The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29
CONDENSED NEWS.

Judge Smith. OF the superior court OF
Chicago, refused The Western Indiana
road an injunction 10 restrain the open
ing of Dearborn street, deciding that
the law gives power TO extend streets
over any railroad lands within the cor
porate limits.
A suit for divorce has been entered
at Richmond. Virginia, by Mrs. Hen
rietta Pigeon. who Was married III Lon
don in 1854 This was the former name
of Mrs. Labouchere, and. as she recent
ly spent two days in Richmond, 1T is
believed that the action was brought
in her behalf by her next friend.
The iron manufacturers of the west
ern cities were quite fully represented
at Pittsburgh Wednesday. The volume
of trade was reported as fairly good and
the prospects for next season exceed
ingly bright. A resolution was adopted
indorsing the rates fixed by the tariff
commission.
James A. Eads, just previous to re-
signing the receivership of the Dan
vile. Olney and Ohio River road, re-
ported to the United States court at
Springfield that $500, 900 would be re-
quired to put the road in good order
and $500, 900 more to pay its debts.
The Western Distillers' association
has resolved to tax each member four
cents per bushel on 40 per cent. capaci-
ty, which will Weld $500 to $4,000 per
day. Each distiller will receive a re-
bate of twenty cents per bushel for
running less than the allowance.
Washington is astonished at rumors
now current that within few nights a
Justice of the Supreme Court lost sew
eral thousands in a gaming house, and
only left the table when the proprietor
refused to further honor his personal
checks.
The tobacco trade in Virginia is
paralyzed because of the pending
changes of the laws concerning it in
Congress. Its manufacture is general
ly stopped, and fears of suffering among
the poorer classes of both races are felt
among the people.
Prince TaruhitO, an uncle of the mi
kado of Japan, who left home in June
and made a tour of Europe, arrived in
New York Friday. After visiting
President Arthur, the distinguished
guest will return by way OF San Fran
cisco.
The officers of Bellevue Medical col
lege, in Boston, were arraigned before
Commissioner Hallett for using the
mails for fraudulent purposes. 1t was
decided that the institution had issued
diplomas in accordance with the laws
of Massachusetts,, and the defendants
were discharged. &F E.
In the case of Theresa Sturla, of Chi
cago, on trial for the murder of Charles
Stiles, the jury rendered verdict OF
ment at one year in the penitentiary.
Itappears that nine of the jurors favor
ed acquittal, and two were for YER
dict of murder in the first degree.
Three boilers in the works of the
Parlin. e. Orendorff Company at Can
ton, H., exploded with terrific force
Saturday morning, wrecking a portion
of the building, and causing the death
of nine employees. The bodies of the
victims were crushed, mangled, and
scalded in q shocking manner.
Mr.. Willis Merritt, of Adrian, Mich,
well-known attorney and prominent
secret society man, now at Washington
as clerk of q Congressional committee,
is charged, in collision with the notOri-
Gus Maven, with attempting to defraud
a widow out of large part of her hus-
bands insurance money.
Victor Jouanneault, whose death at
GAINESVILLE Wis, is reported, was a
graduate of the University of France,
tutor in the royal household at Brus-
sells, Catholic priest in New Orleans,
and teacher of Brigham Young's
children at Nauvoo. For the past thirty
years he led the life of merchant.
Charles +. Upton, president of the
City bank of Rochester, has wrecked
that institution by speculations in pc
troleum, in which he is believed to
have sunk $350,000. He has surrender
ed property valued at $4,000. The
bank held the funds of the Episcopal
. diocese of western New York and large
deposits by the county and the savings
banks.
Toledo people were greatly surprised
at the result of the election of officers
Of the Wheeling and Lake Erie road.
Through the efforts of Commodore
Garrison, Vice President Swayne and j.
s. Oliver were dropped from the board.
Manager Giggs had placed the round
house and shops at Norwalk, after To-
ledO had given franchises valued at
$25O, 900, and Swayne had made strong
protest.
Jay Gould appeared before the New
York senate committee on grain cor
ners. Uneven transportation he thought
the main effect of corners, but they
gave producers better prices. He be-
lieved that millions of dollars were lost
by those who engineered the grain cor
ner in Chicago two years ago. Specula-
ton in grain surely benefited the home
dealer.
In the district court at st. Louis,
Judge Treat certified to the United
States supreme court the case OF a
specialist physician convicted of mis-
using the mails, remarking that his con-
viction rested on decoy letter sent by
an agent of society for the suppress
sion of vice, and a question arose as to
who had violated the federal statutes.
and whether crime had not been manu-
featured. F8f
Decisive action by the Chicago board
OF trade against the furnishing of in
formation to bucket-shops has caused
Superintendent Clowry, of the Western
Union Telegraph company, to order
that the Objectionable traders be cut
off from receiving quotations after this
month. There are nearly three hum
dred bucket-shops in the United States,
thirteen being located in Chicago. The