Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-05-07
News Items.


, the massacre of Waterloo in his com
parative youth to be drowned in hi
old age, like a dog, in pond Sucl
was recently the fate of Capt Good
enough, late of the First Dragon
Guards. He was residing, at the age
of seventy-six, at Whimplc, East De-
Won, and tumbled in fit into the wa.
ter.
Travel westward is rapidly increas-
ing much of it being to the Yo
Semitic Valley.
The competition between the Kan
sas Pacific and Denver Pacific Rail-
roads is such that freight is billed free
to Cheyenne.
The National Committee of the
Irish American Reform League is in
consultation with closed doors, in refer
ence to the action in the coming Pres
idential campign. They arc said to be
opposed to Adams and in favor of
Greeley.
The late Quincy Tufts, of Boston,
leaves by his will $4,000 to Harvard
College for the education of INDECENT
students /; $4,000 to Amherst College,
and $4,000 to Atkinson, New Hamp-
shire, Academy for like purpose;
$4,000 to the Town of Weymouth
for free library, lectures, ETC.. $4,000
to the Massachusetts, General Hospital
for free beds, and some SAC, 900 to be
distributed among county charitable
institutions.
Tyndall, the brilliant scientific lee
turor, has definitely fixed, it is said up
on lecturing trip through the United
States, during the year.
Mrs. Roberts went from Massachu-.
setts,. twelve years ago, to Mobile,
where her husband died. He. like
herself, was white, but Mrs. Robcrtshas
sincemarried and buried four husbands,
all black; wearing mourning husbands,
as if it were, in honor of the late Mr..
Roberts.
The ship Maria, bound from Bonn
bay to Liverpool, has been wrecked at
sea, thirty-five persons perishing by
the disaster.
Virginia sold her agricultural land
scrip for S2S5,OOO.
There was a 100000 fire OH
Broughton street, Savannah, Wednes-
day.
Pat Donahue of the Boston Pilot
has given the Catholics of Boston
$4,000 hall.
The. Carter, 10 years old, was run
over and killed by a street car in Louis
vile Wednesday.
The Rev. Reuben Williams, colored.
was murdered in his bed at Little
Rock, Ark, Tuesday night.
Some burglars gagged the Erie
Office Waterman at Buffalo, Tuesday
night, and made an Intellectual attempt
at robbing of the safe.
Acting Gov. Day tells the Florida
Legislature that the State needs $780,
600 for the years business, and has
$685. 900 unpaid taxes on the books.
The black flag at Matamoras has
been pulled down, and United States
troops have reached Brownsville to
look after the cattle stealers.
Michael Gleason, shot at Salina, N.
Y, by a German he was aiding to ar
rest for violation of the game law, Sun
day died Wednesday and his murderer
! is arrested.
Several attempts have been made
lately to burn Powling, N. Y, and
the citizens offer $4,000 for the incen-
dairy who fired the Catholic church,
which burned Wednesday.
The Judiciary Committee of the
New York Legislature have reported
in favor of the impeachment of Judges
Barnard and Cardozo, the latter's
resignation being refused.
| Mr.. Crawford, found dead in skiff
near Louisville, Monday night, was
murdered, 1t is said, by Jones Livin.
iger while attempting to carry off a
| cable ha had stolan from tho 1oAt...