The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-11-24


day, GovernOr-elect PattisOn announ-
ces that his entry into office will not
cost the people of Pennsylvania one
dollar
Fred Diebolt, rich and influential
German saloon-keeper of Cleveland,
was convicted in the police court OF
violating the Sunday law. Judge Sol
ders fined him 500, and sentenced him
to ten days in the wOrkhouse.
Paris cablegrams state that President
Grevy is really in q very critical condi-
ton. Political circles are discussing
the succession, and the names of Gam
beta, Clfanzy, and BressOn are men
toned.
Thurlow Weed died in New York at
o'clock Wednesday morning, in his
seth year. He leaves three daughters.
Miss Harriet having been his constant
companion for thirty years. His estate
is estimated at 81 100000.
In the Grassy Island cOlliery, near
Scranton, Pennsylvania, the roof OF a
chamber caved in shortly after a blast,
precipitating hundreds of tons of rock
upon three miners, two of whom were
terribly mangled.
Forty feet of track belonging to the
Chenango Valley road in Brown street,
Syracuse, were torn up by employees OF
the West Shore company and a loco
motive ditched. Each side again has
two hundred men under arms.
The Brooklyn republican general
committee passed resolutions declaring
that the administration had been re-
buked by the electors for interfering in
the politics of the state and perpetrat-
ing frauds at the Saratoga convention.
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raise all state revenue by taxing cor
porations, but. failed to concur in the
prohibitory amendment. The senate
refused third reading to a bill to pro-
hibit the sale of cigars or tobacco.
In the French chambers of deputies,
Duclerc announced that grant of 2OO,-
600 francs will be asked for DE Brazza,
to enable him to establish twelve scien-
tific, commercial, and hospital stations
along the Congo river.
The annual report of the secretary of
the treasury shows that the receipts OF
the government for the year ending
June 80 were S403, 525, $50, and the eX-
penditures outside of the public debt
aggregated $257, 9S1 ,439.
The late Joseph j. Cooke, of Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, who left an estate
of So, DOC, 900, cut off defOrmed daugh-
ter with 5000 per year, but a prospect
of vigorous litigation caused a COM
promise, in which the unfortunate girl
will obtain her rights.
Near Forest City, North Carolina,
two parties of prominent citizens had
lively shooting-match. Barnes King
shot William Suttle, who retaliated by
blowing off the top of Kings head with
a shotgun. when Suttle was nearly
done ply John Harrell.
The city of Chattanooga recently
purchased the barracks adjoining the
National cemetery, but on attempting
to use them as pest-hOuse the super
intendent put an armed patrol on the
grounds. The secretary of war will be
asked to decide the question.
j b. Tinsley, well-known stock
dealer of Knoxville, Tennessee, pre-
sented at bank in Cleveland, in that
state, note for $1,000, purporting to
be signed by his father. 1t was pro-
nounced forgery and he was arrested.
when he blew out his brains.
The captain and mate of the whaler
Rainbow have been held for trial in
San Francisco on charge of abandon
ing a sailor on an ice-flOe in the Arctic
ocean, after he had been wounded by
the accidental discharge of the ships
gun.
The presence in Washington of ex-
President Pierola .;ives color to the
surmise that Peru will ask the United
States to interpOse actively in the adj
justment of differences with Chilli.
Pierola is said to have had a conference
of three hours with Blaine Monday.
The English experts who examined
the New York. Pennsylvania and Ohio
road report that between $lO,OO0,OOO
and $4,000, 900 was mysteriOusly drop
ped in the work of reorganization, and
recommend formal consolidation with
the Erie or complete divorce.
The grand jury of the Third district
of Utah found three indictments for
polygamy under the Edmunds law out
of twenty cases presented to its notice.
The district attorney was unable to rid
himself of two MOrmOns in impaneling
the jurors, and they are said to have
given warning to witnesses.
Coal operators representing nine of
the principal mines of the MassillOn
district have followed their rivals by
yielding to the demands of the miners,
but they take revenge by ordering re-
auctions in the wholesale and retail
price.
William Cromie has for two years
been trustee of the Bull estate of Louis
vile, valued at 100000 but counsel
for the heirs attempted his removal.
The court decided that Cromie was
guilty of neglect, especially in allowing
$47, 900 in cash to lie idle, and he will
probably resign his trust.
A young Englishman named Claud
Lister, who had been discharged by. a
farmer near Niagara Falls, fatally
and then nearly killed himself, his rea-
son being that his love for the lad Gre
ated desire to be always in his COM
pany.
Thomas Trotter, city marshal of OF
tumwa, Iowa, arrested a burglar named
Wiche, and was taking him to the
station when he threw cayenne pepper
in the officers eyes and broke away.
The marshal killed the crook at the first
shot. A bowieIknife and burglars keys
were found on the corpse.
A band of Piegans sWOOped down on