The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-06-22

of the balk-line game of billiards and
81 900, 800 points, played at New York
Tuesday evening. Jacob Schaefer, the
winner Of the emblem at the Chicago
tournament, was defeated by Vignaux
by 156 points.
The Denver tCol. Grand Army of the
Republic censured Saturday the Vet
eran Mining Company, which recently
distributed circulars in the East, asking
old soldiers to invest in its stock. 1t is
stated the company has no title to the
mines in question, and it is u question
whether they are Of any value.
Ex-Judge Chester III. Krum, of st.
Louis, who mysteriously disappeared
about six weeks ago, has been discover
ed at San Francisco, whittier he had
iourneved from New York by steamer,
and Is now returning home by rail.
There has been no explanation OF the
cause OF his strange departure.
The negotiations for a settlement OF
the difference between the shoemakers
of Marblehead, Massachusetts, and
their employers having failed, it Is an
nounced that six of the leading manu-
facturers will remove their establish
ments to localities where they will not
be subject to the dictation Of the union.
A negro named Henry Colbert was
taken from Jail at Hickman, Kentucky,
by MASKED mob. before daybreak
Monday morning, and Is supposed to
have been hanged, He was accused,
with another negro. Of an outrage upon
the person of a widow whose relatives
are among the foremost citizens Of the
state.
The shortage in the accounts Of John
w. Woodruff, grand secretary of the
| haannin Orond hrHioa IF Wiacnnain in
about 1900. It is proposed that in
the future the Grand lodge, the Grand
chapter, and the Grand commandery
each elect their own secretaries, doing
away with the practice OF combining
the three Offices in one. s8
Governor BegOle, of Michigan. has
vetoed an act of the Legislature intend
ed to give minorities representation IN
the boards Of directors Of corporations
organized under the laws Of the State.
The Senate gave the bill bare major
ity, and the Governor holds that, as it
alters acts of incorporation. it should
have two-thirds majority in both
branches of the Legislature.
The Agricultural Department at
Washington say the condition Of winter
usually low, being IS per cent. for June,
against SO for May. while in June, 1882,
the figures were SO per cent. Spring
wheat averages high in all districts,
being SO per cent.-the same asreported
at this tim 9 last year.
George +. Pearson and wife, Of Ban
COR, Maine, who has been doing a large
and lucrative business throughout New
England for number of years in in
weighing old and wealthy gentlemen in
to compromising situations and black
mailing them, have been arrested at
Boston on the complaint of one Of the
men they undertook to blackmail, and
are held for trial in 81, 500 bonds each.
Chester w. Chaplin, pioneer in rail-
way enterprises in the East, died Sun
day at Ludlow, Massachusetts, having
attained his S5th year. He was mem
Der Of the Forty-fourth Congress. His
estate is worth about $1,000 900, al
his means, among his public gifts being
$4,000 in stocks and bonds to Amherst
college. .o
Returns at the Department of Agri-
culture at Washington show an increas-
ed area OF cotton planted amounting to
504 900 acres. The average condition
of the crop is low. however, being 86
per cent. against SO in June Of last year.
which figures were the lowest for many
years. The aphis and caterpillar have
made their appearance in sections OF
Alabama and Texas earlier than ever
before recorded.
The suit on trial before Judge Miller
in the United States circuit court at
Kansas City, to test the constitutional
ity of an act of the Missouri Legisla-
ture prohibiting the sale of oleomarga-
rine as butter. was decided Tuesday,
| h. - IAl1 hnf ftaI Ian Co.
stitutional. In this case ex-senator
Roscoe Conkling was one of the coun-
sci for the OleOmargarine manufactur-
erS.
A fight occurred Monday between
non-union molders employed at the
malleable iron works at Troy, New
York, and some of the union men in
whose places they had been employed.
One union man was shot dead, another
MORALLY wounded, and third received
a painful wound. Friends of the union
men attempted to take those who were
supposed to have done the shooting
from the police. to lynch them, but
were foiled. The superintendent of
police was badly injured in the fray.
Charles Pollock. aged % years. and
the son Of wealthy resident Of Vim
cennes. Indiana, murdered his wife, Is
years of age. and killed himself at his
fathers residence, Saturday night.
The cause of the tragedy is unknown.
The couple had been married about six
months, and had lived happily together,
although the husband had been addict
ed to strong drink. He laid his plans
carefully for the execution Of the double
crime.
Northern Illinois and southern Wis
consin were again swept by a cyclone
Monday evening. The greatest havoc
was done at Bsloit, Wisconsin, where
the storm broke about @ o'clock. The
railroad bridge across Rock river was
blown into the water, carrying with il
four men on a hand-car, two OF whom
were killed. The Rock River paper-mill
was unroofed and one man killed and
another injured by the flying timber.
; The storm-cloud passed through the
main portion of the town, doing great
damage to business houses and public
edifces, and injuring number OF peo-
pie. The storm also passed south OF
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