Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-05-24
GENER ALL.

The widow and mother OF Mind Reader
Bishop assert their BELIEF that he WAS not
de when the autopsy was made, and they
charge his death upon the physicians. In
view OF this remarkable attitude coroner
will investig. te the case.
The president has appointed Solomon
Hirsch OF Oregon TO be minister TO Turkey:
Clark f.. Carr of Illinois, TO be minister
resident and consul general TO Denmark;
Henry w. Severance OF California, to be
consul general at Honolulu; John Jarrett
OF PennsylvanIa, TO be United States con-
sui at Birmingham; Thomas H. Sherman
of the District OF Columbia, United States
consul at Lily erpool
The American meat company, recently
organized, of which ex Senator Warner
Miller is pre- sident, has greed upon terms
wit the oihcers o. the American cattle trust
by VIII ch the two corp rat on will work in
harmony. The agreement will practically
merge the two concerns into one and De
advantageous to both. The deal involves
the payment of 100000 or its equivalent
in securities.
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner has
obtained possession OF a. quantity of ex-
Commls sioner BLACK priva @ correspond
ence and threa ems 10 use extracts from IL
in his annual report next fall. The clerk
who furnished Tanner with the ler.ers was
formerly in the employ of Black and still
holds his position.
a
residing in West Galena, H., has brought
suit against Samuel Cuunngham,a wealthy
and eccentric bachelor, aged 20, To recover
zoo Tor breach OF promise.
While in iii of ms nitv, John Schroeder,
German saloon keeper OF Indianapolis,
cut his wife $ throat with razor, and then
CON nItted suicide.
The Waba raj way east OF the Misss-
sippi has cen so IT,. James + Joy, repre-
inn l. o. aaif1
majority of the bona ders Of the Wabash
Yves ern, took the property I SIS, 800, 900
According 10 the terms of the sa @ Mr. Joy
made deposit OF : OJ,OJO as a guarantee
OF good fa h.
Judge George A. jerks solicitor general
OF the departure Of Just ce, his rendered
his resignation.
Col. Fred Grant presented his creden-
tials to tae emperor OF Austria on the 10th
inst.
The lower house of the Illinois legisla
ture has passed u bill appropriating S50, OO0
for Il monument to Gen. John A. Logon.
The President has mad thu following
appoic .nlcnts: John r. Plummer of New
\ ork; GeorEe II lie ght IN OF St. Louis;
Jesse spa ding of Chi ago, and Rufus b.
Bu lock OF Atlanta, TO be directors of the
Union Pacific ilway company; William
II. Lyon Of New YORK, member of the
board of Indian co nmiss oners
William Kemmler for the murder Of his
paramour. Mrs. Til lie Sci yler. on March
- last, has teen sentenced 10 die by cleo.
iriclty thin the week commencing June
-, at Auburn prison, New York. This Is
the first SCI tence under the new law
Virginia was swe 1t b. gre It md and
hail storm on the II h inst. I lie swath Of
the storm was SIX m les broad In some
places hail fell TO dep Of two feet A
number Of buildings were wrecked, and
several pc sons were seriously in. ured.
Mrs. Morton, wife Of wee President
Morton, sailed for France On the 18th inst.
\ school house in Gainesville, Texas,
was blown down the other day and two
children were killed.
A boat containing nine colorel people
cap ed on the Mississippi river near
Vicksburg the other day, and the entire
party were drowned.
The Tape Worm railroad commenced
by Thaddeus Stevens hilf century ago,
was finished on the | tn inst, thus connect.
inr gettysburg, Pa, tn hlue Ridge sum.
init on the Western Maryland IN ain line
A race riot occur ed in Little Rock, Ark,
the other day in which three colored men
were killed.
Mrs. Louis Palmer OF Rockdale, Texas,
and her two Oh ildren were burned 10 death
the other night Mrs. l. liner was prepar.
ing supper when she dropped mp and
was Immediately envc oped in ames. She
ran through the bedroom in which her two
chi dreu "cre sleeping. Her burning
clothes set fire to the vvu. md mother and
children persisted.
The Alas San, from Portland to San Fran.
cisco, foundered in u heavy gale and - of
her crew of 81, were drowned.