The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-08-24

hung on anu uOctOreu arOunu anu want
ed currant jell and chicken soup for
eighteen months; but that wasn't Phil.
No, sir. He didn't even ask for any.
thing better than 800 tombstone, and
he said needn't git that unless the
marble-cutter would trade even up for
blind calf. - Wall Street NeWs.
Underneath the Rector street station
of the elevated railway in New York,
during Monday night, seven cables of
eighteen wires each were disabled by
saving out long pieces. All the police
captains were summoned to headquar-
tiers, Tuesday, and instructed to use
extraordinary vigilance to prevent any
further injury to telegraph wires.
Inspector Keefe, of the Chicago Gus
tom-house, seized trunkfull of silks
and laces at the house of Mrs. l.. n.
Parish. The officers state that she has
crossed the Atlantic twenty times on
smuggling missions. She is to be ar
rested for perjury committed at St.
Louis in swearing goods through the
custom-house as her personal apparel.
Several prominent citizens of St.
Louis called upon the chief of police of
that city and caused the arrest of a
fancy young Englishman giving the
name of Francis Hamilton, who had
swindled them by representations that
he was connected with noble families
in England. 1t is stated that he was
employed in Chicago by publishing
mouse, and fled with so with which he
was sent out to buy wrappers.
The Second brigade of Pennsylvania
militia is encamped at Conneaut lake.
FNhava AZ M ohCnntQnC from EriQ
that General Beaver sent an armed de-
tachment to that city to capture them
and bring them into camp. The Offend
ers were snatched from business and
marched TO the armOry, to be taken
to headquarters and tried by court
martial.
Daylight has been broken through
the Mullen tunnel on the Northern Pa
cific road, and Engineer Dodge made
the passage under the mountain. There
are forty-five miles of main line to be
completed, which will require fourteen
days. The last rail on the Yellowstone
park line was laid Saturday at point
fifty miles from Livingstone.
The various telegraph companies re-
port that eighty-one wires were cut i'll
the vicinity of New York early Satur-
day morning. The strikers on the Pan
Handle road have returned to duty.
The Western Union has taken back all
the strikers at Macon, Savannah, and
Norfolk. Nine were reinstated at Buff
falo, and an equal number rejected for
want of business.
The trustees of a colored church at
Winston, North Carolina, mortgaged
the edifice to secure 81 200, with which
to have an excursion to Columbia.
Half the amount required was deposit
ed at Winston to the credit of the Rich
mond and Danville railroad. A special
train was sent to Winston to draw the
money and take the congregation, but
it steamed back to Richmond when it
was learned that the trustees could raise
no more cash.
Atlanta has suffered loss of 81 ,000,-
600 by the burning of the Kimball
house. The flames appeared in a rear
building about daylight, Sunday, giving
time to arouse the guests, all of whom
were safely removed. III. L. Kimball
spent $500, 900 on the house, and Robert
Toombs was one of the latest owners.
The Gate City bank has S500,000 in a
vault in the building, about which
nothing can be learned.
The fire which devastated Vineyard
Haven, Massachusetts, started about
ten o'clock Saturday night in harness
factory, and was carried by the gale
with great speed. Nothing but buckets
could be had to suppress the flames un-
til an engine arrived from Cottage
City. The village has two thousand in
habitants, mostly retired mariners, on
whose behalf an appeal for aid has been
sent out to the country at large. The
loaa ia actin atad at 500 00O
The friends and neighbors of Mrs.
Allison, wife of Senator w. b. Allison
of Dubuque, Iowa, were alarmed by her
prolonged absence from home Sunday
and were Mortified Monday morning on
hearing that her dead body had been
found in the river. The particulars are
as follows: Mrs. Allison left her home
Sunday afternoon at one O'Clock saying
she was going TO call upon Mrs. III. B.
Henderson. Acquaintances met her
going in an opposite direction. She
pleasantly accosted them. Her actions
were not noticed as being suspicious
rs she delighted in long walks. She
was not missed until evening, when
Mrs. Henderson called at Mr.. Allison's
residence. Here she learned of Mrs
Allison's disappearance and notified
Postmaster Crane, who gave the alarm
and instituted a search Immediately
which was kept up all Sunday night
but in vain. At 7o'clock Monday morn.
ing passengers on an outbound train
discovered the body of woman lying
| in the river near the track. The traiT
was stopped and the body which proved
| to be that of Mrs. Allison, was taken out
of the water, and after being viewed
by the coroner, the remains were taker
| to her late residence. Mrs. Allison
was great sufferer from nervousness
some of her attacks being very severe
| and prostrating her completely. The