Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-10-03

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shreds, ard his shoes stripped off hi
feet, but fortunately, beyond fey
severe bruises, Mr.. Denning was 9th
erwise uninjured.
| Several ladies in Charlotte propos
to agitate the subject Of womans sui
frage.
II. Stockton's barn at Albion wa
burned on the 22d. Loss $500; NJ
| insurance. One hundred cords o.
wood near the same place, belonging
to the Central Railroad Company
were burned at the same time. The
fire caught from some burning grass
beside the railroad track.
A clergyman, no name given, at Al
bion, according to the Mi,ror, is in
difficulties, brought about by his asso-
citation with very pretty servant girl
in a family at that village. The at
fair will receive judicial examination.
Vaudeville, in Barry county, is en-
deavoring to procure the construction
of the Kalamazoo, Lowell & Northern
Railroad through its borders.
Mrs. Dunning, of Albion, while in
the act of decapitating hen was set
upon by chivalrous and heroic roos-
ter, who forced his spurs through her
hand, inficting painful wound and
temporarily respiting the fowl whose
head was on the block.
The Grand Rapids papers say that
the receipts of the Union Fair held in
that city were larger that those of the
State Fair at Kalamazoo.
Alonzo Daval, employed as hostler
at Niles, shot himself through the
heart on the 23d and died in a few
minutes. He was sick with fever and
ague, which is the only known cause
for the deed.
A negro preacher at a Georgia
camp-meeting lectured his hearers on
the evils of intemperance with such
effect that large portion Of the con-
brought their whisky bottles
up to the pulpit and handed them
over to the eloquent exhorter. 1t is
to add that when the
hour for evening service arrived the
preacher was found incapable for du-
ty.
Harrisburg, Ohio, has present SEN
sation in a daily shower of stones cast
by invisible hands at a dwelling with
in its limits. They are asserted to be
of all shapes and sizes, kinds, and quail
tiles, from half ounce up to FIVE and
4 quarter pounds Some of them are
nearly ico-cold, and some so hot they
could scarcely be handled. Some
we're wet and some were dry.
The Chillicothe (Ohio) Register con-
aims "notice to the wives of intern
,erate men," asking them to leave the
names of their husbands with the Sec
.etary of the Liquor bearers Associ-
ation, and promising that no liquor
shall be sold to those so reported
The dealers take this method to pro-
tect themselves from prosecution un-
der the State law giving damages to
the wives of men who buy liquor.
The patriotic Philadclphians have
lately been mortified by the discovery
that picture in revcred Independ-
cnce Hall, in that city, which has for
many years been looked on as an ex-
cellent likeness Of Gen. Charles Lee,
of Revolutionary memory, turns out
to be portrait of Gen. Arthur o.
Conner, an Irishman, who had moth.
ing whatever to do with our Revolu-
ton, although he was very brave
man in his own country.
The foolish prediction that a tidal
wave is to sweep the Atlantic coast is
producing some good results. The
Newbern Times says: ave are in
formed that the people living along
the banks and at Beaufort, and the
entire seacoast, are, in view of the
visit of the tidal wave, holding prayer
meetings night and day, in which
prayers are made to avert the supposed
impending calamity Many persons arc
joining the Church, and general re
ligious feeling prevails"
The. Tennessee Press Association
recently visited Louisville, and it
members were PERMITTED to pay thei
own hotel bills. In revenge one o
I them writes thus of the.town "Louis
vile is an old, dilapidated town, cele
brated for its riots when it had pop
ulation to justify, a long ditch to keel
the water in the Ohio from stagna
ting in front of the village, an artesial
well, skating rink, and a yer,
muchly pressed hospitality. Her pee
pie principally drink low wines tina
never paid the tax, and feed on drie,
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