The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-11-17

with the order, but another resign
ed his office.
Margaret Scott. of Martintown, Que
bee, who for three years had been al
most helpless from congestion Of the
spinal cord, claims to have been restor-
ed to health by the prayers of party
of ladies at her bedside. Rev. James
McCaul, of Montreal, vouches for the
truth of the story.
A negro at Frankfort, Kentucky, I'M
derUook to pitch hay with lighted pipe
in his mouth. The result was the de-
struction OF the Major opera-house, the
postoffice, Buhr's hotel. and other build
ings, the loss aggregating $4,000. The
Opera-houSe WAS owned by the city, and
some of the public records were burned.
|. The late Rev. DR.. Mercer, of New
port, Rhode Island, who had 81 ,200, 00C
to disburse, left the bulk of it to his
nieces and cousins, and on their death
one-third goes to a hospital. a like
amount to the presidents of Harvard
and Yale colleges for scholarships for
poor students. and the remainder to
the laboring poor of England and Italy.
The ways and means committee of
the Vermont legislature proposes to
raise all money required for state eX-
penses by taxing the corporation doing
business within the state. The rail-
roads will be asked for 2 per cent. on
the first $4,000 earned per mile; express
and telegraph companies are to dis
gorge 3 per cent. on their gross re-
ceipts, and savings banks half of per
cent. on deposits, all Of which is to be
paid to the state treasurer semi-annu-
ally.
Some weeks ago the Congregational
church at Easton, Massachusetts,, was
destroyed by fire. Oliver Ames told
the subscription committee that if
give $500 toward rebuilding the edi-
flee. General Butler thought some
votes might thus be influenced, and
made a similar offer on condition that
he be elected governor. The COngrega-
tiOnalists have won both stakes.
One of the foremen of the Inter
national distillery at Des Moines was
on Sunday handed a note announcing
that the masher contained fifty pounds
of dynamite. He soon discovered that
warnings had been chalked on the walls
at several points in the building. A
dozen eight-inch cartridges, weighing
half-pound leach, were readily found
by the engineer. Suspicion falls upon
a contractor for MASKING apparatus,
named Babbitt, for whose arrest a war
rant has been issued.
John Parker, while engaged in cut
ting hoOp-poles near Monroeville, Indi-
and, was mistaken for deer and shot
dead by a farmer named James Stewart.
An event somewhat similar occurred
in the Wisconsin pineries. where Mr..
Wyatt, assistant postmaster of Fond
du Lac, was fired upon by a hunter. In
the latter case, the sufferer was allowed
to remain sixteen hours without aid,
the shooter not daring to venture near
his victim.
Edward Holroyde, the Cincinnati
miser. who was robbed by burglars Fri
day night, lies nearly at the point of
death. He is so years of age, and is
worth over 100000. Twenty-Five years
ago he separated from his wife and cut
off all communication with the world
except to receive necessary supplies.
Four masked burglars entered his
sleeping apartment, and after beating
him brutally they were handed pOck-
et-book containing SIS. They wrenched
large tOe-nail from his foot, when he
pointed out the hiding place of bonds
worth $4,000 and roll Of currency.
After vainly smuggling his body they
ransacked the house and left. A pO-
lice lieutenant penetrated to the bed
room and found the old man in a bed
of greasy rags.
Frank James, will be arranged for
irregularities at Kansas City Novem-
Der q. 1t is expected that he will
plead guilty, and be Immediately par
doned by Governor Crittenden. He is
being lionized at Independence by all
classes of people, among his recent visi-
tors being General Joe Shelby and
Colonel John L. Crisp. His wife is
constantly with him, and his mother
spends Sundays in his company. His
cell is flOored with Brussels carpet, the
walls are adorned with paintings, and
flowers are daily sent him. He has
Instead of prison diet, he feasts upon
luxuries contributed by friends. Adj
missions to the cell are wholly by per-
mission of its occupant. His neatness
and politeness make him the darling of
Missouri society.
The worst defeat which befell any
congressional aspirant was suffered by
Albert r. Anderson, republican can
didate in the Ninth Iowa district,
where one year served to effect
change of S,130. The only contested
election case from Massachusetts, will
be that of Charles s. Lilley against Will
liam A. Russell, in the Lowell district.
John b. Raymond, republican candi-
date for delegate from Dakota, is cred
tied with a majority of 5000. The
democrats of Virginia concede the cleo
ton of John S. Wise, the Malone can
didate for congressman at-large, by g.
600 majority. John Ireland, democrat,
is elected governor of Texas by $4,000
majority, and John Hancock will de-
feat Ex-Governor Davis for congress by
about 5000 while S. II. Russell has been
beaten in the Third district. Govern
or Cullom claims the election of John
G. Smith as state treasurer of Illinois
by 1000, and of Charles T. Strattan for
uperintendent of public instruction by
5000.