The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-16

the smoky nres. 10 an observer VINO
stands to-day at the foot of Jackson
Shelby or Clay streets it is impossible
to understand why the loss Of life was
not larger. The people who last night
were blissfully sleeping in foolish con-
fidence that the embankment would
shelter them, were rudely awakened by
the flood coming into their houses.
Some were even surprised in bed. In
the darkness and cold they fled the
ing nothing with them save the children
and the helpless. There are thirty-fve
squares under water and over one hun
dred and fifty houses destroyed. At
least fifty lives were lost.
William Appleton. millionaire law
yer. of Albany, died Sunday.
Charles II. Thorne, the actor, died
suddenly in New York, at the age Of
43.
Edwin Booth appeared in Berlin Sun
day evening as Othello, and was pre-
sented with silver laurel crown.
Eight more sophomores have been or
dered to leave Bowden college immedi-
ately, for participation in hazing.
Edwin ID. Morgan, ex-governor of
New York, is in very critical condi-
ton from heart disease.
A public meeting at Cory, Pa, has
voted in favor of repudiating the city
bonds issued to encourage local manu-
features.
Ben Butler provoked row with the
warden of the Massachusetts state
prison, and secured the assent of the
executive council to his removal.
The Chicago board of trade has adop-
ted q memorial to the legislature in
favor of making $500 the minimum
figure for saloon licenses.
1t is rumored in Washington that
William +. Chandler will succeed the
late Marshall Jewell as chairman of the
republican national committee.
Peter Cooper, of New York, cele-
brated his ninety-second birthday Mon
day by family dinner, at which Ma
deira of 1871 was drunk.
Alexander Hoening, collector in Mil
waukee, for the Singer Sewing Machine
Company. has abscOnded with nearly
81 900 belonging to the company.
Sidney Meyers, whose career in Chi
cago as a savings bank president will
not be forgotten for generation, died
of apoplexy in hotel at Denver Sum
day evening.
DR.. K. Stone Virgins, who has al
ready trespassed greatly upon the pa
thence OF the public, has arranged for a
storm from March 8 to March II, fol-
lowed by heavy snowfall.
There is perfect snow blockade on
some of the Canadian railways. One
train was thirty-six hours in going
from Montreal to Toronto, distance
of 400 miles.
Rev. Cyrus Nichols, who was the first
man to deliver sermon at Racine, and
who then actively engaged in mission
airy work in Wisconsin, died Monday,
at the age of SO years.
The 160th anniversary of the settle
ment of Georgia by General James Ogle-
thorpe was celebrated Monday at Sa-
vannah. The military parade was wit
messed by fifty thousand persons, and
Governor Hopkins delivered an address.
General John A. Kellogg, who died
Saturday at Wausau, Wisconsin, COM
manded the Iron brigade during the
closing days of the war. For some
years he was pension agent at La
Crosse.
The earning of the Chicago, Milwau
kee & st. Paul Company have largely
fallen off during the past few weeks,
owing to the snow embargo which rests
upon the entire western country. The
loss last week was S13S,0O0.
The Cleveland lumber firm of Forbes,
Barstow & Co., have assigned. The
failure was caused by losses during the
late floods, amounting to 100000 or
$4,000. The assignee is Edward =.
Sheldon, whose bond was fixed at $685.
OO0.
The Mutual Union Telegraph COM
pany, with 46, 900 miles of wire between
Portland and st. Louis, has been leased
in perpetuity to the Western Union
company on guarantee of the princi-
pal and interest of 5000, 900 in bonds
and of II per cent. yearly dividends on
SIC. 000, 600 of stock. A consolidation of
Offices is already under discussion.
In n letter to the Canadian secretary
of state, Henry Louis Hind charges
upon members of the English aristoc-
racy the grossest Justification concern
ing the attractions of the Northwest
territory in order to sell lands and in
duce emigration. The Royal Geo
graphical Society and the Royal Coloni-
al Institute are bitterly denounced for
participating in the fraud.
Marshall Jewell died Saturday eve
ming at Hartford, OF bronchial pneumo-
mia, aged 50. He spent his early years
as a tanner and in constructing tele-
graph lines in the southwest. He was
twice governor Of Connecticut, was
minister to Russia. postmaster-general,
and at his death held the craftsmanship
of the republican national committee.
He leaves mother, wife, and two
daughters.
In the investigation at Kilmainham
Jail, Dublin, into the assassination of
Cavendish and Burke, eleven suspected
persons were arraigned Saturday. A
earman, named Michael kavanagh,
turned informer, and deposed that on
the day of the tragedy he drove Joseph
Brady and Timothy Kelly to Phoenix
park, where he saw James Carey and
Daniel Delaney sitting beside the road.
A cab driven by FitZharris soon came