Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-24

ed by his father, who recently died in New
York.
G. Il. Jackson, who was tarred and
feathered by his neighbors a fortnight ago
ipr indecent exposure of his person before
some ladies ut Onondaga, has brought suit
in the Jackson circuit court for $1,000
damages, against II of the men engaged
in the job and the woman who ripped open
her bed to furnish the feathers.
Pink eye has broken out among the
horses in the Saginaw Valley.
The road bed of the d. b. c. & A Ne
tween West Harrisville and Black River
will soon be changed TO standard guage,
thus avoiding the transfer OF passengers
as now. at the former place.
Not a ', ord has been heard of Henry s.
Ellis, aged 90, the insane man who dissa-
peared from his home near Shepardsville,
Clinton county, June q. He is feet,
inches tall, slightly bald, and has gray
'-hiskers.
David Balow, the Greenfield shotgun
farmer, has been held for trial in tn.
Wayne circuit court by Justice Gibson i,
tho sum of 81 ,0C0 in each Of the two case,
Of Lewis W. Palmer and Constable
Doherty.
Dan Looney, who killed James Moloney
in n skating rink middle at Coral las.
February, has been convicted of c,ar
slaughter at Stanton.
Mrs j. a. French of Coldwater has gone
70 England to take possession of the 81.
100000 to which she has recently fallen
heir.
While work train, carrying 80 men,
was backing down "A steep 81 ade at the
Chaplin mine, Iron Mountain, guy rope
struck the men, swept them from the car,
and killed Leon Jettee and Anton sienna.
The latter's head was torn from the trunk
and carried distance Of $50 feet from the
car
The paint mine on John Trumbull's farm
near Cass City, which has been undergo
ing investigation for six months, is pro-
nouncea genuine, and mining will be be.
gun at once. The paint is in seven differ.
ent colors and worth so per ton.
A Washington 7specIai TO the New York
World says \ private letter received by
friend OF Senator Jones of Florida, says
that the Senator has at last seen the folly
of his Michigan love campaign and shows
a disposition TO return to Florida The
Senator will at the next session of the
egislaturecpose as n candidate for re-
election to the Senate The Senator in
writing TO his friend denies that be had
any desire or intention of marrying any
young lady in Detroit, but went there
solely for rest.
The.secretary of state, notwithstand-
ing the release of Cutting, will, il is said,
insist upon the abrogation of article lS6 OF
the Mexican penal code, which confers
upon Mexican courts jurisdiction under
certain circumstances over foreigners for
offenses committed outside of Mexican
territory, or at least Mr.. Bayard will in
sist upon the remuneration by Mexico OF
the right to subject American citizens TO
that code on the ground that American
courts have exclusive criminal jurisdiction
over offenses committed within the terri.
tory Of the United States by American
citizens.
Michigan's mining school opened for it's
first years work on the 18th inst.
The Michigan military academy opened
on the 18th inst.
The Grand Court of Heroines OF Jericho
for Michigan and the Province OF Ontario
met in annual session at Grand Rapids re
Gently There were about forty lad,
delegate, present from different parts O
the state and Canada. Officers wcr
rlected Mrs. Emma Daily, Grand Rapids
grand senior matron; Mrs. Lizzie Boye.
Detroit. grand junior matron; 5. :. Rot
inson, Detroit, grand venerable patriarch
l
Joshua; Mrs. Lucy Bucknell. Grand Rap.
ids, treasurer; Mrs Jennie Dyer, Lansing,
secretary; Mrs George Rose, inner gate
keeper Mrs. Matte Ramsey, outer gate
he sper; trustees, Mrs Augusta Tillman.
of Kalamazoo, Mrs. Lizzie Simonds and
Mrs. Vanoy. of Windsor Next meeting
al Lansing.
The large lumber mill OF j. 4. Emlaw
in Grand Haven. was burned to the ground
on the 18TH inst. The loss is S35 90 and
the insurance s.. go in various companies
TIE stockholders of tbs Chicago Kala-
mazoo q Saginaw railroad met at Kala-
mazoo recently and accepted the propo-
sition TO take the road and build 10 the
Michigan q Ohio and possibly TO the
Grand Trunk lines Some stockholders
withdrew and the others increased the
subscriptions 10 TO % times. The follow
ing directors were elected: Thomas s.
Cobb A. J. Bovine, Leroy Cahill, Frederick
Bush and W. s. Dewing The directors
elected Thomas $. Cobb president, a. j.
Bovine vice-president, Geo. +. Dunbar
secretary and treasurer. The directors
were authorized to let the contract for
the construction of the road.
Judge Chapman accepts the nomination
as a representative in congress from the
first district.
John Torrent has just completed ne
gotiations for the purchase of two saw
mills and the standing timber of Hannah,
Lay a Co, Traverse City, for 5000, 900. Mr..
Torrent will take possession of the mills
property on the LIST of October next. The
lumber will be manufactured and shipped
from that point, and old lumbermen claim
that Mr. Torrent has secured IA fine bar
gain in his purchase.-.N uskeJon Ne~s.
The Univers publishes telegram from
the Bishop of TonGuin saying that 700
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