Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-08-20

September IA.
August Herring, of st. Joseph, was so
badly injured by u falling brace in A. w.
Wells a. Co.'s factory, August :, that bs
died the next day. He was 60 years old.
An appeal of the state w. G. r. u. quotes
= sensational statement that mo less than
1000 young girls are destroyed every year
in the dance houses of the Northern Michi-
gan lumber districts.
Mai Henry Foote, former Detroiter,
lied at Del Norte, Col, few days ago.
The deceased was paymaster in the
Union army during the rebellion.
\ farmer named DeForest, from near
Pinconning, while riding TO the station TO
come TO funeral in Bay City fell from
hi, vehicle on hi, head He broke his neck
and died instantly.
Marble has been found near Manistique
'of the very best grades, admits of the
dnest polish, and i, easily worked"
Credible information places the total
number of persons killed during the riots
in Belfast at thirty. The number of
wounded is enormous and viii PROBABLY
never bc known exactly.
Jane mgersoll, who had held the Office
of county register of oxford county, Ont,
for - years, died ON the 10th inst. at
Woodstock, aged -.
BY the caving in of tunnel near Dub
lin six men were instantly killed. Aug. II.
Gen Rosecrans has accepted the invita-
ton of the Southeastern Michigan soldiers
and sailors association b attend the an
nual encampment at Baw Beese lake this
fall.
Apples are so plentiful this year in
Lenawee and Branch counties that thous<
ands OF bushels are allowed TO rot under
the trees.
There are at present 30 boys and 30
girls in the state public school at Cold
water.
Michael Dnvitt will be at Escanaba,
August -, and there arc Indications that
he will draw an immense crowd from the
iron district 10 the Irish demonstration on
that day.
The supposed discovery of iron at Nor
wood, on the east shore of Grand Traverse
bay. turns out to be slate. The slate ledge
crops out al along the beach north OF the
village and stock company will be
formed 10 develop it. Several farms in
the vicinity have already been leased to
spectators
The receipts of the government since
July lst have been nearly 100000 in eX-
ces, of the receipts during the same period
of last year. The increase was about
S2,OOOOO0 from customs and about $780,
600 from internal revenue. These figures
are said to he indicative Of good state Of
l',- mess throughout the country.
Ex-Governor Begole announces that lie
is candidate for governor.
The Seventh Day Adventists will hold
their annual camp meeting at Grand
Rapids September u
Reports received by the State Board OF
Corrections and Charities from the state
asylums for insane show that during the
quarter ending June 30, 1856, there were
1,Sj7 inmates under treatment. In that
time there were l43 admitted ninety-two
discharged, sixteen of whom had recover
ed, thirty-five were improved, eight unim-
proved fifteen removed by relatives and
eighteen died.
Adolphus Parker, the lG-year old train
robber of Little Rock. Ark. has been par
doncd 10y the governor. Young Parker
was one of the four men who stopped the
Valley Route train near Little Rock in
December, 1884, and robbed the passengers.
He was only IL years old at the time aud
took no active part in the robbery.
Jesse j. Catlin, the Pennsylvania rail
road yardmaster at Jersey City who was
so seriously injured while attempting 10
save the life of Miss Anna T.. WyckoT
who was killed 10y train at the South
Elizabeth depot some time ago, has be.
come a violent maniac. At times it re
quire, the combined strength Of five men
to control him.
T.. \. Anderson. Il prominent farmer and
stock dealer at Clinton Mo. has fed, leav-
ing 81, 600 in debts. In several instance,
he obtained money by forgery.
Capt. Frank d. Longford. Of Gloucester.
Mass, went out into the bay few DAYS
since to capture swordfsh He harpooned
one, which rose TO the surface and drove
its sword through the boat, penetrating
the abdomen of the captain who was so
badly injured that he has since died.
There is some excitement in Wisconsin.
caused 10y the exhibition of specimens OF
gold which were discovered near Wiergor
river, - miles north of Eau Claire. bv j.
V. Newell of Milwaukee, and which ASSAYS
$50 to the ton. Byron a. Burlington. OF
Milwaukee, has bought 200 acres which
are supposed to cover part Of the vein. and
will ship half IA ton of ore to Denver to bc
smelted as an experiment.
The Catholic mutual benefit association
at its annual meeting in Grand Rapids
elected the following officers for next year:
Spiritual adviser, Bishop Richter, Grand
Rapids: grand president l.. NJ McHugh,
Bay City, first vice president, J. T. Regan.
Muskegon. second vice-preSident, +. II.
McWilliams. Detroit; treasurer, T.. ii.
Doyle, Detroit; recorder, John II. Breen,
Detroit; marshal, j. a. Doyle, Grand Rap
ids. guard, Henry c. CHASER Detroit; truS-
tees John r. Jaminet, Monroe; the Rev
L. \. Bart, Marshall. \. w. Kelly, John
Clancy and Henry Reany, Detroit The
next meeting will be held at Kalamazoo