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- ....... . ; ,. v . . . ,. . .. .- . ....... - - .. .. ... ... - . - . . ..... .. . s ) f ' ' f . 4 I J CHEBOYGAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 3,1876. VOL. 1. NO. 47. t; V V ! the: weekly NORTHM TRIBUNE. PUBLIS'ILD EVERY SATURDAY BT AV. O HANDLER, cuedoyoas, memo Ay. TERM9 OF SUBSCRIPTION: one copy, one year, - - - ? ?2 Once py, six months. - - - - 0 One copy, threo month, - W I AT ALWATS IK ADVANCE. Subscribers within Cheboypan county will re ceivo their paicr tree by mail, and those living outside the county will have their poalagc -pre-vail by the pubuiher. RATES OF ADVERTISING V - one-half inch, snace Uix line Nonpareil or I-a3j, tor oue insertion, cents ; one Inch space, tor one insertion, 50 cents; tor each additional lch, one insertion, 5u cents. For subsequent insertions, or a larger space, prices will be giwn at the odce. Local notices it cenU per line for the first in scr.ioa. and 3 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Cards In Business Directory, five lines or un der, S3 per rear; each additional Hue $1 per year. Time Tables. HAND HAPIDS Jc INDIANA R.R. Gr AllD G..R.F.VJ.R.n. GOIXG SOUTH. EXfKESS. ACOM 7: A M. 10:40 f': p J 11:49 44 5:54 r2:il f. M- 5:21 li: 44 5:50 44 1:5 44 it.M) 4 ...-... i:o5 Jiwam 4:23 44 8:25 ftir " 9:17 44 5:40 44 9:45 4 6:09 44 6:45 44 44 7:2.. 44 4 1145 ttso 2:10 V M 7:Ot a. si. 10? i 44 11:45 A M Cincinnati. Kirhmoud H'inehester.... Ui-Seville l'oitland.. ,lccatur. Yt. Wayne 11:52 12:2 A. M. 1:41 " ar dc 3ri k4 ltrrane Sturgis- ! 5:5 WaAipl-Lcro'ing' 6:1 Vtrblnirf 6iti .4 ar. 7:15 i ar- ir.iS delHr.W K ilainao lid. Rapids I reward City tiiiC haptds.. ssc tk ' j s:r.. ICecd City. :iam Lake Traverse City itokey - j J0.J HOIXiS SQL' Til. i i-xrscss lxrREss I accoh .FetOHV-CV....... 4-.NJ A.M. h- Traverse .City fjlaiulkc ! 5:i5l M KM 4 7:3 44 S: . ... . j.i s:27 r :W ! 8?0 7:10 a -T2 3 I 9: : -ir l:47 ill: 1 11.41 WoAjtrdCitx ! UapidsJ ; j "21 4:15 4i 7:W 7:V r2 : ii:t0 a m j 1-.-25 r M i ar: Jte; V:crjs 1 lurxia I.'tr.insrr . l4. K.-udilville M-J Wayuc j eUu-K -2'1 K.:,eMrille 1 12? 2 r.'O - Wim-hestei -lCii-.hmni Cmcianat' 3:M 5-.CJ 4 :: 9:.0 All trains run daily, Sundays ffVoE. lien. Pv. and Ticket Agnt. Drug. E jgERRjN'I llQSi DEALERS IS TJU AKTICLES... .Corner Main and Elm Streets....... THE CITY DRUG STORE. A FULL LINE Or Pure Drugs. Medicines, Varnishi Glass, Oils and Dye-Stnfe, Will alwaja be found at rni A large and carefully selected stock Of FANCY GOODS, TOILET ARTICLES, PERFUMERY, &c. tJarsfal ku yera will Had it lo their advantage td give us a call A. M.GEUOW, proprietor. Boitr s nd 5c to G. P. ROWELL A CO:, New York, tor ramphict of loo page, containing ubi oi i 3000 newspapers, and estimates showing cost, anrmiting. Hotels. gPENCER HOUSE, WJI. SPEXCER, TROP'R, This house is situate near the dock, and commands a lite view of the lake. Splendid accommodations for summer visitors. Good rooms and liberal rates. 4Mf Attorneys. "y-ATTS S HUMPHREY, COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW, noltf Chcbnyjran, Mich. Physicians. D U. F, J. POMMIER, Physician, Surgeon; and -AccqncHonr, Can be found at ho residence, opposite the Catholic Churcu, at cneboygan. It having lieen reported that I do not intend to remain in this place. I tak this manner of in forming the public that I intend to makethi place my permanent residence, and shall in the eurina open a first cass drug f-tore, where the best and purest French medicines shall be kept. All those who desire medical treatment for anv mala y I shall be happy to wait upon. nol8-3ra A. 3I.GEROW.M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Office at City Drug Store. Professional calls promptly attended. noltf T. A. PERR1N, 31. Dn Office in Central rug Stoie. sign of the Red Mortar, Howcd's block. noltf Heal Estate. FARMING LANDS AND TOWN LOTS lor sale and houses to rent by nolOif R. PATTERSON, Cheboygan. . Collections. "Y-M BARTHOLOMEW, . Real Estate and CnLLfCTio Agent, Cheboygin, Mich. DeMrable houses to n-nt at moderate rates. I also py taxes fo non-rebi-dent pitrties, for a reasonable compensation no4 U3m Tonsorial Parlor, Mr. and Mrs. IT. H. Ktlley, ARTISTS.. (Shop on Corner of Main and Third Sts.) Haiu, and Wklskcrs Dyed Light Uroxcn Dark Brown or Black. Hair Switches a SPECIALTY. Ladle, we woul t say a word to you. Don't Throw Away Your Combings, For tbey are valuable, br ng tem to us ami we will manufacture them into BEAUTIFUL SWITCH In any f rni desired. TO THE GENTLEMEN. There is no need of your turning your collar to be economical, f r we have received a flue as sortment of Collars & Cuffs, Which we will sell at price that will aston ish jou, no44-6ni Heal Estate, rpURXER, SMITH & HUMPHREYS Rf AL ESTATE OFFICE CHEBOYGAN, 'MICH- 10,000 ACRES OF Choice Hard Wood FARMiyO L. A N D S FOR SALE. PRICE, $3 TO $10 PER ACRE. TEEMS TO SUIT PU2CHASEES. - A snail payment down and the balance in easy installments. O rrUIESE LAND9 are all situated within a rea 1 sonable distance ot Cheboygan, and are among the b st in this section ot the state. It is cheaper to buy choice land near town, at a reasonable price, than to take inferior lands lor nothing. . no!7-iT . J. F. HALL, DEALER IN HARDWARE, STOVES AND STOVE FURNITURE. IRON, NAILS, TINWARE, AXES, PUMPS, PAE1IEES & CAEPENTEES TOOLS GRINDSTONES, ROPE, HIP CHANDLERY, Y000EN WARE, nogSE IfiJZlMIXOS, AMMUNITION, &c, &c. Ajent for Cranci celcbrattd Mill Do NORTHERN TRIBUNE SATURDAY. JUNE 3. 1S7G. They Have a Duty to Do. Ntxt Monday niht occurs the regular meeting of the villag council. The principal business which shouhl occupy the attention of that body is the consider ation of the subject ot lire protection. It can be called nothing eke but a very fortunate circumsta ice that there is any need of the consideration of this subject. Had there been a strong south wind there yould have been-very little of the 'own left to consider about.- But as there is. tie council should take the matter in hand and act energetically. There .-hould be no delay. We cannot vxprct to get any new machinery here, even if it be de cided to secure some, for several weeks ; but there should be some arranyement for the proper repairs and management of the old hand engine, immediately. Put in proper condition, the old engine can be made to do effective work. Be cause the engine cannot be expected, un der the best of circumstances, to do as much work as a properly managed steamer, is no reason that nothing at all hould be done with it. A poor machine well managed is ofteu times better thaii a t:ood one poorly mauag d. We fear that, had the village been possestcd of first-class machinery at the time of the fire, that there still would have been some trouble. It is interest which was wanting, as well as machinery. There was not interest enough to do the best that could have been doue with the means at . our hand. What more, thea, could be expected under different cir cumstances? It is not right to lay all the blame upon either the conncil or the machinery Had the citizens of the place had proper interest in this matter the council would have been forced to take action. It can not be expected that the council will move much faster th in the public senti ment of the people back them. If any organization be perfected, to be successful . it must be compotcJ of our business men and property holders titose who have an interest in the place. If made up of any other class of men the interest will soon llag and die out, and by the time another lire comes we may be in no better condition to meet It than we were last week. Let every citizen ponder over these conditions. A Needed Agency. Capt. J. T. Beckwith, an old lake cap tain, and of late years a marine insur ance agent, of Chicago, was in the vil lage yesterday, looking over the place wiih a view to taking up his residence here, as an agent of all the insurance companies, to look after disasters. &c. The need of such an agency has long beeii felt here, but no one company has felt able to keep a man on the ground. The arrangement which is now con templated would obviate this difficulty, and at the same time accomplish all that could be done any wa. The losses sus tained by the various companies every year in the vicinity of the straits are very large, which an agent on the ground would tend to reduce very much. Capt. Beckwith is on his way to Buffalo to cou sult with the insurance companies at that point. If they look with favor upon the project, he will then decide whether or not he will accept the appointment. We trust that the arrangement will be made, and that Capt. Beckwith will receive a favorable impression enough ot the place to come and take up his residence here. Another Candidate for Governor. .The Bay City Tribune, of last week, brings forward the the name of Win. A. Howard as a candidate for governor, and urges many reasons why he should he nominated. Mr. Howard is a man who is eminently qualified for the position, but we do not have any idea that he de sires the position, in fact we think the condition of his health is such, that he could uot well undertake so laborious and responsible position. It looked last week as though Mr. Croswell was going to have very little opposition, but if Mr. Howard really enters the list against him, there will be lively work before a nomination is made. ' Probably four fiflhs of the Republican papers in the state have already expressed their pref erence lor Mr. Croswell. New Music. Dr. Gerow has just received a stock of sheet music from the popular publishing house of II. S. Mackie & Co., of Roches ter, N. Y. There are quite a number of beautiful sotigs and choruses and ballads. Those who are in want of new music would do well to examine this, before sending away for it. It is much more satisfactory to select musia at a store at home, than to send away lor it. We trust that Dr. Gerow will find enough sale for it to induce him to keep a much larger stock. The C. P. M. company will have their mill wood delivered any where in the village at .75 cents per coid. You will find it the most pleasant sum mer wood you can use, and the most economical. Leave vour orders at the mill, or with Burt Haydcn, teamster. . Sabbath School Institute. The Methodist Episcopal Sabbath School Institute, for Grand Traverse dis trict met at Charlevoix on the evening of May 30th, the Rev. A. P. Moors, pre siding elder, in the chair. The introduct ory religious exercises conducted by Rev. D. R. Litham. After completing the or ganization by the election ify acclamation of Rev. W. H. Ware, secretary, and Rev. W. R. Stinchcomb. treasurer, an address of welcome. was made by Rev. W. S. Til den, extending to lheIustitnte the hos pitalities of the people of Charlevoix which was responded to by Rev. W. H. Ware, on behalf of the Institute. Rev. II. Worthington proachtd the opening sermon, ; . The following committees were ap pointed. On state of Sunday schools Revs. W. S. Tildeu, D. R. Latham and J. J. McAllister. On resolutions Revs. W. II. Ware, W. A. Hunsberger and J. M.Whitney. We note the following, among a num ber of thoughtful essays lead before the Institute. Rev. A.' P. Moors, on 44 How can the object of the Institute be best secured?" Rev. DR. Latham, on The import ance of Ititant classes." ; ' Rev. J. J. McAllister, on 44 Wlat should b: e th highest object oi Sabbath schools ? A. Butters, Esq., discussed the subject, -What are the !mportant qualifications for a teacher of auTnfaiit class ?" "Rev. W. A. Hunsberger read an essay on, How shall we teach, to.bring souls to Christ?" A uModel Bible class" was exemplified, conducted by Rev. D. R. Latham. Rev. W. L. Tildeu addressed the Insti tute upon the topic, 4,Are blackboard ex wrcises profitable ?" Rev. W. II. W are read an essay on; Should the discipline be followed in or ganizing . Sabbath schools, in every in stance?" Rev. W. R. Stincheomb discussed the question, k4Ilow can the family aid the Sunday school?" The Question Drawer was opened, the questions-distributed and replies made thereto. ' A children V 'meeting was held on Wc incsday evctiiig introductory cx--ercises were conducted by Rev. ' W. H. Ware, and addresse made Revs. J. J. McAllister, W. A. Hunsberger and H. Worthing. Kev. D. R. Litham preached a temper ai.c? sermon on Thursday evening, and the la.-tJtue then adjourned. Fire Engine A large number of our citizens are In favor ot the village purchasing a steam fiie engine. We shall not oppose such a course, although wc think that a Babtock engine would serve us equally well, and cost much less. We have cen them used with great success. We believe in saving money where it can be done and not sac rifice security. Two thousand dollars can be saved on first cost, while there is a coustaut ?ud lare saving in running expeuses. It U worth looking into. Wc trust that before siich a large' amount is expended, that the whole subject will be fully investigated, 'then if it b-: decided that a steamer is the best for our purpose we shall advocate the purchase of a steamer, but if any thing can be saved and yet get something that will protect our property equally well, we say let it be done. The Fourth at Mackinaw. Arrangements are already underway to celebrate the coming Fourth of July in a becoming manner at Mackinaw. The arrangements are in sui h a stage of for wardness that a celebration there can be considered a fixed, fact. Jas. J. Brown, ot this plac?, is spoken of as orator. The history of the Lland. if properly prepared, will be very JntereATTTand will go back into the early history of the country about as far as any, county in the state. Mackinaw, from its earliest history, has always been a place, of interest and re nown,, and its history, written for the coming Fourth of July w ill be a docu ment ol national, as well as local inter est; and if properly prepared will have a very large circulation. Special Council Meeting. The village council held a special meet ing, Wednesday evening, for the purpose of considering the bonds of the liquor dealers, which, according to law. mut be filed and approved at that time. The amouut of the bonds were fixed at $1,000 the same as last year. The bonds of the following hame'd liquor dealers were presented and approved ; Wm Devine, James - Maloney," M: O Connors, John GouMen, Wm. F. McDonald, C. Galla gher, and Jos. Burns. There are home others who tailed to have their bonds present, and' Ti uslees Crumley and Mc Ginn were appointed a committee to ap prove such when they should be present ed . To He Inspected. Deputy Collector McKay has received notice that the government Inspectors of steamboat boilers, Messrs. Pearson and Stark, will be here about the 15th of the present month to inspect the boilers of the various steam crafts at this pls-c. They desire that all vessels shall be in readiness. MEN I MEET. BY It. D. The time is not far distant when this whole country will be as fine a developed farming region as the most productive of the southern part of the state. Where is now but a wild, uncultivated forest, will soon be developed farms, than which no state can boast better. This must be so, because the men and women, of energy and ambition, are coming to do it. ; One year ago a young man, with his wife and child, came here an Tsettled up on apiece of land, situated six miles from town. They built a log house, and cleared three acres ot land. He has chopped down, and now ready to be buined, two or three acres more. There was no road near him, and during all the year that has passed whenever he wished to come to town he has been obliged to travel nearly twelve miles In fact to travel directly away from town three miles, in order that he might get upon the state road leading here. He has, this spring, besides doing his work upon his farm, taken a petition to his neighbors, scattered as they are over a large territory, for them to sign, asking the proper authorities to lay out a road for them, which should be . convenient for their U3C. He ha3 succeeded in cutsing that road to be laid out, aud has a promise from the proper authority thai something shall be done towards opening it this summer. The other day Ids brother landed here with a splendid ox team, hitched to a new wagon, which was laden with mer chandise, sent him by friends at home. Behind that wagon was led a cow. How that young man's eyes glistened as he looked upon that team. How the wife's heart did bound as she beheld, for the first time, the cow. It would be more than half their living, she said. Never was there a young couple more proud than were they that bright aud beautif ul day, as they realized that they possessed as their own a team aud a cow. I asked the young man where he ex pected to get feed to winter them, and how his eye glistened as with a glad smile he hied up his two hard, suh-burn-ed, calloused hands' and said, UI cxpec? to raise it wi:h ihese ;" and he will do it. With such cni-rgy such ambition as he displayed and exhibited in . every motion he made as he was talking to me, tlit woik is half done before it is begun Tt ere was no whining about the coun try, about the short seasons, about the stumps, about hard work to clear ofi" land, butjnstead, pluck, and a world of it, too. Such a ui iu is an honor and a credit to any country, and from the bot tom of my heart 1 wish him every suc cess. Years shall roll on, and each one as it goes by, sees acre after acre improved and added to the three acres of to-day. New settlers come In and settle beside him, and almost before he knows It, the road he has caued to be laid out this spring, will be lined with their dwellings. As they come and start in towards making homes for themselves they natu rally look to him for advice and counsel, because ho came here first. He imparts his energy to tluin, by his example and words of encouragement. They know him to be a representative man, and. someday, they choose him to represent llum in the halls of legislation. He goes there and serves them with honor to him self and his constituauts. Still on and on do they tars roll, and his graud-children stand beside his knee aud listen with wonder as he tells the story of his first ox-team, and how proud he was of it that bright Muy morning During the time that has passed, the country has been cleared of its forests, aud instead can be seen cultivated farms. The soil Is teeming with its products. The roadside is lined with shade trees. In place of tli! first log house, is seen the spacious farm house, standing in its beauty amidst the flower garden so care fully tended bjr the sons and daughters of this man I meet, oue of the first set tlers ot Cheboygan county. Rumored Resignation. A rumor is telegraphed lrom New York that Mr J. F. Joy contemplates re signing the presidency of the Michigan Central railroad. Mr. David Stone, pres dent of the Delaware and Lickawana railroad company, is mentioned as his probable successor. It is to be hoped that the rumor Is lalse, fr Mr. Joy hat always been awake to the best interests ot Michigan, notwithstanding he has al ways looked out for the interests of his company. It was largely through ins energy and influence, that the land grant for the building of the Marquette and Mackinaw railroad Was made, and the extension of the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw railroad pushed as far as it is. Had Mr. Joy been able to carry out l:U own ideas, the road would have been pushed as far as Cheboygan and the straits sometime since. He baa always advocated the extension, as a means ot making the now unprofitable extension piy. What effect a change in the man agement would hare, is hard to. tell, but it could hardly be expected that wc qould gain as warm a friend for northern Mich igan as has been Mr. Joy. STRAY WAIFS. Mr. Cowlcs says that moth-killer of his will exterminate any living creature, be- he-moth or be he mastodon. Two large tigers on board a British man of war ship, the Raleigh, have been named "Moody" and "Sankey." Euphrasia, w ho attended the opening, said she liked Wagner's march pretty well, but she didn't think it was near as nice as riding in his palace cars. , Motto of a Portland, Temperance Re form club: 44 Wc bend the knee, but uot the elbow." .This is supposed to refer to a dexterous habit of drinking out of the buug. Montreal burglars have added chemis try to their curriculum. They apply a test to silverware, and leave plated ar ticles with a note to 4ishiey . thes yere at catts." A young man is traveling from Boston to San Francisco on horseback. He stop ped at Albany last Thursday to get a brass lining for the basement of his pant aloons. I like your impudence," said a pretty girl, when her sweetheart tried to kiss her. None of . your cheek," . quoth he, as he fought his way to the mouth of the crater. It has been discovered that people live longer in Philadelphia than in any other of the large cities. They have to in or der to get the avenge amount of enjoy, ment out of life. In a drug store, in a certain city, may be seen a notice recommending a certain patent medicine with the dubious head ing, "Try the box: no other medicine will ever be taken." A correspondent entered an office and accused the compositor of not having punctuated ins communication, wheu the typo earnestly replied : " I'm not a pointer, I'm a setter." A western editor met a well-educated farmer recently and iuformed him that he wou.d like to have something from his pen. The farmer sent him a pig a id charged him $ 9 75 lor it. A vegetarian'who was dodging an in furiated bid, behind a tree, esc'.airaed : 4You ungrateful beast! you toss a veg etarian, who never ate beef in his life ! Is that the return you make ?" The honest men are not all dead yef, even in Philadelphia. Take, for in stance, the Centennial gatekeeper, who turned in $50 more, the other evening, than his registering apparatus called for. A poor Irishman was about to sell his s uicepan, when his children remonstra ted. " Ah, me honeys," said he, "I would not be afther part in' with it, but for the want of a little money to buy something to put in it. An Irishman being tried for r.sault and batte:y, in Virginia City, New. when asked by the judge If he had anything to say by way of defense, replied : Well, your honor, I saw but little of the fight, as I was underneath most of the time." It is stated that the intrinsic value of the chicken feathers thrown away every year in the Uuited States is equal to the money we pay for cotton. The plume of the feathers, if separated from the stems forms a down which sells for nearly $2 per pound. The Pope is rather reserved and austere in his demeanor. You can't put your feet on the top of his desk and ask him for a chew, and talk over base ball and the Presidential prospects with him, and feel as easy and comfortable as you do with some persons. The indifference of the people of Eng land to education was painfully illustra ted the other day in a Yorkshire village. A lecturer on the Feejce Islands offered to show the native manner of preparing food if any lady present would lend him a baby; Not one offered ! The lawj-ers of Ireland are indignant at a ban ister who advertises In the news papers. The ancient etiquette of the le gal, as of the medical, profession is to starve rather than publish one's business in the same column with announcements of dry goods and groceries. On a Hingllsh coach-box : Rather re markable, ain't It, sir? But 'ave you never noticed as mostly all the places on this line begins with II!" "Aw, beg your pardon ?" "Look at 'em ! 'Amp stead, 'Ighgate, 'Ackney, 'Omerton, 'En don, 'Arrow, 'Olio way, aud 'Orusey." Thirteen years ago a man was driven out of town for an offense he did not commit. News now comes that he set tled in Chicago and studied law, and is now a prominent lawyer there. Thus we see how an unjust accusation mav blast and ruin a man's whole career. A poor curate sent his servant to a chandler's shop, kept by one Paul, for bacon and eggs for his Sunday dinner, on credit. This being refused, the. damsel, as she had nothing to cook, thought she might as well go to church, and entered as her master, in the midst of his dis course, referring to the Apostle, repeat ed, "What says Paul ?" The good wo man, supposing the question addressed to her, answered, "Paul says sir, that he'll give you no more trust tilt you ray vourold feme." CTATE NEWS. A coal vein has been discoveiel near Ypsilantl. Bangor is building itself a handsomvj school house. Early Rose potatoes readily bring 10 and 12 cents per bushel at Blissliuld. John Murray, of Ionia county, a vetei an of Wellington's arm v. died at Otisco. aged 92, last week. Ed. Dolan, a popular conductor on the Michigan Central ar.d whose home is at Marshall, has become insane A span of horses valued at 250 was stolen from Henry Dobbins of Watehiiet, St. Joseph county, -May 18th. State oil Inspector Captain A. A. Day. of Detroit - is bobbing around the state looking after crooked kerosene. " J. W. Christmam's mill and a million shingles were destroyed by fire at llcrscy, last week. Ttie loss is about 10.030. A. S. Dyckman, of South Haven the rcat fruiterer, prophesies that he is go ing to raise 10,000 baskets of peaches this year. - A young farmer of Matam ra whipped a young horse nut ill he ki.led it. Theie is a place in the state prison for just such fellows. The old Fourth Michigan infant rv is to have its reunion at Hudson, June" 21t. and that town will do its level best to do it honor. Rev. John Levington has included the granges in his anti-secret societv haran gues, and says they arc worse than the Masonic. Mrs. Peter Kelly, of Monroe, shotd 1 be pensioned. She has just given bit t!i to her 19th child, and htr oldest is only 1 years of age. A reward of $500 has been offered for the wretch who placed obstructions on the trark of tut J., I & S. railroad on the night f April 29th. Ilei.ry Palmer, aged 53, fell under the wheels of the cars at Standish May 20. and was so badly injured, that it is thought he cannot live. David Brock was lound in his room at Coburn's Exchange, Howard City, May 20, with his throat cut lrom car "to car. Supp jed to be suic de. What is thought to be a valuable bed of iron ore has recently been discovered near Holland, on the lino ot the Chicago & Michigan Lake Shore railroad. The Detroit mechanics' society have made an assignment. Liabilit ci $117, 000; assets, $173,000. They arc over loaded with ashowv, unprofitable build-inS- There is one place in Michigan where no one w.mtsto be post master, aud tuat 1 Portage Fork, Jackson county, ami tins office there has been discontinued in oti sequence. F. W. Trout, the postmas'e.- at Reed City, has received a patent for a new ar rangement for fastening mail-bags which is said to be a grat improvement on l he present method. Two Cassopolis boys have gone into the frog business in the lakes in the vicinity of Nilcs. They ship Uaui to Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, and St. Louis, where they get $1.75 per dozen. Mr. Geo. N. Potter, of Potterville, has or had, a black walnut tree which, if made into venceilng, would have been worth $90,000. Part of the tree was sent to New York for veneering, and part goes to the Centennial. Dewey, Warren & Co.'s immense stavo mill, at Ottawa Like, was burned lat week, and at the same hour that of Dew ey, Foster & Co., at Riga, five miles lrom Otiawa Like, was burned. Th 1 1 u about $15,000, with an insurance of $15,- ouu. . ... A student who has pa?scd three veai s. at the university i-omplains biUerlv of the treatment students receive at the hands ot Prof. Watson, of the observatory. He says a student can never get a sight at Watson's stars through the state's tele-" scope. The Slephenscn family from Iceland has arrived in Muskegon. Besides tho father and mother there is an aunt, live daughters aud one son. The uaine of the oldest girl is llolmfrictur Gucttioit Karidas Stephenscu. Thev au all read and write. " Thomas Munn. a machinist of Bav Citr, has been arrested for forgerv. A foi mer employee of his named Kniggs brought suit for his wags and recovered judg ment. Munn appealed the ca&e, showing a receipt in lull, which Kniggs claims to be a f orgery. The wife of James Farwejl, of Berlin, was cleaning windows 3lay 19, and land ing on two chairs, one placed upon the other, to reach the top of tLe window, when they slipped and she fell, brcakiti' two ribs and injuring herself so that iti feared she cannot live. Two men walking on tne railroad tracV-, May 22, between Republic and Hum boldt met a train, and stepping to omf side, oue of them, Ole Anderson, a Swede, caught his foot in a string attached to set gun, and discharged it, the contents entering his hip and abdomen. Tho owners ot the gun have been arrested. John P. Hoyt, of Tuscola county, 1 as been appointed Secretary of the terr'ton of Arizona. Mr. Hoyt is a brilliant ai.d industrious young lawyer, was first elect ed a representative in the legislature of 1873-4, and re-elected to that ol l87f-u of which he was chosen speaker, and filled the chair with ability. His raanv friends in the state will rejoice in his cle vation. - One day last week Mrs. John Willis ot" southern North Star, accident ly shot her self In this way: She was loading her hus band's revolver, and placing the ehamber in her hand endeavored to Insert the car tridges from the wrong end. Failing in this, she took a hammer to drive it to its place, wheu the cartridge exploded, the ball entering her hand lodging between the bones, whereat list advises it remain ed,the doctor failing to extract it.Ilhaca Jounial. , The Battle Creekites are reall v in car- nest about the Fourth of July celebration. Their subscription alrcadv foots up in the neighborhood of $00. The bi? cun thev intend having to Ik? from Detroit. Tho Charlotte and Marshall firemen will bo Invited to join with the Battle Creek ooys in a contest for the following pre miums: Hantrengiuc on distance, $j0: hook and ladder, $50. "The oration for the occasion will be delivenl b I..- I. Dibble. E-q.