The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-09-23

The 5Oth annual fair Of the American insti-
tute opened at New York on the 18th and is to
continue until November 26 1t promises to
be the most successful ever held.
The buildings on the fair ground at Kansas
City were burned on the 18th while a crowdof
] 10000 people was present, and the widest pan.
| ic prevailed. Many were thrown down aud
tramped upon, but there Is no loss OF life re-
ported.
President Garfield spent an hour and a half
again on tho 18th in his invalid chair, sleeping
| part OF the time. He enjoyed the change.
A slight fe6re rise was observed during the
day, but II Is thought that he Is holding his
own we'll. The doctors consider the lung
trouble we'll in hand.
Fires in Marine county, California, are rag,
| ing terribly. It is reported that $4,000 acres
have been burned over, one. half OF which Is
grass land, but the country is very thinly set
| tied and only one house has been de-
| strOy ell.
The returns of the department of agricul-
ture show that the condition OF the cotton crop
fell from IS to72 during the month OF August,
because OF the Continued drouth. The general
average or the corn crop September /, was 40,
being IL per cent. lower than it Was August l,
| aud 10 per cent. lower than September 1850.
| The tobacco crop has also suffered severely
from the droutb, Kentucky and Illinois report
| ing but little over half a CROP and = general
failiag OIL being very large.
Snow in Iowa and Minnesota on tue 10th.
| A train ran of the track near Edwards De-
pot, Miss, and many passengers were Injured,
some seriously.
Destructive forest fires are reported IS miles
north of Buffalo.
| Paynam Gallon was hanged at Rock Island
| ILL.,, for numbering Thomas Dilley and wife at
Briar Bluff in December last.
Minister Christiapcy has received challenge
to fight duel with DIR. Lugenbeel his brother.
in-law.
The potato crop was injured 20 per cent in
August by the drought.
About 30 buildings including the Mohawk
house, the Union freight depot aud about 25
dwellings burned at Rome, N. Y. Loss ga,
600.
| On the 10Th the room of Mr.. Christiancy al
the National hotel in Washington was entered
while he was at breakfast and jewelry worth
| $4,000 stolen. 1t belonged to an American
lady who had married Peruvian, and was en-
trusted to Mr.. Chrstiancy for safe keeping. II
is reported that be was responsible for, its safe
keeping.
The President had an unfavorabie day on
the 10Th. All vital conditions we more vari-
able and the wound discharged unfavOrably
| He is exceedingly weak aud tho lung trouble
caused him cons1 erable annoyance. The at.
m0spheric conditions We're unfavorable and il
| is hoped that witt more desirable weather an
improvement will be manifested.
Base ball:-BOston 6, Detroit 4.
Boston to Chicago and return, G. T. R. R. re,
bate line, $40.
A negro won an n LOui Gnna killed her t. {
children with cub in ut Of anger and was
taken ly a mob Of whites and blacks and liter
ally roasted alive.
Officers are trying TO arrest Lugenbeel FOL
challenging Mr.. Christiancy, but do not yet
find him. The penalty for the offence in the
District Of Columbia is Imprisonment in The
peniteEtiary.
Two freight trains on the Erie r. r. collideC
near Elmirl. Two persons were killed anC
both trains totally wrecked.