The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-08-17

the county jail at Sunpury, fennsyiva-
MIA, for murder, hanged himself in his
cell Sunday night, making rope out OF
the sheeting.
In Indianapolis, Tuesday morning,
Edward Schissler stabbed his divorced
wife with q butcher-knife and then
killed himself with a revolver. They
leave four children to the care of an
uncle.
An incendiary comprised the de-
struction of the unfinished Passavant
hospital at Milwaukee, valued at 500,
600. The old building adjoining con-
tanned twenty patients.who were safely
taken out.
Twenty-three rounds were fought at
Hunters Point, Long Island, by Demp-
sey and Turnbull, the former winning.
Wagner and Cavanagh had contest
near Pittsburg, the former being knock
ed out in the fourth round.
The postmaster at Tishomingo, In
dian Territory, reports that despera-
does fired into his office, and that he
was compelled to flee to Muscogee.
For the present no mail will be for
warded to the scene of the trouble.
The City National bank at Lawrence
burg, Indiana, will not resume bust
ness. Members of the Fitch family,
who controlled the institution, have
transferred their real estate to the
bank, and the federal examiner has
overhauled the assets.
The Hotel Devon, on the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad, eight miles from Philadel-
phia, took fire while the guests were
breakfasting, and was soon totally de-
stroyed. There, were 225 persons in the
house, none of whom were injured.
The loss is nearly 100000.
Near the Mexican town of Nacori,
July 80, Lieutenant Moreno had a bat
tie with band of $50 Apaches who had
killed five of his pickets. The troops
ran out of ammunition and were COM
sent out another company Of soldiers.
The senate subcommittee on labor
and education convened in the pOstof-
flee building in New York, Monday.
and commenced an investigation of the
telegraph strike by examining Mas
ter Workman John Campbell, of Pitts
burgh.
The street-car officials of st. Louis
were arraigned on charge of violating
the Sunday law, but the jurors decided
that the charters of the companies
forced them to run every day, and
that cars had become necessity to the
public.
The grand jury at Baltimore has in
dicted j. +. Morrison, warden of the
city jail, and the members of the board
of fire commissioners, for malfeasance
in office. All parties have heretofore
stood high in social as well as political
circles.
A copy of the new commercial treaty
between Mexico and Germany has been
published in Galveston. BY its pro-
visions Germans are to pay no taxes
not levied on Mexicans, and are to be
exempt from military service and
forced loans.
Topeka has floating debt Of So, 900.
with no money in the treasury, and
two councilmen oppose the borrowing
of funds for current expenses. Mayor
Wilson therefore discharged all but
three policemen and all the firemen,
and will cut off the electric lights and
gas.
Charles Stagel, one of party of la
borers engaged in cutting ties at Cum
berland Falls, Tennessee, arose in the
night and murdered three of his COM
rades by crushing their skulls with an
ak. He secured $50. Seventy five
men were put in pursuit, and he was
captured.
After the desperate attempts of the
liquor interest to secure an extension
of the bonded period, the public will be
surprised to learn that whisky is
scarce in the market, and selling for %
cents in advance of the tax, and that
the western distillers have instructions
from the pool to mash all they can sell.
The Indiana Banking company, Of
Indianapolis, has gone into the hands
of John Landers. a receiver. The Of
ficers state that $500, 900 was lost in the
purchase and sale of stock of the First
National bank. 1t is claimed that the
assets would meet the liabilities if not
forced to sale.
l.. G. Dunn, a travelling salesman,
residing at bingham, Illinois, gave his
wife revolver, with instructions to
use it upon providers. He returned from
trip Friday night and climbed a tree
to enter the window, when Mrs. Dunn
shot him in the side.
The presidential party was at Din
widdie creek, Wyoming, on Saturday.
Senator Vest scored the greatest num-
Der of trout. Only one deer and one
antelope were seen in a days ride.
The creek is spanned by natural
bridge 300 yards wide.
The people of San Francisco have
subscribed 500, 900 toward the expenses
Of the triennial conclave. Grand Com
mander Dean will be escorted into
town on Tuesday from Los Angeles.
Decorations are being placed on all the
public buildings.
Miss Glady Frank, a handsome and
intelligent girl. whose father'is whole
sale grocer in Kansas City, has mystic
riously disappeared, leaving note that
she was married in June and would
spend the summer at some northern re-
sort where her friends could not find
her.