Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
GENERAL.

Robert Seymour, United States vice-con
sui at Queenstown, died on the 18th inst.
Mrs. Jennie Harris aged a. patient at
the Woman's hospital on Fourth avenue in
New York jumped from the fourth story
window the other morning, and was instant
ly killed. An operation was performed up,
on her recently, and it is believed she
had become temporarily insane.
Isaac Bell, Jr, United States minister to
the Netherlands, died the other day.
Axworthy, the defaulting treasurer Of
Cleveland, Ohio. has transferred al his
property for the benefit of the city treasury.
disastrous accident occurred on the
Louisville, ST. Louis & Texas railroad at
Spottsville, Ky, the other morning. The
bridge company had sent force of men 20
the bridge to tear up the track and a por-
ton of ties from off the bridge. The dis
mantling of one Of the draws caused the
opposite end to overbalance, when it broke
in two, precipitating about twenty work
men into the river, five of whom are known
to have been drowned and seven seriously
if not fatally injured by falling timbers and
iron.
1t is stated that the treasury of Dakota is
bankrupt. There Is no record of the dis
position OF the money, and an investigation
has been ordered.
The grand opera house in St Paul, Mimi.
was destroyed by fire the other day.
Massachusetts coast the other day, six
sailors were drowned.
Commissioner Stockslager of the general
land Office has just published a large and
complete map of the United States, copies
of which he IS authorized TO sell 10 schools,
Libraries and 10 the public generally at 81 %
each, free of carriage. The map in about
81 x6I4 feet and is backed with cloth. The
price at which they are offered represents
their net cost to the government.
Fred. Perry Powers, Washington cores
pendent OF the Chicago Herald, won the
prize of $3.50 offered by the reform club of
New York for the best essay published in
daily or weekly paper, on the relation of
the tariff 10 the industries of any given
locality. The subject of Mr.. Powers e say
was the relations of the tariff to the indus.
tries OF Cnicago.
The army retiring board, appointed to ex-
anime Judge Advocate General Swain for
retirement, has found him not incapacitated
for active service.
The entire business portion of Lancaster,
Texas was destroyed by fire the other day
January -. near ruins of Palenque Mex
long buried edifice was uncovered exceed.
ing in grandeur anything yet unearthed
there.
The premature explosion of blast in a
stone quarry near Philadelphia Jan ~ kill
ed one man and injured three others, one of
them fatally
David c. Sturges, appraiser at New York
has been removed by order of the Presi.
dent
The appropriations committee has decided
TO offer amendments 10 the suudry civil APP
preparation bill, now under consideration
by the house. appropriating $500, 900 TO re-
imburse the heirs of Capt. Eads for i'm
provements made in the channel of the
Mississippi river at South Pass.
A contract has been let for fireworks for
Harrison's inauguration; cost 81 200.
Hon. Jacob Tome, a native of Fort De
post, Md, but for some years resident of
Washington, ID. C., has given 100000 10
found non -sectarian seminary in which
the industrial training of children will be
n ade feature. MIR Tome, who com
menced life a poor boy, has made large
fortune in the lumber and banking business
He j. the fatherin-law of ex-Postmaster-
General j. A. Cresswell.
Mr. Atwood, l.. :. consul TO San Domin
60 has been relieved OF the responsibilities
of his position and Archibald III. Grimke
Of Massachusetts, colored man. appointed
to succeed him. Mr.. Atwood is the gen
tlemau who wanted Columbus bones 10
exhibit.
The senate finance committee has decided
20 report favorsbly on the district tax
refundng bill. The bill will probably pass
the senate and go TO the President for his
Signature before the close of the present
session.
Mormons are pushing a scheme for the
establishment of UNCONVENTIONAL schools in
Utah.
In the case of the United States govern
ment against the Sierra lumber company,
which was brought in April, lS56, 10 rccov-
err S2,sl1, POI damages for Illegal cutting Of
some 81, 00O, 900 feet of timber from govern
mont lands in Tehama and Butte counties,
the jury returned "A verdict of sil 600
damages in favor of the government.
The British government has accepted the
invitation TO the international maritime con-
ference, to he held in Washington this au-