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Kalamazoo, Mich, July 26-The wheat
harvest is finished in southern Michigan,
which furnishes 80 per cent of the crop
of the entire state. The indications are
that the crop will considerably exceed
that of 1880, WREN the yield of Michigan
was 81, 900, 600 bushels.
Minneapolis, July 26-Reports from
Ortonville, Alexandria and other points
in the western and southwest sections of
the state are that the wind and rain
storm of Tuesday did serious damage to
grain. The storm was the worst known
in years, but 80 far no loss of life is re-
ported.
Chicago, July 26-News comes from
Bridewell that last night two prisoners,
VIM. j. Clark and John Prindell, were
confined in the same cell.
Prindell was considered an imbe.
cile, but not dangerous. This morning,
however, it was discovered that he had
unbuckled Clark's wooden leg during
the night and with it beat him to death.
There seems to be no doubt that it was
q crazy break, though Prindell refuses to
say word.
Kensington, ILL.,, July 26-Two hun.
dred and sixty men employed in the
Pullman brick-yards are on strike.
They demand general advance of
twenty-five cents day. The company
is making arrangements to start up five
of its machines in the morning without
the aid of the strikers.
Little Rock, July 26-Crop reports from
all over the state continue favorable.
The weather was cooler during the past
few days, but not cool enough to retard
the growth of cotton, which is doing
we'll. Little rain fell in the past week
and more is needed. Planters are much
encouraged over the prospects.
Cresson Springs, Pa, July 26.-Tht
managers of the American Iron and Stee
association to-day adopted call for {
general convention of all iron ore pro
ducels and iron and steel manufacturer,
in the United States to meet here Sep
tember 18th, to consider the duty on iror
sheets, iron ore, and prepare a report fol
the tariff commissioners.
Ottumwa, Iowa, July 26.-The first
cleanup of Briscoe, Wapello county
gold mine took place to-day. The re
suit was gold and silver brick weighing
Az ounces avoirdupois, o.thirds golt
and one.third silver, the result of thre,
days run of the mill. The excitement il
growing and the successful working o
the ore seems no longer doubtful.
Port Andrew, Wis.,, July N.-New
has been received here of most bruta
murder at Akron, Richmond county
On the Goth Mrs. Coleman proceede,
with her son to corn.field for the pur
pose of doing some work, the boy con
tinuing his journey to this place. o.
his return in the evening, aud his moth
er not having come to the house, he sup
posed she had gone to brothers ree
idence near by. The next morning b
found her body in trench partly covel
ed with stones and earth. She had O
her person when she left the house in th
morning $125 in money, which was mil
sing.
| New Orleans, July 26-This evenin
the steamboat Fanchon, for the Atch,
fala river, when opposite Louisiana sv,
nue., soon after leaving the wharf, BILE
out the head of her forward tlue. IT
first clerk and first mate were scalde
and blown overheard, but were rescue
The second clerk was badly scalded an
, cannot recover. The second mate ",
also scalded. One colored fireman ",
instantly killed, and thirteen colore
deck hands more or less injured. Mar
of them jumped into Che river. Some
them were picked up by skiff, but it
believed five or six were drowned. Nor
of the passengers were injured. Aft,
the excitement subsided, the Fancho
was towed back to the citv.