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HENRY L PEILEw, Chairman.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-08

THE NETWORK ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING
THE CONDITION OF THE POOR
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11
WIDE TIRED WAGONS.

A correspondent asks the Michigan
Farmer a question, which the Farmer
answers below. 1t is a matter of
considerable interest to farmers and
should be remembered by them.
els there law about a reduction
of the highway tax by using broad
tire on wagon, and how wide must
it be? / think it should be law il
not"
Answer.-There is such a law. 1t
was enacted last winter. The follow
ing is the statute in full: M
"An act to regulate the width of
wagon tires to be used with lumber
wagons"
SEC. I. The. people of the State
of Michigan enact. That all per-
sons who shall have used only lum-
Der wagons on the public highways
of this state with rims not less than
three and one-half inches in width
for hauling loads exceeding 500
pounds in weight, for the year end
ing on the first day of June, A. D..
1884, and each succeeding year there
after, shall receive rebate of one
fourth of their assessed highway taxes
for the year of 1884, and In like
manner each succeeding year there
after.
SEC. 2. Any person complying
with the provisions of section one
of this act, who shall make and SUBJ
scribe to an affidavit that he or she
has for the last proceeding year of
June Ist, 1884, or on the first day of
June on any succeeding year there
after, have used only such wagons
with rims not less than three and
one-half inches in width for hauling
loads exceeding 500 pounds in
weight, on the public highways in
this state, shall be credited by the
overseer of highways of the road
district in which such such person
resides with one-fourth of the road
tax assessed and levied on the prop
erty of such person in the road dis
trict in which such person may re-
side. And any overseer of high
ways is hereby authorized 10 adj
minister such oath. See laws 1883,
page 1861.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11
WASHINGTON.
AppRoPRIArroN BILLS.

Mr.. Randall gave his committee on APP
propriations little address at the prelim-
mary meeting held few days ago, in
which he said he was glad to believe the
earnestly cooperate with him In shaping
the appropriation bills so that extravaganza
might be avoided while fully meeting the
needs of the government He also inti-
mated his intention OF putting the ten APP
preparation bills in charge or subcommit-
tees, the chairmen OF which will have
charge of their respective bills In the
house. He thoughtit would be best to get
the six small appropriation bills ready at
once, so that they may be placed as soon
as possible after the holidays. This would
leave the way clear for the careful con-
he saw no reason why the whole of them
could not be passed by the 18th of April.
The small hills, such as the pension bill,
are so called because they are very short
and simple in detail, although they carry
large sums of money. Mr.. Randall has
not authorized an announcement of the
subcommittee, but there Is good reason to
believe that he will himself take charge of
the legislative, executive, and Judicial bill
and that the snndry civil Will he given to
and the postofiice bill to to Townshend, of
Illinois. The time fixed by Mr.. Randall
within which the Appropriation bills, as
he thinks, should be passed Is understood
to Indicate that he does not expect the
house to spend much time in discussion of
tariff reduction, free ships, Interstate COM
merce, lapsed land grants or any other of
the projected reforms that are. so much
talked about In democrat councils, for the
appropriation bills which occupy two
months at least and some of the reform
measures must be omitted this session or
left uncompleted until another winter.
With presidential conventions and the
work oil a sharp campaign before them, 1t
will be difficult to keep congressman in
Washington after the appropriation bills
are passed. The tariff-reformers and the
men who want the unearned land grants
restored to the public domain are alive to
the possibility Of being crowded out by Mr..
Randall's powerful committee, and they
mean te get their work before the house
early In January or February. The tariff
matter they hope to send to the senate by
the first of March, which will give that
body plenty of time to develop its position
on tariff reform. Like the house, it con-
tains many new men who have yet to make
a positive record on that question: fact
that makes the outcome most uncertain.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11

inheritance. That right, brought
forth in the Separatist movement in
England, transported to America in
the Mayfower, fused into the texture
oil the after Mass. colony, welded in
the hot forge of the battle, and by
the mighty hand of God, passed over
to a race once in slavery, and ours
to-day, to honor, to express in every
form of changing life on every field
of human duty. Dispise their old
creed if you will. Reject what you
choose to term their harsh tenets.
But as you love your nation and
your God do not forget, do not
dispise the principle of religious and
civil freedom that the church in the
Mayfower placed on the shore of
Plymouth on that winter day."
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11

Engineer Melville placed his eldest
daughter in q seminary at Westchester
Pennsylvania, but she ran away to
spend Christmas week with her
mother. Melville threatens to take
the matter to the courts, but the girl
asserts that she intends to return to
school.
The Swedish brig Natal, which has
arrived at Queensland from Boston,
reports that on the voyage the captain
and first mate were wounded and the
second mate was killed by mutineers.
The captain shot two Of the gang and
placed three others in prison at the
port Of arrival.
Refs Brothers & Co., fancy grocers,
OF Cincinnati, with liabilities in excess
Of 500, 900, have made an assignment.
Six banks are involved in the crash.
Isaac Refs, a cigar manufacturer, also
laid down his burdens, alter executing
a chattei mortgage for $3OO,OOO to Sc
cure certain creditors.
In the assault upon the orange pro-
cession at HarbOr Grace, Newfound-
land, four men were killed and eight
mortally wounded. One thousand cit
liens of the neighboring town of Car
bonear were parading the streets on
Thursday evening and preparing to
march to Harbor Grace. 1t is said
that the government has cabled to
Halifax for troops and a war vessel.
The property Of the New York and
New England road has gone into the
hands of receiver. It's Indebtedness is
over 81 ,250.000. Seven directors met in
Hartford, Monday evening, and at mid
night went to the residence Of Judge
Shipman and secured the appointment
of President Clark as receiver. A
meeting of directors is called for Mon
day. rf
The Burlington road intends to ex-
tend its Nebraska system into the re-
gi0n north of the Platte river, and lately
secured depot grounds and right of way
at Grand Island. Late on Saturday night
the Union Pacific company commenced
to lay track each side of the strip pur-
chased by the Burlington, and kept it
up until Monday evening, getting rails
through the center of Front street.
Having been charged with the MUIR
der of his wife, in a suit brought by
her father at indianapolis, Captain
johnson, Thursday, produced, under
positive orders from the court, sixteen
letters from the dead woman, clearly
detailing the events of a criminal in
timacy between herself and Mr.. Henry,
of Nashville. Johnson had, carefully
guarded the reputation of his deceased
wife until her father brought the scan
dial before the public.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11
FObEIGN.

1t is rumored that the French have be-
sieged Bac Mini. Chinese troops have been
ordered to the Tonquin frontier.
The French lost 80 officers and nearly
1000 men at the battle of Sontay, and found
$4,000, 900 in the city.
The French government has instructed
Admiral Courbet to follow up his victory
at SOntay with the utmost haste cOmpatl-
BILE with safety.
The Grand Duke Nicholas, of Russia,
who has been in confinement in Turke-
stan, tried to escape to India on horseback,
but was overtaken.
Special trains have been secured to con-
vey twenty thousand Orangemen to Dro-
more and Cootehill. Ireland, to oppose
nationalist meetings announced at those
places.
The Orange grand master of Ireland has
issued u circular advising the enrolment
or volunteer forces for the society, and an
nouncing that the government will be ask
ed to arm these men with rifles, to be stored
in the Orange halls.
At consistory to be held at Rome in
and the vcaant sees In America will be
filled. 1t Is thought that Archbishop Glib
bons, OF Baltimore, will be made cardi-
nal.
London cablegrams chronicle the fall
ure of Alexander Brogden, an iron master,
for a723, 600; of Henry Brogden, engaged
In the same line of business, for e720, 0C0,
and of Samuel X. Church and j. +. Easily,
coal merchants, for e1C0,00 each.
Nass-meetings of Orangemen and nation
alists were held Tuesday at Dromore, Ire
land, in full view of each other: Twenty
thousand of the former turned out and
about two thousand of the latter. Several
attempts at collision were made, but the
troops prevented bloodshed. Two men
were wounded by bayOnets.
That China desires peace Is stated on the
best authority by the London Times. If
France will abstain from further hostile
action OIL the Red river, racifc agree
ment can easily be concluded. BY the
terms of the Burlingame treaty the United
States Is bound to offer its good Offices
whenever China makes the request.
The Marquis Tseng Is residing on En-
glish soil, but expects soon to return to
Paris to resume negotiations. Jules Ferry
Is the author Of the scheme to demand an
indemnity Of China for the warfare waged
by the latter In Tonquin. The German
government has made on official statement
that none'of its officers are in the service of
China.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11
THE PURITAN FATHERS.

The Rev. Geo. H. Wilson, Sunday
Dec. 22d, delivered one of the most
eloquent historical sermons to which
we ever listened. Subject the Early
Settlers of New England. The text
was from Ps. 72, I6, "There shall be
an handful of corn in the earth on
the top of the mountains; the fruit
thereof shall shake like Lebanon
The closing words of this sermon,
for the whole of which we have not
space, we place before our readers.
"That little band, who knew what
dire persecution was; who had been
ruthlessly tossed and driven hither
and yon by mob and magistrate; who
had learned to love peace because it
had cost them SO much, were now
settled. Settled where they could
enjoy peace though suffering keenly
from other causes. They came not
to crowd others, but to enjoy the
liberty bought by such heroic sacri.
fice. Their treatment of the natives
was humane and just. They were
not prosecutors Of any.
The Pilgrims did not come to
America to establish a government
free to any, no matter how diverse
their sentiments were. They came
to perpetuate an idea, which in them
was a system of convictions, and
which made them men with the
courage of conviction. To perpet-
uate that idea in a community that
might become people. That idea
was liberty to exercise the religious
spirit unrestrained by state church.
To that end they based their civil
compact on the solid rock of equality.
That they wrought better than they
knew we may easily admit. They
plunged no uplifted cross into the
sands of the cape. No crucifx de-
clared the soil sacredly taken for the
church; but with devout hearts, with
earnest souls, they bow and thank
God for his great goodness toward
them. They look up to the heart of
the Christ, in whom, and from whom
they had liberty; and on that rock
they built. The structure endures
yet. We see its worth; we love it.
We honor them as we perpetuate it.
The free church, the free state, the
broad Union, is the fruit.
Forget all else that has been said this
morning if you will, but do not for.
get this: That the truth they aimed
at realizing, and enforcing, primarily
was, that church government should
be free from state interference and
left to the liberty of devout and
consecrated membership. That as
yet they went not beyond was owing
to the fact that they saw, as with
prophet eyes, that all liberty which
was not license was herein involved.
Man-when you go to the party
caucus; when you exercise your right
of citizenship by the ballot; when
you express your preference for a
civil officer, be it ward clerk,
mayor, governor, or president, you
exercise a right that came to you by
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11

Sufferer from Rheumatism, write for
Stree 4o-Psge Pamphlet" on Rheuma-
tism to r. X. Helphestive, druggist,
Washington, ID. 9. Mention this paper.)
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11

All Trains Daily except Sunday.
G. b. BUSH, II. b. LEDfARD,
Div. Supt Bay City Gen'l Manager. Detroit.
z. G. BRowN. Assist. Gen'l Supt., jackson.
o. w. RueeIEs, @. p. & T. A., Chicago.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11
There is Nothing so Successful ms

There is Nothing SO Successful as
Success.
The Detroit White Lead Works, the Hinch-
man, Dean Rogers Company, is just closing
the third year of its corporate existence. This
company furnishes notable instance OF extra
ordinary success achieved in a short time by
enterprise, energy, fair dealing and good goods.
They have attained position in three years that
Il has taken other houses quarter of a century
to reach, and they are now the leading paint
house of Michigan and one OF the foremost in
the country.-Detreit Commercial Dec % st
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11

Daily Mails arrive and close until further motto
as follows,-
EAST VIA DG.H & NJ. R.R.
Close 45pm. Arrived As pm.
45 10 40 am.
WEST.
Close IS pm. Arrive As pm.
10 90 am. 80
NORTH VIA i'll. x s. R.R.
Close s Scam. Arrive 10 90 am.
745p.m, 30p.m.
SOUTH.
Close 5Oa.m. Arrive1 10 90 am.
745p.m. 40 pm.
WEST HAVEN.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Close 3 90 pm. Arriye ~ 90 am
sUNDAy.--Oiiicc open from ~ 90 am. to-
pm. J.. A. HAMBLIN, Pm.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11

NJ AOII M E4N 4NVIIOb'
The Circuit Court for the County ofShiwassee
William Townsend
In Abatement.
Henry NJ. Townsend.
Notice is hereby given that on the 31st day of
October A. d., 1883, writ Of attachment was
duly issued out of the Circuit Court for the county
of Shiawassee, at the suit of William Townsend,
the above named plaintiff against the lands, tena.
ments goods and chattels, moneys and effects of
Henry NJ. Townsend, the defendant above named,
for the sum of two hundred and thirty two dollars,
which said writ was returnable on the 4th day OF
December, A. ID, 1888.
Dated this 9TH day OF December A ID, 1888
ST. SMITH, Attorney for Plaintiff.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11
''SPRINCSIDE,"
FARM OF TX ACRES.

Small frame house, stable granary, etc. Good
bearing orchard Of apple, peach, cherry, and
plum trees, about 30 bearing Concord. Delaware,
Owosso and Lady Grape Vines, some small
fruits. Land well adapted TO the growth of
small fruits and vegetables for market. Album
dance of PURE SPRING WATER Location "
mile from city. Also 3 one acre lots In city.
aetf $50 : - '' L. vANDUsEN, owosso.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-01
A Hero.

Engineer Nick Long is OF the stun that he
roes are made. Tho telegraph brings the brief
story:
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Jdn. 31.-The west
bound Nashville & Chattanooga passenger
train, which left here at 8 80 this morning,
ran into rock six miles from this city and
twelve miles from the scene OF q similar acci
dent on Tuesday morning. Conductor Wood
was seriously injured and several other train
men were slightly hurt. None OF the passen-
gers were hurt The engine was demolished.
When the engineer, Nick Long, first saw the
rock, an immense boulder, which had fallen
from It, and running at the rate OF twenty-five
miles an hour. He told the freman TO Jump
from the cab. Long remained. at his post, re-
brakes when the locomotive struck the rock,
thus preventing what might have resulted In
the death OF every passenger on the train.
Long miraculously escaped with slight in.
juries. liberal purse was raised by the pas.
sengers and presented to him.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-01
"The Cr,,ic,, wauts ,o see-

In cold type the name Of the Diplomatic
duck who whips his wife In a carriage
Also the name OF the newspaper man who
threatened Doorkeepcr wintersmith with his
journalistic displeasuro II friend was not
appointed to office.
whether Doorkeeper wintersmth Will
weaken worth cent undor newspaper man 8
threat.
That pump at the corner OF East Capitol and
Fourth streets southeast put in order.
Senator Riddleberger's bill for q free bridge
across the Potomac passed.
Ditto the Standard Tlmo bill.
Into how many parts the Democracy will
split when Mr.. Morrison introduces his hori-
zontal reduction tariff bill.
How some of the leaders OF the german Will
squirm over Senator Sewells bill in relation
to the detachment of officers from active duty
In the field. ."
Somebody, whose business It is to do so, see
that all the street lamps are lighted. Every
now and then some OF Them are skipped.
Tho Commissioners take little more East I
End In their'n.
The people here left to regulate their own
morals without so much interference OF busy
bodies In the States. -
February make better record th1n Janu-
airy on the weather question.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-01
The ASS. Press and the opera.

ChlcaBo NcWe
The Chicago end OF the Associated Press Is
at swords points with the Abbey Opera Com
pany management. 1t seems that Mr.. Mem,
the manager OF the Associated Press at this
point, sent around to Haverlys Theatre for
some free seats to the opening performance
OF tho opera season. Marcus Mayer returned
word that every seat in the house had been
disposed OF, but he would try to ind a couple
among the few that had been engaged but not
paid for. Failing In this, Mr.. Mayer procured
that are invariably put aside for Mme. Nils
sons party, and these two tickets he sent to
Mr.. Men, with the Information that this was
the best that could be done under the circum-
stances. 1t is presumed that the Associated
Press folks were too gosh'awfully high,toned
10 sit in the parquet; at any rate, the tickets
30 hardly obtained aud courteously rendered
were Immediately returned, and, by way OF
punishment, not word has been sent out OF
Chicago by the Associated Press touching the
Abbey opera engagement. It Is small mat
ter, but II contains volumes of valuable sug-
plate visiting this beautiful city.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-01

BOTH Postmaster-Gen James and Attor-
ney-General MacVeagh regarded the evidence
that had been obtained against them as the
perfect preparation OF all the cases, and both
were astonished, after they retired to private
life, to lind that these mon were unharmed by
indictment.-NeU York Sun.
If James and MacYeagh so regarded, why
did they not move in the cases? At least
bring civil suits for tho sums alleged to
have been stolen by the contractors2 There
was nota month during 1881 that service
could not have been had against any of the
"big contractors" And if they were pre-.
pared with sufficient evidence upon which
to indict, surely they had abundance upon
which to sue for recovery.
The fact is they had no Evidence upon
which to base either indictment or suits at
the time the twin frauds named left their
country's service for their country's good.
And this is abundantly shown by the SIM
pie statement which the files of the P. o. d.
will verify
That James never recouped single cent
from the "big contractors and did pay one
contractor SEQ, 900 that he was no more Gu
titled to than Mr.. Springer is.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-01

with moro severity nor is greater odort
put forth anywhere to suppress vice.
The impulses of the very, very larso
majority of our people lead them toward
virtue and obedience to law, and they can
be safely trusted 10 manage their own
moral affairs without the importinent in
reference of outsiders.
Congress has in its wisdom shorn Us of all
political power our very rulers arc select
cd for us, We have no voice in the framing
Of the laws that are to govern us, but when
IL comes to the point of regulating our
sumptuaIy affairs We protest, and say to
the people of the States, Hands Off; mind
your own business; regulate your own
morals and You will have enough TO do.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-01

MORE petitions were presented in tho
Senate yesterday in favor Of prohibitory
liquor law for the District of Columbia.
These documents come from citizens of
the States, who we insist have not the
shadow of right to interfere with our local
laws and institutions. We recognize fully
the right Of petition, guaranteed by the
Constitution, but we protest against an
impertinent and odious use Of the right.
Suppose the citizens Of this District
should send petitions to the capitals Of
Maryland or Pennsylvania, or Illinois, or
New Hampshire, or Maine, asking them to
regulate their local affairs according to
oursviews, what would be the consequence?
No member Of State Legislature would
dare to present such petition. The very
suggestion would be regarded as the gross
est impertinence. But it seems to be per-
fectly proper to make experiments upon
the people Of this District. We seem to
be fair game for all the advocates of all the
isms that the mind of man ever con-
ceived.
The very virtuous city of Chicago, the
extremely God-fearing people of st. Louis,
that pink of propriety among municipal
titles Cincinnati, that paragon of good gov
eminent New York, the ring ridden city of
Philadelphia, all seem disturbed over the
morals of Washington, and want to regu-
late our affairs for us.
We can take care Of our own morals.
We assert, without the slightest fear of
successful contradiction, that our people are
'more law-abiding, that we have more or.
derly Sundays, that in proportion to popu-
lation we have more church-goers, that W G
have less drunkenness and that fewer
great crimes are perpetrated here than in
any of the cities named. We do not
pretend to say or believe that laws arc not
violated, that there are not many evils that
should not exist, nor do we claim perfec-
tion for our people, but we do claim that
the evils are only such as are incidental to
any large city, and that nowhere are VIOLA
tions of the legal or moral code punished
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-01
Dsszs.yzk-xrnzsnssr-n
Pope, 10000 men.
Now, thls wns Lhc sItnatlon:
..--s-ass~,,-,see,.ooo-.---c--s
Porter, 10000 men.
rope, $4,000 O57aisT. me n:

And that is an answer to all the stump
speeches in support Of tho worse than blum
der Of January 81, 1863.
There are those who sneer at the ever
lasting Porter case. Well, uutil Justice is
done General Porter the case will be, and
should be, everlasting. A hideous wrong
was done him, and until it is righted there
are those brave enough and true enough to
battle for him. Aud there always will be.