The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29

nciu u conference III oJ. raui Iuesuay
in regard to q fast train from Chicago
which shall connect with the Northern
Pacific and land passengers In Portland
in five days.
A contractor In Philadelphia starts
the story that he Is to build q railroad
1850 miles from Winnipeg to EdmOn-
ton; that So 000, 900 In honda have been
placed, and the government grants
400 acres Of land per mile. ~
Lieutenant HARDER, who brought
back from Siberia the bodies of De
Long and his comrades, was given a
public reception at Youngstown, Ohio,
which was attended by 1--WE thousand
persons.
The Union Hall block and five frame
buildings at Jackson, Michigan, were
on Sunday morning destroyed by fire.
One corpse was taken from the ruins,
and four persons were fatally injured.
The loss is estimated at 1880
Henry G. Ely, an insane man residing
in East CRANKY, Conn.,, killed his guar
dian. j j. Harden, with an ak, chop
ped the head from the body and knock
ed 1t twenty feet away. He has not
been regarded as dangerous.
Louis Haas, handsome young Ger
defrauding hotel, claims to have lost
nearly 900 at poker in two nights at
the hands OF men representing them
selves as commercial travellers.
The grading on the Mexican Central
road has been finished, and the gap in
the track was only thirty miles last
Wednesday. The first remittance to
Boston from the earnings of the COM
pany has been made.
The carnival at New Orleans opened
Thursday evening by a procession of the
Knights of Momus. A military parade
took place Friday, and colossal statue
of General Lee was unveiled by his
daughters.
&. The Sunday-school children of the
United States have contributed S25, 900
towards the cost of steam missionary
yacht of 425 tons. She will be built at
Bath, Me-, and is expected to sail for
Honolulu in November.
Heart disease Wednesday swept away
Frank G. Bradley and wife, of Milwau-
kee, almost simultaneously. Mr.. Brad
ley called to neighbor for assistance,
and when she entered the house she
found the corpses on the floor.
John Wentworth says the only reme-
DIV for the annual overflow of the Des
PLANES river is the enlargement Of the
Illinois and Michigan canal. lie favors
purpose, instead Of playing Lazarus at
the doors of congress.
The Mississippi has broken through
the levee nearly opposite Vicksburg,
and covers the railway track. Red river
is the highest since 1849, and steamers
are taking citizens and stock to Shreve-
port from the plantations above and be-
low for one hundred miles.
A land dispute in the vicinity of
Humboldt, Kansas, led to the murder
of James Harcherode and Robert Nc
Farland by Hugh Gilland and his three
sons. The latter surrendered them
selves, and are now threatened with
lynching.
In dispute at Birmingham, Alaba-
ma, over some bills presented for coli
lection, a dentist named Roe drew his
pOcket-knife and cut the throat of Hen
ry Harralson from ear to ear. The vic
tim was a popular lawyer, and his
friends are organizing for vengeance.
Heavy SHOWS in the Rocky noun
tains have prevented through traffic on
the Northern Pacific road for five days,
and like delay will probably be caused
by washouts from melted SNOW between
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two hundred through passengers at the
latter place.
In the matter of the explosion of the
West Leisening coal mine, at Union
town, Pa. the corOner's jury rendered
verdict censuring the company and
the inspector for not having an exami-
nation made daily for fire damp. The
heirs of the nineteen victims will now
bring suits for damages.
Samuel Dopaghy, once prominent
democratic politician of Pennsylvania,
died Friday in the insane asylum at
Weston, aged 80 years He was warm
personal friend OF Martin Van Buren,
and James Buchanan His mind be-
came affected by fall from platform
in Missouri in 1910.
John Heith, of Tombstone, Arizona,
who was sentenced to Imprisonment
for life for completely i'm a murder, was
hanged to telegraph pole 10y one hun
dred citizens Friday. All he asked of
his executioners was that they should
not mntilate his body by shooting holes
in it.
The manager of the Associated Press
has informed the senate committee on
postofiices that twelve years ago the
Western Union Telegraph Company
proposed the abrOgatiOn or a clause in
the contract by which members of the
association were bound to do business
exclusively over its wires, and that the
Associated Press joined in canceling
the clause.
OF the Canadian animals which ar
rived at Liverpool from Portland in the
steamer Ontario, seven sheep and thir-
ty-one beeves were found to be in
fected. 1t is believed by the inspectors
at Liverpool that the disease originated
there, as the same vessel had taken to
Portland cargo of Herefords in poor
condition.
At a wedding in GAINESVILLE, Wiscon-
son, u present of $50 ia gold was re-
ported 10 have been stolen, and the
bridegroom announced that no guest
would be permitted TO leave before be-
ing searched. The sexes were pa
rated, and committees went through
the party like detectives, but the mis-
sing treasure was not found
Fifty commission-dealer at the Chi