Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-07
MEN AND THINGS.

Cholera is killing off large numbers of
hogs in Indiana.
Speaker Reed arrived in New York from
Europe last week.
There were :, 1888 immigrant arrivals at
New York Monday.
The cholera death rate at Mecca is 40
per day, and 80 at DJedday.
The business portion of Blair, Wis,
burned Monday. Loss, $3.50, 900.
d. b. Fisk, one of the wealthiest mer-
chants of Chicago, died there last week.
Home Secretary Matthews is in favor of
releasing from prison John Daily, the dyna-
inter-
The number of farms and homes covered
by mortgages in the United States is
2,49l, $50.
The national committee of the daughters
OF veterans held convention at Massilon,
o., last week.
The Massachusetts democratic state
convention VIII be held at Worcester,
September 30.
a company has been formed in New
York for the purpose of loaning umbrellas
at small cost.
Twenty-Five thousand people attended
the funerals Of the St. Mande victims at
Paris last week.
Sam Jones was peted with eggs at
Houston, Tex, last week. The eggs were
stale, hence the loss was small.
w. n. Teal and Maud Jacoby were ar
rested at indianapolis. Ind. Monday, for
making counterfeit silver dollars.
Two attempts have been made on the
life of President Barrillas, of Guatemala,
recently. y revolution seems inevitable.
Merritt Williams a ten-year-old boy,
was run over and killed by a train at Ma
son Wednesday. He was playing on the
track
Messrs. O'Brien and Dillon. recently
released from the Galway Jail. have an
nounced that they will no longer support
Parnell.
Swarms of grasshoppers are doing great
damage to the oat crop in Pennsylvania,
and it is feared they will turn their atten-
tion TO the corn.
The cases Of McElvaine and Trezza the
New York murderers condemned TO death
by electricity last week. were appealed 10
the United States supreme court.
At meeting Of the agents Of the anth-
racte coal markets, held at New York
last week. it was decided that there would
not be any advance or decrease in prices.
The congress Of Columbia has appro-
priated $50 900 in gold for the expense of
making proper representation of the re-
sources of that country at the Chicago
exposition.
The president has pardoned Capt. Geo.
J. Armes, retired army officer, who was
sentenced TO remain within 30 miles of the
District of Columbia for three years for
tweaking the nose of Gov Beaver, of
Pennsylvania, for some fancied slight from
Pennsylvania officials
Capt. Saunders, of the whaeback
steamer Charles w. Wctmore, which
recently arrived at Liverpool with an
unbroken cargo of American wheat on
board, died just as the ship was about to
leave Liverpool for New York, Wednesday.
The vessels passage has been delayed in
consequence.
w. X. Vanderbilt was seized with some
thing like vertigo while bathing at Bailey's
beach Newport, II. l.. last week and had
10 be assisted home in the carriage of a
lady passing by. The physician who was
called said that Mr.. Vanderbilt had been
imprudent in going into the water when in
a perspiraton from exercise.
The Jury in the famous Elliott murder
trial at Columbus, o., brought in YER
dict against William j. Elliot on Tuesday,
finding him guilty Of murder in the second
degree for killing Albert G.. Osborn on
Feb. 90 last. BY the laws Of Ohio murder
in the second degree is punishable by i'm
prisonment for life, the court having no
alternative in the matter.
Here are the names Of some of the out
side detectives who will help the Detroit
sleuths 10 chase crooks during the big
encampment: Charles McHannon. Cleve-
land. o.; Dennis Sullivan, Milwaukee,,
Wis; Wilkes King, Minneapolis. Mimi.
John V. Fitzgerald, St. Louis, Mo-; David
Elliott, Chicago ILL.,; John Schnucks,
Cincinnati. o.: Mike Donovan, Buffalo,
N v; Chief John +. Murphy. Columbus,
! o.; Detective Sergeant John Cottrell,
New York, n. y, Alfred Cuddy, Toronto,
/ Ont.
A fall of coal in a mine at Portage. Pa,
Monday, killed John Church and William
! Meyers and fatally injured a Hungarian.