Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-30

knocked down with n brick bat thrown by
his son, aged IL. The son claims that he
threw the brick in defense Of his mother.
George II. Watkins, the embezzling
United States paymaster. has been sen
fenced to three years'imprisonment.
The chief clerk OF the Pttsburg pension
office forged the pension agents name to
three checks, aggregating $500, and skip
ped TO Canada
The president has nominated =. Davis
Page to be assistant treasurer of the Unit
ed States at Philadelphia.
Albany, N. Y, celebrated the bi-centen-
NAL OF its chartered existence on the nth
and 18th inst. The streets were elaborate
" decorated, artistic designs of historical
characters being very profusely distrbut-
ed all overnthe city. Devotional services
were held In all the churches of the city on
the 18th.
Fire broke out in Knapp, Stout q Co S
lumber yard in st. Louis on the afternoon
of the 18th, which proved to be the most
destructive fire of the kind that has ever
occurred in that city. The loss is about
100000 with insurance estimated between
$3.50, 600 and s275,000
A fve-story brick block in New York
City came down with IA crash on the after
noon of the 18th. Hundreds of people
were passing on the street at the time, but
only four were injured.
The syndicate of Boston capitalists who
viii furnish the greatly needed water sup
ply for Grand Rapids has purchased the
| Shoemaker water works. With this pur-
chase is a franchise which gives the COM
pany the right 10 lay mains in any street
in the city. The source of supply is the
Kusterer springs, and these the company
propose TO develope further and increase
| the supply.
H. Sackvile West, the British minister,
has gone TO Ottawa, on business connected
with the fisheries troubles.
The drouth in Kansas and Indian Ter
ritory is unprecedented
Grand Master Workman Powderly says
that under no condition will he allow him
self to be nominated for governor of Penn
sylvania.
Miss Merriam, popular young school
teacher Pittsfed, Mass, who has been Civ.
ing instructions in the free drawing school
was suddenly removed from her position,
because, as is alleged, of her activity
against the license party in the spring
election Her friends say that she is in
every way fit for the place, and denounce
in unmeasured terms what they call the
brutal boycotting of the school board.
They declare that they will assist her in
any efforts she may make to contest the
action Of the board
The following are the officers of the Ma
tional educational association for the en-
suing year: General president, William
L. Sheldon, Massachusetts,; secretary, j.
H. Garfield, Kansas; treasurer, L. W.
Hewitt, Illinois; vice-presidents, Mrs. Della
l.. Williams, Ohio; Henry Sabin, Iowa. A.
G.. Boyden, Massachusetts; Miss. Florence
+. Hobrook, Illinois; Aaron Gore, Colora-
do; Hattie G.. Thomas, Wisconsin; Warren
Easton, Louisiana; w r. Garrett, Tennes-
see; julius d. Doeher, Virginia.; Mrs. NJ.
A. Stone, Connecticut; Mrs. Ella Collins,
New York; Joseph Baldwin, Texas.
Among the councillors elected is d. S.
Howell of Michigan.
Between 80 and 100 Greek gypses arriv-
ed in New York the other morning with
trained monkeys, a bear and quantity
of dirty bedding and camping outfit. They
were promptly put aboard an outgoing
steamer
The immense oatmeal mills in Dubuque,
Iowa, were destroyed by fire the other
morning. Loss 100000.
The boat in which party Of excursion
lists on Albermarle Sound were returning,
was capsized and three Of the party were
drowned
Mrs. Mary Fem, better known as Mary
Davis, one of the early workers in the
anti slavery movement and a well known
lecturer, died in Orange, n. j., recently.
Henry Search, a wealthy farmer, and
his wife, living near GAINESVILLE, Wis, were
murdered on the night of the 18th inst for
their money. Suspicion rests upon farm
hand, Edward W Moore who has been
employed by n farmer in the same neigh
borhood, and who suddenly disappeared
at midnight, going TO Chicago in the morn
ing at O'Clock Moore was paid off on
Friday and bought revolver, two weeks
ago, of the same caliber as the bullet found
in Mr., and Mrs. Search. The murdered
people have one daughter, Mrs y. b.
Stevens wife Of Detroit druggist
Bernard Jussell and Martin Benker OF
Akron, O., while attending a church pic
mic got into boat for a row. The boat
capsized and both were drowned. Their
bodies were not recovered.
Miss Annie Wyckof was waiting for a
train in South Elizabeth, " j., the other
morning She stood near the track as the
train approached. A few moments later a
cloud of smoke from the east-bound train
hid her from the view of the engineer, and
the train Numbered down upon her. j. j.
Cattlin sprang forward TO save her, but
Just as he seized her both were struck and
Miss Wycoff was hurled against the side of
the train and instantly killed. The brave
man who risked his life TO save her will
die.
Elder Thomas r. Dudley the oldest Bap-
tist minister in the world died in Louis
vile. KY, July IL, aged "a.
Anton Dupont of Portland Oregon an