The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-15

stone Park Improvement Company, who
have expended about $l25,OOO, and have
liabilities of $75, 900 in Montana.
Silas Smith, a colored preacher of
Moberly, Missouri, has been sentenced
to the penitentiary for five years for
instigating the burning OF a Baptist
church.
Three men who have flooded with
counterfeit silver the towns on the
border of Missouri and Arkansas were
captured while asleep in tent in the
pineries, surrendered without fight.
James Geary, a railroad emplOye at
LAFAYETTE, Indiana, killed himself with
a revolver in presence Of several friends
who were helping him to hang pictures
in his room.
The Bankers and Merchants Tele-
graph company has purchased the lines
of the Pacific Mutual, and proposes to
complete-a circuit from Chicago 70 Bis
marck and Denver.
A valise containing $25 900 was stolen
from transfer company in New York,
Monday night, while being taken from
the Grand Central depot to the Des-
brOsses street ferry.
The deaths are reported of Rev. John
s. Inskip, of Ocean Grove, N. j., Moses
Williams, an esteemed citizen of TerIe
Haute, Ind, and George Lane, vet
eran hotel keeper of Oshkosh, Wis.
A committee of citizens at Hot
Springs, Ark. has ordered James Feene,
DR.. Maggie, and Mr.. Bean to leave at
once, because of collision with the
Flynn gang.
The old ship New Orleans, on the
stocks at Sackett's harbOr, N. Y, was
recently sold to private parties by the
government. She toppled over Sunday
morning, killing John Oates and seri-
Ously injuring three other persons.
A Chinaman who has resided in New
York for several years, received an
English education, and joined an evan
gelical church, was refused naturaliza-
ton papers on account of the federal
restriction law.
John Faulds, who recently escaped
from the Illinois insane asylum at Kan
kakee, has filed in the circuit court at
Chicago petitions for the release of +.
Wright and James G.. Peacock, on the
ground that they are sane.
Mrs. Charles Archer, of Leroy, Mich
igan, has child which was attacked
with hydrophobia about six months
ago from the bite Of dog. Lately the
mother developed similar symptoms,
and it was found necessary to send her
| 10 Cne insane asylum.
The bar of the Third judicial circuit
Of Wisconsin met at Oshkosh, Monday,
and passed resolutions of lack of conf
dence in the integrity of Judge Pulling.
A nomination for the position was tend
cred to Colonel Gabe Bouck, and on his
declining George Gray was selected.
Thomas Kinsella, editor of the Brook
'yn Eagle, died Monday afternoon. He
vas postmaster under President john
son, Il member of congress, and dele
gate to three national democratic con-
ventiOnS. lie leaves large fortune to
wife and five daughters.
The Grand Trunk road has submitted
to the Canadian parliament PROPOSE
ton to take the Pacific railway OH the
original agreement and proceed rapidly
with its construction without asking an
advance from the government. 1t will
agree to cancel the monopoly clause as
to branch lines in Manitoba.
Hundreds of white men engaged in
business in Indian Territory have been
declared intruders and given notice to
leave at once. Many VINO are engaged
in farming or stock-raising refuse to
obey the order. Those within the Creek
limit will enter the plea that there is
no executive to the government before
whom they can appear.
Two alleged train-robbers and muir
derers from Mexico are at Eagle Pass,
Texas, and the American eXtradition
agent refuses to surrender them. There
is reason to expect raid from the
Mexican side to secure the criminals,
and Marshal Gosling has gone from
San Antonio with force of armed
men, to repel an invasion.
FOrty-seven dealers at the Chicago
stock yards, who last year handled
500, O00, 900 worth of cattle, have for
warded a protest to Representative
Durham againg the bill before congress
to establish bureau of animal indus
try. They deny the existence of pleu-
rO-pneumOnia west OF the Allegheny
mountains, and express the belief that
the passage Of the measure would have
only the effect to make places for an
army of officeholders.
In the criminal court at Kansas City,
all the indictments found in the State
courts of Missouri against Frank James
were dismissed, on the ground that the
refusal of the governor to pardon Dick
Liddell deprived the prosecution of its
evidence. James was Immediately taken
into the federal court and charged with
robbing the United States paymaster at
Mussel Shoals, Alabama. Judge Krekel
refused to admit the accused to bail,
and advised that he be taken to the
scene of his crime for trial.
For the first time in the history of
the Chicago stock-yards, the buyers for
large packer took lots atrandom, Mon
day, and, after selecting such animals
as were desired, sold the remainder to
the general public, thus giving the
scalpers a death-blow. One small lot
of fancy hogs brought 81 49, being the
highest price for the season, while the
best cattle in the market sold at So 81.
Some choice Michigan sheep changed
hands at Sc.
A feud between A. s. Doran and
Frank Flynn, at Hot Springs. ended
Saturday in a bloody tragedy. The for
mer and a party of friends gathered at
a saloon. Flynn and his two brothers
drove past in hack and received a
volley of twenty shots. John Flynn
was killed, and two others were seri-
ously wounded, and three spectators
| ware hadly ipiurpd Tho boclr driyar