Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-03
.aer,hf of Jackson county has return.


Jr., who skipped with the proceeds of
Jackson's Fourth Of July fund
number of produce merchants in Chi
cago are under arrest for selling oieo-
margarine under the name of fresh dairy
butter,
Judge Durham, first controller Of the
treasury, is seriously i'll.
San Francisco suffered loss by fire To the
amount OF $4,000 on the 2lst inst
The war feeling in Mexico is dying out
Americans, however, feel that a new treaty
adopted to modern times should he nego-
tiated.
Prof c. l.. Stowe, formerly of Andover
Theological Seminary and the husband Of
Harriet Beecher Stowe, died on the 2?d
inst, aged 81 years.
DR.. Beers, a well known physician Of
Boston has been arrested rs an accomp.ice
Of Mrs. Robinson, the woman accused OF
poisoning SO many persons.
Annie NJ. Stevens of Boston, for years
supported by charity, dropped dead the
other day, and 81, 100 was found sewed up
in her clothing.
Parsons Downs of Boston has entered
suit against Abbie Campbell. DR.. George
i. Stackpole and Alice Neptune for $40 OOl
damages for conspiracy.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the mint, during the week ended August
Il was $tA,, 20. The issue during the cor
responding period Of last year was Sob
407. The shipments of fractional silver
coin since August |. amounted TO S495,91'.
Il Nnrl hriNDT.
broke out afresh on the ed. This time
the men are dissat Sled with the time
schedule arranged by the company.
Grand Master Workman Powderly's
views on anarchists: The Anarchists will
never obtain foothold in the Knights of
Labor. Anarchy l. destructive 10 civil
liberty. and no honest workman can afford
20 identify himself with an organization
which has for It's object the destruction Of
life and property. The principles of the
Knights of Labor are grand principles and
no citizen need be ashamed Of them"
Citizens of Victoria Texas, have issued
an appeal for aid for the relief Of the suf-
ferers from the great storm.
There are thousands of acres OF rich
farming land in the Red canyon of the
southern hills Of Dakota, but it is with
in the limits Of the auriferous belt and Is
not subject TO entry.
1t is expected that the Northern Pacific
cars will reach Aberdeen. Dakota. over the
Northwestern extension about September
18th.
A Pittsburg crank says that he will
swim the Niagara rapids without cork
jacket. barrel or anything, relying simply
on his power as "a swimmer.
John Sharp, bishop of the Mormon
church in Salt Lake City has been deposed
from his office for agreeing to desist from
living in polygamy and to obey the United
States law. Another man has been ap-
pointed in his place who is a polygamist.
Sharp is "A Union Pacific railroad director.
Texas farmers want seed, and appeal TO
northern farmers to help them.
\ boycott without precedent has been
instituted in Chattanooga, Tenn. The
Rev. g. &. Rankin, one of the leading min
isterof Chattanooga, has been making 5
war on the saloons of which he made a
personal inspection on two different
nights Since then he has made some
startling exposures, handling the whisky
men without gloves. They are very
angry and have resolved 10 boycott all the
business men who are members OF the
church.
Adam Forepaugh Jr.. proposes to have
his trained horse Blondin walk tight
rope over Niagara Falls. Henry Bergh of
the society for the prevention of cruelty
TO animals has addressed a communication
TO Mr. Lewis +. Coon in which he calls his
attention to the fact that the proposed at
tempt TO have the horse Blondin walk a
tight rope over Niagara Falls is contrary
to the laws governing cruelty TO animals
and that if the attempt is made he, Cook,
will lay himself liable 20 be arrested and
prosecuted. The agent of the society
in Western New York has also been noti-
fed to take instant action if the attempt
is made.
A collision at railroad crossing near
Milford Center, Ohio, resulted in the in
slant death of two men
Benjamin Z. Davis, Deputy Fourth
Auditor of the Treasury, has rendered his
resignation to the President to take effect
October l. IL is understood that he was
requested TO resign and that his successor
has already been selected.
Republicans of California met in state
convention Aug. p, and nominated full
state and congressional tickets, and three
justices of the supreme court.
Rev. JAS. G. Beecher of Coscob, Conn. a
brother Of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
committed suicide the other day, at the
water cure in Elmira, y. Y. For some
time he has been suffering under severe
mental troubles.
Willie Sells, the l5-year old murderer of
Usage Mission, Kansas, has been refused
a new trial, and will have to hang. He
was recently convicted of the murder OF
his father, mother brother and sister
Allen o. Meyers, managing editor of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, has iced arrested on a
charge of perjury.
Iowa republicans met in state conven-