Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-09-17
News Items.

| state supreme Court anu aii eiiiih-
ent jurist, died at Hudson, N. Y,
Thursday aged sixty-four.
The New England Temperance
mass meeting was held at Rocky
Point, r. L., Wednesday, Gov.
Padelford presiding.
Whites building on Commercial
street, Newark, N. j., occupied by
several manufactures, was destroy
ed by fire Thursday at an early
hour. Loss from $4,000 to $780,
600.
The Republicans of the Fifth
District of Missouri have nomina-
ted Col. Jeff. Seay for Congress,
and the Republicans of the Seventh
nominated Mr.. Burdett by acclama-
ton for reelection.
Geo. II. Favre was found Thurs
day evening in the cellar door
of his sash factory, at Province
r. l., his skull having been crush
ed with q billet of wood. An en-
ployee of Favre's, Patrick F. Den
ably, is suspected of the murder.
Mr.. Turner, Uuited States Min
lister to Liberia, interviewed Ed
mund Hammond, the under Secre-
tary of State for foreign affairs, at
London Thursday. Turner is on
leave of absence and will come to
America before returning to Mon
rovia.
The New York State Senate
will meet as a Court of Impeach-
ment November Goth.
Three men were killed in the
west end of the Hoosac Tunnel
Wednesday by the premature dis
charge OF a blast.
Ten thousand persons visited the
Cincinnati Industrial EXposion
Wednesday. President Grant and
Horace Greeley are to be invited
to visit the Exposition.
Rev. ]. p. CULVER, ID. d., late
President of Knox College, at
Galesburgh, Illinois, has accepted
a unanimous call to become pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church
of Binghampton, New York.
A tank containing two hundred
barrels Of oil, at Warning & Kings
refinery, at Negley Run, Pa, caught
fire about noon Wednesday. The
greater portion of the oil was saw
ed by running it from the bottom
of the tank into q large boat on
the river.
A woman named Deering, living
in Marshall, cut three severe gashes
in her throat on Wednesday in an
attempt to commit suicide.
A terrific hail storm passed
through Greenfield, in the vicinity
of the six mile stake, on Monday
night last. 1t uprooted trees, tore
down fences and battered in win
dows.
The Bay City Railroad has been
fenced in and ties scattered along
the road bed from the Central to
the Grand Trunk.
A barn belonging to Col. Pat
ridge, about four miles from Bay
City, was struck by lightning and
consumed, together with its con.
tents, on Sunday week.
Bessimer steel works have been
constructed at Hancock, Houghtor
County.
Cheboygan wants Holly water
Works, and the question of con-
stucting them is now being agitated
by the citizens.
A barn owned by Chas. Wood
ruff, i'm the Town of Grand Rapids
about three miles east of the De.
troit 81 Milwaukee depot, wa.
struck by lightning on Monday
afternoon and burned, with its en-
tire contents, the whole crop of thu
season, together with some stack
Of hay and grain outside.
Hillsade annual agricltral fai
commences on Tuesday, Octobe,
LIST, and continues four days.
The volcano Manvolalava, o
Hawaiia, is again in active eruption
; The spectacle is described as mag
nificent.
Capt. Alex. Amy, assistant SUP
erintendent of the American Guam
Company, was killed by beini
thrown from car at Jarvis Islant
There was much excitement il
mercantile circles in Baltimor
Thursday at the reported failure {
. five heavy and well-known firms
: four of which had been extensivel