Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-01-09
News EiClllS.

Two coal mines in Chesterfield coun
ty, Virginia, are on fire.
During the season just closing 30S,
4S6 hogs were slaughtered at Louis
vile.
1t is again reported that Brigham
Young will soon return to Salt Lake
City and surrender himself to the U.
S. authorities.
The savings banks in Montreal have
made their annual distribution of 5000
among the poor of that city.
The storms throughout California,
Oregon and Nevada have been very
great. The rivers are all swollen and
travel is very generally interrupted
An Indian war is apprehended in
Arizona, where the Aborigines are be-
coming very turbulent and are de-
handing new camping grounds.
The Cherokee National Council has
dissolved after rejecting the Okmulgee
constitution. The two-thirds vote
necessary to its adoption cannot, there
fore, be obtained.
From Mexico there are the usual
reports of continued revolution
Neither the Government nor the re-
VOTERS seem able to gain any decisive
success.
The Union Pacific Railroad is still
blocked west of Laramie, and a
person who went horseback west from
Cheyenne, reports snow eight feet deep
in cuts that have twice been shoveled
out.
BY boiler explosion, at Baltimore,
Dec. 80, William Harrington, senior
member Of the firm, VIM. Jennings,
fireman, and William Clark, an ap-
prentice, were killed. About 10 per-
sons were injured, some severely.
Mr.. Z. 4. Haynes, the champion
who led 200 women and children to a
place of safyty during the destruction
of Peshtigo, died in Menasha, Wis,
a few days since, from the effects of
hot air inhaled during the fire.
The Hon. Willard Hall, Judge of
the United States District Court for
Delaware, resigned his position re-
Gently, at the great age of OIL years.
He has been for nearly half century
continually on the bench. Sixty-nine
years ago he entered upon the practice
of the law. In 1916 he was elected
to Congress, and in 1918 reelected
In 1923 President Monroe appointed
him United States District Judge, and
he has served without intermission to
the present time, except that within
the last year failing health has pre-
vented him from regularly attending
to tho duties of the place.
A wild goose was recently shot at
Ceder Lake, in the body of which the
head of an Indian arrow was found
just back and under the wings, the
ends projected on either side. The
arrow head is of bone, six and a half
inches in length, with FIVE sloping
notches cut on one side, is quite sharp
at the point, while the other end has
nearly the shape of the prov of an
Indian canoe. The wound caused by
the arrow head had entirely healed,
and it was firmly imbeded in the
goose.
The frigate Congress sailed for Ha-
vana to remain till further orders. 1t
is said that other vessels are to 90 to
the Cuban Coast, and the commanders
are ordered to give special protection
to such Americans as have incurred the
displesure of the Spanish volunteers.
Monday evening week man, who
was standing or walking upon the first
NJ. G. Il. II. bridge west of the city
bridge, about mile from Ypsilanti,
was struck and instantly killed by the
engine of the mail train going East
His arm was torn from the body, being
caught by some part Of the engine, and
brought to the depot
A Mr.. Thompson, from Oakland
county, was killed by tree falling
upon him December 9th, in the town