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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
Sued Warden Watkins.

Suit has been commenced in the United
States district court in CIR nd Rapids by
Chris Johnson of Noble county, Ind against
Warden II. e.. Watkins of the Ionia prison
for 30, 600 for alleged cruel treatment, by
which Johnson has been crippled for life.
Johnson says in his complaint that in 1854
he was'a young, able bodied man and was
working in the woods in Montcalm county !;
that in that year he got into a fight and mu-
tilated his opponent for which he was
tried, convicted of mayhem and sentenced
10 lonia for two years and half. During
his imprisonment, for some infraction of
the rules, Warden Watkins ordered him TO
be fiogged. The keepers administered the
punishment, and during the operation, he
alleges, inflicted injuries that came near
resulting fatally and have ever since made
him a cripple, and that he has the cruel
prospect before him of being cripple for
life unable TO more than crawl around,
even with the aid Of crutches and canes (,
that his injuries were serious became APP
parent Immediately after the hogging, and he
was an inmate Of the hospital the remain
der of his term. His lower limbs are par
tally paralyzed and his physical health is
greatly ir.Dairou.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
GENERAL.

Mary III. Fiske, "A well known dramatic
writer and author of philip Herne," died
at her home in New York the other morn
ing.
Seven blocks in Antwerp, n. Y, burned
the other night at "A loss OF $4,000.
Col Lamont, President Cleveland's pri-
yate secretary, will on March 3, enter
upon an engagement made some months
ago with railroad corporation within cad
quarters in New York.
The lower house OF the Massachusetts
legislature has adopted "a constitutional
prohibitory amendment.
A bill has been introduced in the Ohio
legislature propos ing TO submit the question
OF woman suffrage TO popular vote.
Two boilers In the engine room of the
state hospital for the insane at Lincoln,
Neb., exploded the other morning. Two
patients were instantly kille-., and the two
engineers were fatally injured.
An explosion of gas occurred in the
Perryn shaft at Pittston, Pa, the other
morning. Several miners were killed and
injured.
Secretary Bayard has accepted the Ger
man proposition for Ia conference 10 be held
at Berlin 10 renew consideration of the
Samoan question. luasmuch as one con-
ference was held in Washington, it is re-
garded as only fair that the United States
should consult the convenience of Germany
in this mater. Great Britain will deslIe
to be represented, and there may not be a
British minister in the United States for
several months.
The street car fight i'm New York and
Brooklyn ended in the defeat of the strik-
ers. The str Ike cost the strikers in actual
money dur ng the eight days struggle a
little over 100000, and the expense to the
companies was about s250,000
Police Inspector Bonfield of Chicago has
been suspended, and Capt. Schacck suffers
a like fate. These are the oific ais whom
the Chicago Times charges with corruption
in Office.
A slight earthquake shock was felt in
lower South Carolina Feb. d.
William Thompson and Nick Hudson,
life convicts in Jeffersonvile, Ind, peniten-
tiary, sawed their way out the other night.
Thompson was re captured
Charles Il. Orbann. a uewsboy. fell or
was pushed from traction car in Philadel-
phia and had his leg cut of. He sued the
company and got verdict for $4,000.
Tne THIN, Ohio, nail works, just started
burned the other morning. Loss $4,000
The American pig iron storage company
has recently been Incorporated in New
Jersey with "a capital of : ',0)00nO. The
object o. the association is TO establish
storage yards in different parts of the
coun nv. where furnace owners who have
pig iron on hand may store III ana receive u
certific Re from the company that will be
negotiable
The Northern Ohio blanket mill, occupy
ing two three story brick buildings in
Clcscland, Ohio. burned the other morn
ing. Loss on mill and machinery is esti-
mated at 100000, with so0,0J0 insurance.
ST Mary's uf the Woods, the largest
G tholic school ofthe west, four miles from
Terra III ute, Ind, W DESTROYED by fire
Feb. Z, causing .oss Of 100000 or more.
The pupils all got on Go
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

II. G.. Easterly lives near Albion and
owns Kansas farm which he made ar
rangements 20 trade for a Michigan farm
owned by G.. f.. Anderson, living near
Litchteld. The papers were made out 10
be exchanged, when Easterly paid bonus
of $1,000 Now Ande. son says his partner
got him drunk at Niles and exchanged
deeds without paying the bonus. Easterly
is IN jail at Hillsdale, but says he is limo
cent.
Judge Dickerson Of Muskegon has refused
10 grant new trial in the cG,e Of the
People VS.. Deputy United States Marshal
George Jacks who was recently convicted
of larceny Of furniture belonging TO Peter
Walker.
John Clement, who served year of a
sentence of two years at Jackson for seduc-
ton, has been released by the supreme
court
John Mailer teamster in a lumber
camp in Meuominee county, was recently
freed by five wolves. Lumbermen heard
his cries aud rescued him. killing two of the
wolves.
V. O. Hildreth Of Kentucky has been
chosen class orator for the university law
class of 80.
A tree was lately cut for the Samuel Cup.
pies Wooden ware company in Wexford
county that scaled 10000 feet.
Prof. Fsruum of oxford wants to be In
dian commissioner of Michigan.
The Ann Arbor university students have
organized branch of the Michigan club,
and a large delegation will attend the ban
Quet at Detroit Feb ~.
The postoffice, newspaper Office and three
other buildings in Port Austin, were des
troyed by fire on the 9th inst.
The Southwestern Michigan homeopathic
medical society held its second annual
meeting in Kalamazoo on the 9Th inst. The
election resulted as follows President
DR. Ayers; vice president, nr. j. - Part.
ridge; treasurer, Or. N. B. Sherman; sec
rotary, DIR. Balyeat; censor for three
years, DIR. A B. Cornell; delegate 10 state
society, DIR. Partridge. DR.. Cornell read a
paper on typhoid fever and is treatment,
and DR.. Ayers one on modern surgery,
The Michigan Veterinary surgeons asso-
citation held its annual meeting in Port
Huron Feb. ;, and elected the folio wing
/ officers for next year: President, d. Cum
\ mings, Port Huron: vice-presidents, J.
Hawkins, Detroit; George w Dumphy,
Quincy; n e.. WAN, Crosse Pointe; sec
rotary, r.. W. Barthran, Paw Paw treas
urer, w. Jopling, Owosso.
Pat. Lcahy, an employee of the Quincy
copper mine AT Houghton, fell 10 feet down
shaft the other afternoon, and was in
stantly killed
In digging well at Calumet the laborer
had TO hoist $40 pound mass Of copper out
of the way.
DR. ii. y. Tiedman Of Menominee il "a
get $4,000 from the estate of his dead
father in Germ ny
West Virginia newspapers propose 70
adopt the libel law recent Y drafted by the
Michigan press association.
T. c. WoDb o Mason has sold his 10
monthsod standard bred stallion vii
earle ON, by Film Medium, dam Frixy, by
Napoleon, % L. NJ Buck of Chlrlotte, foI
81 900
An under'akcrs' trust has been organized
al Grand Rapids.
reward : % ia offered for the best
magazine ar; ig,e on the University Of M chi
- gan, not 20 excee so woods ia length. i
y must DO handed in bv A"ril % The suO
cessful articlc VIII BE- printed in tho Ccsmo
poll
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
A New BishOp.

AT the Episcopal convention held in De
troit on the 18th inst. to elect a successor to
the late Bishop Harris, Rev. DR. Henry y.
Satterlee of New York was unanimously
chosen.
Rev. DIR. Satterlee was born in New York
city in lS43. His early studies were prose
cuted under private tutors and at private
schools until he entered Columbia college
in the class of 1868. After graduating he
entered the general theological seminary in
New York, when, after three years, he was
ordained Shortly after graduating ne mar
ried Miss Jennie Churchill. His first charge
was at Wappinger Falls, n y, where he
remained for seventeen years. He was
called 10 Calvary church in 1852 where be
has since remained. He has devoted him
self TO parish work, and is deeply interested
in the church temperance society. He is "A
member of the New York and Of the gener-
al board of missions of the Episcopal church.
DIR. Satterlec has not signitiei his accept
ance of the honor, asking for time 10 give
the matter careful cons Iteration. Many of
his personal friends ia New York think he
is so welded % his work in that city that he
will decline the honor, while others who
are most Intimately acquainted with him
think there is no doubt of his acceptance.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
THE STATE.
A Gas Syndicate Organized.

The articles of incorporation of the Mich
igan gas company have been filed IN the
office Of the secretary of state at Lansing
The capital stock is 81, 100000. The shares
are $50 each, and are owned by Isaac H.
Newcomb, Eugene Kelly, Charles Fry, III
IL. Hollins, John Bryne and h. =. Smith,
all of New York City, and j. NJ. Clark OF
Detroit. They are also directors Of the
company. The officers so far elected are,
John Bryne.
The company expects TO have capital
stock of 5000 900 and will probably ask
the legislature for an enabling act 10 in
crease its carital stock 10 that figure IL
that Is not deemed advisable they will or
ganize pipe line company To keep within
the law. President Nemcomb is at the
head of the great banking firm of Isaac b.
Newcomb * Co. 81 Wall ST, New York.
Eugene Kelly is one of the oldest aud
wealthiest bankers of New York City. Mr..
Fry is president of the bank OF New York
the Oldest bank of the metropolis. MIR.
Hollins Is the senior partner of Hollins x
Co, leading Wall-st. bankers. John Bryne
Is prominent in railroad aud financial cir
Giles.
A leading member says that he work of
laying the gas mains between the Ohio
field and Detroit will begin as soon as the
frost is out of the ground, and that Detroit
will enjoy the advantage of natural gas by
September | next at the latest.
1.-THE money is al up said one OF the
directors Four OF the directors
guarantee S25O, 600 each, and the money is
all in New York subject 10 draft. Eugene
Kelly wanted TO take all the stock himself.
The only difficulty we will experience is to
get the pipe needed cast on time
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
FOREIGN.

The old Panama canal company has been
dissolved.
Senator Scott in the Canadian parliament
the other day declared in favor of unre-
stricted reciprocity with the United States.
BY the terms OF the VIII of Mr.. Edward
Sartoris, father of Algernon Sartoris, the
husband OF Nelly Grant, his entire fortune,
valued at el45,0 900 is bcqueathed TO his son
during his life and at his de 18th to his wife
absolutely.
A famine prevails at Chen Kiang China,
and nearly half million people are starry
ing
Over a thousand houses were destroyed
by fire in Mandalay, Burmah, Feb. B.
The Figaro says that two professors con
nected with the Pasteur institute In Paris
have succeeded in iden flying the genera
tive microbe of diphtheria. The discovery
of a preventive of this disease by means of
vaccine virus is expected 10 follow.
The obsequies of the Crown Prince Ru-
dolph of Austria, were held in Vienna on
the 9th inst.
Advices received from Hayti under date
of Jan. 80, say that on that day detach-
ment of Legitime's men were slaughtered
at Grandseeine. Three hundred men
were shot down like rats Many of the in
habi ants OF the town were surrounded and
butchered.
Count Tolstoi, Russian minister of the
mas TsSlRndJlOn anu
the same h as been acceptedby the car.
England and France have recognized
Cen Legitime as president of the Haytien
republic.
A building fell near Bolton, Eng, on the
sth inst, and six persons were crushed 10
death.
The bark Theodore Behrend was wrecked
of Trexel Island the other morning, and
ten seamen were drowned
ferry boat capsized on the Thames the
other morning. and nine persons were
drowned.
The German re'chstag adjourned indeH-
nitely on the sth inst.
The remains Of the officers who fell al
the bait @ of Wa erloo. were on the Sth
inst, removed from the Quarter Leopold
To Evere Cemetery.
A federal union of the South African
states is proposed.
The agent of the East Africa company
has succ eded in obtaining the release OF
the Catholic miss onaries recently captured
by the insurgents, by the payment of g,0Ot
marks 90 Bushri.
Frightful storms ragel throughout Eng
! lad, Germany, Holian and France during
the week ending Feb. ID. Gro - damage
was done TO property, and for DAYS all rail
road traffic and telegraph communication
was At a standstil.
The value Of the plumber secured by the
mob in the recent riot in Rome, Is estimated
at s55,OOo. The government possesses evi
dence that the anarchist leaders fOmenteo
the agitation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
Riot at Rcr.c.

Thousands Of unemployed wOrkmen In
Rome assembled in the streets the other
morning and for several hours the "Eter-
nal city" was in the hands Of "a wild un-
reasoning mob. Shops and stores were
wrecked and their contents carried of.
Several collisions occurred between the
police and the workingmen and "a number
of persons were wounded. Several of the
ring leaders among the rioters were arrest
ed. Troops formed a Gordon around the
disturbed district
Thirty persons, mostly policemen, were
dangerously wounded during the riot. IL
is feared that the trouble will be renewed
The rioters tried TO reach the quirinal
the offices of the cabinet ministers and the
vatican but the troops blocked the way
An immense amount of property was
wrecked Great discomfort is expressed at
the supineness of the government in deal
inc with the riot
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
LEFT A BABE I'M THE SNOW.
The Father and Mother Arrested In
New York.

A man named Titus was arrested in
Rochester, ". Y, Feb. q on the charge of
desertion and attempted murder of his
youngest child, "A babe about five weeks
old. The offense is alleged 20 have been
committed near Hastings ia Michigan, and
his arrest was due 10 requisitlon from the
authorities there About three weeks ago,
the charge is, that be sold his effects in
Michigan, where he had resided for some
four years, and with a woman who passed
as his wife, and three children started east
IL is alleged that the youngest child was
wrapped in an old shawl and left in the
snow in a fence corner 10 perish. 10
CHANGED TO be discovered shortly after by a
passer-by and taken 10 "A farm house, and
after considerable exertiOn was restored TO
animation and is now none she worse for its
exposure 70 the weather The woman was
arrested in Auburn and the man. froh evi
dence which she furnished, was located in
Rochester
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
Detroit Produce Market.

Wheat-No 3, red, Ole; No /, white,
81 001z. Corn-No 3, 8&c053lI; No .,
yellow, 344c,;, No 3, do, S4@33tc; March,
No 2, 349s; May, 3Jc; No =, white, 33stc
Oats-Light mixed, 2Sl5c Glover seed
s. 22<015 20; March, s. 20; sample No .,
81 s5@4 50. Rye-No 2, SIC.
Dried fruit-Market very quiet at $685.
for evaporated apples
Honey-Dull and easy at 15(9l6l5c per ID
for comb. Demand light.
Fish-Market steady at 81 for wh.tefish
and 81 80 for trout per cwt.
Wool-Market firm. Fine, 2s629c; me-
dunn, 30c; coarse 20tG3Oc per 10.
Eggs-Inquiry light; market easy at 1870
lac per dozen for fresh rec sipts.
Cheese-Steady. Michigan sells at lo(o
l213c, and New York at l212dl3 per H..
Buckwheat -four Eastern -four is selling
at S3a3 25, and Michigan at 81 50Ce3 per
cwt
Potatoes-Car lots are dull at 2663Oc
and store lots at SOC per Blu. Demand
light.
Dressed hogs-Packers are Offering 5lfCa
5l4c per h. and butchers &c higher for
choice receipts.
Beans-Demand very light and market
dull. Jobbing lots are selling at 81 80 per
bu for city hand picked.
Butter-Market very dull at 1791sc for
choice dairy, IL q l6c for fair grades and "a
(d26 for creamery per To-
Flour-Michigan pitent So 25; roller.
s. 1905 80; Minnesota patent, 81; Mime
sofa bakers, - 40; rye, 50 1904 per Dbl
Hay-Market steady; No l timothy.
SIP 55 for car lots: small lots l4 70: clover
mixed, $40 in car lots; straw, s. in car lots
Apples-Stock large and demand moder-
ate Good stock sells at al 25,dl 30 per Dbl
with occasionally &c higher for a fancy
barrel.
Poultry-Llve fowls, 6Cp7c; live turkeys,
S(Gac; live spring chickens, s(GJc; dressed
ga Zoe; dressed turkeys, iO0llc; dressed
geese S(09c; dressed ducks, Ito % per ID.
Hides-No /, green, &c; No ,, green, &c;
part cured, 4l$c; No |, cured, &C. No g
cured, &c; bulls and stays &c; kip veal, No
l. DC; st lgs and III, ~; green calf, 30l5c;
cured calf, 3la@jlEc
PrOvisiOns-Detroit new mess So 15(a
-: family pork, S3 500l} -; short clear
Sl4 50al4 10; lard, in tierces, 7t4d13tc:
kegs, s nSl$c; pals, l0tGl0 Sc; hams, l0$G
lie; shoulders, : a6oS &C; breakfast bacon
lOCG10l5c; dried beef h lms, Slt0aJc; extra
mess beef, new, 81 30.
LIVE STOCK
Hogs-Market active, steady; light, a. 30
(9 no; rough packing, $f5A04.60; mixed,
.550t4SO; heavy packing and shipping,
SLGW4sO. Cattle - Market lsc lower;
weak; beeves, Sld4.1 (; cows, 81 .C0(02 30;
| sockers nd 10, dcrs, S2 O(oo3 40. Sheep
Market firm; p.uttons, 80. 50o95; lambs, S5(9
60
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
Buried Under Falling Walls.

The Max Meyer brick building in the
corner Of rarnam and Eleventh streets in
Omaha, was recently Quilted by fire. The
east wall however, remained standing, and
at O'Clock the other afternoon, during the
progress of high wind, large section of
it was blown down, crushing in its descent
a brick building occupied by u. Boyer x
Co.. safe dealers, and ID. Dunbar Il Co., en-
gravers, and frame building occupied by
Edward Oleson, clothier. Seven persons
were killed, and seven others in iured. 1t
is thought that three Of the injured will die
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
All Drowned.

The British bark Largo Bay, bound for
Auckland, colided with an unknown four
masted steamer off Beachy Head, and the
steamer was sunk with all on board. The
seamen of the Largo Bay say they are Ger.
tain that the lost steamer carried passen-
gers, and they estimate that the crew and
passengers together numbered at least 100
persons. The steamer sank eight minutes
after the collision occurred
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
A Family of Seven Drowned.

An entire family, consisting of Mr. and
Mrs. John Olsen and three children, are
reported 10 have been drowned while at
tempting TO cross the Missouri river in a
wagon II miles north Of Bismarck, Dakota
The team broke through the ice and pulled
the wagon and occupants with them. There
was no one present TO rescue them and the
swift current carried them away before
man who saw them from the shore could
reaCh them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
Parnell's Suit Dismissed.

The Edinburgh court has rendered de-
cision in which it holds that it has no iuris
diction in the action for libel brought by
Mr.. Parnell against the London Times.
The court has, therefore, dismissed Mr..
Parnell's action, with the cost Of appeals.
The judgment was rendered on the ground
that MIR Walter was only one of copart-
merry owning the Times, and consequently
the arrestments made against him as an
individual Were invalid.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
Drowned in Pine Lake.

Twenty-four teams were engaged In
drawing logs across the ice on Pine Lake
in Fulton county, n. Y, on the 9Th inst,
regarding the safety of which no fears had
been felt. II gave way, however, after
seven drivers and teams reached the shore
and drivers and horses broke through and
sank. None of the bodies have yet been
recovered
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
Murdered by Indians.

A horrible murder occurred at Little Cur
rent, Ont, $50 miles east of Sault Ste Marie,
Mich, few days ago. Five drunken In
dams failed in an attempt TO outrage a
white woman. and then killed her by tear
ing her 10 pieces with their hands.
The murder fends were captured and
turned over TO the authorities, and locked
up in the Canadian SAINT iail
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-22
Correspondence Of tho Union Times.
News from North Pacslet,

Eta JANE, Nov. 1s.-The delightful
weather we have had all Fall came to an end
last Saturday, and has practically put an
end to farm work for the present, at least.
A good deal of scattering cotton is yet in the
field, where 1t is likely to remain until IL is
seriously damaged by the weather.
In consequence Of our ginners putting
their work down so low, it is hard to get any
ginning done at all. To gin for the foyfieth,
or 25 cents hundred Is more than any ybody
can do and make any money at II for both
the ginner and the farmer. No ordinary
gin can turn out from to 10 bales Of cotton
per day and make good sample. So "what
the farmer makes in meal he will lose IN
malt"
We have been knocking around some
lately, seeing some Of the sights and people
of, our county, and are perfectly satisfied
not to have lived hundred years ago.. In
that event we would most likely be dead
now. Among the many pleasant things we
heard was the compliment paid our brother
of the quill, "E. w. j.. by some intelligent
young ladies. Who they were it is mono of
tho readers business, but we will perhaps
inform our friend when we meet him. We
hope he will always hold the place in their
esteem he now occupies. l tell you, friend
L. w. j, would take such an endorsement
rs an honor. Ifsome of our North Pacolet
boys, who know could do so if they would
try, would begin to write for their county
paper they would soon elicit the laudations
of the girls and provoke many pleasant re-
marks from them, Try it boys.
Last Tuesday we enjoyed the hospitality
of our old friend and Military commander,
Col. l. g. McKissick, ut his happy home at
Union. With his noble wife and interesting
family the old veteran can spend the last
days of his useful life in comfort end with a
full appreciation Of the honors conferred on
him by his countrymen.
Our thanks are due Mr.. G.. w. McKown,
of Mercer, for some specimens of his differ.
ent varieties of turnips. One of them weighed
lbs and tho others were all Of good size
This has been an unusually bad season TO
turnips-no rain Of any consequence since
August last. Wash. is farmerright.
Mrs. JEFF Hughes is lying very low and. tc
all human appearances, before this reaches
our readers, she will have passed to her re.
! ward beyond the grave. Mr.. jeff Hughe.
himself is in very critical condition, q.
| mentioned in our last. IIc and his famil,
| have our sympathies in their trying moment
We trust that our friends will not forget tn,
thanksgiving service at Salem on the 2Sth
and that onr lady friends, (if We have any)
will honor us with their presence, and will
well-filled baskets, on that day. We expec
to have some good music and interesting
speeches on that occasion. Everybody come
A schoel-master has sent us the following
problem for our boys and girls this week
"a man rows miles per hour on saltwater
miles up stream in TX hours; how lon,
will bo required to run miles down stream
Send in your answers and we will acknowl
edge them. Vox.