The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-12-21

hanged five horse and cattle thieves OF
the gang formerly led by Doc Middle
ton. Four others have been Jailed and
indicted, and have chance at legal
punishment.
Miss Emma Pond. in telling her sad
story in a courtroom at Hillsboro, Hi
nois, positively identified John G. Mont
gomery as one of her assistants. Be-
fore her testimony was finished she was
attacked by hysteria and carried out by
her mother and sister.
j. w. Dalton has obtained Judgment
for $50 against the city of Lynn,
Mass, because of the death of two
children from diphtheria contracted
from odors arising from the city's sew
age carts, which stood all night near
tie plaintiffs residence.
The workmen of the Edgar Thomson
steel works at Pittsburg accepted re-
duction of Is per cent. in waves, on
a guarantee Of employment through
the winter. The Pennsylvania iron
after the holidays.
Flames broke out Monday evening
in the Plankinton house at Milwau-
kee, creating panic among the guests
and servants. Six firemen were pros
The fire was suppressed after inficting
damage Of $500.
AT Lancaster, Pa, early Wednesday
morning, babes were found on the
dOorsteps Of two prominent citizens.
The mother of one of them was captur-
ed at the depot, and of the other in
Philadelphia. They are intelligent and
prepossessing young women. Both
were sent to the county Jail.
In the United States court at Toledo,
after arguments had been heard in the
case of Brown, Bonnell & Co.. the
judges decided that the receiver should
not be dismissed, that the property
should be held in trust for all creditors,
and the proceeds be distributed pro
rata.
What is known as the Kankakee
route is about to be consolidated with
the Louisville, New Albany and Chica-
go road, placing eight hundred miles
OF track under one management. Fol
lowing this positive announcement is
statement by President ingalls, that
there is not one word of truth in it.
Levi James, Il Choctaw murderer,
was on Friday shot dead by deputy
sheriff at Scullyville Court House, in
accordance with Indian law. Enoch
Brown was hanged at Halifax, North
Carolina; Pleasant Hansford at Rolling
Fork, Mississippi, and Burt Ellis mt
Shelby, North Carolina.
The Mexican government has recent
ly had large amounts of l, =, ), and s
cent nickel coins made at the United
States minis. The new pieces are now
being paid out by wholesale to soldiers
in the border cities. and the merchants
at Matamoras and Monterey are refus-
ing to receive them.
AT church fair in Kingston, Onta-
rio, where an easy chair was to be vot-
ed to the most popular politician, the
friends Of the defeated candidate seiZ-
ed the ballot-boX, stuffed it literally,
and gave the prize to their favorite.
The attorneys Of the victim threaten
to bring suit for the chair.
James McHenry. of London, who
built what is now called the New Y DIRK,
Pennsylvania and Ohio road, and who
still owns the greater portion Of its
large number of English friends. He
hopes 60 break the voting trusteeship
and take the road from the Erie.
Corbell, an employment agent at
Montreal, sent one thousand men to
Lake Superior to work on the Canadian
Pacific road. They have since made
their way back, with complaints of ill
usage. One of the number on Monday
sent Il bullet through the brain of
the agent as he sat at hotel Win
dow.
Henry Willard has resigned the pres
idency of the Oregon Transcontinental
and Oregon Railway companies, Gu the
ground that it would not be proper for
him to hold them after the completion
of the Northern Pacific road. w.
Endicott, Jr., of Boston, is to be presi-
dent Of the Transcontinental company,
and j. j. Coolidge of the Railway and
company.
Democratic primary elections were
held in New Orleans Friday. Trouble
arose at poll on the corner of Monroe
and st. Bernard streets, where forty
shots were fired. Captain NJ. j. Forth
Ell, Gus Remand, and Edward Mason
were killed, and Sheriff Brewster and
ten others were wounded. The sheriff
and three of his deputies were locked
up.
Charles Mclaughlin, pioneer and
millionaire of San Francisco, was killed
in that city Thursday by Jerome Il.
Cox, formerly captain of the | tn lndi-
ana battery. Inty nhu Deen engageu
in litigation for seventeen years over
some railroad contracts, and it would
appear that Cox had been financially
ruined by his victim.
The ferry boat Garden City. on leav-
ing her berth in New York, was dis
covered to be on fire. She was at once
backed into the slip. and those on
board barely escaped from the danes
to the dock. Three trucks and their
horses were burned, and some teams
sprang into the East river. The loss
was 10000.
James MciIenry claims to hold $l5,-
OO0, 600 stock in the New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio road, and afiirms
that since he placed his certificates in
the hands of trustees he has never been
consulted about matters connected
with the road. The railway company
answers that McIIenry built the road
as q contractor; had a secret and fraud
ulent contract with the engineer, and
mortgaged the line to the amount Of
more than S35 ,000,00O.
There Is spring of water in Shep-
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