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James A. Clark, of Ludington, who nas been sent to the Traverse City asylum several times, will soon publish a book relating tales of alleged cruelty at the asylum. Ray French, aged 19, living near Caro, was crushed by a stump machine on the farm of L. H. Wright, near Cass City. His knees were driven into the earth six inches. Frank Hanly, who was struck in the temple by a pictched ball at Cheboygan and died from the blow. He leaves a widow and six children in New York state. Prof. Eugene J. Euvrard, a wellknown teacher of language in the Detroit seminary, was beheaded by a train near Williamstown, Mass. He was riding on his bicycle between the tracks. There has drifted ashore near Port Hope, the body of an unknown man about 35 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing about 170, clean shaved, with short black hair, upper teeth missing. President Cleveland has notified exCongressman Levi T. Griffin of his appointment as pension agent at Detroit, to succeed the late H. H. Wheeler. Mr. Griffin will assume the duties of the office at once. Mrs. Wm. Glasgow, of Midland, has been adjudged a pyromaniac and sent to Traverse City for treatment. She has a mania for setting buildings on fire and tried to burn the homes of several neighbors. Edward Morrissey put his arms around the neck of Lizzie Kellogg, aged 15, and tried to kiss her, at Kalamazoo. He pleaded guilty to assault and battery, and Judge Peck fined him $80, or 90 days in the stoneyard. Mrs. Jane Randall, near Elsie, recently fell heir to about $1,400. Having little faith in banks she hid the money in the house, but while she and her son were working in the fields someone entered the house and stole the treasure. The F. & P. M. Railway Co. has commenced the building of docks and slips at Ludington for their car ferry, which is being built at Bay City. The changes and improvements contemplated are extensive. Peter Lajiness, of Frenchtown, is in jail at Monroe on a charge of criminally assaulting his step-daughter, aged 13. He confessed. There are two other prisoners in Monroe jail awaiting trial for the same offense. The steamer Fannie C. Hart, wrecked her engine near the straits of Mackinac by the dropping of a crosshead key. She was towed to Manistee to receive a new fore and aft compound engine at an expense of $5,000. For the first time in six years the village of Waldron, has been visited by fire. This time a large portion of the business part of the town has been destroyed, and a few dwellings. The loss will be over $10,000. A run on the City National bank at Lansing was stopped by the officials piling up bundles of currency and stacks of the yellow boys in plain f customers to show that all could be met.
