Short But Newsy Items

David Kyle, a prominent farmer of West Bloorafield, dropped dead in his door-yard the other evening;. Jacob P. Haynea, ot Port Huron, offers to elve $1,001) if a canal ia cut through from Lake Huron to Black river. James Campbell, the second white man to gettlo in Isabella County, died of heart dlsease recently, aeed sixtythree years. James HowBer had both feet badly mangled at Three Rivera a few days since while unloading a large safe. In a row at Bob Callahan's saloon in Detroit the other day John Sterling, a teamter, was nearly kicked to derth. George W. Taft and wife, of Kovi, will po to Yokohatna, Japan, October 1, to remain ten years. They will endeavor to win the natlves to the Baptist idea. Edward Courtwright, oí ht. Ignace, is alter $100,000 offcred by the people of Buffalo for an arrangement to utillze Niágara water power. Charles Miller's wife died not long ago at Reed City and the other day he was found dead on her gravo, a bottle of poison by hls side telling the story. The saw-mill of Sraith i, Daly near Cheboygan was totally destroyed by flre recently. The loss was placed at trom f15,000 to $ 30,000; partially insured. Burglars made an unsuccessf ui attempt I to rob the Caro post-oölce the other nlght Charles Talmer had his foot so badly I crushed in a brick machine at Farwell reI cently that amputation was necessary. Bay City people will build a large hotel I on the high hill over Les Cheneaux Island. Mis. WilliamB, of Elmdale, is growing I glddy in her old a?e. She took her rlrst I railroad trip the other day, although she ia I eixty flve years old. The new bathroom at the Jackson prison I will hold fifty-two prisoners at one wash. Jndee George E. Hand, of Detroit, died I In Madison, Conn. , recently, aged eighty I one years. Judge Hand graduated from I Yale in l&ífl and went to Detroit the f ollow. I ing year. lie was elected probate judge in 183.") and in 1W6 went to the Lc si slature. He drafted thp bilis chartering the Michigan Central and Lake Khore railroads. James A. McAllister, oí Bij? Itapids, has patented a new direot-acting engine, and has received an offer of 20,000 for it irom Ohio parties. A rascal is preytnif upon the people of Jackson by asserting that he is a chimney ingpector. He pets into the houRe and steals every thing that comes within hls reach. Burglars exploded the safe of Petei CulviBS at Iron Mountain the other night and secured $850 in cash, several watches and Bome valuable papers. J'iKis Girard, the convict who was stabbed in Jackson prison by Convict Clark August I 20, dropped dead at the supper table the I other eveniu. his doath resulMng from hl I wouuds.