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

TIE acknowledgements has made
requisiton upon the treasury department
Tor $4,000 for compensation OF post
masters readju under the act OF March
B. lss3. The department will not begin the
oayment Of these claims until after Sep
sember !.
The commissioner OF the generai lana
office has approved for patent about 5000
pre- emption and committed homestcad en-
tries. 1000 OF which were in Fargo, Oak,
and district Since last January the
board of review of the general land Office
has examined and disposed of over li,Ooo
cases.
Prison Commissioner George Blair or
New York has been in Detroit investi-
eating the methods of the house OF correc-
ton.
The Chief of the Bureau OF Statistics re-
ports that the total values of the exports
of domestic breadstufs from the United
States during the month Of July, 1850 ana
during the seven months ended july 81
1856, as compared with similar exports
during the corresponding periods OF the
preceding year were "A follow; July 1854
sll.57OGi9; July, 1855. 5s,'2Lsll; seven
months ended July 81, 1856, Sol4332lo'
1855, $S5,413 l35.
Mr. a. NJ Kelley has been appointed to
represent the United States in the inter
national court Of Egypt at Cairo TO sue
ceed Mr.. George >. Bachelor of New York
who has filed the position since $50.
Capt j. c. Purdy, ex-chief of police OF
Toledo. and ONE of the best known police
officers in the country is dead He was
prominently identified with ferreting out
many great express rObDeries and perform
ed many daring feats in the apprehension
Of robbers.
Mrs Robinson OF West Somerville, Mass,
has been arrested for wholesale poisoning.
In the last few years II persons are sup
posed 10 have been murdered by her, her
husband and three children being among
the number Insurance money being the
motive for the crime.
At special meeting of the cabinet in
Washington on the 18th inst, the case OF
Cutting, the American editor now III
prison in Mexico. was considered. 4 plan
has been proposed by Mexico for the ad-
justment OF the affair and asks that an
able American lawyer be sent 10 act as Il
special envoy in this matter. II is believed
that an amicablc settlement can be ar
rived at and that hostilities between the
two countries will not take place
Mrs Parnel. mother of the Irish leader
will speak at the Chicago convention.
Great CONSERVATION has been caused by
the announcement that gun, carriages
and stores have been shipped from New
York to Galveston.
The work of laying rails on the new
Muskegon a Grand Rapids road was com
menced on the 10th inst. \ large force of
men are working day and night.
President Cleveland has appointed II.
d. Pugh postmaster at Lansing, and "A. NJ.
Moore at Dowagic.
Robert II. France, who is said TO be
among the oldest living actors, died in
New York on the 9th inst.
II. NJ. Sullivan prominent lawyer of
Oxford. Miss, was shot and killed few
days ago 10y j. NJ. Howry. law professor
i'll the state university. The trouble grew
out of the management Of the university.
The Presidents and -cX-P Pre- ,idents of the
Central American Republics of Salvador,
Nicaragua, Honduras Costa, Rica and
Guatemala are arranging Il plan for the
union Of those states in one confederation
with the ultimate view of annexation to
che Mexican Republic.
Twenty houses in the town OF 'Hartland.
Texas, were destroyed by a cyclone on the
9Th inst.
During the session of Congress just
closed the President made 2,450 nomina-
lions.
The Chicago manufacturers Of oleomar-
garine and butterine have decided to test
the constitutionality of the oleomargarine
law, which goes into effect November /.
a meeting of the association will be held
within thirty days.