Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-09-12


broken, and seventeen emigrants were
injured.
Gold placer diggings have been
found near the Emma mines, in Utah,
and one man in two days washed out
$500 worth of dust. Two hundred
thousand dollars has been offered for
a mine in Cottonwood that was discov-
cred only two weeks ago.
The campaign against the Apaches,
in Arizona, owing, as is alleged, to the
interference of the Peace Commission
ers, is total failure; but the cam
paign Of the Apaches against the white
settlements is prosecuted with success
SEES encouraging to the savages.
Extensive preparations have been
made for an agricultural and mechan-
ical fair at Minneapolis, Minnesota,
and successful exhibition is antici-
pated.
Midland people think they have
found bed of superior fre-clay.
Charlotte Thornton, who eloped
from Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin,
with negro named William Wallace
Suthen, taking with her child of
some six years, was pursued by the
husband, and found in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Thornton and her black paramount
were arrested and placed in Jail, to an
swer to charge of adultery.
The wife of farmer on Milk river,
in the township of Erin, Macomb
county, having recently detected her
husband in compromising affair with
girl employed in her household, has
applied for divorce. The girls faith
err cowhided the farmer and threaten
ed to institute suit against him for
seduction. The farmer, driven to bay
by this weight of woes, according to
the Mt. Clemens Monitor, is about to
sue the girls father for defamation of
character.
The Grand Rapids Democrat recites
a tale of spiritual medium who, two
years ago, endeavored to find out who
Herbert Field, and described
4 man whose appearance on the whole
would correspond with the description
given of the foreigner picked up by
the schooner Crawford, whose defcien-
~ of knowledge regarding the English
language made communication with
lim difficult.
The Muskegon and Greenville rail
Dad will probably be built next year,
nd will be branch of the D., L. &
L. NJ. X. r.
The contract for the grading of the {
Dad bed on the Michigan Midland rail
Dad from st. Clair to Ridgeway was
ct on the 9th.
Gratiot county has one hundred and
farmers.
A couple of Indians, crossing the
liver from Port Huron to Sarnia, in a l
anoe, during the gale on the 9th, were
verturned and one drowned. The G
Their saved himself by climbing upon
he bottom of the canoe.
At the annual reunion of the TWEEN
y-second Michigan Infantry, held at
iomeo, on Thursday week, over one
undred officers and soldiers were in
tendance.
Alonzo Cole, of Delhi, while dig 2
ing a well, found bed of very fair
pal at the depth of six feet. The
elm is three feet deep and equal to
he Jackson coal.
The new depot of the Grand Rapids I
Indiana Railroad at Kalamazoo has
cen completed.
Justin Wentworth, of Tuscola, has
drove of eleven domesticated elk
[r. Wentworth has for several years
cen engaged in the business of raising T
k, which he finds extremely lucrative. Ii
The Hillsdale County Fair will be "
cid at Hillsdale, commencing October !!
! and continuing four days. Nearly ~
5000 are offered as premiums. The 70
heretofore of this society n,
ave surpassed those If similar ma b
ire. ~
a small house belonging to A. r. .,
haycr, near the skating rink at Ian az
ne, was burned Oh the 9th. 1
Constantine has a silver cornet band. A
The contract for garding the rail c
ad from Joresville to Lansing has II
zen let to Mr.. Brockway, of Albion. al
The Adrian Car Manufacturing I"
ompany are building a number of
RS for the Detroit, Eel River g. ILL ST
Dis Railroad, including some elegant W
lssenger coaches. p.
Mr.. Allen, of Leslie, is to construct il
l artificial lake as an ornament to =,
'e village.
The Detroit, Lansing & Lake Mich
IN Railroad Company advertises to
sue mileage tickets, good for 500 d
lies travel over any part of the road o
a reduction of twenty-five per cent.
ON regular rates, aud communication
ckets, good for twenty five rides be. !
veen specified stations, at reduction
twenty per cent. from regular rates,