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

man knocked DaVey DOWN, ana was
killed for the blow.
Nellie Burrell, the mistress of Cap
tain Howgate. has suddenly disappear
ed from Washington despite the efforts
of the detectives to keep track Of her
movements. 1t is expected that real
estate attached by the government will
bring 500, 900. and reduce his defalca-
ton one-half.
James ii. Elliott, New York attor-
ney, has been arrested for entering
through a window the house of an ac-
tress named Emeline Laurent and alb
stracting deed for property valued at
$4,000. 1t would seem that the woman
had locked herself up in order to starve
to death.
In Massachusetts the Democrats have
nominated for Governor Gen. b. f.
Butler, and the Republicans Robert w.
Bishop. In Connecticut the Republic
can nominee is General William II.
Buckley. In the Republican convention
at ogaWednesday, Secretary of the
Treasury Charles j. Folger was nomi-
mated for Governor on the second bal
lot.
Major Phipps, the defaulting super
intendent of the Philadelphia aims
house, cannot be extradited from Can
ada on the charge of embeZZlement.
The grand jury has, therefore, found
three indictments for forgery, and GER
titled copies will be taken to Washing
ton at once, in order that the president
may request the governor general to
permit the return of Phipps for trial.
The strike of the Amalgamated iron
and steel workers, which was inaugu-
rated June l, was practically ended
Tuesday by the vote of district conven-
tons at Pittsburg,. Wheeling, and
Youngstown. 1t only remains for the
manufacturers to sign the old scale,
and many mills have already lighted
their furnaces. The contest has de-
prived the workmen of over eight mil
lion dollars in wages.
In the circuit court at Detroit in pres
ence of one hundred members Of the
bar, the assistant prosecuting attorney
read a petition for the disbarring Of
Charles X. Ford on charges of misde-
meanor, attempting to pass forged notes,
malpractice, and bad character gener-
ally. He once served three years in
state prison. Judge Jennison gave him
three weeks to answer the charges.
The captain of the British war-ship
COmuS, just before taking on board the
marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise
at San Francisco, received AN anOny-
nous note warning him that the steam
er would be blown up by torpedo. The
captain of the revenue-cutter Richard
Rush took squad of marines and
searched the Comus until all fears were
dispelled.
A rumOr got afloat at Chattanooga
that the Taylor brothers, who murdered
Sheriff Cate and his deputy, had been
placed in the Jail, and at midnight Mon
day crowd of five thousand persons
gathered and demanded the prisoners,
for whose capture rewards of $16,500
had been offered. A committee of five
was allowed to enter the Jail and see
that the TaylOrs were not there.
A marked feature of the reunion OF
the Army of the Cumberland at Milwau-
kee was the gathering of one hundred
General GibbOn read an original poem
and Miss Aubrey presented a silk
guidon. Speeches were made by Gen
erals Bragg and Fairchild. Miss Ran
som, a Washington artist, gave the
Cumberland veterans an oil portrait OF
President Garfield, and General j. ID.
Cox delivered an eulogy on the mar
tyred president.
Oklahoma Payne and eleven of his
followers are being taken by rail from
cort of Lieutenant Taylor, OF the 9th
through Indian Territory, for fear of
being put to death by the reds. On
reaching Henrietta, Texas, he obtained
writ Of habeas corpus from the dis
trict court, but the lieutenant refused
to recognize it, and an order for the ar
rest of the latter was issued. The priS-
Oners were packed in car and guarded
until the train left, the lieutenant de-
flying the courts.
The Egyptian commander at Damiet-
Ia has closed the war by an unconditiOn-
al surrender. The entire population of
ZagaZi is again at work in the fields, the
telegraphic censorship has been abOl-
ished, and trains have been restored
between Cairo and Kafar-el-Dwar. The
council of ministers has directed Riaz
Pasha to proceed to Cairo to represent
the government of Egypt and the khe-
dive will be escorted thither in a few
days by troop of Indian cavalry. Eng
fish and French journals are suggest
ing the creation of a gendarmerie for
Egypt under British officers.
Engineer Melville has caused a great
sensation at Philadelphia by DESERVING
his wife and children upon the moment
of his arrival. The wife's story of his
gruff greeting and brutal departure is
pathetic one. Lieutenant Danenhow-
er's attention having been called to no
tees in the press containing inuendoes
of charges by him against Engineer
Melville, he has issued card stating
he has made no accusations against any
one, and that his relations with the
Engineer have always been of friend
ly character.
The wife of Engineer Melville has
been placed in the asylum at Norris
town. Pennsylvania, on certificate of
insanity given by two physicians. Mel
vile telegraphed to his sister in New
York to take care Of his home and chill
dren. His friends claim that great in
justice has been done him in the state
ment that he deserted his family, and
they assert that his wife has not only
been deranged for several years, but is
under the influence Of liquor great
portion of the time. She is daughter