The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-11-03

1t was ascertained Sunday, at Mil
waukee, that the hat worn by the Hen
necke girl on the day of her disap.
pearance had been found by parties liv
ing on an island in the river, who haG
not heretofore heard of the mysterious
case. The hat has been positively rec.
now generally believed that she was
drowned.
Judge Hayes, OF the district court OF
Davenport, has ruled that the prohibi.
tory amendment adopted by popular
vote in June last has not been legally
made part of the constitution OF
Iowa, chiefly on the ground that the
records of the legislature relating tC
the amendment are incomplete, and
that material differences exist between
the amendment passed in the senate
and that adopted by the house.
Funds of Canadian banks are alleged
to have been in numerous cases loaned
in an irregular way for stock specula-
ton. There is no fear that depOsitOrs
or shareholders will suffer loss, the
bank officers who have conducted the
operations taking care that, while stiff
rates of interest are charged borrowers,
the security is good.
Commissioner Loring, Of the agricul-
tural bureau, offered $14 900 in prizes
for essays upon various branches of
husbandry, designing to pay the prizes
from the appropriation for expert
ment in best sugar and sorghum cul-
ture; but Comptroller Lawrence, of the
treasury department, has warned the
commissioner that the intended diver
sion of money without the authority OF
congress would be illegal
The wife of DIR. e. G. Seguin, of New
York, specialist in disease of the
brain, murdered her three children and
killed herself while, as is supposed, she
was temporarily insane. Her domestic
and social relations were most pleasant
but for some weeks she had been de-
spondent from physical cause. The
husband and father was so affected by
the horrible occurrence that it is feared
he will lose his reason.
The appearance Sunday night of
eight men, alleged to have been mask
ed, on the track of the Chicago and AL
ton railroad near the scene of the Blue
Cut train-rObbery is supposed to indi-
cate that plan had been concocted to
perpetrate another robbery, but, as the
men took to the woods on the approach
of the train, the railroad men believe
they were local tyros in train-robbing,
whose courage failed them at the criti-
cal moment.
Major Pollock, the Indian inspector,
whose investigation of the manage
ment of the Pine Ridge agency was cut
short by his suspension by the secre-
tary of the interior, makes some point
ed assertions regarding the manner in
which Agent McGillicuddy has admin
istered his office. Major PollOck de-
clareS that accounts have been falsified,
and that the Indians have been treated
in a manner tending to cause insubOr-
dination among them.
An Internal machine of novel contri-
vance was thrown through the window
of August Gockel's residence at Phila-
delphia. 1t was filled with all manner
of missiles, including scraps of iron as
bullets, but with the exception of ex-
ploding with terrific force and tearing
the plaster from the wall. effected no
other damage. Gockel miraculously
escaped. A relative named Youngheim,
who had been recently elected from
the family. was arrested as the bomb
thrower.
Foreman Dickson, of the star-route
jury, has been cited to appear before
the criminal court of the District of
Columbia for contempt in writing an
improper communication to the grand
jury of that court, his protested desire
being to secure the indictment of GER
tain attaches of the department of JUS
tice who sought to corrupt him and his
associates on the star-route jury, in or
der that he might be cleared of asper-
sions cast upon him by newspapers and
individuals. The letter incidentally re-
flected upon Judge Wylie's course in
the matter.
The proposed pooling arrangement
of majority of the stockholders of the
Mutual Union Telegraph company has
been blocked, at least for the present,
by an injunction issued by Judge Van
Brunt, of New York, on application of
,Norvin Green, president of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, on the
ground that the interest of the latter
corporation. which is creditor of the
Mutual Union for a large sum, would
be jeOpardiZed by the pooling arrange
Mutual Union, is accused of breaking
faith with Jay Gould.
A crowd of about twenty five drunken
men at Catlettsburg, KY, took possess
sion of a ferry-boat, Wednesday, and
made puerile attempt to take Neal
and Craft. charged with the murder of
the Gibson family and Miss Thomas, at
Ashland. Kentucky, from the militia
having them in charge on board the
steamer Granite State. A pistol was
discharged by one of the mob, where
upon the militia fired upon the ferry
boat, perforating its boiler ND disa-
bling it. A crowd was CO upon
the shore by the firing, : ,gainst
these the militia next dire, ed their
weapons, although it is alleged no hos
tile demonstration had been made by
those on shore. Five persons were
killed, six MORALLY wourded, and
large number slightly injured.
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