Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-22
FOREIGN.
note.

Montreal has adopted the electric light
for the streets.
Over 700 Catholics have been massacred
in China.
Jenerai Miles report shows that Geroni-
NOS surrender was unconditional
Congress man Hewitt has been nominal
ed for mayor OF New York by the Tam
many Hall democracy.
Germany has decided TO supply her
whole army with repeating rifles, holding
sixteen cartridges each.
Official returns show that the harvest in
! Prussia OF wheat, rye, barley and oats is
very satisfactory.
Twelve new cases of cholera and four
deaths have occurred in Trieste, and thirty
four new cases and six deaths at Pesth.
The disease has almost disappeared from
Italy.
Continued arrests of the anarchists who
plotted the burning Of Vienna are made.
Mahometnns at Hoshiapur India, have
looted the Hindoo quarters of the town.
Father Galeote, who murdered the bish-
OPP OF Madrid, has been sentenced to death.
Thos. Lawrence. a wealthy money lend
over money losses, and few nights after
dropped dead in London.
Frederick G. Capreo! of Toronto, who
for many years advocated the construc-
ton OF the Huron and Ontario canal, is
dead, aged 81 years. He was the protector
OF the Northern railway, having almost
unaded at his own expense forwarded the
preliminary arrangements
Private advices received from the City
of Mexico are to the effect that the Mexi-
can government has declared forfeited the
! contract improving the harbor of Vera
Cruz. no doubt for the reason that the
company obtaining the concession did not
commenc the work within the prescribed
time. This is serious blow to the pros
poets and business of Mexican railr Dads
The religious disorders continue in Del.
hi, India.
! The new Spanish cabinet is formed, with
I Sagasta rs premier
4 Polish syndicate to prevent the Ger.
man izing of Poland by Bismarck's pur-
chase of the estates is to be formed.
A destructive fire occurred at Chorley,
/
out in Laurence's extensive cotton mills
at that place, and before the flames could
be controlled the mills, together with four
adjoining buildings, were destroyed. The
loss will aggregate 100000.
A conspiracy to destroy Vienna and as
sassinate the emperor has been unearthed.
Immense quantities OF explosives have
been seized bv the police.
/ The coal mine owners OF FifeShire. Scot
/ land refuse to concede the demand of the
| miners for an increase of ten per cent. in
wages The masters throughout Scotland
are in favor Of a general lockout unless
the men abate their demand. Thirty five
thousand miners would be involved in
SUI IA lockout.
A report is in circulation to the effect
that ex President Gonzales Of Mexico, has
been assassinated The story is not
credited.
James l., Cooley, for many years head
bookkeeper for the Republic Iron Works
of Pttsburg, died of consumption few
days ago. while officers were on guard
/ over the house in which no lay. His &C
/ counts were $4,000 short
The remains of Chief Justice Chase were
re-nterred in Spring Grove Cemetery,
! Cincinnati, on the 18th inst.
The bodies of 80 confederate soldiers of
/ Texas and Mississippi, lying in unmarked
/ graves, have been disinterred and buried
! in beautiful cemetery given by the
council of Hopkinsville. Ky. J. G. Latham,
: n New York banker, who was in the con
/ federate army, will erect handsome
monument and also one at the grave OF
! killed at Perryville.