The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-04

Corrosive sublimate WIS found IN the
barber-pole candy of which dead Ne
oraska man had eaten.
Gaslight companies in England are
earning bigger dividends than ever since
the electric light came in, chiefly from
increased sales.
An organist in church at Providence,
X. L., relieved the monotony of waiting
for a belated bridal party by playing:
''Oh, Dear! What Can the Matter Bep"
A Kentucky schoolmaster got a verdict
of $17 the other day in suit brought
against the trustees for damages from
cold caught running after them to get
his pay. XII
Sitting Bull says he would not return
TO the war-path on any consideration,
but he feels as il he would be n success
as a railroad ticket-scalper in Denver or
Omaha.
While in Toronto Mrs. Langtry visited
the cemetery where her brother, who
died in 1870, lies buried. She will erect
handsome monument over his neglect
ted grave.
The Mayor of certain Mexican town,
assisted by two boon companions, recent
" hung sick man to tree and then
forcibly abducted the sick mans daugh-
ter, beautiful young woman, who has
not been seen since.
Oscar Wilde now makes his appear
ance in London drawing-rooms in an
open-workcd embroidered shirt showing
black silk lining, a large yellow silk
handkerchief thrust in the breast of the
coat, and high stock of the past ages.
A police judge at st. Joseph, Mich,
remarked, in Diminishing case, the other
day: Il shall dismiss every case of
woman-insulting where it can be shown
that the woman first firted with the ac-
cused."
Penelope is not dead. Rosanna Cut
ter of Natrick, r. l., aged 108, is dim of
sight and weak of memory, passing the
time in drinking strong tea and monOton-
ously knitting all day and unraveling at
night, pair of socks which she began
thirteen years ago.
Italian murderers are very rarely
hanged, but there fate is, if convicted,
far from pleasant Passavante, who
tried to kill King Humbert in 1873, is
fastened to the wall of a nearly dark cell
by five-foot chain riveted to his ankle.
He has become imbecile.
Radcliff Baldwin thinks we shall have
smaller immigration this year because
the western floods pinch the adopted
citizen who furnishes most of the pass
age money to bring his brother, lover
or friend across. II this latter be true,
it partly rejects the idea that the coming
citizen is full Of money.
Down in Campbell county, KY, is an
old beech tree on which there is per-
fectly outlined portrait. A small knot
or gnarl forms the ears and eyes, while
well-defied line forms the facial
features. Standing a few PAGES off one
can see perfect picture of female head
and face.
A Michigan man, desiring to commit
suicide, fired at his head four times with
out hitting it. Then he concluded he
had no head and went to q hospital to
see about it. The physicians decided that
his head was in place, but its contents
were wrong, and sent him to an Insane
asylum.
Mrs Henrietta Wiley, of White Plains,
N Y, was recently acquitted by local
Justice, whereupon she testified her great
Joy by repeatedly kissing thatof1icial, pre-
sumably much against his will. 1t is not
vet determined whether she will be held
for an assault and battery, or an attempt
to bride the court.
An indignant Justice of the Peace in
Utah, before whom Il man was arraigned
for arson. imposed penalty of forty
days in the work house, and ruled that
the prisoner must work forty days for
, the man whose barn ne had burned down.
There may be very little law in the last
decision, but there is in it a vast deal OF
justice.
Something new In the funeral line Is
the holding of the regular church SER
vices in the evening. all the friends and
acquaintance attending. The next
morning the remains are taken to the
cemetery, the family and most intimate
relatives being the only persons in at
tendance. Another innovation is the using
of sons and nephews for pall-bearers.
For brevity in the statement of
tragedy, commend us to this paragraph
"A party of the name of Russell Lester
went to Vinita, Indian Territory, for the
avowed purpose of killing man named
Rutledge. The remains of Lester were
returned in the baggage-car of the next
train. The best of plans are sometimes
thwarted."
After the Newhall House fire Mrs. +.
Wilson of New York, slept restlessly for
many nights, and in one of her disorder
ly sleeps dreamed out fire escape,
which, on waking, she designed and per-
fected and this fire escape, invented by
vision, has been patented, and practi-
cal tests show it to be the best and
simplest of them all.
The New York man who wanted u
warrant for the arrest of man who had
called him thief, was asked what he
wanted that the magistrate should do
unto the offender. "Make him prove it"
was the response. ''All right said the
magistrate. 'but il he proves 1t l shall