Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-11-01
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Rev. Dr. John M. Leavit Of New York,
after Al years connection with the Il. r..
church, has withdrawn from that BODY,
and united with the Reformed kplscopai
church.
Postmaster General Wanainaker says he
has decided 70 abandon his sunday schooi
work in Philadelphia and take charge OF
class in the Church OF the Covenant al
Washington.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, the New York
Central K Hudson river railroad, and the
Wagner palace car company, have each
given 100000 TO the New York worlds
fair.
Now that the grave OF Lord Howe OF
revolutionary fame has been discovered
near Ticonderoga, N. y, several wealthy
gentlemen of London will erect monu-
ment 10 his memory.
Dr. Philippe Ricord, the celebrated
French surgeon, who was for many years
well known in Paris as the great Ameri-
can DOCTOR is dead. DIR. Ricord was born
in Baltimore, Md, Dec 10, $500.
Judge Arthur II. Reeve, chief Of the seed
division Of the agricultural department.
and Alexander Somervilie, chief of the
money order division OF the postoifice de-
partment, died in Washington Oct. 20.
A well dressed, unknown man was found
dead in his birth in M. ~ ST Il. sleeping
morning. 1t is supposed he was sand
bagged and robbed while asleep Ia the car
Three times within as many weeks the
notion store Of PennOck u Putnam or
Peoria, H., has been entered by burglars
and 81, 200 worth OF goods stolen. L. r.
Moore, "A detective, has confessed that he
is the thief.
The Great Bear river, Utah, is being
utilized for irrigation purposes at an ex,
pense OF S2,OO0,OOO. IL will irrigate 2OO, oo0
acres in Salt Lake valley and O.OOO, 900 on
Bear river, increasing the value OF the
land 10 $50 an acre.
The army court of inquiry investigating
the charges against the jefferson barracks,
Mo, involving cruelty, poor food and gener-
ally bad management, finds that there is
some foundation tor the rumors, which
have, however, been exaggerated.
The greenback party of New York has
nominated Rev. Thomas *. Beecher OF El-
mira for secretary OF state; John Is. Sull-
van, Westchester, controller; j M. Hail.
Hamilton, treasurer; Joseph Wright,
Breedsport, attorney general.
Frank j. Bowman, the well known law
| yer who has figured in 50 many matrimoni-
al troubles in ST Louis and in Chicago, was
| shot and instantly killed by Il. Nj. Cham
! bers at Ferguson Mo-, Oct. 20 The killing
grew out of the trouble between the parties
| over the Times newspaper.
An English syndicate has bought the i'm
mense hacienda of Zecaiuxtia in Morelas,
| near Cuatia, Mexico, with an accompany
| ing silver mine for -, OO0.0 900. The sugar
! plantation is one Of the largest in the re-
| public while the mine has produced be-
| tween s., OOO,0 900 and s3,0O0,0OO
The venerable Rev. DR.. c. w. Wallace
| Of Manchester, n H., the first settled pas
tor of the first church organized there, died
| oct. u, OF old age, approaching his eighty
| fifth birthday. He was pastor there 81
| years, and was known over oil the state as
one OF the leading clergymen.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
awarded the contract for furnishing ad-
| hesive postage stamps for the four years
| beginning Jan. l next, to the American
bank note company of New York. The
new stamps will be one eighth smaller
| than those in present use. The designs
| Will be changed
The Adventists Of Virginia, were in ses-
| sion all day Oct. - at Screamersville,
| Spottsylvania, county, awaiting the com
ing of the Lord, the widest excitement
| prey ling, but retired TO their homes about
midnight when satisfied that the world
was to exist lit longer. 1t was the
| forty fth anniversary OF the going to meet
! the Saviour in October, 1874