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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-22
THE FIRST PRAYER.

In my childhood long years ago,
Kneeling at my mothers knee,
Learned one sweet prayer TO know,
Sweetest OF all prayers 10 me.
When the sweetest glory fading,
Made the shadows seem more deep
All, how often I've repeated,
Snow lay me down to Sleep"
Innocent my childish heart,
All Of life to me unknown
Careful hands kept harm apart
Loving arms around me thrown.
All, how oft since then 50 weary
Der iife's IN I've learned to weep;
Oft I've prayed in bitter anguish,
Snow lay me down TO sleep"
Since I've learned this world to know,
All its folly and its sin;
All it, trials and :epths Of woe,
All its battles hard to win.
Often heart and soul discouraged,
Many tempters closely creep;
Then most earnestly 1 whisper,
"Pray the Lord my soul to keep"
If per chance so blind am l,
All the wrong seems almost right,
III before wake die,
Grant me mercy in thy sight;
Know it was my body's failing,
Never would my soul torsake
Good for evil. God have mercy
eff die before l wake"
And at last when life is DER,
This alone ask of thee,
As near the farther shore,
As all things q earth leave me,
When the angel chorus singing,
Glad upon my ear shall break,
Raise to God his child-petition,
"Pray the Lord my soul TO take"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-22
NJ ORGAGE SALE.

Whereas, default has been made in the condi-
tions OF ce' tain mortgage, made and executed
by Frederick A. Lincoln, of Harrisvilic, Altoona
sSS S,s, co Of Michigan to David Rough Of
bearing date the 20sh day Of February, A ID. 1873
and recorded on the 2ist day OF February, A. ID.
1873, ut eleven o'clock A. NJ, in the Office Of the
Register Of Deeds for the county OF Alpena, in
Volume one OF Mortgages, on page SCI and
whereas, said mortgage was duly assigned by said
DAVID Plough TO Thomas NJ. Lee, Of Alpena,
Michigan, BY assignment OF mortgage, bearing
date the l4th day Of May, A. II. 1873, anu record
ed In sad Register OF Deeds Office, on the 18th
day OF Dune, A. ID. iS78 ut nine o'clock A. NJ, in
Liber OF Assignments OF Mortgages, on page 81
and whereas, there Is now due and unpaid at the
date OF this notice, on said Vrigage by reason Of
the non payment OF psincipal and est ~ pro-
yidcd therein, and under the terms and conditions
thereof the sum Of three hundred and eighteen
and S-lOD dollars e3lsOs and also an attorney fee
Of twenty-five dollars. provided fss in said mort
gage, should any proceedings be taken 70 foreclose
the same; and whereas, no SUIT or proceeding.
either =, ~, law or in equity having been taken 70
mart the,aef secured cy sa'" MORTGAGE any
Notice is hereby given, TINT BY ,ht~ q N.
power OF sale In said mortgage contained, and Of
the statutes OF the state OF Michigan in such case
made and provided, on Tuesday the First day
OF April. A. ID. 1870, nc the hour OF twelve
o'clock OF said day, at the front door of Potters'
prick block, on Second street. city of Alpena said
40, nrick block being the building in which
,he Crcuit Court for the county OF Alpena IL held
shall sell at public auction 10 the highest bidder
the premises described In said mortgage or AZ
much the eof as shall be necessary 20 satisfy the
SAID debt interest. attorney fee, costs and expen-
ses OF said sale; said premises being situated in
The township OF Alpena, county Of Alpena State
or Michigan, known and described as follovs 10
wi,i Northwest quarter Of northeast quarter.
and lot number two az, In section two i2j, and
Irnctionai section three 81, all In township thirty
tJol north, OF range nine lsl east; and the soutb
west fractional quarter Of the fraction
Al quarter, THE same being lot number three isll
and the east fractional half Of the Southwest
iractional quarter tho same being lot number two
lzl.l ana the north-west fractional quarter of the
southwest fractional quarter 1.-THE same being
,ot number one ~ all In section number tbirtvs
TOUT lSt IN township number thirty one tIl north
OF range nine l9l east.
THOMAS NJ. LEE.
r,.. Assignee OF Mortgage
Attorneys for Assignee Of Mortc.es
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-22

A Scotch murderer was acquitted
in Edinburg on the ground that he
was asleep when he seized his little
child and dashed its head against a
stone wall. The verdict was that
the prisoner had killed his child
while in a condition of somnambl-
ism, when he was unconscious of
the nature Of the act. The Judge
urged him to sleep alone in the
future, and to take every possible
means TO cure himself of that un-
fortunate though involuntary habit,
which had already caused so much
misery.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-22

An English Vicar was standing
on Monday morning at his gate,
when one of his Pensioners ayriy-
ed with a basket of potatoes.
whats thisp said the vicar.
"Please, sir replied the man, "it's
some OF our very best taturs-a
very rare kind, sir. NV wife said
yon should have some OF them, a.
she heard you say in Your sermon
that the common taturs didn't agree
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-22
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coate

The genuine are never sugar coated.
Every box has a red wax seal on the
lid, with the impression DIR. McLANE's
LIVER PILLS.
The genuine McLANE's LIVER PILLS
bear the signatures OF c. McLANE and
FLEMING Bros. on the wrappers.
Iasist upon having the genuine DR..
c. McLANE's LIVER PILLS, prepared by
Fleming Bros, Of Pittsburgh. Pa, the
market being full Of limitations Of the
name McLane, spelled differently bW
same pronunciation.
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Reynier,s Electric Light.

Reynier's Electric Light.
In reference to this lamp, Nj. de
Parville makes the following OBJ
servation in the Bulletin Francois !;
"With four Bunsen elements, we
have just seen very pretty electric
light produced. The elements
which can be charged in five min
utes, may be slowed away IN the
corner, in the cellar, etc, and one
may be certain of having during
three or four hours, a splendid,
vivid, and at the same time-if 1t
be sifted through suitable globe
"a soft and rosy light. This is
evidently an important step in the
difficult problem of the electrical
illumination of apartments and
small workshops" Let us give a
brief description of the. new sys-
tenn: "When a platinum wire is
interposed in the circuit of a bat
terly, it may be sufficiently heated
to emit a white light. If the wire
be replaced by thin rod of gas
carbon, this also may be heated so
as to produce dazzling light. Such
is the principle Of the electric
lamps acting by incandesenre, Of
which various forms. more or less
practical, were shown in Paris some
years ago. A young electrical en-
gineer, NJ. Reynier, has hit upon
the idea of dispensing with all
these complications and of simply
allowing the carbon to he consum-
ed. The carbon, raised to n red
white heat by the electrical current,
is consumed by oxidation like the
wick of lamp hut its cost is not
so much as to prevent its being re-
placed in the same manner. Thus
is obtained an extremely simple
electric lamp, which is managed
with the same facility as an or
binary lamp. II much light is re-
quired the wick is turned mp, i. e.,
the heated position of the carbon
rod is augmented; if less light
is needed, the wick is turned down
If the lamp is to be extinguished,
the circuit is broke if it is to be
relit knob is turned, and the light
flashes forth. Nothing can be
simpler. The system is quite ele-
mentary. A rod, or rather a
needle of carbon, from twenty to
thirty centimeters long: and from
one to two millimeters thick, is
held at one end by metal rod,
which tends to descend by its own
weight, and at the other end by q
carbon wheel in a vertical position.
The carbon rod is pressed strongly.
whatever may he the consumption
of the material, against this wheel,
which is made to turn slowly.
The current raises the carbon to a
white heat at the point Of contact Of
the extremity of the rod with the
carbon wheel. The expenditure
for charcoal is abont 10 centimes
per honr. Thus n rod costing 80
centimes 3d. will last for three
hours, and without any magnetic
machine or steam engine; but with
n little battery of four to six ele-
ments, any one can have the cleo
trio light in his own home. The
lamp which we saw in action is to
be perfected with the least possible
DELAY"
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had previously been the wife OF Mr.
Storms, and remained widow for
many wears. She was an admiral
woman in every relation of life, and
If her memoirs we're fully written
they would be among tie most
interesting feminine biographies
ever penned.-N. Y. Mercury.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-22
Dated Dec. n, 1873.
MORTGAGE SALE.

Whereas default has been made In the paymeps
18th day April, A. ID. 1874, executed by Christie
pher Perry, OF the township Of Wilson, in the
county Of Alpena, and State of Michigan, to Henry
Varty, of the same place, which said mortgage
recorded in the Office Of the Register OF Deeds
of the county Of Alpena, IN Liber G of Mortgages
pages 267 and 1855 on the 18th day IT April A.
ID. 1874, ut 4 o'clock p. NJ; and whereas, the
amount clnimed to be due on said mortgage, at the
date of this notice, is the sum Of one hundred and
ffty-fve dollars t$i55.01 of principal and inter-
est, land the further sum Of twenty-five dollars
attorney fee, stipulated for in said mortgagel
paid on said mortgage, and no suit or proceeding
having been instituted at law to recover the debt
now remaining secured by said mortgage, OF any
part thereof, whereby the power Of sale contained
in said mortgage has become operative. Now,
therefore,
power Of sale, and in pursuance Of the statute In
such case nude and provided, the said mortgage
will be foreclosed by sale Of the premises there
in described, at public auction to the highest bid
Der, ut the front door of Potter Brothers brick
block, on Second street, in the city Of Alpena In
block being the building m which the Circuit
Court for the county Of Alpens Is heidi on the
9th day Of April next, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon OF that day; which said premises are
described in said mortgage as follows TO wit; All
those certain pieces parcels of land situated at
and desc ibed rs follows, to wit: The northeast
quarter of the northeast quarter, and the north
west quarter of the northeast quarter of section
thirty-two t32l, in town thirty-one 1911 north, of
range seven ~ east.
Dated December 30th. 1878.
HOLMES CARPENTER,
Attorneys. 3S6vf3
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school, will fit a hoy for any
ordinary occupation. Scientific
American.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-26

The funeral services of Miss L. Estella
Paige, who died of consumption Wedncs-
day morning, were held yesterday after
no On at the residence of her mother, Mrs.
Mary Paige No. 1872 Smith street. Mrs.
Paige was member of the Friends Ly-
ceum.
The New Mission Church (colored)
announces grand excursion to Lexington,
leaving Saturday night, August I'd, and re-
turning early Monday morning, August
4th. Tickets for the round trip 81 50 and
they can be had at Perry & Morton's or at
the Southern Railroad Ticket office.
The Mutual Aid Association, No. 20,
of Cincinnati, fled its articles of incorpo-
ration to-day. The purposes are beneficial
in character. The Trustees are John Jung,
Jr., Theodore Schneider and Leo Shott.
The meeting place is at Frenchman's cor.
ner, on Harrison and Spring Grove ave
nues.
Mr.. T. A. Budd, travelling agent for
]. Firmenich's house for refined syrups
grape sugar and glucose, No. 10 to % Nor
timer and 391 to 395 Jefferson streets, Buf
falo, N. Y, is in the city on business, a.
well as for the purpose of visiting hi
friends.
The application for the pardon of AL
derman Kelley, which was referred to Dis
trict Attorney Richards. after failing to re
ceive the recommendation of the Attorney
General, was returned TO Washington yes
terday without having met with favor
able reception.
There was a collision of the two dunn
mics on the Dayton (Ky.) and Newpor
road to-day, in which one dummy wa
badly wrecked and several persons slightly
injured.
The Longview Asylum Investigation
case is still progressing before Judge Smitt
in the Common Pleas Court. Mr.. Warning
ton is making his argument this afternoon
Harry Learup, charged with utterin!
forged check, was before Judge Wilson
this morning and had his case continued
until August I'd.
Mrs. Kenton PEBBLES, of Kempe
Lane, Walnut Hills, with her two sons
spending the summer at Niles, Mich.
Mr.. J. r. P. Brown is announced as
candidate for County Clerk, subject to th
decision of the Republican Convention.
Mr.. John Mclean leaves next wee
for Saratoga. He will be accompanied b
his associate editor, Mr. Spears.
Thirty-four marriage licenses were i
sued during the past week.
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HEAD CHOPPING.
New Appointments by the City Commits
sioners.

The City Commissioners this morning went into
executive session, and after about an hours de-
liberation reported the following changes in the
various departments unGer their control.
ENGINEERS DEPAR MEET
VIM P. Thorp, Assistant Engineer, in place oil
II. J. Stanley.
VIM Breb Sewerage Engineer, in place of A. 5.
Hobby.
Z. NJ. Tutweiler, Sidewalk Engineer, in place OF
Lewis Mathewson.
Robert Walton, draughtsman, to fill vacancy
made by W. p. Thorp
Wm. Campbell, A. j. Wilson, VIM. Galbraight,
Joseph Kluber P. J. Kelly appointed rodluen.
VIM. NeppCr and VIM Remley decapmtGd.
STREET CLEANING DEPARTMENT.
Assistant uperintendentS-H. j. Meyer, Pat.
Mex Keown and Thos. Moran take the place OF D.
Fitzpatrick. ]. II. Bake and James Logan.
Thomas Higgins, harness maker, in place OIL Pat
Easenter
wATER.woRKs DEPARTMENT.
John B. Hall. Receiver, in place OF c. L. Bow
man. ,-
II. NJ. Leighton Book keeper, in place OF Chas
| Zimmer
G. Brashears. Jr., Surveyor, in place of c. Zorb
| Wm. Ward, Paymaster, in place OF Captain
| Johnson
Max Flsbach and Levi Conn take the places
c. NJ. Buchanan and II. r. Hayward as In
| spectors. 49,.
Larkin McHugh, Supervisor of Repairs nev
| ofTice)
All the above appointments take place Angus
| lst 1873
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Mcrmons in Colorado.

Special TO the Star
LEAvENwoRTH, KAN, July ga gentle
man just from Conejos County, Colorado,
states that there are two hourishing Nor
mon towns, Manassa and Ephriam, in that
County The cities are built in thirty-two
blocks centering to a public square, and
1000 acres of land are cut up into ten-acre
lots, divided among the settlers according
to the number Of their families.
The streets are six rods wide, and water
for irrigation purposes is brought by ditch
one and a quarter miles, from the junction
Of Conejos and San Antonio Rivers, the fall
being six feet to the mile Erastus Prov
one of the twelve apostles at Salt Lake, will
in person accompany thirty families from
there TO Ephriam, where it is their inten
ton to locate They are building millsant
tanneries
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POLITICAL
Notice to Republican Clubs in
Hamilton County.

PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY
the Central Club at its meeting on Tuesday,
July 22d, 1879, all Foster and Hickenlooper Clubs
in Hamilton County are hereby requested to send
five delegates each to the meeting of the Central
Club, on SATURDAY EVENING, August I'd, at
the corner OF Seventh and Cutter streets
F In any Ward or Township where no Foster and
Hickenlooner Club has been organized, the Re-
publican Executive Committeeman OF such Ward
Or Townships requested TO call a meeting and or.
ganize such Club without delay, in order thai
every Ward and Township in the County may be
represented in the Central Club.
BY order OF the Central Club.
Ii CHARLES G. JENNER, Secretary.
IEnglish and German dsilies please copyl
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GOTHAM GOSSIP.
MEpITATING REVENGE.

National Associated Press to the star.
NEW YoRK, July 2G.-It is reported that
sertain Jews have determined upon plan
of retaliation upon the managers of Man
haitian Beach for their action in prohibit
ing the Israeltes from visiting the Beach.
The scheme is to organize daily excursions
Of negroes from the city, whose expenses
will be paid by fund subscribed by the in
dignant Jews. By advertising and shrewd
tactics it is expected large parties OF ne
groes can be sent there daily.
AN OLD woMAN's BITE.
On the 18th of July David Mitchell, aged
twenty-nine, was admitted to the Brooklyn
Hospital. He was bitten on the hand by
mn aged woman, whom he was attending as
nurse, and lockjaw was feared. On the
Gath he became delirious, and later had
symptoms Of tetanus, or lockjaw
He has partly recovered now, but is still
very nervous, and at times talks in dazed
and unconscious sort of way. One OF the
old woman's daughters is said to have died
pf disease similar to Mitchells, and which
SaS contracted from the bite OF child
three years old.
The child was suffering from kjaw
snd the mother, while putting her finger:
into its mouth to prevent its jaws closing
received the fatal bite.
GAMBLING BY TELEPHONE.
1t is reported that the gambling house!
IN Capt Williams precinct are connected
by telephone and that this precaution or
the part of the proprietors defeated the
carefully planned raid Thursday night.
PLEASANT WEATHER.
The thermometer to-day at a. M indi
sated 65o; at q. M. SO, and at noon GO
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off and his body gashed and chewed from
head to foot.

off and his body gashed and chewed from
head to foot.
STANFORD, July 26.-The examining trial
of Mrs. Gooch, Mrs. Walls and Henry
Falkenbury, for ;the poisoning of George
Gooch, has been again POSTPONED, and
post-mortem examination of the body and
thorough analysis of the viscera ordered.
Falkenbury having attempted to make his
escape, has been placed in Jail, while two
men keep unceasing guard over the women.
The next attempt at trial will be on the
9Th of August.
VERSAILLES, July 26.-It is probable that
Henry Shrewsbury, colored, under sentence
of death for killing Hulda Rice in this place
two years ago, and who escaped from Jail
last winter, has been captured in Iexas.
A detectives so reports.
ELIzABErHrowN, July 26.-Constable Jer
ry Jeffries brought here and lodged in JaiI
last evening Buck Hayden, negro boy
about seventeen years old, on charge o
assault with intent to commit rape or
Miss Alice Thixton, of Louisville.
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Bourbon County. KY, made his appearance and
charges Cunni CHAM with the embezzement OF
$500. 1t seems that in May last Bedford, who
had the capital, and Cunningham went to Texas
to bny cattle. 49,.
At Dallas Bedford gave Cunningham the A,SOO
to deposit in the bank in his tBedford's) name.
Instead of depositing it in Bedfords name he de,
posted 1t in his own name. He then purchased
New York exchange with 1t and, coming to this
city, had it cashed at the Third National Bank.
Cunningham claims that after drawing the money
he lost It somewhere about the corner OF FIJI tn and
Vine streets. In the Police Court this morning nc
was fined SIS for carrying the pistol, and the
charge OF being a fugitive from justice will be
heard next Monday.
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Supposed Suicide.

A married woman, named Wilder, about
fifty-fve years OF age, who had been living
with her husband, machinist, in River
side, about square and half below the
street railroad stopping place, died sud
denly night before last under suspicious
circumstances. She had been i'll only a
short time, and it is thought that she COM
mitted suicide as it is alleged that some
paris green was discovered in her hand
when she died. The Coroner has been noti-
fed, and will investigate the case.
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County Com missioners.

The County Commissioners held regu-
lar meeting to-day, and allowed the usual
monthly bills A few tax refunders were
also allowed.
Bids for the repair of county work were
opened as follows:
For rebuilding the abutment of bridge
over the Canal at Ross avenue.
For the approaches to the bridge over the
Little Miami River at Remington.
Approach to bridge over the Little Miami
at MEANWHILE.
Rebuilding south abutment of bridge oyel
Millrun, near Camden City.
Superstructure of Nealy Bridge, Symmes
Township
Iron superstructure of bridge over Dry
Fork.
Protection for east abutment Of iror
bridge at Red Bank.
Repairs to approach to the Union Bridge
at the Turkey Bottom Road
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Trouble at Quebec.

National Associated Press to the star.
QUEBEC, July 26.-The excitement in the
city over the dismissal of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Letellier is intense. The feeling
against Lord Lorne and Sir John Mcdonald
among the lower orders is very strong, and
riot is apprehended at the wharf to-day,
when the latter sails for England. 1t issaid
an indignation mass-meeting will be held
this evening. Mr.. Letellier will vacate the
State residence Immediately.