Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-03-26
News Items.

n on Monday for Japan to direct agr
c cultural experiments.
e Policeman Henry Woke killed hin
I self with revolver in Chicago Satul
D day week, after attempting the life
his wife.
Owing to silver coin becoming
nuisance, falling to two per cent. dis
count in trade, the San Francisco min
refuses to accept silver bullion TO
coinage.
At a meeting of mechanics in To
ronto Friday week resolutions were
adopted mcmorializing employers to
adopted the nine hour system on the
first Of June.
One thousand Apaches, lately on re-
servatons, are now on the war-path in
Arizona. Gen. Crook has started for
Tonic Basin, with friendly Hulapais
for scouts.
A majority of the Massachusetts,
legislative committee oh the subject
have reported a resolution to amend
the Constitution so as to give women
the light to vote and hold office.
A man named Alex. Campbell and
his wife, old residence of Poplar
Grove, Illinois, were poisoned on the
Eth by drinking aconite, which was
given them by mistake by a druggist
for whisky. Mr.. Campbell lived but a
few hours, but it is thought Mrs.
Campbell will recover.
Meetings of revivalists in Topeka,
Kansas, have been very largely attend
ed during the week. They are kept
up night and day and attract great
crowds, but there have been few con-
versions except among children. All
the liquor soloons have been visited
during the week by clergymcn and
children and prayers offered There
was a prayer meeting at the Office of
the Commonwealth one afternoon, at
which all the printers and editors were
present, and praying and singing con
tinued an hour.
The Empire oil works of Pittsburgh,
owned by d, p. Reighard, were burn
ed Tuesday night. Loss $4,000;
no insurance.
The gold fever in Western Iowa and
Dakota has not yet aba ed.
Doctor Graham, postmaster at
Dyer,burg, Tennessee, has absconded
with near $4,000 government funds.
Work has been remused on the
Memphis s. Paducah Railroad, and
will be rapidly pushed forward to COM
pletion.
Senator Wilson delivered the open
ing speech in the Connecticut cam.
paign at New Haven, Monday night,
to an immense audience.
Sam Russell, son Of the proprietor
Of hotel in Paris, Tennessee, acct
IDENTIFY shot himself Saturday week
while hunting, causing death in a few
hours.
a boy named Rowe, nine years old,
got on behind an omnibus in Coving-
ton, Monday. The driver drove him
off, The lad fell down and baggage
wagon ran over and killed him.
Spence Petten, an alleged forger,
brought to Boston from New York on
a requisiton, was arraigned in the SUI
perior Criminal Court Of Boston,
Tuesday, and committed for trial in
default of $4,000 bail.
Capt. Gibbs, of Mount Vernon, re-
ports his vessel capsized in Chesapeake
Bay in squall, and six men drowned.
John NJ. G. Nicholas was found
lead in the street in East Toledo
Tuesday, and it is supposed he wan
lercd away drunk aud died from ex-
posure.
The Hon. WIN. Schley, one of the
most distinguished members of the
Baltimore bar, died Wednesday at the
Marine Hospital there of small pox,
aged -.
The whole numb,r Of hogs packed
this serson in the United States was
4,SGS ,i-is; last year 3 ,G95, PSI ,beingan
increase in the crop 30 - per cent of
meat, ard - per cent of lard.