The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-08-04

Miller, VINO Is SAID TO nave Deen the
ringleader in a gigantic steal at the I'm
ion stock-yards six months ago.
Seven pedestrians began six-day
contest at Boston just after midnight
Monday morning in presence of seven
thousand persons. Hartman, Hughes,
Hart, and Campana are on the track.
The past week in New York has been
the hottest of the year, and the deaths
were LII. The mortality for three
weeks was 1917, the heaviest death
rate since the cholera epidemic of 1854.
A gang of convicts were sent to Ben
ton, Ark, to gravel on railway, but
the citizens burned their stockade, and
compelled the party to return to Little
Rock under threats Of death.
The assessed valuation of real estate
In New York is 81 ,035, 203,S l6, and of
personal property S19S, 272, $50. The
amount to be raised by taxation, this
year, is 500, 4l2.S3l.
August Gregory, Is years OF age,
sneaked into the bedroom of his moth-
er in a Denver hotel and took 1880
from under her pillow, but was speedi-
ly caught.
| service in checking the forest fires in
the vicinity of East Tawas, Mich,
where farms and timber tracts were
burning by the acre.
The executive committee of the trunk
roads has decided to increase the gross
rate on cattle from Chicago to New
York to 60 cents per hundred pounds,
to take effect Aug. LIST.
Three masked men robbed stage
near Shreveport, La, taking thirteen
registered packages from the mail
pouches and relieving four passengers
of their money.
Mrs. r. b. Hayes presided over
meeting of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society at the Chautauqua
camp-ground, and was given a recep-
ton Friday evening.
A blaze on board the steamer Gellert
while at sea caused panic among the
steerage passengers, mostly Polish
Jews, which was with difficulty held in
check. The flames were subdued after
doing 900 worth of damage.
A collision occurred Monday at
Washington between the business man.
ager of the Republican and the proprie-
tor of the Sunday Chronicle. No blood
was shed, but both combatants were
deluged with writing-fuid from the ink
stands used as weapons.
Colonel Stephen r. Proctor, assist
ant adjutant general of the state of
Louisiana, committed suicide, Tues
day. The death of his children, finan-
cial reverses, and i'll health impelled
him to the deed. He was IS years of
age.
General Sheridan and several civil
! and military. friends started Tuesday
on a trip to the Yellowstone country.
will vic Crnan riUnr daUnfn
their time to exploration, hunting, and
fishing. They return to Chicago early
in September.
The Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel Workers met in annual
session in Chicago, Tuesday. Nearly
10000 persons are said by President
jarrett to be members of the Organiza-
ton. OF this number about $1,000 are
idle because of strikes.
A ''faith-cure" camp-meetingi in prog
ress at Old Orchard Beach, Me-, is de-
veloping some remarkable features.
The lame, halt, and blind, after being
prayed over and anointed with oil, are
sent on their way rejoicing, and many
claim to have received great physical as
well as spiritual benefit.
Levi Wilson, of Uxbridge, Mass, is
in Jail at Providence, r.. l., in default
of 100000 bail, on charges of seduction
and breach of promise. The man, af-
ter growing suddenly wealthy through
means not yet explained, abandoned
his first love, and thence arises his
present trouble.
B. Frank Bigelow, formerly receiv-
! ing teller Of the National Bank Of the
Republic at Washington, who abscond-
ed with S25, 900 last month surrendered
J al nj 81,
grown tired of being hunted through
Canada.
Freight trains collided near McGreg-
or, Iowa, on the Dubuque division of
the st. Paul road. Myron l.. Hibbard,
a fireman, was killed, and E. Clough,
an engineer, was badly hurt. Both en-
gines were demolished. Ten laborers
sustained considerable injuries.
DR.. Lord, of Plano, ILL.,, was called
up at midnight to attend q patient at
Yorkville. When he had driven a mile
he was halted by two men with drawn
-revolvers, tied to a tree, and robbed of
gold watch and thirty-fve cents.
When he subsequently freed himself,
he found his horse and buggy near his
home.
The failures for the past week were
Ill, of which the western states had 80,
l1e eastern 10, the southern ~, the MD
die %, the Pacific states and territories
s. and New York city 5. The principal
New York failure was that of w. j.
Wilcox & Co., lard dealers, with S110,-
600 liabilities.
At Lancaster, Pa, Saturday evening,
weak-minded girl was enticed to Sc
cluded spot by eight young ruffians and
shamefully maltreated. after being
dosed with drugged whisky. She has
since become a raving maniac. One of
the beasts who was arrested narrowly
escaped lynching while being conveyed
to the jail.
At Walton, KY, man named Ritch-
lie saw three men on the top Of pass
ing freight train. He exclaimed to a
bystander, "See me pick the middle
man, at the same moment firing pis-
tol shot at John Clarkson, brakeman,
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