The State

The Grand Council of the Royal Templara of Temporance in session at Landing elected the foüowing oflicers: Past grand councilor, Geo. M. Dewey, Owosso; grand councilor, M. B. Blain, Lowell; vice-councilor, Mm. A. M. Cooper, Battle Creek; grand chaplain, Mrs. S. FT W. Washburn, Ypsilauti; grand secretary, Gilbort M. lltisty, l.uuging, grand treasurer, A. S. Partridge, Flushing; grand herald, Mr. Uusken, Grand Rapids; guard.T. E. Sharp, U hitehall; sentinel, tl. W. Parker, Owosso; directors, H. U'. Randolph. Vernon, tbree years; O. W. Brundage, Kalama.oo, two years, H. L. liower, Greenville, one year; representativo to the supreme council. C eo. M. Dewey ; altérnate, Mrs. F. B. Whitfield, Li rand Rapids. The next meet ing will be held in Landing on the last Tuesday of next Kebruary. Grand Becretary Ha .ty's report showed tliat the society nunmers l.-l.V.'ineinbers in il ichigan and has :i. o on hand. During the yeartbere was collected $1,173 '.'1, and the ex enses amounted to il,0S" 04. There are 4:i councils of gnod standing in the state and the uiembership has been increased by 457 diiring the year. Ihere were :S4li niembers who left the order luring that time. (Jut of the number in the order n.mremeii and 077. women. l-ifteeu memhrs died Blnoe tho last meeting and the oounil paid tÜJ.CWt) on insurance policies. _ The New Li u r Law The supreme court has reviewed the liquor law whichrecently wentinto effect' and sume of its provisions are found to be unconstitulional, while others are shown to be unconttistent and imperfect. The court condemns arbitrary arrests as for breacbes of the peace. and decide that uuusual and excessive penaltios can uut be enforced. The court decides that local bodies cannot reject bond-rnen at discretion. The obJHctious pointed out, however, do not destroy the statue, and with the exceptions above noted, the law may bo enforcad. The court says Chat Detroit cannot pólice the adjoining townships in order to eniorce the law. _ Blowu to l'ieces. A frightful accident happened at the Cleveland mine in Ishpeining the other morning. The tmiien wore blasting out a diamond drill hole at the bottom uf No. 2 shaft, using tiynamito for the purpose, hen the charge weut off prematurely, mangling the fivu men out of human semblance and killing them instan tly. It is not known just how the accident was caused, but it is supposed that the explosives were ignited by the heat of a gas pipe which was charged with it, aud which had been heated and straightened in the blacksmith shop just bef o re being used. I'rohibition State Convention. The state convention of the prohibition party will be held at Power's opera house, in the city of Grand Rapids, at 10 a. m.. Wednesday, May lü, 1S8S, for the purpose of electing delegates to the national convention, the eiection of the state central committee and the transaction of sucu otber business as may properly come beforo the convention. Murder in MewaygfO. Wenzel Matzka, a French cook at Ryerson & Hali's camp, three miles north of Newaygo, fatally stabbed John PulT, a f ello w employé. Pulf was plaguing Matzka. Pull died the next morning and Matzka is in jaiL Puf! leaves a widow and three children.