Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-05-04
GENERAL.

r GENERAL.
Is. +. Miller, one of the early abolition q,
!. ltors, uied IN South Bend, Ind, the othe
/ day.
e Rich silver find is reported near Bismarcl
Q Dakota. -
, William Bullock Jealous. killed his yif
I ana then shot himself, at Newark, n. j.
The high school building and JJnitaria
! church in Concord, n. H.. were destrove
by fire the other day.
Both houses Of the New York Legislative
nave passed the bill repeating the Saturda,
half holiday bill for the whole wear. an,
making only the Saturday afternoons q
holidays. '''
Miss Eta Pinney Of Dublin. Ohio. Will,
driving, was thrown from her carriage. anc
as She fell her hair wrapped around a whee
ana she was dragged some distance. an,
seriously If not fatally hurt.
George w. Goff has sued the city of 10
gansport, Ind, for $4,000 for injuries sus
tanned by falling on a sidewalk in Novem
ber 1887
AT Licking, Mo, James Smalley. who had
pecome possessed OF an insane idea that his
FAMILY would 20 to the poor house. though
he was well off, killed his two children and
cut his own throat
president Cleveland will go 10 New York
on Memorial day and take part in the cere-
| monies
Charles Scott is under arrest al Danville
IL, charged with swindling a farmer I'm
canton, Ohio, oct OF $1,000
IL is rumored that Prince George Of
wales, second son of the Prince OF Wales.
Is in Mexico incog.
Inc greater portion of Central City, Da-
kota, was laid waste by fire April 27 FIFTY
families are homeless and destitute.
Col Robert G. Ingersol will deliver the
euIogy on the late Roscoe Conkling in tho
New \ ork legislature May g.
Judge Joseph w. O'Neal Of Lebanon
mas been chosen department commander OF
the Ohio G.. A. X.
Judge Gresham has decided the suit OF
the heirs OF the late s s Merrill. general
manager OF the Chicago Milwaukee Il ST.
faul railroad, against &. H. Prior, for an
accounting in connection with certain colos-
sal land transactions in Minnesota and
l,aKota, involving profits supposed 10 be in
the neighborhood OF 1000, 600 The de-
clsion was in favor Of the defendant
The anniversary Of Grants birthday.
April -, was celebrated in many cities
Dr. Billings, the Cedar Rapids murderer.
has been sentenced to prison for life.
soldier at Fort Gibson. !. T.. was hold.
ing stake with the point toward him when I
horse kicked the stake, driving it through I
his body. He died instantly.
The Presbytery of Louisville. XIV. has |
adopted a resolution refusing the union of
northern and southern churches ON the
ground of color
Miss Ada Belle Richards. daughter Of the
rate capt. ;. {. Richards Of st Louis. Mo.
d cousin OF PRESIDENT Arthur, was married
recently to DR.. Wright of the ChoctaIy ma
tlon, indian Territory The groom is a
luarter-Dlood Choctaw Indian. son of the
ate Gov. Wright of Indian Territory. He Il
IS well educated physician, 80 years old
Hon. John Gates, mayor Of Portland. Ore.
lied Apru ~ OF nervous prostration aged
- years. lie was the inventor of Gates
'leerlhg geer Tor steam boats one of the
most important factors i'm navigation i'm
wifi waters. -
Inc Postmaster-Generalh has arranged for s
reciprocal postal treaty with Canada. es
aDHshlng uniform rate Of postage of one ,
eht per ounce on all merchandise. incud-
Ig gram, seed, cuttings, bulbs scions and :
al gratis, and one cent per two ounces of |
rlhted matter In the mails exchanged be-
"ecn tue two countries and now known as -.
hird class matter in the domestic mails OF "
us country. This arrangement goes into Z
meet May and removes the objections 10 '
nc recent mail convention with Canada. 4
men went into effect March l. a
The house committee on invalid pepsions b
no are or who may become totally helpless
ON injuries received or disease contracted
ME IN the military or naval service of the CT
nllcd States, shall receive a pension of IN
100 per month. b,
nc senate committee on education aud al
oo' II - oruered a favorable report on the m
lnsc Oil 10 establish department of labor 81
ld on the senate joint resolution proposiug 4.
! amendment 10 the constitution forever ~
the manufacture, importation.
portatlon, transportation and sale Of alco dc
'lic liquors in the United States IN
Gen. Joseph +. Johnson, the highest in de-
NIX OF living Officers of the confederate hi
my, Is an honorary member of f. ID. Ba- -
n post G. a. r. of Philadelphia. Gen. 90
hhsoh Is the only ex confederate soldier III
no mas ever been received into the ranks All
"A grand army post.
The Mullau tunnel on the Northern Pa IN
DC railroad, which passes through the -,
an range OF the Rocky mountains. will -,
oDaDly be total wreck owing 10 the ac- 'ei
n of melting snow and spring rains he
aNE squeeze has already necessitatcd the DIR
andonment of the tunnel The loss win we
over S2,0O00O0. ,ro
The governors of the thirteen orig mic
Il states met in Philadelphia the -
Ter night and resolved 20 erect "a monu-
mt in Paramount park which shall bear for
names OF the signers of the declaration for
independence and the trainers Of the CON fan
luton. The national government will be ,ho
,cd TO help. the
! petition is being circulated by labor or "
llzations IN Chicago for the pardon of "
'lden, Schwab and Neebe, the anarchists ing
DONG time IN the peniteutiary at Joliet tor
! passenger train on the New York Il 7
1nsylvania railroad was wrecked near bel
Iltehouse, ten miles east of Olcan. ~ Y. 81
other morning, by the spreading of the '"e
$. The mail aud baggage car and two are
scnger coaches, containing about forty bur
sengers, rolled down a twenty-foot EN- dog
kncnt No ono was killed outright. but ain,
le OF the injured will die ,h.,
lien Il. Wilson, part inventor of the '"e'
ing machine, and who with Nathaniel cou
eelor established the Wheeler * Wilson tion
ing machine company, died in Wood patti
H. Conn, few days ago.
RS. Mary Miller Of Des Moines. Iowa. "a
been appointed state librarian Of Iowa. ina'
he committee of five appointed by the the
administration knights OF labor at will
cago last October, has issued "A circular amo
ne order, declaring that the membership and
dwlndled from 102, 900 10 100000: that
'derly's special call for funds for lee '"e
$ was really TO keep the order out of mat
kruptcy, and calling on the knights 10 who
the opposition be. ,
80. q Il.