The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-04-06

Lima Gilbert, we'll known in connec-
ton with her efforts for the reforma-
ton of criminals, has applied to the
mayor Of Brooklyn for grant of the
elevator privileges at the Brooklyn
bridge fcr ninety-nine years, the pro-
ceeds to form a prisoners fund"
A member Of the Texas House OF
Representatives named Chenoweth, re-
Gently charged that Colonel Cardwell.
editor of the Austin Statesman, had
been bribed by the railroad interest.
Colonel Cardwell now publishes card
which, in accordance to the code, de-
nounces Mr.. Chenoweth as liar and
coward. A meeting of the two men is
expected to take place at an early day,
south of the Rio Grande.
Mondays election in Michigan result
ed in the success of the fusion Demo
cratic and National candidates for
Supreme Court Judges and Regents Of
the State University. At Cincinnati the
Democratic city ticket, with the excep-
ton of Comptroller, was elected, the
majoritieS reaching from 33 to ALI.
AT Cleveland the Democratic ticket was
elected by about 1900 majority, which
was a surprise to Democrats and Re-
publicans alike.
The bank clearances at the leading
commercial cities of the United States,
last week, make an unfavOrable show
ing, either In comparison with the clear
ances Of the preceding week or with
those Of the corresponding week last
year. While the dullness of the New
York and Boston stock markets ex-
plains this state of affairs in part, 1t is
also caused by backward spring trade
at number OF important distributing
points.
Charles +. Kring. of st. Louis, the
murderer of Dora Broemser. has been
granted q new trial, which will be his
seventh. The crime was committed six
years ago, and the murderer has been
prisonment has broken down his health
and few months since the Jail officials,
in order to give him more liberty and
mental occupation, appointed him pri-
son librarian.
The Western Export association has
decided to close their distilleries from
June until the amount of whisky in
store shall have been reduced so that
prices may be readily controlled. In
the meantime the selling rate has been
fixed at S1.13. The Canadian secretary
of state is favorable to such mOdifica-
ton of the Dominion revenue laws as
will enable distillers in the United
States to store whisky In Canadian
bonded warehouses for certain length
of time.
The Great Western Insurance Com
pany, Of New York, has begun proceed
ings in the court of claims against the
United States for the recovery of over
$500, 900 claimed to be due the company
out of the Geneva award, and other in
surance companies are following the
example of the Great Western. These
proceedings are instigated in view of
the recent decision Of the Supreme
Court of the United States in the Well
case, which Overrules the Congressional
decision that certain claims should not
be paid out of the Mexican award.
A decision by the first comptroller of
the Treasury will ease the mind of Col
onel Thomas Ochiltree, Congressman
elect from Texas, as to his salary as
Representative. When Colonel Ochil-
tree vacated the Office of United States
Marshal of Texas, he was several thou
sand dollars in arrears with the Gov
eminent, and the deficit has never been
made up. When Ochiltree was elected
to Congress it was suggested that this
claim might be made to offset his sala-
~, and Judge Lawrence so decided;
but rehearing was granted, and the
Judge now rules that such offset can
not be made in the case of Congress-
man.
The Supreme Court of Illinois has af-
firmed the decision of Judge Gardner,
of the Superior Court of Cook County,
in what are known as the July wheat
corner cases. Certain members of the
board of trade who were short of the
market claimed that the settling price
fixed by the arbitration committee of
the board of trade was too high, and
obtained an injunction to restrain the
directors from signing down the mar
gin checks or suspending the DIRECTORS
for refusing to abide by the finding of
the arbitrators. The injunction was
dissolved by Judge Gardner, and in this
he is sustained by the higher tribunal.
The decision does not deal with the
legality of corners. About S2,000,000 is
released by the decision of the court.
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