The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-02

A wholesale liquor firm of Boston, in
order to get a barrel of whisky to a GUS
toner at Claremont, N. H., where pro-
hibition is in full force, labeled it kero-
sene oil, and painted it to carry out the
deception. Now they have been con
victed of a violation Of the internal
revenue laws.
The saw-mills at Muskegon, Mich,
started up Monday with the utmost Wig
or. Eleven hours is to be a days work,
except on Saturdays; no strikes are to
occur during the season; NO distinction
is to be made between union men and
Independents, and wages are to be paid
weekly.
A saloon hasbeen opened next door
to the reading-room of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union in Leav-
enwOrth, and a massmeeting of One
thousand persons resolved to invoke the
aid of the city and state authorities in
closing it.
DanenhOwer and three fellow-surviv-
OTIS of the Jeanette Arctic expedition
arrived at New York at an early hour
Sunday morning. 1t seems that Jack
Cole, the insane seaman, made the trip
with his arms pinioned, but 1t is thought
that his reason will return.
English steam machinery of the value
of 453, 126 has been imported at New
York since the year opened. 1t is said
that the Toledo, Delphos and Burling-
ton n~arrOw-gauge system ordered n
hundred locomotives from the foreign
builders.
The crop reports are of avery encour-
aging nature. The wheat prospect all
over the country may be classed as bril-
liant, the cold, wet weather having re-
tarded the development of the chinch-
bug. Corn will be late, but there is am
pie time for it to mature, and the
acreage has very largely expanded.
The will Of Moses Taylor, of New
York, whose estate has been carefully
appraised at $25, 900 900, was offered for
probate Wednesday. To his wife he
left all his personal property and a net
income of 100000 per annum. The x-
ecutOrs are directed to divide the re-
mainder equally between five children.
Frank Leonard, a fireman in New
York, mounted a rotten ladder, Mon
day, and rescued three persons from a
burning tenement-hOuse in Suffolk
street. He made them leap six feet
from a window into his arms, as he
passed them safely down to others.
~ CWCuC WIN OOOh a
man to a Montreal hotel and paid the
bill for both was murdered for his
kindness as soon as he closed his eyes
in slumber. The butcher went down to
the office with the carpet-bags of both,
and handed over some bloody coin to
the clerk, a piece of stupidity which led
to his instant arrest.
In the British house of commons, Mr..
Dillon gave a pledge that no violence
would result if huts were erected to
save from going to the wOrkhouse 215
families evicted from the estate of Lord
ClOncurry. Secretary Trevelyan said
the shanties might be built, but intimi-
dation would be sternly repressed.
The line of civilization in the valley
the Yellowstone is two hundred
miles in advance of the Northern Pa
cific track-layers. A colony from New
England settled at Bohemian in 1854, and
has erected a thriving town. Through
Pullman trains are running to Glen
dive, and will soon go to Miles City.
1t is announced at Washington that
the springs at Waukesha, Wis, have
passed into the hands of a party of SEN
ators, congressman, and governors, the
stock of the company having been mar
keted 10y Tom Nichol. Mrs. Dunbar,
The former owner, will reside with her
married daughter in Paris.
In a grove neal Belleville, ILL.,, where
four young ladies were selecting a site
'or a Sunday-schOOl picnic, Miss Annie
accidentally met rejected lover,
named Philip Matthews. He compelled
her to listen to his sentiments, and then
shot her dead. The murderer is 19years
age. He voluntarily appeared at the
police station.
William A. Hall, the thieving assist
INT auditor of Newark, N. j., has been
captured at Toronto. He spent three
months at Prescott, where he kept two
asst horses and carried a large amount
n diamonds. He is said to have secured
$4,000 in plumber. Extradition pro-
,eedings will at once be commenced.
Five additional British war vessels
cached Alexandria Wednesday, and
France has forwarded more iron-clads.
The porte does not favor sending a
squadron so long as the allied fleet re-
Mains. Representatives of all the pow
rs urged the sultan of Turkey to de-
,lare in favor of the khedive. and sum-
non to ConstantinOple the leaders of
he revolt.
The body of Miss Zoe Watkins, who
disappeared so mysteriOusly at st.
was found in the river at Car
'ndelet and fully identified by her UNI
lie. a thorough investigation showed
hat no violent act had been committed
igainst her, and that her money and
were untouched, and the con-
fusion was reached that in an aberrat-
d condition of mind she had commit
ed suicide. Her sorrowing father
ould not muster courage to look upon
ler bloated corpse.
Railroad officials in New York report
hat the committee of general passen-
'er agents in session there will recon-
mend the abolition of the system of
Trough trains to the west, forcing pas
engers to transfer from sleepers to day
airs each morning. This is said to be
he result of a demand by the Erie road
hat the through lines charge higher
ates than at present, and the author of
he scheme is said to be John Newell,
eneral manager Of the Lake Shore
Dad.
On the Chicago board of trade, a COM
littee appointed to fix the settling
rice of April wheat reported S1.31 as
he figure at which defaulted contracts