The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-03-31

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The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
road reports gross earnings for 1881 OF
$21 1924, $50, and net income of SIC, 257,-
635. The funded debt is $59, %, 725, and
the miles of track, 1924.
The ladies of Washington organized
the aid society of the Garfield memorial
hospital, electing Mrs. Window presi-
dent and Mrs. Whitney secretary.
Miss Phoebe Cousins, of st. Louis, has
applied to President Arthur to be APP
pointed one of the five commissioners
to visit Utah, and petition with num-
erous signatures will soon be forward
ed TO Washington.
On a train near Medora, Ind, an in
toXicated maniac killed A. g. Wingate,
of Lexington, KY, without provOca-
ton. The murderer then leaped off and
drowned himself in the stream. His
clothing contained $3.50 in cash and re-
ceipts showing him to be William
Haines, formerly of West Salem, o.
Transportation during the summer
has been engaged for 10000 tons on pig
lead from Eureka, New, to San Fran
cisco and thence to Ell Paso, by the Cen
trail and Southern Pacific roads; thence
to New Orleans by the Texas road, and
to New York by the Morgan line OF
steamships.
Two deputy marshals at San Francis
co boarded the steamship City of Toxic
and arrested Purser Hennessy and
Stewart Kennedy, on suspicion of being
engaged in smuggling opium. Nothing
suspicious was found in their rooms,
but they were held in $1,000 each.
The Chicago cattle market enjoyed a
veritable boom last week, good to first
quality steers having sold readily at 6
to u cents per pound, being an advance
of from to cent over last weeks fig
ures. These are the highest average
prices that have prevailed since the war.
The contributions toward the Garfield
memorial hospital in Washington have
so increased of late that General Sher-
man and Senator Window have called q
meeting of the wives OF senators and
representatives to arrange for nation
al board of visitors and select vice-pres-
identS.
The Pennsylvania road is endeavOring
to purchase from DR.. HOstetter the
Smithfield street bridgein Pittsburg for
$500, 900, but the doctor knows that in
case of sale it would be raised to height
that would prevent the crossing of the
Lake Erie road, in which he is the chief
stakeholder.
John Land, who was indicted for par
ticipation in the robbery of the Alton
train at Blue Cut, has made full con-
fession, by which 1T appears that jesse
James and his partners rode away with
the spoils, leaving the country lads moth
ing for their efforts.
The arrivals of immigrants at Castle
Garden, Tuesday, exceeded four thou
sand. Nearly three thousand Italians
have made their appearance within the
past three weeks. Their immigration
is directed by resident agents, who pro-
vide them with employment, just as the
Six Companies take care of the Celestials
at the Pacific gates.
A New York dispatch says Haverly
intends to start theatre in Washing
ton. He has renewed his lease OF the
Fifth Avenue Theatre, remaining
lease of one year and q half being trans
ferred to John Stetson. He sailed for
Europe in the Celtic Saturday, and said
he should keep his enterprises on this
side going, and perhaps start a theatre
in London.
The hangings on Friday were Will
liam Heilwag0n, who murdered his
daughter-in-law at Hampton, ILL.,; Frank
and Henry Rumberger, Of UniontOwn,
Pa, who killed Daniel Troutman; Edgar
L. Small, of Pittsburg, who shot NichO-
dleburg, Pa, one of the party who took
the life of the Kintzlers; Jack Neverling,
of Clearfield, Pa, the murderer of Sam
uel Pennington, and John G. Mccarthy,
of Richburg, n. Y, for stabbing to death
Patrick Marley.
AT Richmond, Va, Sunday noon,
flames broke out in the Petersburg rail-
road bridge, and tumbled that structure
into the river, extending to the tobacco
factories of T. M. Rutherford & Co., r..
A. Patterson q Co., II. G. Williams 81
Co., the stemmeries Of j. A. Hutchin-
son, G. II. & +. ID. Barksdale, and Aborn
81 Edwards, the Vulcan iron-works,
twenty tenement-houses, ten freight
cars. and /. p. Smiths grist-mill, all of
which were destroyed. At the Man.
chester end of the bridge the Virginia
kaoline-wOrks were burned. The loss
aggregates 100000.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has acquired control of the Mt
tuaI Union lines. Gould purchased 33,
500 shares outright, and 1880 shares
are held by George Baker, Ii. G. Fahn-
stock, and George S. Scott. The three
latter hold the balance of power in the
company, and have entered into an
agreement to act in accord with Gould
so long as his policy does not impair the
rights and business of the Mutual
Union. About $500, 900 was paid for the
block held by Baker and his partners.
General G.. M. Dodge and Jay and Geo.
Gould will be added to the new board of
directors, and John G.. Moore will be
president.