The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-04-20


Some anonymous philanthropist has
sent $40. 900 to the managers Of the
Homeopathy hospital at Boston.
The damage by flood at and about st.
Myacinth, Quebec, is estimated at $780,
eco.
Francis s. Street. of the firm of Street
b Smith, publishers of New York, is
dead.
The Saratoga paper-mill at Santa
Clara, California, burned Monday. The
Toss Is $4,000.
RIP. Russell & Co.'S Model" Touring.
mill at Minneapolis burned Tuesday
night, causing loss Of $4,000.
The spread of smallpox at Indianap-
ellis is causing anxiety 10 the health
authorities and citizens generally.
Two hundred Pittsburg tanners have
struck against reduction of 81 pei
week.
The buffalo gnat is doing great dam.
age to the horses, mules and cattle in
Arkansas.
Sixty-nine evicted farmers and Their
families, from the counties of Mayo and
galway, Ireland, arrived at Philadel-
phia Sunday in destitute circumstances.
Most of the smallpox cases in New
York this year have been OF the tyrt
commonly known as black smallpox,
and the mortality has been so per cent
Knoxville, Tenn, has now direct con-
nection with Louisville, KY. through
the Tennessee and Kentucky State Line
and Louisville and Nashville railroads.
Six of the largest grape-sugar manu-
solidated ,the combined capital amount
inc ~ m, GRO fhan G1E 000 NM
A decline of five shillings per quarter
in the price of wheat in the English
markets has caused heavy losses to
spectators, and failures are expected.
There has been a marked improve.
ment in the appearance of the wheat
fields of Illinois and Ohio since the first
of April.
A branch OF the Northern Pacific
Railroad between Billings and Bull
Mountain will be IT. operation by Octo-
Der next.
BENJAMIN +. Murphey, who was prom
inently identified with the beef and
pork packing business of Chicago, died
Monday.
j. NJ. Robinson, lately deputy Unit
ed States marshal in Georgia, has been
found guilty on nineteen counts OF an
indictment for classifying his accounts.
The Atlantic House, at Abba, Iowa,
was burned Saturday night, three
hOarders losing their lives in the flames.
The property loss was $1,000.
A feet CT fifteen vessels is awaiting
at Toulon to ship troops and supplies to
Anam in case China's reply to the
French ultimatum is unsatisfactory.
At Pcolesville, Warren County, Ind,
Aaron Stevenson was instantly killed,
Tuesday, by his brother Richard, com"
monty called "CraZy" Dick,
New York City Inspector Barnes in
an interview says he will pursue the
gamblers until he drives them out OF
business, and that he cares nothing for
their threats of suit against him.
The action brought by Mrs. Mary +.
Schenley to obtain pOssessicil of wharf
property at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, of
the value of nearly $2,0O0,0 600 has been
nonsuited.
An attack upon the town of Gala
basas. Arizona, by Apaches is antici
pated. The place is surrounded by
camp-fres OF hostiles, and signaling is
in progress.
Miss Kate Griffith, a school-teacher at
Martins Ferry, West Virginia, was
dangerously wounded by William Beck,
aged Is, one Of her pupils whom she had
undertaken to punish.
The lumbermen of Wisconsin, it now
appears, will have full supply of logs
this season, although the prospect a
month ago was that there would be a
considerable shortae
German newspapers criticising the
Emperor's recent message in the Reich
stag are careful to explain that their
structures are directed against Bismarck
and not the Emperor.
A deficit of 81 900 has been discovered
in the accounts of G. II. Wilkinson,
postmaster of Vinton, Iowa, and he has
been arrested by an officer Of the Unit
ed States court.
Juf~e Highley, of Cincinnati, has de-
cided hat pigeOn-shoOting as common.
ly practiced in tests Of skill in mark
manship comes within the purview OF
the law against cruelty to animals.
Hong Kong dispatches report the
probability Of war between China and
France. growing out of the Tonquin af-
fair. China expects the assistance OF
some European powers.
A verdict has been rendered against
ex-Mayor De Bevois, Of Long Island
City, for 100000, alleged to have been
illegally converted by him from the city
treasury.
Albert G. Packer has been convicted
at Denver, Colorado, of the murder of
live fellow prospectors, whose flesh he
afterward ate. Sentence has not yet
been passed.
Judge Lilly. of Washington, Las en-
tered suit for 1000 damages against
ex-senator Dorsey for an assault com
mitted upon the plaintiff in his own
house about month since.
A verdict of 1892 has been given
against David Bruce, the New Yorl;
type-founder, on the suit of Miss Err
nestina Cloos for breach of promise OF
marriage.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate of Pennsylvania prohibiting the
manufacture or sale Of Internal ma
chimes or dev ces for the destruction OF
life or proper.y
The imperial regalia of Russia has
been transferred from the winter palace
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