Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15
MEN AND THINGS.

Two hundred carpenters at HackensaclS,
n. j., struck Monday for an eight hour
day.
Two boys named Duumont and Reau
were drowned at Breancourt, Que,
Sunday.
In a quarrel at Hopknsvll!e. KY. Mon
day, George Benton fatally shot Henry
Durrett
n. IL. Ousley, a distinguished Kentucky
lawyer and jurist, died at Lancaster, KY,
Monday.
The striking miners at Brazil, Ind, Save
given in 10 the operators and will go back
to work.
The remains of John l.. Swift, who died
At Yokohama. Japan. have reached San
Francisco.
A fire in the Breaker Island steel works,
near Troy, n. Y, Monday, caused a loss
of s400, 900.
Five hundred painters went out on
strike at st. Louis Monday for thirty-five
cents an hour.
John Bernhard has confessed to the
murder of Henry Schlcy at Waukesha,
Wis, Saturday night.
John w. Winslow OF Racine has been
apo nted associate judge OF the Wisconsin
supreme court, TO succeed Judge Taylor,
deceased.
The claims of the Covington. Ky,
striking carpenters having been salts
factorly settled the strike has been de-
clared off.
The Canadian government is considering
the ACCESSIBILITY OF admitting American
cattle free for slaughter at Three Rivers
and other places.
1t is said that eastern roads that have
pretended to boycott the Chicago IL Alton
railroad have in reality aided the road,
and continue to do so.
Wrightman Walker, c. T., NJ. D., died
at Denver, Col, Monday, aged %. He
was son of ex-Congressman r. j. G.
Walker OF Philadelphia
The medical association of the United
States, at its meeting in Washington this
week, decided 10 mold its next annual
meeting at Detroit in June, 1892.
/ Another one OF the Runke family died at
Milwaukee,, Wis, Monday, of irichinosis,
being the seventh one OF the family who
has died from eating diseased pork.
Attorney General Smith OF Indiana has
decided that under the new tax law Of the
state the property Of Masonic and similar
organizations is exempt from taxation.
Wilbur Burns, years old. fell head first
into post hole. at the bottom of which
about six inches of water had settled, at
Thornbury. Ont. the other dty, and was
sufocated.
Andrew a. Never and BENJAMIN =.
Walker, respectively treasurer and direc
tor OF the Eastern Investment company,
were arrested at Boston Monday for con-
sp.racy to defraud.
The new amendment TO the proh;bitory
law OF Maine. providing that the penalty
shall be "a heavy fine aud sixty days i'm
prisonmeut in cases Of single sale and
searches seizure, went into effect Sunday.
President Edward T.. Gcdney and Cash
Ter Frank Ingersoll OF the North River
bank OF New YORK city were arrested Mon
day on charge OF falsifying the qcar.
terly report OF the bank made on June Ia,
1890.
David J. Henderson, New York agent Of
the Anchor line. was arrested Monday
by the government authorities, charged
with having permitted detained emf
grant 10 escape from the steamship Alex
ander
X. X. Wilson, the Lansing man who
v-ent'to Ireland TO look up the Castle Bar
81, OOO. 900 estate which his mother-in-law
is supposed 10 be heir of. has returned and
says there is every reason for thinking her
claim will be allowed.
: Arthur NJ. Holt died Monday at Detroit,
OF creeping paralysis, after an illness of
eight years He was member OF the
!, De troit post. G.. a. r., having served in
, the Third Massachusetts cavalry. During
: the war he was one OF Gen. Sheridan S
orderl!es, and was detailed as one OF tho
, six officials who carried the colors cap
tured in the Shenandoah valley TO Wash
, ington. After the war he went to Detroit
{ He served on the police force for some
/ time and also kept meat market When
4 Gen. Alger was elected commander-ir
. chief of the G.. a. r., Mr. Holt was his
secretary. He was elected assistant
. quartcrmaster general OF tho department
; Of Michigan last year widow, two
daughters and "A son survive him.