Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-02-12

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the redemption of s20,0O0,000 of
six per cent. bonds has been issued.
New York, Feb. THE cattle
exporters, butchers and Board Of
Health unite in characterizing as
simply nonsense, the story Of the
disease among cattle reared in the
West, and say of the Canada pro-
hibition for three months, that as
cattle are mostly shipped there
from Montreal, transportation is
closed and business suspended, and
during the time of the prohibition,
Canadians will be enabled to dis
pose of their distilled cattle. The
steamship China took out to-day
ITO head and shipments will con-
tinue without interruption.
Galveston, Texas, Feb. 5-A
News special from Galliad, says:
Two men. Henderson and Lock-
hart, quarreled, and both drew re-
volvers. Lockhart caught Hen
derson's arm and fired six shots in
to him, killing him instantly. Hen
derson's brother rushed at Lock-
hart with pistol. They closed,
and in the struggle, Henderson
emptied six chambers of his re-
volver into Lockhart's body, caus-
ing instant death.
AT New Orleans the grand jury
found indictment against twenty
five persons in Caddo, Tensas, Nat
chitoches and New Orleans parish
es for violation of the election laws.
Chicago, Feb. 5.-A terrible
double tragedy occurred at the
village Of Wrightsville, Illinois, on
Monday night. Charley E. Nc
Aulilfe, physician, invited his
wife and her brother, Mr. Heaven
er, into his drug store, and after
drinking with him, shot him dead
with shot gun. The doctor fed
but was found by the constables,
and before they could get him to
Jail an infuriated mob of sixty per-
sons seized him and hung him to a
limb of tree.
New York, Feb. 5.-There is
much discussion on the Produce
Exchange and in financial circles
rs to the effect likely to be pro-
iuced on the business interests of
this country by the ravages of the
plague in Southern Russia. The
of a military gordon
around the infected districts and
he measures being taken by other
European powers for the preven-
ion of the spread of the disease
re spoken Of as laying an embar-
20 on the export of Russian grain
md other products. The spread
# the plague in the infected dis
riots is also thought likely to pre-
ent the sowing of seed for future
rops. These elements of the sit
alton were thoroughly canvassed, !,
nd as far as yet observed, the
pinion on Change seems general
hat from these troubles will spring
n extraordinary European demand
'r the cereals of the United States,
nd consequent rise in their trans
ortation from the West to the =
'aboard and to Europe.
Mount Clemens had a $1,000
re on the evening of the 9Th.
Washington, Feb. 6.-The sub
'riptions to the four per cent. loan
r the past week amount to S29,-
2,15O.
Another call has been issued for
g redemption Of $4,000, 900 six
pr cent. bonds.
Over 5000 bills were introduced =
to Congress this session. As $50 4
pies of each bill are printed, the
mber of copies issued amount tel
about 6,0OO,OOO.
The tobacco people here have
ally succeeded in securing from
majority Of the Senate Finance 7
an agreement to report
'orably the House proposition
reduce the tobacco tax to- six -
IN cents. They also claim that
least thirty-eight Senators will
.e for the reduction.
latest dispatches to the govern
Mt discredit all former advices p
'ut Sitting Bull having recross-
the Canadian border into this
lntry. N
Boston, Feb. 6.-The Union Pa
q Railroad Compapy's state- nj