The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-12-09

Louis Lorillard's $500 dog Flora has beer
stolen from his stable In New York and hs
swears he will spend $4,000 IL necessary, Ia
mud and punish the thief, whether he gets the
dog again or net.
1t has cost the United States $500, 900 in
pensions from the start, and we have now on
the books, 5000 pensioners of the war OF 1872,
about 5000 Mexican war pensioners, In all
26S,OOO names on the rells. with 100000 appli-
cations on file.
Revenue Officer James Davis of Athens, Ala,
has horse that can scent dstillery 21< miles
Distant SO that when he Is In the neighbOrhood
OF one, he throws up his head, shifts the air,
and, left to himself, takes his rider directly to
the len Of the mOonshiner.
The Concord, N. H., Monitor says that many
partridges are dying In that state, and offers
this explanation: "A gentleman Of this city
Few days since, carefully examining one
which was found dead, found three small ul
GERS upon the sides and top Of the head, In one
OF which was small tick, which had made It's
way through the skull into the brain, causing
death.
In the case of Edward Maxwell. who was
dragged out Of court room by lynchers at
Durand, Wis.,, the moose killing him before the
mob got him to tree. a Coroner's jury has de-
clared that he "fell from the court house steps
and broke his neck"
The list Of recent lssses by fires Is a long
one. A Decatur, Texas, dispatch, Nov. 20 says:
The county court house was burned to the
ground yesterday. Loss not accurately known
but believed TO be not less than $155 700.
Criminal and civil docket papers, indictments
etc, were entirely destroyed, also many other
papers. The safe in the county clerks Office
with Its records and $4,000 in cash is believed
to be destroyed. The fire was incendiary.
The foundry Of r. j. fitzpatrick in south st.
Louis was burned early Tuesday morning.
Loss estimated at $4,000; insured for $4,000.
Marion's hat store in Rochester, N. Y, was
burned the 10Th. Loss $4,000.
A fire in New York on Tuesday destroyed
the hospital OF the deaf and dumb asylum.
The flames fortunately were extinguished
without panic among the inmates of the in
stitution. The sick in the hospital were safely
removed.
Fire at Oshkosh, Wis, totally destroyed G.
q. Griffith d Co.'s shingle mill. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000, $1,000 each in America, Un-
ion Of Philadelphia, Star of New York, the
others unknown
A Boston dispatch says: The insurance on
the American rubber works, burned last night,
is over 100000 and held mostly by companies
outside Of Boston and in foreign companies.
An Augusta, Ark, telegram says: Fire last
at midnight burned the entire business portion
Of this city. Over 80 buildings were consumed.
The total loss Is estimated at $200, 900; insur-
ance about $4,000. The P. O., Woods
hotel, Stevens hotel and Hamblett d Penn's
cotton shed ,containing200 bales Of cottoD, were
also destroyed. The fire originated In Cave
ness's saloon, and was caused by a defective
flue.
Guiteau was on the stand Tuesday, but had
things pretty much his own way. He lead
ed sickness, and was excused from giving his
story at length. He deprecated cross examina-
ton, and said he was not prepared. When,
late in the day he took the stand he was much
agitated. His counsel read his letters, while
he skunk into his seat. When he took the stand
his delivery was rapid and nervous. and trouble
some to reporters. He told the story OF his
connection with the Oneida community, OF
his efforts to buy the Inter-0 Ocean,
Of his attendance on the Moody meetings,
of his lecturing, and of his frequent failures
| and the causes. He will resume the stand Wed
nesday and an exciting time is anticipated
when he comes to the assassination scene.
Guiteau occupied the stand parts Of Tuesday
and Wednesday, giving his personal recollec-
tions of his past history and events. He found
a parallel between himself and the Apostle
Paul-told of his intimacy with the distinguish
ed politicians said he was inspired by God To
kill the President himself. He manifested q
good deal of petulance under Judge P0rter's
cross examination, and the impression gains
at Washington that Scoville made a mistaken
putting, him on the stand. His manner hai
done much to shake the belief Of those who
thought him insane. He has told his story ir
too straight manner for a crazy man. Judge
Porter was not 30 tender on Guiteau's hilarity
as the conrt had been. He told the assassin tt
"shut up" when he objected to having hi
crime called murder. "Murder II is and mur
der Il will remain" said Porter. About fifty
experts are yet on hand to prove insanity. Tit
following colloquy affords specimen of hil
manner under cross-examination: Q.-Dit
you say te officer Scott on leaving the depo
after the murder of the President: "Gen. Ar
thur is now President?" Al decline TO an
swer that Q.--Why do you object to answer
ing that? Al suppose did say that (ther
he added excitedy) / want 1t distinctly under
stood that did not do that OF my own person
al voition but on inspiration Of the Deity.
never would have shot the President on m.
own personal account. The Deity inspired tn
act and the Deity would take care OF II. Tn
Deity furnished the money with which
bought the pistol; / was the agent. The Deit
inspired me to remove the President and / ha
resort to my own means to accomplish th
. Deitys will.
A terrible collision on the Pennsylvania rail
road, near Lawrence Station, occurred Wednes
day morning, by which many were killed an
wounded. The passenger train was run int
} by q freight train. Ar
: Kansas bank depositors are determined
! apply the hempen argument to dishonest ban
officials. Danford, the proprietor Of chat
OF broken Savings banks at Caldwell and 9
Osago City, together with his cashier, are |
the hands Of the Sheriff, who says be can nc
|, protect them from the mob OF creditors, VIII
say that he must 'settle or swing"
George Laws's will gives his wife $500
cash, 100000 Of United States bonds, a yeal
, ly income Of $25,O0O, and the homestead an