The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-07-27
sey, ana is very largely artended.


The cable railway company OF Cali
fornia has brought suit in Philadelphia
to enjoin the Union passenger. road
from using its patented improvements.
A gale at Asbury Park, New Jersey
unro0fed three hotels and wrecked six
carriages filled with people. A colored
man was blown out to sea in boat.
James McDermott, who was shot at
in New York as Fenian traitor, has
made affidavit that James Gaynor was
his aSsailant.
Hon.. Ginery Twichell, well known
throughout the union as a railway
president and congressman, died at
Brookline, Massachusetts.
A cablegram announces the arri
val at Liverpool of the excursionists of
Apollo commandery, of Chicago, all in
good health.
Prince, said to be the best perform
ing elephant on this side of the Allan
tic, died at Hamilton, Ontario, Monday,
in his 39th year.
John w. Woodruff, defaulting secre-
tary of the Masonic Grand Lodge of
Wisconsin, was taken to Berlin and CIV
en- in charge of two physicians, his rea-
son having been somewhat impaired.
William b. Astor, of New York, has
signed contract for steel yacht 235
feet long and capable of making four
teen knots an hour steadily, to cost
$350,000.
DR.. j. III. Rauch states that the SAM.
tary council is continuing the work of
the national board of health in the
Mississippi valley without dollar of
pay.
The commissioners of immigration at
New York Saturday shipped back an
Irish family and French pauper by
the steamer England and Swedish
mendicant by the City of Chartec.
Oklahoma Payne has applied to
Judge McCrary, at Keokuk, for an in.
junction restraining General Pope from
interfering with the settlement of Indi-
an Territory.
Eight men entered a furnace at Ged.
des, New York, to construct new lin.
ing, and were crushed to death by the
fall of a hundred tons Of brick and NOR.
tar.
The Louisiana State board of health
on Monday night recommended that
the Governor by proclamation close the
waters Of the State against all points
infected with contagious diseases.
John McGovern, one Of the Catholic
pioneers of Chicago, who executed
heavy contracts on the Illinois and
Michigan canal, has passed away lat the
age of 81 years.
1t is said that young merchant in
Rockford, Illinois, fOrestalled a breach
Of promise suit by the payment of $500
and secured an inamOrata who suited
him better. I.e
William Johnson, who fred two
houses at Columbus, Kentucky, has
been arrested, and made O confession
disclosing the names of his accom-.
plices.
Mrs. Hall, of Terre Haute, Indiana,
who killed her husband in a house of
prostitution, was promptly discharged
by Justice LacRaran, on the ground of
emotional insanity.
The governor of Missouri, before
leaving for Utah, wrote to the st. Louis
police board that the Sunday provision
of the high license law must be enforc-
ed to the letter.
Rev. DR.. G. T. Bristor, of Newark,
New Jersey, was subjected to church
investigation for immoral practices,
and on verdict Of guilty he resigned
his pastorate.
George Mclean, an aged man en-
ployed in watching telegraph wires at
East st. Louis, came upon three color
ed thieves at work upon Wabash car,
early Saturday morning, and was near
ly killed with revolver.
Eleven Indians of the Cree nation
who were convicted Of DEMONSTRATING
at the end of the Canada Pacific track,
were brought to Winnipeg by mounted
police, to serve two years In the peni-
Tertiary of Manitoba.
The horses and carriage used by the
men who robbed the Coldwater nation
al bank were found, Thursday, few
miles distant. On the seat of the vehi-
Gle lay diamonds and jewelry valued at
ST. 900 or more.
The societies participating in the
sangerfeSt at Buffalo marched in six di-
visions to the park for gala day, and
eight thousand persons were present at
the evening festival. The.sale of seats
for the sangerfest aggregated $27, $50.
The Rev. A. Il. Sally, pastor of the
Roger Williams Church at Providence,
Rhode Island, has resigned to accept
the professorship of Greek and Hebrew
in the theological school at Hillsdale,
Michigan.
The citizens of Green Bay, Wiscon
sin, report having seen q water snake,
twelve feet long and one foot in diane
ter, carrying its head two feet above
the surface. The serpent disappeared
when struck with an oar.
Officers of the st. Paul road report
the crop along its line west of the Mis-
sissippi in excellent condition, with the
exception of some narrow belts in
Dakota, where hail beat down the
stalks.
1t is stated that under large tree in
Liano county, Texas, was recently
found carriage with the skeletons of
three adults and two children. The be-
lief prevails that they were English
tourists, and were struck by lightning
at least year ago.
The Sioux held their annual sun
dance at Rosebud agency, Tuesday af-
ternoon, ten thousand being present
from all parts of the reservation. The
government had given orders to sup
press the barbarous practice, but the
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