The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-08-11

The Union Pacific and the Southern
Pacific are endeavoring to beat each
others time in the transportation Of
overland freight. Two trains loaded
with tea came over the former route
from San Francisco to Chicago in six
days and fraction.
During the festivities attendant on
the arrival of the Archduke Charles
Louis at Trieste, petard was thrown
into the crowd. injuring several people.
In retaliation mob broke the win
dows of the houses frequented by Ital-
ians.
About dark Monday evening a con-
flagration broke out at Gardiner, Me-,
in planing-mill, and was only stayed
when property valued at SOC, 200 had
been destroyed. About twenty acres
were burned over, including all the
factories on the lower dam. Two lives
are reported to have been lost.
Society at Long Branch is gossiping
over the hasty marriage of Louis Mills
and Miss L. l.. Laty, of Brooklyn, ow-
ing to their having missed the last train
on Saturday evening. The case was
referred to ex-senator Thurman and
Sam Ward, who urged that matrimony
was the proper solution of the difficulty.
DR.. Mudd, who dressed the leg of
Wilkes Booth after the assassination
of Abraham Lincoln, for which he was
sent to the Dry Tortugas for implica-
ton in the conspiracy, presented to the
house petition for compensation for
ployes stricken by yellow fever.
The cattle plague now prevailing in
two townships near Reading, Pa, has
cuyant off fhirtU-Ono haad within fha
past two weeks. The victims drop
dead in the pasture or the stable, and
their poisonous condition prevents any
attempt being made to secure the
hides.
The republican state convention of
Indiana was presided over by ex-Secre-
tary Thompson. The present minor
state officers were unanimously renomi-
mated, and the course of President Ar
thur, Senator Harrison, and Governor
Porter was warmly Endorsed. The plat
form adopted favOrs the submission Of
the pending constitutional amend
ments at special election. The con-
vention was addressed by delegates
from the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union.
1t is said that Rufus Hatch and Law
renee Jerome, Of New York, in con-
nection with several London capital
lists, have purchased 100000 acres of
rich grazing land on the Yellowstone
river, near the border of Dakota, twen-
ty miles from the Northern Pacific
road, on which city will be plated
and $4,000 head of young cattle be
turned loose.
was reopened Tuesday by Ferdinand
Schumacher, rich mill-Owner, who,
armed with aninjunction from Cleve-
land Judge, led force of hundred
men and eight teams to the place in dis
pute. He was opposed by a counter in
junction issued by Judge Tibbals, of
Akron, backed by large crowd Of citi-
Zens, and an attempt to eXcavate was
followed by riotouS proceedings and
numerous arrests.
Twenty Bedouins have been arrested
for pilfering at Ramleh. The khedive
has announced his intention to indem-
Nifty sufferers from the disorders at AL
eXandria. The rebels are entrenching
between AbOukir and Ramleh and on
the western bank of the Mahmondieh
canal. A train load of rebels went to
Mahalla Junction to destroy the rail
way, but they were frightened away by
fOrty-pounder inside the British lines.
Arab Pasha has ordered the garrison
and people at Ismailia to retire to Cal
TO, and twenty-five Frenchmen will be
given q special escort. Admiral Sey-
mour does not intend to surrender the
Egyptian prisoners to the khedive.
De Lesseps has telegraphed to Con-
stantinople that the whole of Egypt
has embraced the cause of the national
party, and that the English will find
everywhere a determined opposition.
The rebels at Ramleh made forward
movement Tuesday, but were repulsed
by shots from the British irOn-clad
Temeraire. Lord Beresford has been
promoted to the rank of captain for
services during the bombardment of
Alexandria. Thirty-seven battalions
of English militia have volunteered for
active service in Egypt. Gladstone
states that arrangements have been
made to prevent the telegraphing of in
formation to Arab Pasha from En-
gland. A cable is being laid from AL
exandria to Port Said.
The West Kent regiment, with Cen
erals Sir Edward Hamley and Sir Evelyn
Wood, sailed from Portsmouth for
Egypt. The queen babe the officers fare
well and was enthusiastically cheered.
1t is rumored that the European quar-
ter at Cairo has been fired. De Lesseps
has telegraphed the porte protesting
against Admiral Seymour's action con-
corning the Suez canal. The embarka-
ton of troops stationed in India for the
seat Of war has begun. Arab is amply
supplied with money collected from the
interior provinces, and besides regulars
has twenty thousand Bedouins at his
back. The rebels are reported in great
force at Aboukir. England has de-
clared that because of the porte's ''ef-
frontery'' it will be impossible to per-
NIT the landing of Turkish troops in
Egypt. The conference at CONSTANT
nople will probably break up, owing to
the divergence of views between Russia
and Great Britain.