The Owosso times., 1881-12-23

Robert Titus, while attempting to arrest the
latter for disordsrly conduct. Forbes lived
about an hour after being shot
The Hilton House at LudinRton, was burned
Friday night Loss on the building $4,000 In
sured for $4,000.
The st. Ignace Republican describes the re-
covery of three mile stretch of cable, laid In
the Straits Of Mackinaw, together with two
other pieces, making ~ miles In all. The
ihree-mile section Was grappled in the center
by the drag, In 30 fathoms Of water, raised
above the surface and scow ran under 1t; then
the cable was thh0wn over rollers placed
at either end Of the scow and the tug steamed
toward the north shore with the transport in
tow, the wire passing over the rollers-a pro-
cess called sander rnnning"-until the end
was reached. Then II was raised by hand and
by capstan, its weight making pretty stiff
deck load tor the little scow. II In now over
on the Mackinaw Lumber Co.'s dock. 1t is
thought there Is about one and one half miles
more left In the water and a single quiet day
will probably be all the time necessary to re-
cover this balance. The captains Ryerss are
paid two cents per foot for raising the wire,
and as there are some six miles OF 1t; they may
be- said to have made a ten-strike. 1t Is not
known, definitely whether the Western Union
telegraph company will be able to repair and
Ii 1t proves impossible to lay 1t in the next
three weeks, then it will be done In the early
spring. a f.r
Indian Agent Lee writes TO the Post and Tri
bune that the small pox is decimating the In
dans near Novthport and at other points on
Grand traverse Bay at fearful rate. He says:
Since its appearance here, about a month ago,
10 its most malignant form, about 20 deaths
have occurred out Of a population not exceed
ing 300. But, strange to say, the board Of
health and authorities of the township forbade
all ingress or egress to or from the infected
disrict, even by physicians or those who were
willing to minister to the wants OF the poor
% there at the time from Cross village, did
what he could to alleviate their distress, which,
If course, was but little; but he has since paid
The penalty of his hardihood, having himself
died OF the lOathsOme disease after his return
to Cross village. After some II deaths had Oc-
Cured the authorities allowed relief to be Of
forded to some extent, public opinion having
become>so strong that they could no longer
refuse it. These men, guilty Of such inhuman-
ity, have been informed, are not American
oorn citizens.
The Michigan Central road notifies all agents
aud connecting roads that hereafter 1t will not
receive on the company's grounds, in depots OF
other buildings, high explosives OF any kind
whatever Ordinary gunpowder and common
block blasting powder in iron or wooden pack
ages may be received for transportation In full
carloads, and cars 80 loaded must b. plainly
| carded: "Gunpowder."
Mr.. Dan P. Easement, Of the noted firm oil
Easement Bros, railroad builders, is dead He
| was one Of the best known contractors in the
United States, and had many acquaintance In
Detroit. The Detroit, Butler and ST. Louis
railroad, now part Of the Wabash, st. Louis
aud Pacific, was built by the firm, and Dan had
personal charge of 1t.
Tecumseh Herald: A certain man who lives
in Tecumseh visited certain place one even
ing last week and by certain peculiar process
was fieeced out OF certain sum Of money, to
wit, $3.50. The next day the wife of the fleece
called upon the fleecor and politely informed
him that he might refund that money or b.
arrested inside of fifteen minutes, and the wo-
man got the money In less time than 1t take'
to relate 1t. That woman was the best man Of
the three.