Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-08-10

f then allowed to depart.
: A. Osmun, Jr., one of the note
!, sheep raisers of Oakland county, los
2 by dogs twenty-six of his best sheep.
The QUOT pitchers of Oaklan
: county are to have tournament a
Pontiac ON the 18th inst.
The Pontiac Gd=ette says that tn
barn of Mr.. livery, near the town lin
of Elba and Hadley, was struck b.
lightning and burned with its entir
contents, The loss is $4,000, the in
suranee being $1,000.
f. Harris, of White Lake, thresh
ed from thirteen acres of ground 45l
bushels of wheat.
Hubbard Franklin, of Highland
had a stack of one hundred bushels
of wheat set on fire by lightning ant
destroyed.
The number of births in Oakland
county last year were 566, of deaths
254, and marriages 5l7.
George Randall, of Gratiot, was
badly crushed by the falling of some
timber and logs upon him, at his mill
on the 2Sth.
Saline reports purchasing 100000
pounds of wool this season.
A banking association, under the
State laws, has been organized al
Manchester, with capital of $50, 900
1t is styled the peoples Bank o.
Manchester.
John Flaming, of Lansing, was
kicked near the eyebrow by mule
that he was shoeing, and will probably
lose his sight.
The improvements upon the Episco
pal and presbyterian Churches al
Niles have been commenced with 1;
vigor that indicates speedy completion
Many of the real estate transfers il
Mason county are by Indians to white
men.
George Lasord was badly injured
about the leg by spile-driving acct
dent at Ludington Harbor.
Two Convicts, who were working
on the new wall at the State Prison
at Jackson, made their escape on Fri
day.
Nearly one hundred persons were
killed by the explosion of the West
field boiler, at New York on Sunda,
week.
A block of buildings in Rockland
Maine, which they were moving t,
conform to the new grade of Mail
street, fell on the LIST and killed Rob
ert Reed. A number of the workmel
had narrow escapes.
A special to the Philadelphia Ereniq
Telegraph from Atlantic City, N. j
says that about thirty persons afte
eating corn-starch pudding at Dime
at the Alhambra Hotel on the 2
showed signs of having been poisoned
1t is supposed that arsenic was pr
into the corn-starch by discharge
domestic.
Henry Desotell and Alexander I
Strachan, two young men, were drowl
ed at Detroit on the evening of Il
4th.
A negro who claims to be one hui
dred and nine years old is peddlir
roots and herbs in Detroit.
y An extra train composed of t,
loaded coal cars and five empty fla
ran off the track on down grade ,
= the Evansville, Henderson g. Mas
I. vile Railroad on Friday, about seve
. t en- miles from Nashville, resulti1
in general smash up of the ira
and serious injury to Aaron Nunneb
, fireman. The engineer saved hims
by jumping off.
' Monday morning two workm
=, found the dead body of man foati
"a in the river in the rear of Gates
: Trays saw mill at Bay City.
Il O'Toole made a post norton exami
, ton, and an inquest was held by j
N. tice McDermott. No marks of '
u lence were found on his person, ant
" verdict of death from drowning ,
~ rendered. He was about thirty We
100 Of age, dark hair, sandy complex
r and FIVE feet eight inches in height
"9 A pocket book containing one C
'" and knife were found in his pool
w but nothing regarding his residenc,
name was elected. He was dres
" in dark PLAID pants and vest, sack G
=, - and heavy stoga boots.
The election returns thus far Fl
nd Kentucky, show Democratic maj
v, ty of from 10000 to 10000.
,on Hon. Thomas Sparrow died at I
~ umbus, Ohio, Monday night Of ]
,ho jaw.
IA Edwin W. Corning, son of Era