb. He had on a calicó shirt, No. 71owbuttoned shoes. dark gray checked coat, blue vest, dark Kentucky jean pants, and in his pockets were founa three smaïl tin tjT!e pictures to be used as sleeve buttons, ono representing a rather pretty young lady, and the other two were picturos of boys about 10 and 14 years, respectively. Mr. Murdoft said that on Thursday evening previous he saw a man sitting on the Cence of the pasture field, and after dark a firo was built there by sonie one; but as that is rather a common occurrence along the railroad he aupposed it was some tramp who inade himself comfortable during the night, but he now thinks it was the deceased, for he waa found at the very edge of the ashes made by the fire, A part of his dark feit hu was found in the ashes. It is also stated the voung man found dead took dinm ■ it the house of Henry Dayis the day bef )re, and there statud that his home was in Illinois and that he lived witb bis mother. It ík lenmtui in additiou that he had two jmrtnors with him, both of whoni ure missing. A post-mortem examnmuou shows tour ribs broken on the right side, collar bone and the flrst and socond riba broken on the left sido, and tbe breast bone crushed in. There are no marks on the body. The verdict of the jury was death at the hand of partios unknown. 8TATE KET fi GCMDEKtED The little village of Kingston. Tuscoia county, was completely destroyed by fire on the 7th. But one building was left standing in the business part of the village. JohnH. Fox, an attorney-at-lnw in Ypsilanti. diedrecently after alingering illness of consnmption, aged :ü years. He was bom in Cartegena, O., coming to Ypsilanti when boy. He managed to gain a livelihood by doing odd jobs, and he also saved enough to carry him through the hiw school at the university, graduating with the class of '79. Mr. ' Fox will be niiM-d liy :i large circle of friends. He was the only colorea rnember of the Washtönaw bar, A circular signed by D. P. Sagendorph of Charlotte, announces that "the Good Templars' mutual benefit association of Michigan" has "decided to close up its uuprofitable business." This was a temperance insurance organization started some four years ago. The prospecte for a large erop of peaches in this state were uever so good as at the present time. The law and order league will persist in Sunday saloon closing at Negaunee and Ishpeming. The saloon men wbo kept open at the former place in defiance of tho law were all promptly arrested and let oü on suspended sentence. Stephen A. Douglass.Jr., orates at Threa Rivers, July 4. Annie Hindle, wcll known In vaudeville circles as a male impersonator, was married in Grand Rapids the other night by Rev. E. H. Brooks, under the name of Charles A. Hindle, to Annie Shaw of Cleveland. O., a comely woman of f.0. who has been traveling with Hindle as maid. In lStill Hindle became the wife of Chas. Viviau, an linglish comedian, and they lived together one day. Hindle now claims to be a man. He has alwaysdressedas a woman. Douglass Gibson, an old resident of Jackson, dropped dead ontaestreet the other afternoon. He had heen an invalid for some time, but took a long walk the day of his dea li. and declared lic never feit better in his life. Thé words were searcely out of his mouth when he sank down and expired. He was 59 years of age, and had lived in Jaekson for tn years. He was president of the suvins bank which failed a few reara ago. í'he cause of his doath was heart disuaso A summer normal school will be conducted at Grayliug this summer, commencing July 5, ana to run six weeks. It will be conducted by Prof. F. W. Lackamiw, ussiKtvd by Miss Alma Manslield, M. A. Fremontlsseriously and enthusiastically agitating the question of building a railroad to Newaygo, thero to connect or consolidate with the proposed Newaygo & Cedar típrings road. George A. McHenry of Chippewa Laka had to pay $3ü 75 fine for selling liquor without fíiing a sufficient bond. His bond was for Í500, and the court ruled that the law had beou violated, inasmuch as it stipulated that the amount of a liquor bond slmll be not less than $1,000. E. Cressey of Saline has invented a per petual motion machine which he claims lias raii three weeks without any aid but thut which is ielf-produced. All of our insane asylums are full, but it is barely posaible tney can mi1 room for Cressey. Some excitement has been caused in Negaunee by the discovery of a vein of hard specular iron ore one inile east of that place. At a recent meeting of the directors of the upper península mining school a cali was extended to Albert Williams, Jr., of Washington, chief of the división of mining statistics of the United 6tates geological Mirvey, to act a-i superintendent of the school. The second story of the Hougton tire engine house will be used aa a school, temporarily, and later on large now itructure will bo erected. Joseph C. Watts, at one time an lumata of the Kalamazoo asylum, has been arrested on a charge of assault. He is the author of a book, "The Orb of Day," in which he announces in both prose and poetry that hc is the son of Goa making his second advent. He exhibits as a certifícate of authority a document signed by the Holy Ghost, saying that, "this is my beloved son and inspired agent to do business iii tb world below," The managers of the state jehool at Coldwater report plenty f room and that they can care for all cbildreu between th agos of and la year that may be sent to them. Ex-Mayor John Townsend of Adrián, ! was found dead in his berth on a Lake Shore sleeping car, on the 51hinst. He was en route to Chicago lo vUit a son. Kor 86 yeara Mr. Townseud has been in the emploY of the Lake Shore yard. An old lady who ;::r her OfUDe as Elizatu'tli l'helps of t'ursonvüle was robbed oi $37 wliile waiting for a train at Port Hur on t lio other day. Oneot the largest pine trees reported this season measuredOl feet in circumferonce Fout foei trom th ground and scaled 81,000 feet of iivh lumber. Grani Ledge is alarmed over theappearance of diphtheria. Several families have been quarantined and schools on the north . side closed. Dr. C. E. Corey has been appointed health offleer, with instructions to use every nieans to urevent a spread o( tho disease. The annual meeting of the stat medical society will be held in Assembly hall, Jackson. June 0 and 10, and Dr. J. T. Main, ehairman of the local axocutive committee, is arranging for accommodations for lietween, 3Ü0 and 400 delegates, who are expected to be present. Joshua H. El. "f South Bay City ped daad at his reaidence a few days ago. ' He was 87 years and 10 months of age, : having been bom at Clareniont, N. H., July 23, 1798. He carao to Hay City twênty-elx years ago, and was well kDOwn ! a ::ion the old rosidents. He leaves a wife 7 . vears of ago in good health, to whom lie was married sixty years ago, also two i daughters and a son. The Rev. Dr. Henry Strong, thirty years ago rector of the Episcopal church at Massímil, and well known in severnl parts of the state as chaplain of the old Fourth Michigan infantry has been ft'imitted to the soldiers' home at Grand Kapids. He ia i iniMpacitated for labor because of injuries recefved at the battle of Gaines' Mili, where his horse was shot from uuder him. ! C. A. Nimocks. president of th Seventh Michigan infantry iissoeiation, has appointed the following members as an executive commitfee to arrange for a t union of the regiment: O. A. Williams, Lapoer; Charles Thompson. Port Huron; C. H. Bangs, Jackson ; W. W. Wade, Jonesville; S. W. Cartis, Monroe, J. H. ' Richardson, Tascóla; J. W. Greenfield, Lansing, CharlesOltz, Orion; E. C. Phettyplace, retoskey; Jobn l'aggart. JJronson. The follow ng persons were chosen : Scers for tin ensuing year at the annual ; meeting of the state press association in Dold water: 1). B. Aingcr, of Charlotte, president; A. H. Finu, Port Huron, secretary, and J. W. Hine, Lowell, treasurer. A. cominittee was appointcd to strike tlie railroad eompanieo tor more paM86S. The next meeting of the association will be held in Port Huron. Thomas llore, charged with the murder f John M( Urone, is on trial at Cassopolis. Fhe in ui der was committed at Bentou Harbor, October 5. 1&Ï3, and Hare was twicc tried in the county, both times I picted, and both verdicts were set aside liy the supreme"court. There is a strong Eeeling existing in Hare's favor. Peter Marshall was killed in tho Widdi■omli furniture factory, Grand Rápida, in 1884, Geore Marshall, the victim's father, I brought suit against the eompany, j ng 10,000 damages, but the Jury returned s its verdict "no cause of action." Railroad Comniissioner McPheraon will issue a circular to tho railroad companiea il' the state informing them that they will j I to a strici accountability forfailure to eomply w ith the act of 18S5 relative Co the carrying of Texas cattle. The live j itock sanitary commissioD bave comlilained that the companies are violating ilie law. F.G. Bheldon, manager of Kimbark's factory in Quincy1died on the evening of Juno Í, making the third victim of the boiler ! plosión in that place. The other iujured ! tne" ro doiuii well. Almon "ai'iT, a boy 17 years old, sent 6j prison fr.om Lonaweo county for horse 3teali, has been pardoued. ha . UnïbT;l tot ooiirt". nt Tololo tho resi .ation of J. A. Latcha as receiver of tho ichigan & Ohio railroad was acceptid; ,id the accounts of the road referred to A. J. Kicks for examination. Geo. L. Biadley of Peoria, Dl., the newly appointsd receiver, was formerly general manager f the Peoría, Decatur te Evanston line. L'onsiiierable speculation is indulged as to whether there will be a general turniug Dver in the management, but it is thought there will be no changes at present. It is now proposed to ascert.iin the cost ind advisHbility of filling in with sand iomething like 100 feet or more at Muskeron and set the depot out far onougli into the lake to ndmit of boats coming to the rt'harf to discharge passengers and freiht. rilt íilling will cost considerable, but the object to be gained is of great importance. [t will secure a dockage of noarly 70 J feet front, and boats land at the doek the year round. Peter Marshall was accidentally killed at the Widdicomb furniture factory, Grand Kapiils, two years ago, and a suit by Geo. Marshall against the firm for $10,000 damüges in consequence resulted in a verdict it "no cause of action." Miss Ruñe Jordán of Coldwater, now a law student at Yale college, has been invited to read a paper before the Nati'Vial science association at Saratoga. Ttiis young laily is confldent of securing her ctiploma from Yale.cin spite of the uncertainty. The lielding manufacturing company liave shipped over 6,000 refrigerators since January, ÍÜS6. Two large orders for their iiew perfoction refrigerators were from Sidney, Australia, and they have started cine consigument. Robert Caithness of Muskegon, manager of the Ferry lumber company, has purchased the $235,000 worth of stock held by the creditors of Ferry Brothers, paying $200,000. The purchase was made in the interests of Ferrys. The company's Droperty consists of two sawmills, a planing mili, about 25,000,000 feet of standing pine on White river, and several buildings in Montague. Inspector-General J. H. Kidd of Ionia, says the indications are that the coming encampment of state troopsatlsland Lake will be the largest and most interesting one in tle history of the state militia. The governor has pardoned Almon Bailey, sent, Jan. 30, 1S84, from Lenawee county to state prison for 3% years for horse stealing. The pardon wasconditiqned on his abstaining from the use of intoxicating liquors, associating with characters of criminal repute, or contravening penal or criminal laws. Col. H. M. Duflield of Detroit, J. N. Cox of Calumet, and A. T. Bliss of Saginaw, and Lieut.-Col. Geo. H. Hopkins of Detroit, have been detailed as nssistant inspector generáis for the coming encampment of stats troops. In the southwest corner of Augusta towuship, Washtenaw county, lives John Edward Cecil, born March 10, IT'A and Susan, his wife, who was born August 3, 1792, in London, England. They were married June 22, 1814, and carne to Michigan in 1855. Thirteen children, most of whom died young, were born to them, and the oldest, if living, is now 71 years old, youngest 5(5. The wife is quite strong, without either aches or pains, and does not use glasses. Charles Warner of Uoant Pleasant bas had experiece in exterminating potato bugs anl claims tho following to bo infal lible: uTake a quuntity of jiotatoes, out as if planting, and boil in a strong soIntlon of paria green. Do not boil long enough to make the potatoes soft. Then drop a few slices of these preparad potavoes near the growlng hills and the potato bugs will at once indulge in a feast that uieans death." Adjt. Gen. Robertson has íesued general order No. 11, regarding the brigade eneampment of state troops to be held at Isliuid lake July 15-19. The order contains the customary instructions to the companies regarding equipment, date of arrival, etc On the forenoonof the 19th the iroops will be reviewed by Gov. Algor und Adolph Sellor of Kalamazoo,now In California, has drawn $15,C0J in an Australian lottery. Mrs. Phoebe Wilson died at Plainfleld recently, aged 107 year. Mrs. Wilson's husband was a soldier in the waroflsi'J and for many yeare the old lady had receired a pension for the service rendered by her husband in that struggle. Until within a short time of her death Mrs. Wilson retained her mental faculties. Mrs. Margaret Morris of St. Johns, 96 years old, walked to the eemetery on Decoration day and assisted In deoorating the grave of the men who died to releae from bondage 4,000,000 of her raoe. Gid Brown, whose wife died at Mason from injuries reeeived at the brute'a bands, is in imminent danger of being lyncbed, and the jail is guarded by soldier to prevent sucu an act ïf possible. The contract for building the Grand ' Kapids, Indiana & Muskegon railroad froni Grand Rapiids to Muskegon, has been let to McDonnell Bro., the estimated cost being $750,000. The road will be built by way of Lamont. Two more salt wells havo begun operatious at Marine City. Persons entitled to particípate in the legislative reunión who have failed 10 receive their certifleates through tho county secretaries c.n come to the reunión, pay their dollar aud take part the same as ïf they were provided with certificates. Fifty-two saloons do a thriving business in Mauistee. Reliance Barton, cife of Hon. James Barton of Newaygo, died on the lst inst. They were nmong tho early ssttlers of northern Michigan. Mr. Barton held the office of supervisor of the township of Big Prairie for thirty-two years and the oflioe of judge of probate for Nowaygo county twenty-four years. John Moore, an inmate of the soldiers' home, died in that institution June lst and was buried in the new cemetery. The number of inmates at the state school was reeently reduced to 165, whieh is the lowest number ever kept there since the month of September, 1874. This was brought about by the activity of the agent in placing children in homes. - Coldwaler liepublican. An explosión oceurred at Kirnbark's factory in Quincy the other morning, causea by the bursting of the boiler. One wing of the building was completely demolished, huge pieces of the boiler being thrown 400 feet. Wm. Cole, engineer was so badly scalded that he lived but a short timo. Jos. Benton was badly injured and died in about two hours. Several others wero slightly injured, many having narrow escapes. The explosión was probably caused by low water inothe boiler which was supposed to be in first-class condition. Stidman's shingle mili near Stanton was destroyed by fire the other morning. entailing a loss of $3, (XX). J. J. Quick of Missaukee county was caught in the forest firos raging near his home, and becoming bewildered and overeóme by the smoke,was frightfully burned before succor reached him. When found Mr. Quick was unconseious, his clothine had boen burned, and the injuries aro of such a character that his life is despairod oí. The announcement of the summer classes at the state normal school is now out. There are three departments. Latin and Greek, drawing and geography, and mathematica, lustruction in history will also lie given. For announcoments. or other Information, address George F. Rey, principal of the mathematical departiuont, Ypsilanti. These classes are for the inetruction of teachers; they commence July 5 and close August 13. Rev. C. N. Mattoon, for many years pastor of the Preshyterian church in Mouroe, dieil in that city reeently. A camp meeting will be held two miles north of Petersburgh, Monroe county, commencing June 8, continuing for one week. All lovers of heart purity areinvited to tent with them. fcitraw and poles provided free. No huckstering atlowed od the grounds. While coupling cars at Moorestown Chas. Leestrom was caught between soma Iojís raid crushed. He died in a few hours. Farmers are showing stools of winter wheat three feet in hight and carrying he.-uls four inchos in lengtn. From appearanees farmers say tliat harvest will begin this season two weeks earlier thau usual. JSattle üreek Mom. It is an unuaunl thing to see dover growing to a hight of over two feet, but {in this city there is a yard in which the dover has attained a remarkable growth, and some of the stalks have reached the hight above mentioued. - Jlimkeyvn Dcmocrul. Louis Lañe, has been arrested for the murdor of tho farmer named Brockway, In Cascade, Kent county, a few days ago. Lane tulmiLs that he had quarrelud wlub Brockway over the "- "nent of drtnks. James Huston, reeently arrested at Michgan City, charged with sandbagging Levi fruesdüü at Muskegon last November, has been convicted ana genteneed to 15 yeara at Jackson. C. I. Nason of Grand Rapids has pureba ed from G. W. Roby & Co. of Ludington, í,00 acres of pine land in Newago, together with 100 acres adjoiniug from other porties. The tract will cut 50,000,000 feet, and the price paid was $325,000. Nathaniel Lyon, who has been doicg 2 successful Bohemian oats business in Gra.tiot county for several months, waa arrested in Onio reeently, and has been taken to Ithica to answer the charge of obtaining money under false pretensos. The RepnbllcaD state central committea have changed the date for holding the Reiul)lii:;ui ütate conventton from Sept. 1 to Aug-. 25, one weok earlier. The logging engino of the Thayer lumber company went over the doek at the banking ground near Lake City, Missaukee county, reeently, and lies at the bottom of thu nver, with four uara on top of it. June 1 was "ladies' day" at the Alma creamery. An elabórate program was carried out, to the editication of sbout 1,'JIX) persons wlio wera prespnt, and a lunch was served of biscuit, butter and butlermilk. The first district assosiation of spiritualists holds a 10 days' meeting at Oi'iou, conifliencing Saturday and ending June 14. Grounds for tenting, etc, free to all. Mis. Jno. M. Smith of Evart township, while helping her her husband in clearing ras burned 80 seriously from her clothos taking lire that she died a few hours later. A cali has ljeon issued for a reunión of the oíd Fourth Michigan infantrv, to be held at Katon Rapids, June 'L2. The cali says: 'This will ho known as 'Our Gottysburg iluy.' and a fuud will be starled Dy the sale of tho picture 'The Fight for the Plag and Death of Col. JefTries,' for the erectlou of a tablet marking our position OD the Gettysburg liuld." An important and deserved promotion is announced in tho management of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific road. Mr. Kirnlmll having reeently been elected President of the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska lines, and resigned his position as general superintendent. Mr. H. F. Koyce, so well ana favoralily known as the Superintendent of the Iowa división. li;is In-en elected to the responsible position of General Superintendent of the whole Rock Island System. Mr. Royce is ono of tho most popular and experieneed railroad men in the West, and his many friends in Iowa and clsewhere will reeeive this uews of his promotion with groat pleasure. Ho has always been exceedlngly popular, not only in railroad circles, but with tbepublia generally. While, as an ofBcer of the Rock Island, he has always beeu vigilant in caring for lts interests, he has at the same time fully appreciated Dthe claims and interests of its patrons. All who know Mr. Royce will join in eongratulating him on tho fact that bis faithful sor vices havo been appreciated by the comgany, which ho will now serve in a largor eld.