The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-20
CONDENSED NEWS.

brought $3.50, 900 at auction.
The Rothschilds are to issue for the
Russian government 9S,000,000 of NOM
nal per cent. bonds at so.
Secretary Folger has called in $l5,-
10000 in extended per cent. bonds,
payable January Is.
Frank Queen, proprietor of the Clip
per, died in Philadelphia of paralysis of
the brain.
Lucas S. Beecher. for fifty years a
leading lawyer of Toledo, died We'd
nesday at the age of "a.
A Paris cablegram announces the
death of Count Napoleon Ney, a son Of
the famous marshal, at the age of 20.
Boxes OF petroleum and gunpowder
were found in the Imperial theatre at
Riga, Russia.
Franklin Edison has been nominated
by the democrats for mayor of New
York.
The prohibitionists of New Hamp-
shire nominated Josiah w. Fletcher
for governor.
Russian thieves murdered mail
position near Odessa, and secured a
half million roubles from the letters.
William George, a merchant Of
Reeds Landing Arkansas, was killed
by unknown asSaSsins.
A vein of fine coal over four feet
thick, was found at Wenona, Illinois,
at depth of 1888 feet.
Rev. Thomas Gaurd, a leading Meth
odist pastor of Baltimore, died Sunday
from the effects of surgical operation.
Joseph Parish, one of the most dan
gerous confidence men in the west, was
captured Sunday in Indianapolis.
A bill before the legislature of Yer
mont imposes fine of $40 for offering
a boy under Is years of age cigar or
a cigarette.
Four of the largest butchers of New
York have decided to transfer their
slaughter-houses to Chicago and send
the meat east in refrigerator-cars.
Twenty Mormon elders have left
Salt Lake for missionary work in the
southern states, and seventy-five for
the European field.
Bayard TaylOr's homestead near
Kenneth Square, Pennsylvania, was
sold at auction, farmer in the vicini-
ty paying Sl4,050 for the property.
The block of stone for the Washing
ton monument to be contributed by Ne
braska is four by six feet, and bears
the states motto and coat-of-arms.
John Black, well-known merchant
of Pekin, Illinois, is said to be de-
faulter for $4,000, and to have sailed
for Germany two weeks ago.
Tennessee has funded about $12,000,-
600 of her debt since June l, and State
Treasurer Polk thinks the work will be
completed by January.
The Masonic Grand lodge of Califor-
MIA passed resolutions indorsing the re-
fusal of the Grand lodge of Utah to adj
NIT upholders of Mormonism.
Samuel G. Davis, who founded an eX-
tensive dry-gOods house in st. Louis,
died Of paralysis in Boston, Sunday,
leaving large estate.
Edward Clark, president Of the Sing
er Sewing Machine company, died of
malarial fever at Cooperstown, New
York, leaving large fortune.
At the dedication of a soldiers mon
ument at Beverly, Mass, platform
fell with a large number of spectators,
five of whom were seriously injured.
Hon. w M. Springer figures out a
probable democratic majority of thirty
nine in the next house of representa-
tives.
Ingestre hall, the seat of Earl
Shrewsbury, near Stafford, England,
was completely Quilted by fire Thurs
day, the loss being e500,0
The garrison at Salt Lake is to be in
creased by four companies of the 9Th in
fantry, but officers in the war depart
ment deny any fears of trouble with
the MormOns.
Colonel Thomas Reynolds, formerly
pension agent for Wisconsin, has been
arrested on charge of defrauding the
government to the amount of $1,000 by
forging claim papers.
Seventeen members of a gang of
counterfeiters were gobbled by the
United States marshal at Upton, In
diana, after mountains of evidence had
been secured by detectives.
Sixty-one head of polled Angus and
Galloway cattle were sold at the Kan
sas City fair grounds Thursday, bring
ing $26,720 The Angus cows averaged
$74S and the Galloway cows $467.
Oscar Wilde was arrested at st.
John, New Brunswick, for breach of
contract with the Young Mems Chris
tian association, and paid 500 to settle
the case.
The grand jury at Evansville, In
diana, indicted for conspiracy the three
captured lynchers from Posey county,
and bail of ST 900 each was furnished
by men who represent over $4,000
DR.. j. w. Wheeler, of Decatur, Illi-
nois, formerly president of the State
society, has been placed in Jail
on charge Of producing an abortion on
Miss Estelle Risley.
Captain Webb. the English swimmer,
completed at midnight Saturday his
feat of remaining 1851 hours in water.
He was rather unstrung from loss of
sleep.
The Hebrew immigration Aid socie-
ty of New York has resolved to notify
the committees in London, Paris, and
Berlin to forward no more refugees to
this country.
Benjamin Legault. of Beauharnais,
Quebec, has distinguished himself by
bringing suit to prevent a widowed
sister, IS years old, and worth 500, 900
from marrying young man.
James Ii. Corey, the Long Branch
landlord who demanded 81, 800 from his
sick guests last summer has been in
dicted for robbery, riot, extortion as
sault, and maintaining nuisance.
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