Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-07-06

n ing both telegraph lines. Loss 500
G 600.
G Gen. Crook has commenced organ
: izing his forces for the Apache can
paign.
T. The thermometer in the interior G
: California is ranging from 80 to 10
| degrees.
] A young lady was recently burne'
to death at Tephama, Cal, while try
ing to kindle fire with rosin.
Mr.. Joseph Boghitcych, of Oak
} land, Cal, 81 years of age, committee
suicide at Lincoln, on the Goth o
June, by taking strychnine. Domestic
} infelicity was the cause.
The sentence of Schroeder, the muir
derer of Ulrich, at Milwaukee, hal
been postponed without date.
A block of buildings in the business
part of Bryan, Texas, was destroyed
by fire on Thursday night. Loss $780,
900. Insurance light.
A tamcry, brick building and sta
bles at Battle Run, Nd, owned by
Deford & Co., of Baltimore, were de-
stroyed by fire on Friday. Loss 500
600; insured.
a fire, originating in Huron's store
house, between Dallas and Lustin SITS,
Jefferson, Texas, destroyed nearly two
blocks. Loss estimated at $4,000; in
surance $4,000.
Thursday evening at about 10 o'clock
the steam propeller Alexander Wat
son, Capt. JAS. r. Inness, took fire at
Lambton, Ontario, and was burned to
the waters edge. The crew arrived
here yesterday afternoon by the steam
er Milton ID. Ward. From their state
mcnt it appears that the Watson had
cleared from Wallaceburg for Detroit,
and had entered the st. Clair river
from the Snyecarty, and was heading
for Lambton dock, and when within a
few rods of the landing she was dis
covered in flames, and was immediate
" made fast to the dock, when all
made their escape on shore. The
lines soon burned, when she drifted on
the head of Walpole Island and sunk
The fire originated in the locality of |
the boiler, and was not discovered UNI
til too late to be arrested. The Wat
son was a new boat of about $50 tons
burden and was built at Wallaceburg.
Ontario, last winter, and piled between
that port and this city. She was own
ed by Capt. John Weston and Alexan-
der Watson, Of the above place, and |
we learn, was insurred.-Det. Post,
Grand Rapids has ten saw mills, six
of which have been built within
year.
The Board of Supervisors of Isa-
bella county have authorized the Coun-
ty Clerk to enter into a contract with
"the Common Council of Detroit or
other authorized agent" for the pur-
pose of having the criminals of that
county safely confined in the House of
Correction for two years from date.
The Michigan Tribune says that on
a recent Sunday, in Rockaway, the
minister was drawing an awful picture
of the wicked, and their ultimate fate,
when Mrs. Abrams arose, and, hav-
ing removed her bonnet, addressed the
minister in this way: 81 know your
hints are intended for me you
are throwing your hints at me
that's what you are doingw Then
turning round, she pointed to lady
near her, saying: "Therc sits old Mrs.
Smith wiping her nose what do you
think will become of her ~
A citizen of Maine boasts of five
daughters whose aggregate weight is
over 1000.
A live alligator, seven feet long, was
caught in the streets of Bellville, Ala,
! a few days ago.
Spotted Tree-Toad, a Pi-Ute brave,
attempted to lasso the Pacific lightn-
ing express, and has gone to the hap
Ply hunting grounds.
An Omaha paper advises the peo-
pie not to make such fuss about the
shooting of one constable, as there arc
forty candidates for the position.
DR.. Hager finds that the addition Of
ten drops of chloroform to 100 gram
mes of cod-liver oil, renders the latter
agreeable to the taste, without in the
least impairing its medical qualities.
A Hoosac tunncll tcamster was late.
ly seen riding on $500 pound load
of powder, smoking pipe, while just
behind was the stage coach full Of
passengers, whose feelings were not
comfortable.
There is farm eight miles square,
in Livingston county, Illinois, which
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