Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-03-16
DOMESTIC.

SYLVESTER RHODES kcOlOreu) was
lynched at Collins, Ga, for the murder
of Ernest Dozier (wkite)
A CRANK. who said he had been di-
rected by God TO turn the white house
at Washington over TO the Jews, was
put under arrest
THE visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 5th was Wheat
1860, 600 bushels; corn. 10, 100, 600 bush
els; oats, 2,66l, 900 bushels; rye, $50, 600
bushels; barley, LOSS, 900 bushels
CHARLES MURRAY, a colored prisoner
serving twelve-year sentence at
Colum bus, .,.for burglary, confessed
that in June, 1887, he killed farmer
and his wife near &enia.
Two HOUSES were demolished in a
storm at Butler, Mo-, and Jasper
Smith and his wife and two daughters
were badly injured.
The governors of majority of states
declare they Will do everything in their
power TO prevent the Corbctt-J ackson
prize fight
TIE striking West Virginia miners
planned to blow up the Acme mine
with dynamite and kill Operator Wy
HnI, out were uIlbuCCtSSlul
TIE plate mill of the Eureka Iron 6;
Steel company at Wyandotte, Mich.
was burned, the loss being 500, 00O
CHARLES z. CHATEAU's title TO l00.-
900 acres of land in Dunklin county,
Mo, has been affirmed after thirty
years litigation.
THE best part of the business portion
of Deadwood, ). D., was destroyed by
fire, the loss being 5000, 600.
A PARTY of thirty negroes left At
lanta, Ga, for Africa The emigra-
ton fever was epidemic among the
blacks aud many more were anxious
20 go.
LAMsoN GREGORY, an old negro, was
taken by masked men from his house,
near Bells Depot Tenn, and shot 70
death.
Mrs. MARY ELLEN LEASE, Of Kansas,
has been found TO be an heir to q large
estate left by maiden aunt who died
in Ireland several years ago
A FIRE destroyed property valued at
500, 900 at Cullman, Ala, and three
persons were killed by falling timbers.
MICHAEL JOYCE, on his deathbed
near West Union, Ia, confessed 20 the
murder of his nephew four years ago.
ARGUMENTS upon the governor right
20 remove state canvassers were begun
before the Michigan supre me court
STEPHEN GEER, dairyman living in
the suburbs of Jacksonville, Ind, was
murdered in his doorway by an un-
known assassin.
For attempted assault on a young
girl James Erickson, aged 20, was
tarred and feathered by indignant resi-
dents at Edgerton, Ind.
JOSEPH NJ. ARCHER, rich stock deal
er, was murd cred and robbed of SO, OOC
in the road near his home at North
Baltimore, O.
ROBERT Ross was murdered by Ba,
Shea, who was wounded, and two
Others fatally hurt in a Troy IN y
election row.
PUBLISHERS and printers in St Paul
were in the midst of an animated dis
pute over the scale of wages.
THE Dexter (Mich.) bank robbery
mystery has been solved by the con.
fession of Assistant Cashier O. c.
Gregory that he stole the missing
e3. 1862. all of which was recovered
MILWAUKEE officers arrested tramp
who was found TO have the smallpox
after hundreds of persons had been ex
posed
THE Indiana supreme court holds
that the State never loses its right in
property which is sequestered from ia x.
alton.
THE Ohio supreme court declared
valid the law by which the time for
county clerks to assume Office is
changed from February 10 Septem Der.
THE barn of n. S. Nixon, promi-
nent farmer near Coldwater, Mich.
was burned, and Mr.. Nixon, forty
sheep and four horses persisted in the
flames.