Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25
GENERAL.

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GENERAL.
The Hon. Cornelius Donahue. well
known Irish patriot, died in his horne at
Buffalo the other day, while the funeral
services over the remains OF his wife were
being conducted in the church. He had
gazed upon her dead face before the body
was taken away for interment, and re-
marked, 40, I'll be with you before night"
and kept his promise.
The bulletin issued by the American iron
and steel association shows "a decrease in
the production OF Bessemer steel rails dur
ing the year Just passed OF 1G2, lao net tons,
as compared with 1887. The decrease is
greater than the total production of 1869,
which was o10,6S2 gross tons.
The New York supreme court has given
s. G.. Kapff, lawyer, a Judgment for
Sl06,O0O against A. &. Dunn of California.
for professional services rendered in organ
ling the Steuben gold and silver company.
The statue of Franklin. presented TO
Washington by Stilson Hutchins, was un-
yelled the other day.
A mortgage for 30,000000 was placed on
record in Charleston, w. Va, the other
day by the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
company in favor of the Central Mortgage
company of New York.
General Master Workman Powderly says
that L. Is. Barry is an anarchist and an
agent of the anarchists, and that If il had
not been for this fact he would still be
knight of Labor.
Alphonso w. Blye, receiver OF the Mid
dletown national bank, which closed its
doors on November %, 1884, owing deposit
ors and other banks 500, 600 has served
papers on the directors, claiming from them
100000 damages.
In the dispute between Nicaragua and
Costa Rica, in relation TO the proposed
canal, arbitration will be resorted to and
President Cleveland has been named as the
arbitrator.
Orders have been issued to the steamship
Atlanta TO proceed at once To Hayti and re-
lieve the Galena. The latter boat will re.
turn 10 the United States.
New York and Wisconsin are making
efforts to enact laws 70 destroy trusts by
declaring that all contracts or parts of con-
tracts in restraint OF trade are void, and all
contracts that provide that any inhabtant
OF any state shall not pursue his occupation
or profession shall be deemed restraint Of
trade.
From Washington comes the announce
ment that there's not word of truth in the
story that Mrs. Blaine snubbed Mrs. Har-
rison during the Garfield administration.
Internal revenue collections for first six
months of fiscal year ending June 5th, 1889,
were S53,3l2, 100; Increase of SS6S, 957 COM
pared with the previous year. December
QsSs) receipts were 1862, 229 less than those
of December, 1887.
Charges Of mismanagement will soon be
preferred against high officials Of the
Smithsonian Institute.
Robert Seymour, United States vice-con
sui at Queenstown, died on the 18th inst.
Mrs. Jennie Harris, aged "a, a patient at
the Womans 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 all his
property for the benefit of the city treasury
A disastrous accident occurred on the
Louisville, St Louis * Texas railroad at
Spottsville KY, the other morning The
bridge company had sent force OF men to
the bridge TO teal up the track and por-
tion of ties from off the bridge. The dis.
mantling of one of the draws caused the
opposite end TO overbalance, when il 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.