The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-09-22

covering a space quarter mile square
in the southern portion of st. Louis,
have been burned. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
The Indian scare in the southwest
has been shown to be delusion. A
small band of Cheyennes were hunting
in western Kansas, but no depredations
have been committed.
chihuahua, Mexico, and Boston,
Mass, exchanged congratulations Sat
urday over the longest overland tele-
graphic current ever worked by the
Western Union company.
John Ball has sued Job M. Nash, a
wealthy citizen of Tippecanoe county
alleged that Nash impugned the char
acter of the plaintiff for honesty.
When General Sherman and party
left the summit of Mt. Washington
Sunday the temperature was II degrees
and the wind was rushing past at the
rate of 10S miles per hour.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
sent the mayor Of Jersey City a check
for $50, 900 as voluntary contribution
in aid of the municipal government for
the current year.
Lord Dillon has received no rent from
his estate in Ireland for three years,
and has therefore caused the posting of
one thousand ejectment DEGREES at the
courthouse at Swineford.
A caucus of the republicans of the
Oregon legislature nominated John III.
Mitchell for United States senator.
The democrats have selected Judge z.
p. Prime.
A granite ice pier, weighing fifteen
hundred tons and costing $40, 900, has
quietly disappeared from sight in the
Delaware river at Marcus Hook, Penn
sylvania.
Two companies of the 9th infantry
have been suddenly ordered from Forts
Omaha and Sidney to Salt Lake, giving
rise to rumor that trouble with the
Mormons is expected during the ap-
preaching election.
Major Phipps, who forged comptrol-
ler's certificates in Philadelphia to the
at Hamilton, Ontario, where he and his
wife were staying at a second-class
hotel under the name of Thompson.
/ The oil boom materialized on the ex-
change at Bradford, Monday, where
prices opened at IS cents per barrel the
aggregate sales being 7 ,058, 900 barrels.
The Cherry Grove district is said to
have decreased its yield by rs per cent.
Miss Bond, the victim of ravishers at
Taylorville, Illinois, is still at the point
of death. DR.. Vermillion, charged with
completely in the outrage, has been held
in bonds of 5000, which he failed to
secure.
In the criminal court at Washington
Judge Wylie granted new trial for
Miner and Rerdell, the convicted star
route cOnspirators to commence De-
cember 4, each being held in $4,000
bail.
The Teller and Tabor faction OF the
republican party of Colorado carried
the state convention by nominating
Ernest 1. Campbell, of Leadville, for
governor and William II. Meyer for
lieutenant governor.
A trestle-work belonging to the West
Branch railway at Wilkesbarre, Penn
sylvania. gave way while twenty-seven
loaded gondolas were standing upon it.
Six men were carried down fifteen feet,
two of them receiving fatal injuries.
Somebody in Wall street has written
letter declaring that Jay Gould has
retired from active manipulation of the
market, as he is worth 800, 900 900, and
is about to take the presidency of the
Western Union Telegraph company.
The flight of French Canadians to
the United States is subject which
has received due consideration at Otta-
wa, and the governor general has ex-
pressed willingness to assist in col
OniZing them in the northwest.
An Irish national movement is being
planned by Parnell, Davit, Dillon, and
Brennan, on the basis of self-govern-
ment, no landlords, the promotion of
home industries, and paid represen-
tation in parliament.
The steamer Asia, which left Colling-
wood. Ont, Wednesday evening last
for French River and Sault Ste. Marie,
ing and wrecked. but two persons, out
of a passenger list Of more than one
hundred, being saved.
six hundred converts in Indianapolis,
will close his revival labors in that city
and go to Cincinnati. He has become
embroiled with Rev. Myron w. Reed,
who dared to criticise his methods as
an evangelist.
The car of Russia left st. Petersburg
for Moscow Tuesday night, thirty
thousand troops having been stationed
along the line, and all private tele-
graphic and railway service suspended.
There are rumors that he is really to be
crowned emperor.
A conductor on the Northampton
road disobeyed orders and brought
about a collision of freight trains at
Greenfield, Massachusetts,. The offend
er escaped injury, but the conductor,
fireman, and brakeman Of the other
train were killed.
A Japanese official asks the depart
ment of agriculture to find some Ameri-
can stock breeder who will take young
man from Yeddo and teach him the va
rious branches Of the business, in or
der that he may use his knowledge at
home.
Alfred Rogers, of Philadelphia, trans
fer clerk Of the Insurance Company of
North America, is known to have OBJ
tanned $4,000 by raising certificates Of
stock and borrowing money upon them,
wasting the proceeds in mining stock
speculations.
President Arthur is in Washington,