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

silks from Central Pacific car.
During the five months ended Nov.
80, IA, 81 immigrants landed in the
United States.
Mr.. j. Saurin Morris, President of
the First National Bank of Baltimore,
died Friday in his 10th year.
Illinois has 10,483 miles of railway
track, leading all the states. Four roads
are in the hands of receivers.
Mrs. Langtry appeared at a matinee
in Brooklyn before an audience OF $50
persons.
A navigable channel has been opened
from the heart of the everglades of
Florida to the Gulf of Mexico.
The funeral of Sir Hugh Allan was
held at Montreal Wednesday, the re-
mains having arrived from Scotland.
Annie Sullivan, more than 100 years
of age, was killed by train at Win
chester, Massachusetts.
The penal code was rigidly enforced
in New York Sunday, the police clos
ing every store found open after 9
o'clock in the morning.
The grand jury in New York called
the attention of the court to the accum-
ulation of dirt in the streets with
suggestion that it be removed.
A telegraph operator in Montreal,
named w. c. Anderson, is to receive
$4,000 by the will of an uncle in Scot
land.
A force of mounted infantry has
marched from PetermaritZburg for Zu-
luland, to start Cetewayo on a new
career as an African boss.
Red Cloud and an interpreter have
arrived in Washington, but the chief
tain declines to give himself away to
the interviewers.
A blaze at st. Petersburg destroyed
several homework establishments on
the Neva and three steamers on the
stocks.
The prince of Wales telegraphed to
Paris to learn the real condition OF
Gambetta, and was answered that the
latter's wound had thoroughly healed.
The Russian minister of foreign af-
fairs thinks the removal of the bodies
Of De Long and his men impracticable
ut this season of the year.
j. II. Watkins, one of the proprietOrs
of a flouring-mill at Toledo, has been
convicted of burning it to obtain insur-
ance of $4,000.
James A. Wilson, treasurer of De
Witt county, Illinois, who was wealthy
and popular, committed suicide by
hanging.
General Curtis, of New York, paid
fine of ST. 600 for collecting political as
sessments, and was discharged from
custody.
In consequence of defalcations COM
mitted by the cashier and his assistant,
the Second National bank Of Jefferson,
Ohio, will 60 into liquidation.
j. M. Sturtevant, who for thirty years
has been superintendent of the Tenn
essee blind school at Nashville, died of
paralysis.
Jem Mace, the pugilist, has arrived
at San Francisco from Australia, bring
ing half-breed Maori to fight Sulli-
van.
The treasury department publishes
decision that Chinese wet-nurse is
laborer, and can not be admitted TO the
United States.
In the United States court at Omaha,
+. E. Clary, formerly postmaster at
Sidney, was convicted of making false
returns as to the arrival of mails, and
fined $500.
Two bold thieves walked around
among the Christmas shoppers in a fur
store in Cincinnati, and stole four seal
skin sacques, which they carried away
In valise.
A fire in a postal-car near Schenecta-
dy destroyed three pouches of letters
from New York for Chicago, and much
Of the European mail from three steam
0rS.
General Chalmers made his appear
ance at Oxford, Mississippi, as an as
sistant United States attorney retained
BY the government to aid in prOsecut-
ing 0ffenses against the election laws.
A Dayton dispatch chronicles the
death Of Rear Admiral James +.
Schenck retired, who entered the naval
service in 1921 as midshipman on the
Hornet.
Two great-grandsons of Daniel Boone
received mortal wounds at the hands of
William Vaughan, of Ladonia, Texas,
for whom one hundred citizens are en-
gagged in search.
A train carrying three hundred ex-
cursionists was ditched Friday at
Mount Vernon, Ohio, by an open
switch, resulting in serious bruises to
several travellers.
Andy Wilson sold his farm of 5,652
acres at Kingsville, Shawnee County,
Kan, for $50, 600, and will remove his
stock, valued at 500, 600, to New Mex
loo.
Last weeks business failures for the
United States numbered 236, an in
increase of six over the week ended
Dec. Is, and ninety-one more than in
the corresponding period in 1881.
Mrs. Ellen Duncan, of Palmer Mass.
was convicted of emasculating her little
stepson, aged years. 1t is believed
the outrage will shatter the boys rea-
son for time.
Pupils of the public schools in New
ark, New Jersey, were requested to
bring one potato each for the Home Of
the Friendless, the plan resulting in the
contribution of small wagon-load.
The district court at Cincinnati has
decided that the telephone company
was justified in cutting out the instru-
ment of A. III. Pugh for using the word
damn over the wires.
z. Chafee, trustee of the Sprague es-
tate, has petitioned the supreme court
of Rhode Island for leave to disburse
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