The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-23

1eunSylVuLld, employing SeVeral nun
dred men, announces a reduction of
10 per cent. in wages, and other mills
are expected to take similar action.
Clement Taylor, a cOlored man, who
recently died near Little Rock, Arkan-
sas, was born in North Carolina in
1773, and for many years was valued at
81, 900.
The executive council of Massachu-
sets confirmed the nomination OF
George l.. Ruflin, a colored lawyer, as
justice of the district court at Charles
town.
Mrs. J. NJ. Griffith, who recently died
at Dubuque, left $3.50. 900, OF which
the Episcopal church and the Home
for the Friendless will receive $4,000
each.
A dispatch from Halifax chronicles
the loss of the Norwegian bark Plor-
manden on the rocks Of Green Island,
her captain and ten men being drown
ed.
General A. G. Dodge, one of the pio-
neers of Iowa. formerly United States
senator, still lies dangerously ill from
kidney disease at his home, in Burling.
! ton.
Hon. Addison G. Rice, a leading law
| yer of Buffalo, who passed away Mon
day, took an active part in the abolition
movement, and equipped two regiments
at his own expense.
Seven citizens of st. Louis have OBJ
tanned at Springfield, ILL.,, charter to
build a bridge across the Mississippi
at Chain of Rocks, at a cost OF $780,
600.
James G. Thickston, extensively en-
gagged in numbering at Lapeer, Michi-
gan, has been absent from home for a
month, and frightened creditors have
begun to attach his property.
In the Coal Run mines at StreatOr,
Illinois, Thomas Jones caused an ex-
plosioD by careless attempt to fix his
lamp, and was instantly killed. Five
others were more or less injured.
Albert Keep and others have filed at
Freeport, Illinois, articles Of incorpo-
ration for railway from that city to
Galena, the capital stock Of the COM
pany being $3,OOO,OOO.
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, threat
ems to take possession of the exposition
building within few days unless the
company pays the rental prescribed
by the council.
The Missouri Pacific road has yield
ed to the schedule of freights put
forth by the railway commissioners of
Kansas. making a reduction OF from
10 to 100 per cent.
The central prison at Toronto, in
which five hundred cOnvicts were in
generated, was on Tuesday evening
damaged by fire to the extent of $780,
600.
Lieutenant Hay, of the Pinkerton
force, has gone to northern Michigan
with force of one hundred men, arm
ed with Winchester rifles, to aid the
sheriff in protecting the Chaplin and
Ludington mines.
There has been lively row in the
board of trustees of the Iowa agricul-
tural college, because President WEIGH
decided to visit EurOp', but it Is be-
lieved the matter will soon be AMIGA.
bly, arranged.
In saloon in st. Louis, early Sunday
morning, large party of customers
being present, one young man forced
the bartender to hand over $12S while
his armed accomplice kept the crowd
from interfering.
G. Z. Sutton, druggist at Romney,
Indiana, was charged with retailing
whisky. A party Of thirty citizens on
Friday night demolished his store and
destroyed stock of goods valued at
$1,000.
AS retaliatory measure, Peter Nc
Geoch has brought suit at Milwaukee
against Daniel Wells, Jr., for an ac-
counting as to funds handed him with
which to settle the famous lard deal OF
July.
Ex-Speaker Keller has been advised
by William Walter Phelps, a member
alant from Man, Tavoau NJ hA inc
ton of leading republicans, to decline
to be candidate for denomination, in
the interest of party harmony.
At meeting of preferred stockhold-
ers of the Northern Pacific road, held
in New York, SO shares voted against
and 352, 42S shares in favor of issuing
second-mOrtgage bonds to the amount
of So, O0O,0O0.
Rose Miller, an expert in the art of
stealing or exchanging diamonds in
jewelry stores, who claims to have been
born in Chicago, was captured in LOU
isville, after working the southern ci-
ties with great success.
Michael Tiernan, who for two years
had charge of the elevator in the
Palmer house at Chicago, was killed
Tuesday by falling down the elevator
way in the Planters house at st.
Louis.
]. F. Yoakum, Baptist minister at
Grand Chain, Illinois, has been placed
in jail at Mound City for concocting a
scheme to swindle insurance compa-
MES by representing that his accom-
plice was drowned in the Ohio river.
The supreme court of Wisconsin
has sustained the will of the late Gov
ernor Washburn, which provides
only for the widow to the extent of
comfortable maintenance in an insane
asylum.
G. j. Dewey, the forger who operated
so extensively in Montreal and Boston,
was captured at San Francisco on an
outgoing China steamer, entered aplea
of guilty in court at Boston, and will
soon be sentenced.
The mayor of Bangor. Maine, has
arrayed himself against the adoption
OF standard time, and has managed to
secure the support of majority of
the aldermen. The general public,
however. have changed their watches.
Colonel Huguley, of Governor But