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Day
18
Month
November
Year
1881
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Public Domain
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Edwin Uootli's uite, Mary Fnacte Mc Vicer, died at the reskleiice of her perents, in New York City, November i:ith. Tiic remains were taken to Chicago fot inUrmeiit. Last Monday Judge Folgcr entercd tipon hls duties as Secretary of tlie Treasury.and Attomey Oenaral Mac Vcogh gave lip his office. The Piwkfaat hu MSepted the latter's resignation. Mr. Howe of Wiscon¦to i mentioned as hls successor. Last Sunday the Germán" of eesten] Brooklyn planted an oak In Garfleld's meniory, in Cypress Hill Cemetery, with imposing ceremonies. Several Germán companies were out in uniform :ind a spcci h to Ouüeld'a meinory was delivered in English. About the IWinllnrt city in America is Cincinnati. It has been decided to do away with this nuisance. Tlie mayor and boord of public works have appointed an inspector of furnaces and notice has been served on all usersof steam and other furnaces to provide ways of relief. A collision occurred off Dunkirk on Lake Krie last Saturday morning bet-en tlie Steamship lirunswick and the Schooner Carlingford. The formcr was one of the largest stciunships on the lakes and the owner liad been lately offered $100,000 for it. Both TMMlt wen suuk and UuM 0 fours lives were koet, It is estiniated that it will recjnirc more tlian one million dollars to providc for the HuronPeninsula fire sufferers until another harvcst. The wcalthy men of this and other states ought to reach down a linie ieeper lalO their money bags whfle tbOM not so wcalthy can contrihiitt; a second mite to their relief fimd. II. B. Fox, a prisoner Incarcerated in the penitentlry on a charge of bigamjr, wa relcaM'd the ïd by order of the aopreme court. It appear bjr the deri.-iin of thl tribunal he was absolutuly guiltleas of the crime alleeed. Hl senteoce wa for two yoar, one-hmlfof wbich he had served. For the dlsgrace aDd tfreat wrong done him It is taid there is a' solutely no remedí .- JScnanse. Of course. If he had been gnflty the courts woukl have fouod a way to have cleared him. The State Oapltol of Texas was consumed by fire on the Oth inst. The State Library and Museum were both totally destroyed. All the historical collectlons including pictures of Houston, Austin. Kusk, and Davy Crockett were devoured by the flames nearly all of the State Records were saved as was also the plan for the proposed Postmastcr General James and a party of high officials are making preparations for an extended tour throngh the Southern States. Their object s to examine into the mail facilities in the South. They will travel in a special car and their mouths are nlrcady watering in antieipation of the grand banqueta, at whieli ihev will be ealleil upon to feast. Bourbon Democrats in the town of Schackelfords, Virginia, would not rent a building to the newly appointed postmaster, neither would they rent or sell hlnr land on which to build an office for himself; all because he wasaReadjuster. First Assistant Postmaster General llatton has ordered the postoffice discontinued. Now there will be cries of Hepublican tyranny in the vicinity. Zilwaukee, Michigan, was the scène of a terrific boiler explosión last Suiiday raorning. A battery of seven boilers attached to the lnrgt -wiiiiVl wf IlutUtou, MoCluro fc Co exploded with tremendous force, destroying the whole building, and doing muuli damage. One large fragment of a boiler was thrown 900 feet. Four men were killed and their bodies were horribly niangled. The amount of property destroyed is estimated at $20,000 worth and no insurance. Mrs. Khoda Hutchinson Gray, the eider sister of the musical Hutchinson family, died a day or two ago at the family homestead at Milford, N. H. She had a high soprano voice, strong and melodious, and ín her younger days traveled some months with the "home branch" ofthe family while the quartet proper was in England. She leaves two daughters, both gifted in song. Of the once numerous family of sixteen childien but four now remain, namely, Josliua, John, Asa, and Abby. Will wonden nevereease ! There seems to be a sort of mania afloat for killing people, and claiming to be inspired of God to do so. October 17 Jay Gould received an anonymous letter stating that the writer has been "inspired and requesteö by an alliving God" to put him to death. Mr. Gould is implored to make his "peace witli Qod and prepare for the fate which awaits'1 him. The would-be assassin claims to have liad several discussions with the Almighty on the subject and had finally sworn that Jie would commit the deed. Detectives were put on track of the man. On the 13th inst. a tall well dressed man about 60 yeare old was arrested and confessed to have writteu the letters. He gave his name as Col. J. Howard Welles, 865 Fifth Ave. From the first and later letters that he wroto, it was oonjecturcd that he had lost considerable money by ipecolating in stocks. He Is in prison. Such men ciulit to be ]unishcd. A few examples of punishment in such cases would tend to boU In check such high minded individuals. It is claimed that the boy who attends public school in England studies about five hours a day. He has plenty of time for ball and marbles, un'.ess the circumstances are such that he must work after school houre. In Germany, the children are obliged to devote about eight hours a day to Iheir books. In France the young folks are worked stlll harder. The average in France is 11 hours a day. Of course the smalt children are not expected to study that long, but boys of 14 are kept busy. Dr. Holland's successor as editor of the Century Magazine is Richard Watson Gilder, who is only 37 years old. He pnblished a boy's paper when 12 years of age and at 16 was the principal editor of a campaign paper. He afterward stuiüed law but soon returned to journalism. At one time he was employed on both a daily paper of Newark, N. J. and a magazine called Hours at Home, thus doing two men's work. When Scribner's Montbly -_ -. -¦ l_, - - ¦- - - ¦ irtect Hours at Home was bm into il and Dr. Holland chosc Mr Oildor as associate editor. Since tlicn, 1870, lie lias been managing editor of Scribner's. He has imbllshed two volumes of poems of bh own eonuwlUoa.

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Ann Arbor Courier
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