Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-15

steamer Bayard, 964 tons, which
left New Orleans, Dec. 4, for Rouen
foundered at sea, Dec. 10. Only
two Of the crew were saved.
ASIA.
India, Jan. S.-A Lahore cor
respondent telegraphs that Gen.
Stewards occupation of Candahar
will mark the conclusion of the
definite period of war. All will
have been done that the. Quettah
column can possibly do before
winter.
Calcutta, Jan. S.-The band of
Mahoud Waziris, who recently
made an incursion into British
territory, has been cut off with
heavy loss. The British attacked
the Suiemann Khel marauders,
killing seventy. Khyber Pass is
now quiet.
A telegram from Calcutta, Jan.
0, says on Tuesday Gen. Roberts,
finding the hostile tribes collected
it considerable numbers, attacked
them with three small columns and
was completely victorious. Forty
troops of the Punjaub cavalry
charged a mass of the enemy, kill
ing nearly 800 skirmishers. The
SixtietL Hussars drove the enemy
from Brouen Gramo. One hundred
prisoners, a quantity of grain and
large number of cattle were
captured. The British loss is trifl-
ing. The victory is expected to
have a great moral effect.
SOUTH AMERICA.
Dispatches from Chill says:-
Small pox is reported as making
fearful ravagcs in the interior. At
Hignera in four months 272 per-
ished. The same disease commit
ted frightful havoc among the H.
dams in Arauco. Deaths during
the year 900. Certain communi-
ties have been almoet depopulated.
UNITED STATES.
Dispatches from various parts Of
the country show that unusually
cold weather has been experienced.
On the 2nd, the thermometer regis
tered as follows: Jackson, Mich,
Sixteen degrees below zero. De-
troit.-Twelve below. st. Louis,
Mo.-Ten below. Cleveland, o.
Seven below. Cincinnati, Ohio
Twelve below. Springfield, Hin
ois.-Twenty below. Yankton, Da-
kato.-Twenty below. ST. Paul,
Minn.-Thirty below. At Louis
vile, KY, the mercury fell thirty
one degrees jn twenty-four hours.
At Chicago, Jan. 3, the mercury in
exposed places stood at twenty-five
below. Philadelphia.-Three de-
grees below. Pittsburgh, Penn
Seven below. At Richmond, Va,
Jan. 4, the James river was blocked
with ice and navigation was sus-
pended. Vicksburg, Miss, had
six inches of snow on the 4th. At
Shreveport, La, the mercury had
fallen to thirteen above zero, and |
snow fell all day on the 18th. At
Alabama, the mercury fell
to six degrees above zero. At New
Orleans the mercury tell to 20 de-
grees above, the lowest temperature
since 1857. The cold weather has
killed tie yellow fever in the South.
Rome, Ca, Jan 6,the steamer
J. p. Smith was prevented from
her regular trips down the
Coosa on account Of the heavy
floats of ice.
The heavy fall of snow has block
AIDED many of the railway trains in
Canada, New York, Ohio, and other
places, and mails and freights have
been delayed considerably.
New York, Jan. At is expect
ed that $4,000 Memnonites will ar
rive here from Russia by May next.
This is the last year of Memnon-
ties exemption from military service
New York, Jan. Capt. Be-
gardus concluded his attempt TO
break 5000 glass balls with 5000
shots. He broke $3.50 balls with
out a miss, and broke 5000 balls
with 6,013 shots. Madame An
derson, at IL o'clock tonight, COM
pleted 1920 quarter miles in the
same number of consecutive quar-
ter hours.
The total subscriptions to the
four per cent. loan since January
LIST, is about s4O.OOO.OOO.