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kept up a correspondence for some time. Finally James lost all trace of his brother, but in after years he heard from him in California and their correspondence was renewed. Three years ago the brother died and several days since Mr. McNabb received a letter from Caledonia, Livingston county, N. Y., which had been written by his brother, now dead, at Mobile, Ala., December 29. 1840. There was no news of important in it and no reference to money or anything else except family matters, and every person alluded to 18 DOW dead. Just where the wonderful letter has been is a mystery. It had been folded and sealed, as was the custom in those daysbefore envelopes and postage stamps were in general usage and when it cost the receiver of a letter 25 cents. There were two tickets in the field at Way and on Monday, citizens' and people's. The following were elected: President, E. W. Pickett; recorder, William V. Hoyt: treasurer, L. Heazlitt; assessor, S. Hollister: marshal, Irving Jones; trustees, J. C. Yeakey, L. F. Walbrecht, J. Potts. Hoyt and Jones were on the citizens' ticket, and Heazlitt was on both. One issue was "wet" or "dry," and wet carried it. M. E. Avery, formerly of Saginaw, became proprietor of the Stevens house at Clare last November, has been doing a big business ever since, but didn't know how to keep a hotel. and last Friday night he and his wife left by a Toledo & Aun Arbor train. Several creditors were also left. William Dodge, the Chesaning youth who is in jail at Saginaw awaiting his second trial for murdering Charles Schoch, 901 fire to his bed-clothes Saturday and made things lively in the jail for a few minutes. He slept withont bed clothing Saturday night. The First National bank stockholders of Greenville have voted to go into immediate liquidation. There is some talk of a state savings bank being formed to fill the place heretofore oc. cupied by the First National bank. Last Saturday at New Lathrop a horse kicked 6-year-old McCoan ID the face, breaking the jaw in two places and knocking his teeth out. He may not recover and if he does will be permanently disfigured. The Rev. Fr. Frank Otis is on trial in circuit court at Houghton on a charge ot felonious assault upon Minnie Mohtor. The girl's story made a good impression, but the case is being fought at every point. The McElwee factory at Big Rapids is still shut down and no one seems to know when it will start up again. There 18 the sum of $2500 due the workmen with faint prospects of their ever getting it. Twenty-one valuable cows, one horse and a quantity of hay and grain were consumed by the fire which burned E. E. Perry's shed and barns near Battle Creek early Sunday morning. Thomas Lee and Edward Shears have been arrested at Negaunee. There have been a succession of burglaries there the past winter and they are suspected of doing the work. Henry Andre of Detroit, while partially intoxicated Monday night, sent a bullet into his brain, probably with fatal effect. He has spent a legacy of $35,000 in riotous living. William D. Fuller, president of the Fuller Buggy company, at Jackson, died of beart disease Monday morning at the of 42. He left a widow and two daughters. The republican nominations for Mt. Pleasant officers are as follows: Mayor, Elijah D. Wheaton: clerk, Issac R. Jameson; treasurer, Charles Jeffords. Dick Ross, the small son of Policeman Ross of Port Huron, shot himself through the palm of his left hand Monday while playing with a revolver. While crossing & bridge at Mendon Saturday a traction engine broke through and Henry Coleman, who was carried down with it, was killed. Andrew Yanka was waylaid and fatally injured by footpads at Negaunee Sunday evening. His skull wae broken and his pockets were emptied. Doro & Baily's gun shop at Ann Arbor was burglarized Monday night and a number of revolvers, knives and razors taken. Home talent. Albert Gould, a young farmer living near Morenci, has disappeared rather than face the duet of bad debts and deInquent taxes. Felix Wells' dwelling on East Franklin street, Jackson, was destroyed by fire Monday morning. Loss, $1500; insured. Rose Smith,a woman of loose morals, shot Ben Villeneuve at Meredith Saturday, knocking out three of his teeth. George Bly of Sunfield attempted suicide by strychnine the other night but was frustrated by a doctor. Mrs. Eliza A. Billings of Fenton was buried Monday. She was 87 years old when death overtook her. The freight and passenger depot at Michigamme was destroyed by fire on Sunday. Loss, $3000. The Port Huron Sunday Herald will commence the publication of a Thursday edition this week. S. C. Dostin, of Detroit has sold the Brunswick house at Coldwater to Thomas Hiesrodt. The Monitor, a farmer's alliance sheet has been started at Coldwater by E. W. Miner. Reed City's new union depot has been completed and opened to the public. Sagmaw City will be bonded for $200, 000 for the construction of two new
