The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23

Two more crude diamonds have been
found in a gravel strata at Waukesha,
Wis, one being splendid specimen.
The digger has discovered quantities
Of topaz ,malachites. and comedians, and
he has been compelled to build high
fence around his claim to avoid an
noyance by spectators.
Philip Schneider, Waterman on the
steamboat Montana, was suspected Of
the recent theft OF 81 800 from the safe
while the boat lay at st. Louis. On
Monday night he was taken off the
steamer at an island near Lexington by
five men, who lifted him up four times
with rope around his neck. Failing
to make him confess, they released him.
A deputy sheriff in South Carolina
went to Cheraw with posse to arrest
w. Began Cash, the murderer of Mar
shall Richards, who for weeks has de-
fed the authorities. Cash was found
in a barn, and made his appearance
and fired on his pursuers several times.
The posse returned the salute, Kidding
him with bullets. One mans fingers
were shot off by Cash.
Justice Harlan, of the United States
court, arrived in Chicago Thursday.
He failed to secure a room at leading
hotel for month, and was informed
by the clerk that he could hardly find
accommodations in the city for the con-
vention period. He at once caused a
chamber set to be placed in the only
vacant room in the custom house, and
will make himself at home in the 4,-
600, 900 structure.
The national convention of WOOL
growers, which commenced it's session
in Chicago Monday, with 134 delegates
in attendance, adopted resolutions de-
claring that the reduction of the duties
in 1883 seriously injured the sheep and
wool interest, and agreeing to sustain
at the polls only such men and such or
CARNATIONS as favor restoration OF
the tariff of 1867. Columbus Delano is
president Of the association.
The will of the late Cyrus II. Nc
Cormick was admitted to probate in
erty valued at $10,00O,0O0. The widow
and eldest son were appointed admin
istrators. They are given liberty to
aid any charitable enterprise in the
same manner as did the testator. With
the exception of the homesteads at Chi
cago and Richfield Springs, which are
bequeathed to the widow, the estate is
to be kept intact for five years.
A beautiful girl, giving the name Of
Edna Tate, was suffocated by gas in a
Baltimore hotel on May 8. A gentle
man paid the burial expenses for ii. G.
Roberts, of Pana, Illinois, claiming to
be her uncle, and received her jewels
and money. A Virginia lady forward
ed a photograph Of her missing daught-
er, and, as the resemblance was perfect,
the body was disinterred and sent to
her. kilograms have since been re-
ceived in Baltimore to the effect that
the corpse is not that of the Virginia
girl, and it will be returned.
On Saturday, with the exception of a
raid on the coal roads, the day in Wall
street was not an unusually eventful
one, prices rising at the close OH large
purchases for foreign account. The
transactions were 456, 900 shares. Gov
eminent bonds were sold by the mil
lion, rising from 119 to 1913. Money adj
vanced to one-fourth per day to specu-
lators, but declined 2 per cent. per
annum. The issue of clearinghouse
certificates during the panic was ST.
100000. The bank statement shows an
excess of 100000 over the legal re-
serve.