The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-28

in MS Sleeping apartment. immeai-
ately after lunch he went to his room,
and the report Of the weapon was soon
heard. The muZzle must have been
close to his mouth, as his false teeth
were shattered and his tongue burned.
The upper portion of his head was
blown off; the room was besmeared
with his blood and brains, and one eye
lay upon the bureau.
The American Rapid and Bankers
and Merchants Consolidated Telegraph
companies on Monday entered into
mutual agreement with the Baltimore
and Ohio to transfer business. This
means the dropping of the Postal Com
pany, by which the former have been
reaching Chicago, and while giving
them better system west, gives the
Baltimore and Ohio its long desired
outlet north and east. This will con-
tinue until the newly contracted for
lines of the Rapid and Bankers west
are completed. On the 1st of October
the Rapid discontinues the use OF its
automatic system, adopting the duplex
Morse system instead.
The delegates present at the national
colored convention in Louisville Mon
day, numbered 2i3. representing twen-
ana, was chosen temporary chairman.
a telegram of r'.ret was received
from l.. b. 5. PinchDack. VINO nominat-
ed y. j. Dumont as his proxy. At the
evening session Fred Douglass and ID.
A. Strader were placed in nomination
for permanent chairman, and q lively
wrangle ensued. Douglass paced the
floor outside the hall for four hours,
waiting to be summoned to preside,
and his wish was gratified. At Tues
days session Fred Douglass urged the
people of his race to move toward the
goal of prosperity and education, and
to compel the world to receive them as
equals. He thought it time that out
rageous lynchings be stopped, and that
colleges, the professions and trades
unions welcomed the negro. twas re-
solved that his address be sent to con-
gresS as the sentiment Of the cOnven-
tion.
Chicago scalpers sold few tickets
to Louisville Monday. for IS cents. but
the New Albany road shut down on
their supplies. The rate of 81 to Indi-
annapolis was met by the Kankakee
line and the Panhandle road in Chica-
60, and by the Hamilton and Dayton
and the Indianapolis, st. Louis and
Chicago road in Cincinnati. The Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois now announ-
ces tickets to Indianapolis for 5 cents,
with chrome map of the route. About
10 O'Clock Monday evening r. S. Hayes
of the Wabash road, arrived at Indian
apolis and ordered the general agent of
the Airline road to stop selling ST.
tickets in the Wabash depot. A change
of base was made to the Massachusetts
avenue depot, where the agent refused
to sell Airline tickets because he was
in the employ of the Union railway.
The crowd on the platform was supplied
with tickets by the Airline representa-
tives. and the train left for Chicago at
midnight. On Tuesday morning it was
announced that the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois Railroad having concluded to
take part in the rate war at present be-
ing waged between the Panhandle and
Monon routes, has started in brashly
by announcing a rate of cents to Indi-
annapolis and 1896 to Cincinnati. The
route by way of the Eastern Illinois is
to Danville, and thence over the Indi-
ana, Bloomington q Western Railway.
1t is long, circuitous route, some ITO
miles longer than the Monon, and,
though the cut will not be very largely
taken advantage of, it will no doubt
bring the officials OF all the roads inter-
ested to the realization that all roads are
not play-toys. The Big Four has met
the Monon cuts, and seem prepared to
60 to the extreme with the Eastern Illi-
nOiS