The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1882-03-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MICHIGAN.

In Chicago, committed suicide In ft Of des
pondency, at the B'ttle Greek sanitarium on
Monday.
Mrs. j. W. Dickinson and Mrs. Charles Stur-
gls, were struck by lightning during severe
thunder storm Saturday night at Battle UreeF.
BY an explosion at the Lake Superior Pow
der Company's nitro glycerine In Marquette
Monday morning, four men were blown into
fragments. One thousand pounds OF nitro
slycerlne exploded, blowing the building and
contents to atoms, end cutting of trees az
large as mans body. The killed are Charley
Hatch, Peter Dodge Herman Extrom and
Cornish man, name unknown.
While some scientific young gentlemen from
Adrian were demonstrating before an assem-
bly, Of farmers at Madison grange last weei,
an iron retort exploded with much force, start
ling the audience and injuring the experiment
ers. The hand OF Ed. Treat WIS lacerated,
necesstating the amputation Of one or two In
dex fingers, and tho face OF Mr.. Bredon was
badly disfgured.
Another test salt we'll is to DO sunk at Che
boygap, in another part OF the city.
Fenton's high school, 1t is stated, has fur.
nished material for four runaway matches the
past year. The latest was last Wednesday, the
parties being Belu Kirby aged 10, and Cert,
Philips, aged 22.
Mystery attends the fate Of Bridget Dawt
found dead in the streets OF Grand Rapids Feb
2Sd. Her husband and sons testified that they
never knew her to use liquor, and that Their
o., haA al
the body was found, 1t had on no drawers, the
skirts were thrown up above the knees, anG
the dress was open at the neck. The coroner
states that since the inquest began, fragments
OF a wOman's drawers have been found In thu
vicinity of where the body lay. The coroner
Is half Inclined to the belief that the woman
was drugged by some half drunken rowdies
who kept her wandering about the streets
half the night and then let her alone TO die IL
the cold, after divesting her OF certain articles
Of underdress aud possibly violating her per
,On.
The Adrian Common Council has removed
Frank Stanton from the office OF Recorder anC
asked Gov. Jerome to remove I. j. Nsvin from
the Office of Mayor for malfAasapce In connec
ton with the water bonds swindle.
Mayor Tibbets Of Ooldwater, has caused tn,
srreet OF s. B. Kitchel, representing attorney
of Branch county, charged with libel in ar
article In the Bronson Journal in which 1t Il
assumed that the mayor was concerned in the
late arson cases.
Girls Kern's brewery at Port Huron wa.
burned Tuesday morning. Loss $4,000, in
furance $4,000.
It Is now thought that Ave men were killed
by the nitro-glycerine explosion at Marquette
Monday. Abont 1900 pounds exploded instead
1000, as first reported.
BY fire at Three Rivers Tuesday morning
1--WE buildings were consumed, owned as FOL
Robr, saloon building, Mrs. Chaplain, millin
cry store; Wm. Wo)dheid, r3sidsace. Loss
$4,000. Insurance $4,000.
Walter Lepper, who stole watch at Bic
Rapids, and allowed bis wife to take on her
self the responsibility and go to Jail for his act
while he made his escape, was arrested al
Denver and brought back by Marshal Win
cent.
On Monday one Michael Dyer Of Montreal
came to MarQuetps lookup and said he wanted
shelter, as some men were trying to kill him
He was locked UP, and az 8O'clock p. IN. was
found dead, hanging suspended by a towel
The verdict of the cOroDer's jury was to the
effect that he committed suicide while temper
arily insane.
In the recent charter elections the Demo
Gratis elected their tickets In Howell and Dex
tor, the Republicans elected theirs in St. Johns
the citizens theirs In Rochester and the tenn
perance men theirs in Saranac.
A company has been organized at ackson
for the manufacture Of book and MANILA paper
with capital stock OF 81, 100000.
Stephen d. Bycraft, a young man Of Ann
Arbor, Is charged with having called at the
residence of Miss Fannie HobsOn Tuesday eve
ming, and as she opened the door, firing a pis-
toll which grazed her forehead. 1t is said she
had received from him number Of threaten.
Ing letters, warning her not to keep company
with a certain other young man.
Charles w. Fonda, the absconding clerk of
the Farmers national bank of Constantine,
who embezzled the funds Of the bank to the
amount Of seven thousand dollars, was caught
by Sheriff John A. Dice OF St. Joseph county,
at San Francisco, Cal, Tuesday, and is on bis
way back.
The new jackson paper company 10 organic
cd IA follow: President, James O'Donnell;
Vice president, Henry D. Moore; secretary, P.
B. LOOMS, IT,; treasurer, Addison R. Robinson;
auditor, Walter j. Heyser; directors, Geo. l..
Smaley, w. R. Reynolds, @. O. bloomfield, r.
l., Carlton, Il. D. Moore. James O'Donnell, w.
q. Heyser.
A. w. Hamilton has bought out the Chase
Publishing company OF Toledo. and purchased
the royalty on the Chase receipt book. The
price paid for the whole was about $500.
The number of students enrolled in the Uni.
versIty up to Wednesday was 1854, exactly the
same number that had been enrolled last year
up to corresponding date.
Isaac Richardson OF Kalamazoo, aged 80
years, committed suicide Wednesday by cutting
his throat from ear to ear with rsxor, at Pine
Grove In Van Buren, county. The cause was
grief at the death OF bis wife about three
months ago.
James Garbett, Richard 8. Brown, Fred.
Bartlett, James Scott and John Lynch were ar.
rested and arraigned on Wednesday before
Justice Beach at Pontiac for breaking into
freight cars on the Detroit Grand Haven Il
Milwaukee Railroad on the 4th and 9Th OF
March respectively, for the purpose OF stealing
rides. The accused were committed to Jail In
default of 800 bail each.
The lighthouse at Sand Beach was lighted
on the Sth-Thunder Bay is clear of ice. and
ma yigation is declared TO be opened.