Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1869 — The Michigan Election. [ARTICLE]

The Michigan Election.

The Democratic press have indulged in considerable boasting over the result of the judicial election in Michigan this spring, claiming to have made great gains, and inaugurated a reaction -gainst the Republican party. It is true they did succeed in electing a few Judges id Republican districts, in consequence or the pers mal unpopularity of the Republican candidates. But the test vote showing the relative strength of parties was exhibited for Judge of the Supreme Court The candidates on both rides were acceptable, and there was but little scratching on them, and the following was the retail : ::::::::: Republican majority 30,819 A majority of 31,000 in Michigan does not exhibit a very remarkable reaction against the Republican party. Grant's majority last fall, upon an exceedingly full vote, Was only 81,481. We Judge that the Wolverine Slate is still attached to Republican A Liquor dealer, who, while he was 11 ving in Boston, sold many thousand ddllara’ worth of the ardent to two Belfast citizens, and who now lives In Belfast himself, has had a di’pute with them about the account. - They have now sued him fer the recovery of >»1 toe monby paid in times past, and altachdd his property, and under the Maine law will probably get it i, Oslt three or four century plants are known to have blossomed in the United States. There was one in Albany about twenty years ago, one In New York and one in Beaton. There was one in Troy, I we believe, last year, or the yew before, and now we hear of another upon the eve of blossoming in Rochester. The tree is the American Aloe. It ftowers st the age bf » century end then dXw.~-Kxchang«.