The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01


has imposed upon the Pullman Car
Company fines aogregatirsS @@.E 900 .c-
introducing supplies and fittings from
the United States without notifying
the revenue officers. The government
received it's information from con-
ductors who had been dismissed for
peculation.
The Garfield monument fair at Wash
ington was Saturday opened by Presi-
dent Arthur. The managers have ex-
proper shape. Nearly all the states
have displays, and the Chinese, Japa
nese, and British legations have loaned
precious articles. The rotunda of the
capitol is devoted exclusively to art.
The will of Thurlow Weed was
drawn by Frederick w. Seward two
years ago. 1t covers property estimated
at about 81 900, 600, chiefly in railroad
and government bonds, which he be-
queathed in equal shares to three child
rem and six grandchildren. after giving
Miss Harriet A. Weed the Twelfth
street residence and library.
A delegation of Kentucky distillers
came to Chicago Friday and induced
the Western Export association to
agree to send DIR. Rush to Washington
this winter to lobby for an extension of
the bonded period on whisky. Secretary
Folger regards the measure as fraud
upon the government, but Commits
sioner Raum has given it his indOrse-
ment.
After throwing out the parishes of
Assumption and st. Mary, the Louisi-
ana canvassers report 1000 majority
Cor XVilliop, Dit Kallnnv for nnn nraaa
for the Third district. Governor Nc
Emery refuses to issue certificate of
election, on the ground of Kellogg's
in the state, and has
given him until Monday to submit evil
dence.
After protracted meeting of the di-
rectors of the Omaha line in New Y ork,
Tuesday morning, it was agreed that
of representatives of four
roads be held. Accordingly, Messrs.
Keep, Hughitt, Milbank, Porter, Bish-
op, and Bows met and discussed the
situation until o'clock, when it was
decided to hold another session in Chi
cago next Saturday. Mr.. Keep states
that the conference led to no change in
the situation.
Dan Van Wagenen recently escaped
for the second time from the house Of
correction at Ionia, Michigan, in COM
pany with Dan Root. The father of
the former is reputable coal merchant
in Chicago, and an express package
sent by him to Holland, Michigan, led
to the recapture of the convictS by
Chicago detectives. Van Wagenen is
under sentence for forty-five years for
nearly numbering farmer near Kala-
An hour before his escape he
made touching prayer in the prison
chapel.
On the recommendation of Attorney
General Brewster. President Arthur
has removed Charles E. Henry, mar
shall of the District of Columbia; d. B.
Anger, postmaster of Washington,
and his assistant, Myron NJ. Parker; M.
d. Helm, foreman of the Congressional
Record, and George Z. Spencer, govern
ment director of the Union Pacific
road, and their successors will be APP
pointed Immediately. The parties
named interfered with the ends of JUS
tice in the star-route trials. 1t is said
that S. p. Rounds is in danger of los
ing his position as public printer.
DR.. j. II. Rauch, of the Illinois board
of health, had his attention drawn to-
ward the operations of the Bellevue
Medical college, of Massachusetts,, and
succeeded in having two tickets and
diploma sent to a fictitious person with
q bill for $3.50. The postal authorities
have been asked to forbid the use
of the mails by the concern. The presi-
dent of the college is DR.. Rufus King
Moves, a graduate of Dartmouth, who
claims to have been imposed upon. DR..
G. j. Eastman, the dean, told Boston
reporter that if he began studying now
he could have diploma by January.
President Keep, of the Northwestern
road. proposed to the st. Paul, Rock
Island, and Omaha managers resto-
ration of tariff rates Tuesday and set
Element Of differences at Chicago by
agreement or arbitration. julius Wads-
worth gave his assent for the st. Paul
road and Hugh Riddle for the Rock
Island. President Porter, of the Oma-
ha line, replied that the first question
to be decided was that of territorial
rights, OH which he was willing to ne
gotiate in New York. An afternoon
paper announced the transfer of the
Chippewa Valley road to the st. Paul
for 81 ,675, 900 in bonds, whereupon Mr..
Porter retired from all negotiations for
peace, alleging another invasion OF his
territory.
Just after the murder of Detective
Cox in Dublin, Saturday night, seven
judges who had been dining together
in Mountjoy square passed the spot,
and the police now believe that the as
sassins lay in wait for them. A man
leaped from a car in Frederick street,
and inflicted fatal wounds
with sword upon Dennis Field, a jul
ror in the case of murderer recently
executed. A bailiff named Mellon,
while serving a writ in Gardiner street,
received a shot in the head. A mob
fiercely attacked the Jervis street hOspi-
tai, evidently with the object of remOv-
ing Dolan, who killed Detective Cox,
but the police scattered the rioters:
Mr.. Trevelyan stated in parliament
that the conflict between the
police of Dublin and organized lawless-
ness seemed to have been inaugurated,
and the government would use all its
resources to suppress disorder.