The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-26


Near Fort Wingate, on the Atlantic
and Pacific road, one engine after an
other was wrecked In trying to force
the snow blockade until five of them
lay piled in one mass on the track.
Mr.. Grape telegraphed his withdrawal
from the senatorial contest in Massa-
chusetts. and urged his friends to vote
for Mr.. Hoar, who WAS elected by 14S
votes to So for Bowerman.
Investigation at the pension Office in
Indianapolis revealed swindle Of 81
933 by Chiffon A. Terrill and George r.
Sims, perpetrated by means or forged
vouchers
The attorney general Of Tennessee
will bring suit for $500 900 against GER
tain banks which paid checks on the
order Of the defaulting state treasurer
not countersigned by the comptroller.
A locomotive standing at the depot
in Mansfield, Louisiana, exploded with
such force as to kill q fireman and
brakeman and MORALLY wound two
other persons.
In the Illinois house. Thursday, a
resolution was adopted that the rail-
road and warehouse commissioners in
quire into the complaints in regard to
the inspection of corn at Chicago.
The Panama Railroad company has
offered reward of $4,000 for the re-
covery of the stolen money belonging
to the United States government and
the capture of the thieves.
The East side school building at In
dependence, Iowa, took fire Monday
noon, with three hundred children
within its walls, and was totally de-
stroyed. The pupils lost their wraps.
Boyles distillery, located near Belle
Vernon, Pennsylvania, and it's stock and
appurtenances were swept away by fire,
the loss OF property aggregating $751;
600.
Advices from the cattle ranches in
Wyoming are to the effect that the
winter-cured grass was not covered
with snow during the storm, and that
the loss of stock has been insignificant.
The Quincy house, one Of the largest
hotels in Quincy, Illinois, took fire at
breakfast time Friday, and the upper
stories were burned away. Over one
hundred persons were hurried out of
the building. The loss is about $45, 900.
Major George COolbaugh, formerly
connected with the Mexican railway,
circumstances, the question being
poisoned by some enemy.
Carloads of machinery have been
shipped from Chicago to Victoria.
Texas, where company is about to
commence the slaughter of cattle and
sheep, to be sent in refrigerator cars to
New Orleans and the northern cities.
In an investigation at Washington
John Harmon, a lobbyist, testified that
he had been paid $5,O00by John Bailey,
a clerk of the house of representatives,
for defeating legislation adverse to the
gas company.
Mrs. Cempirek, of Milwaukee, while
suffering from insanity produced by re-
ligiOus excitement, killed her three
children and cut them to pieces with q
knife. She then attempted to hang
herself. but was saved by the neighbOrs.
The stock of goods belonging to the
Cooperative Dress association, of New
York, was sold to mercantile firm
for S95.648, that being 55 per cent. of
the cost. The receiver expects to de-
clare dividend of SO per cent.
In the suit brought in Chicago
court by John ID. Weber to recover
$4,000 damages from Colonel Abner
Taylor for the seduction of his wife,
the jury assessed the damages at one
cent.
Traffic at nine hundred stations in
Iowa will be affected by decision Of
the railway commissioners Of that state
against discrimination in favor OF
Webster City on lumber freights by the
Illinois Central road.
The machine-shop and pattern-rooms
OF the Great Western Manufacturing
company al Leavenworth were burned
Saturday, causing loss of $4,000. The
wOrkmen thrown out of employment
number $50.
John M. Falconer, of New York, for
the past twenty-five years treasurer OF
the artists fund, is q defaulter for S.
600. AS he is 10 years of age and has
two maiden sisters to support, he will
not be prosecuted.
The death is announced of Prince
Frederick Charles Alexander, a brother
of the emperor of Germany, at the age
of 81. The silver wedding festivities of
the crown prince have in consequence
been abandoned.
Thomas Waldron, of Buffalo, director
of the Brothers college, has been in
dicted for violating the person of q girl
of years, named Hattie Carr The
friends of the accused claim that for
some time his mind has been affected.
Ex-Empress Eugene has arrived in
Paris. The government will adhere to
its bills directed against the royalists.
On the liberation or expulsion of Prince
Jerome, three Bonapartist members of
the chamber of deputies will resign, to
allow the prince to contest seat.
Montreal is Overcrowded with visi-
tors to the carnival, which opened with
a cavalcade of $50 sleighs. In the after
noon there was a curling contest on the
81. Lawrence, and the coasting track
was inaugurated by five thousand young
people.
The Northern Pacific hospital at
Brainerd, Minnesota, was destroyed by
fire Monday. There were thirty-six
patients in the building when the
fames were discovered. sixteen OF whom
were unable to help themselves, but ali
were taken out safely.
Elihu Palmer, st. Louis printer,
having met his wife on Tenth street,
dragged her into an alley, shot her in
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