The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-07-28
CONDENSED NEWS.

Inspector OF luuldll SCHOOLS. ~
The trial of s. II. Russell, ex-marshal
of Texas, for making false reports, re.
suited in his acquittal.
Fire at Golden City, Mo-, destroyed
four business buildings Wednesday
Loss $4,000; insured.
A colored man near Red Clay, Ga,
afflicted with smallpox, was shot dead
by railroad hands and cremated in his
cabin.
Oscar Goodwin, cashier of a national
bank at Logansport, Ind, who so mys-
teriously abandoned his post, has been
seen at Hot Springs, Ark.
While workmen on the North Shore
road were blasting near Milton, N. Y,
a premature explosion killed three Ital-
ians and seriously injured eight others.
Meade Woodson, prominent resi-
dent OF Kansas City, who died Thurs
day, was one Of John MOrgan's men in
the raid through Indiana and Ohio.
The report of the drowning of F. E.
Pond, a sporting journalist of New
York, in the Flambeau river in Wis
consin, proves to be incorrect.
Joseph Addison, of Baltimore, one of
the principals in the recent duel in Vir-
ginia, died of his wounds Sunday even
ing.
Bishop Gilmour left Cleveland Sum-
New York by the bishops of Detroit and
. Cincinnati.
The senate having ratified the trade
mark treaty with Spain, American CT
gar manufacturers can no longer use
the brands of Cuban houses.
Having a surplus of only SS4, 256, the
diracforc of fhn I n,,icuiIla onI Mach
vile road decided to pass the semi-an-
nual dividend.
The rainy weather in Ireland is like
finest grain harvest ever reaped. Pota-
toes have also suffered greatly.
The common council of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, has voted to issue bonds for
100000 to extend the water-works sys-
tenn.
The mayor of Rochester, N. Y, is en-
deavoring to settle by arbitration the
difficulty with the Knights of Labor at
Kelly's shoe factory.
Several physicians of New Orleans
agree that Louis Dischler died of yell
low fever in the charity hospital. while
DR.. Schubert says intoXication and eX-
posture caused his demise.
Robert Mcleod, one of the foremost
men in the Cleveland iron strike, head
ed large party of union, men who
went back to work in the rolling-mill
Tuesday.
An old employee of the attorney gen.
erals Office at Washington, named Will
liam Williamson, stole some valuable
manuscripts. fifteen of which were re-
covered Tuesday.
The list of victims of the toy pistol in
the vicinity of Boston since July has
swollen to forty, and Cincinnati reports
six deaths within three days from the
same cause.
At Pomeroy, o., while Everett Deck
er was taking a lady home from church.
a jealous rival, Is years of age, named
Wills, struck him on the head with an
AK, inflicting fatal wound.
Among the participants in a reunion
of the lead-mine region at Dubuque was
Colonel Peter Parkinson, the only sur
vivor of the battle of Pecatonica, fought
in 1882.
Illinois again gives rich promise of
producing one-sixth of the rye crop of
the United States. The harvest in the
southern counties shows yield and
quality above the average.
Much surprise was expressed in Wash
ington over the failure of the grand
jury to find an indictment against SEN
ator Kellogg for completely in the star
route frauds.
Scientific investigation proves that
the boquet which Mrs. Scoville endeav-
ored to carry to Guiteau, contained
enough arsenic to end the lives Of
dozen murderers.
The assessed valuation of real estate
in New York is 1895, 203, Sl6, and of
personal property $19S, 272, $50. The
amount to be raised by taxation, this
year, is 29,4l2.S31.
John Mcguire, of st. Louis, died at
Washington, ID. c., Wednesday MORN
ing. He had been prominently con-
nected with the labor movement in the
west.
The mayor and councilmen of Lead
vile have been fined $3.50 each and sem
fenced to ten days in jail for contempt
Of court. The police judge and city at
torney were removed and their success
sors appointed.
Owners of 81 per cent bonds are Of
fering. them to. the treasury for per
cents in amounts involving millions of
dollars. No offer will be considered
until Aug. 1.
nC oOCduuCl VI tnO
fax line, collided with and badly dam
aged the steamer Rhode Island, of the
Stonington line, Wednesday, off STRAIT
ford, Conn. No one hurt.
Smyrna, in Asia Minor, was Wednes-
day visited by confiagration which
ragged for seven hours. Fourteen hun
bred houses were destroyed, and six
thousand persons were rendered home
less. ONLY one life was lost.
A number of iron strikers in Pitts
burgh have accepted situations offered
by Colorado firm at wages 10per cent.
above those demanded at home. A
gentleman from Toronto is also nego-
tiating for skilled labor.
Roscoe Conkling, who is attorney for
the steamship companies at New York,
is to draft for the house committee on
commerce an immigration bill which
may be expected to meet the views of
President Arthur.
Major Chaffee, who has been follow
ing the renegade Indians from San Car
log surpriSpd them on Tueqdav mar