The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-02

ed IN the dispatches the burning or j.
q. Viewers villa at Newport. They
readily found the criminal, and she
made clean breast of her work.
A cry Of distress comes from band
of eight hundred Piutes in the vicinity
of Winnemucca, Nevada. The intense
cold prevents them from hunting, and
citizens are contributing toward their
support. They receive no annuities,
and are tempted to kill stock to keep
from starving.
The grand jury of the criminal court
Of st. Louis, after investigating the
dram-shOps, reports that 80 per cent. Of
the crime and pauperism emanates
from them, and therefore recommends
a maximum license of 81 900 for liquor
saloons. and $500 for places which sell
only wine and beer.
1t is announced from Kansas City
that colony of thirty families will
leave Monday for Indian Territory, led
by Captain B. S. Walden, the last man
Of Payne's party 10 leave when driven
out by federal troops two years ago. 1t
Is said that five colonies will be met at
Coffeyville, and that march will be
made 10 miles into the territory.
Mrs. Hattie w. Williams, handsome
widow of Hartford, has sued a dry
goods merchant named Charles III. EN-
mons for $1,000 damages for seduction
and breach of promise, alleging that he
aided her in procuring an abortion.
EmmOnS has made himself prominent
in the First Baptist church.
The deadlock in the senatorial contest
of Minnesota is Of the triple order.
Window has 81 supporters, his republi-
can opponents number 40, and the dem
in Nebraska. Boyd has 80 votes and
Willard 10. In the Michigan struggle,
Ferry has 40 friends and Stout Al.
The stockholders of the New York,
Chicago and St. Louis road met Tues
day at Cleveland and elected a Wander
bilt board of directors. and Fred Van
derbilt was chosen secretary and treas
urer. The president states that the
Nickel-Plate will be maintained as an
organization separate from the Lake
Shore, and IL the former does not pay
fixed charges the Lake Shore will not
meet the deficiency.
BY the admission Of four eastern
men to the directory of the Denver and
Rio Grande road, the control Of that
corporation will be removed to New
York. L. II. Meyer was elected first
vice president. and will manage the
road in the absence of General Palmer
In Mexico. A st. Louis journal has dis
covered that the change is wholly in the
interest of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy.
Miss Emma Bond, of Taylorville.
Illinois, is again reported at the point
OF death. AS showing what she has OF
late endured. it is stated that in one day
she had thirty-two fainting spells and
thirteen nervous chills. Her father is
Frustrated with diptheria. The houses
Of Montgomery and Pettis are con-
stantly guarded by some members Of
their families, armed with Winchester
rifles.
The police of New York were order
ed by Chief Walling to prevent spar
ring-match between Mace and Slade.
Spectators had invested largely in
tickets. when Mace telegraphed that he
had been arrested Twenty officers
kept people away from the garden
where the contest was to take place.
Mace and the Maori were taken to the
Thirtieth street station, where Harry
Hill gave $500 bail for each.
Ten deaths from smallpox occurred
in logging-camp near the northern
boundary of Minnesota, and physicians
have been sent thither. The first suf-
ferer from the disease in Boston this
year has been traced by the board of
health to Baltimore, and quarantine
order has been issued against vessels
from that port. Sixty deaths are report
ed from Cabin Creek, Indian Territory,
but the physicians sent there from
Little Rock have stamped out the dis
ease.
All the leading business houses of
Milwaukee were closed Thursday, on
the occasion of Obsequies over the char
red remains of forty-six victims of the
Newhall house calamity. Impressive
services were held at st. Johns cathe-
Exposition building for those of the
Protestant faith. The chief civic and
military societies of the city took part
in the sad procession.
The streets of Berlin were decorated
Thursday in honor of the silver we'd
ding of the crown prince, but the recent
death of Prince Charles prevented any
festivities at court. Over three thOus-
and congratulatory letters and tele-
grams were received by the crown
prince. and hundred packages of pres
ents have not yet been opened. Queen
Victoria sent a marble statue of her
self. The ten chief towns of Prussia
gave dining-room furniture valued at
rs 900 marks.
G. w. Wetsel, an attorney of Vincen-
mes, Indiana. recently struck Miss
Anna Stewart for dogging his foot
steps, after she had procured mar
riage license and attempted to force
him to become her husband. lie has
been discharged from arrest, and there
are fears of a tragical ending of the
case. A bill for Wetsel's protection
has been introduced in the Indiana
legislature, making it criminal offense
to prosecute man in the manner above