Michigan Matters

- A rich farmer iu Eoford, Calhoun couuty, loat $1,000 by investiiig in whoat optioi.F, a few weeks ago. - Acouple iu Niles, recen ti y divorcer have boca married thirty yeais anc have eleven childron living. - Georgo Nortl), for au outrageout assault ou liosa. Trumbuü of Horneo will resido in Jacksou ten years. - A Saginaw barber was given a $2( suit of olothes for keeping süent froui 7 A. ii. to 9 V. M., one day last week. - It is said tbat F, H. Grifliu of Cad iilae, reoently returned from tbo Blaok hilla, where he sold a mine for $125.000 - John Holt of Livonia, Wayuo Co has buried seven of bis chüdren reo n - ly, and his wifo is in the insane asyluiu - Almost every city and village ii the state is moving to secure the location of the projfosed asyluin for tht blind. - Ludington is trying to outdo Milwaukee in tho manufacture of lagei beer. A stock compauy has been organized there for its manufacture. - Mrs. Napoleon Ladouoran, of Big Eapids, gave birth to twin boys on the 3üth uit. They weighed but 2x2 poundi each, but all hands aie doing well. - Eobert E. Moe, an old pioneer of Oakland County, was found dead in Commerce last Sunday. His age was 71 years; causo oí' bis death said to be apoplexy. - Grindstone city gave tlie world last year 2,000 tena of grindstoues, 10,000 boxes of scythe stones, and 8,000 nubic feot of block etone. One giindstüne weiglied 6,7óO pounds. - The Piesbyterlan society of Mar shall owod Thomas Cook of Chicago 25,000 ou their parsonage. Mr. C. offerod to release the mortgage, if they would raiso him $10,000 which has been done. - A 16 years-oid girl whose home is at Grand Eapids, was not allo wed to marry the object of her love, and in her desperation she went to East Sagtuaw and voluntarily entered upon a life ot shame. She utturly refuses to return to virtuous ways. -The death of H. J. Perrin, of M?irshall, having caused the discontinuance of a snit at law in which he was interested, a lawytr in the ose appeals to the "court of he.iven." The beauty of his action is tbat he really seemed to think he would get a hearing therp. - A little tbree-yenr-old girl of Fned. Kemp, of Hubbardston, whilo plying about the room recently, swallowed a screw nail which sho had in her moutb, and died from the effects of it whhii; ten minutes after the aociilont occurred. It is supposed that the screw must have lodged in some of the air passages leafing to the lungs, as tho poor child expired before medical aid could bo suinmoned. - Pcwanio Plaindealer. -Mr. John O'Mealy of Pittsford, Hillsdale county, where he had lived since 1839, died a few day3 since very suddouly at tho age of 73. Arising from his bed, hu exclaimed that he feit severe shock throagh his pystem, aud fitting down in a chair appeared coinfortable and free from pain. His sou, J. L., immediately went for medical itid, but he expired in a few inoments. Hu was a wor'hy and respected citizen. - Thoy had an adultory case up for trial at Chariolto the other day. Men vvho never knew what it was to attend court before sat patiently through the weary hours waitiug for it to come on. Just before the cas;3 was oponer), Judge llooker very properly ordered the room cleared of all ander 21 yeais of ago, aud many disappoiuted fttous passed out and down. Uno young fellow from Cueeter thouglit he was torribiy abusud because he paid his railroad fare to town for the sole purpose of attending the trial, and thon had to leave, whüe anotlier perjured himself beforo the judgo that he inight remain. - A matrimonial looseness not often uu arthed has just como to the stirf.ice i i Iloward City. One Richard P jrry, a o-do market man, and W. A Coon, a lamber dealer and worker, swapped wives, the women consent ing, of courso, the other day. Porry had tivo children and Coon one, and the two men took theiT respective little ones. The families resided together in one building and in due course of time Perry became satisfied in his own mind that his wire hankered more for Coon than sho did for himself, and ho was not fully convinced that Mr. Coon did not thiuk fully as ruuoh of her as ho did; henee the little trausaction.